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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-661 and 662 (Final)]

 

Color Negative Photographic Paper and Certain Chemical Components 
From Japan and the Netherlands

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of final antidumping investigations.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of final 
antidumping investigations Nos. 731-TA-661 and 662 (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 Japan and the Netherlands of color negative photographic 
paper (CNPP) and certain chemical components.\1\ CNPP is provided for 
in subheadings 3703.10.30 and 3703.20.30 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS); emulsions are provided for in 
subheadings 3707.10.00 and 3707.90.30 of the HTS; couplers and coupler 
dispersions are provided for in HTS subheadings 3707.90.30, 3707.90.60, 
2933.19.30, 2933.90.25, and 2934.90.20.
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    \1\CNPP is sensitized, unexposed, silver-halide color negative 
photographic paper, whether in master rolls, smaller rolls, or 
sheets. Chemical components include sensitized (whether chemically 
or spectrally) and unsensitized emulsions, couplers, and coupler 
dispersions used in making CNPP. These chemical components are 
further defined in the scope of investigation sections of the U.S. 
Department of Commerce's preliminary determinations.
    Specifically excluded from the scope of these investigations are 
all paper and chemical products which are not used in the silver 
halide process but which are used in other imaging technologies. 
Products outside the scope include toner and developer chemicals 
used in electrostatic or indirect imaging processes (e.g., 
xerography), products used in laser printing, and instant 
photography products.
    Also excluded from the scope is paper that is designed 
exclusively for use in graphic arts proofing equipment and does not 
exceed 160 microns in thickness, and those emulsions classified in 
subheading 3707.10.00 of the HTS that are used in the manufacture of 
monochrome graphic arts film or paper that are not used in the 
production of CNPP.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations, 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: April 6, 1994.

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 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

    These investigations are being instituted as a result of 
affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce 
that imports of CNPP and certain chemical components 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 investigations were requested in 
a petition filed on August 31, 1993, by Eastman Kodak Company, 
Rochester, NY.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons wishing to participate in the investigations as parties 
must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, 
as provided in Sec. 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 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 Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in these final investigations available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, 
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 these investigations will be placed 
in the nonpublic record on August 9, 1994, and a public version will be 
issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with these 
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August 23, 1994, 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 16. 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 18, 1994, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written 
materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
Secs. 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 
investigations 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 16, 1994. Parties may also file written testimony in connection 
with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.23(b) 
of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform 
with the provisions of Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules. The 
deadline for filing posthearing briefs is August 31, 1994; 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 investigations may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the investigations on or before 
August 31, 1994. All written submissions must conform with the 
provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions 
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of 
Secs. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
    In accordance with Secs. 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 the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is 
published pursuant to Sec. 207.20 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: May 10, 1994.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-12135 Filed 5-17-94; 8:45 am]
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