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

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR § 207.2(f)).

2Commissioner Bragg not participating.

3The Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Executive

Committee is comprised of Hood Industries,

International Paper Co., Moose River Lumber Co.,

New South, Inc., Plum Creek Timber Co., Potlatch

Corp., Seneca Sawmill Co., Shearer Lumber

Products, Shuqualak, Lumber Co., Sierra Pacific

Industries, Swift Lumber, Inc., Temple-Inland

Forest Products, and Tolleson Lumber Co., Inc.

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

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19

CFR 207.2(f)).

2Chairman Stephen Koplan, Vice Chairman

Deanna Tanner Okun, and Commissioner Lynn M.

Bragg determine that a regional industry in the

United States is materially injured by reason of

imports from Indonesia, Poland, and Ukraine of

certain steel concrete reinforcing bars. The defined

region consists of all the states east of the

Mississippi plus Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and

Texas, as well as the District of Columbia and

Puerto Rico. Commissioner Marcia E. Miller,

Commissioner Jennifer A. Hillman, and

Commissioner Dennis M. Devaney determine that

an industry in the United States is materially

injured by reason of imports from Indonesia,

Poland, and Ukraine of certain steel concrete

reinforcing bars. The Commission also determined

that critical circumstances did not exist with

respect to subject imports from Poland and Ukraine.

Background

The Commission instituted this

review on June 5, 2000 (65 FR 35668)

and determined on September 1, 2000

that it would conduct a full review (65

FR 55047, September 12, 2000). Notice

of the scheduling of the Commission’s

review and of a public hearing 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 on

November 29, 2000 (65 FR 71120). The

hearing was held in Washington, DC, on

March 15, 2001, and all persons who

requested the opportunity were

permitted to appear in person or by

counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination is this investigation to the

Secretary of Commerce on May 15,

2001. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC publication 3420

(May 2001), entitled Ferrovanadium and

Nitrided Vanadium from Russia (Inv.

No. 731–TA–702 (Review)).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 16, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–12883 Filed 5–22–01; 8:45 am]

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[Investigations Nos. 701–TA–414 and 731–

TA–928 (Preliminary)]

Softwood Lumber From Canada

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines,2 pursuant to sections 703(a)

and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. § 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the

Act), that there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is threatened with

material injury by reason of imports

from Canada of softwood lumber,

provided for in subheadings 4407.10.00,

4409.10.10, 4409.10.20, and 4409.10.90

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States, that are alleged to be

subsidized by the Government of

Canada and sold in the United States at

less than fair value (LTFV).

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 of

affirmative preliminary determinations

in the investigations under sections

703(b) and 733(b) of the Act, or, if the

preliminary determinations are

negative, upon notice of affirmative

final determinations in those

investigations under sections 705(a) and

735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed

entries of appearance in the preliminary

phase of the 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 April 2, 2001, a petition was filed

with the Commission and Commerce by

the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports

Executive Committee,3 Washington, DC;

the United Brotherhood of Carpenters

and Joiners, Portland, OR; and the

Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical and

Energy Workers International Union,

Nashville, TN, alleging that an industry

in the United States is materially

injured and threatened with material

injury by reason of imports of

subsidized and LTFV imports of

softwood lumber from Canada.

Accordingly, effective April 2, 2001, the

Commission instituted countervailing

and antidumping duty investigations

Nos. 701–TA–414 and 731–TA–928

(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 April 9, 2001 (66 FR

18508). The conference was held in

Washington, DC, on April 23, 2001, and

all persons who requested the

opportunity were permitted to appear in

person or by counsel.

The Commission transmitted its

determination in this investigation to

the Secretary of Commerce on May 17,

2001. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3426

(May 2001), entitled Softwood Lumber

from Canada: Investigations Nos. 701–

TA–414 and 731–TA–928 (Preliminary).

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 18, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–875, 880, and

882 (Final)]

Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing

Bars From Indonesia, Poland, and

Ukraine

Determinations

On the basis of the record 1 developed

in the subject investigations, the United

States International Trade Commission

determines, pursuant to section 735(b)

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

1673d(b)) (the Act), that an industry in

the United States is materially injured

by reason of imports from Indonesia,

Poland, and Ukraine of certain steel

concrete reinforcing bars,2 provided for

in subheading 7214.20.00 of the

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States, that have been found by

the Department of Commerce to be sold

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3The individual members of RTAC on whose

behalf the petitions were filed are as follows:

AmeriSteel (Tampa, FL); Auburn Steel Co., Inc.

(Auburn, NY); Birmingham Steel Corp.

