99-9993. In the Matter of Certain Steel Wire Rod; Notice of Commission Determination Not To Conduct a Portion of the Hearing In Camera

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 76 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19550-19551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-9993]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-69]


In the Matter of Certain Steel Wire Rod; Notice of Commission 
Determination Not To Conduct a Portion of the Hearing In Camera

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Commission determination not to close any part of the hearing 
to the public.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has determined to deny the requests of 
petitioners and Respondents Group (foreign producers in Japan, Trinidad 
& Tobago, Turkey, Germany, France, Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy, 
Venezuela, Brazil, and the American Wire Producers Association) to 
conduct

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a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned investigation scheduled 
for April 15, 1999, in camera. See Commission rules 201.13 and 
201.35(b)(3) (19 CFR 201.13 and 201.35(b)(3)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Gearhart, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone [phone], 
e-mail [e-mail]. 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 it should conduct 
its business in public in all but the most unusual circumstances. The 
Commission has determined that, in light of the nature of this 
investigation, it will be able to assess adequately all arguments 
raised by the parties without resorting to the extraordinary measure of 
an in camera hearing. Accordingly, the Commission has determined that 
the public interest would be best served by a hearing that is entirely 
open to the public. See 19 CFR 201.36(c)(1).

    Authority: This notice is provided pursuant to Commission Rule 
201.35(b) (19 CFR 201.35(b)).

    Issued: April 15, 1999.

    By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-9993 Filed 4-20-99; 8:45 am]
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