4860 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 12 / Thursday, January 18, 2001 / Notices

1For purposes of these investigations certain

welded large diameter line pipe are welded circular

carbon and alloy products of a kind used in oil and

gas pipelines with an outside diameter greater than

16 inches, regardless of stenciling. The products are

provided for in subheadings 7305.11.10,

7305.11.50, 7305.12.10, 7305.12.50, 7305.19.10, and

7305.19.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of

the United States.

Gearhart (TEL: 202–205–3091; EMAIL:

wgearheart@ustic.gov), Office of the

General Counsel. Hearing impaired

individuals are advised that information

on this matter can be obtained by

contacting the TDD terminal on (202)

205–1810.

Background: In its letter to the

Commission, the Committee stated that

a number of the United States’ trading

partners have aggressively pursued free

trade area negotiations that may

segment markets to the commercial

disadvantage of the United States. The

Committee indicated that over the

course of the next several months it

expects to ask the Commission for a

series of investigations under section

332 related to the economic impact of

negotiating bilaterally or regionally with

particular trading partners in the

absence of a new round of multilateral

talks.

Public Hearing: A public hearing in

connection with the investigation will

be held at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

on May 17, 2001. All persons shall have

the right to appear, by counsel or in

person, to present information and to be

heard. Requests to appear at the public

hearing should be filed with the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436, no later than

5:15 p.m., April 27, 2001. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed no later than

5:15 p.m., May 4, 2001; the deadline for

filing post-hearing briefs or statements

is 5:15 p.m., May 25, 2001. In the event

that, as of the close of business on April

27, 2001, no witnesses are scheduled to

appear at the hearing, the hearing will

be canceled. Any person interested in

attending the hearing as an observer or

nonparticipant may call the Secretary of

the Commission (202–205–1806) after

April 27, 2001, to determine whether

the hearing will be held.

Written Submissions: In lieu of or in

addition to participating in the hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements (original and 14

copies) concerning the matters to be

addressed by the Commission in its

report on this investigation. Commercial

or financial information that a submitter

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 in the Office of

the Secretary of the Commission for

inspection by interested parties. To be

assured of consideration by the

Commission, written statements relating

to the Commission’s report should be

submitted to the Commission at the

earliest practical date and should be

received no later than the close of

business on May 25, 2001. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436. The

Commission’s rules do not authorize

filing submissions with the Secretary by

facsimile or electronic means.

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).

List of Subjects

Republic of Korea, Free Trade

Agreement, Tariffs, and Imports.

Issued: January 10, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–1489 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

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[Investigations Nos. 731–TA–919–920

(Preliminary)]

Certain Welded Large Diameter Line

Pipe From Japan and Mexico

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–919–920 (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 Japan and

Mexico of certain welded large diameter

line pipe 1 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 a preliminary determination

in antidumping investigations in 45

days, or in this case by February 26,

2001. The Commission’s views are due

at the Department of Commerce within

five business days thereafter, or by

March 5, 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: January 10, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane J. Mazur (202–205–3184), 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.—These investigations

are being instituted in response to a

petition filed on January 10, 2001, by

Berg Steel Pipe Corp., Panama City, FL;

American Steel Pipe Division of

American Cast Iron Pipe Co.,

Birmingham, AL; and Stupp Corp.,

Baton Rouge, LA.

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

sections 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

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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

section 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 January

31, 2001, at the U.S. International Trade

Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC. Parties wishing to

participate in the conference should

contact Diane Mazur (202–205–3184)

not later than January 29, 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

sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the

Commission’s rules, any person may

submit to the Commission on or before

February 5, 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 sections 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 sections 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 section 207.12 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: January 10, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–1491 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P

INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Inv. No. 337–TA–438]

In the Matter of Certain Plastic Molding

Machines With Control Systems

Having Programmable Operator

Interfaces Incorporating General

Purpose Computers, and Components

Thereof; Notice of a Commission

Determination Not to Review an Initial

Determination Terminating the

Investigation on the Basis of a

Settlement Agreement

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade

Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. International Trade

Commission has determined not to

review the presiding administrative law

judge’s (‘‘ALJ’s’’) initial determination

(‘‘ID’’) granting a joint motion to

terminate the above-captioned

investigation on the basis of a settlement

agreement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Peter L.

Sultan, Office of the General Counsel,

U.S. International Trade Commission,

telephone (202) 205–3094.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Commission instituted this investigation

on October 13, 2000, based on a

complaint filed by Milacron Inc.

(‘‘Milacron’’) alleging that respondents

UBE Industries, Ltd. and UBE

Machinery Inc. (collectively ‘‘UBE’’)

violated section 337 of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, by

importing, selling for importation, or

selling within the United States after

importation certain plastic molding

machines with control systems having

programmable operator interfaces

incorporating general purpose

computers, and components thereof,

that infringe certain claims of

Milacron’s U.S. Letters Patent 5,062,052,

as amended by Reexamination

Certificate B1 5,062,052.

On November 6, 2000, Milacron and

UBE entered into a settlement

agreement, which included an

agreement to file a joint motion to

terminate the investigation. On

November 13, 2000, Milacron and UBE

filed the joint motion to terminate the

investigation, which was supported by

the Commission investigative attorney.

On December 20, 2000, the ALJ issued

an ID (Order No. 2) granting the joint

motion to terminate the investigation on

the basis of the settlement agreement.

None of the parties filed a petition to

review the subject ID. The Commission

subsequently determined not to review

the subject ID.

This action is taken under the

authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act

of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337,

and Commission rule 210.42, 19 CFR

210.42. Copies of the public version of

the ALJ’s ID and all other

nonconfidential documents filed in

connection with this investigation are or

will be available for inspection during

official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15

p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436,

telephone 202–205–2000. Hearingimpaired persons are advised that

information on this matter can be

obtained by contacting the

Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–

205–1810. General information

concerning the Commission may also be

obtained by accessing its Internet server

(http://www.usitc.gov).

Issued: January 10, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–1490 Filed 1–17–01; 8:45 am]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[USITC SE–01–003]

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United

States International Trade Commission.

TIME AND DATE: January 22, 2001 at 2:00

p.m.

PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20426, Telephone:

(202) 205–2000.