[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 141 (Friday, July 21, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45408-45409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-18513]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-204-3]


Lamb Meat: Monitoring Developments in the Domestic Industry

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
204(a) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2254(a)) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: The Commission instituted the investigation for the purpose of 
preparing the report to the President and the Congress required by 
section 204(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 on the results of its 
monitoring of developments with respect to the domestic lamb meat 
industry since the President imposed a tariff-rate quota on imports of 
fresh, chilled, or frozen lamb meat \1\ effective July 22, 1999.
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    \1\ Lamb meat is classified in subheadings 0204.10.00, 
0204.22.20, 0204.23.20, 0204.30.00, 0204.42.20, and 0204.43.20 of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this 
investigation, hearing procedures, 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 206, subparts A and F 
(19 CFR part 206).

Background

    Following receipt of a report from the Commission in April 1999 
under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) containing 
an affirmative determination and remedy recommendation, the President, 
on July 7, 1999, pursuant to section 203 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
U.S.C. 2253), issued Proclamation 7208 (as amended by Proclamation 7214 
of July 30, 1999), imposing import relief in the form of a tariff-rate 
quota on imports of fresh, chilled, or frozen lamb meat for a period of 
3 years and 1 day, effective July 22, 1999. Section 204(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2254(a)(1)) requires that the Commission, 
so long as any action under section 203 of the Trade Act remains in 
effect, monitor developments with respect to the domestic industry, 
including the progress and specific efforts made by workers and firms 
in the domestic industry to make a positive adjustment to import 
competition. Section 204(a)(2) requires that whenever the initial 
period of an action under section 203 of the Trade Act exceeds 3 years, 
the Commission shall submit a report on the results of the monitoring 
under section 204(a)(1) to the President and the Congress not later 
than the mid-point of the initial period of the relief, or by January 
22, 2001, in this case. Section 204(a)(3) requires that the Commission 
hold a hearing in the course of preparing each such report.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 17, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sioban Maguire (202-708-4721), 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 14 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.
    Public hearing.--As required by statute, the Commission has 
scheduled a hearing in connection with this

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investigation. The hearing will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on 
November 16, 2000 at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. 
Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the 
Secretary to the Commission on or before November 7, 2000. All persons 
desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should 
attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on November 13, 
2000, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral 
testimony and written materials to be submitted at the hearing 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 hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party is encouraged to submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing 
briefs is November 8, 2000. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. 
The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is November 27, 2000. In 
addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to 
the investigation may submit, on or before November 27, 2000, a written 
statement concerning the matters to be addressed in the Commission's 
report to the President. 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 204(a) of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: July 17, 2000.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-18513 Filed 7-20-00; 8:45 am]
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