[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 36 (Wednesday, February 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9177-9178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-4569]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-125-126 (Review)]


Potassium Permanganate From China and Spain

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determination to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on potassium 
permanganate from China and Spain.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on potassium permanganate from China and Spain 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the reviews 
will be established and announced at a later date.
    For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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: February 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George Deyman (202-205-3197), 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: On February 4, 1999, the Commission 
determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-
year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act.

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    With respect to potassium permanganate from Spain, Inv. No. 731-TA-
126 (Review), the Commission found that both the domestic interested 
party group response and the respondent interested party group response 
to its notice of institution 1 were adequate and voted to 
conduct a full review.
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    \1\ The notice of institution for both of the subject reviews 
was published in the Federal Register on Nov. 2, 1998 (63 FR 58765).
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    With respect to potassium permanganate from China, Inv. No. 731-TA-
125 (Review), the Commission found that the domestic interested party 
group response was adequate and the respondent interested party group 
response was inadequate. The Commission also found that other 
circumstances warranted conducting a full review.2
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    \2\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.
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    A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on 
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be 
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web 
site.

    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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: February 18, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-4569 Filed 2-23-99; 8:45 am]
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