[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31609-31610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14910]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, And Peru
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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
\1\ The investigation numbers are as follows: Chile is 701-TA-
276 (Review) and 731-TA-328 (Review), Ecuador is 731-TA-331
(Review), Mexico is 731-TA-333 (Review), and Peru is 303-TA-18
(Review).
ACTION: Notice of Commission determination to conduct full five-year
reviews concerning the countervailing duty orders on standard
carnations from Chile and pompom chrysanthemums from Peru and
antidumping duty orders on standard carnations from Chile, fresh cut
flowers from Ecuador, and fresh cut flowers from Mexico.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with
full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(5)) to determine whether revocation of the
countervailing duty orders on standard carnations from Chile and pompom
chrysanthemums from Peru and the antidumping duty orders on standard
carnations from Chile, fresh cut flowers from Ecuador, and fresh cut
flowers from Mexico would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A
schedule for the reviews will be established and announced at a later
date.
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
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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: June 3, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Libeau (202-205-3176), 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: On June 3, 1999, the Commission determined
that it should proceed to full reviews in the subject five-year reviews
pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act. The Commission, in
consultation with the Department of Commerce, grouped these reviews
because they involve similar domestic like products. See 19 U.S.C.
Sec. 1675(c)(5)(D); 63 FR 29372, 29374 (May 29, 1998).
With regard to standard carnations from Chile and fresh cut flowers
from Ecuador, the Commission found that the domestic interested party
group responses to its notice of institution 2 were
inadequate and the respondent interested party group responses were
adequate.3 The Commission also found that other
circumstances warranted conducting full reviews.4
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\2\ The notice of institution for all of the subject reviews was
published in the Federal Register on Feb. 1, 1999 (64 FR 4898).
\3\ Chairman Bragg and Commissioner Crawford dissenting with
respect to the adequacy of the respondent interested party group
response for standard carnations from Chile.
\4\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.
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With regard to fresh cut flowers from Mexico and pompom
chrysanthemums from Peru, the Commission found that both the domestic
interested party group responses and the respondent interested party
group responses were inadequate. The Commission also found that other
circumstances warranted conducting full reviews.5
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\5\ Commissioner Crawford dissenting.
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A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on
adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements will be
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's web
site.
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: June 7, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-14910 Filed 6-10-99; 8:45 am]
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