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Vol. 136, No. 49 — December 7, 2002

COMMISSIONS

CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

COMMENCEMENT OF INTERIM REVIEW

Flat Hot-rolled Carbon and Alloy Steel Sheet Products

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) hereby gives notice that, pursuant to subsection 76.01(1) of the Special Import Measures Act (SIMA), it has initiated an interim review (Interim Review No. RD-2002-003) of its finding made on July 2, 1999, in Inquiry No. NQ-98-004 concerning certain flat hot-rolled carbon and alloy steel sheet and strip, including secondary or non-prime material, originating in or exported from France, Romania, the Russian Federation and the Slovak Republic.

On October 4, 2002, the Tribunal received a request for an interim review of the finding. The applicants, Usinor Canada Inc. (Usinor) and Sollac Méditerranée S.A. (Sollac), requested an interim review for the exclusion of "hot-rolled steel sheet in coil, mill-edge/slit-edge, with hardenable manganese-boron steel for heat treatment, manufactured to the Usinor 'Solbor 30MnB5' specification".

The Tribunal decided that the request was properly documented and, accordingly, pursuant to subrule 70(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Rules (Rules of Procedure), on October 16, 2002, provided the parties to the 1999 inquiry with a copy of the applicants' request. On November 7, 2002, Algoma Steel Inc., Ispat Sidbec Inc., Dofasco Inc., IPSCO Inc. and Stelco Inc. filed submissions objecting to the request for an interim review. Usinor and Sollac responded to the domestic producers' submissions on November 15, 2002. In light of the applicants' request, the domestic producers' submissions and the applicants' reply, the Tribunal decided that an interim review was warranted.

The purpose of this interim review is to determine if the finding should be amended to exclude the product for which an exclusion has been requested. In the normal course of events, the finding in Inquiry No. NQ-98-004 would expire on July 1, 2004.

Submissions already filed by parties have been placed on the record of the interim review. Any further submissions by domestic producers should be filed no later than December 12, 2002, in 20 copies. In their submissions, domestic producers should address the following matters: (1) taking into account the applicants' reply submission dated November 15, 2002, whether there are domestic goods that are substitutable for the product for which an exclusion is requested, including supporting evidence, for example, metallurgical or other tests; (2) the tests and costs that may be necessary if a substitutable product were used; (3) whether any changes should be made to the description of the product as set out in the request; (4) the need for a generic description of the product, if any, and, if so, produce such a description; and (5) other end uses of the proprietary or generic product. In their submissions, the domestic producers should provide their comments on whether the Tribunal should conduct the interim review by way of written submissions or a hearing.

The applicants will have an opportunity to respond to the domestic producers' submissions and should do so no later than December 19, 2002, in 20 copies. The Tribunal also requests comments from the applicants on whether the Tribunal should conduct the interim review by way of written submissions or a hearing.

After reviewing the parties' written submissions, the Tribunal will decide whether to conduct the interim review by way of written submissions pursuant to subrule 25(c) of the Rules of Procedure or by way of a hearing. If the Tribunal decides to hold a hearing, it will inform the parties, at a later date, of when the hearing will be held.

Submissions should be based exclusively on public information. However, confidential information relevant to the issues before the Tribunal may be filed, if necessary, along with a comprehensive public summary or public edited version of the confidential information. Confidential submissions will be made available to counsel who have filed the relevant declarations and undertakings.

The Tribunal has notified the Commissioner of the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, as well as other interested persons, of the initiation of an interim review. Interested parties wishing to participate in the interim review must file a notice of participation with the Secretary no later than December 10, 2002.

The Tribunal will make its decision on whether to amend its finding in Inquiry No. NQ-98-004 no later than January 17, 2003.

Written submissions, correspondence or requests for information regarding this notice should be addressed to: The Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, (613) 993-3595 (Telephone), (613) 990-2439 (Facsimile).

Written or oral communications to the Tribunal may be made in English or in French.

Ottawa, November 29, 2002

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

COMMENCEMENT OF INVESTIGATION

4-thread Twill Fabrics

Notice is hereby given that the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) is satisfied that the request (Request No. TR-2002-003) received from Alpine Joe Sportswear Ltd. (the requester) of Vancouver, British Columbia, is properly documented. The request is for the removal, for an indeterminate period of time, of the customs duty on importations from all countries of woven fabric, dyed, 4-thread twill, containing 60 percent or more by weight of polyester staple fibres, 30 percent or more by weight of cotton fibres, and 5 percent or more by weight of elastomeric monofilaments, measuring in the warp direction, per single yarn, 170 decitex or more but not exceeding 180 decitex, and measuring in the weft direction, per single yarn, 315 decitex or more but not exceeding 333 decitex, having a yarn count in the warp direction of 423 or more but not exceeding 447 per 10 cm, and a yarn count in the weft direction of 246 or more but not exceeding 262 per 10 cm, of a weight not exceeding 300 g/m², of subheading No. 5514.22, for use in the manufacture of uniform or hiking pants and shorts or bicycle touring shorts (the subject fabric).

