Rubber Bands From China and Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty Investigations, 46969-46971 [2018-20086]
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Doug Morris,
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–598 and 600
and 731–TA–1408 and 1410 (Final)]
Rubber Bands From China and
Thailand; 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–598 and 600 and 731–TA–1408
and 1410 (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
SUMMARY:
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reason of imports of rubber bands from
China and Thailand, provided for in
subheading 4016.99.35 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 29, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher W. Robinson (202) 205–
2542), 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 ‘‘. . . bands
made of vulcanized rubber, with a flat
length, as actually measured end-to-end
by the band lying flat, no less than 1⁄2
inch and no greater than 10 inches; with
a width, which measures the dimension
perpendicular to the length, actually of
at least 3/64 inch and no greater than 2
inches; and a wall thickness actually
from 0.020 inch to 0.125 inch.
Vulcanized rubber has been chemically
processed into a more durable material
by the addition of sulfur or other
equivalent curatives or accelerators.
Subject products are included regardless
of color or inclusion of printed material
on the rubber band’s surface, including
but not limited to, rubber bands with
printing on them, such as a product
name, advertising, or slogan, and
printed material (e.g., a tag) fastened to
the rubber band by an adhesive or
another temporary type of connection.
The scope includes vulcanized rubber
bands which are contained or otherwise
exist in various forms and packages,
such as, without limitation, vulcanized
rubber bands included within a desk
accessory set or other type of set or
package, and vulcanized rubber band
balls. The scope excludes products that
consist of an elastomer loop and durable
tag all-in-one, and bands that are being
used at the time of import to fasten an
imported product. Excluded from the
scope of this investigation are
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vulcanized rubber bands of various sizes
with arrow shaped rubber protrusions
from the outer diameter that exceeds at
the anchor point a wall thickness of
0.125 inches and where the protrusion
is used to loop around, secure and lock
in place. Excluded from the scope of
this investigation are yarn/fabriccovered vulcanized rubber hair bands,
regardless of size.’’
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
meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in China and Thailand of rubber bands,
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 January 30, 2018, by
Alliance Rubber Co., Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
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
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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 October 30, 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 Tuesday, November 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 November 7,
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
November 9, 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 November 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 November 20,
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,
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including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
November 20, 2018. On December 7,
2018, 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 December 11, 2018, 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://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
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: September 11, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—Border Security
Technology Consortium
Notice is hereby given that, on August
21, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
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et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Border Security
Technology Consortium (‘‘BSTC’’) has
filed written notifications
simultaneously with the Attorney
General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. 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, Advanced Technology
Systems Company (ATSC), McLean, VA;
Ardent Management Consulting, Inc.,
Reston, VA; BlackSky Geospatial
Solutions, Inc., Herndon, VA; Brillient
Corporation, Reston, VA; Copious
Imaging LLC, Lexington, MA;
DetectaChem LLC, Stafford, TX; Federal
Resources Supply Company,
Stevensville, MD; InCadence Strategic
Solutions, Manassas, VA; Integrated
Defense and Security Solutions (IDSS),
Armonk, NY; Integration Innovation,
Inc. (i3), Huntsville, AL; McQ Inc.,
Fredericksburg, PA; Net Vision
Consultants, Inc., Stevensville, MD;
Parsons Government Services Inc.,
Centreville, VA; Percipient.ai, Reston,
VA; Qual-Tron, Inc., Tulsa, OK;
QuickFlex, Inc., San Antonio, TX;
Rapiscan Systems, Inc., Torrance, CA;
Sentrillion Corporation, Reston, VA;
Spectral Labs Incorporated, San Diego,
CA; Thruvision, Inc., Ashburn, VA;
Tygart Technology, Inc., Fairmont, VA;
and Verizon Business Network Services,
Inc., Ashburn, VA, have been added as
parties to this venture.
Also, Rumpf Associates International,
Alexandria, VA, has withdrawn as a
party 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 BSTC intends
to file additional written notifications
disclosing all changes in membership.
On May 30, 2012, BSTC 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 June 18, 2012 (77 FR 36292).
The last notification was filed with
the Department on May 2, 2018. A
notice was published in the Federal
Register pursuant to section 6(b) of the
Act on June 19, 2018 (83 FR 28447).
Suzanne Morris,
Chief, Premerger and Division Statistics Unit,
Antitrust Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Antitrust Division
Notice Pursuant to the National
Cooperative Research and Production
Act of 1993—The Open Group, L.L.C.
