[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 190 (Wednesday, October 1, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51488-51489]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26020]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-67]


Wheat Gluten Industry Council

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 2252) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a petition filed on September 19, 1997, 
on behalf of the Wheat Gluten Industry Council, the Commission 
instituted investigation No. TA-201-67 under section 202 of the Act to 
determine whether wheat gluten, provided for in subheadings 1109.00.10 
and 1109.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities 
as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, 
to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly 
competitive with the imported article.
    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 206, subparts A and B 
(19 CFR part 206), as amended by 61 FR 37818, July 22, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 19, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haines (202-205-3200), 
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:

Participation in the Investigation and 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 21 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The 
Secretary will prepare a 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) Under an 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) and CBI Service List.

    Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the 
application is made not later than 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 CBI 
under the APO.

Hearings on Injury and Remedy

    The Commission has scheduled separate hearings in connection with 
the injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The hearing on 
injury will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 16, 1997, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. In the event that the 
Commission makes an affirmative injury determination or is equally 
divided on the question of injury in this investigation, a hearing on 
the question of remedy will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on February 
10, 1998. Requests to appear at the hearings should be filed in writing 
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before December 5, 1997, and 
January 30, 1998, respectively. All persons desiring to appear at the 
hearings and make oral presentations should attend prehearing

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conferences to be held at 9:30 a.m. on December 9, 1997 and February 3, 
1998, respectively, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) of the 
Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a 
portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 days prior 
to the date of the hearing.

Written Submissions

    Each party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the 
Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs on injury is 
December 10, 1997; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy, 
including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 2252(a)(6)(B), is 
February 3, 1998. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The 
deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury is December 23, 1997; 
that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy is February 18, 1998. 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 consideration of injury on or before December 23, 
1997, and pertinent to the consideration of remedy on or before 
February 18, 1998. All written submissions must conform with the 
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions 
that contain confidential business information must also conform with 
the requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's rules.
    In accordance with section 201.16(c) of the Commission's rules, 
each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on 
all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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 the 
authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: September 26, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-26020 Filed 9-30-97; 8:45 am]
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