[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38688-38689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18332]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-269-270 (Review) and 731-TA-311-317 and 
379-380 (Review)]


Brass Sheet and Strip From Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, Korea, The Netherlands, and Sweden

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the 
countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and 
strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the 
Netherlands, and Sweden.

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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. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of 
the countervailing duty and antidumping duty orders on brass sheet and 
strip from Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, the 
Netherlands, and Sweden 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 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: July 12, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Seiger (202-205-3183), Office 
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street 
S.W., 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 May 6, 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 F.R. 27294, May 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.

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 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 
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,

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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 section 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 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. Sec. 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 November 23, 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 reviews 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 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 
December 7, 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 December 10, 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 reviews 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 
December 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 December 23, 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 reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the review on or before December 23, 1999. On January 
21, 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 25, 
2000, 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 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.

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: These reviews are 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: July 13, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18332 Filed 7-16-99; 8:45 am]
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