The Tribunal will conduct an investigation under section 19 of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act into the appropriateness of reducing or removing the customs duty on importations of the subject fabric, which is classified in subheading No. 5514.22.

The Tribunal's investigation was commenced on November 28, 2002, and will be conducted by way of written submissions. To participate in the Tribunal's investigation, the requester or an interested party must file with the Tribunal a notice of appearance in Form I of the Textile Reference Guidelines on or before December 19, 2002. The Tribunal's recommendations to the Minister of Finance are scheduled to be issued by March 28, 2003.

A schedule of events consisting of key dates is available from the Tribunal's Web site at www.citt-tcce.gc.ca.

Submissions to the Tribunal may be written in English or in French. All correspondence should be addressed to: The Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7, (613) 993-3595 (Telephone), (613) 990-2439 (Facsimile).

Ottawa, November 28, 2002

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL TRADE TRIBUNAL

INQUIRY

Textiles and Apparel

The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (the Tribunal) has received a complaint (File No. PR-2002-038) from Les Entreprises P. Cormier, of St-Luc, Quebec, concerning a procurement (Solicitation No. 21120-031789/A) by the Department of Public Works and Government Services on behalf of Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The solicitation is for the acquisition of 17,145 blue thermal blankets, 100% cotton, in accordance with CSC Purchase Description CAG-8-0107-468F. Pursuant to subsection 30.13(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Act and subsection 7(2) of the Canadian International Trade Tribunal Procurement Inquiry Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Tribunal has decided to conduct an inquiry into the complaint.

It is alleged that PWGSC did not respect the contract award procedures in relation to this solicitation.

Further information may be obtained from: The Secretary, Canadian International Trade Tribunal, Standard Life Centre, 15th Floor, 333 Laurier Avenue W, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G7 (613) 993-3595 (Telephone), (613) 990-2439 (Facsimile).

Ottawa, November 25, 2002

MICHEL P. GRANGER
Secretary

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

NOTICE TO INTERESTED PARTIES

The following notices are abridged versions of the Commission's original notices bearing the same number. The original notices contain a more detailed outline of the applications, including additional locations and addresses where the complete files may be examined. The relevant material, including the notices and applications, is available for viewing during normal business hours at the following offices of the Commission:

— Central Building, Les Terrasses de la Chaudière, Room G-5, 1 Promenade du Portage, Hull, Quebec K1A 0N2, (819) 997-2429 (Telephone), 994-0423 (TDD), (819) 994-0218 (Facsimile);

— Bank of Commerce Building, Suite 1007, 1809 Barrington Street, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 3K8, (902) 426-7997 (Telephone), 426-6997 (TDD), (902) 426-2721 (Facsimile);

— Kensington Building, Suite 1810, 275 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 2B3, (204) 983-6306 (Telephone), 983-8274 (TDD), (204) 983-6317 (Facsimile);

— 530-580 Hornby Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 3B6, (604) 666-2111 (Telephone), 666-0778 (TDD), (604) 666-8322 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, 405 De Maisonneuve Boulevard E, 2nd Floor, Suite B2300, Montréal, Quebec H2L 4J5, (514) 283-6607 (Telephone), 283-8316 (TDD), (514) 283-3689 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, 55 St. Clair Avenue E, Suite 624, Toronto, Ontario M4T 1M2, (416) 952-9096 (Telephone), (416) 954-6343 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, Cornwall Professional Building, Room 103, 2125 11th Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3X3, (306) 780-3422 (Telephone), (306) 780-3319 (Facsimile);

— C.R.T.C. Documentation Centre, 10405 Jasper Avenue, Suite 520, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3N4, (780) 495-3224 (Telephone), (780) 495-3214 (Facsimile).

Interventions must be filed with the Secretary General, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N2, together with proof that a true copy of the intervention has been served upon the applicant, on or before the deadline given in the notice.

Secretary General

CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DECISIONS

The complete text of the decisions summarized below is available from the offices of the CRTC.

2002-381 November 27, 2002

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario

Approved — Broadcasting licence for the radio programming undertaking CBPS-FM Bruce Peninsula National Park to broadcast programming in the English and French language.

