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Domestic Like Product. Identify any Subject Merchandise imported from Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
known related parties and the nature of each Subject Country. pursuant to section 207.61 of the
the relationship as defined in section (9) If you are a producer, an exporter, Commission’s rules.
771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. or a trade/business association of Issued: July 26, 2006.
1677(4)(B)). producers or exporters of the Subject By order of the Commission.
(6) A list of all known and currently Merchandise in the Subject Marilyn R. Abbott,
operating U.S. importers of the Subject Country(ies), provide the following Secretary to the Commission.
Merchandise and producers of the information on your firm’s(s’) [FR Doc. E6–12274 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
Subject Merchandise in each Subject operations on that product during
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Country that currently export or have calendar year 2005 (report quantity data
exported Subject Merchandise to the in short tons and value data in U.S.
United States or other countries since dollars, landed and duty-paid at the INTERNATIONAL TRADE
the Order Dates. U.S. port but not including antidumping COMMISSION
(7) If you are a U.S. producer of the or countervailing duties). If you are a
Domestic Like Product, provide the trade/business association, provide the [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–873–875, 877–
following information on your firm’s information, on an aggregate basis, for 880, and 882 (Review)]
operations on that product during the firms which are members of your
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From
calendar year 2005 (report quantity data association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if Belarus, China, Indonesia, Korea,
in short tons and value data in U.S.
known, an estimate of the percentage of Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine
dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/
worker group or trade/business total production of Subject Merchandise AGENCY: International Trade
association, provide the information, on in each Subject Country accounted for Commission.
an aggregate basis, for the firms in by your firm’s(s’) production; and ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews
which your workers are employed/ (b) The quantity and value of your concerning the antidumping duty orders
which are members of your association. firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of on steel concrete reinforcing bar from
(a) Production (quantity) and, if Subject Merchandise and, if known, an Belarus, China, Indonesia, Korea, Latvia,
known, an estimate of the percentage of estimate of the percentage of total Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine.
total U.S. production of the Domestic exports to the United States of Subject
Like Product accounted for by your Merchandise from each Subject Country SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
firm’s(s’) production; accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. notice that it has instituted reviews
(b) The quantity and value of U.S. (10) Identify significant changes, if pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
commercial shipments of the Domestic any, in the supply and demand Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
Like Product produced in your U.S. conditions or business cycle for the to determine whether revocation of the
plant(s); and Domestic Like Product that have antidumping duty orders on steel
(c) The quantity and value of U.S. occurred in the United States or in the concrete reinforcing bar from Belarus,
internal consumption/company market for the Subject Merchandise in China, Indonesia, Korea, Latvia,
transfers of the Domestic Like Product the Subject Countries since the Order Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be
produced in your U.S. plant(s). Dates, and significant changes, if any, likely to lead to continuation or
(8) If you are a U.S. importer or a that are likely to occur within a recurrence of material injury. Pursuant
trade/business association of U.S. reasonably foreseeable time. Supply to section 751(c)(2) of the Act, interested
importers of the Subject Merchandise conditions to consider include parties are requested to respond to this
from the Subject Country(ies), provide technology; production methods; notice by submitting the information
the following information on your development efforts; ability to increase specified below to the Commission; 1 to
firm’s(s’) operations on that product production (including the shift of be assured of consideration, the
during calendar year 2005 (report production facilities used for other deadline for responses is September 20,
quantity data in short tons and value products and the use, cost, or 2006. Comments on the adequacy of
data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/ availability of major inputs into responses may be filed with the
business association, provide the production); and factors related to the Commission by October 16, 2006. For
information, on an aggregate basis, for ability to shift supply among different further information concerning the
the firms which are members of your national markets (including barriers to conduct of these reviews and rules of
association. importation in foreign markets or general application, consult the
(a) The quantity and value (landed, changes in market demand abroad). Commission’s Rules of Practice and
duty-paid but not including Demand conditions to consider include Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
antidumping or countervailing duties) end uses and applications; the existence E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
of U.S. imports and, if known, an and availability of substitute products; subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. and the level of competition among the 207).
