[Federal Register: November 21, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 225)]
[Notices]
[Page 58523-58524]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Notice of Commission Decision To Waive Requirements in its Rules
Regarding the Number of Copies of Complaints, Motions for Temporary
Relief, Requests or Petitions for Ancillary Proceedings, and Exhibits
Filed in Proceedings Under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930
AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined to waive the requirements set forth in its
rules regarding the number of copies of complaints, motions for
temporary relief, and requests or petitions for ancillary proceedings
that must be filed with the Commission in a section 337 investigation,
and to require that twelve (12), rather than fourteen (14), copies of
those submissions be filed. In addition, the Commission has waived the
requirements in its rules regarding the number of sets of exhibits
associated with the foregoing pleadings that must be filed in a section
337 investigation, and to require that six (6), rather than fourteen
(14), copies of those sets of exhibits be filed with the Commission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Irene H. Chen, Esq., Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-3112. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. General
information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing
its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for
section 337 investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission made this determination after
adopting the recommendations of a ``Section 337 Paperwork Reduction
Working Group'' (hereinafter called the ``Paperwork Reduction Group'')
which was established by the Commission at the request of the Chairman
to identify documents filed by parties in investigations conducted
pursuant to Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 19 U.S.C. 1337, that
do not need to be circulated among members of the Commission and to
propose changes necessary to carry out those recommendations. The
Paperwork Reduction Group recommended to the Commission that the number
of copies of complaints, motions for temporary relief, and requests or
petitions for ancillary relief (hereinafter collectively called
``complaints'') required to be filed with the Commission should be
reduced from 14 copies to 12 copies because two of the 14 copies now
being filed are not needed by the Commission. The Commission also
adopted the recommendation of the Paperwork Reduction Group that the
sets of exhibits attached to complaints no longer need to be circulated
among the Commissioners in paper form. The Commission recognized that
all of the corresponding exhibits filed with complaints are readily
available to Commissioners on EDIS in electronic format.
Consequently, the Commission determined to waive the requirements
set forth in sections 210.4(f)(2) and 210.8(a) of the Commission's
rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)(2) and 19 CFR
210.8(a)) that 14
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copies of confidential and nonconfidential complaints, motions for
temporary relief, requests or petitions for ancillary relief, and sets
of exhibits must be filed with the Commission in section 337
investigations pending before the Commission. Instead, the Commission
will now accept for filing 12 copies of confidential and
nonconfidential versions of complaints, motions for temporary relief,
and requests or petitions for ancillary relief filed by a party in a
section 337 investigation. In addition, the Commission will now accept
for filing six copies of the sets of exhibits that are filed with
confidential and nonconfidential versions of complaints, motions for
temporary relief, and requests for ancillary proceedings by a party in
section 337 investigations. The foregoing waiver does not alter the
provision in section 210.8 of the rules requiring the filing of
additional copies for each party and foreign country named in
complaints or supplemental complaints filed with the Commission.
The authority for this waiver is contained in section 201.4(b) of
the Commission's rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR 201.4(b)).
Issued: November 16, 2001.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-29149 Filed 11-20-01; 8:45 am]
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