[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32255-32256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15215]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-278-280 (Review) and 731-TA-347-348 
(Review)]


Malleable Cast Iron Pipe Fittings From Brazil, Japan, Korea, 
Taiwan, and Thailand \1\
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    \1\ The investigation numbers are as follows: Brazil is 731-TA-
278 (Review), Japan is 731-TA-347 (Review), Korea is 731-TA-279 
(Review), Taiwan is 731-TA-280 (Review), and Thailand is 731-TA-348 
(Review).
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty orders on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from 
Brazil, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.

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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. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on malleable cast iron pipe fittings from 
Brazil, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand 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 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: June 9, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim McClure (202-205-3191), 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 April 8, 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 19196, April 19, 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 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 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 
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. 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 November 2, 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 review 
beginning

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at 9:30 a.m. on December 2, 1999, at the U.S. Internation Trade 
Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed 
in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before November 
18, 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 November 23, 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. 203.6(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 
Sec. 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is 
November 12, 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 December 13, 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 statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the review on or before December 13, 1999. On January 
11, 2000, 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 January 13, 
2000, 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 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. 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 Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 10, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-15215 Filed 6-15-99; 8:45 am]
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