Notice is hereby given that, on August
31, 2018, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
National Cooperative Research and
Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), The Open Group,
L.L.C. (‘‘TOG’’) has filed written
notifications simultaneously with the
Attorney General and the Federal Trade
Commission disclosing changes in its
membership. 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, Adventium Enterprises
LLC, Minneapolis, MN; Ajman
Municipality Planning Department,
Ajman, INDIA; Alaska Airlines, Inc.,
Seattle, WA; Anurag Group of
Institutions, Hyderabad, INDIA;
Castlenet Consulting Limited, Lagos,
NIGERIA; FIOS Insight LLC, Houston,
TX; Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd.,
Basingstoke, UNITED KINGDOM;
Global Interop S.A. de C.V., Mexico
City, MEXICO; Innoitus Austech
Institute PTY Ltd., Moonee Ponds,
AUSTRALIA; IAG GBS, Ltd., London,
UNITED KINGDOM; iRF-Intelligent RF
Solutions, LLC, Sparks, MD; IT Service
Management Forum International
Limited, Copenhagen, DENMARK;
Kerala State IT Mission,
Thiruvananthapuram, INDIA; Ohio
Associated Enterprises, LLC, Plainsville,
OH; PLCOpen, Gorinchem, THE
NETHERLANDS; Rantec Power Systems
Inc., Los Osos, CA; Reserve Bank of New
Zealand, Wellington, NEW ZEALAND;
Sopra Steria Denmark, Copenhagen,
DENMARK; Texas Department of Motor
Vehicles, Austin, TX; Twin Oaks
Computing, Inc., Castle Rock, CO;
University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA; UTC
Aerospace Systems, Westford, MA;
ValueBlue BV, Ultrecht, THE
NETHERLANDS; Vendata Group,
Gurgaon, INDIA; VIStology, Inc.,
Framingham, MA; and VSTP Educac
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LTDA, Sa˜o Paulo, BRAZIL, have been
added as parties to this venture.
Also, Acando AS, Trondheim,
NORWAY; alphabet AG, Berlin,
GERMANY; CTC TrainCanada, Inc.,
Ottawa, CANADA; Information
Professionals Group, Brisbane,
AUSTRALIA; Lonmin Platinum,
Mooinooi, SOUTH AFRICA; and the
University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg,
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-598 and 600 and 731-TA-1408 and 1410
(Final)]
Rubber Bands From China and Thailand; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping 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-598 and 600 and 731-TA-1408 and 1410 (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
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reason of imports of rubber bands from China and Thailand, provided for
in subheading 4016.99.35 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 29, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher W. Robinson (202) 205-
2542), 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 ``. . . bands made of vulcanized rubber,
with a flat length, as actually measured end-to-end by the band lying
flat, no less than \1/2\ inch and no greater than 10 inches; with a
width, which measures the dimension perpendicular to the length,
actually of at least 3/64 inch and no greater than 2 inches; and a wall
thickness actually from 0.020 inch to 0.125 inch. Vulcanized rubber has
been chemically processed into a more durable material by the addition
of sulfur or other equivalent curatives or accelerators. Subject
products are included regardless of color or inclusion of printed
material on the rubber band's surface, including but not limited to,
rubber bands with printing on them, such as a product name,
advertising, or slogan, and printed material (e.g., a tag) fastened to
the rubber band by an adhesive or another temporary type of connection.
The scope includes vulcanized rubber bands which are contained or
otherwise exist in various forms and packages, such as, without
limitation, vulcanized rubber bands included within a desk accessory
set or other type of set or package, and vulcanized rubber band balls.
The scope excludes products that consist of an elastomer loop and
durable tag all-in-one, and bands that are being used at the time of
import to fasten an imported product. Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are vulcanized rubber bands of various sizes with arrow
shaped rubber protrusions from the outer diameter that exceeds at the
anchor point a wall thickness of 0.125 inches and where the protrusion
is used to loop around, secure and lock in place. Excluded from the
scope of this investigation are yarn/fabric-covered vulcanized rubber
hair bands, regardless of size.''
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 meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in China and Thailand of rubber bands, 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 January 30, 2018, by Alliance
Rubber Co., Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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 October
30, 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 Tuesday,
November 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 November 7, 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 November 9, 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 November 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 November 20, 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,
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including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or
before November 20, 2018. On December 7, 2018, 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 December 11, 2018, 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://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 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: September 11, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-20086 Filed 9-14-18; 8:45 am]
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