[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 88 (Friday, May 7, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24676-24677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11538]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-384 (Final) and 731-TA-806-808 (Final)]


Certain Hot-Rolled Steel Products From Brazil, Japan, and Russia; 
Notice of Commission Determination to Conduct a Portion of the Hearing 
In Camera

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing to the public.

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SUMMARY: Upon request of Japanese respondents (Nippon Steel 
Corporation, NKK Corporation, Kobe Steel, Ltd., Kawasaki Steel 
Corporation, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., and Nisshin Steel Co., 
Ltd.) and Brazilian respondents (USIMINAS, COSIPA, and CSN), the 
Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the 
above-captioned investigations scheduled for May 4, 1999, in camera. 
See Commission rules 207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4) (19 CFR 
207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4)). The remainder of the hearing 
will be open to the public. The Commission has determined that the 
seven-day advance notice of the change to a meeting was not possible. 
See Commission rule 201.35(a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35(a), (c)(1)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Fishman, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3115, e-mail 
[email protected]. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that the Japanese 
and Brazilian respondents have justified the need for a closed session. 
The Japanese and Brazilian respondents seek a closed session to allow 
for a company by company analysis of certain domestic producers' 
valuation and cost allocation of internal transfers of certain hot-
rolled steel products. Because such discussions will necessitate 
disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI), they can only 
occur if a portion of the hearing is held in camera. In making this 
decision, the Commission nevertheless reaffirms its belief that 
whenever possible its business should be conducted in public.
    The hearing will include the usual public presentations by 
petitioners and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a 
confidential presentation by the Japanese and Brazilian respondents and 
for questions from the Commission relating to the BPI, followed by an 
in camera rebuttal presentation by petitioners. For any in camera 
session the room will be cleared of all persons except those who have 
been granted access to BPI under a Commission administrative protective 
order (APO) and are included on the Commission's APO service list in 
this investigation. See 19 CFR 201.35(b)(1), (2). The time for the 
parties' presentations and rebuttals in the in camera session will be 
taken from their respective overall allotments for the hearing. All 
persons planning to attend the in camera portions of the hearing should 
be prepared to present proper identification.

    Authority: The General Counsel has certified, pursuant to 
Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Certain Hot-Rolled Steel 
Products from Brazil, Japan, and Russia, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-384 
(Final) and 731-TA-806-808 (Final), may be closed to the public to 
prevent the disclosure of BPI.

    Issued: May 4, 1999.


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    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-11538 Filed 5-6-99; 8:45 am]
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