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significant contributions to our national
heritage of certain historic and cultural
lands, waterways and structures within
the states of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. The heritage corridor was to
provide a management framework to
assist the states of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island and their units of local
government in the development and
implementation of integrated cultural,
historical and land resource
management programs in order to
retain, enhance and interpret the
significant values of the lands, waters
and structures of the corridor.
The purpose of this Special Resource
Study/EIS is to provide Congress with
information about the national
significance, suitability, and feasibility
of sites and landscape features within
the corridor that are associated with
American industrial history for possible
inclusion in the National Park System.
The study will develop alternative
options for management and
interpretation of the sites and landscape
features under consideration.
The draft report of the study, with the
draft EIS, is expected to be completed
and available for public review by late
2009.
ADDRESSES: Additional information
about the study/EIS may be obtained
online at https://www.nps.gov/blac and
https://parkplanning.nps.gov. Requests
to be added to the project mailing list
should be directed to Ellen Carlson,
Project Manager, at the address below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellen Carlson, Project Manager, National
Park Service, Northeast Region, 15 State
Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109,
617–223–5048.
Dated: July 14, 2008.
Michael T. Reynolds,
Acting Regional Director, Northeast Region,
National Park Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Resource Protection Study, Final
Environmental Impact Statement,
Curecanti National Recreation Area,
Colorado
National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of the
Final Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Resource Protection Study
(RPS), Curecanti National Recreation
Area.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, 42
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C), the National Park
Service announces the availability of a
Final Environmental Impact Statement
for the Resource Protection Study for
Curecanti National Recreation Area,
Colorado.
Alternatives Evaluated
Alternative 1: No Action (Continuation
of Existing Conditions)
Under Alternative 1, the No Action
Alternative, NPS would continue to
manage the natural, cultural, and
recreational resources of Curecanti
National Recreation Area (NRA), and
associated facilities, pursuant to
Reclamation law, NPS law, the 1965
Memorandum of Agreement between
NPS and Reclamation (1965 MOA), and
other applicable laws and regulations.
Reclamation would continue to manage
the three dams and reservoirs, power
plants, access roads, and other related
facilities, to meet the purposes of the
Colorado River Storage Project Act
(CRSP); would continue to manage the
East Portal area to meet the purposes of
the Uncompahgre Project; and would
continue to have unrestricted access to
their lands and land interests, water and
water interests, and facilities; pursuant
to Reclamation law, the 1965 MOA, and
other applicable laws and regulations.
There would be no significant change in
the NRA boundary. However, a
permanent NPS presence would not be
assured under this alternative.
Alternative 2: Proposed Action
Under Alternative 2, the Proposed
Action, NPS would manage the same
natural, cultural, and recreational
resources and facilities as Alternative 1,
pursuant to Reclamation law, NPS law,
including new legislation establishing
the NRA with 10,040 acres of additional
agreed-upon neighboring agency lands,
a revised MOA with Reclamation, and
other applicable laws and regulations.
Reclamation would manage their same
facilities and areas of responsibility as
Alternative 1, and would have
unrestricted access to their lands and
land interests, water and water interests,
and facilities, pursuant to Reclamation
law, the revised NOA, and other
applicable laws and regulations. NPS
would be authorized to work in
partnership with private landowners
within a Conservation Opportunity Area
of 24,300 acres outside the NRA
boundary, to implement a variety of
tools, including acquiring interests in
land from willing landowners, such as
fee simple acquisition and conservation
easements, which would promote the
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long-term conservation of resources. A
permanent NPS presence would be
assured under this alternative, which is
also the environmentally preferred
alternative.
DATES: The National Park Service will
execute a Record of Decision (ROD) no
sooner than 30 days following
publication by the Environmental
Protection Agency of the Notice of
Availability of the Final Environmental
Impact Statement.
ADDRESSES: Information will be
available for public inspection online at
https://parkplanning.nps.gov/cure; in the
office of the Superintendent, Curecanti
National Recreation Area, 102 Elk
Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230, Tel: (970)
641–2337; at the Montrose Public Lands
Center, 2505 South Townsend Avenue,
Montrose, CO 81401, Tel: (970) 240–
5300; and at the following locations:
Colorado State University Library in
Fort Collins, Crawford Public Library,
Delta Public Library, Gunnison County
Library (Crested Butte and Gunnison
branches), Hotchkiss Public Library,
Mesa County Library in Grand Junction,
Montrose Public Library, Paonia Public
Library, and Western State College
Library in Gunnison.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Connie Rudd, Superintendent,
Curecanti National Recreation Area, 102
Elk Creek, Gunnison, CO 81230; Tel:
(970) 641–2337 x. 220; E-mail:
connie_rudd@nps.gov.
Dated: April 9, 2008.
Rick M. Frost,
Acting Regional Director, Intermountain
Region, National Park Service.
