[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47005-47006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-18646]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


 Certain Welded Large Diameter Line Pipe From Japan; 
Investigation No. 731-TA-919 (Second Review); Notice of Commission 
Determination To Conduct a Portion of the Hearing In Camera

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Closure of a portion of a Commission hearing.

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SUMMARY: Upon the timely request of respondents, the Commission has 
determined to conduct a portion of its hearing in the above-captioned 
investigation scheduled for August 1, 2013, in camera. See Commission 
rules 207.24(d), 201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4) (19 CFR 207.24(d), 
201.13(m) and 201.36(b)(4)). The remainder of the hearing will be open 
to the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael K. Haldenstein, Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone 202-
205-3041. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information on 
this matter may be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-3105.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission believes that respondents JFE 
Steel Corporation and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation have 
justified the need for a closed session. 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 domestic 
producers and by respondents, with questions from the Commission. In 
addition, the hearing will include a 10-minute in camera session for a 
confidential presentation by respondents. Each session will be followed 
by an in camera rebuttal presentation by domestic producers and 
questions from the Commission relating to the BPI. During the 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 and the respondent witnesses (Atsuhito

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Takeuchi from JFE Steel Corporation and Kenji Nakayama from Nippon 
Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation) who will be testifying at the in 
camera session. See 19 CFR 201.35(b). 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 Acting General Counsel has certified, pursuant 
to Commission Rule 201.39 (19 CFR 201.39) that, in his opinion, a 
portion of the Commission's hearing in Certain Welded Large Diameter 
Line Pipe from Japan, Inv. No. 731-TA-919 (Second Review), may be 
closed to the public to prevent the disclosure of BPI. 
Notwithstanding Commission Rule 201.35(a) (19 CFR 201.35(a)), seven-
day advance notice of the determination to conduct a portion of the 
hearing in camera is not possible. Public notice is consequently 
being issued at the earliest practicable time pursuant to Commission 
Rule 201.35(c)(2) (19 CFR 201.35(c)(2)).

     Issued: July 30, 2013.
    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2013-18646 Filed 8-1-13; 8:45 am]
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