[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 150 (Friday, August 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40722-40723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19617]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. NAFTA-312-1]


Certain Steel Wire Rod

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 
312(c)(2) of the North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act 
(19 U.S.C. 3372(c)(2)) (the Act).

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request filed on July 24, 2001, on 
behalf of Co-Steel Raritan, GS Industries, Inc., Keystone Steel & Wire 
Company, and North Star Steel Texas Inc., the Commission instituted 
investigation No. NAFTA-312-1 under section 312(c)(2) of the Act to 
determine whether a surge in U.S. imports of certain steel wire rod 
from Canada and/or Mexico undermines the effectiveness of the import 
relief on wire rod provided for in Presidential Proclamation 7273 of 
February 16, 2000 (65 FR 8624, February 18, 2000).\1\
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    \1\ See the Proclamation for a specific definition of the 
covered products.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 24, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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-

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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 not 
later than 2 business days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.\2\ 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.
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    \2\ The Commission waives the period for entering an appearance 
under section 201.11 of the Commission's rules in light of the time 
limits of this investigation.
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Conference

    The Commission has scheduled a hearing in the form of a staff 
conference in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on 
August 8, 2001, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 
500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the 
conference should contact Debra Baker (202-205-3180) not later than 
August 6, 2001, to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of 
the request in this investigation and parties in opposition to the 
request will each be collectively allocated one hour within which to 
make an oral presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has 
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request 
permission to present a short statement at the conference.

Written Submissions

    Each party is encouraged to submit a preconference brief to the 
Commission. The deadline for filing such briefs is August 6, 2001. 
Parties may also file postconference briefs, which shall not exceed 15 
pages in length. The deadline for filing postconference briefs is 
August 10, 2001. 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 subject of the investigation 
on or before August 10, 2001. On August 17, 2001, the Commission will 
make available to parties a public version of the staff report. Parties 
may submit final comments on or before August 20, 2001, on the basis of 
this report and other information on which they have not had an 
opportunity to comment; such comments shall not exceed 15 pages in 
length. 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.
    The Commission may wish to use in this investigation the 
information provided in investigation No. TA-204-6, Certain Steel Wire 
Rod: Monitoring Developments in the Domestic Industry. Any confidential 
business information submitted in that investigation will be afforded 
the protection provided under the appropriate statutory authority. 
Respondents to questionnaires in investigation No. TA-204-6 will be 
contacted to assure they do not object to use of their data in this 
investigation. Any U.S. producer, importer, or purchaser that did not 
provide a questionnaire response in investigation No. TA-204-6 is urged 
to provide equivalent information in this investigation. If convenient, 
this may be done by completing the appropriate questionnaire(s) which 
are available on the Commission's web site at http://info.usitc.gov/OINV/INVEST/OINVINVEST.NSF; questionnaires should be returned to the 
Commission by August 8, 2001.

    Authority: This investigation is being conducted under the 
authority of section 312(c) of the Act; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: August 1, 2001.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-19617 Filed 8-2-01; 8:45 am]
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