[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11430-11431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-6628]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-367 (Preliminary)]


Certain Laminated Hardwood Flooring From Canada

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a preliminary countervailing duty 
investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of 
preliminary countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-367 
(Preliminary) under section 703(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1671b(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 
Canada of certain laminated hardwood flooring,1 provided for in 
subheading 4421.90.98 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that are alleged to be subsidized by the Government of Canada. 
Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation 
pursuant to section 702(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671a(c)(1)(B)), 
the Commission must complete preliminary countervailing duty 
investigations in 45 days, or in this case by April 22, 1996. The 
Commission's views are due at the Department of Commerce within five 
business days thereafter, or by April 29, 1996.
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    \1\ Laminated hardwood trailer, truck body, container, and rail 
car flooring produced from hardwood lumber and processed and 
laminated to meet specifications required by purchaser. For trailer 
flooring, those specifications generally follow those set forth in 
the Fruehauf Engineering Standards for Laminated Hardwood Flooring, 
as revised. Certain laminated hardwood flooring is covered by 
statistical reporting number 4421.90.98.40 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTS).
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation and rules of general application, consult the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A 
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E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 7, 1996.
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. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background

    This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition 
filed on March 7, 1996, by the Ad Hoc Committee on Laminated Hardwood 
Trailer Flooring (Anderson-Tully Co., Memphis, TN, Cloud Corp., 
Harrision, AK, Havco Wood Products, Inc., Cape Girardeau, MO, 
Industrial Hardwoods Products Inc., Redwing, MN, and Lewisohn Sales Co. 
Inc., North Bergen, NJ.).

Participation in the Investigation and Public Service List

    Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the 
investigation 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. 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 preliminary investigation 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigation, 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 this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on March 28, 1996, 
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should 
contact Olympia Hand (202-205-3182) not later than March 25, 1996, to 
arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition of 
countervailing duties in this investigation 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 April 2, 1996, a 
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the 
subject matter of the investigation. 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.
    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 title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 14, 1996.

Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-6628 Filed 3-19-96; 8:45 am]
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