[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 15 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3231-3232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1568]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-413, 731-TA-913-918 (Final)]


In the Matter of Stainless Steel Bar From France, Germany, Italy, 
Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom; Notice of Commission 
Determination to Conduct a Portion of the Hearing in Camera

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing to the public.

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SUMMARY: Upon request of respondents BDG Edelstahl, Corus Engineering 
Steels, Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld GmbH, Firth Rixon Special Steels Ltd., 
Krupp Edelstahlprofile GmbH, Sandvik Metinox Ltd., Stahlwerk Ergste 
Westig GmbH and Walzwerke Einsal GmbH (collectively ``Respondents''), 
the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in 
the above-captioned investigations scheduled for January 17, 2002, in 
camera. See Commission rules 207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4) (19 
CFR 207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4)). The remainder of the 
hearing will be open to the public. The Commission has determined that 
the seven-day advance notice of the change to a meeting was not 
possible. See Commission rule 201.35(a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35(a), 
(c)(1)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc A. Bernstein, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3087, e-mail 
[email protected]. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that Respondents 
have justified the need for a closed session. Respondents seek a closed 
session to allow testimony concerning the manner in which internal 
transfers of individual domestic stainless steel bar producers should 
be valued and related issues regarding financial performance. Because 
such discussions will necessitate disclosure of business proprietary 
information (BPI), they can only occur if a portion of the hearing is 
held in camera. In making this decision, the Commission nevertheless 
reaffirms its belief that whenever possible its business should be 
conducted in public.
    The hearing will include the usual public presentations by 
petitioners and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a 
confidential presentation by Respondents and for questions from the 
Commission relating to the BPI, followed by an in camera rebuttal 
presentation by petitioners and questions from the Commission relating 
to the BPI. For any in camera session the room will be cleared of all 
persons except those who have been granted access to BPI under a 
Commission administrative protective order (APO) and are included on 
the Commission's APO service list in this investigations. See 19 CFR 
201.35(b)(1), (2). The time for the parties' presentations and 
rebuttals in the in camera session will be taken from their respective 
overall allotments for the hearing. All persons planning to attend the 
in camera portions of the hearing should be prepared to present proper 
identification.

    Authority: The General Counsel has certified, pursuant to 
Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Stainless Steel Bar from 
France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom, Inv. 
Nos. 701-TA-413, 731-TA-

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913-918 (Final) may be closed to the public to prevent the 
disclosure of BPI.

    Issued: January 16, 2002.
    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-1568 Filed 1-22-02; 8:45 am]
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