[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 230 (Thursday, November 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69217-69218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-20282]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notification of Distribution of Administrative Protective Order 
Documents in Electronic Format

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notification of Distribution of Administrative Protective Order 
Documents in Electronic Format via CD or DVD.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: January 9, 2007.
SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC, or Commission) 
has determined that, beginning January 9, 2007, it will distribute 
Administrative Protective Order (APO) Release documents in electronic 
format on either a compact disc (CD) or digital versatile disc (DVD) to 
parties on the APO service list for Title VII and Safeguard 
investigations. Parties requiring paper copies will be accommodated 
based on receipt of a request made to the Secretary to the Commission. 
The request may be made at the time the party files its application for 
disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) or confidential 
business information (CBI) under APO. It may also be made subsequent to 
filing of the application at which point it will be accommodated within 
three (3) business days of receipt of the request.

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    Each CD/DVD will include APO Release documents in PDF format. In 
addition, it will include an ASCII text file with a table of contents 
listing all document files included on the CD/DVD, as well as the 
investigation number and phase of the investigation for which the 
documents were submitted. Each CD/DVD will be color coded and clearly 
marked as containing BPI or CBI. It will also be labeled with the 
investigation number, phase of the investigation, and date of release. 
Multiple CDs or DVDs will be used when the cumulative size of all 
document files exceeds the amount of space available on an individual 
CD or DVD.
    The ITC is instituting this practice as a means of addressing 
several cost and resource issues with paper distribution, including 
increasing paper costs, greater storage and handling requirements, and 
higher postal costs for mailing the documents. In addition, feedback 
from the Service List community also indicated a preference for 
receiving APO Release documents in electronic form via CD/DVD.
    All obligations imposed on recipients of APO releases by Commission 
rules and APOs continue in force with respect to the releases made on 
CD and DVD.

ADDRESSES: Correspondence on this matter should be directed to Marilyn 
R. Abbott, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical questions or comments 
regarding this change may be directed to Joel Moeller, E-Business 
Division Manager, Office of Information Technology Services, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436 
(telephone 202-205-2220; e-mail [email protected]).Hearing-
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be 
obtained by contacting our TTD terminal at 202-205-1810. General 
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing 
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: November 27, 2006.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E6-20282 Filed 11-29-06; 8:45 am]
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