[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 19, Volume 3]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 19CFR207.24]

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                        TITLE 19--CUSTOMS DUTIES
 
                            TRADE COMMISSION
 
  PART 207--INVESTIGATIONS OF WHETHER INJURY TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES RESULTS FROM IMPORTS SOLD AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE OR FROM SUBSIDIZED EXPORTS TO THE UNITED 
STATES--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart C--Final Determinations, Short Life Cycle Products
 
Sec.  207.24  Hearing.

    (a) In general. The Commission shall hold a hearing concerning an 
investigation before making a final determination under section 705(b) 
or section 735(b) of the Act.
    (b) Procedures. Any hearing shall be conducted after notice 
published in the Federal Register. The hearing shall not be subject to 
the provisions of 5 U.S.C. subchapter II, chapter 5, or to 5 U.S.C. 702. 
Each party shall limit its presentation at the hearing to a summary of 
the information and arguments contained in its prehearing brief, an 
analysis of the information and arguments contained in the prehearing 
briefs described in Sec.  207.23, and information not available at the 
time its prehearing brief was filed. Unless a portion of the hearing is 
closed, presentations at the hearing shall not include business 
proprietary information. Notwithstanding Sec.  201.13(f) of this 
chapter, in connection with its presentation a party may file witness 
testimony with the Secretary no later than three (3) business days 
before the hearing. In the case of testimony to be presented at a closed 
session held in response to a request under Sec.  207.24(d), 
confidential and non-confidential versions shall be filed in accordance 
with Sec.  207.3. Any person not a party may make a brief oral statement 
of information pertinent to the investigation.
    (c) Hearing transcripts--(1) In general. A verbatim transcript shall 
be made of all hearings or conferences held in connection with 
Commission investigations conducted under this part.
    (2) Revision of transcripts. Within ten (10) days of the completion 
of a hearing, but in any event at least one (1) day prior to the date 
for disclosure of information set pursuant to Sec.  207.30(a), any 
person who testified at the hearing may submit proposed revisions to the 
transcript of his or her testimony to the Secretary. No substantive 
revisions

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shall be permitted. If in the judgment of the Secretary a proposed 
revision does not alter the substance of the testimony in question, the 
Secretary shall incorporate the revision into a revised transcript.
    (d) Closed sessions. Upon a request filed by a party to the 
investigation no later than seven (7) days prior to the date of the 
hearing that identifies the subjects to be discussed, specifies the 
amount of time requested, and justifies the need for a closed session 
with respect to each subject to be discussed, the Commission may close a 
portion of a hearing to persons not authorized under Sec.  207.7 to have 
access to business proprietary information in order to allow such party 
to address business proprietary information during the course of its 
presentation. In addition, during each hearing held in an investigation 
conducted under section 705(b) or section 735(b) of the Act, following 
the public presentation of the petitioner(s) and that of each panel of 
respondents, the Commission will, if it deems it appropriate, close the 
hearing to persons not authorized under section 207.7 to have access to 
business proprietary information in order to allow Commissioners to 
question parties and/or their representatives concerning matters 
involving business proprietary information.

[61 FR 37832, July 22, 1996]