[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35267-35268]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16779]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-73]


Steel

AGENCY: United States 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 request from the United States Trade 
Representative on June 22, 2001, the Commission instituted 
investigation No. TA-201-73 under section 202 of the Act to determine 
whether certain steel products,\1\ are 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.
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    \1\ The request letter and the accompanying annexes listing the 
covered products by HTS categories are on the Commission's website
(http://www.usitc.gov).
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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 B 
(19 CFR part 206).

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Libeau (202-205-3176) for general 
procedural questions; Mary Messer (202-205-3193) for carbon and alloy 
flat products; D.J. Na (202-708-4727) for carbon and alloy long 
products; Christopher Cassise (202-708-5408) for carbon and alloy 
tubular products and fittings and specialty products, 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). The public record for this investigation may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.

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 a series of separate hearings in 
connection with the injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The 
hearings on injury will begin the week of September 17, 2001, at the 
U.S. International Trade Commission Building and will continue for 
additional days to be determined. Requests to appear at the hearings 
should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or 
before August 22, 2001. Requests should identify the products to be 
addressed and the amount of time requested. The Commission intends to 
publish a notice no later than September 5, 2001 concerning specific 
dates for the hearings and the products that will be the subject of 
each hearing. All persons desiring to appear at the hearings and make 
oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at 
9:30 a.m. on September 12, 2001 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, hearings on the question of remedy 
will begin the week of November 5, 2001 and will continue for 
additional days to be determined. Requests to appear at these hearings 
should be filed in writing with the

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Secretary to the Commission on or before October 23, 2001. All persons 
desiring to appear at the hearings and make oral presentations should 
attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on October 30, 
2001 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 dates 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 
September 10, 2001; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy, 
including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(6)(B), is 
October 29, 2001. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The 
deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury will be announced at 
the hearings; that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy will also be 
announced at the hearings. 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 by a 
date to be announced at the hearings, and pertinent to the 
consideration of remedy also by a date to be announced at the hearings. 
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.

    Issued: June 28, 2001.

    By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-16779 Filed 7-2-01; 8:45 am]
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