[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 75 (Tuesday, April 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20833-20834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9590]



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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.

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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. 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

    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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 
Sec. 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 
Sec. 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 Sec. 207.24 of 
the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with 
the provisions of Sec. 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 Sec. 207.68 of the Commission's rules. All 
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of 
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Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform 
with the requirements of Secs. 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 Secs. 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 Sec. 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]
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