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The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Architectural and Engineering
Documentation define the products acceptable for inclusion in the HABS/HAER/HALS collection at the Library of
Congress as measured drawings, large-format black-and-white photographs, large-format color transparencies,
written histories and descriptions, and field records.
The Standards (quoted below) were published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1983 (Vol. 48, No. 190,
pp. 44730-34).
Standard I. Documentation Shall Adequately Explicate and Illustrate What is Significant or Valuable About
the Historic Building, Site, Structure, or Object Being Documented.
The historic significance of the building, site, structure, or object identified in the evaluation process should be
conveyed by the drawings, photographs, and other materials that comprise documentation. The historical,
architectural, engineering, or cultural values of the property together with the purpose of the documentation
activity determine the level and methods of documentation. Documentation prepared for submission to the Library
of Congress must meet the HABS/HAER Guidelines.
Standard II. Documentation Shall be Prepared Accurately From Reliable Sources With Limitations Clearly
Stated to Permit Independent Verification of the Information.
The purpose of documentation is to preserve an accurate record of historic properties that can be used in
research and other preservation activities. To serve these purposes, the documentation must include information
that permits assessment of its reliability.
Standard III. Documentation Shall be Prepared on Materials That are Readily Reproducible, Durable, and
in Standard Sizes.
The size and quality of documentation materials are important factors in the preservation of information for future
use. Selection of materials should be based on the length of time expected for storage, the anticipated frequency
of use, and a size convenient for storage.
Standard IV. Documentation Shall be Clearly and Concisely Produced.
In order for documentation to be useful for future research, written materials must be legible and understandable,
and graphic materials must contain scale information and location references.
The Guidelines provide advice and technical information on meeting the standards. Most importantly, they outline
an approach to historic architecture, engineering, and landscapes that helps ensure the documentation will meet
the Secretary's Standards while creating a comprehensive understanding of the site or structure. They also
provide recommendations on research methods and report organization, line weight and sheet layout,
photographic paper and negative preparation, and the disposition of field notes.
The Guidelines were originally published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1983. A revised version was
published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2003 (Vol. 68, No. 139, pp. 43159-43162).
pdf version of the Guidelines (as published in the Federal Register)
National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior
43159Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 139/Monday, July 21, 2003/Notices
Leader at (505) 525–4400 or Mark
Hakkila, Natural Resource Specialist, at
(505) 525–4341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Violations
of these closures and restrictions are
punishable by fines not to exceed
$1,000 and/or imprisonment not to
exceed 1 year. These actions are taken
to prevent impacts to soils, native
vegetative resources, wildlife habitat,
cultural resources, and scenic values,
and to protect public health and safety.
Copies of this closure order and maps
showing the location of the routes are
available from the Las Cruces Field
Office, 1800 Marquess, Las Cruces, NM
88005.
Dated: June 12, 2003.
Amy L. Lueders,
Field Manager, Las Cruces.
[FR Doc. 03–18436 Filed 7–18–03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–VC–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Announcement of Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park Subsistence Resource
Commission (SRC); Meeting
AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior.
ACTION: Announcement of Wrangell-St.
Elias National Park Subsistence
Resource Commission (SRC) meeting.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act that a meeting of the
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park
Subsistence Resource Commissions will
be held at Chitina, Alaska. The purpose
of the meeting will be to continue work
on currently authorized and proposed
National Park Service subsistence
hunting program recommendations
including other related subsistence
management issues. The meeting will be
open to the public. Any person may file
with the Commission a writing
statement concerning the matters to be
discussed.
The Subsistence Resource
Commission is authorized under Title
VIII, Section 808, of the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act, Public
Law 96–487, and operates in accordance
with the provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
DATES: The meeting dates are:
1. September 25, 2003, 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Chitina Community Hall, Chitina,
Alaska.
2. September 26, 2003, 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m., Chitina Community Hall, Chitina,
Alaska.
In accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.150,
we may provide less than 15 days notice
in the Federal Register to convene the
Commission prior to the October 7,
2003, South-central Regional Council
meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary
Candelaria or Barbara Cellarius,
Subsistence, at Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box
439, Copper Center, AK 99573,
telephone (907) 822–5234.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of
this meeting will be published in local
newspapers and announced on local
radio stations prior to the meetings
dates. Locations and dates may need to
be changed based on weather or local
circumstances.
The agenda for the meeting is as
follows:
1. Call to order (SRC Chair).
2. SRC Roll Call and Confirmation of
Quorum.
3. SRC Chair and Superintendent’s
Welcome and Introductions.
4. Review and Adopt Agenda.
5. Review and adopt minutes
February 19–20, 2003 meeting.
6. Review Commission Purpose.
7. Status of Membership.
8. Superintendent’s Report.
9. Wrangell-St. Elias NP&P Staff
Report.
10. Federal Subsistence Board
Update.
a. Review actions taken during May
2003 FSB meeting.
b. Review new proposals to change
Fisheries Regulations.
c. Update on FSB call for wildlife
proposals for the 2004–2005 season.
11. Public and Agency Comments.
12. Work Session (comment on issues,
develop new recommendations, prepare
letters).
13. Set time and place of next SRC
meeting.
14. Adjournment.
Draft minutes of the meeting will be
available for public inspection
approximately six weeks after the
meeting from the Superintendent,
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, at the
above address.
Marcia Blaszak,
Deputy Regional Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 03–18200 Filed 7–18–03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–HT–M
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Guidlines for Architectural and
Engineering Documentation
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice sets forth
revisions to the Secretary of the
Interior’s Guidelines for Architectural
and Engineering Documentation. These
guidelines are not regulatory and do not
set or interpret agency policy. They are
intended to provide technical advice on
how to produce architectural and
engineering documentation.
DATES: Guidelines are effective on
Tuesday, April 1, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E.
Blaine Cliver, Chief, HABS/HAER/
HALS, National Park Service, United
States Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC 20240–0001 (202–354–
2159).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Guidelines are prepared under the
authority of section 101(g) and section
110 of the National Historic
Preservation Act of 1966, as amended.
The revisions contained herein update
the Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines
for Architectural and Engineering
Documentation of September 29, 1983
(Federal Register, Vol. 48, No. 190,
Thursday, September 29, 1983, pp.
44731–34).
Secretary of the Interior’s Guidelines
for Architectural and Engineering
Documentation
Introduction. The following
guidelines provide more specific
procedural and technical information on
how to produce architectural and
engineering documentation and outline
one approach to meeting the Secretary
of the Interior’s Standards. Agencies,
organizations or individuals proposing
to approach documentation differently
may wish to review their plans with the
National Park Service.
The Guidelines are organized as
follows:
Definitions
Goal of Documentation
Content
Quality
Materials
Presentation
Architectural and Engineering
Documentation Prepared for Other
Purposes
Definitions. The following definitions
are used in conjunction with these
guidelines:
Documentation—measured drawings,
photographs, histories, or other media
that depict historic buildings, sites,
structures, objects or landscapes.
Field Photography—photography
other than large-format photography
(usually 35mm), intended for the
purposes of producing documentation.
Field Records—notes of
measurements taken, field photographs
and other recorded information
intended for the purpose of producing
documentation.
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43160 Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 139/Monday, July 21, 2003/Notices
Large-Format Photographs—
photographs taken of historic buildings,
sites, structures, objects, or landscapes
where the dimensions of the negatives
are either 4″ × 5″, 5″ × 7″ or 8″ × 10″
and where the photographs are taken
with appropriate means to correct
perspective distortion.
Measured Drawings—drawings
produced according to HABS/HAER/
HALS guidelines depicting existing
conditions or other relevant features of
historic buildings, sites, structures,
objects or landscapes. Measured
drawings are usually produced in ink on
an archival material, such as Mylar.
