[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 176 (Wednesday, September 11, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57628-57629]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-23032]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-745 (Review)]


Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Turkey

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full 
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on steel concrete reinforcing bars from Turkey 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information 
concerning the conduct of this review 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 207, subparts A, D, E, 
and F (19 CFR part 207).

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 3, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Olympia DeRosa Hand (202-205-3182), 
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:

Background

    On June 4, 2002, the Commission determined that responses to its 
notice of institution of the subject five-year review were such that a 
full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed (67 
FR 40965, June 14, 2002). A record of the Commissioners' votes, the 
Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's 
statements are available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 
Commission's web site.
    Participation in the review and public service list. Persons, 
including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in this review 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, by 45 days after 
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the 
review need not file an additional notice of appearance. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
review.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list. Pursuant 
to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make 
BPI gathered in this review available to authorized applicants under 
the APO issued in the review, provided that the application is made by 
45 days after publication of this notice. Authorized applicants must 
represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 
parties to the review. A party granted access to BPI following 
publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the review 
need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be 
maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI 
under the APO.
    Staff report. The prehearing staff report in the review will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on November 22, 2002, and a public 
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Hearing. The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
review beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 12, 2002, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the 
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission 
on or before December 2, 2002. A nonparty who has testimony that may 
aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a 
short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to 
appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a 
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on December 4, 2002, at 
the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and 
written materials to be submitted at the public

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hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 
207.66 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 date of the hearing.
    Written submissions. Each party to the review may submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with 
the provisions of section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the 
deadline for filing is December 3, 2002. Parties may also file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as 
provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing 
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.67 of the 
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is 
December 19, 2002; witness testimony must be filed no later than three 
days before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an 
appearance as a party to the review may submit a written statement of 
information pertinent to the subject of the review on or before 
December 19, 2002. On January 31, 2003, the Commission will make 
available to parties all information on which they have not had an 
opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this 
information on or before February 4, 2003, but such final comments must 
not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with 
section 207.68 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must 
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; 
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 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 sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the review must be served on 
all other parties to the review (as identified by either the public or 
BPI 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 review is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 4, 2002.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-23032 Filed 9-10-02; 8:45 am]
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