[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 251 (Thursday, December 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72327-72328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34671]
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UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. AA1921-115 (Review)]
Synthetic Methionine From Japan
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the
antidumping duty order on synthetic methionine from Japan.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of
the antidumping duty order on synthetic methionine 1 from
Japan 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 F.R. 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded from
the Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/rules.htm.
\1\ The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order is
synthetic methionine other than synthetic L methionine.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Elizabeth Sweet (202-205-3455),
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 November 5, 1998, the Commission determined that
responses to its notice of institution of the subject five-year review
were such that a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act
should proceed (63 F.R. 63748, November 16, 1998). A record of the
Commissioners' votes and a statement by Chairman Lynn M. Bragg are
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web
site.
Participation in the review and public service list.--Persons,
including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in this review as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, by 45 days after
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the
review need not file an additional notice of appearance. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
review.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in this review available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the review, provided that the
application is made by 45 days after publication of this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by
19 U.S.C. Sec. 1677(9), who are parties to the review. A party granted
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of
institution of the review need not reapply for such access. A separate
service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties
authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the review will be
placed in the nonpublic record on April 28, 1999, and a public version
will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the
Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
review beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 18, 1999, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission
on or before May 11, 1999. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid
the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a
short statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to
appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on May 13, 1999, at the
U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 of the Commission's
rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party to the review may submit a
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with
the provisions of section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the
deadline for filing is May 7, 1999. Parties may also file written
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.67 of the
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is May
27, 1999; witness testimony must be filed no later than three days
before the hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an
appearance as a party to the review may submit a written statement of
information pertinent to the subject of the review on or before May 27,
1999. On June 18, 1999, the Commission will make available to parties
all information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment.
Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before June
22, 1999, but such final comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply with section 207.68 of the
Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections
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.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
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.
Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: December 23, 1998.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-34671 Filed 12-30-98; 8:45 am]
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