[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 47 (Thursday, March 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12178-12179]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-6062]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 104-TAA-7 (Review); AA1921-198-200 (Review); 731-
TA-3 (Review)]
Sugar From the European Union; Sugar From Belgium, France and
Germany; and Sugar and Syrups From Canada
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the
countervailing duty order on sugar from the European Union and
concerning the antidumping duty orders on sugar from Belgium, France
and Germany; and sugar and syrups from Canada.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full
reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty order on sugar from the European Union, and the
antidumping duty orders on sugar from Belgium, France and Germany, and
sugar and syrups from Canada would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury. For further information concerning the
conduct of these reviews 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: March 4, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John T. Fry (202-708-4157), 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 202-205-
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 January 7, 1999, the Commission determined that responses to its
notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews were such that
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed
(64 FR 4901, February 1, 1999). A record of the Commissioners' votes,
the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual
Commissioner's statements are available from the Office of the
Secretary and at the Commission's web site.
Participation in the Reviews 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 these reviews 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
reviews 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
reviews.
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 these reviews available to
authorized applicants under the APO issued in the reviews, 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. 1677(9), who are parties to the reviews. A party
granted access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice
of institution of the reviews 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 reviews will be placed in the
nonpublic record on June 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 reviews
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 15, 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 July
8, 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
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to be held at 9:30 a.m. on July 12, 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 reviews 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
July 6, 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 July 26, 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 reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the reviews on or before July 26, 1999. On August 31,
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 September 7, 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 and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on
all other parties to the reviews (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: These reviews are 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: March 5, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-6062 Filed 3-10-99; 8:45 am]
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