imports of Subject Merchandise from Domestic Like Product produced in the DATES: Effective Date: August 1, 2006.
each Subject Country accounted for by United States, Subject Merchandise FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
your firm’s(s’) imports; produced in the Subject Countries, and Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
(b) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. such merchandise from other countries.
port, including antidumping and/or (11) (Optional) A statement of 1 No response to this request for information is

countervailing duties) of U.S. whether you agree with the above required if a currently valid Office of Management
commercial shipments of Subject definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 06–5–158,
Merchandise imported from each
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expiration date June 30, 2008. Public reporting


Subject Country; and with either or both of these definitions, burden for the request is estimated to average 10
(c) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. please explain why and provide hours per response. Please send comments
alternative definitions. regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
port, including antidumping and/or the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
countervailing duties) of U.S. internal Authority: These reviews are being Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
consumption/company transfers of conducted under authority of title VII of the 20436.

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Investigations, U.S. International Trade of the total domestic production of the appear was pending in any manner or
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., product. In its original determinations, form during their Commission
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- three Commissioners based their employment. The Commission’s
impaired persons can obtain material injury analysis on a national designated agency ethics official has
information on this matter by contacting industry consisting of all producers of advised that a five-year review is the
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– steel concrete reinforcing bar and three ‘‘same particular matter’’ as the
205–1810. Persons with mobility Commissioners found a regional underlying original investigation for
impairments who will need special industry consisting of all domestic purposes of 19 CFR 201.15 and 18
assistance in gaining access to the production facilities producing the U.S.C. 207, the post employment statute
Commission should contact the Office Domestic Like Product in the region for Federal employees. Former
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. consisting of the 30 contiguous states employees may seek informal advice
General information concerning the from New England to Texas and from from Commission ethics officials with
Commission may also be obtained by the Gulf of Mexico north on both sides respect to this and the related issue of
accessing its Internet server (http:// of the Mississippi up to the Canadian whether the employee’s participation
www.usitc.gov). The public record for border, plus the District of Columbia was ‘‘personal and substantial.’’
these reviews may be viewed on the and Puerto Rico. However, any informal consultation will
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) For purposes of this notice, you not relieve former employees of the
at http://edis.usitc.gov. should report information separately on obligation to seek approval to appear
each of the following two Domestic from the Commission under its rule
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Industries: (1) All domestic producers of 201.15. For ethics advice, contact Carol
Background—On September 7, 2001,
steel concrete reinforcing bar and (2) McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics
the Department of Commerce issued
domestic producers of steel concrete Official, at 202–205–3088.
antidumping duty orders on imports of
reinforcing bar with production Limited disclosure of business
steel concrete reinforcing bar from
facilities located in the District of proprietary information (BPI) under an
Belarus, China, Indonesia, Korea, Latvia,
Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the administrative protective order (APO)
Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine (66 FR
following 30 states: Maine, New and APO service list—Pursuant to
46777). The Commission is conducting
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
reviews to determine whether
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, rules, the Secretary will make BPI
revocation of the orders would be likely New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, submitted in these reviews available to
to lead to continuation or recurrence of Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, authorized applicants under the APO
material injury to the domestic industry North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, issued in the reviews, provided that the
within a reasonably foreseeable time. It Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, application is made no later than 21
will assess the adequacy of interested Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, days after publication of this notice in
party responses to this notice of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, the Federal Register. Authorized
institution to determine whether to Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. applicants must represent interested
conduct full reviews or expedited (5) The Order Date is the date that the parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
reviews. The Commission’s antidumping duty orders under review who are parties to the reviews. A
determinations in any expedited became effective. In these reviews, the separate service list will be maintained
reviews will be based on the facts Order Date is September 7, 2001. by the Secretary for those parties
available, which may include (6) An Importer is any person or firm authorized to receive BPI under the
information provided in response to this engaged, either directly or through a APO.
