[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 37575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15194]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-539 C, E, and F (Review)]


In the Matter of Uranium From Russia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan; 
Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct a Portion of the Hearing 
In Camera

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing.

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SUMMARY: Upon requests of the parties, the Ministry of the Russian 
Federation for Atomic Energy (``Russian respondents''), the Republic of 
Uzbekistan (``Uzbekistan respondents''), and the Uranium Coalition,\1\ 
the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in 
the above-captioned reviews scheduled for June 13, 2000, in camera. See 
Commission rules 207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4) (19 CFR 
207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4)). The remainder of the hearing 
will be open to the public. The Commission has determined that the 
seven-day advance notice of the change to a meeting was not possible. 
See Commission rule 201.35(a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35(a), (c)(1)).
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    \1\ The Uranium Coalition consists of the Ad Hoc Committee of 
Domestic Uranium Producers, the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical 
and Energy Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, and USEC, Inc. and 
its wholly-owned subsidiary United States Enrichment Corporation.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin L. Turner, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-205-3103, 
e-mail [email protected]. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the 
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Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that the parties 
have justified the need for a closed session. In these reviews, 
significant data for both the foreign and domestic industries are 
business proprietary. The parties seek a closed session in order to 
fully address the issues before the Commission without referring to 
business proprietary information (BPI). In making this decision, the 
Commission nevertheless reaffirms its belief that whenever possible its 
business should be conducted in public.
    The hearing will begin with public presentations by the Uranium 
Coalition, domestic parties opposing revocation of the antidumping duty 
order and suspension agreements, and by Russian and Uzbekistan 
respondents in support of revocation. During the public session, the 
Commission may question the parties following their respective 
presentations. Next, the hearing will include a 15-minute in camera 
session for a confidential presentation by the Uranium Coalition and 
for questions from the Commission relating to the BPI, followed by a 
15-minute in camera session for confidential presentation by the 
Russian and Uzbekistan respondents and for questions from the 
Commission. Each side will be permitted to use any portion of their 
allotted in camera time for in camera rebuttal presentations. For any 
in camera session the room will be cleared of all persons except those 
who have been granted access to BPI under a Commission administrative 
protective order (APO) and are included on the Commission's APO service 
list in these investigations. See 19 CFR 201.35(b)(1), (2). The time 
for the parties' presentations and rebuttals in the in camera session 
will be taken from their respective overall time allotments for the 
hearing. All persons planning to attend the in camera portions of the 
hearing should be prepared to present proper identification.

    Authority: The General Counsel has certified, pursuant to 
Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Uranium from Russia, Ukraine, 
and Uzbekistan, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-539-C, E, and F (Review), may be 
closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of BPI.

    Issued: June 9, 2000.
    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15194 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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