[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 50108]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24065]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigations Nos. 701-TA-297 (Review) and 731-TA-422 (Review)]
Steel Rails From Canada
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of expedited five-year reviews concerning the
countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel rails from Canada.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of
expedited reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation
of the countervailing and antidumping duty orders on steel rails from
Canada would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. 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: September 3, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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 September 3, 1999, the Commission determined that
the domestic interested party group responses to its notice of
institution (64 FR 29353, June 1, 1999) were adequate and the
respondent interested party group responses were inadequate. The
Commission did not find any other circumstances that would warrant
conducting full reviews.1 Accordingly, the Commission
determined that it would conduct expedited reviews pursuant to section
751(c)(3) of the Act.
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\1\ 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.
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Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the
subject matter of the reviews will be placed in the nonpublic record on
October 25, 1999, and made available to persons on the Administrative
Protective Order service list for this review. A public version will be
issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.62(d)(4) of the Commission's
rules.
Written submissions.--As provided in section 207.62(d) of the
Commission's rules, interested parties that are parties to these
reviews and that have provided individually adequate responses to the
notice of institution,2 and any party other than an
interested party to these reviews may file written comments with the
Secretary on what determination the Commission should reach in these
reviews. Comments are due on or before October 28, 1999, and may not
contain new factual information. Any person that is neither a party to
these five-year reviews nor an interested party may submit a brief
written statement (which shall not contain any new factual information)
pertinent to the reviews by October 28, 1999. If comments contain
business proprietary information (BPI), they must 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.
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\2\ The Commission found the responses submitted by Pennsylvania
Steel Technologies and Rocky Mountain Steel Mills to be individually
adequate. Comments from other interested parties will not be
accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to these 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.
Determination.--The Commission has determined to exercise its
authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: These reviews are 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: September 9, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24065 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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