notice. parent company or subsidiary, in Certification—Pursuant to section
Definitions—The following importing the Subject Merchandise into 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
definitions apply to these reviews: the United States from a foreign person submitting information to the
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or manufacturer or through its selling Commission in connection with these
kind of merchandise that is within the agent. reviews must certify that the
scope of the five-year reviews, as Participation in the reviews and information is accurate and complete to
defined by the Department of public service list—Persons, including the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
Commerce. industrial users of the Subject making the certification, the submitter
(2) The Subject Countries in these Merchandise and, if the merchandise is will be deemed to consent, unless
reviews are Belarus, China, Indonesia, sold at the retail level, representative otherwise specified, for the
Korea, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and consumer organizations, wishing to Commission, its employees, and
Ukraine. participate in the reviews as parties contract personnel to use the
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the must file an entry of appearance with information provided in any other
domestically produced product or the Secretary to the Commission, as reviews or investigations of the same or
products which are like, or in the provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the comparable products which the
absence of like, most similar in Commission’s rules, no later than 21 Commission conducts under Title VII of
characteristics and uses with, the days after publication of this notice in the Act, or in internal audits and
Subject Merchandise. In its original the Federal Register. The Secretary will investigations relating to the programs
determinations, the Commission maintain a public service list containing and operations of the Commission
defined the Domestic Like Product as the names and addresses of all persons, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
certain steel concrete reinforcing bar, or their representatives, who are parties Written submissions—Pursuant to
coextensive with the scope of the to the reviews. section 207.61 of the Commission’s
Subject Merchandise. Former Commission employees who rules, each interested party response to
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(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. are seeking to appear in Commission this notice must provide the information
producers as a whole of the Domestic five-year reviews are reminded that they specified below. The deadline for filing
Like Product, or those producers whose are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15, such responses is September 20, 2006.
collective output of the Domestic Like to seek Commission approval if the Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the
Product constitutes a major proportion matter in which they are seeking to Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as

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specified in Commission rule telephone number, fax number, and e- (c) The quantity and value of U.S.
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments mail address of the certifying official. internal consumption/company
concerning the adequacy of responses to (2) A statement indicating whether transfers of the Domestic Like Product
the notice of institution and whether the your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of produced in your U.S. plant(s).
Commission should conduct expedited the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union (8) If you are a U.S. importer or a
or full reviews. The deadline for filing or worker group, a U.S. importer of the trade/business association of U.S.
such comments is October 16, 2006. All Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer importers of the Subject Merchandise
written submissions must conform with or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, from the Subject Country(ies), provide
the provisions of sections 201.8 and a U.S. or foreign trade or business the following information on your
207.3 of the Commission’s rules and any association, or another interested party firm’s(s’) operations on that product
submissions that contain BPI must also (including an explanation). If you are a during calendar year 2005 (report
conform with the requirements of union/worker group or trade/business quantity data in short tons and value
sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the association, identify the firms in which data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s your workers are employed or which are business association, provide the
rules do not authorize filing of members of your association. information, on an aggregate basis, for
submissions with the Secretary by (3) A statement indicating whether the firms which are members of your
facsimile or electronic means, except to your firm/entity is willing to participate association.
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of in these reviews by providing (a) The quantity and value (landed,
the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67 information requested by the duty-paid but not including
FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Also, in Commission. antidumping duties) of U.S. imports
accordance with sections 201.16(c) and (4) A statement of the likely effects of and, if known, an estimate of the
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each the revocation of the antidumping duty percentage of total U.S. imports of
document filed by a party to the reviews orders on the Domestic Industry in Subject Merchandise from each Subject
must be served on all other parties to general and/or your firm/entity Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’)
the reviews (as identified by either the specifically. In your response, please imports;
public or APO service list as (b) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
discuss the various factors specified in
appropriate), and a certificate of service port, including antidumping duties) of
section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
must accompany the document (if you U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
1675a(a)) including the likely volume of
are not a party to the reviews you do not Merchandise imported from each
subject imports, likely price effects of
need to serve your response). Subject Country; and
subject imports, and likely impact of (c) The quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
Inability to provide requested imports of Subject Merchandise on the port, including antidumping duties) of
information—Pursuant to section Domestic Industry. U.S. internal consumption/company
207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any (5) A list of all known and currently transfers of Subject Merchandise
interested party that cannot furnish the operating U.S. producers of the imported from each Subject Country.
