[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 227 (Wednesday, November 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65221-65222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-31518]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. AA1921-111 (Review)]


Roller Chain From Japan

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of a full five-year review concerning the 
antidumping duty order on roller chain from Japan.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full 
review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on roller chain from Japan would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. 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 FR 
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: November 16, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Debra Baker (202-205-3180), 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).


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--On October 8, 1998, the Commission determined that 
responses to its notice of institution of the subject five-year review 
were such that a full review pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act 
should proceed (63 FR 56048, October 20, 1998). A record of the 
Commissioners' votes and a statement by Commissioner Carol T. Crawford 
are available from the Office of the Secretary and at the Commission's 
web site.
    Participation in the review and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in this review as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in Sec. 201.11 of the Commission's rules, by January 4, 1999. 
A party that filed a notice of appearance following publication of the 
Commission's notice of institution of the review need not file an 
additional notice of appearance. The Secretary will maintain a public 
service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or 
their representatives, who are parties to the review.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will 
make BPI gathered in this review available to authorized applicants 
under the APO issued in the review, provided that the application is 
made no later than January 4, 1999. Authorized applicants must 
represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are 
parties to the review. A party granted access to BPI following 
publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the review 
need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be 
maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI 
under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the review will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on April 19, 1999, and a public version 
will be issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.64 of the Commission's 
rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
review beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 6, 1999, at the U.S. International 
Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be 
filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before 
April 27, 1999. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the 
Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short 
statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear 
at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing 
conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on April 29, 1999, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written 
materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by 
Secs. 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 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 date of 
the hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party to the review may submit a 
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with 
the provisions of Sec. 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline 
for filing is April 28, 1999. Parties may also file written testimony 
in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in 
Sec. 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which 
must conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.67 of the Commission's 
rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is May 18, 1999; 
witness testimony must be filed no later than three days before the 
hearing. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a 
party to the review may submit a written statement of information 
pertinent to the subject of the review on or before May 18, 1999. On 
June 9, 1999, the Commission will make available to parties all 
information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment. 
Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before June 
11, 1999, but such final comments must not contain new factual 
information and must otherwise comply with Sec. 207.68 of the 
Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the 
provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions 
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of 
Secs. 201.6, 207.3, 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.
    In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 
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.

    Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: November 17, 1998.

    By order of the Commission.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-31518 Filed 11-24-98; 8:45 am]
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