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Automated data collection: This
information will be primarily collected
via telephone interviews. Some
information will be collected through
paper and pencil, self-administered
mail-back surveys. No automated data
collection will take place.
Description of respondents: Residents
of the United States of America in the
seven administrative regions of National
Park Service.
Estimated average number of
respondents: 5,500 (3,500 for the main
telephone survey and 2,000 for the
response-mode test).
Estimated average number of
responses: 5,500.
Estimated average burden hours per
response: 10 minutes.
Frequency of response: 1 time per
respondent.
Estimated annual reporting burden:
1,100 hours.
Dated: November 29, 2006.
Leonard E. Stowe,
NPS, Information Collection Clearance
Officer.
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[Investigation Nos. 731–TA–873–875, 877–
880, and 882 (Review)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Korea,
Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine
AGENCY: United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year
reviews concerning the antidumping
duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing
bar from Belarus, China, Indonesia,
Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and
Ukraine.
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of full reviews
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
orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar
from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Korea,
Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine
would be likely to lead to continuation
or recurrence of material injury within
a reasonably foreseeable time. For
further information concerning the
conduct of these reviews and rules of
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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).
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DATES: Effective Date: Date of
Commission Approval of Action Jacket.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Olympia DeRosa Hand (202–205–3182),
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). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On November 6, 2006,
the Commission determined that
responses to its notice of institution of
the subject five-year reviews were such
that full reviews pursuant to section
751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed (71
FR 66974, November 17, 2006). A record
of the Commissioners’ votes, the
Commission’s statement on adequacy,
and any individual Commissioner’s
statements are available from the Office
of the Secretary and at the
Commission’s Web site.
Participation in the reviews 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 these reviews 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, by 45 days after
publication of this notice. A party that
filed a notice of appearance following
publication of the Commission’s notice
of institution of the reviews 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
reviews.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in these reviews available to
authorized applicants under the APO
issued in the reviews, provided that the
application is made by 45 days after
publication of this notice. Authorized
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applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
who are parties to the reviews. A party
granted access to BPI following
publication of the Commission’s notice
of institution of the reviews 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 reviews will be placed in
the nonpublic record on April 20, 2007,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of
the Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the
reviews beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May
10, 2007, 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 May 1, 2007.
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 May 3, 2007,
at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building. Oral testimony
and written materials to be submitted at
the public hearing are governed by
sections 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
business days prior to the date of the
hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party to
the reviews may submit a prehearing
brief to the Commission. Prehearing
briefs must conform with the provisions
of section 207.65 of the Commission’s
rules; the deadline for filing is May 1,
2007. Parties may also file written
testimony in connection with their
presentation at the hearing, as provided
in section 207.24 of the Commission’s
rules, and posthearing briefs, which
must conform with the provisions of
section 207.67 of the Commission’s
rules. The deadline for filing
posthearing briefs is May 22, 2007;
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
reviews may submit a written statement
of information pertinent to the subject of
the reviews on or before May 22, 2007.
On June 19, 2007, the Commission will
make available to parties all information
on which they have not had an
opportunity to comment. Parties may
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submit final comments on this
information on or before June 21, 2007,
but such final comments must not
contain new factual information and
must otherwise comply with section
207.68 of the Commission’s rules. All
written submissions must conform with
the provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with
the requirements of sections 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, except to the extent permitted by
section 201.8 of the Commission’s rules,
as amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8,
2002). Even where electronic filing of a
document is permitted, certain
documents must also be filed in paper
form, as specified in II(C) of the
Commission’s Handbook on Electronic
Filing Procedures, 67 FR 68168, 68173
(November 8, 2002).
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to section 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
reviews must be served on all other
parties to the reviews (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: These reviews are 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: December 1, 2006.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation No. 332–482; Investigation
No. Singapore FTA–103–015]
U.S.-Singapore FTA: Probable
Economic Effect of Accelerated Tariff
Elimination and Modification of Rules
of Origin
AGENCY: United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of investigation and
request for written submissions.
SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request
on October 27, 2006, from the United
States Trade Representative (USTR)
under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)) and in
accordance with section 103 of the
United States-Singapore Free Trade
Agreement (USSFTA) Implementation
Act (19 U.S.C. 3805 note), the
Commission instituted Investigation
Nos. 332–482 and Singapore FTA–103–
015, U.S.-Singapore FTA: Probable
Economic Effect of Accelerated Tariff
Elimination and Modification of Rules
of Origin.
DATES: Effective Date: November 28,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Information may be obtained from
Vincent Honnold, Office of Industries
(202–205–3314 or
vincent.honnold@usitc.gov); for
information on legal aspects, contact
William Gearhart of the Commission’s
Office of the General Counsel (202–205–
3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov).
The media should contact Margaret
O’Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202–205–1819 or
margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
Background: According to USTR’s
request letter, the United States and
Singapore have agreed to enter into
consultations to consider acceleration of
the reduction or elimination of tariffs
(including an increase in the quota level
of certain tariff rate quotas) for certain
articles, and a rules of origin change.
Sections 201(b) and 202(o) of the United
States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (Act) authorize the
President to proclaim modifications in
duty treatment and rules of origin
changes, respectively, subject to the
consultation and layover requirements
in section 103 of the Act. Section 103
requires that the President obtain advice
regarding the proposed action from the
Commission.
The USTR requested that the
Commission provide advice, with
respect to three articles, as to the
probable economic effect of accelerating
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the reduction or elimination of the U.S.
tariff under the USSFTA on domestic
industries producing like or directly
competitive articles, and on consumers
of the affected goods. The three articles
are (1) preparations for infant use, put
up for retail sale (HS 1901.10); (2)
peanuts in snack products (HS 2008.11);
and (3) polycarbonates (HS 3907.40.00).
The USTR also requested that the
Commission provide advice on the
probable effect of a modification in the
rules of origin for photocopiers (HS
9009.12.00) on U.S. trade under the
USSFTA, on total U.S. trade, and on
domestic industries. Additional
information concerning these articles is
available from the Office of the
Secretary to the Commission or by
accessing the electronic version of this
notice at the Commission’s Internet site
(http://www.usitc.gov). The current
USSFTA rules of origin can be found in
General Note 25 of the 2006
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (see ‘‘General Notes’’ link
at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/
bychapter/index.htm).
As requested, the Commission will
forward its advice to the USTR by
February 5, 2007. USTR indicated that
those sections of the Commission’s
report that analyze the probable
economic effects, as well as other
information that would reveal aspects of
the probable effects advice, will be
classified.
Written Submissions: In lieu of a
public hearing, interested parties are
invited to submit written statements
concerning the matters to be addressed
by the Commission in this investigation.
Submissions should be addressed to the
Secretary, United States International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. To be assured of
consideration by the Commission,
written statements should be submitted
to the Commission at the earliest
practical date and should be received no
later than the close of business on
December 19, 2006. All written
submissions must conform with the
provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8
of the rules requires that a signed
original (or copy designated as an
original) and fourteen (14) copies of
each document be filed. In the event
that confidential treatment of the
document is requested, at least four (4)
additional copies must be filed, from
which the confidential business
information must be deleted (see the
following paragraph for further
information regarding confidential
business information). The
Commission’s rules authorize filing
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