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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

The Commission instituted these

investigations effective December 28,

2000, following receipt of a petition

filed with the Commission and the

Department of Commerce by Carpenter

Technology Corp. (Wyomissing, PA);

Crucible Specialty Metals (Syracuse,

NY); Electralloy Corp. (Oil City, PA);

Empire Specialty Steel, Inc. (Dunkirk,

NY); Slater Steels Corp., Specialty

Alloys Division (Fort Wayne, IN); and

the United Steelworkers of America,

AFL–CIO/CLC (Pittsburgh, PA), alleging

that an industry in the United States is

materially injured and threatened with

material injury by reason of imports of

stainless steel bar from France,

Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, and the

United Kingdom, that are alleged to be

sold in the United States at LTFV, and

by reason of imports of stainless steel

bar from Italy that are alleged to be

subsidized by the Government of Italy.

Accordingly, effective December 28,

2000, the Commission instituted

countervailing duty investigation No.

701–TA–413 (Preliminary) and

antidumping investigations Nos. 731–

TA–913–918 (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 January 4, 2001 (66

FR 807). The conference was held in

Washington, DC, on January 18, 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 February

12, 2001. The views of the Commission

are contained in USITC Publication

3395 (February 2001), entitled Stainless

Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy,

Korea, Taiwan, and the United

Kingdom: Investigations Nos. 701–TA

413 and 731–TA–913–918

(Preliminary).

Issued: February 13, 2001.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE

COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332–427]

U.S. Market Conditions for Certain

Wool Articles

AGENCY: United States International

Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution of investigation,

scheduling of public hearing, and

request for public comments.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 12, 2001.

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request

from the United States Trade

Representative (USTR) on January 22,

2001, the Commission instituted

Investigation No. 332–427, U.S. Market

Conditions for Certain Wool Articles,

under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) to monitor U.S.

market conditions for certain wool

articles.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, contact Kim

Freund (202–708–5402;

freund@usitc.gov) of the Office of

Industries; for information on legal

aspects, contact William Gearhart (202–

205–3091; wgearhart@usitc.gov) of the

Office of the General Counsel. The

media should contact Margaret

O’Laughlin, Public Affairs Officer (202–

205–1819). Hearing impaired

individuals may 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 about the

Commission may be obtained by

accessing its Internet server (http://

www.usitc.gov).

Background

As requested by the USTR, the

Commission will provide information

on U.S. market conditions, including

domestic demand, domestic supply, and

domestic production for men’s and

boys’ worsted wool suits, suit-type

jackets, and trousers; worsted wool

fabric and yarn used in the manufacture

of such clothing; and wool fibers used

in the manufacture of such fabrics and

yarn. Also as requested by the USTR,

the Commission will provide, to the

extent possible, data on:

(1) Increases or decreases in sales and

production of the subject domesticallyproduced worsted wool fabrics;

(2) Increases or decreases in domestic

production and consumption of the

subject apparel items;

(3) The ability of domestic producers

of the subject worsted wool fabrics to

meet the needs of domestic

manufacturers of the subject apparel

items in terms of quantity and ability to

meet market demands for the apparel

items;

(4) Sales of the subject worsted wool

fabrics lost by domestic manufacturers

to imports benefiting from the

temporary duty reductions on certain

worsted wool fabrics under the tariffrate quotas (TRQs) provided for in

headings 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.12 of

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTS);

(5) Loss of sales by domestic

manufacturers of the subject apparel

items related to the inability to purchase

adequate supplies of the subject worsted

wool fabrics on a cost competitive basis;

and

(6) The price per square meter of

imports and domestic sales of the

subject worsted wool fabrics.

The USTR requested that the

Commission submit two ‘‘annual

reports’’ and an ‘‘interim letter’’ under

this investigation. The first annual

report, providing data for 1999, 2000,

and year-to-date 2000–01, was requested

by September 17, 2001, and the second

annual report, providing data for 2001

and year-to-date 2001–02, was requested

by September 16, 2002. In the interim,

the USTR requested that the

Commission provide by letter (interim

letter) the most comprehensive

information available on the factors

described above for the period from

January 1, 1999, to the present. The

Commission was requested to submit

this interim letter to USTR within 45

days after the U.S. Department of

Commerce publishes a notice in the

Federal Register soliciting requests from

U.S. manufacturers of men’s and boys’

worsted wool suits, suit-type jackets,

and trousers to modify the limitations

on the quantity of imports of worsted

wool fabrics under the TRQs provided

for in HTS headings 9902.51.11 and

9902.51.12.USTR requested that the

Commission issue public versions of the

interim letter and the two annual

reports, as soon as possible thereafter,

with any business confidential

information deleted.

In the request letter, the USTR

referred to Title V of the Trade and

Development Act of 2000 (the Act),

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which was enacted on May 18, 2000,

and implemented by Presidential

Proclamation 7383 of December 1, 2000.

