[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 1994)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1026-1027]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-400]
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[Federal Register: January 7, 1994]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-677; Preliminary]
Coumarin From the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a preliminary antidumping
investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
preliminary antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-677 (Preliminary)
under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) to
determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an industry in
the United States is materially injured, or is threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of imports from the People's Republic of
China of coumarin,1 provided for in subheading 2932.21.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be
sold in the United States at less than fair value. The Commission must
complete preliminary antidumping investigations in 45 days, or in this
case by February 14, 1994.
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\1\ The chemical coumarin is a lactone with the formula
C9H6O2.
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For further information concerning the conduct of this
investigation 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 and B (19 CFR
part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 30, 1993.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177), 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition
filed on December 30, 1993, by Rhone-Poulenc Specialty Chemicals
Company, Cranbury, NJ.
Participation in the Investigation and Public Service List
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Secs. 201.11 and 207.10 of
the Commission's rules, not later than seven (7) days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will prepare a
public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under an
Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in this preliminary investigation available to
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation,
provided that the application is made not later than seven (7) days
after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A
separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference
The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference
in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on January 20,
1994, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street
SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference
should contact Douglas Corkran (202-205-3177) not later than January
18, 1994, to arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the
imposition of antidumping duties in this investigation and parties in
opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be collectively
allocated one hour within which to make an oral presentation at the
conference. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the conference.
Written Submissions
As provided in Secs. 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules,
any person may submit to the Commission on or before January 25, 1994,
a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the
subject matter of the investigation. Parties may file written testimony
in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than
three (3) days before the conference. If briefs or written testimony
contain BPI, they must conform with the requirements of Secs. 201.6,
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all
other parties to the investigation (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 investigation is being conducted under authority
of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This notice is published
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
Dated: January 3, 1994.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-400 Filed 1-6-94; 8:45 am]
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