96-3953. Post-Investigation Retention and Use of Confidential Business Information From Investigation on Unfair Practices in Import Trade; Decision Not to Issue Final Rules

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7230-7231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3953]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

19 CFR Part 210


Post-Investigation Retention and Use of Confidential Business 
Information From Investigation on Unfair Practices in Import Trade; 
Decision Not to Issue Final Rules

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Commission will not adopt at this time changes to certain 
rules for investigations and related proceedings under section 337 of 
the Tariff Act of 1930. The proposed amendments would have codified a 
proposed new policy of allowing counsel who are signatories to an 
administrative protective order (APO) to retain certain confidential 
business information (CBI) from an investigation for prescribed periods 
and to use that CBI for certain limited purposes.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: P.N. Smithey, Esq., Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3061. Hearing-impaired individuals can obtain information 
concerning the proposed rulemaking by contacting the Commission's TDD 
terminal at 202-205-1810.

 
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of proposed rulemaking was 
published at 60 FR 7723 (Feb. 9, 1995). The American Bar Association's 
Section on International Law and Practice and the ITC Trial Lawyers 
Association were the only organizations that commented on the proposed 
rules. The Commission has determined not to resolve these rules issues 
through rulemaking at this time. Post-investigation use and retention 
of CBI will continue to be governed by the terms of the APO issued by 
the presiding administrative law judge in each investigation.

    By Order of the Commission.

    Dated: February 13, 1996.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-3953 Filed 2-26-96; 8:45 am]
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