[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54285-54286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27133]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-73]


Steel

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of public hearings for the remedy phase of the 
investigation.

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the schedule for the public hearings to 
be conducted during the remedy phase of the Commission's investigation. 
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: October 23, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Libeau (202-205-3176), 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. Media should contact Peg 
O'Laughlin (202-205-1819), Office of External Relations. 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:

Background

    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 Trade Act of 1974 
(19 U.S.C. 2252) 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.\2\ On October 22, 2001, the

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Commission made an affirmative determination or was equally divided 
with respect to the products identified below.
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    \1\ The June 22, 2001, request letter from the United States 
Trade Representative and the accompanying annexes listing the 
covered products by HTS categories are on the Commission's website 
(http://www.usitc.gov).
    \2\ On July 26, 2001, the Commission received a resolution from 
the Committee on Finance of the United States Senate for an 
investigation of steel products with the same scope. Pursuant to 
section 603 of the Trade Act, the Commission consolidated the 
investigation requested by the Committee with the ongoing 
investigation.
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Hearings on Remedy

    The following tabulation shows the dates and starting times of the 
hearings to be held in connection with the remedy phase of this 
investigation, the product(s) or issues to be addressed, the time 
allotted to parties for their presentations, and the filing deadlines 
for the list of witnesses to appear at the hearings. Commission rule 
201.13(d) will be strictly enforced.
    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. Regardless of the product, the deadline for filing 
prehearing briefs on remedy is October 29, 2001. Parties may also file 
posthearing briefs. The deadlines for filing posthearing briefs on 
remedy are as follows: November 13, 2001, for briefs regarding products 
and issues addressed at the November 6 hearing; November 14, 2001, for 
briefs regarding products and issues addressed at the November 8 
hearing; and November 15, 2001, for briefs regarding products and 
issues addressed at the November 9 hearing. 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 remedy by November 15, 2001. 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.

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                                                               Product(s)/issues to be
         Date of hearing                 Starting time           addressed and time     Deadline to file list of
                                                                     allocations                witnesses
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Tuesday, November 6, 2001........  9:30 a.m.................  Opening arguments.......  November 1.
                                                               5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
                                                              Carbon and alloy steel
                                                               slabs; plate; hot-
                                                               rolled sheet, strip,
                                                               and coils; cold-rolled
                                                               sheet and strip other
                                                               than grain-oriented
                                                               electrical steel;
                                                               corrosion-resistant and
                                                               other coated sheet and
                                                               strip; and tin mill
                                                               products.
                                                              60 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              60 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
Thursday, November 8, 2001.......  9:30 a.m.................  Opening arguments.......  November 5.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
                                                              Carbon and alloy steel
                                                               hot-rolled bar and
                                                               light shapes; cold-
                                                               finished bar; and rebar.
                                                              45 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              45 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
                                                              Opening arguments.......
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
                                                              Carbon and alloy steel
                                                               welded tubular products
                                                               other than oil country
                                                               tubular goods; and
                                                               flanges, fittings, and
                                                               tool joints.
                                                              45 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              45 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
Friday, November 9, 2001.........  9:30 a.m.................  Opening arguments.......  November 6.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              5 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
                                                              Stainless steel bar and
                                                               light shapes; stainless
                                                               steel rod; tool steel;
                                                               stainless steel wire;
                                                               and stainless steel
                                                               flanges and fittings.
                                                              60 minutes: Parties in
                                                               support of relief.
                                                              60 minutes: Parties in
                                                               opposition to relief.
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    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.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: October 24, 2001.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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