Title V of the Act temporarily reduces

tariffs and establishes TRQs on imports

of certain worsted wool fabrics. The

fabrics concerned are described in HTS

headings 9902.51.11 and 9902.51.12—

namely, worsted wool fabrics certified

by the importer as suitable for use in

men’s or boys’ suits, suit-type jackets,

and trousers. The Act authorizes the

President to modify the TRQ limits

provided for in HTS headings

9902.51.11 and 9902.51.12, which will

be in effect for 3 years beginning on

January 1, 2001, subject to his

consideration of certain U.S. market

conditions. In the request letter, the

USTR noted that, under section 504 of

the Act, the President is required to

monitor U.S. market conditions,

including domestic demand, domestic

supply, and increases in domestic

production for men’s and boys’ worsted

wool suits, suit-type jackets, and

trousers; worsted wool fabric and yarn

used in the manufacture of such

clothing; and wool fibers used in the

manufacture of such fabrics and yarn. In

Proclamation 7383, the President

delegated the authority to modify the

TRQ limits to the Secretary of

Commerce, and delegated to USTR the

authority to monitor these market

conditions.

Public Hearing

A public hearing in connection with

preparation of the first annual report, as

identified above, 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 31,

2001. The Commission has not

scheduled any other public hearing in

connection with this investigation at

this time. 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., May 17, 2001. Any

prehearing briefs (original and 14

copies) should be filed not later than

5:15 p.m., May 21, 2001. The deadline

for filing post-hearing briefs or

statements is 5:15 p.m., June 7, 2001. In

the event that, as of the close of business

on May 17, 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 non-participant may call the

Secretary of the Commission (202–205–

1806) after May 17, 2001, to determine

whether the hearing will be held.

Written Submissions

In connection with preparation of the

interim letter for USTR, interested

parties are invited to submit written

statements (original and 14 copies)

concerning the matters to be addressed

by the Commission. To be assured of

consideration by the Commission,

written statements in connection with

the interim letter should be submitted to

the Commission at the earliest practical

date and should be received no later

than the close of business on March 7,

2001. Regarding the first annual report,

in lieu of or in addition to participating

in the above-referenced hearing,

interested parties are invited to submit

written statements (original and 14

copies) concerning the matters to be

addressed by the Commission by no

later than the close of business on June

7, 2001.

Commercial or financial information

that a person 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). The Commission’s Rules do not

authorize filing of submissions with the

Secretary by facsimile or electronic

means. 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. The

Commission may include confidential

business information submitted in the

course of this investigation in its reports

to the USTR. In the public version of

these reports, however, the Commission

will not publish confidential business

information in a manner that would

reveal the individual operations of the

firm supplying the information. All

submissions should be addressed to the

Secretary, U.S. International Trade

Commission, 500 E Street SW,

Washington, DC 20436.

List of Subjects

Tariffs, imports, wool, fabric, and

suits.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: February 13, 2001.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree

Under the Clean Air Act

Notice is hereby given that on

February 8, 2001, a proposed consent

decree in United States v. Forsch

Polymer Corporation, Civil Action No.

00–N–919, was lodged with the United

States District Court for the District of

Colorado.

In this action, the United States

sought injunctive relief and the payment

of civil penalties for Forsch Polymer’s

alleged violations of the Stratospheric

Ozone Protection Requirements set forth

at Subchapter VI of the Clean Air Act,

and EPA’s implementing regulations.

Under the proposed decree, the

defendant Forsch Polymer Corporation

will pay the sum of $32,000 over a one

year period. The settlement sum is

based upon the financial inability of

Forsch Polymer Corporation to pay

more. The proposed decree does not

require that Forsch Polymer Corporation

take any injunctive measures because

Forsch Polymer Corporation has

certified that it no longer uses the ozone

depleting substance that formed the

basis of the United States’ action.

The Department of Justice will receive

for a period of thirty (30) days from the

date of this publication comments

relating to the proposed consent decree.

Comments should be addressed to the

Assistant Attorney General of the

Environment and Natural Resources

Division, Department of Justice,

Washington, DC 20530, and should refer

to United States v. Forsch Polymer

Corporation, D.J. Ref. 90–5–2–1–06428.

The proposed consent decree may be

examined at the Office of the United

States Attorney, 1225 17th Street, Suite

700, Denver, CO 80202; and at U.S. EPA

Region VIII, 999 18th Street, Denver,

Colorado 80202. A copy of the proposed

consent decree may be obtained by mail

from the Consent Decree Library, P.O.

Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044. In

requesting a copy, please enclose a

check in the amount of $3.25 (25 cents

per page reproduction cost) payable to

the Consent Decree Library.

Robert D. Brook,

Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement

Section, Environment and Natural Resources

Division.

[FR Doc. 01–4515 Filed 2–22–01; 8:45 am]

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