Plastic Decorative Ribbon From China; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations, 44302-44304 [2018-18797]
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–592 and 731–
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Plastic Decorative Ribbon From China;
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–592 and 731–TA–1400 (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 plastic decorative ribbon
SUMMARY:
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from China, provided for in subheadings
3920.10.00, 3920.20.00, 3920.30.00,
3920.43.50, 3920.49.00, 3920.62.00,
3920.69.00, 3921.90.11, 3921.90.15,
3921.90.19, 3921.90.40, 3926.90.99,
5404.90.00, 9505.90.40, 4601.99.90,
4602.90.00, 5609.00.30, 5609.00.40, and
6307.90.98 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
to be subsidized and sold at less than
fair value.
DATES: August 8, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Calvin Chang (202–205–3062), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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: Scope.—
For purposes of these investigations,
Commerce has defined the subject
merchandise as certain plastic
decorative ribbon having a width
(measured at the narrowest span of the
ribbon) of less than or equal to four (4)
inches in actual measurement,
including but not limited to ribbon
wound onto itself; a spool, a core or a
tube (with or without flanges); attached
to a card or strip; wound into a keg- or
egg-shaped configuration; made into
bows, bow-like items, or other shapes or
configurations; and whether or not
packaged or labeled for retail sale. The
subject merchandise is typically made
of substrates of polypropylene, but may
be made in whole or in part of any type
of plastic, including without limitation,
plastic derived from petroleum products
and plastic derived from cellulose
products. Unless the context otherwise
clearly indicates, the word ‘‘ribbon’’
used in the singular includes the plural
and the plural ‘‘ribbons’’ includes the
singular.
The subject merchandise includes
ribbons comprised of one or more layers
of substrates made, in whole or in part,
of plastics adhered to each other,
regardless of the method used to adhere
the layers together, including without
limitation, ribbons comprised of layers
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of substrates adhered to each other
through a lamination process. Subject
merchandise also includes ribbons
comprised of (a) one or more layers of
substrates made, in whole or in part, of
plastics adhered to (b) one or more
layers of substrates made, in whole or in
part, of non-plastic materials, including,
without limitation, substrates made, in
whole or in part, of fabric.
The ribbons subject to these
investigations may be of any color or
combination of colors (including
without limitation, ribbons that are
transparent, translucent or opaque) and
may or may not bear words or images,
including without limitation, those of a
holiday motif. The subject merchandise
includes ribbons with embellishments
and/or treatments, including, without
limitation, ribbons that are printed, hotstamped, coated, laminated, flocked,
crimped, die-cut, embossed (or that
otherwise have impressed designs,
images, words or patterns), and ribbons
with holographic, metallic, glitter or
iridescent finishes.
Subject merchandise includes ‘‘pullbows’’ an assemblage of ribbons
connected to one another, folded flat,
and equipped with a means to form
such ribbons into the shape of a bow by
pulling on a length of material affixed
to such assemblage, and ‘‘pre-notched’’
bows, an assemblage of notched ribbon
loops arranged one inside the other with
the notches in alignment and affixed to
each other where notched, and which
the end user forms into a bow by
separating and spreading the loops
circularly around the notches, which
form the center of the bow. Subject
merchandise includes ribbons that are
packaged with non-subject
merchandise, including ensembles that
include ribbons and other products,
such as gift wrap, gift bags, gift tags and/
or other gift packaging products. The
ribbons are covered by the scope of
these investigations; the ‘‘other
products’’ (i.e., the other, non-subject
merchandise included in the ensemble)
are not covered by the scope of these
investigations.
