[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 123 (Monday, June 28, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34679-34680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16405]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-E and 202 (Review) and 731-TA-103 and 514 
(Review)]


Cotton Shop Towels From Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, and Peru 
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    \1\ The investigation numbers are as follows: Bangladesh is 731-
TA-514 (Review), China is 731-TA-103 (Review), Pakistan is 701-TA-
202 (Review), and Peru is 701-TA-E (Review).
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
countervailing duty orders and antidumping duty orders on cotton shop 
towels from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, and Peru.

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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 
countervailing duty orders and the antidumping duty orders on cotton 
shop towels from Bangladesh, China, Pakistan, and Peru 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 15, 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 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 19195, April 19, 1999). 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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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 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 
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 October 25, 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 review 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 18, 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 
November 9, 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 15, 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 review 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 
November 3, 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 November 30, 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 a written statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the review on or before November 30, 1999. On December 
22, 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 December 27, 
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(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 section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: June 22, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-16405 Filed 6-25-99; 8:45 am]
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