[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 48 (Friday, March 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 12351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6157]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-208 (Review)]


Barbed Wire and Barbless Wire Strand From Argentina

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on barbed wire and barbless wire strand from 
Argentina.

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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 barbed wire and barbless 
wire strand from Argentina 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: March 5, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie Noreen (202-205-3167), 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 March 5, 1999, the Commission determined that the domestic 
interested party group response to its notice of institution (63 F.R. 
66563, Dec. 2, 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.
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    \1\ 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.
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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 April 2, 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, 
2 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 
April 7, 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 April 7, 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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    \2\ The Commission has found responses submitted by Davis Wire 
Corp.; Keystone Steel & Wire Co.; and Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., 
Inc. 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.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 9, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6157 Filed 3-11-99; 8:45 am]
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