information requested by this notice in Domestic Like Product. Identify any (9) If you are a producer, an exporter,
the requested form and manner shall known related parties and the nature of or a trade/business association of
notify the Commission at the earliest the relationship as defined in section producers or exporters of the Subject
possible time, provide a full explanation 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. Merchandise in the Subject
of why it cannot provide the requested 1677(4)(B)). Country(ies), provide the following
information, and indicate alternative (6) A list of all known and currently information on your firm’s(s’)
forms in which it can provide operating U.S. importers of the Subject operations on that product during
equivalent information. If an interested Merchandise and producers of the calendar year 2005 (report quantity data
party does not provide this notification Subject Merchandise in each Subject in short tons and value data in U.S.
(or the Commission finds the Country that currently export or have dollars, landed and duty-paid at the
explanation provided in the notification exported Subject Merchandise to the U.S. port but not including antidumping
inadequate) and fails to provide a United States or other countries since duties). If you are a trade/business
complete response to this notice, the the Order Date. association, provide the information, on
Commission may take an adverse (7) If you are a U.S. producer of the an aggregate basis, for the firms which
inference against the party pursuant to Domestic Like Product, provide the are members of your association.
section 776(b) of the Act in making its following information on your firm’s (a) Production (quantity) and, if
determinations in the reviews. operations on that product during known, an estimate of the percentage of
Information To Be Provided in calendar year 2005 (report quantity data total production of Subject Merchandise
Response to This Notice of Institution: If in short tons and value data in U.S. in each Subject Country accounted for
you are a domestic producer, union/ dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a union/ by your firm’s(s’) production; and
worker group, or trade/business worker group or trade/business (b) The quantity and value of your
association; import/export Subject association, provide the information, on firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
Merchandise from more than one an aggregate basis, for the firms in Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
Subject Country; or produce Subject which your workers are employed/ estimate of the percentage of total
Merchandise in more than one Subject which are members of your association. exports to the United States of Subject
Country, you may file a single response. (a) Production (quantity) and, if Merchandise from each Subject Country
If you do so, please ensure that your known, an estimate of the percentage of accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
response to each question includes the total U.S. production of the Domestic (10) Identify significant changes, if
information requested for each pertinent Like Product accounted for by your any, in the supply and demand
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Subject Country. As used below, the firm’s(s’) production; conditions or business cycle for the
term ‘‘firm’’ includes any related firms. (b) The quantity and value of U.S. Domestic Like Product that have
(1) The name and address of your firm commercial shipments of the Domestic occurred in the United States or in the
or entity (including World Wide Web Like Product produced in your U.S. market for the Subject Merchandise in
address if available) and name, plant(s); and. the Subject Countries since the Order

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Date, and significant changes, if any, 2006; Commissioners’ opinions are may file comments or objections to the
that are likely to occur within a currently scheduled to be transmitted to issuance of the proposed registration
reasonably foreseeable time. Supply the Secretary of Commerce on or before and may, at the same time, file a written
conditions to consider include August 14, 2006.). request for a hearing on such
technology; production methods; 5. Outstanding action jackets: none. application pursuant to 21 CFR 1301.43
development efforts; ability to increase In accordance with Commission and in such form as prescribed by 21
production (including the shift of policy, subject matter listed above, not CFR 1316.47. For purposes of this
production facilities used for other disposed of at the scheduled meeting, Notice, DEA has chosen recognized
products and the use, cost, or may be carried over to the agenda of the applicable manufacturers registered on
availability of major inputs into following meeting.
April 13, 2005, the date on which Kenco
production); and factors related to the By order of the Commission. submitted its initial request to have
ability to shift supply among different Issued: July 27, 2006. Nabilone added to its DEA importer
national markets (including barriers to Marilyn R. Abbott, registration. By employing this date,
importation in foreign markets or
Secretary to the Commission. DEA seeks to equitably address its
changes in market demand abroad).
