Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 75 / Tuesday, April 18, 2000 / Notices 20833

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. AA1921–197 (Review),

701–TA–231, 319–320, 322, 325–328, 340,

342, and 348–350 (Review), and 731–TA–

573–576, 578, 582–587, 604, 607–608, 612,

and 614–618 (Review)]

Certain Carbon Steel Products from

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,

Finland, France, Germany, Japan,

Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland,

Romania, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and

United Kingdom

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year

reviews concerning the countervailing

duty and antidumping duty orders on

certain carbon steel products from

Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,

Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Korea,

Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Romania,

Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and United

Kingdom.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the scheduling of full reviews

pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5))

(the Act) to determine whether

revocation of the countervailing duty

and antidumping duty orders on certain

carbon steel products from Australia,

Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Finland,

France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Mexico,

Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Spain,

Sweden, Taiwan, and United Kingdom

would be likely to lead to continuation

or recurrence of material injury within

a reasonably foreseeable time. The

Commission has determined to exercise

its authority to extend the review period

by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C.

1675(c)(5)(B). For further information

concerning the conduct of these reviews

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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part

207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), 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

On December 3, 1999, the

Commission determined that responses

to its notice of institution of the subject

five-year reviews were such that full

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of

the Act should proceed (64 F.R. 71494,

December 21, 1999). A record of the

Commissioners’ votes, the

Commission’s statement on adequacy,

and any individual Commissioner’s

statements are available from the Office

of the Secretary and at the

Commission’s web site.

Participation in the Reviews 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 these reviews

as parties must file an entry of

appearance with the Secretary to the

Commission, as provided in § 201.11 of

the Commission’s rules, by 45 days after

publication of this notice. A party that

filed a notice of appearance following

publication of the Commission’s notice

of institution of the reviews need not

file an additional notice of appearance.

The Secretary will maintain a public

service list containing the names and

addresses of all persons, or their

representatives, who are parties to the

reviews.

Limited Disclosure of Business

Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

and BPI Service List

Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the

Commission’s rules, the Secretary will

make BPI gathered in these reviews

available to authorized applicants under

the APO issued in the reviews, provided

that the application is made by 45 days

after publication of this notice.

Authorized applicants must represent

interested parties, as defined by 19

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

reviews. A party granted access to BPI

following publication of the

Commission’s notice of institution of

the reviews need not reapply for such

access. A separate service list will be

maintained by the Secretary for those

parties authorized to receive BPI under

the APO.

Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in the

reviews will be placed in the nonpublic

record on August 16, 2000, and a public

version will be issued thereafter,

pursuant to § 207.64 of the

Commission’s rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing

in connection with the reviews

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 12,

2000 (cold-rolled), September 13, 2000

(corrosion), and September 15, 2000

(plate) 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 September 7,

2000. 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 September 8, 2000, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building. Oral testimony and written

materials to be submitted at the public

hearing are governed by § 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 reviews may submit

a prehearing brief to the Commission.

Prehearing briefs must conform with the

provisions of § 207.65 of the

Commission’s rules; the deadline for

filing is August 28, 2000. Parties may

also file written testimony in connection

with their presentation at the hearing, as

provided in § 207.24 of the

Commission’s rules, and posthearing

briefs, which must conform with the

provisions of § 207.67 of the

Commission’s rules. The deadline for

filing posthearing briefs is September

22, 2000; 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 reviews may submit a written

statement of information pertinent to

the subject of the reviews on or before

September 22, 2000. On October 25,

2000, 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 October 27, 2000, but such final

comments must not contain new factual

information and must otherwise comply

with § 207.68 of the Commission’s rules.

All written submissions must conform

with the provisions of § 201.8 of the

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Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of §§ 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 §§ 201.16(c) and

207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each

document filed by a party to the reviews

must be served on all other parties to

the reviews (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 reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to § 207.62 of the Commission’s

rules.

Issued: April 12, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9590 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–U

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–678, 679, 681,

and 682 (Reviews)]

Stainless Steel Bar From Brazil, India,

Japan, and Spain

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission

determinations to conduct full five-year

reviews concerning the antidumping

duty orders on stainless steel bar from

Brazil, India, Japan, and Spain.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice that it will proceed with full

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of

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

1675(c)(5)) to determine whether

revocation of the antidumping duty

orders on stainless steel bar from Brazil,

India, Japan, and Spain would be likely

to lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury within a reasonably

foreseeable time. A schedule for the

reviews will be established and

announced at a later date. For further

information concerning the conduct of

these reviews 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, D, E, and

F (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bonnie Noreen (202–205–3167), 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: On April

6, 2000, the Commission determined

that it should proceed to full reviews in

the subject five-year reviews pursuant to

section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The

Commission found that the domestic

interested party group response to its

notice of institution (64 FR 73579,

December 30, 1999) was adequate with

respect to each review, and that the

respondent interested party group

response was adequate with respect to

Spain but inadequate with respect to

Brazil, India, and Japan. The

Commission also found that other

circumstances warranted conducting

full reviews with respect to Brazil,

India, and Japan.

A record of the Commissioners’ votes,

the Commission’s statement on

adequacy, and any individual

Commissioner’s statements will be

available from the Office of the

Secretary and at the Commission’s web

site.

Authority: These reviews are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to § 207.62 of the Commission’s

rules.

Issued: April 10, 2000.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–9589 Filed 4–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Office of Justice Programs

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Notice of information under

review; extension of an currently

approved collection; request an

emergency extension for an existing

data collection, the National Crime

Victimization Survey (NCVS)

The Department of Justice, Office of

Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice

Statistics, has submitted the following

information collection request for

review and clearance in accordance

with emergency review procedures of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

OMB approval has been requested by

April 25, 2000. The proposed

information collection is published to

obtain comments from the public and

affected agencies. If granted, the

emergency approval is only valid for

180 days. Comments should be directed

to OMB, Office of Information

Regulation Affairs, Attention:

Department of Justice Desk Officer,

(202) 395–7860, Washington, DC 20530.

During the first 60 days of this same

review period, a regular review of this

information collection is also being

undertaken. All comments and

suggestions, or questions regarding

additional information, to include

obtaining a copy of the proposed

information collection instrument with

instructions, should be directed to Craig

Perkins, 202–307–0758, Bureau of

Justice Statistics, Office of Justice

Programs, U.S. Department of Justice,

810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC

20531.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies

concerning the proposed collection of

information should address one or more

of the following four points:

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

function of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility;

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of he burden of the

proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used;

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and

(4) Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who

are to respond, including through the

use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques or

other forms of information technology,

e.g., permitting electronic submission of

responses.

Overview of This Information

Collection

1. Type of Information Collection:

Extension and revision of a currently

approved collection.