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Register as provided in section 207.21

of the Commission’s rules upon notice

from the Department of Commerce

(Commerce) of affirmative preliminary

determinations in the investigations

under sections 703(b) and 733(b) of the

Act, or, if the preliminary

determinations are negative, upon

notice of affirmative final

determinations in those investigations

under sections 705(a) and 735(a) of the

Act. Parties that filed entries of

appearance in the preliminary phase of

the investigations need not enter a

separate appearance for the final phase

of the investigations. Industrial users,

and, if the merchandise under

investigation is sold at the retail level,

representative consumer organizations

have the right to appear as parties in

Commission antidumping and

countervailing duty investigations. The

Secretary will prepare a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to the investigations.

Background

On June 12, 1997, a petition was filed

with the Commission and the

Department of Commerce by the

Coalition for Fair Atlantic Salmon

Trade, alleging that an industry in the

United States is materially injured and

threatened with material injury by

reason of subsidized and LTFV imports

of fresh Atlantic salmon from Chile.

Accordingly, effective June 12, 1997, the

Commission instituted countervailing

and antidumping duty investigations

Nos. 701–TA–372 and 731–TA–768

(Preliminary).

Notice of the institution of the

Commission’s investigations and of a

public conference 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 June 20, 1997 (62

F.R. 33678). The conference was held in

Washington, DC, on July 3, 1997, 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 July 28,

1997. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3052

(August 1997), entitled ‘‘Fresh Atlantic

Salmon from Chile: Investigations Nos.

701–TA–372 and 731–TA–768

(Preliminary).’’

Issued: July 31, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20681 Filed 8–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701–TA–373 and Nos.

731–TA–769 through 775 (Preliminary)]

Stainless Steel Wire Rod From

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain,

Sweden, and Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of countervailing

duty and antidumping investigations

and scheduling of preliminary phase

investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of an

investigation and commencement of

preliminary phase countervailing duty

investigation No. 701–TA–373

(Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a))

(the Act) to determine whether there is

a reasonable indication that an industry

in the United States is materially

injured or threatened with material

injury, or the establishment of an

industry in the United States is

materially retarded, by reason of

imports from Italy of stainless steel wire

rod, provided for in subheading

7221.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, that are

alleged to be subsidized by the

Government of Italy.

The Commission also gives notice of

the institution of investigations and

commencement of preliminary phase

antidumping investigations Nos. 731–

TA–769 through 775 (Preliminary)

under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to

determine whether there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury, or the

establishment of an industry in the

United States is materially retarded, by

reason of imports from Germany, Italy,

Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and

Taiwan of stainless steel wire rod,

provided for in subheading 7221.00.00

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, that are alleged to be

sold in the United States at less than fair

value.

Unless the Department of Commerce

extends the time for initiation pursuant

to section 702(c)(1)(B) or 732(c)(1)(B) of

the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B) or 19

U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission

must reach preliminary determinations

in these investigations in 45 days, or in

this case by September 15, 1997. The

Commission’s views are due at the

Department of Commerce within five

business days thereafter, or by

September 22, 1997.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations and

rules of general application, consult the

Commission’s Rules of Practice and

Procedure, part 201, subparts A through

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

subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207), as

amended in 61 FR 37818 (July 22, 1996).

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 30, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathan Seiger (202–205–3183), Office

of Investigations, U.S. International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street S.W.,

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 or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This investigation is being instituted

in response to a petition filed on July

30, 1997, by counsel on behalf of Al

Tech Specialty Steel Corp., Dunkirk,

NY; Carpenter Technology Corp.,

Reading, PA; Republic Engineered

Steels, Massilon, OH; Talley Metals

Technology, Inc., Hartsville, SC; and the

United Steelworkers of America, AFL–

CIO/CLC.

Participation in the Investigations and

Public Service List

Persons (other than petitioners)

wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. Industrial users

and (if the merchandise under

investigation is sold at the retail level)

representative consumer organizations

have the right to appear as parties in

Commission antidumping and

countervailing duty investigations. The

Secretary will prepare a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to this investigation
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upon the expiration of the period for

filing entries of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in these

investigations available to authorized

applicants representing interested

parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C.

