Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination With Respect to the Procedure for the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument, 16417-16418 [2017-06637]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 4, 2017 / Notices INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1002] Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination With Respect to the Procedure for the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral argument, see 82 FR 13133–34 (Mar. 9, 2017), in accordance with the procedure set forth herein. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708–4716. Copies of non-confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (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. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No. 337–TA–1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (‘‘U.S. Steel’’), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381 (June 2, 2016). The complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, or in the sale of certain carbon and alloy steel products by reason of: (1) A conspiracy to fix prices and control output and export volumes, the threat or effect of which is to restrain or monopolize trade and commerce in the United States; (2) misappropriation and use of trade secrets, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States; and (3) false designation of origin or asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:21 Apr 03, 2017 Jkt 241001 manufacturer, the threat or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United States. Id. The notice of investigation identified forty (40) respondents that are Chinese steel manufacturers or distributors, as well as some of their Hong Kong and United States affiliates. Id. In addition to the private parties, the Commission assigned an Investigative Attorney from the Commission’s Office of Unfair Import Investigations (OUII), who functions as an independent litigant or party in the investigation. Id. On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S. Steel’s antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On September 6, 2016, U.S. Steel filed a response in opposition to Respondents’ motion to terminate. On September 9, 2016, the Commission Investigative Attorney (‘‘IA’’) filed a response in opposition to Respondents’ motion to terminate. On November 14, 2016, the ALJ issued the subject ID, granting Respondents’ motion to terminate Complainant’s antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18. On November 23, 2016, Complainant and the IA filed petitions for review of the ID. Complainant also requested oral argument before the Commission. On December 1, 2016, Respondents filed a response to the petitions for review. Also on December 1, 2016, Complainant filed a response to the IA’s petition for review. On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416–17 (Dec. 23, 2016). In the Notice, the Commission requested written submissions from ‘‘[t]he parties to the investigation, including the Office of Unfair Import Investigations, and interested government agencies’’ in connection with its review and set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral argument. Id. On February 24, 2017, the Commission issued a notice indicating that, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.45 (19 CFR 210.45), an oral argument would be held on March 14, 2017, in connection with the Commission’s review of Order No. 38. On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued a notice seeking further written submissions from the public in response to the December 19, 2016, Notice and rescheduling the date for the oral argument to April 20, 2017. See 82 FR 13133–34 (Mar. 9, 2017). The Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral argument as follows: 1. The oral argument will include up to four (4) distinct panels, one for PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16417 Complainant U.S. Steel, one for Respondents, one for OUII, and one, if applicable, for interested government agencies. 2. At the beginning of the oral argument, each panel will be allowed to give a 10-minute opening statement in the following order: (1) Complainant; (2) Respondents; (3) OUII; and (4) government agencies, if any. 3. Upon completion of all of the opening statements, an initial Questions & Answers (Q&A) session with each panel will follow, whereby each panel, in the same order as outlined in paragraph (2) above, may receive questions from the Commissioners. Each Commissioner will be allocated 10 minutes per round of questions, with potential additional rounds for any given panel, if one or more Commissioners have further questions. 4. After the initial Q&A session when all the panels are completed, there will be the opportunity for a rebuttal Q&A session, where Commissioners will get the opportunity to ask rebuttal questions of the oral argument participants. Each Commissioner will be allocated 5 minutes per round of questions, with potential additional rounds if one or more Commissioners have further questions. 