Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin From Canada, China, India, and Oman; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations, 68563-68565 [2015-28260]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–969]
Certain Blood Cholesterol Test Strips
and Associated Systems Containing
Same; Institution of investigation
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that a
complaint was filed with the U.S.
International Trade Commission on
October 2, 2015, under section 337 of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, on behalf of Polymer
Technology Systems, Inc. of
Indianapolis, Indiana. A supplement to
the complaint was filed on October 16,
2015. The complaint alleges violations
of section 337 based upon the
importation into the United States, the
sale for importation, and the sale within
the United States after importation of
certain blood cholesterol test strips and
associated systems containing same by
reason of infringement of certain claims
of U.S. Patent No. 7,087,397 (‘‘the ’397
patent’’). The complaint further alleges
that an industry in the United States
exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of
section 337.
The complainant requests that the
Commission institute an investigation
and, after the investigation, issue a
limited exclusion order and cease and
desist orders.
ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for
any confidential information contained
therein, is available for inspection
during official business hours (8:45 a.m.
to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the
Secretary, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room
112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone
(202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired
individuals are advised that information
on this matter can be obtained 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 at
https://www.usitc.gov. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
Office of Unfair Import Investigations,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
telephone (202) 205–2560.
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Authority: The authority for institution of
this investigation is contained in section 337
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and
in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
(2015).
Scope of Investigation: Having
considered the complaint, the U.S.
International Trade Commission, on
October 29, 2015, ordered that—
(1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, an investigation be instituted
to determine whether there is a
violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of
section 337 in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
or the sale within the United States after
importation of certain blood cholesterol
test strips and associated systems
containing same by reason of
infringement of one or more of claims 1,
3, 10–12, and 17–19 of the ’397 patent,
and whether an industry in the United
States exists as required by subsection
(a)(2) of section 337;
(2) For the purpose of the
investigation so instituted, the following
are hereby named as parties upon which
this notice of investigation shall be
served:
(a) The complainant is:
Polymer Technology Systems, Inc., 7736
Zionsville Road, Indianapolis, IN
46268
(b) The respondents are the following
entities alleged to be in violation of
section 337, and are the parties upon
which the complaint is to be served:
Infopia Co., Ltd., 132
Anyangcheondong-ro, Dongan-gu,
Anyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, 431–836,
Republic of Korea
Infopia America LLC, 2323 S.
Washington Avenue, Suite 200,
Titusville, FL 32780
Jant Pharmacal Corporation, 16530
Ventura Boulevard, Suite 512, Encino,
CA 91436
(c) The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
401, Washington, DC 20436; and
(3) For the investigation so instituted,
the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
shall designate the presiding
Administrative Law Judge.
Responses to the complaint and the
notice of investigation must be
submitted by the named respondents in
accordance with section 210.13 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
responses will be considered by the
Commission if received not later than 20
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days after the date of service by the
Commission of the complaint and the
notice of investigation. Extensions of
time for submitting responses to the
complaint and the notice of
investigation will not be granted unless
good cause therefor is shown.
Failure of a respondent to file a timely
response to each allegation in the
complaint and in this notice may be
deemed to constitute a waiver of the
right to appear and contest the
allegations of the complaint and this
notice, and to authorize the
administrative law judge and the
Commission, without further notice to
the respondent, to find the facts to be as
alleged in the complaint and this notice
and to enter an initial determination
and a final determination containing
such findings, and may result in the
issuance of an exclusion order or a cease
and desist order or both directed against
the respondent.
By order of the Commission.
Dated: October 30, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–531–533 and
731–TA–1270–1273 (Final)]
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET)
Resin From Canada, China, India, and
Oman; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701–TA–531–533 and 731–TA–1270–
1273 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 (‘‘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 imports of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) resin from Canada,
China, India, and Oman, provided for in
subheading 3907.60.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, preliminarily determined
by the Department of Commerce to be
sold at less-than-fair-value and imports
of PET resin from China and India
SUMMARY:
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preliminarily determined to have been
subsidized.1 2
DATES: Effective Date: October 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Haberstroh, (202–205–3390),
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 (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—The final phase of
these investigations is being scheduled
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
affirmative preliminary determinations
by the Department of Commerce that
certain benefits which constitute
subsidies within the meaning of section
703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are
being provided to manufacturers,
producers, or exporters in China and
India of polyethylene terephthalate
(PET) resin, and that such products from
Canada, China, India, and Oman are
being sold in the United States at less
than fair value within the meaning of
section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b).
