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[FR Doc No: 94-14700]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-706 (Preliminary)]
Canned Pineapple Fruit From Thailand; Import Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of a preliminary antidumping
investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of
preliminary antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-706 (Preliminary)
under section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. section
1673b(a)) to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that an
industry in the United States is materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Thailand of
canned pineapple fruit,1 provided for in subheading 2008.20.00 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged
to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. The Commission
must complete preliminary antidumping investigations in 45 days, or in
this case by July 25, 1994.
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\1\For purposes of this investigation, canned pineapple fruit is
defined as pineapple, otherwise prepared or preserved, that is cored
and sliced into one of several product forms, including rings,
pieces, chunks, tidbits, and crushed, and is packed into metal cans;
either pineapple juice or sugar (heavy) syrup is added.
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For further information concerning the conduct of this
investigation 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 and B (19 CFR
part 207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 8, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad Hudgens (202-205-3189), 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. Information can also be
obtained by calling the Office of Investigations' remote bulletin board
system for personal computers at 202-205-1895 (N,8,1).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition
filed on June 8, 1994, by Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd.; Kahului,
Hawaii.
Participation in the Investigation and Public Service List
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven (7) days after
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this
investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of
appearance.
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 preliminary investigation
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigation, provided that the application is made not later than
seven (7) days after the publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Conference
The Commission's Director of Operations has scheduled a conference
in connection with this investigation for 9:30 a.m. on June 29, 1994,
at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC. Parties wishing to participate in the conference should
contact Brad Hudgens (202-205-3189) not later than June 27, 1994, to
arrange for their appearance. Parties in support of the imposition of
antidumping duties in this investigation and parties in opposition to
the imposition of such duties will each be collectively allocated one
hour within which to make an oral presentation at the conference. A
nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations
may request permission to present a short statement at the conference.
Written Submissions
As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules,
any person may submit to the Commission on or before July 5, 1994, a
written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the
subject matter of the investigation. Parties may file written testimony
in connection with their presentation at the conference no later than
three (3) days before the conference. If briefs or written testimony
contain BPI, they must conform with the requirements of sections 201.6,
207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on all
other parties to the investigation (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 investigation is being conducted under authority
of title VII, the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. This notice is
published pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 13, 1994.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary .
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