Editorial Note: This document was
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on September 29, 2008.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–454 and 731–
TA–1144 (Final)]
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe
From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of
countervailing duty and antidumping
investigations.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of countervailing duty
investigation No. 701–TA–454 (Final)
under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of
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1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the Act) and
the final phase of antidumping
investigation No. 731–TA–1144 (Final)
under section 735(b) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1673d(b)) to determine whether
an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with
material injury, or the establishment of
an industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
subsidized and less-than-fair-value
imports from China of welded stainless
steel pressure pipe, provided for in
subheadings 7306.40.50 and 7306.40.10
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States.1
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, 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 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: September 2,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Haines (202–205–3200), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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 (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. The final phase of these
investigations is being scheduled as a
1 For purposes of these investigations, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as circular welded austenitic stainless
pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in outside
diameter. This merchandise includes, but is not
limited to, the American Society for Testing and
Materials (‘‘ASTM’’) A–312 or ASTM A–778
specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications. ASTM A–358 products are only
included when they are produced to meet ASTM
A–312 or ASTM A–778 specifications, or
comparable domestic or foreign specifications.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) Welded stainless
mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A–554 or
comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (2)
boiler, heat exchanger, superheater, refining
furnace, feedwater heater, and condenser tubing,
meeting ASTM A–249, ASTM A–688 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; and (3)
specialized tubing, meeting ASTM A–269, ASTM
A–270 or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications.
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result of affirmative preliminary
determinations by the Department of
Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning
of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in China of welded stainless steel
pressure pipe, and that such products
are being sold in the United States at
less than fair value within the meaning
of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1673b). The investigations were
requested in a petition filed on January
30, 2008, by Bristol Metals (Bristol, TN),
Felker Brothers Corp. (Marshfield, WI),
Marcegaglia USA Inc. (Munhall, PA),
Outoukumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc.
(Schaumburg, IL), and the United Steel
Workers of America (Pittsburgh, PA).
Participation in the investigations 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 the final phase of these
investigations 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, no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice. A
party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations. 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 the final phase of
these investigations available to
authorized applicants under the APO
issued in the investigations, provided
that the application is made no later
than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
who are parties to the investigations. A
party granted access to BPI in the
preliminary phase of the investigations
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 final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on December 18, 2008,
and a public version will be issued
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thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
the Commission’s rules.
Hearing. The Commission will hold a
hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on January 13, 2009, 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 January 7, 2009. 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 January 9,
2009, 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), and
207.24 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 who
is an interested party shall submit a
prehearing brief to the Commission.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the
provisions of section 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is January 6, 2009. 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 207.25 of the
Commission’s rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is January 23,
2009; 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 investigations may submit a
written statement of information
pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of
support or opposition to the petition, on
or before January 23, 2009. On February
11, 2009, 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 February 13, 2009, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with section 207.30 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
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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
investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (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 investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
Issued: September 30, 2008.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree
Under the Clean Air Act
Pursuant to 28 CFR 50.7, notice is
hereby given that, on September 30,
2008, a proposed Consent Decree in
United States v. Merit Energy Company,
LLC and Shell Exploration & Production
Co., Civil Action No. 1:08-cv-917 (W.D.
Mich.) was lodged with the United
States District Court for the Western
District of Michigan. The Consent
Decree addresses alleged violations of
the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401–
7671q, and its implementing regulations
at a natural gas processing facility that
is located approximately eight miles
northeast of Manistee, Michigan. Shell
Exploration & Production Co. (‘‘Shell’’)
constructed the facility in the late 1970s
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and Shell owned and operated the
facility until it sold it to Merit Energy
Company, LLC (‘‘Merit’’) in December
2003. The facility includes a natural gas
sweetening unit that is used to separate
sulfur-containing compounds from
natural gas extracted from nearby
production wells. The facility also has
two Claus sulfur recovery units that
recover elemental sulfur from the
concentrated sulfur-containing gases
generated by the sweetening unit.
The proposed Consent Decree would
resolve the claims alleged in the
Complaint in exchange for the
Defendants’ commitment to implement
appropriate injunctive relief, pay a
$500,000 civil penalty, and perform a $1
million Supplemental Environmental
Project. Among other things, the
injunctive relief provisions of the
Decree would require Merit to eliminate
all routine emission of sulfur dioxide
from the facility by September 1, 2009,
either by shutting the facility down or
by installing and operating a separatelypermitted acid gas injection control
system. The Decree also would impose
strict limits on emissions from the
facility in non-routine situations, such
as during any control equipment
malfunction. Shell and Merit are jointly
liable for payment of the $500,000 civil
penalty under the Decree. Finally, the
Decree would require Merit to perform
a Supplemental Environmental Project,
at a cost of at least $1 million, that
would involve reducing air pollutant
emissions from gas-fired compressors at
several other gas handing facilities near
the Manistee natural gas processing
facility.
The Department of Justice will receive
comments relating to the Consent
Decree for a period of thirty (30) days
from the date of this publication.
Comments should be addressed to the
Assistant Attorney General,
Environment and Natural Resources
Division, and mailed either
electronically to pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov or in hard copy to
P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of
Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611.
