[Federal Register: July 3, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 128)]
[Notices]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. TA-201-73]
Steel
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section
202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) (the Act).
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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade
Representative on June 22, 2001, the Commission instituted
investigation No. TA-201-73 under section 202 of the Act to determine
whether certain steel products,\1\ are being imported into the United
States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of
serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry
producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported
article.
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\1\ The request letter and the accompanying annexes listing the
covered products by HTS categories are on the Commission's website
(http://www.usitc.gov).
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For further information concerning the conduct of this
investigation, hearing procedures, 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 206, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 206).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 22, 2001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vera Libeau (202-205-3176) for general
procedural questions; Mary Messer (202-205-3193) for carbon and alloy
flat products; D.J. Na (202-708-4727) for carbon and alloy long
products; Christopher Cassise (202-708-5408) for carbon and alloy
tubular products and fittings and specialty products, 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). The public record for this investigation may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS-ON-LINE) at http://
dockets.usitc.gov/eol/public.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Participation in the Investigation and Service List
Persons wishing to participate in the investigation 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, not later than 21
days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The
Secretary will prepare a 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 Confidential Business Information (CBI) Under
an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and CBI Service List
Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the
application is made not later than 21 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 CBI
under the APO.
Hearings on Injury and Remedy
The Commission has scheduled a series of separate hearings in
connection with the injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The
hearings on injury will begin the week of September 17, 2001, at the
U.S. International Trade Commission Building and will continue for
additional days to be determined. Requests to appear at the hearings
should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or
before August 22, 2001. Requests should identify the products to be
addressed and the amount of time requested. The Commission intends to
publish a notice no later than September 5, 2001 concerning specific
dates for the hearings and the products that will be the subject of
each hearing. All persons desiring to appear at the hearings and make
oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference to be held at
9:30 a.m. on September 12, 2001 at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building. In the event that the Commission makes an
affirmative injury determination or is equally divided on the question
of injury in this investigation, hearings on the question of remedy
will begin the week of November 5, 2001 and will continue for
additional days to be determined. Requests to appear at these hearings
should be filed in writing with the
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Secretary to the Commission on or before October 23, 2001. All persons
desiring to appear at the hearings and make oral presentations should
attend a prehearing conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on October 30,
2001 at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral
testimony and written materials to be submitted at the hearings are
governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) 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 dates of
the hearings.
Written Submissions
Each party is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the
Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs on injury is
September 10, 2001; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy,
including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2252(a)(6)(B), is
October 29, 2001. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The
deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury will be announced at
the hearings; that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy will also be
announced at the hearings. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the consideration of injury by a
date to be announced at the hearings, and pertinent to the
consideration of remedy also by a date to be announced at the hearings.
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform with the
requirements of section 201.6 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 section 201.16(c) of the Commission's rules,
each document filed by a party to the investigation must be served on
all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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 the
authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is
published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: June 28, 2001.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
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