Written Data—inventory forms, data
sheets, historical reports, or other
original, written works of varying
lengths that describe a building, site,
structure, object, or landscape and
highlight its historical, architectural,
technological, or cultural significance.
Photocopy—a photograph, with large-
format negative, of a photograph or
drawings.
Select Existing Drawings—drawings
of historic buildings, sites, structures,
objects or landscapes, whether original
construction or later alteration drawings
that portray or depict the historic value
or significance.
Sketch Plan—a floor or site plan,
usually not to exact scale although often
drawn from measurements, where the
features are shown in proper relation
and proportion to one another.
Goal of Documentation. The Historic
American Buildings Survey (HABS), the
Historic American Engineering Record
(HAER), and the Historic American
Landscapes Survey (HALS) are the
national historical architectural,
engineering and landscape
documentation programs of the National
Park Service. The goal of HABS/HAER/
HALS documentation is to provide
architects, engineers, scholars,
preservationists, and interested
members of the public with
comprehensive information on the
historical, architectural, technological,
or cultural significance of a building,
site, structure, object or landscape.
Placed on permanent deposit at the
Library of Congress, HABS/HAER/HALS
documentation serves as a permanent
record of the growth and development
of the nation’s built environment.
HABS/HAER/HALS documentation
usually consists of measured drawings,
large-format photographs and written
data that highlight the significance of a
building, site, structure, object or
landscape. This documentation acts as a
form of insurance against fires and
natural disasters by permitting the
repair and, if necessary, reconstruction
of historic resources damaged by such
disasters. It is also used for scholarly
research, interpretation, and education,
and it often provides the basis for
enforcing preservation easement. HABS/
HAER/HALS documentation is often the
last means of preservation of a property:
when a property is to be demolished,
documentation provides future
researchers access to valuable
information that otherwise would be
lost.
HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is
developed in a number of ways. The
National Park Service regularly employs
summer teams of student architects,
engineers, and historians to develop
HABS/HAER/HALS documentation
under the supervision of National Park
Service professionals. The National Park
Service also produces HABS/HAER/
HALS documentation in conjunction
with restoration or other preservation
treatment of historic buildings managed
by the National Park Service. Federal
agencies, pursuant to section 110(b) of
the National Historic Preservation Act,
as amended, record those historic
properties to be demolished or
substantially altered as a result of
agency action or assisted action
(referred to as mitigation projects).
Finally, individuals and organizations
prepare documentation to HABS/HAER/
HALS standards and donate the
documentation to the programs.
The Secretary of the Interior’s
Standards describe in general terms the
fundamental principals of HABS/HAER/
HALS documentation. They are
supplemented by other material
describing more specific guidelines,
preferred techniques for architectural
photography, and formats for written
historical reports. This technical
information is found in the procedure
manuals for the individual programs.
These guidelines contain useful
information on how to produce
documentation for other archives, such
as state or local archives. The State
Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) or
the state library should be consulted
regarding archival requirements if the
documentation is to become part of its
collection. In establishing archives, the
important questions of durability and
reproducibility should be considered in
relation to the purposes of the
collection.
Documentation prepared for the
HABS/HAER/HALS collections must
meet the requirements below. The
HABS/HAER/HALS office of the
National Park Service reserves the right
to refuse documentation that does not
meet these requirements.
Content
Standard: Documentation shall
adequately explicate and illustrate what
is significant or valuable about the
historic building, site, structure, object
or landscape being documented.
Guideline: Documentation shall meet
one of the following requirements for
content:
A. Level I
1. Drawings: a full set of measured
drawings depicting existing or historic
conditions
2. Photographs: photographs with
large-format negatives of exterior and
interior views; photocopies with large-
format negatives of select, existing
drawings or historic views that are
produced in accordance with the U.S.