The investigations were requested in
petitions filed on March 10, 2015, by
1 For purposes of these investigations, the
Department of Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least 0.70,
but not more than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The
scope includes blends of virgin PET resin and
recycled PET resin containing predominantly virgin
PET resin content, provided such blends meet the
intrinsic viscosity requirements above. The scope
includes all PET resin meeting the above
specifications regardless of additives introduced in
the manufacturing process.
2 The Department of Commerce has preliminarily
determined that de minimis countervailable
subsidies are being provided to producers and
exporters of PET resin from Oman. 80 FR 48808,
August 14, 2015. For purposes of efficiency, the
Commission hereby waives rule 207.21(b) so the
final phase of these investigations may proceed
concurrently in the event that Commerce makes
final affirmative determinations with respect to
such imports. Section 207.21(b) of the
Commission’s rules provides that, where the
Department of Commerce has issued a negative
preliminary determination, the Commission will
publish a Final Phase Notice of Scheduling upon
receipt of an affirmative final determination from
Commerce.
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DAK Americas, LLC, Charlotte, NC;
M&G Chemicals, Houston, TX; and Nan
Ya Plastics Corporation, America, Lake
City, SC.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
section 201.11 of the Commission’s
rules, no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice. A
party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in the final phase of these
investigations available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the
application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified
in this notice. Authorized applicants
must represent interested parties, as
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
parties to the investigations. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
phase of the investigations need not
reapply for such access. A separate
service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to
receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on February 16, 2016,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
the Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on March 1, 2016, at the
U.S. International Trade Commission
Building. Requests to appear at the
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hearing should be filed in writing with
the Secretary to the Commission on or
before February 24, 2016. A nonparty
who has testimony that may aid the
Commission’s deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement
at the hearing. All parties and
nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations
should participate in a prehearing
conference to be held on February 26,
2016, at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, if deemed
necessary. Oral testimony and written
materials to be submitted at the public
hearing are governed by sections
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later
than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party
who is an interested party shall submit
a prehearing brief to the Commission.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the
provisions of section 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is February 23, 2016. Parties may
also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of section 207.25 of the
Commission’s rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is March 8,
2016. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigations,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
March 8, 2016. On March 24, 2016, the
Commission will make available to
parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or
before March 28, 2016, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with section 207.30 of the Commission’s
rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission’s Web site at https://
edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Commission’s rules with respect to
electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to section 201.12 of the
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Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (as
identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 2, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015–28260 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under the Clean Water
Act
Notice is hereby given that, for a
period of 30 days, the United States will
receive public comments on a proposed
Consent Decree in United States v. TriMarine Management Co. LLC, et al.
(Civil Action No. 1:15–cv–0454), which
was lodged with the United States
District Court for the District of Hawaii
on October 28, 2015.
The Complaint in this Clean Water
Act case was filed against Tri-Marine
Management Co., LLC, Tri-Marine
Fishing Management LLC, and Cape
Mendocino Fishing LP (collectively,
‘‘Tri-Marine’’) concurrently with the
lodging of the proposed Consent Decree.
The Complaint alleges that Tri-Marine is
civilly liable for violations of Section
311 of the Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), 33
U.S.C. 1321. The Complaint seeks civil
penalties and injunctive relief for the
discharge of harmful quantities of
marine diesel fuel oil into navigable
waters of the United States from TriMarine’s commercial tuna fishing
vessel, the Capt. Vincent Gann, into
Pago Pago Harbor in American Samoa as
well as related violations of the Coast
Guard’s spill prevention regulations
issued under the Clean Water Act. The
Complaint alleges the hull of the Capt.
Vincent Gann was breached during a
crash in October 2014 and at least 35
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barrels of marine fuel oil that was
illegally stored in the bulbous bow of
the vessel flowed into the water. The
Complaint further alleges the illegal oil
storage was done to extend the duration
of the fishing voyage and allow storage
of a larger catch of fish. The extra fuel
oil had been stored in two of the fish
holds, but the oil was transferred out of
the fish holds to the bulbous bow to
make room for storage of tuna in those
fish holds. The Complaint further
alleges the vessel was equipped with
unlawful piping configurations that tied
the bilge water system into the fuel
system and that the extra fuel originally
was loaded into the vessel using an
unauthorized method of pumping fuel
oil with hoses over the top of the deck
into open fish holds.