Excluded from the scope of these
investigations are the following: (1)
Ribbons formed exclusively by weaving
plastic threads together; (2) ribbons that
have metal wire in, on, or along the
entirety of each of the longitudinal
edges of the ribbon; (3) ribbons with an
adhesive coating covering the entire
span between the longitudinal edges of
the ribbon for the entire length of the
ribbon; (4) ribbon formed into a bow
without a tab or other means for
attaching the bow to an object using
adhesives, where the bow has: (a) An
outer layer that is either flocked or made
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of fabric, and (b) a flexible metal wire
at the base which permits attachment to
an object by twist-tying; (5) elastic
ribbons, meaning ribbons that elongate
when stretched and return to their
original dimension when the stretching
load is removed; (6) ribbons affixed as
a decorative detail to non-subject
merchandise, such as a gift bag, gift box,
gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or
affixed (including by tying) as a
decorative detail to packaging
containing non subject merchandise; (7)
ribbons that are (a) affixed to nonsubject merchandise as a working
component of such non-subject
merchandise, such as where the ribbon
comprises a book marker, bag cinch, or
part of an identity card holder, or (b)
affixed (including by tying) to nonsubject merchandise as a working
component that holds or packages such
non-subject merchandise or attaches
packaging or labeling to such nonsubject merchandise, such as a ‘‘belly
band’’ around a pair of pajamas, a pair
of socks or a blanket; (8) imitation raffia
made of plastics having a thickness not
more than one (1) mil when measured
in an unfolded/untwisted state; and (9)
ribbons in the form of bows having a
diameter of less than seven-eighths (7⁄8)
of an inch, or having a diameter of more
than 16 inches, based on actual
measurement. For purposes of this
exclusion, the diameter of a bow is
equal to the diameter of the smallest
circular ring through which the bow
will pass without compressing the bow.
The scope of these investigations is
not intended to include shredded
plastic film or shredded plastic strip, in
each case where the shred does not
exceed 5 mm in width and does not
exceed 18 inches in length, imported in
bags.
Further, excluded from the scope of
the antidumping duty investigation are
any products covered by the existing
antidumping duty order on
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet,
and strip (PET film) from the People’s
Republic of China (China). See
Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet,
and Strip from Brazil, the People’s
Republic of China and the United Arab
Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders and
Amended Final Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value for the United
Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November
10, 2008).
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 Commerce that certain benefits
which constitute subsidies within the
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meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in China of plastic decorative ribbon,
and that such products 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 December 27, 2017, by
Berwick Offray, LLC, Berwick,
Pennsylvania.
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 November 29,
2018, and a public version will be
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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 Thursday, December 13,
2018, 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 December 10,
2018. 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
December 7, 2018, 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 December 6, 2018. 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 December 26,
2018. 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 petitions, on or before
December 26, 2018. On January 15,
2019, 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 January 17, 2019, 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
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Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/
handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
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
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: August 24, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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Meeting Notice
United
States International Trade Commission.
TIME AND DATE: September 7, 2018 at
11:00 a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, Telephone:
(202) 205–2000.
STATUS: Open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
1. Agendas for future meetings: None.
2. Minutes.
3. Ratification List.
4. Vote on Inv. No. 731–TA–344 (Fourth
Review) (Tapered Roller Bearings
from China). The Commission is
currently scheduled to complete
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24, 2018.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-592 and 731-TA-1400 (Final)]
Plastic Decorative Ribbon From China; 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-592 and 731-TA-1400 (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 plastic decorative ribbon
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from China, provided for in subheadings 3920.10.00, 3920.20.00,
3920.30.00, 3920.43.50, 3920.49.00, 3920.62.00, 3920.69.00, 3921.90.11,
3921.90.15, 3921.90.19, 3921.90.40, 3926.90.99, 5404.90.00, 9505.90.40,
4601.99.90, 4602.90.00, 5609.00.30, 5609.00.40, and 6307.90.98 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily
determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be
subsidized and sold at less than fair value.
DATES: August 8, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Calvin Chang (202-205-3062), 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: Scope.-- For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as certain
plastic decorative ribbon having a width (measured at the narrowest
span of the ribbon) of less than or equal to four (4) inches in actual
measurement, including but not limited to ribbon wound onto itself; a
spool, a core or a tube (with or without flanges); attached to a card
or strip; wound into a keg- or egg-shaped configuration; made into
bows, bow-like items, or other shapes or configurations; and whether or
not packaged or labeled for retail sale. The subject merchandise is
typically made of substrates of polypropylene, but may be made in whole
or in part of any type of plastic, including without limitation,
plastic derived from petroleum products and plastic derived from
cellulose products. Unless the context otherwise clearly indicates, the
word ``ribbon'' used in the singular includes the plural and the plural
``ribbons'' includes the singular.
The subject merchandise includes ribbons comprised of one or more
layers of substrates made, in whole or in part, of plastics adhered to
each other, regardless of the method used to adhere the layers
together, including without limitation, ribbons comprised of layers of
substrates adhered to each other through a lamination process. Subject
merchandise also includes ribbons comprised of (a) one or more layers
of substrates made, in whole or in part, of plastics adhered to (b) one
or more layers of substrates made, in whole or in part, of non-plastic
materials, including, without limitation, substrates made, in whole or
in part, of fabric.
