[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5185-5186]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-2099]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-373 and 731-TA-770-775 (Review)]


Stainless Steel Wire Rod From Italy, Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, 
and Taiwan

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the 
countervailing duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Italy and 
antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, Japan, 
Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full 
reviews 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 
countervailing duty order on stainless steel wire rod from Italy and 
the antidumping duty orders on stainless steel wire rod from Italy, 
Japan, Korea, Spain, Sweden, and Taiwan would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably 
foreseeable time. For further information concerning the conduct of 
these reviews 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: January 28, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D.J. Na (202-708-4727), 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 these reviews may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 4, 2003, the Commission determined that responses to 
its notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews were such 
that full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should 
proceed (68 FR 65085, November 18, 2003). 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 Reviews 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 these reviews 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 
reviews 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 
reviews.
    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 these reviews available to 
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the reviews, 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 reviews. A party 
granted access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice 
of institution of the reviews 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 reviews will be placed in the 
nonpublic record on April 28, 2004, 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 reviews 
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 18, 2004, at the U.S. International Trade 
Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed 
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writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before May 11, 2004. 
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 May 13, 2004, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written 
materials to be submitted at the public 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 reviews 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 
May 7, 2004. 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 May 27, 2004; 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 reviews may 
submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of 
the reviews on or before May 27, 2004. On June 18, 2004, 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 June 22, 2004, 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, except to the 
extent permitted by section 201.8 of the Commission's rules, as 
amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8, 2002).
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on 
all other parties to the reviews (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: These reviews are 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.

    Issued: January 28, 2004.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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