Under the proposed Consent Decree,
Tri-Marine will pay a civil penalty of
$1,050,000 for the alleged violations. In
addition to payment of the civil
penalties, the Consent Decree requires
Tri-Marine to perform inspections and
corrective measures across its entire
fleet of ten American Samoa-based
vessels, including review and overhaul
of all of the vessels’ oil handling
practices, operator certifications,
independent audits, increased reporting,
and the engagement of a full-time
consultant or in-house personnel
focused on environmental and maritime
compliance.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
proposed Consent Decree. Comments
should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and
Natural Resources Division, and should
refer to United States v. Tri-Marine
Management Co. LLC, D.J. Ref. No. 90–
5–1–1–11245. All comments must be
submitted no later than thirty (30) days
after the publication date of this notice.
Comments may be submitted either by
email or by mail:
To submit
comments:
Send them to:
By e-mail ......
pubcommentees.enrd@usdoj.gov.
Assistant Attorney General,
U.S. DOJ—ENRD, P.O.
Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
By mail .........
During the public comment period,
the proposed Consent Decree may be
examined and downloaded at this
Justice Department Web site: https://
www.usdoj.gov/enrd/
ConsentlDecrees.html. We will
provide a paper copy of the proposed
Consent Decree upon written request
and payment of reproduction costs.
Please mail your request and payment
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to: Consent Decree Library, U.S. DOJ—
ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC
20044–7611.
Please enclose a check or money order
for $6.50 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United
States Treasury.
Thomas P. Carroll,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental
Enforcement Section, Environment and
Natural Resources Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Bank
Collective Investment Funds,
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 1991–38
Department of Labor.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ‘‘Bank
Collective Investment Funds, Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 1991–38,’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use, without change, in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. Public comments on the
ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before December 7, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with
applicable supporting documentation;
including a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of
response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained free of charge from the
RegInfo.gov Web site at https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201510-1210-003
(this link will only become active on the
day following publication of this notice)
or by contacting Michel Smyth by
telephone at 202–693–4129, TTY 202–
693–8064, (these are not toll-free
numbers) or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
Submit comments about this request
by mail or courier to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL–EBSA,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-531-533 and 731-TA-1270-1273 (Final)]
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Resin From Canada, China, India,
and Oman; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-531-533 and 731-TA-1270-1273 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 (``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 imports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
resin from Canada, China, India, and Oman, provided for in subheading
3907.60.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be sold at
less-than-fair-value and imports of PET resin from China and India
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preliminarily determined to have been subsidized.1 2
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\1\ For purposes of these investigations, the Department of
Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) resin having an intrinsic viscosity of at least
0.70, but not more than 0.88, deciliters per gram. The scope
includes blends of virgin PET resin and recycled PET resin
containing predominantly virgin PET resin content, provided such
blends meet the intrinsic viscosity requirements above. The scope
includes all PET resin meeting the above specifications regardless
of additives introduced in the manufacturing process.
\2\ The Department of Commerce has preliminarily determined that
de minimis countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers
and exporters of PET resin from Oman. 80 FR 48808, August 14, 2015.
For purposes of efficiency, the Commission hereby waives rule
207.21(b) so the final phase of these investigations may proceed
concurrently in the event that Commerce makes final affirmative
determinations with respect to such imports. Section 207.21(b) of
the Commission's rules provides that, where the Department of
Commerce has issued a negative preliminary determination, the
Commission will publish a Final Phase Notice of Scheduling upon
receipt of an affirmative final determination from Commerce.
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DATES: Effective Date: October 15, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Haberstroh, (202-205-3390),
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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce that certain
benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of section 703
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers,
producers, or exporters in China and India of polyethylene
terephthalate (PET) resin, and that such products from Canada, China,
India, and Oman are being sold in the United States at less than fair
value within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b).
The investigations were requested in petitions filed on March 10, 2015,
by DAK Americas, LLC, Charlotte, NC; M&G Chemicals, Houston, TX; and
Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America, Lake City, SC.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on February
16, 2016, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 1,
2016, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to
appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before February 24, 2016. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and
nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held
on February 26, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to
be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the
hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's
rules; the deadline for filing is February 23, 2016. Parties may also
file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the
hearing, as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is March 8, 2016. In addition, any person who has not entered an
appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before March 8, 2016. On March 24, 2016, the Commission
will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on
this information on or before March 28, 2016, but such final comments
must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission's Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the
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Commission's rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown
for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to
a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for
filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 2, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-28260 Filed 11-4-15; 8:45 am]
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