23730 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 90 / Wednesday, May 9, 2001 / Notices

1Circular Steel Wire Rod, USITC Pub. 3207, July

1999.

2The imported article covered by this

investigation is defined as hot-rolled bars and rods,

in irregularly wound coils, of circular or

approximately circular solid cross section, having a

diameter of 5 mm or more but less than 19 mm, of

non-alloy or alloy steel, except such bars and rods

of free-machining steel or of alloy steel containing

by weight 24 percent or more of nickel. Freemachining steel is any steel product containing by

weight one or more of the following elements, in

the specified proportions: 0.03 percent or more of

lead, 0.05 percent or more of bismuth, 0.08 percent

or more of sulfur, more than 0.04 percent of

phosphorous, more than 0.05 percent of selenium,

and/or more than 0.01 percent of tellurium. Certain

steel wire rod is provided for in subheadings

7213.91, 7213.99, 7227.20, and 7227.90.60 of the

Harmonized Schedule of the United States (HTS).

The scope of this investigation does not cover

concrete reinforcing bars and rods, or bars and rods

of stainless steel or tool steel, which are provided

for in other HTS subheadings. Also excluded from

the scope of the investigation are wire rod of tire

cord quality, valve spring quality, class III pipe

wrap quality, aircraft cold heading quality,

aluminum cable steel reinforced (‘‘ACSR’’) quality,

piano wire string quality, grade 1085 annealed

bearing quality, and grade 1080 tire bead wire

quality. These products are described in detail in

the annex to Presidential Proclamation 7273 (65 FR

8624, February 18, 2000).

impaired individuals are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the 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). The public record for

this investigation may be viewed on the

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS–

ON–LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/

eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Following receipt of a report from the

Commission in July 1999 under section

202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C.

2252),1 the President, on February 16,

2000, issued Proclamation 7273,

imposing import relief in the form of a

tariff-rate quota on imports of certain

steel wire rod (65 FR 8621, February 18,

2000). In his memorandum to the

Secretary of the Treasury and the USTR

that accompanied the proclamation for

the wire rod relief action, the President

instructed that the USTR request that

the Commission, pursuant to section

332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1332(g)), examine the effects of

the relief action on the domestic wire

rod industry and the principal users of

wire rod in the United States. As

requested by the USTR, the

Commission’s report on the

investigation will focus on the effects of

the action on the domestic wire rod

industry and on principal users of wire

rod in the United States since March 1,

2000, when the President imposed a

tariff-rate quota on imports of certain

steel wire rod2 pursuant to section 203

of the Trade Act of 1974. As requested

by the USTR, the Commission will

transmit its report to the USTR no later

than August 23, 2001, the date that the

Commission is scheduled to submit its

report to the President under section

204(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974

(Certain Steel Wire Rod: Monitoring

Developments in the Domestic Industry,

Investigation No. TA–204–6).

Written Submissions

Interested persons are invited to

submit written statements concerning

the matters to be addressed in the

report. Commercial or financial

information that a party desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted 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 of Practice

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). All

written submissions, except for

confidential business information, will

be made available for inspection by

interested persons in the Office of the

Secretary to the Commission. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted at the earliest practical date

and should be received no later than

July 18, 2001. All submissions should

be addressed to the Secretary, United

States International Trade Commission,

500 E Street SW., Washington, DC

20436.

The Commission may wish to use the

confidential business information you

provide in this investigation in other

investigations conducted under other

statutory authority arising out of the

relief action taken by the President as a

result of the Commission’s

determination in investigation No. TA–

201–69 concerning steel wire rod, but

will do so only with your consent. Any

confidential business information so

used will be afforded the protection

provided under the appropriate

statutory authority. In your request for

confidential treatment, please state

whether you consent to such use.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 3, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11676 Filed 5–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–01–018]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: May 15, 2001 at 11 a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.

Matters To Be Considered

1. Agenda for future meeting: none.

2. Minutes.

3. Ratification List.

4. Inv. Nos. 731–TA–875, 879, 880,

and 882 (Final) (Certain Steel Concrete

Reinforcing Bars from Indonesia,

Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine)—

briefing and vote. (The Commission is

currently scheduled to transmit its

determination and Commissioners’

opinions to the Secretary of Commerce

on May 25, 2001.)

5. Outstanding action jackets:

1. Document No. GC–01–042:

Regarding Inv. No. 337–TA–429 (Certain

Bar Clamps, Bar Clamp Pads, and

Related Packaging, Display, and Other

Materials).

In accordance with Commission

policy, subject matter listed above, not

disposed of at the scheduled meeting,

may be carried over to the agenda of the

following meeting.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 4, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–11826 Filed 5–7–01; 2:16 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–01–019]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING:

International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: May 16, 2001 at 11 a.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.

STATUS: Open to the public.