19606 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 75 / Wednesday, April 19, 1995 / Notices

1The product scope covers natural honey,

artificial honey containing more than 50 percent

natural honey by weight, and preparations of

natural honey containing more than 50 percent

natural honey by weight. The subject products

include all grades and colors of honey whether in

liquid, creamed, comb, cut comb, or chunk form,

and whether packaged for retail or in bulk form.

Part 102. The Commission will address

the sufficiency of these change of tariff

classification provisions as a means of

determining when substantial

transformation has occurred, so as to

result in origin being ascribed to the

situs country. Specifically, the

Commission will attempt to identify

instances in which these change of

classification rules may lead to different

results than the substantial

transformation standard, as the latter

test has been traditionally applied in

determining origin for nonpreferential

purposes by U.S. courts and the U.S.

Customs Service. In addition, the

Commission’s analysis will help

identify those products or sectors where

the change-of-classification approach

does not reflect substantial

transformation, requiring the use of

supplementary or exclusive criteria

based upon value, manufacturing or

processing operations, or other

standards. The Commission will assist

in the development of harmonized

definitions of goods considered wholly

obtained in one country, and of minimal

processes or operations deemed not to

confer origin. Moreover, the

Commission will help analyze foreign

proposals and develop U.S.

counterproposals as the CCC and WTO

work programs progress, and will

review provisionally adopted

harmonized rules proposed by the CCC

Technical Committee.

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS: Interested persons

are invited to submit written statements

concerning this investigation, and, in

particular, the change of tariff

classification provisions set out in

section 102.20 of the U.S. Customs

Service Rules of Origin referenced

above. Written statements are

encouraged early in the investigative

process, and follow-up statements are

permitted; but all such statements must

be received at the Commission by the

close of business on June 15, 1995, in

order to be considered. Information

supplied to the Customs Service in

statements filed pursuant to notices of

that agency have been supplied to us

and need not be separately provided to

the Commission. The Commission is

particularly interested in receiving

views from the private sector on the

suitability of the draft rules as a basis for

determining origin for U.S. exports.

Commercial or financial information

which a submitter desires the

Commission to treat as confidential

must be submitted on separate sheets of

paper, each 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 available

for inspection by interested persons. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Office of the Secretary, United States

International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

PUBLIC HEARING: A public hearing in

connection with this investigation may

be held upon the request of interested

parties. Any such hearing will be

announced in a future public notice.

Issued: April 10, 1995.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–9674 Filed 4–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Investigation No. 731–TA–722 (Final)]

Honey From the People’s Republic of

China

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a

final antidumping investigation.

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives

notice of the institution of final

antidumping investigation No. 731–TA–

722 (Final) under section 735(b) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1673d(b))

(the Act) to determine whether an

industry in the United States is

materially injured, or is threatened with

material injury, or the establishment of

an industry in the United States is

materially retarded, by reason of

imports from the People’s Republic of

China of honey,1 provided for in

heading 0409 and subheadings 1702.90

and 2106.90 of the Harmonized Tariff

Schedule of the United States.

For further information concerning

the conduct of this investigation,

hearing procedures, 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 C (19

CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Messer (202–205–3193), 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.

Information can also be obtained by

calling the Office of Investigations’

remote bulletin board system for

personal computers at 202–205–1895

(N,8,1).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background.—This investigation is

being instituted as a result of an

affirmative preliminary determination

by the Department of Commerce that

imports of honey from the People’s

Republic of China are being sold in the

United States at less than fair value

within the meaning of section 733 of the

Act (19 U.S.C. § 1673b). The

investigation was requested in a petition

filed on October 3, 1994, by counsel on

behalf of the American Beekeeping

Federation, Inc. and the American

Honey Producers Association.

Participation in the investigation and

public service list.—Persons wishing to

participate in the investigation as

parties must file an entry of appearance

with the Secretary to the Commission,

as provided in section 201.11 of the

Commission’s rules, not later than

twenty-one (21) days after publication of

this notice in the Federal Register. The

Secretary will prepare a public service

list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives,

who are parties to this investigation

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 this final investigation

available to authorized applicants under

the APO issued in the investigation,

provided that the application is made

not later than twenty-one (21) 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.