(Birmingham, AL); Border Steel, Inc. (El Paso, TX);

CMC Steel Group (Seguin, TX); Marion Steel Co.

(Marion, OH); Nucor Steel (Darlington, SC); and

Riverview Steel (Glassport, PA). Auburn was not a

petitioner with respect to Indonesia.

in the United States at less than fair

value (LTFV).

Background

The Commission instituted these

investigations effective June 28, 2000,

following receipt of petitions filed with

the Commission and Commerce by the

Rebar Trade Action Coalition (RTAC)

(Washington, DC) and its individual

members.3 The final phase of the

investigations was scheduled by the

Commission following notification of

preliminary determinations by

Commerce that imports of certain steel

concrete reinforcing bars from

Indonesia, Poland, and Ukraine were

being sold at LTFV within the meaning

of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of

the Commission’s investigations and of

a public hearing 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 February 14, 2001

(66 FR 10317). The hearing was held in

Washington, DC, on April 5, 2001, 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 May 25,

2001. The views of the Commission are

contained in USITC Publication 3425

(May 2001), entitled Certain Steel

Concrete Reinforcing Bars from

Indonesia, Poland, and Ukraine:

Investigations Nos. 731–TA–875, 880,

and 882 (Final).

Issued: May 17, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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Forum on Issues Relating to Electronic

Filing and Maintenance of Documents

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice announcing public

forum.

SUMMARY: The United States

International Trade Commission

announces a public forum on issues

relating to electronic filing and

maintenance of documents.

DATES: The forum will be held on

Wednesday, June 20, 2001, beginning at

10 a.m.

ADDRESSES: The forum will be held in

Room 101, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436.

The event is open to the public, and

registration is not required to attend.

Seating will be available on a first-come,

first-served basis. Any person wishing

to make an initial statement, of no more

than five minutes in length, may file a

request to do so directed to the

Secretary to the Commission. Other

attendees will be given an opportunity

to make statements, as time permits. A

request to make an initial statement

should indicate the following

information: (1) The name of the person

desiring to make a statement; (2) the

organization or organizations

represented by that person, if any; (3)

contact information (address, telephone,

and e-mail); and (4) information on the

specific focus or interest of the person

(or his or her organization) and any

questions or issues the person would

like to raise. A request may be sent by

e-mail to ‘‘dockets@usitc.gov,’’ or by

mail or hand delivery to the Secretary,

United States International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,

Washington, DC 20436.

The deadline for receipt of requests is

Wednesday, June 13, 2001.

Any person may file written

comments about the issues discussed in

this notice. Any such comments should

be addressed to the Secretary, United

States International Trade Commission,

500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC

20436, and must be filed no later than

July 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marilyn Abbott (202–205–2799), Deputy

Secretary, Office of the Secretary, 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 (at URL

http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission is holding a forum to seek

the public’s views on issues relating to

electronic filing and maintenance of

documents. In particular, and as

discussed more fully below, the

Commission would like to obtain views

on (1) What features of an electronic

system might be helpful to users, (2)

what technical difficulties might arise in

connection with such a system, and (3)

how the agency might implement such

a system.

In 1996, the Commission established

the Electronic Document Imaging

System (EDIS), which stores and

provides access to docket records in

agency investigations. The Commission

now is contemplating replacing EDIS

with a new document management

system that would provide better

functionality. In particular, Commission

is seeking as part of the new system the

capability to accept documents

electronically.

The Commission’s Rules of Practice

and Procedure currently provide for the

filing of documents with the agency in

paper form. Consistent with the

Government Paperwork Elimination Act

(GPEA)(Div. C, Title XVII, Pub. L. 105–

277), the Commission is considering

permitting parties and other persons to

file some documents with the agency

electronically. The Commission

contemplates obtaining the capability

to, inter alia: (1) Permit a person to

make a filing by uploading it

electronically to a Commission Web

site; (2) provide security to protect

confidential business and business

proprietary information from

unauthorized disclosure; (3) verify the

identity of the submitter through a

password, electronic signature, or other

security system; (4) acknowledge receipt

of the submission by an electronic

message to establish when filing

occurred; and (5) alert in-house users of

new submissions. A new Commission

document management system might

also permit faster searches for and

retrieval of documents in the

Commission’s docket files than

currently permitted by EDIS.

Permitting electronic filing would

involve both the acquisition of new

information technology and the revision

of the agency’s procedures, including

the Rules of Practice and Procedure. The

Commission will provide an

opportunity for public comment on any

proposed rules amendments, but is

seeking the views of the public now on

the broader issues raised by the prospect

of allowing electronic filing. The

Commission encourages party

representatives, other document filers,

and other interested persons to