[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50105-50106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24066]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-432 (Review)]


Drafting Machines From Japan

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on drafting machines from Japan.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an 
expedited review pursuant to Sec. 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation 
of the antidumping duty order on drafting machines from Japan would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within 
a reasonably foreseeable time. 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 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: September 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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 response to its notice of 
institution (64 FR 29339, June 1, 1999) was adequate and the respondent 
interested party group response was inadequate. The Commission did not 
find any other circumstances that would warrant conducting a full 
review.1 Accordingly, the Commission determined that it 
would conduct an expedited review 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 review will be placed in the nonpublic record on 
October 12, 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 Sec. 207.62(d) of the 
Commission's rules, interested parties that are parties to the review 
and that have provided individually adequate responses to the notice of 
institution,2 and any party other than an interested party 
to the review may file written comments with the Secretary on what 
determination the Commission should reach in the review. Comments are 
due on or before October 15, 1999, and may not contain new factual 
information. Any person that is neither a party to the five-year review 
nor an interested party may submit a brief written statement (which 
shall not contain any new factual information) pertinent to the review 
by October 15, 1999. If comments contain business proprietary 
information (BPI), they must 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.
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    \2\ The Commission found the response submitted by Vemco 
Drafting Machines Corp. 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 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

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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: 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.

    2Issued: September 9, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24066 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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