[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70157-70158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33584]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. AA1921-167 (Review)]
Pressure Sensitive Plastic Tape From Italy
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the
antidumping duty order on pressure sensitive plastic tape from Italy.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an
expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation
of the antidumping duty order on pressure sensitive plastic tape from
Italy would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material
injury. For further information concerning the conduct of this review
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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207). Recent
amendments to the Rules of Practice and Procedure pertinent to five-
year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part 207, are
published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from the
Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 4, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Clark (202-205-3195), 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-
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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. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(http://www.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 1998, the Commission determined to expedite the
subject five-year review because respondent interested party responses
to its notice of institution (63 FR 46475, September 1, 1998) were
inadequate. One U.S. producer, Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co.
(3M), responded to the notice of institution. 3M is also an importer of
pressure sensitive tape from Italy and owns an Italian producer of such
tape. In its response, 3M submitted some information regarding its U.S.
importation and its foreign subsidiary's production of plastic tape.
However, 3M submitted its response in its capacity as a domestic
producer and the Commission considered that response only for purposes
of its domestic group adequacy determination. Since no other respondent
interested party submitted a response, the Commission concluded that
respondent interested party responses were inadequate.
Vice Chairman Miller and Commissioners Hillman and Koplan, after
considering relevant information about the domestic industry, including
the share of domestic plastic tape production represented by 3M,
concluded that 3M's response constituted an adequate domestic
interested party group response. Chairman Bragg and Commissioners
Crawford and Askey concluded that 3M's response does not constitute an
adequate domestic interested party group response given the relevant
information about this domestic industry. As will be explained in the
Commission's opinion in this review, the domestic interested party
response was not the basis for the Commission's determination to
expedite the review.
The Commission did not find any other circumstances that would
warrant conducting a full review. Accordingly, the Commission
determined that it would conduct an expedited review pursuant to
section 751(c)(3) of the Act. A record of the Commissioners' votes are
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web
site.
Staff Report
A staff report containing information concerning the subject matter
of the review will be placed in the nonpublic record on January 8,
1999, and made available to persons on the Administrative Protective
Order service list for this review. A public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission's rules.
Written Submissions
As provided in Sec. 207.62(d) of the Commission's rules, interested
parties that are parties to the review and that have provided adequate
responses to the notice of institution,1 and any party other
than an interested party to the review may file written comments with
the Secretary on what determination the Commission should reach in the
review. Comments are due on or before January 13, 1999, and may not
contain new factual information. Any person that is neither a party to
the five-year review nor an interested party may submit a brief written
statement (which shall not contain any new factual information)
pertinent to the review by January 13, 1999. If comments contain
business proprietary information (BPI), they must conform with the
requirements of Secs. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's rules do not authorize filing of submissions
with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means.
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\1\ The Commission has found the response submitted by Minnesota
Mining & Manufacturing Co. to be adequate. Comments from other
interested parties will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the review must be served on all other
parties to the review (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.
Determination
The Commission has determined to extend the period of time for
making its expedited determination in this review by up to 90 days
pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued December 14, 1998.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-33584 Filed 12-17-98; 8:45 am]
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