[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12178-12179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6062]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 104-TAA-7 (Review); AA1921-198-200 (Review); 731-
TA-3 (Review)]


Sugar From the European Union; Sugar From Belgium, France and 
Germany; and Sugar and Syrups From Canada

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the 
countervailing duty order on sugar from the European Union and 
concerning the antidumping duty orders on sugar from Belgium, France 
and Germany; and sugar and syrups from Canada.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full 
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 
countervailing duty order on sugar from the European Union, and the 
antidumping duty orders on sugar from Belgium, France and Germany, and 
sugar and syrups from Canada would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury. 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: March 4, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John T. Fry (202-708-4157), 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 reviews were such that 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed 
(64 FR 4901, February 1, 1999). A record of the Commissioners' votes, 
the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual 
Commissioner's statements are available from the Office of the 
Secretary and at the Commission's web site.

Participation in the Reviews 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 these reviews 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 
reviews 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 
reviews.

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 reviews available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the reviews, 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. 1677(9), who are parties to the reviews. A party 
granted access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice 
of institution of the reviews 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 reviews will be placed in the 
nonpublic record on June 28, 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 reviews 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 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 
8, 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

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to be held at 9:30 a.m. on July 12, 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 reviews 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 6, 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 26, 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 reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the reviews on or before July 26, 1999. On August 31, 
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 September 7, 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 and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on 
all other parties to the reviews (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 reviews are 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: March 5, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6062 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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