2002-382 November 27, 2002

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc., Cogeco Radio-Télévision inc., TQS inc. and TVA Group Inc., partners in the Canal Indigo general partnership
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the licence for the national French-language general interest pay-per-view television service, distributed by cable, known as Canal Indigo, expiring August 31, 2009.

2002-383 November 27, 2002

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc., Cogeco Radio-Télévision inc., TQS inc. and TVA Group Inc., partners in the Canal Indigo general partnership
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the licence for the national French-language general interest direct-to-home pay-per-view television service, known as Canal Indigo expiring August 31, 2009.

2002-384 November 27, 2002

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc.
Eastern Canada

Approved — Renewal of the licence for the regional English-language general interest pay-per-view television service, known as Viewer's Choice Canada, delivered via satellite to cable affiliates in eastern Canada, expiring August 31, 2009.

2002-385 November 27, 2002

Viewer's Choice Canada Inc.
Eastern Canada

Approved — Renewal of the licence for the regional English-language general interest direct-to-home pay-per-view television service, known as Viewer's Choice Canada expiring August 31, 2009.

2002-386 November 28, 2002

The Family Channel Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the national English-language pay television service known as Family, from December 1, 2002, to August 31, 2009.

Approved — Addition of direct-to-home satellite subscribers to its condition of licence.

2002-387 November 28, 2002

Dryden District Chamber of Commerce
Dryden, Ontario

Approved — Low-power English-language FM radio station for a tourist information service in Dryden, Ontario. The licence will expire August 31, 2009

2002-388 November 28, 2002

Telelatino Network Inc.
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the specialty television service known as Telelatino, from December 1, 2002, to August 31, 2009.

Approved — Decrease of the minimum requirement of third-language programming from 85 percent to 75 percent, and increase of the maximum amount of ethnic programming in the English and French languages from 15 percent to 25 percent.

2002-389 November 29, 2002

Various licensees
Across Canada

Revocation of the licences for exempted small cable distribution undertakings as noted in the appendix to the decision.

2002-390 November 29, 2002

CTV Television Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

Approved — Renewal of the broadcasting licence for the television programming undertaking CFCF-TV Montréal, expiring August 31, 2008.

2002-391 November 29, 2002

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the broadcating licence issued to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for the national pay audio programming undertaking known as Galaxie, from December 1, 2002, to August 31, 2009.

2002-392 November 29, 2002

Max Trax Music Ltd. (formerly DMX Music Ltd.)
Across Canada

Approved — Renewal of the broadcating licence issued to Max Trax Music Ltd. for the national pay audio programming undertaking known as Max Trax, from December 1, 2002, to August 31, 2009.

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CANADIAN RADIO-TELEVISION AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

PUBLIC HEARING 2002-13

The Commission will hold a public hearing commencing on February 3, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, 201 Viger Avenue W, Montréal, Quebec, to consider the following:

1. TVA Group Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio station in Montréal.

2. Genex Communications Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio station in Montréal.

3. 9115-0318 Québec inc. (Radio Nord Communications inc. and La Société Spectra-Scène inc. being the shareholders)
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language commercial Specialty FM radio station in Montréal.

4. Global Communications Limited
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate an English-language commercial Specialty FM radio station in Montréal.

5. Aboriginal Voices Radio Inc. (AVR)
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a primarily English-language FM Native Type B radio station in Montréal.

6. Canadian Hellenic Cable Radio Ltd.
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a commercial Specialty FM (ethnic radio) station in Montréal.

7. Metromedia CMR Broadcasting Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate an English-language FM commercial radio station in Montréal.

8. Radio Chalom
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a commercial AM (ethnic religious radio) station in Montréal.

9. Azzahra International Foundation Inc.
Montréal, Quebec

For a licence to operate a commercial FM (ethnic radio) station in Montréal.

10. Gilles Lajoie and Colette Chabot (OBCI)
Laval, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language AM commercial radio station in Laval.

11. Astral Radio inc.
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec

To amend the licence of radio station CFEI-FM Saint-Hyacinthe.

12. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Montréal, Quebec

To amend the licence of radio station CBME-FM Radio One Montréal.

13. COGECO Radio-Télévision inc.
Saguenay (Québec)

For a licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio station in Saguenay (formerly Chicoutimi/Jonquière).

14. TVA Group Inc.
Saguenay, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio station in Saguenay (formerly Chicoutimi/Jonquière).

15. 9121-0070 Québec inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Groupe Radio Antenne 6 inc.
Saguenay, Quebec

For a licence to operate a French-language FM commercial radio station in Saguenay (formerly Chicoutimi/Jonquière).

16. COGECO Radio-Télévision inc.
Sherbrooke and Magog, Quebec