[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8424-8425]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2689]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-409-412 and 731-TA-909-912 (Preliminary)]


Low Enriched Uranium From France, Germany, The Netherlands, and 
the United Kingdom

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673(b)(a)),\2\ that there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is threatened with 
materially injury by reason of imports from France, Germany, the 
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom of low enriched uranium, that are 
alleged to be subsidized by the Governments of France, Germany, the 
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom and that are alleged to be sold in 
the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.2(f)).
    \2\ Vice Chairman Okun and Commissioner Devaney not 
participating.
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Commencement of the Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from the 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under section 703(b) and 733(b) of 
the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in these investigations 
under section 705(a) and 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries 
of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not 
enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. 
Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold 
at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the 
right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses

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of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.

Background

    On December 7, 2000, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by USEC Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary United States 
Enrichment Corp., Bethesda, MD, alleging that an industry in the United 
States is materially injured and threatened with material injury by 
reason of subsidized and LTFV imports of low enriched uranium from 
France, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. Accordingly, 
effective December 7, 2000, the Commission instituted countervailing 
duty and antidumping investigations Nos. 701-TA-409-412 and 731-TA-909-
912 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of December 14, 2000 (65 FR 78187). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on December 28, 2000, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determination in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on January 22, 2001. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3388 
(January 2001), entitled Low Enriched Uranium From France, Germany, the 
Netherlands, and the United Kingdom: Investigations Nos. 701-TA-409-412 
and 731-TA-909-912 (Preliminary).

    Issued: January 24, 2001.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-2689 Filed 1-30-01; 8:45 am]
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