[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5075-5076]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-2374]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-44 (Review)]


SORBITOL FROM FRANCE

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France.

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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. Sec. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France would 
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. 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 F.R. 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: January 7, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carr (202-205-3402), 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 January 7, 1999, the Commission determined that the 
domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution 
(63 F.R. 52757, Oct. 1, 1998) of the subject five-year review was 
adequate and that the respondent interested party group response was 
inadequate. The Commission did not find any other circumstances that 
would warrant conducting a full review.1 Accordingly, the 
Commission determined that it would conduct an expedited review 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act.2
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    \1\ A record of the Commissioners' votes and statements are 
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's 
web site.
    \2\ Commissioner Koplan dissenting.
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    Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the 
subject matter of the review will be placed in the nonpublic record on 
February 11, 1999, 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 individually adequate responses to the notice of 
institution,3 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 February 16, 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 February 16, 1999. If comments contain business proprietary 
information (BPI), they must conform with the requirements of sections 
201.6, 207.3,

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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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    \3\ The Commission has found the responses submitted by Archer 
Daniels Midland Co. and SPI Polyols to be individually 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.
    Determination.--The Commission has determined to exercise its 
authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 
U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)(B).

    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: January 27, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-2374 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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