[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52288-52289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26218]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 751-TA-21-27]


Ferrosilicon From Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and 
Venezuela

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Issuance of a schedule for the conduct of investigations Nos. 
751-TA-21-27: Ferrosilicon from Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, 
Ukraine, and Venezuela.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Fischer (202-205-3179) or Vera 
Libeau (202-205-3176), Office of Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. For further 
information concerning the conduct of these investigations 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, subparts A, C, D, and E (19 CFR part 207).
    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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 28, 1998, the Commission published notice (63 FR 40314) of 
its institution of investigations pursuant to section 751(b) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(b)) (the Act) to review its 
determinations in countervailing duty investigation No. 303-TA-23 
(Final) concerning ferrosilicon from Venezuela, and antidumping 
investigations Nos. 731-TA-566-570 and 731-TA-641 (Final) concerning 
ferrosilicon from Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and 
Venezuela. In that notice, the Commission waived rule 207.45(c), 
delaying issuance of a schedule for the conduct of investigations Nos. 
751-TA-21-27.

Participation in the Investigations and Public Service List

    Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, 
if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the investigations 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 after the publication date of this notice. The Secretary will 
maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of 
all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.

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 these investigations available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, 
provided that the application is made no later than 21 days after the 
publication date of this notice. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the investigations. 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 these investigations will be placed 
in the nonpublic record on December 11, 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 these 
investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January 12, 1999, 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 December 14, 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 December 17, 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 December 21, 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 
January 19, 1999; 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 investigations may submit a written 
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations 
on or before January 19, 1999. On February 9, 1999, 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 February 11, 1999, but such final comments 
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 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. The Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions 
with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be 
served on all other parties to the investigations (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: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.45 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: September 22, 1998.


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    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-26218 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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