Federal Register, Volume 64 Issue 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 50108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24065]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-297 (Review) and 731-TA-422 (Review)]


Steel Rails From Canada

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of expedited five-year reviews concerning the 
countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel rails from Canada.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of 
expedited reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation 
of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel rails from 
Canada would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 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: September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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 September 3, 1999, the Commission determined that 
the domestic interested party group responses to its notice of 
institution (64 FR 29353, June 1, 1999) were adequate and the 
respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. The 
Commission did not find any other circumstances that would warrant 
conducting full reviews.¹ Accordingly, the Commission 
determined that it would conduct expedited reviews pursuant to section 
751(c)(3) of the Act.
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    \1\ 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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    Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the 
subject matter of the reviews will be placed in the nonpublic record on 
October 25, 1999, and made available to persons on the Administrative 
Protective Order service list for this review. A public version will be 
issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission's 
rules.
    Written submissions.--As provided in section 207.62(d) of the 
Commission's rules, interested parties that are parties to these 
reviews and that have provided individually adequate responses to the 
notice of institution,² and any party other than an 
interested party to these reviews may file written comments with the 
Secretary on what determination the Commission should reach in these 
reviews. Comments are due on or before October 28, 1999, and may not 
contain new factual information. Any person that is neither a party to 
these five-year reviews nor an interested party may submit a brief 
written statement (which shall not contain any new factual information) 
pertinent to the reviews by October 28, 1999. If comments contain 
business proprietary information (BPI), they must 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.
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    \2\ The Commission found the responses submitted by Pennsylvania 
Steel Technologies and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills to be individually 
adequate. Comments from other interested parties will not be 
accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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    In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to these 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. 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 Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: September 9, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24065 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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