[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 202 (Tuesday, October 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56047-56048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-28072]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-776-779 (Final)]
Certain Preserved Mushrooms From Chile, China, India, and
Indonesia; Notice of Commission Determination to Conduct a Portion of
the Hearing in Camera
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing to the public.
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SUMMARY: Upon request of respondents Nature's Farm Products, Inc. and
Nature's Farm Products (Chile) S.A. (collectively ``NFP''), the
Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the
above-captioned investigations scheduled for October 15, 1998, in
camera. See Commission rules 207.23(d), 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3) (19
CFR Secs. 207.23(d), 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3)). The remainder of the
hearing will be open to the public. The Commission has determined that
the seven-day advance notice of the change to a meeting was not
possible. See Commission rule 201.35(a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35(a),
(c)(1)).
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc A. Bernstein, Office of General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202-205-3087, e-mail
mbernstein@usitc.gov. 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 NFP has
justified the need for a closed session. NFP seeks a closed session to
provide a full discussion of NFP's relationships with its customers'
and these customers' specific buying habits. Because such discussions
will necessitate 2 disclosure of business proprietary information
(BPI), they can only occur if a portion of the hearing is held in
camera. 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
petitioners and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a
confidential presentation by respondents and for questions from the
Commission relating to the BPI, followed by an in camera rebuttal
presentation by petitioners. For any 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 Sec. 201.35(b)(1), (2). 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 her opinion, a
portion of the Commission's hearing in Certain Preserved Mushrooms
from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-776-779
(Final), may be closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of
BPI.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: October 14, 1998.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-28072 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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