Demand conditions to consider include [FR Doc. 06–6644 Filed 7–28–06; 1:12 pm] initial failure to publish Kenco’s request
end uses and applications; the existence BILLING CODE 7020–02–P to import Nabilone, while at the same
and availability of substitute products; time allowing those entities that would
and the level of competition among the have been in a position to request a
Domestic Like Product produced in the DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE hearing on April 13, 2005, had DEA
United States, Subject Merchandise filed a timely notice, the right to request
produced in the Subject Countries, and Drug Enforcement Administration a hearing.
such merchandise from other countries. Importer of Controlled Substances; Any such written comments or
(11) (Optional) A statement of Notice of Application objections being sent via regular mail
whether you agree with the above may be addressed, in quintuplicate, to
definitions of the Domestic Like Product Prior to issuing a registration under 21 the Deputy Assistant Administrator,
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree U.S.C. 952(a)(2)(B), and in accordance Office of Diversion Control, Drug
with either or both of these definitions, with 21 CFR 1301.34(a), this is notice Enforcement Administration,
please explain why and provide that on April 13, 2005, Kenco VPI, Washington, DC 20537, Attention: DEA
alternative definitions. Division of Kenco Group Inc., 350 Federal Register Representative/ODL; or
Authority: These reviews are being Corporate Place, Chattanooga, TN any being sent via express mail should
conducted under authority of title VII of the 37419, has made application to the Drug be sent to DEA Headquarters, Attention:
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published Enforcement Administration (DEA) by DEA Federal Register Representative/
pursuant to section 207.61 of the letter to be registered as an importer of
Commission’s rules. ODL, 2401 Jefferson-Davis Highway,
Nabilone (7379), a basic class of Alexandria, Virginia 22301; and must be
By order of the Commission. controlled substance listed in Schedule filed no later than August 31, 2006.
Issued: July 26, 2006. II.
Marilyn R. Abbott, The company plans to import the This procedure is to be conducted
listed controlled substance for simultaneously with and independent
Secretary to the Commission.
distribution to its customers. of the procedures described in 21 CFR
[FR Doc. E6–12275 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
Kenco VPI has been an importer of 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f). As noted
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Schedule III–V controlled substances in a previous notice published in the
since June 14, 2004. On April 14, 2005, Federal Register on September 23, 1975,
INTERNATIONAL TRADE the DEA added Schedule II to the firm’s (40 FR 43745–46), all applicants for
COMMISSION importer registration. The DEA also registration to import a basic class of
added the drug code for Nabilone, a any controlled substance listed in
[USITC SE–06–048] Schedule II controlled substance, to the Schedule I or II are, and will continue
firm’s registration on April 28, 2005. to be, required to demonstrate to the
Government in the Sunshine Act
Both amendments to the registration Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office
Meeting Notice
were made without benefit of the of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United required legal process for modifying the Administration, that the requirements
States International Trade Commission. DEA registration. Kenco VPI is currently for such registration pursuant to 21
complying with the legal requirements U.S.C. 958(a), 21 U.S.C. 823(a), and 21
TIME AND DATE: August 7, 2006 at 11 a.m.
to register as a Schedule III importer. In CFR 1301.34(b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW., addition the firm was given
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: satisfied.
authorization to import the Nabilone
(202) 205–2000. product into the United States on May Dated: July 26, 2006.
STATUS: Open to the public. 12, 2005. The Nabilone product was Joseph T. Rannazzisi,
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agenda approved by the Food & Drug Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of
for future meetings: none. Administration on May 15, 2006. DEA Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement
2. Minutes. has agreed to allow Kenco VPI to Administration.
3. Ratification List. continue to import the Nabilone product [FR Doc. E6–12256 Filed 7–31–06; 8:45 am]
4. Inv. No. 731–TA–1104 into the United States, while the firm is
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(Preliminary) (Certain Polyester Staple completing the required legal process.
Fiber from China)—briefing and vote. Any manufacturer who on April 13,
(The Commission is currently scheduled 2005, was registered, or applying to be
to transmit its determination to the registered with DEA to manufacture
Secretary of Commerce on August 7, such basic class of controlled substance

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