Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, Procedures for Initiation of Downstream Product Monitoring

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties, Procedures for Initiation

of Downstream Product Monitoring

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent burdens, invites the general public

and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the

continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 27, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room

5033, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230. Phone

number: (202) 482-3272.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for additional information or

copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should

be directed to: Lynn Barden, Import Administration, Office of Policy,

Room 3713, 14th & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; Phone

number: (202) 482-3173, and fax number: (202) 482-2308.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The International Trade Administration's (ITA), Import

Administration, AD/CVD Enforcement, administers the U.S. antidumping

and countervailing duty law. Under section 780 of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1677i), a domestic producer of an article

that is like a component part or a downstream product may petition the

Department of Commerce to designate the downstream product for

monitoring. Such a petition must allege and support the proposition

that the imposition of antidumping or countervailing duties has

resulted in a diversion of exports of the component part into increased

production and exportation to the United States of such downstream

product. Section 780, and the Department's regulation (19 CFR 351.223),

require that the petition, among other things, identify the downstream

product to be monitored, the relevant component part, and the likely

diversion of foreign exports of the component part into increased

exports of the downstream product to the United States. ITA will

evaluate the petition and will issue either an affirmative or negative

``monitoring'' determination.

II. Method of Collection

Form ITA-4119P is sent by request to potential U.S. petitioners.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0625-0200.

Form Number: ITA-4119P.

Type of Review: Reinstatement.

Affected Public: U.S. companies or industries that suspect the

presence of unfair competition from foreign firms selling merchandise

in the United States below fair value.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Costs: The estimated annual cost for this

collection is $3,450 ($2,250 for respondents and $1,400 for federal

government).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on (a) whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of

the agency, including whether the information shall have practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden

(including hours and costs) of the proposed collection of information;

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on respondents, including through the use of

automated collection techniques or forms of information technology.

Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized

and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information

collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

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Dated: June 23, 1999.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer.

[FR Doc. 99-16402 Filed 6-25-99; 8:45 am]

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