[Federal Register: October 20, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 202)]
[Notices]               
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-776-779 (Final)]

 
Certain Preserved Mushrooms From Chile, China, India, and 
Indonesia; Notice of Commission Determination to Conduct a Portion of 
the Hearing in Camera

AGENCY: International Trade Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: Upon request of respondents Nature's Farm Products, Inc. and 
Nature's Farm Products (Chile) S.A. (collectively ``NFP''), the 
Commission has determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the 
above-captioned investigations scheduled for October 15, 1998, in 
camera. See Commission rules 207.23(d), 201.13(m) and 201.35(b)(3) (19 
CFR Secs. 207.23(d), 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)).


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marc A. Bernstein, Office of General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, S.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20436, telephone 202-205-3087, e-mail 
mbernstein@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 NFP has 
justified the need for a closed session. NFP seeks a closed session to 
provide a full discussion of NFP's relationships with its customers' 
and these customers' specific buying habits. Because such discussions 
will necessitate 2 disclosure of business proprietary information 
(BPI), 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 
petitioners and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include an in camera session for a 
confidential presentation by respondents and for questions from the 
Commission relating to the BPI, followed by an in camera rebuttal 
presentation by petitioners. For any in camera session the room will be 
cleared of all persons except those who have been granted access to BPI 
under a Commission administrative protective order (APO) and are 
included on the Commission's APO service list in this investigation. 
See 19 CFR Sec. 201.35(b)(1), (2). The time for the parties' 
presentations and rebuttals 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 Certain Preserved Mushrooms 
from Chile, China, India, and Indonesia, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-776-779 
(Final), may be closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of 
BPI.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 14, 1998.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-28072 Filed 10-19-98; 8:45 am]
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