[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 50106]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24069]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-413-415 and 419 (Review)]


Certain Industrial Belts From Germany, Italy, Japan, and 
Singapore

AGENCY:International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Commission determinations to conduct full five-year 
reviews concerning the antidumping duty orders on certain industrial 
belts from Germany, Italy, Japan, and Singapore.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with 
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on certain industrial belts from Germany, 
Italy, Japan, and Singapore would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 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); a 
schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later 
date.
    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: 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: On September 3, 1999, the Commission 
determined that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-
year reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act.
    With regard to industrial belts from Japan and Singapore, the 
Commission found that both the domestic interested party group 
responses 1 and the respondent interested party group 
responses to its notice of institution 2 were adequate and 
voted to conduct full reviews.
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    \1\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioners Crawford and Askey 
determined that the domestic interested party group response with 
respect to all power transmission belts other than V-type and 
synchronous-type from Japan was inadequate.
    \2\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews was 
published in the Federal Register on June 1, 1999 (64 FR 29342).
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    With regard to industrial belts from Germany and Italy, the 
Commission found that the domestic interested party group responses 
were adequate 3 and the respondent interested party group 
responses were inadequate. The Commission also found that other 
circumstances warranted conducting full reviews.
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    \3\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioners Crawford and Askey 
determined that the domestic interested party group response with 
respect to industrial belts from Germany was inadequate.
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    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.

    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. 99-24069 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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