[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 54 (Monday, March 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15007-15008]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-6853]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-669 (Review)]


 Scheduling of an Expedited Five-Year Review Concerning the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Cased Pencils From China

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an 
expedited review 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 antidumping duty order on cased pencils from China 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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 3, 2000.

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 March 3, 2000, the Commission determined that the domestic 
interested party group response to its notice of institution (64 FR 
67304, December 1, 1999) was adequate and the respondent interested 
party group response was inadequate. The Commission did not find any 
other circumstances that would

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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 June 26, 2000, 
and made available to persons on the Administrative Protective Order 
service list for this review. A public version will be issued 
thereafter, pursuant to section 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 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 June 29, 2000, 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 June 29, 2000. However, should Commerce extend the time limit for 
its completion of the final results of its review, the deadline for 
comments (which may not contain new factual information) on Commerce's 
final results is three business days after the issuance of Commerce's 
results. 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 has found the responses submitted by Aakron 
Rule; Dixon; General Pencil; Musgrave Pencil; Sanford; Tennessee 
Pencil; and WIMA, Pencil Section, Antidumping Committee, 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 sections 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 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: This review is 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.

    Issued: March 15, 2000.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-6853 Filed 3-17-00; 8:45 am]
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