Staff report.—The prehearing staff

report in this investigation will be

placed in the nonpublic record on July

25, 1995, and a public version will be

issued thereafter, pursuant to section

207.21 of the Commission’s rules.

Hearing.—The Commission will hold

a hearing in connection with this
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investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on

August 8, 1995, 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 August 1,

1995. 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 August 3, 1995, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission

Building. Oral testimony and written

materials to be submitted at the public

hearing are governed by sections

201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.23(b) of

the Commission’s rules. Parties are

strongly encouraged to submit as early

in the investigation as possible any

requests to present a portion of their

hearing testimony in camera.

Written submissions.—Each party is

encouraged to submit a prehearing brief

to the Commission. Prehearing briefs

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.22 of the Commission’s

rules; the deadline for filing is August

2, 1995. Parties may also file written

testimony in connection with their

presentation at the hearing, as provided

in section 207.23(b) of the Commission’s

rules, and posthearing briefs, which

must conform with the provisions of

section 207.24 of the Commission’s

rules. The deadline for filing

posthearing briefs is August 16, 1995;

witness testimony must be filed no later

than three (3) days before the hearing.

In addition, any person who has not

entered an appearance as a party to the

investigation may submit a written

statement of information pertinent to

the subject of the investigation on or

before August 16, 1995. All written

submissions must conform with the

provisions of section 201.8 of the

Commission’s rules; any submissions

that contain BPI must also conform with

the requirements of sections 201.6,

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s

rules.

In accordance with sections 201.16(c)

and 207.3 of the rules, each document

filed by a party to the investigation must

be served on all other parties to the

investigation (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: This investigation is being

conducted under authority of the Tariff Act

of 1930, title VII. This notice is published

pursuant to section 207.20 of the

Commission’s rules.

Issued: April 14, 1995.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–9676 Filed 4–18–95; 8:45 am]

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[Investigation 332–361]

Global Competitiveness of U.S.

Environmental Technology Industries:

Air Pollution Prevention and Control

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 13, 1995.

SUMMARY: In response to a request from

the Senate Committee on Finance, the

Commission has instituted investigation

No. 332–361, Global Competitiveness of

U.S. Environmental Technology

Industries: Air Pollution Prevention and

Control, under section 332(g) of the

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Industry-specific information may be

obtained from Mr. David Ingersoll (202–

205–2218) or Ms. Ann Shildneck (202–

205–3499), Office of Industries, U.S.

International Trade Commission,

Washington, DC 20436. For information

on the legal aspects of this investigation

contact Mr. William Gearhart of the

Office of the General Counsel (202–205–

3091). Hearing impaired individuals are

advised that information on this matter

can be obtained by contacting the TDD

terminal on (202) 205–1810.

Background

This is the second of two

competitiveness studies requested by

the Committee on Finance in its letter

of October 14, 1993. The report on the

first study, investigation No. 332–347,

Global Competitiveness of U.S.

Environmental Technology Industries:

Municipal & Industrial Water and

Wastewater was published on March 31,

1995. Notice of the first investigation

was published on November 24, 1993

(58 FR 62137). The Commission expects

to submit its second report to the

Committee by April 19, 1996.

In its report, the Commission will, as

requested by the Committee, seek to

examine and report on factors relevant

to the global competitiveness of the

environmental technology industry,

including but not limited to government

policies such as export promotion and

market development, environmental

regulation, technology transfer,

technical development assistance,

economic development or other

financial assistance, and intellectual

property protection.

Written Submissions

Interested parties are invited to

submit written statements 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 October 31, 1995. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, United States International

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,

Washington, DC 20436.

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.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection,

Environmental technology, Air

pollution, Pollution prevention,

Pollution abatement, Pollution control,

Export promotion.

Issued: April 14, 1995.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–9677 Filed 4–18–95; 8:45 am]

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INTERSTATE COMMERCE

COMMISSION

Availability of Environmental

Assessments

Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4332, the

Commission has prepared and made

available environmental assessments for

the proceedings listed below. Dates

environmental assessments are available

are listed below for each individual

proceeding.