5. At the end of the Q&A sessions, each panel will be allowed to give a 5minute closing statement, in the same order as outlined in paragraph (2) above, without opportunity for rebuttal or questions from the Commissioners. COMMISSION ORAL ARGUMENT: The Commission will hold the public oral argument in the Commission’s Main Hearing Room (Room 101), 500 E Street SW., Washington DC 20436, beginning at 9:30 a.m. While any member of the public may attend the oral argument, only counsel for the parties to the investigation, including OUII, and representatives of interested government agencies may participate and/or argue at the oral argument. This is a public proceeding; confidential business information (‘‘CBI’’) shall not be discussed. A party, however, can draw the Commission’s attention to CBI, if necessary, by pointing to where in the record the information can be found. The oral argument will be limited in scope to the issues identified in the ID (Order No. 38); the Commission’s December 19, 2016, Notice; the Commission’s March 3, 2017, Notice; and any related petition, written submissions, and responses thereto. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE: Counsel for the parties to the investigation or any representatives of interested government E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1 16418 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 63 / Tuesday, April 4, 2017 / Notices agencies who wish to participate in the oral argument must file a written request to appear at the Commission oral argument by April 6, 2017, and must provide their email addresses as part of their contact information. The authority for the Commission’s determination is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in part 210 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part 210). By order of the Commission. Issued: March 30, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. 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No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and NSRP intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On March 13, 1998, NSRP filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on January 29, 1999 (64 FR 4708). The last notification was filed with the Department on October 12, 2016. A notice was published in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on November 3, 2016 (81 FR 76628). Patricia A. Brink, Director of Civil Enforcement, Antitrust Division. BILLING CODE P 8:30 a.m. Rebecca A. Womeldorf, Rules Committee Secretary, Rules Committee Support Office, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Washington, DC 20544, telephone (202) 502–1820. Dated: March 30, 2017. Rebecca A. 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The notifications were filed for the purpose of extending the Act’s provisions limiting the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. Specifically, FUDAN University, China, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang City, People’s Republic of China; Shenyang Institute of Automation (SIA), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang Liaoning Province, People’s Republic of China; Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; Southeast University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; Nantong University’s School of Electronics and Information, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China; Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; The International School of Microelectronics of Nanjing University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; Jiangsu Software Defined Radio Engineering Research Center, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China; Institute of Computing Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai Research Center for Wireless Communications, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; Shanghai University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; and University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, have been added as parties to this venture. No other changes have been made in either the membership or planned activity of the group research project. Membership in this group research project remains open, and HSA Foundation intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all changes in membership. On August 31, 2012, HSA Foundation filed its original notification pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Act. The Department of Justice published a notice in the Federal Register pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Act on October 11, 2012 (77 FR 61786). The last notification was filed with the Department on September 27, 2016. A notice was published in the Federal E:\FR\FM\04APN1.SGM 04APN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1002]


Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products; Commission Determination 
With Respect to the Procedure for the April 20, 2017, Oral Argument

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral argument, 
see 82 FR 13133-34 (Mar. 9, 2017), in accordance with the procedure set 
forth herein.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Houda Morad, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 708-4716. Copies of non-
confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation are 
or will be 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., Washington, DC 20436, 
telephone (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. 
Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter 
can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 
205-1810.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission instituted Investigation No. 
337-TA-1002 on June 2, 2016, based on a complaint filed by Complainant 
United States Steel Corporation of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (``U.S. 
Steel''), alleging a violation of Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337. See 81 FR 35381 (June 2, 2016). The 
complaint alleges violations of Section 337 based upon the importation 
into the United States, or in the sale of certain carbon and alloy 
steel products by reason of: (1) A conspiracy to fix prices and control 
output and export volumes, the threat or effect of which is to restrain 
or monopolize trade and commerce in the United States; (2) 
misappropriation and use of trade secrets, the threat or effect of 
which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in the United 
States; and (3) false designation of origin or manufacturer, the threat 
or effect of which is to destroy or substantially injure an industry in 
the United States. Id. The notice of investigation identified forty 
(40) respondents that are Chinese steel manufacturers or distributors, 
as well as some of their Hong Kong and United States affiliates. Id. In 
addition to the private parties, the Commission assigned an 
Investigative Attorney from the Commission's Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations (OUII), who functions as an independent litigant or 
party in the investigation. Id.
    On August 26, 2016, Respondents filed a motion to terminate U.S. 
Steel's antitrust claim under 19 CFR 210.21. On September 6, 2016, U.S. 
Steel filed a response in opposition to Respondents' motion to 
terminate. On September 9, 2016, the Commission Investigative Attorney 
(``IA'') filed a response in opposition to Respondents' motion to 
terminate. On November 14, 2016, the ALJ issued the subject ID, 
granting Respondents' motion to terminate Complainant's antitrust claim 
under 19 CFR 210.21 and, in the alternative, under 19 CFR 210.18. On 
November 23, 2016, Complainant and the IA filed petitions for review of 
the ID. Complainant also requested oral argument before the Commission. 
On December 1, 2016, Respondents filed a response to the petitions for 
review. Also on December 1, 2016, Complainant filed a response to the 
IA's petition for review.
    On December 19, 2016, the Commission issued a Notice determining to 
review the ID (Order No. 38). See 81 FR 94416-17 (Dec. 23, 2016). In 
the Notice, the Commission requested written submissions from ``[t]he 
parties to the investigation, including the Office of Unfair Import 
Investigations, and interested government agencies'' in connection with 
its review and set a date of March 14, 2017, for possible oral 
argument. Id.
    On February 24, 2017, the Commission issued a notice indicating 
that, pursuant to Commission Rule 210.45 (19 CFR 210.45), an oral 
argument would be held on March 14, 2017, in connection with the 
Commission's review of Order No. 38.
    On March 3, 2017, the Commission issued a notice seeking further 
written submissions from the public in response to the December 19, 
2016, Notice and rescheduling the date for the oral argument to April 
20, 2017. See 82 FR 13133-34 (Mar. 9, 2017).
    The Commission has determined to conduct the April 20, 2017, oral 
argument as follows:
    1. The oral argument will include up to four (4) distinct panels, 
one for Complainant U.S. Steel, one for Respondents, one for OUII, and 
one, if applicable, for interested government agencies.
    2. At the beginning of the oral argument, each panel will be 
allowed to give a 10-minute opening statement in the following order: 
(1) Complainant; (2) Respondents; (3) OUII; and (4) government 
agencies, if any.
    3. Upon completion of all of the opening statements, an initial 
Questions & Answers (Q&A) session with each panel will follow, whereby 
each panel, in the same order as outlined in paragraph (2) above, may 
receive questions from the Commissioners. Each Commissioner will be 
allocated 10 minutes per round of questions, with potential additional 
rounds for any given panel, if one or more Commissioners have further 
questions.
    4. After the initial Q&A session when all the panels are completed, 
there will be the opportunity for a rebuttal Q&A session, where 
Commissioners will get the opportunity to ask rebuttal questions of the 
oral argument participants. Each Commissioner will be allocated 5 
minutes per round of questions, with potential additional rounds if one 
or more Commissioners have further questions.
    5. At the end of the Q&A sessions, each panel will be allowed to 
give a 5-minute closing statement, in the same order as outlined in 
paragraph (2) above, without opportunity for rebuttal or questions from 
the Commissioners.

COMMISSION ORAL ARGUMENT: The Commission will hold the public oral 
argument in the Commission's Main Hearing Room (Room 101), 500 E Street 
SW., Washington DC 20436, beginning at 9:30 a.m. While any member of 
the public may attend the oral argument, only counsel for the parties 
to the investigation, including OUII, and representatives of interested 
government agencies may participate and/or argue at the oral argument.
    This is a public proceeding; confidential business information 
(``CBI'') shall not be discussed. A party, however, can draw the 
Commission's attention to CBI, if necessary, by pointing to where in 
the record the information can be found.
    The oral argument will be limited in scope to the issues identified 
in the ID (Order No. 38); the Commission's December 19, 2016, Notice; 
the Commission's March 3, 2017, Notice; and any related petition, 
written submissions, and responses thereto.

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE: Counsel for the parties to the investigation or 
any representatives of interested government

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agencies who wish to participate in the oral argument must file a 
written request to appear at the Commission oral argument by April 6, 
2017, and must provide their email addresses as part of their contact 
information.
    The authority for the Commission's determination is contained in 
section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and 
in part 210 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 
part 210).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 30, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-06637 Filed 4-3-17; 8:45 am]
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