[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 166 (Friday, August 27, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46952-46953]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22346]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-377 (Review)]
Internal Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks From Japan
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the
antidumping duty order on internal combustion industrial forklift
trucks from Japan.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full
review 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
antidumping duty order on internal combustion industrial forklift
trucks from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of material injury. For further information concerning the conduct of
this review 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: August 23, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher J. Cassise (202-708-5408),
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 July 2, 1999, the Commission determined that responses to its
notice of institution of the subject five-year review were such that a
full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed (64
FR 38475, July 16, 1999). 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.
Participation in the Review 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 this review 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
review 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
review.
Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under
an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in this review available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the review, 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 review. A party granted
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of
institution of the review 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 review will be placed in the
nonpublic record on January 4, 2000, and a public version will be
issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.64 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing
The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the review
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January 25, 2000, 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
January 18, 2000. 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 to be held at 9:30 a.m. on January 21, 2000, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written
materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
Secs. 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 review may submit a prehearing brief to the
Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of
Sec. 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is
January 13, 2000. Parties may also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.24 of
the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with
the provisions of Sec. 207.67 of the Commission's rules. The deadline
for filing posthearing briefs is February 3, 2000; 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 review
may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject
of the review on or before February 3, 2000. On February 25, 2000, 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 February 29, 2000, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.68 of the Commission's rules. All
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of Secs. 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 Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the review must be served on
all other parties to the review (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.
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Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: August 24, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-22346 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]
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