The ribbons subject to these investigations may be of any color or
combination of colors (including without limitation, ribbons that are
transparent, translucent or opaque) and may or may not bear words or
images, including without limitation, those of a holiday motif. The
subject merchandise includes ribbons with embellishments and/or
treatments, including, without limitation, ribbons that are printed,
hot-stamped, coated, laminated, flocked, crimped, die-cut, embossed (or
that otherwise have impressed designs, images, words or patterns), and
ribbons with holographic, metallic, glitter or iridescent finishes.
Subject merchandise includes ``pull-bows'' an assemblage of ribbons
connected to one another, folded flat, and equipped with a means to
form such ribbons into the shape of a bow by pulling on a length of
material affixed to such assemblage, and ``pre-notched'' bows, an
assemblage of notched ribbon loops arranged one inside the other with
the notches in alignment and affixed to each other where notched, and
which the end user forms into a bow by separating and spreading the
loops circularly around the notches, which form the center of the bow.
Subject merchandise includes ribbons that are packaged with non-subject
merchandise, including ensembles that include ribbons and other
products, such as gift wrap, gift bags, gift tags and/or other gift
packaging products. The ribbons are covered by the scope of these
investigations; the ``other products'' (i.e., the other, non-subject
merchandise included in the ensemble) are not covered by the scope of
these investigations.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are the following:
(1) Ribbons formed exclusively by weaving plastic threads together; (2)
ribbons that have metal wire in, on, or along the entirety of each of
the longitudinal edges of the ribbon; (3) ribbons with an adhesive
coating covering the entire span between the longitudinal edges of the
ribbon for the entire length of the ribbon; (4) ribbon formed into a
bow without a tab or other means for attaching the bow to an object
using adhesives, where the bow has: (a) An outer layer that is either
flocked or made of fabric, and (b) a flexible metal wire at the base
which permits attachment to an object by twist-tying; (5) elastic
ribbons, meaning ribbons that elongate when stretched and return to
their original dimension when the stretching load is removed; (6)
ribbons affixed as a decorative detail to non-subject merchandise, such
as a gift bag, gift box, gift tin, greeting card or plush toy, or
affixed (including by tying) as a decorative detail to packaging
containing non subject merchandise; (7) ribbons that are (a) affixed to
non-subject merchandise as a working component of such non-subject
merchandise, such as where the ribbon comprises a book marker, bag
cinch, or part of an identity card holder, or (b) affixed (including by
tying) to non-subject merchandise as a working component that holds or
packages such non-subject merchandise or attaches packaging or labeling
to such non-subject merchandise, such as a ``belly band'' around a pair
of pajamas, a pair of socks or a blanket; (8) imitation raffia made of
plastics having a thickness not more than one (1) mil when measured in
an unfolded/untwisted state; and (9) ribbons in the form of bows having
a diameter of less than seven-eighths (\7/8\) of an inch, or having a
diameter of more than 16 inches, based on actual measurement. For
purposes of this exclusion, the diameter of a bow is equal to the
diameter of the smallest circular ring through which the bow will pass
without compressing the bow.
The scope of these investigations is not intended to include
shredded plastic film or shredded plastic strip, in each case where the
shred does not exceed 5 mm in width and does not exceed 18 inches in
length, imported in bags.
Further, excluded from the scope of the antidumping duty
investigation are any products covered by the existing antidumping duty
order on polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip (PET film)
from the People's Republic of China (China). See Polyethylene
Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip from Brazil, the People's Republic
of China and the United Arab Emirates: Antidumping Duty Orders and
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value for the
United Arab Emirates, 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008).
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 Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the
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meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided
to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China of plastic
decorative ribbon, and that such products 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 December 27, 2017, by Berwick Offray, LLC, Berwick,
Pennsylvania.
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 November
29, 2018, 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 Thursday,
December 13, 2018, 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 December 10, 2018. 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 December 7, 2018, 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 December 6, 2018. 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 December 26, 2018. 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
petitions, on or before December 26, 2018. On January 15, 2019, 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 January 17, 2019, 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 website at https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, 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 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: August 24, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-18797 Filed 8-29-18; 8:45 am]
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