Copyright Act (as amended)
3. Written data: history and
description
B. Level II
1. Drawings: select existing drawings,
where available, may be photographed
with large-format negatives or
photographically reproduced on Mylar
in accordance with the U.S. Copyright
Act, as amended
2. Photographs: photographs with
large-format negatives of exterior and
interior views, or historic views where
available and produced in accordance
with the U.S. Copyright Act, as
amended
3. Written data: history and
description
C. Level III
1. Drawings: sketch plan
2. Photographs: photographs with
large-format negatives of exterior and
interior views
3. Written data: short form for
historical reports
Commentary. The kind and amount of
documentation should be appropriate to
the nature and significance of the
subject. For example, Level I would be
inappropriate for a building that is a
minor element of an historic district,
notable only for context and scale. A
full set of measured drawings for such
a minor building would be expensive
and would likely add little new insight
into the growth and development of the
built environment at either the local,
regional, or national level. Large-format
photography (Level III) would be the
more appropriate choice for
documenting this type of building.
Similarly, the aspect of the building,
site, structure, object or landscape being
documented should reflect the subject’s
overall significance. For example,
measured drawings of Dankmar Adler
and Louis Sullivan’s Auditorium
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43161Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 139/Monday, July 21, 2003/Notices
Building in Chicago should indicate not
only facades, floor plans and sections,
but also the innovative structural and
mechanical systems that were
incorporated into that building. Large-
format photography of Gunston Hall in
Fairfax County, Virginia, to take another
example, should clearly show William
Buckland’s hand-carved moldings in the
Palladian Room, as well as other views,
since Buckland’s role in the creation of
the building is one of the reasons why
Gunston Hall is considered
architecturally significant.
HABS/HAER/HALS documentation is
usually in the form of measured
drawings, photographs, and written
data. While the criteria in this section
have addressed only these media,
documentation need not be limited to
them. Other media, such as films of
industrial processes, can be—and have
been—used to document historic
buildings, sites, structures, objects and
landscapes. If other media are to be
used, the HABS/HAER/HALS office
should be contacted before recording.
The selection of the appropriate
documentation level will vary from one
project to the next. For mitigation
documentation projects, this level will
be selected by the National Park Service
Regional Office and communicated to
the agency responsible for completing
the documentation. Generally, Level I
documentation is required for nationally
significant buildings and structures,
defined as National Historic Landmarks
and the primary historic units of the
National Park Service.
On occasion, factors other than
significance will dictate the selection of
another level of documentation. For
example, if a rehabilitation of a property
is planned, the owner may wish to have
a full set of as-built drawings, even
though the property may not merit Level
I documentation.
HABS Level I measured drawings
usually depict existing conditions
through the use of a site plan, floor
plans, elevations, sections and
construction details. HAER Level I
measured drawings will frequently
depict original conditions where
adequate historical material exists, so as
to illustrate manufacturing or
engineering processes.
Level II documentation differs from
Level I by substituting copies of existing
drawings, either original or alteration
drawings, for recently executed
measured drawings. If this is done, the
drawings must meet HABS/HAER/
HALS requirements outlined below and
be free of copyrights. While existing
drawings are rarely as suitable as as-
built drawings, they are adequate in
many cases for documentation
purposes. Only when the desirability of
having as-built drawings is clear are
Level I measured drawings required in
addition to existing drawings. If existing
drawings are housed and preserved in
an accessible archival collection, their
reproduction for HABS/HAER/HALS
may not be necessary. In other cases,
Level I measured drawings are required
in the absence of existing drawings.
Level III documentation requires a
sketch plan if it helps to explain the
structure, site, or landscape. A short
historical report should supplement the
photographs by explaining what is not
readily visible.
The HABS/HAER/HALS office
reserves the right to refuse
documentation that does not meet these
requirements for content.
Quality
Standard: Documentation shall be
prepared accurately from reliable
sources with limitations clearly stated to
permit independent verification of the
information.
Guideline: Documentation shall meet
the following requirements for quality:
A. Measured drawings: Measured
drawings shall be produced from
recorded, accurate measurements.