§ 1677(9)) who are parties to the

investigations under the APO issued in

the investigations, provided that the

application is made not later than seven

days after the publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Conference

The Commission’s Director of

Operations has scheduled a conference

in connection with this investigation for

9:30 a.m. on August 21, 1997, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to

participate in the conference should

contact Jonathan Seiger (202–205–3183)

not later than August 19, 1997, to

arrange for their appearance. Parties in

support of the imposition of

antidumping or countervailing duties in

these investigations and parties in

opposition to the imposition of such

duties will each be collectively

allocated one hour within which to

make an oral presentation at the

conference. A nonparty who has

testimony that may aid the

Commission’s deliberations may request

permission to present a short statement

at the conference.

Written Submissions

As provided in sections 201.8 and

207.15 of the Commission’s rules, any

person may submit to the Commission

on or before August 26, 1997, a written

brief containing information and

arguments pertinent to the subject

matter of the investigations. Parties may

file written testimony in connection

with their presentation at the conference

no later than three days before the

conference. If briefs or written

testimony contain BPI, they must

conform with the requirements of

sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the

Commission’s rules.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the rules, each document

filed by a party to the investigations

must be served on all other parties to

the investigations (as identified by

either the public or BPI service list), and

a certificate of service must be timely

filed. The Secretary will not accept a

document for filing without a certificate

of service.

Authority: These investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to section 207.12 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: July 31, 1997.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–20676 Filed 8–5–97; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–345]

Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade in

1997

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 25, 1997.

ACTION: Opportunity to submit written

statements in connection with the 1998

report.

SUMMARY: The Commission has

prepared and published annual reports

on U.S. trade shifts in selected

industries/commodity areas under

Investigation No. 332–345 since 1993.

The Commission plans to publish the

next report in July 1998, which will

cover shifts in U.S. trade in 1997

compared with trade in 1996.

The report structure and content is

anticipated to be similar to the report

issued in July 1997. Comments and

suggestions regarding this issue are

welcome in written submissions as

specified below. The latest version of

the report covering 1996 data (USITC

Publication 3051, July 1997) may be

obtained from the ITC’s Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://

ftp.usitc.gov). A printed report may be

requested by contacting the Office of the

Secretary at 202–205–2000 or by fax at

202–205–2104.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions about the trade shifts report

may be directed to the project leader,

David Lundy, Office of Industries (202–

205–3439) or the assistant project

leader, Cheryl Badra Qassis, Office of

Industries (202–205–3436). For

information on the legal aspects, please

contact Mr. William Gearhart, Office of

General Counsel (202–205–3091). The

media should contact Ms. Margaret

O’Laughlin, Public Affairs Officer (202–

205–1819). Hearing impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the TDD terminal on (202–

205–1810).

Background

The initial notice of institution of this

investigation was published in the

Federal Register of September 8, 1993

(58 FR 47287). The Commission

expanded the scope of this investigation

to cover service trade in a separate

report, which it announced in a notice

published in the Federal Register of

December 28, 1994 (59 FR 66974). The

merchandise trade report has been

published in the current series under

investigation No. 332–345 annually

since September 1993. The report,

originally entitled ‘‘U.S. Trade Shifts in

Selected Commodity Areas, 1992

Annual Report,’’ has been changed to

‘‘Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade in

1997’’ to more concisely identify the

contents of the report.

As in past years, each report will

summarize and provide analyses of the

major trade developments that occurred

in the preceding year, and is expected

to be published in July of each year. The

reports will also provide summary trade

information and basic statistical profiles

of nearly 300 industry/commodity

groups.

Written Submissions

No public hearing is planned.

However, interested persons are invited

to submit written comments concerning

the July 1998 report. Commercial or

financial information which a submitter

desires the Commission to treat as

confidential must be provided on

separate sheets of paper, each clearly

marked ‘‘Confidential Business

Information’’ at the top. All submissions

requesting confidential treatment must

conform with the requirements of

section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules

and Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

201.6). All written submissions, except

for confidential business information,

will be made available in the Office of

the Secretary of the Commission for

inspection by interested persons. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted to the Commission at the

earliest practical date and should be

received no later than the close of

business on December 30, 1997. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

Issued: July 28, 1997.