[Federal Register: February 2, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 21)]
[Notices]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-44 (Review)]
SORBITOL FROM FRANCE
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of an expedited five-year review concerning the
antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an
expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. Sec. 1675(c)(3)) (the Act) to determine whether
revocation of the antidumping duty order on sorbitol from France would
be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury
within a reasonably foreseeable time. For further information
concerning the conduct of this review 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 F.R. 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: January 7, 1999.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carr (202-205-3402), 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 January 7, 1999, the Commission determined that the
domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution
(63 F.R. 52757, Oct. 1, 1998) of the subject five-year review was
adequate and that the respondent interested party group response was
inadequate. The Commission did not find any other circumstances that
would warrant conducting a full review.1 Accordingly, the
Commission determined that it would conduct an expedited review
pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act.2
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\1\ A record of the Commissioners' votes and statements are
available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's
web site.
\2\ Commissioner Koplan dissenting.
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Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the
subject matter of the review will be placed in the nonpublic record on
February 11, 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 section 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 the review
and that have provided individually adequate responses to the notice of
institution,3 and any party other than an interested party
to the review may file written comments with the Secretary on what
determination the Commission should reach in the review. Comments are
due on or before February 16, 1999, and may not contain new factual
information. Any person that is neither a party to the five-year review
nor an interested party may submit a brief written statement (which
shall not contain any new factual information) pertinent to the review
by February 16, 1999. If comments contain business proprietary
information (BPI), they must conform with the requirements of sections
201.6, 207.3,
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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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\3\ The Commission has found the responses submitted by Archer
Daniels Midland Co. and SPI Polyols 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 sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each
document filed by a party to the review must be served on all other
parties to the review (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. Sec. 1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: January 27, 1999.
By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-2374 Filed 2-1-99; 8:45 am]
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