[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 189 (Friday, September 27, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50868-50869]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-24819]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-752 (Preliminary)]
Crawfish Tail Meat From China
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of antidumping investigation and scheduling of a
preliminary phase investigation.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of an
investigation and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping
investigation No. 731-TA-752 (Preliminary) under section 733(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act) to determine whether
there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States
is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports from China of crawfish tail meat,
whether fresh or frozen, provided for in subheadings 0306.19.00 and
0306.29.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value.
Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation
pursuant to section 732(c)(1)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673a(c)(1)(B)),
the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping
investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 4, 1996. The
Commission's views are due at the Department of Commerce within five
business days thereafter, or by November 12, 1996.
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), as amended in 61 FR 37818 (July 22, 1996).
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 20, 1996.
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. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(http://www.usitc.gov or ftp://ftp.usitc.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This investigation is being instituted in response to a petition
filed on September 20, 1996, by the Louisiana Crawfish Coalition,
Breaux Bridge, LA, and Commissioner Bob Odom, Louisiana Department of
Agriculture & Forestry, Baton Rouge, LA.
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 days after publication
of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the
merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level)
representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as
parties in Commission antidumping investigations. 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 investigation available to
authorized applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19
U.S.C. 1677(a)) who are parties to the investigation under the APO
issued in the investigation, provided that the application is made not
later than seven 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 October 11,
1996, 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 October 8,
1996, 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 October 17, 1996,
a written
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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 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 of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: September 23, 1996.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 96-24819 Filed 9-26-96; 8:45 am]
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