Comments should refer to United States
v. Merit Energy Company, LLC and Shell
Exploration & Production Co., Civil
Action No. 1:08-cv-917 (W.D. Mich.)
and D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09003.
The Consent Decree may be examined
at: (1) The offices of the United States
Attorney, 330 Ionia Avenue, NW., Suite
501, Grand Rapids, Michigan; and (2)
the offices of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 5, 77 West
Jackson Boulevard, 14th Floor, Chicago,
Illinois. During the public comment
period, the Consent Decree may also be
examined on the following Department
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of Justice Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
Consent_Decrees.html. A copy of the
Consent Decree may also be obtained by
mail from the Department of Justice
Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by
faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia
Fleetwood (tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov),
fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone
confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In
requesting a copy from the Consent
Decree Library, please enclose a check
in the amount of $14.50 (58 pages at 25
cents per page reproduction cost)
payable to the U.S. Treasury.
Maureen M. Katz,
Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement
Section, Environment and Natural Resources
Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Office of Justice Programs
[OJP (OJJDP) Docket No. 1490]
Meeting of the Federal Advisory
Committee on Juvenile Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, Office of
Justice Programs, Justice.
ACTION: Notice of Meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is
announcing the fall meeting of the
Federal Advisory Committee on
Juvenile Justice (FACJJ), which will be
held in San Diego, CA October 19–21,
2008.
Dates and Locations: The meeting
will be held at the Courtyard Marriot
San Diego-Old Town, 2345 Jefferson
Street, San Diego, CA 92110 at the
following times: Sunday, October 19,
2008, 4 to 5:15 p.m,; Monday, October
20, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and
1:45 to 5:30 p.m; and Tuesday, October
20, 2008; 8 to 11 a.m.. The meeting is
open to the public. On Sunday, October
19th, there will be a meeting of the
FACJJ steering sub-committee from 5:30
to 8 p.m. that will be open to the public.
However, the FACJJ sub-committee and
work group meetings scheduled for
Sunday, October 19, 2008 from 3 to
4 p.m. and on Monday, October 20,
2008 from 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m are
closed to the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robin Delany-Shabazz, Designated
Federal Official, OJJDP, Robin.DelanyShabazz@usdoj.gov, or 202–307–9963.
[Note: This is not a toll-free number.]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-454 and 731-TA-1144 (Final)]
Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe From China
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of countervailing duty and
antidumping investigations.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-454 (Final)
under section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of
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1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)) (the Act) and the final phase of antidumping
investigation No. 731-TA-1144 (Final) under section 735(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)) to determine whether an industry in the United
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of subsidized and less-than-fair-value imports from
China of welded stainless steel pressure pipe, provided for in
subheadings 7306.40.50 and 7306.40.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States.\1\
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\1\ For purposes of these investigations, the Department of
Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as circular welded
austenitic stainless pressure pipe not greater than 14 inches in
outside diameter. This merchandise includes, but is not limited to,
the American Society for Testing and Materials (``ASTM'') A-312 or
ASTM A-778 specifications, or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications. ASTM A-358 products are only included when they are
produced to meet ASTM A-312 or ASTM A-778 specifications, or
comparable domestic or foreign specifications. Excluded from the
scope are: (1) Welded stainless mechanical tubing, meeting ASTM A-
554 or comparable domestic or foreign specifications; (2) boiler,
heat exchanger, superheater, refining furnace, feedwater heater, and
condenser tubing, meeting ASTM A-249, ASTM A-688 or comparable
domestic or foreign specifications; and (3) specialized tubing,
meeting ASTM A-269, ASTM A-270 or comparable domestic or foreign
specifications.
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For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, 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 207, subparts A and C
(19 CFR part 207).
DATES: Effective Date: September 2, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Haines (202-205-3200),
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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by the
Department of Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies
within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are
being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China of
welded stainless steel pressure pipe, and that such products are being
sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of
section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were
requested in a petition filed on January 30, 2008, by Bristol Metals
(Bristol, TN), Felker Brothers Corp. (Marshfield, WI), Marcegaglia USA
Inc. (Munhall, PA), Outoukumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc. (Schaumburg, IL),
and the United Steel Workers of America (Pittsburgh, PA).
Participation in the investigations 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 the final phase of these
investigations 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, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations. 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 the final phase of these
investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued
in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later
than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by
19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations
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 final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on December
18, 2008, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing. The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on January
13, 2009, 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 January 7, 2009. 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 January 9, 2009, 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), and
207.24 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 who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's
rules; the deadline for filing is January 6, 2009. 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
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is January 23, 2009; 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 investigations may submit a
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before January 23, 2009. On February 11, 2009, 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 February 13, 2009, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with section 207.30 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
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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 investigations must be
served on all other parties to the investigations (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 investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
Issued: September 30, 2008.
By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. E8-23457 Filed 10-3-08; 8:45 am]
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