[Federal Register: October 13, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 197)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-204-2]

 
Notice of Commission Determination To Conduct a Portion of the 
Hearing In Camera

    In the Matter of Wheat Gluten.

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing to the public.

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SUMMARY: Upon request of counsel for the Wheat Gluten Industry Council 
and counsel for the Association des Amidonneries de Cereales de L'UE, 
the Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in 
the above-captioned investigation scheduled for October 7, 1999, in 
camera. See Commission rules 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3) (19 CFR 
201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3)). The remainder of the hearing will be open 
to the public. The Commission has determined that the seven-day advance 
notice of the change to a meeting was not possible. See Commission rule 
201.35 (a), (c)(1) (19 CFR 201.35 (a), (c)(1)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Gearhart, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW, 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone 202-205-3091, e-mail 
wgearhart@usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter may be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that counsel for the 
two parties have justified the need for a closed session. They seek a 
closed session to provide a full discussion of information relating to 
new products and industry adjustment efforts and certain customer 
information. Because such discussions will necessitate disclosure of 
confidential business information (CBI), they can only occur if a 
portion of the hearing is held in camera. In making this decision, the 
Commission nevertheless reaffirms its belief that whenever possible its 
business should be conducted in public.
    The hearing will include the usual public presentations by parties, 
with questions from the Commission. In addition, the hearing will 
include in camera sessions for confidential presentations by the two 
parties and for questions from the Commission relating to the CBI. For 
any in camera session the room will be cleared of all persons except 
for those company officials and their counsel who are authorized to 
have access to the CBI at issue. See 19 CFR 201.35(b) (1), (2). The 
time for the parties' presentations in the in camera session will be 
taken from their respective overall allotments for the hearing. All 
persons planning to attend the in camera portions of the hearing should 
be prepared to present proper identification.

    Authority: The General Counsel has certified, pursuant to 
Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in her opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Inv. No. TA-204-2, Wheat 
Gluten, may be closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of 
CBI.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 5, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-26683 Filed 10-12-99; 8:45 am]
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