[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 3, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 30258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14748]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 332-350 and 332-351]


Monitoring of U.S. Imports of Tomatoes; Monitoring of U.S. 
Imports of Peppers

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Publication of monitoring reports in 1998.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 22, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, Timothy 
McCarty (202-205-3324) or Lowell Grant (202-205-3312), Agricultural and 
Forest Products Division, Office of Industries, or for information on 
legal aspects, William Gearhart (202-205-3091), Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission. Hearing impaired persons 
can obtain information on these studies by contacting the Commission's 
TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.

Background

    Section 316 of the North American Free-Trade Agreement 
Implementation Act (NAFTA Implementation Act), 19 U.S.C. 3381, directs 
the Commission to monitor imports of fresh or chilled tomatoes (HTS 
heading 0702.00) and fresh or chilled peppers, other than chili peppers 
(HTS subheading 0709.60.00), until January 1, 2009, as if a request for 
such monitoring had been made under section 202(d) of the Trade Act of 
1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(d)), for purposes of expediting an investigation 
concerning provisional relief under section 202 of the Trade Act of 
1974. In response, the Commission instituted investigation No. 332-350, 
Monitoring of U.S. Imports of Tomatoes (59 F.R. 1763) and investigation 
No. 332-351, Monitoring of U.S. Imports of Peppers (59 F.R. 1762).
    Although section 316 of the NAFTA Implementation Act does not 
require the Commission to publish reports on the results of its 
monitoring activities, the Commission has endeavored to do so in those 
years in which it was not conducting an investigation under other 
statutory authority with respect to such products. Thus, no monitoring 
reports were published in 1996 when the Commission conducted 
investigation No. TA-201-66, Fresh Tomatoes and Bell Peppers (61 F.R. 
13875), under section 202(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
2252(b)); and antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-747 (preliminary), 
Fresh Tomatoes from Mexico (61 F.R. 15968), under section 733(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)). The Commission made a negative 
injury determination in the section 201 investigation on July 2, 1996; 
the Commission's antidumping investigation was suspended, effective 
November 1, 1996, following the signing of a suspension agreement.
    The Commission plans to publish both monitoring reports in 
September 1998.

    Issued: May 27, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-14748 Filed 6-2-98; 8:45 am]
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