[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53196-53197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25270]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-725(F)]


Manganese Sulfate From the People's Republic of China; Commission 
Determination To Conduct a Portion of the Hearing In Camera

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing to the public.

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SUMMARY: Upon request of respondents in the above-captioned final 
investigations, the Commission has unanimously determined to conduct a 
portion of its hearing scheduled for October 3, 1995, in camera. See 
Commission rules 207.23(d), 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3) (19 CFR 
207.23(d), 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3)). The remainder of the hearing 
will be open to the public. The Commission unanimously has determined 
that the seven-day advance notice of the change to a meeting was not 
possible. See Commission rule 201.35(a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35(a), 
(c)(1)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James M. Lyons, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
S.W., Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3094. Hearing-impaired 
individuals are advised that information on this matter may be obtained 
by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that the respondents 
have justified the need for a closed session. A full discussion of 
competition in the industry and the domestic industry's financial 
condition can only occur if a portion of the hearing is held in camera. 
Because certain information is not publicly available, any discussion 
of issues relating to this information will necessitate disclosure of 
business proprietary information (BPI). Thus, such discussions can only 
occur if a portion of the hearing is held in camera. In making this 
decision, the Commission nevertheless reaffirms its belief that 
whenever possible its business should be conducted in public.
    The hearing will include the usual public presentations by 
petitioners and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a 
presentation that discusses BPI by respondents and for questions from 
the Commission relating to the BPI, followed by a similar in camera 

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presentation by petitioners. For any in camera session the room will be 
cleared of all persons except those who have been granted access to BPI 
under a Commission administrative protective order (APO) and are 
included on the Commission's APO service list in this investigation. 
See 19 CFR 201.35(b)(1), (2). In addition, to the extent petitioner's 
BPI will be discussed in the in camera session, personnel of the 
petitioning firm whose data will be discussed may also be granted 
access to the closed session while such data is discussed. The time for 
the parties' presentations and 3 rebuttals in the in camera session 
will be taken from their respective overall allotments for the hearing. 
All persons planning to attend the in camera portions of the hearing 
should be prepared to present proper identification.

    Authority: The General Counsel has certified, pursuant to 
Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Manganese Sulfate from the 
People's Republic of China, Inv. No. 731-TA-725 (Final) may be 
closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of BPI.

    Issued: October 4, 1995.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 95-25270 Filed 10-11-95; 8:45 am]
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