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General information concerning the

Commission may also be obtained by

accessing its internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov). The public record for

these investigations may be viewed on

the Commission’s electronic docket

(EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://

dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—These investigations

are being instituted in response to a

petition filed on May 24, 2001, by

counsel on behalf of Allied Tube &

Conduit Corp., Harvey, IL; IPSCO

Tubulars, Inc., Camanche, IA; LTV

Copperweld, Youngstown, OH;

Northwest Pipe Co., Portland, OR;

Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Long

Beach, CA; Century Tube Corp., Pine

Bluff, AR; Laclede Steel, St. Louis, MO;

Maverick Tube Corp., Chesterfield, MO;

Sharon Tube Co., Sharon, PA; and

Wheatland Tube Co., Wheatland, PA.

Participation in the investigations and

public service list.—Persons (other than

petitioners) wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commissions rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. 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

investigations. The Secretary will

prepare a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to these investigations upon the

expiration of the period for filing entries

of appearance.

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 investigations available to

authorized applicants representing

interested parties (as defined in 19

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

investigations under the APO issued in

the investigations, provided that the

application is made not later than seven

days after the publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Conference.—The Commission’s

Director of Operations has scheduled a

conference in connection with these

investigations for 9:30 a.m. on

Thursday, June 14, 2001, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington,

DC. Parties wishing to participate in the

conference should contact Larry Reavis

(202–205–3185) not later than June 12,

to arrange for their appearance. Parties

in support of the imposition of

antidumping duties in these

investigations and parties in opposition

to the imposition of such duties will

each be collectively allocated one hour

within which to make an oral

presentation at the conference. A

nonparty who has testimony that may

aid the Commission’s deliberations may

request permission to present a short

statement at the conference.

Written submissions.—As provided in

§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission’s

rules, any person may submit to the

Commission on or before June 19, 2001,

a written brief containing information

and arguments pertinent to the subject

matter of the investigations. Parties may

file written testimony in connection

with their presentation at the conference

no later than three days before the

conference. If briefs or written

testimony contain BPI, they must

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 rules, each document filed

by a party to the investigations must be

served on all other parties to the

investigations (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 investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission’s

rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: May 25, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13851 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–935–942

(Preliminary)]

Certain Structural Steel Beams From

China, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg,

Russia, South Africa, Spain, and

Taiwan

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of antidumping

investigations and scheduling of

preliminary phase investigations.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of investigations

and commencement of preliminary

phase antidumping investigations Nos.

731–TA–935–942 (Preliminary) under

section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to

determine whether there is a reasonable

indication that an industry in the

United States is materially injured or

threatened with material injury, or the

establishment of an industry in the

United States is materially retarded, by

reason of imports from China, Germany,

Italy, Luxembourg, Russia, South Africa,

Spain, and Taiwan of certain structural

steel beams, provided for in

subheadings 7216.32.00, 7216.33.00,

7216.50.00, 7216.61.00, 7216.69.00,

7216.91.00, 7216.99.00, 7228.70.30, and

7228.70.60 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States, that are

alleged to be sold in the United States

at less than fair value. Unless the

Department of Commerce extends the

time for initiation pursuant to section

732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.

1673a(c)(1)(B)), the Commission must

reach preliminary determinations in

these antidumping investigations in 45

days, or in these cases by July 9, 2001.

The Commission’s views are due at

Commerce within five business days

thereafter, or by July 16, 2001.

For further information concerning

the conduct of these investigations 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 and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Olympia DeRosa Hand (202–205–3182),

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

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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

these investigations may be viewed on

the Commission’s electronic docket

(EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://

dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—These investigations

are being instituted in response to a

petition filed on May 23, 2001, by

counsel on behalf of Northwestern Steel

& Wire Co., Sterling, IL; Nucor Corp.,

Charlotte, NC; Nucor-Yamato Steel Co.,

Blytheville, AR; and TXI-Chaparral

Steel Co., Midlothian, TX.

Participation in the investigations and

public service list.—Persons (other than

petitioners) wishing to participate in the

investigations as parties must file an

entry of appearance with the Secretary

to the Commission, as provided in

§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than seven

days after publication of this notice in

the Federal Register. 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

investigations. The Secretary will

prepare a public service list containing

the names and addresses of all persons,

or their representatives, who are parties

to these investigations upon the

expiration of the period for filing entries

of appearance.

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 investigations available to

authorized applicants representing

interested parties (as defined in 19

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

investigations under the APO issued in

the investigations, provided that the

application is made not later than seven

days after the publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. A separate

service list will be maintained by the

Secretary for those parties authorized to

receive BPI under the APO.

Conference.—The Commission’s

Director of Operations has scheduled a

conference in connection with these

investigations for 9:30 a.m. on June 13,

2001, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to

participate in the conference should

contact Olympia Hand (202–205–3182)

not later than June 6, 2001, to arrange

for their appearance. Parties in support

of the imposition of antidumping duties

in these investigations and parties in

opposition to the imposition of such

duties will each be collectively

allocated one hour within which to

make an oral presentation at the

conference. A nonparty who has

testimony that may aid the

Commission’s deliberations may request

permission to present a short statement

at the conference.

Written submissions.—As provided in

§§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the

Commission’s rules, any person may

submit to the Commission on or before

June 18, 2001, a written brief containing

information and arguments pertinent to

the subject matter of the investigations.

Parties may file written testimony in

connection with their presentation at

the conference no later than three days

before the conference. If briefs or

written testimony contain BPI, they

must 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 rules, each document filed

by a party to the investigations must be

served on all other parties to the

investigations (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 investigations are being

conducted under authority of title VII of the

Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission’s

rules.

Issued: May 24, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–13852 Filed 6–1–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL

TRADE COMMISSION

[USITC SE–01–021]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: June 7, 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. 701–TA–362 and 731–

TA–707–710 (Review) (Certain Seamless

Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line,

and Pressure Pipe from Argentina,

Brazil, Germany, and Italy)—briefing

and vote. (The Commission is currently

scheduled to transmit its determination

and Commissioners’ opinions to the

Secretary of Commerce on June 21,

2001.)

5. Outstanding action jackets: none.

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.

Issued: May 29, 2001.

By order of the Commission:

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–14090 Filed 5–31–01; 2:02 pm]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Civil Division; Agency Information

Collection Activities; Proposed

Collection; Comments Requested

AGENCY: Notice of information

collection under review; extension of a

currently approved collection, claim for

damage, injury, or death.

The Department of Justice, Civil

Division has submitted the following

information collection request to the

Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and clearance in

accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995. The information

collection was previously published in

the Federal Register on March 28, 2001

(Volume 66, Number 60, Page 16959)

allowing for a 60 day public comment

period. No comments were received by

the Civil Division on this information

collection.

The purpose of this notice is to allow

an additional 30 days for public

comments. Comments are encouraged

and will be accepted until July 5, 2001.

This process is conducted in accordance

with 5 CFR 1320.10.

Written comments and/or suggestions

regarding the items contained in this

notice, especially regarding the

estimated public burden and associated

response time, should be directed to the

Office of Management and Budget,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attention: Department of Justice

Desk Officer, Washington, DC 20530.

Written comments and suggestions

from the public and affected agencies