Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 204 / Friday, October 20, 2000 / Notices 63093

1The product covered by this investigation is

solid, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate, whether

prilled, granular or in other solid form, with or

without additives or coating, and with a bulk

density equal to or greater than 53 pounds per cubic

foot. Specifically excluded from this investigation

is solid ammonium nitrate with a bulk density less

than 53 pounds per cubic foot (commonly referred

to as industrial or explosive grade ammonium

nitrate).

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731–TA–894

(Preliminary)]

Certain Ammonium Nitrate From

Ukraine

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of Antidumping

Investigation and Scheduling of a

Preliminary Phase Investigation.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of an

investigation and commencement of

preliminary phase antidumping

investigation No. 731–TA–894

(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 Ukraine of certain

ammonium nitrate,1 provided for in

subheading 3102.30.00 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 27, 2000.

The Commission’s views are due at the

Department of Commerce within five

business days thereafter, or by

December 4, 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: October 13, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Mazur (202–205–3184), 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:

Background

This investigation is being instituted

in response to a petition filed on

October 13, 2000, by the Committee For

Fair Ammonium Nitrate Trade

(‘‘COFANT’’) whose members include

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.,

Allentown, PA; Mississippi Chemical

Corp., Yazoo City, MS; El Dorado

Chemical Co., Oklahoma City, OK; La

Roche Industries, Inc., Atlanta, GA; and

Nitram, Inc., Tampa, FL.

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 November 3, 2000, at the

U.S. International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,

DC. Parties wishing to participate in the

conference should contact Diane Mazur

(202–205–3184) not later than

November 1, 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 November 8, 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: October 16, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27057 Filed 10–19–00; 8:45 am]

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