[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 121 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38856-38857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15693]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-72]


Extruded Rubber Thread

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a petition properly filed on June 5, 
2000, on behalf of North American Rubber Thread, Fall River, MA, the 
Commission instituted investigation No. TA-201-72 under section 202 of 
the Act to determine whether extruded rubber thread is being imported 
into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a 
substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the 
domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive 
with the imported article.\1\
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    \1\ For purposes of this investigation, extruded rubber thread 
is defined as vulcanized rubber thread, obtained by extrusion of 
stable or concentrated natural rubber latex of any cross sectional 
shape, measuring from 0.18 mm (which is 0.007 inch or 140 gauge) to 
1.42 mm (which is 0.056 inch or 18 gauge) in diameter. Such extruded 
rubber thread is classified in heading 4007.00.00 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS). Although the HTS 
category is provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the 
written description of the merchandise under investigation is 
dispostive.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation, hearing procedures, and rules of general

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application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 
part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 206, 
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subparts A and B (19 CFR part 206).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 5, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jozlyn Kalchthaler (202-205-3457), 
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:

Participation in the Investigation and Service List

    Persons wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, not later than 21 
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The 
Secretary will prepare a service list containing the names and 
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to 
this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries 
of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Confidential Business Information (CBI) Under 
an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and CBI Service List

    Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the 
application is made not later than 21 days after the publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register. A separate service list will be 
maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive CBI 
under the APO.

Hearings on Injury and Remedy

    The Commission has scheduled separate hearings in connection with 
the injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The hearing on 
injury will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 6, 2000, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. In the event that the 
Commission makes an affirmative injury determination or is equally 
divided on the question of injury in this investigation, a hearing on 
the question of remedy will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 
24, 2000. Requests to appear at the hearings should be filed in writing 
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before August 28, 2000, and 
October 16, 2000, respectively. All persons desiring to appear at the 
hearings and make oral presentations should attend prehearing 
conferences to be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 31, 2000 and October 19, 
2000, respectively, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the 
hearings are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) of the 
Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a 
portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 days prior 
to the date of the hearings.

Written Submissions

    Each party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the 
Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs on injury is 
August 29, 2000; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy, including 
any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(6)(B), is October 17, 
2000. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The deadline for filing 
posthearing briefs on injury is September 13, 2000; that for filing 
posthearing briefs on remedy is October 31, 2000. In addition, any 
person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the 
investigation may submit a written statement of information pertinent 
to the consideration of injury on or before September 13, 2000, and 
pertinent to the consideration of remedy on or before October 31, 2000. 
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 
201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain 
confidential business information must also conform with the 
requirements of section 201.6 of the Commission's rules. The 
Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions with the 
Secretary by facsimile or electronic means. In accordance with section 
201.16(c) of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to 
the investigation must be served on all other parties to the 
investigation (as identified by the 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.

    Authority: This investigation is being conducted under the 
authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 15, 2000.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-15693 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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