41864 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 150 /Wednesday, August 5, 1998 / Notices

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

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Crawford

determine that there is a reasonable indication that

an industry in the United States is materially

injured.

3 Vice Chairman Miller determines that there is a

reasonable indication that an industry in the United

States is threatened with material injury.

4The merchandise subject to these investigations

is stainless steel sheet and strip in coils and is

currently classified in the following subheadings of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United

States (HTS): 7219.13.00, 7219.14.00, 7219.32.00,

7219.33.00, 7219.34,00, 7219.35.00, 7219.90.00,

7220.12.10, 7220.12.50, 7220.20.10, 7220.20.60,

7220.20.70, 7220.20.80, 7220.20.90, and 7220.90.00

3104, respectively. General information

concerning the Commission may also be

obtained by accessing its Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov). Hearingimpaired persons are advised that

information on the matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

investigation was instituted on April 2,

1997, based on a complaint filed by

Ciena in which it alleged that Pirelli

violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, by

importing into the United States, selling

for importation, and/or selling in the

United States after importation certain

dense wavelength division multiplexing

systems or components that infringe

certain claims of Ciena’s U.S. Letters

Patent 5,557,439 and/or U.S. Letters

Patent 5,504,609. 62 FR 17639 (April 10,

1997).

On November 25, 1997, Ciena and

Pirelli filed a joint motion to terminate

the investigation by consent order. On

December 24, 1997, movants

supplemented their joint motion by

filing a revised proposed consent order.

On March 5, 1998, the presiding

administrative law judge (ALJ) issued an

initial determination (ID) terminating

the investigation on the basis of the

revised consent order. On March 24,

1998, the Commission determined not

to review the ALJ’s ID, 63 FR 15887

(April 1, 1998), thereby allowing it to

become the final determination of the

Commission.

This action is taken under the

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930, 19 USC 1337, and Commission

rule 210.76, 19 CFR 210.76.

Copies of all 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 S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436,

telephone 202–205–2000.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: July 30, 1998.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20886 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–380–382 and

731–TA–797–804 (Preliminary)]

Certain Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip

From France, Germany, Italy, Japan,

the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan,

and the United Kingdom

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 703(a)

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

1671b(a)), that there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured 2 or

threatened with material injury 3 by

reason of imports from France, Italy,

and the Republic of Korea (Korea) of

certain stainless steel sheet and strip,4

that are alleged to be subsidized by the

Governments of France, Italy, and

Korea. The Commission also

determines, pursuant to section 733(a)

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

1673b(a)), that there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured2 or

threatened with material injury 3 by

reason of imports from France,

Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico,

Taiwan, and the United Kingdom of

certain stainless steel sheet and strip,

that are alleged to be sold in the United

States at less than fair value.

Commencement of Final Phase

Investigations

Pursuant to section 207.18 of the

Commission’s rules, the Commission

also gives notice of the commencement

of the final phase of its investigations.

The Commission will issue a final phase

notice of scheduling which will be

published in the Federal 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 section 703(b) and section 733(b)

of the Act, or, if the preliminary

determinations are negative, upon

notice of affirmative final

determinations in the investigations

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

Act. Parties that filed entries of

appearance in the preliminary phase of

these 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 10, 1998, petitions were filed

with the Commission and Commerce by

counsel for Allegheny Ludlum

Corporation; Armco, Inc.; J&L Specialty

Steel, Inc.; Washington Steel Division of

Bethlehem Steel Corp.; the United

Steelworkers of America, AFL–CIO;

Butler Armco Independent Union; and

Zanesville Armco Independent

Organization, Inc., alleging that an

industry in the United States is

materially injured by reason of

subsidized imports of certain stainless

steel sheet and strip from France, Italy,

and Korea, and LTFV imports from

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea,

Mexico, Taiwan, and the United

Kingdom. Accordingly, effective June

10, 1998, the Commission instituted

countervailing duty investigations Nos.

701–TA–380–382 (Preliminary) and

antidumping investigations Nos. 731–

TA–797–804 (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 17, 1998 (63 FR

33092). The conference was held in

Washington, DC, on July 1, 1998, 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 27,

1998. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3118

(August 1998), entitled ‘‘Certain

Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from

France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the

Republic of Korea, Mexico, Taiwan, and
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the United Kingdom: Investigations Nos.

701–TA–380–382 and 731–TA–797–804

(Preliminary).’’

By order of the Commission.

Issued: July 29, 1998.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20887 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–345]

Shifts in U.S. Merchandise Trade in

1998

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 23, 1998.

ACTION: Opportunity to submit written

statements in connection with the report

issued in July 1999.

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 1999, which will

cover shifts in U.S. trade in 1998

compared with trade in 1997. The report

structure and content is anticipated to

be similar to the report issued in July

1998. Comments and suggestions

regarding the July 1999 report are

welcome in written submissions as

specified below. The latest version of

the report covering 1997 data (USITC

Publication 3120, July 1998) may be

obtained from the ITC’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,

Cherly Badra Qassis, Office of Industries

(202–205–3436) or the assistant project

leader, Tracy Quilter, Office of

Industries (202–205–3437). 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. 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 or

suggestions concerning the July 1999

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, 1998. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20436.

Issued: July 31, 1998.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20885 Filed 8–4–98; 8:45 am]

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JUDICIAL CONFERENCE OF THE

UNITED STATES

Hearings of the Judicial Conference

Advisory Committees on Rules of

Bankruptcy and Civil Procedure and

Rules of Evidence

AGENCY: Judicial Conference of the

United States; Advisory Committee on

Rules of Bankruptcy and Civil

Procedure and Rules of Evidence.

ACTION: Notice of open hearings.

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committees on

Rules of Bankruptcy and Civil

Procedure and Rules of Evidence have

proposed the following rules:

Bankruptcy Rules: Litigation Package:

1006, 1007, 1014, 1017, 2001, 2004,

2007, 2014, 2016, 3001, 3006, 3007,

3012, 3013, 3015, 3019, 3020, 4001,

6004, 6006, 6007, 9006, 9013, 9014,

9017, 9021, and 9034; Other

Amendments: 1007, 1017, 2002, 4003,

4004, and 5003; and Official Forms: 1

and 7.

Civil Rules: 4, 5, 12, 26, 30, 34, and 37;

and Admiralty Rules B, C, and E.

Evidence Rules: 103, 404, 701, 702, 703,

803, and 902.

Public hearings will be held on the

amendments to: the Bankruptcy Rules

in Washington, D.C. on January 28,

1999; the Civil Rules in Baltimore,

Maryland on December 7, 1998; in San

Francisco, California on January 22,

1999; and in Chicago, Illinois on

January 29, 1999; and the Evidence

Rules in Washington, D.C. on October

22, 1998; in Dallas, Texas on December

4, 1998; and in San Francisco, California

on January 25, 1999.

The Judicial Conference Committee

on Rules of Practice and Procedure

submits these rules for public comment.

All comments and suggestions with

respect to them must be placed in the

hands of the Secretary as soon as

convenient and, in any event, no later

than January 1, 1999 for the Bankruptcy

Rules, and no later than February 1,

1999 for the Civil and Evidence Rules.

Anyone interested in testifying should

write to Mr. Peter G. McCabe, Secretary,

Committee on Rules of Practice and

Procedure, Administrative Office of the

United States Courts, Washington, D.C.

20544, at least 30 days before the

hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

John K. Rabiej, Chief, Rules Committee

Support Office, Administrative Office of

the United States Courts, Washington,

D.C. 20544, telephone (202) 273–1820.