Portions of the building that were not
accessible for measurement should not
be drawn on the measured drawings but
clearly labeled as not accessible or
drawn from available construction
drawings and other sources. No part of
the measured drawings shall be
produced from hypothesis or non-
measurement related activities. Level I
measured drawings shall be
accompanied by a set of field notebooks
in which the measurements were first
recorded. Other drawings prepared for
Levels II and III shall include a
statement describing where the original
drawings are located.
B. Large-format photographs: Large-
format photographs shall clearly depict
the appearance of the property and areas
of significance of the recorded building,
site, structure, object or landscape. Each
view shall be perspective-corrected and
fully captioned.
C. Written data: Written history and
description for Levels I and II shall be
based on primary sources to the greatest
extent possible. For Level III, secondary
sources may provide adequate
information; if not, primary research
will be necessary. A frank assessment of
the reliability and limitations of the
sources shall be included. Within the
written history, statements shall be
footnoted as to their sources, where
appropriate. The written data shall
include a methodology section
specifying the name of the researcher,
date of research, sources consulted, and
the limitations of the project.
Commentary. The quality of
architectural documentation cannot be
easily prescribed or quantified, but it
derives from a process in which
thoroughness of research and factual
accuracy play a large part, and it acts,
for better or worse, as a measure of the
integrity and reliability of the
information. HABS/HAER/HALS
promotes documentation of the highest
quality and the principle of
independent verification of all factual
information.
The HABS/HAER/HALS office
reserves the right to refuse
documentation that does not meet these
requirements for quality.
Materials
Standard: Documentation shall be
prepared on materials that are readily
reproducible, durable and in standard
sizes.
Guideline: The following material
requirements shall be met for all levels
of documentation:
A. Measured Drawings
Readily Reproducible: Ink on
translucent material, such as Mylar.
Durable: Ink on archival media.
Standard Sizes: Three sizes: 19″×24″,
24″×36″ or 34″×44″
B. Large-Format Black & White
Photographs
Readily Reproducible: One print per
negative.
Durable: Photography processed and
stored according to archival standards;
negatives on safety film only; prints on
fiber paper, such as AZO paper; no
resin-coated paper.
Standard Sizes: Three sizes: 4″×5″,
5″×7″ or 8″×10″.
C. Large-Format Color Transparencies
Readily Reproducible: One identical
black & white negative and print per
color transparency; one duplicate
transparency and electrostatic or laser
copy per color transparency.
Durable: Photography processed and
stored according to archival standards
Standard Sizes: Three sizes: 4″×5″,
5″×7″ or 8″×10″
D. Written History and Description
Readily Reproducible: Clean copy for
photocopying
Durable: Archival bond
Standard Sizes: 81⁄2″×11″
E. Field Records
Readily Reproducible: Field
notebooks may be photocopied. Photo
identification sheet shall accompany
35mm negatives and contact sheets.
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43162 Federal Register/Vol. 68, No. 139/Monday, July 21, 2003/Notices
1For purposes of this investigation, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as ‘‘station post insulators
manufactured of porcelain, of standard strength,
high strength, or extra-high strength, solid core or
cavity core, single unit or stacked unit, assembled
or unassembled, and with or without hardware
attached, rated at 115 kilovolts (kV) voltage class
and above (550 kilovolt Basic Impulse Insulation
Level (BIL) and above), including, but not limited
to, those manufactured to meet the following
American National Standards Institute, Inc. (ANSI)
standard class specifications: T.R.–286, T.R.–287,
T.R.–288, T.R.–289, T.R.–291, T.R.–295, T.R.–304,
T.R.–308, T.R.–312, T.R.–316, T.R.–362 and T.R.–
391. Subject merchandise is classifiable under
subheading 8546.20.00 (statistical reporting number
8546.20.0060) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTS).
Durable: No requirements.
Standard Sizes: Only requirement is
that materials can be made to fit into a
91⁄2″×12″ archival file folder.
