[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10315-10316]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-5259]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-25 (Review)]


Anhydrous Sodium Metasilicate From France

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on anhydrous sodium metasilicate from France.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full 
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of 
the antidumping duty order on anhydrous sodium metasilicate from France 
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 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: February 25, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jozlyn Kalchthaler (202-205-3457), 
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 
responses to its notice of institution of the subject five-year review 
were such that a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act 
should proceed (64 FR 4892, February 1, 1999). 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.
    Participation in the review 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 this review 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, by 45 days after 
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the 
review need not file an additional notice of appearance. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
review.
    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 this review available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the review, provided that the 
application is made by 45 days after publication of this notice. 
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 
19 U.S.C. Sec. 1677(9), who are parties to the review. A party granted 
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of 
institution of the review need not reapply for such access. 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 the review will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on June 30, 1999, and a public version 
will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
review

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beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 21, 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 July 
13, 1999. 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 July 16, 1999 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), 207.24, and 207.66 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 to the review may submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with 
the provisions of section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the 
deadline for filing is July 12, 1999. 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 207.67 of the 
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is July 
30, 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 review may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the review on or before July 
30, 1999. On August 26, 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 August 30, 1999, but such final comments must not contain new 
factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.68 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 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: February 25, 1999.

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

[FR Doc. 99-5259 Filed 3-2-99; 8:45 am]
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