67402 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 218 / Thursday, November 9, 2000 / Notices

1For purposes of these investigations, Commerce

has defined the subject merchandise as ‘‘Steel wire

rope, which encompasses ropes, cables, and

cordage of iron or carbon or stainless steel, other

than stranded wire, not fitted with fittings or made

up into articles, and not made up of brass-plated

wire.’’

2Commerce has made a preliminary

determination of sales at not LTFV with respect to

the subject imports from Malaysia. Pending

Commerce’s final determination of sales at LTFV,

the final phase of the Commission’s antidumping

investigation with respect to Malaysia is also being

scheduled, for purposes of efficiency.

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24,

and 207.66 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions.—Each party to

the review may submit a prehearing

brief to the Commission. Prehearing

briefs must conform with the provisions

of section 207.65 of the Commission’s

rules; the deadline for filing is March 2,

2001. Parties may also file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the hearing, as provided

in section 207.24 of the Commission’s

rules, and posthearing briefs, which

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.67 of the Commission’s

rules. The deadline for filing

posthearing briefs is March 22, 2001;

witness testimony must be filed no later

than three days before the hearing. In

addition, any person who has not

entered an appearance as a party to the

review may submit a written statement

of information pertinent to the subject of

the review on or before March 22, 2001.

On April 16, 2001, the Commission will

make available to parties all information

on which they have not had an

opportunity to comment. Parties may

submit final comments on this

information on or before April 18, 2001,

but such final comments must not

contain new factual information and

must otherwise comply with section

207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All

written submissions must conform with

the provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also 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 Commission’s rules,

each document filed by a party to the

review must be served on all other

parties to the review (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 review is 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.

By order of the Commission.

Dated: Issued: November 2, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–28725 Filed 11–08–00; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–868–870

(Final)]

Steel Wire Rope from China, India, and

Malaysia

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of

antidumping investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of the final

phase of antidumping investigations

Nos. 731–TA–868–870 (Final) under

section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930

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

determine whether 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 less-than-fair-value imports

from China, India, and Malaysia of steel

wire rope, provided for in subheadings

7312.10.60 and 7312.10.90 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States.1

For further information concerning

the conduct of this phase of the

investigations, hearing procedures, 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 C (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff

Clark (202–205–3195), 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

The final phase of these investigations

is being scheduled as a result of

affirmative preliminary determinations

by the Department of Commerce that

imports of steel wire rope from China

and India are being sold in the United

States at less than fair value within the

meaning of section 733 of the Act (19

U.S.C. 1673b).2 The investigations were

requested in petitions filed on March 1,

2000, by the Committee of Domestic

Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable

Manufacturers.

Participation in the Investigations and

Public Service List

Persons, including industrial users of

the subject merchandise and, if the

merchandise is sold at the retail level,

representative consumer organizations,

wishing to participate in the final phase

of these investigations as parties must

file an entry of appearance with the

Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in section 201.11 of the

Commission’s rules, no later than 21

days prior to the hearing date specified

in this notice. A party that filed a notice

of appearance during the preliminary

phase of the investigations need not file

an additional notice of appearance

during this final phase. The Secretary

will maintain a public service list

containing the names and addresses of

all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to the investigations.

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 the final phase of

these investigations available to

authorized applicants under the APO

issued in the investigations, provided

that the application is made no later

than 21 days prior to the hearing date

specified in this notice. Authorized

applicants must represent interested

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),

who are parties to the investigations. A

party granted access to BPI in the

preliminary phase of the investigations

need not reapply for such access. A

separate service list will be maintained

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by the Secretary for those parties

authorized to receive BPI under the

APO.

Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in the final

phase of these investigations will be

placed in the nonpublic record on

February 6, 2001, and a public version

will be issued thereafter, pursuant to

section 207.22 of the Commission’s

rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing

in connection with the final phase of

these investigations beginning at 9:30

a.m. on February 21, 2001, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building. Requests to appear at the

hearing should be filed in writing with

the Secretary to the Commission on or

before February 14, 2001. A nonparty

who has testimony that may aid the

Commission’s deliberations may request

permission to present a short statement

at the hearing. All parties and

nonparties desiring to appear at the

hearing and make oral presentations

should attend a prehearing conference

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on February 16,

2001, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building. Oral testimony

and written materials to be submitted at

the public hearing are governed by

sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and

207.24 of the Commission’s rules.

Parties must submit any request to

present a portion of their hearing

testimony in camera no later than 7

days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

Each party who is an interested party

shall submit a prehearing brief to the

Commission. Prehearing briefs must

conform with the provisions of section

207.23 of the Commission’s rules; the

deadline for filing is February 13, 2001.

Parties may also file written testimony

in connection with their presentation at

the hearing, as provided in section

207.24 of the Commission’s rules, and

posthearing briefs, which must conform

with the provisions of section 207.25 of

the Commission’s rules. The deadline

for filing posthearing briefs is February

28, 2001; witness testimony must be

filed no later than three days before the

hearing. In addition, any person who

has not entered an appearance as a party

to the investigations may submit a

written statement of information

pertinent to the subject of the

investigations on or before February 28,

2001. On March 15, 2001, the

Commission will make available to

parties all information on which they

have not had an opportunity to

comment. Parties may submit final

comments on this information on or

before March 19, 2001, but such final

comments must not contain new factual

information and must otherwise comply

with section 207.30 of the Commission’s

rules. All written submissions must

conform with the provisions of section

201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any

submissions that contain BPI must also

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 Commission’s 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 207.21 of the

Commission’s rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: November 3, 2000.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–28729 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Importation of Controlled Substances;

Notice of Withdrawal

As set fourth in the Federal Register

(FR Doc. 99–26605) Vol. 64, No. 197 at

page 55489, dated October 13, 1999,

Fort Dodge Laboratories, Inc., 141 E.

Riverside Drive, Fort Dodge, Iowa

50501, made application to the Drug

Enforcement Administration to be

registered as an importer of

pentobarbital (2270).

One registered bulk manufacturer of

pentobarbital requested a hearing to

deny the proposed registration of Fort

Dodge Laboratories, Inc. Fort Dodge

Laboratories, Inc. requested by letter

that its application be withdrawn.

Therefore, Fort Dodge Laboratories,

Inc.’s, application to import

pentobarbital is hereby withdrawn.

Dated: October 30, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–28696 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Drug Enforcement Administration

Importation of Controlled Substances;

Notice of Registration

By Notice dated August 22, 2000, and

published in the Federal Register on

September 6, 2000, (65 FR 54067), ISP

Freetown Fine Chemicals, Inc., 238

South Main Street, Assonet,

Massachusetts 02702, made application

to the Drug Enforcement Administration

(DEA) to be registered as an importer of

phenylacetone (8501), a basic class of

controlled substance listed in Schedule

II.

The firm plans to import the

phenylacetone to manufacture

amphetamine.

No comments or objections have been

received. DEA has considered the

factors in Title 21, United States Code,

Section 823(a) and determined that the

registration of IPS Freetown Fine

Chemicals, Inc., is consistent with the

public interest and with United States

obligations under international treaties,

conventions, or protocols in effect on

May 1, 1971, at this time. DEA has

investigated ISP Freetown Fine

Chemicals, Inc. to ensure that the

company’s registration is consistent

with the public interest. This

investigation included inspection and

testing of the company’s physical

security systems, verification of the

company’s compliance with state and

local laws, and a review of the

company’s background and history.

Therefore, pursuant to Section 1008(a)

of the Controlled Substances Import and

Export Act and in accordance with Title

21, Code of Federal Regulations,

§ 1301.34, the above firm is granted

registration as an importer of the basic

class of controlled substance listed

above.

Dated: October 18, 2000.

John H. King,

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of

Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement

Administration.

[FR Doc. 00–28697 Filed 11–8–00; 8:45 am]

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