[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46949-46950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22344]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. AA1921-143, 731-TA-341, 731-TA-343-345, 731-TA-
391-397, and 731-TA-399 (Review)]


Certain Bearings from China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, 
Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 1
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    \1\ The countries and investigation numbers for tapered roller 
bearings are as follows: China is 731-TA-344 (Review); Hungary is 
731-TA-341 (Review); Japan is AA1921-143 (Review) for 4 inches and 
under and 731-TA-343 (Review) for over 4 inches; and Romania is 731-
TA-345 (Review). The countries and investigation numbers for ball, 
cylindrical roller, and spherical plain bearings are as follows: 
France is 731-TA-392-A-C (Review); Germany is 731-TA-391-A-C 
(Review); and Japan is 731-TA-394-A-C (Review). The countries and 
investigation numbers for ball and cylindrical roller bearings are 
as follows: Italy is 731-TA-393-A-B (Review); Sweden is 731-TA-397-
A-B (Review); and the United Kingdom is 731-TA-399-A-B (Review). The 
countries and investigation numbers for ball bearings are as 
follows: Romania is 731-TA-395 (Review) and Singapore is 731-TA-396 
(Review).
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the antidumping 
duty orders on certain bearings from China, France, Germany, Hungary, 
Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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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 revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on certain bearings from China, France, 
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the 
United Kingdom 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: August 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carpenter (202-205-3172), 
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 July 2, 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 38471, July 16, 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 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 January 11, 2000, 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 February 1, 2000, 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 
January 24, 2000. 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 January 27, 2000, 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 
January 21, 2000. 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 February 10, 2000; 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 reviews on or before February 10, 2000. On March 14, 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 March 16, 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 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 Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 24, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22344 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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