[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 197 (Thursday, October 13, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-25367]
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[Federal Register: October 13, 1994]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Inv. No. 731-TA-722 (Preliminary)]
Honey From the People's Republic of China
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of preliminary antidumping
investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
preliminary antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-722 (Preliminary)
under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930\1\ 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
honey,\2\ 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 November 17, 1994.
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\1\19 U.S.C. Sec. 1673b(a).
\2\The honey products included in this investigation are imports
of natural honey, artificial honey mixed with natural honey, and
preparations of natural honey, provided for in heading 0409 and
subheadings 1702.90 and 2106.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS). Included within this class or kind of
merchandise is honey in liquid, creamed, comb, cut comb, or chunk
form.
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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: October 3, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred H. Fischer (202-205-3179), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
S.W., 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. Information can also be
obtained by calling the Office of Investigations' remote bulletin board
system for personal computers at 202-205-1895 (N,8,1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition
filed on October 3, 1994, by counsel on behalf of the American
Beekeeping Federation, Inc., and the American Honey Producers
Association.
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
the 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 Monday, October
24, 1994, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the
conference should contact Fred Fischer (202-205-3179) not later than
October 21, 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 October 27, 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 Sec. 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 7, 1994.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 94-25367 Filed 10-7-94; 8:45 am]
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