Commentary. All HABS/HAER/HALS
materials are intended for reproduction.
Some 20,000 records are reproduced
each year by the Library of Congress.
Although field records are not generally
reproduced, they are intended to serve
as supplements to the formal
documentation. The basic durability
performance standard (that is to say, life
expectancy) for HABS/HAER/HALS
materials is 500 years. Ink on Mylar is
believed to meet this standard, while
color photography does not (although
color transparencies are acceptable,
their life expectancy is considerably
shorter—50 years or less). Field records
do not meet this standard but are
maintained in the HABS/HAER/HALS
collections as a courtesy to collections
patrons.
The HABS/HAER/HALS office
reserves the right to refuse
documentation that does not meet these
requirements for materials.
Presentation
Standard: Documentation shall be
clearly and concisely produced.
Guideline: The following
requirements for presentation shall be
met for all levels of documentation:
A. Measured Drawings: Level I
measured drawings shall be lettered
mechanically (i.e., CAD, Leroy or
similar) or in a hand-printed equivalent
style. Adequate dimensions shall be
included on all sheets. Level III sketch
plans should be neat and orderly.
B. Large-format photographs: Level I
photographs shall include duplicate
photographs that include a scale. Level
II and III photographs shall include, at
a minimum, at least one photograph
with a scale, usually of the principal
facade.
C. Written history and description:
Data shall be typewritten or laser
printed on bond, following accepted
rules of grammar.
Commentary. The HABS/HAER/
HALS office reserves the right to refuse
documentation that does not meet these
requirements for presentation.
Architectural and Engineering
Documentation Prepared for Other
Purposes
Where a preservation planning
process is initiated, architectural and
engineering documentation, like other
treatment activities, is undertaken to
achieve the goals identified by that
process. Documentation is deliberately
selected as a treatment for properties
evaluated as significant, and the
development of the documentation
program for a property follows from the
planning objectives. Documentation
efforts focus on the significant
characteristics of the historic subject, as
defined in the previously completed
evaluation. The selection of a level of
documentation techniques (measured
drawings, photography, etc.) is based on
the significance of the subject and the
management needs for which the
documentation is being performed. For
example, the kind and level of
documentation required to record a
historic property for easement purposes
may be less detailed than the kind and
level required as mitigation prior to
destruction of the property. In the
former case, essential documentation
might be limited to portions of the
property controlled by the easement
(exterior facades, for example), while in
the latter case, significant interior
architectural features and non-visible
structural details would also be
documented.
HABS/HAER/HALS encourages other
archives to use the Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards and related HABS/
HAER/HALS guidelines as a basis for
their own documentation guidelines.
Levels of documentation and the
durability and sizes of the items may
vary depending on the intended use of
the materials and various storage and
preservation considerations. Review of
documentary sources and the periodic
verification of factual information in the
documentation are among the best
means of assuring quality. The
reliability of the documentation is only
strengthened by an accounting of the
limitations of the research and physical
examination of the property, and by
retaining the primary data (field
measurements and notebooks) from
which the archival record was
produced. The long-term usefulness of
the documentation is directly related to
the quality and durability of the
materials (ink, paper, film, etc.) used to
record the historic resource.
Dated: March 18, 2003.
E. Blaine Cliver,
Chief.
[FR Doc. 03–18197 Filed 7–18–03; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–52–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1023 (Final)]
Certain Ceramic Station Post
Insulators From Japan
AGENCY: United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Scheduling of the final phase of
an antidumping investigation.
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping investigation No.
731–TA–1023 (Final) under section
735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1673d(b)) (the Act) 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 less-than-fair-value imports
from Japan of certain ceramic station
post insulators.1
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, 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).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 16, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Cutchin (202–205–3396), 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). The public record for
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—The final phase of this
investigation is being scheduled as a
result of an affirmative preliminary
determination by the Department of
Commerce that imports of certain
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