[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 24, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67406-67407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33596]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 753-TA-34]


Extruded Rubber Thread From Malaysia

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Initiation and scheduling of a countervailing duty 
investigation.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the initiation of 
countervailing duty investigation No. 753-TA-34 under section 753(a) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675b(a)) (the Act) to determine 
whether an industry in the United States is likely to be materially 
injured by reason of imports from Malaysia of extruded rubber thread, 
provided for in subheading 4007.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States, if the countervailing duty order on such 
merchandise is revoked.
    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 
through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207 (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 15, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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

    Section 753(a) of the Act provides that, in the case of a 
countervailing duty order issued under section 303 of the Act with 
respect to which the requirement of an affirmative determination of 
material injury under section 303(a)(2) was not applicable at the time 
the order was issued, interested parties may request that the 
Commission initiate an investigation to determine whether an industry 
in the United States is likely to be materially injured by reason of 
imports of the subject merchandise if the order is revoked. Such a 
request concerning the countervailing duty order on extruded rubber 
thread from Malaysia was filed on June 30, 1995, by North American 
Rubber Thread, Fall River, MA.

Participation in the Investigation and Public 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, no later than 21 
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Industrial 
users and (if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail 
level) representative consumer organizations have the right to appear 
as parties in Commission countervailing duty investigations. 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. Copies of draft questionnaires will be sent for comment 
to parties who filed an entry of appearance by January 16, 1998.

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 investigation available to 
authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 
U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the investigation under the APO 
issued in the investigation, provided that the application is made not 
later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. 
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 this investigation will be placed in 
the nonpublic record on April 10, 1998, and a public version will be 
issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of the Commission's 
rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with this 
investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 5, 1998, 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 April 27, 1998. 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 April 29, 1998, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 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 who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing 
brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the 
provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline 
for filing is April 17, 1998. Parties may also file written testimony 
in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which 
must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's 
rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is May 12, 1998; 
witness testimony must be filed no later than three days before the 
hearing. 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 subject of the investigation on or before 
May 12, 1998. On June 4, 1998, the Commission will make available to 
parties all information on which they have not had an opportunity to 
comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or 
before June 8, 1998, but such final comments must not contain new 
factual information and must otherwise comply with section

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207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any 
submissions that contain BPI must also 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 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 
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 207.46 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: December 16, 1997.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 97-33596 Filed 12-23-97; 8:45 am]
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