[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 157 (Monday, August 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49595-49596]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20530]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-470-472 and 671-673 (Review)]


Silicon Metal From Argentina, Brazil, and China and 
Silicomanganese From Brazil, China, and Ukraine

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the antidumping 
duty orders on silicon metal from Argentina, Brazil, and China; the 
antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from Brazil and China; and 
the suspended investigation on silicomanganese from Brazil.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full 
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty orders on silicon metal from Argentina, Brazil, and 
China; the antidumping duty orders on silicomanganese from Brazil and 
China; and termination of the suspended investigation on 
silicomanganese from Ukraine 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). 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).

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olympia DeRosa Hand (202-205-3182), 
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:

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Background

    On February 3, 2000, the Commission determined that responses to 
its notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews were such 
that full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should 
proceed (65 F.R. 7891, February 16, 2000). A record of the 
Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any 
individual Commissioner's statements are available from the Office of 
the Secretary and at the Commission's web site.

Participation in the Reviews and Public Service List

    Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, 
if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in these reviews 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, by 45 days after 
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the 
reviews need not file an additional notice of appearance. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
reviews.

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

    Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the 
Secretary will make BPI gathered in these reviews available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the reviews, provided 
that the application is made by 45 days after publication of this 
notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as 
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the reviews. A party 
granted access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice 
of institution of the reviews need not reapply for such access. A 
separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those 
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Staff Report

    The prehearing staff report in the reviews will be placed in the 
nonpublic record on October 24, 2000, and a public version will be 
issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the Commission's 
rules.

Hearing

    The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the reviews 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 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. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the 
Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short 
statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties 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 9, 2000, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written 
materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 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 to the reviews may submit a prehearing brief to the 
Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of 
section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is 
November 2, 2000. Parties may also file written testimony in connection 
with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in section 207.24 
of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform 
with the provisions of section 207.67 of the Commission's rules. The 
deadline for filing posthearing briefs is November 22, 2000; witness 
testimony must be filed no later than three days before the hearing. In 
addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to 
the reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to 
the subject of the reviews on or before November 22, 2000. On January 
5, 2001, the Commission will make available to parties all information 
on which they have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may 
submit final comments on this information on or before January 9, 2001, 
but such final comments must not contain new factual information and 
must otherwise comply with section 207.68 of the Commission's rules. 
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 
201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must 
also 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. The Commission has determined to waive rule 207.3(c) in order to 
permit the filing of public versions of posthearing briefs in these 
reviews on November 27, 2000.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on 
all other parties to the reviews (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.

    Authority: These reviews are 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: August 8, 2000.
    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 00-20530 Filed 8-11-00; 8:45 am]
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