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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 China of foundry coke,

provided for in heading 2704.00.00 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

732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must

reach a preliminary determination in

antidumping investigations in 45 days,

or in this case by November 6, 2000.

The Commission’s views are due at the

Department of Commerce within five

business days thereafter, or by

November 14, 2000.

For further information concerning

the conduct of this investigation 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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jozlyn Kalchthaler (202–205–3457),

Office of Investigations, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

Hearing-impaired 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:

Background.—This investigation is

being instituted in response to a petition

filed on September 20, 2000, by ABC

Coke, Birmingham, AL; Citizens Gas

and Coke, Indianapolis, IN; Erie Coke,

Erie, PA; Tonawanda Coke, Tonawanda,

NY; and the United Steelworkers of

America, AFL–CIO.

Participation in the investigation and

public service list.—Persons (other than

petitioners) wishing to participate in the

investigation 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

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 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 this investigation available

to authorized applicants representing

interested parties (as defined in 19

U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the

investigation under the APO issued in

the investigation, 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 October

11, 2000, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to

participate in the conference should

contact Jozlyn Kalchthaler (202–205–

3457) not later than October 6, 2000, to

arrange for their appearance. Parties in

support of the imposition of

antidumping duties in this investigation

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

October 16, 2000, a written brief

containing information and arguments

pertinent to the subject matter of the

investigation. 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.

The Commission’s rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the rules, each document

filed by a party to the investigation must

be served on all other parties to the

investigation (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: This investigation is 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: September 21, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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Certain Safety Eyewear and

Components Thereof; Notice of

Commission Decision Not To Review

an Initial Determination Amending the

Complaint and Notice of Investigation

and Finding the Economic Prong of the

Domestic Industry Requirement

Satisfied

[Inv. No. 337–TA–433]

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has decided not to review

the presiding administrative law judge’s

(‘‘ALJ’s’’) initial determination (‘‘ID’’)

granting a motion to amend the

complaint and notice of investigation to

reflect the U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office’s issuance of U.S. Letters Patent

Re. 36,762 as a reissue U.S. Letters

Patent 5,457,505 and a motion granting

summary determination that the

economic prong of the domestic

industry section 337 is satisfied.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission instituted this investigation

on May 1, 2000, based on a complaint

filed by Bacou USA Safety, Inc. and

Uvex Safety Manufacturing, Inc.

(‘‘complainants’’), both of Smithfield,

Rhode Island. The complaint named one

respondent, Crews, Inc. of Memphis,

Tennessee.

Complainants alleged that respondent

had violated section 337 of the Tariff

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Act of 1930 by importing into the

United States, selling for importation,

and/or selling within the United States

after importation certain safety eyewear

and components thereof by reason of (a)

infringement of claims 1–5, 8–14, and

16–18 of U.S. Letters Patent 5,457,505

(the ‘505 patent); (b) the claim of U.S.

Letters Patent Des. 322,616; and (c)

misappropriation of trade dress, the

threat or effect of which is to destroy or

substantially injure an industry in the

United States.

On July 27, 2000, complainants

moved for summary determination on

the economic prong of the domestic

industry requirements of section 337 as

to the ’505 patent. On August 4, 2000,

complainants moved to amend the

complaint and notice of investigation to

reflect the U.S. Patent and Trademark

Office’s issuance of U.S. Letters Patent

Re. 36,762 as a reissue of the ‘505

patent. Both respondent Crews and the

Commission investigative attorney

(‘‘IA’’) responded to the motion of

summary determination motion on

August 7, 2000. The IA filed a response

to the motion to amend on August 14,

2000, and Crews filed its response to the

motion to amend on August 16, 2000.

On May 18, 2000, the presiding ALJ

issued an ID (Order No. 21) granting

complainants’ motions. No party

petitioned for review of the ID.

The authority for the Commission’s

determination is contained in section

337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as

amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in

section 210.42 of the Commission’s

Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR

210.42). Copies of the ALJ’s ID and all

other nonconfidential documents filed

in connection with this investigation are

or will be available for inspection

during official business hours (8:45 a.m.

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the

Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202–

205–2000.

Issued: September 21, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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[Investigation No. 332–345]

Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade in

2000

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 8, 2000.

ACTION: Opportunity to submit written

statements in connection with the 2000

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

2000 report in August 2001, which will

cover shifts in U.S. trade in 2000

compared with trade in 1999.

The report structure and content is

anticipated to be similar to the 1999

report issued in September 2000.

Comments and suggestions regarding

the August 2001 report are welcome in

written submissions as specified below.

The latest version of the report covering

1999 data (USITC Publication 3353,

September 2000) may be obtained from

the USITC’s Internet server (http://

www.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,

Mr. Karl Tsuji, Office of Industries (202–

205–3434) or the assistant project

leader, Ms. Linda White, Office of

Industries (202–205–3427). 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 F.R. 47287). The

Commission expanded the scope of this

investigation to cover services trade in

a separate report, which it announced in

a notice published in the Federal

Register of December 28, 1994 (59 F.R.

66974). The merchandise trade report

has been published in the current series

under investigation No. 332–345

annually since September 1993. As in

past years, each report will summarize

and provide analyses of the major trade

developments that occurred in the

preceding year. The reports will also

provide summary trade information and

basic statistical profiles of about 250

industry/commodity groups.

Written Submissions: No public

hearing is planned. However, interested

persons are invited to submit written

comments or suggestions concerning the

August 2001 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 29, 2000. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

Issued: September 19, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: October 3, 2000 at 11:00

a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. No. TA–201–72 (Extruded

Rubber Thread)(Injury Phase)—briefing

and vote. (The Commission is currently

scheduled to transmit its

recommendations to the President on

December 4, 2000.)

5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

Issued: September 22, 2000.