[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27939]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-368-371 (Final)]


In the Matter of Certain Steel Wire Rod From Canada, Germany, 
Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela; Notice of Commission Determination 
to Conduct a Portion of the Hearing in Camera

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Upon request of a respondent in the above-captioned final 
investigation, the Commission has unanimously determined to conduct a 
portion of its hearing scheduled for October 16, 1997 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 Sec. 201.35(a), 
(c)(1)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas H. Fine, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202-205-3092. 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 
information relating to the domestic industry's production levels and 
profitability, the occurrence of underselling and the effect and degree 
of domestic production outages can only occur if a portion of the 
hearing is held in camera. Because much of this 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 
petitioner and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a 
presentation that discusses only the financial data submitted and 
information on bids for individual projects and for questions from the 
Commission relating to the BPI, followed by an in camera rebuttal 
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). The time for the parties' presentations 
and 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 Certain Steel Wire Rod from 
Canada, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela, Inv. Nos. 701-
TA-368-371 (Final) may be closed to the public to prevent the 
disclosure of BPI.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 15, 1997.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-27939 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]
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