[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 12 (Friday, January 19, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2553-2554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-718]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-706 (Second Review)]


In the Matter of Canned Pineapple Fruit from Thailand; 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.

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SUMMARY: Upon the timely, joint request of respondents, the Commission 
has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-
captioned investigation scheduled for January 18, 2007, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gracemary R. Roth-Roffy, Esq., Office 
of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 
202-205-3106. 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 Thai Pineapple 
Canning Industry Corp.; Malee Sampran Public Co., Ltd.; The Siam Agro 
Industry Pineapples and Others Public Co., Ltd.; Pranburi Hotei Co., 
Ltd.; Siam Fruit Canning (1988) Co., Ltd.; and Great Oriental Food 
Products and Other Fruits, Co. Ltd. (``Thai Respondents'') have 
justified the need for a closed session. Thai Respondents seek a closed 
session to allow for a discussion of business proprietary information 
(``BPI'') regarding the sole domestic producer's financial and 
production operations as well as data relating to subject imports from 
Thailand. 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 
petitioner and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include a 10-minute in camera

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session for a confidential presentation by Thai Respondents. Each 
session will be followed by an in camera rebuttal presentation by 
petitioner and questions from the Commission relating to the BPI. 
During the 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 investigation. See 19 CFR 
201.35(b). 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 his opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Canned Pineapple Fruit from 
Thailand, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-706 (Second Review), may be closed to the 
public to prevent the disclosure of BPI.

     Issued: January 16, 2007.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E7-718 Filed 1-18-07; 8:45 am]
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