[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15375-15376]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7877]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-A (Review) and 731-TA-157 (Review)]


Carbon Steel Wire Rod From Argentina

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the suspended 
countervailing duty investigation and the antidumping duty order on 
carbon steel wire rod from Argentina.

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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 termination of the 
suspended countervailing duty investigation or revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on carbon steel wire rod from Argentina 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 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sioban Maguire (202-708-4721), 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 February 4, 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 8120, February 18, 1999). A record of the Commissioners' 
votes and the Commission's statement on adequacy 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 Sec. 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 Sec. 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 July 14, 1999, and a public version will be issued 
thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 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 August 3, 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 
26, 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 29, 1999, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written 
materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
Secs. 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 
Sec. 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is July 
23, 1999. Parties may also file written testimony in connection with 
their presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.24 of the 
Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the 
provisions of Sec. 207.67 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for 
filing posthearing briefs is August 12, 1999; witness testimony must be 
filed

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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 August 12, 1999. On September 24, 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 29, 1999, but such 
final comments must not contain new factual information and must 
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.68 of the Commission's rules. All 
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of 
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also 
conform with the requirements of Secs. 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 Secs. 201.16(c) 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 Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: March 26, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-7877 Filed 3-30-99; 8:45 am]
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