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[Federal Register: March 20, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 54)]

[Notices]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Investigation No. TA-201-71

Crabmeat From Swimming Crabs

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Institution and scheduling of an investigation under section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252) (the Act) and determination that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated.

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SUMMARY: Following receipt of a petition filedon March 2, 2000, on behalf of the Blue Crab Coalition, McClellanville, SC, the Commission instituted investigation No. TA-201-71 under section 202 of the Act to determine whether crabmeat from swimming crabs (family Portunidae), in all its forms, including frozen, fresh, and chilled crabmeat, however packed, preserved, pasteurized, or prepared, and of any grade or size (such as jumbo lump, lump, back fin, claw, select, and the like), is being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article. Such crabmeat is generally classified in subheadings 1605.10.20 and 1605.10.40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), but may also be entering under HTS subheadings 0306.14.20 and 0306.24.20. Although the HTS categories are provided for convenience and Customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise under investigation is dispositive.

The Commission has determined that this investigation is ``extraordinarily complicated'' within the meaning of section 202(b)(2)(B) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2252(b)(2)(B)). This determination allows the Commission to take up to 30 additional days to make its injury determination in this investigation--that is, the Commission must make its injury determination before the 150th day of the filing of the petition, as opposed to the 120th day. The Commission envisions using only a part of the extra 30 days to make its injury determination. This will allow the Commission more than sufficient time to consider the question of remedy should the Commission make an affirmative injury determination.

For further information concerning the conduct of this investigation, hearing procedures, 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 206, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 206).

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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:

Participation in the Investigation and Service List

Persons wishing to participate in the investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, not later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will prepare a service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to this investigation upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.

Limited Disclosure of Confidential Business Information (CBI) Under an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and CBI Service List

Pursuant to section 206.17 of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make CBI gathered in this investigation available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigation, provided that the application is made not later than 21 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized to receive CBI under the APO.

Hearings on Injury and Remedy

The Commission has scheduled separate hearings in connection with the injury and remedy phases of this investigation. The hearing on injury will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 15, 2000, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. In the event that the Commission makes an affirmative injury determination or is equally divided on the question of injury in this investigation, a hearing on the question of remedy will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on July 25, 2000. Requests to appear at the hearings should be filedin writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before June 9, 2000, and July 19, 2000, respectively. All persons desiring to appear at the hearings and make oral presentations should attend prehearing conferences to be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 13, 2000, and July 21, 2000, respectively, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2) and 201.13(f) 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 is encouraged to submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs on injury is June 9, 2000; that for filing prehearing briefs on remedy, including any commitments pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec. 2252(a)(6)(B), is July 19, 2000. Parties may also file posthearing briefs. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs on injury is June 20, 2000; that for filing posthearing briefs on remedy is July 31, 2000. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the consideration of injury on or before June 20, 2000, and pertinent to the consideration of remedy on or before July 31, 2000. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain confidential business information must also conform with the requirements of section 201.6 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 section 201.16(c) of the Commission's rules, each document filedby a party to the investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified by the 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 investigation is being conducted under the authority of section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974; this notice is published pursuant to section 206.3 of the Commission's rules.

Issued: March 15, 2000.

By order of the Commission. Donna R. Koehnke, Secretary.

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