[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70158-70159]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33582]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. AA1921-188 (Review)]


Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Japan

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from 
Japan.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an 
expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation 
of the antidumping duty order on prestressed concrete steel wire strand 
from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury. For further information concerning the conduct of this 
review 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent 
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are 
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the 
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177), 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).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 4, 1998, the Commission determined that the

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domestic interested party response to its notice of institution (63 FR 
46477, September 1, 1998) of the subject five-year review was adequate. 
The Commission also determined that, because there was no respondent 
interested party response, such response was inadequate. The Commission 
did not find any other circumstances that would warrant conducting a 
full review. Accordingly, the Commission determined that it would 
conduct an expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act. A 
record of the Commissioners' votes and statements by Commissioners, if 
any, are available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 
Commission's web site.

Staff Report

    A staff report containing information concerning the subject matter 
of the review will be placed in the nonpublic record on December 31, 
1998, and made available to persons on the Administrative Protective 
Order service list for this review. A public version will be issued 
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission's rules.

Written Submissions

    As provided in section 207.62(d) of the Commission's rules, 
interested parties that are parties to the review and that have 
provided adequate responses to the notice of institution,1 
and any party other than an interested party to the review may file 
written comments with the Secretary on what determination the 
Commission should reach in the review. Comments are due on or before 
January 6, 1999, and may not contain new factual information. Any 
person that is neither a party to the five-year review nor an 
interested party may submit a brief written statement (which shall not 
contain any new factual information) pertinent to the review by January 
6, 1999. If comments contain business proprietary information (BPI), 
they must 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.
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    \1\ The Commission has found responses submitted by American 
Spring Wire, Florida Wire and Cable, Insteel Wire Products, and 
Sumiden Wire Products, to be adequate. Comments from other 
interested parties will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to the review must be served on all other 
parties to the review (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 review is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: December 15, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33582 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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