39426 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 123 / Monday, June 26, 2000 / Notices

1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Commissioners Jennifer A. Hillman and Thelma

J. Askey dissenting with respect to small diameter

pipe of alloy steel. They determine that an industry

in the United States producing such pipe is neither

materially injured nor threatened with material

injury by reason of imports of such pipe from Japan

and South Africa sold at LTFV.

3Commissioner Thelma J. Askey dissenting with

respect to large diameter pipe of alloy steel. She

determines that an industry in the United States

producing such pipe is neither materially injured

nor threatened with material injury by reason of

imports of such pipe from Japan sold at LTFV.

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–96 and 439–

445 (Review)]

Industrial Nitrocellulose From Brazil,

China, France, Germany, Japan, Korea,

the United Kingdom, and Yugoslavia

AGENCY: International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Revised schedule for the subject

reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.J.

Na (202–708–4727), Office of

Investigations, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting

the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. Persons with mobility

impairments who will need special

assistance in gaining access to the

Commission should contact the Office

of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.

General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective

October 15, 1999, the Commission

established a schedule for the conduct

of the subject reviews (64 FR 57483,

October 25, 1999). Effective February 1,

2000, the Commission revised its

schedule for the reviews (65 FR 5889,

February 7, 2000), pursuant to a request

for a two-month extension by counsel

for Wolff Walsrode AG, a German

producer, and Bayer Corporation, a

German importer. In order to carefully

evaluate recent important developments

in the industrial nitrocellulose industry,

the Commission has further determined

to exercise its authority to extend the

review period by up to 90 days pursuant

to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B), and is hereby

revising its schedule.

The Commission’s new schedule for

the reviews is as follows: the

Commission will make its final release

of information on August 2, 2000; and

final party comments are due on August

8, 2000.

For further information concerning

these reviews, see the Commission’s

notices cited above and the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,

subparts A and F (19 CFR part 207).

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.62 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: June 19, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16095 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–847 and

850 (Final)]

Certain Seamless Carbon and Alloy

Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure

Pipe From Japan and South Africa

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 735(b)

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.

1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports from Japan and

South Africa of certain small diameter

seamless carbon and alloy steel

standard, line, and pressure pipe

(‘‘small diameter pipe’’), provided for in

subheadings 7304.10.10, 7304.10.50,

7304.31.30, 7304.31.60, 7304.39.00,

7304.51.50, 7304.59.60, and 7304.59.80

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, that have been found

by the Department of Commerce to be

sold in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV).2 The Commission made

negative determinations concerning

critical circumstances. The Commission

also determines that an industry in the

United States is materially injured by

reason of imports from Japan of certain

large diameter seamless carbon and

alloy steel standard, line, and pressure

pipe (‘‘large diameter pipe’’), provided

for in subheadings 7304.10.10,

7304.10.50, 7304.31.60, 7304.39.00,

7304.51.50, 7304.59.60, and 7304.59.80

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, that have been found

by the Department of Commerce to be

sold in the United States at LTFV.3

Background

The Commission instituted these

investigations effective June 30, 1999,

following receipt of a petition filed with

the Commission and the Department of

Commerce by counsel for Koppel Steel

Corp., Beaver Falls, PA; Sharon Tube

Co., Sharon, PA; U.S. Steel Group,

Fairfield, AL; USS/Kobe Steel Co.,

Lorain, OH; and Vision Metals’ Gulf

States Tube Div., Rosenberg, TX. The

final phase of the investigations was

scheduled by the Commission following

notification of preliminary

determinations by the Department of

Commerce that imports of small

diameter pipe from Japan and South

Africa and large diameter pipe from

Japan were being sold at LTFV within

the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the

scheduling of the Commission’s

investigations and of a public hearing to

be held in connection therewith was

given by posting copies of the notice in

the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC, and by publishing the

notice in the Federal Register of

February 25, 2000 (65 FR 10107). The

hearing was held in Washington, DC, on

May 4, 2000, and all persons who

requested the opportunity were

permitted to appear in person or by

counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determinations in these investigations to

the Secretary of Commerce on June 16,

2000. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3311

(June 2000), entitled Certain Seamless

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line,

and Pressure Pipe From Japan and

South Africa: Investigations Nos. 731–

TA–847 and 850 (Final).

Issued: June 20, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–16096 Filed 6–23–00; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION

[Investigation 332–418]

Economic Impact on the United States

of a U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.