CERTAIN BEARINGS FROM CHINA, FRANCE, GERMANY, HUNGARY, ITALY, JAPAN, ROMANIA, SINGAPORE, SWEDEN, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Investigations Nos. AA1921-143, 731-TA-341, 731-TA-343-345, 731-TA-391-397, and 731-TA-399 (Review)

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Revised schedule for the subject investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 22, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sioban Maguire (202-708-4721), 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: Effective August 23, 1999, the Commission established a schedule for the conduct of the subject reviews (64 FR 46949, August 27, 1999). The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1675 (c)(5)(B), and is hereby revising its schedule.

The Commission's new schedule for the reviews is as follows: the prehearing staff report will be placed in the nonpublic record on March 1, 2000; the deadline for filing prehearing briefs is March 10, 2000; requests to appear at the hearing must be filed with the Secretary to the Commission not later than March 13, 2000; the prehearing conference will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m. on March 16, 2000; the hearing will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m. on March 21, 2000; the deadline for filing posthearing briefs is March 30, 2000; the Commission will make its final release of information on May 18, 2000; and final party comments are due on May 22, 2000.

For further information concerning these reviews see the Commission's notice cited above and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and F (19 CFR part 207).

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.

By order of the Commission.

Donna R. Koehnke
Secretary

Issued: November 23, 1999