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(8) A list of known sources of
information on national or regional
prices for the Domestic Like Product or
the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or
other markets.
(9) If you are a U.S. producer of the
Domestic Like Product, provide the
following information on your firm’s
operations on that product during
calendar year 2018, except as noted
(report quantity data in short tons and
value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant).
If you are a union/worker group or
trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
the firms in which your workers are
employed/which are members of your
association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total U.S. production of the Domestic
Like Product accounted for by your
firm’s(s’) production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to
produce the Domestic Like Product (that
is, the level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have
expected to attain during the year,
assuming normal operating conditions
(using equipment and machinery in
place and ready to operate), normal
operating levels (hours per week/weeks
per year), time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a
typical or representative product mix);
(c) the quantity and value of U.S.
commercial shipments of the Domestic
Like Product produced in your U.S.
plant(s);
(d) the quantity and value of U.S.
internal consumption/company
transfers of the Domestic Like Product
produced in your U.S. plant(s); and
(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost
of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,
(iv) selling, general and administrative
(SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating
income of the Domestic Like Product
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include
both U.S. and export commercial sales,
internal consumption, and company
transfers) for your most recently
completed fiscal year (identify the date
on which your fiscal year ends).
(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a
trade/business association of U.S.
importers of the Subject Merchandise
from the Subject Country, provide the
following information on your firm’s(s’)
operations on that product during
calendar year 2018 (report quantity data
in short tons and value data in U.S.
dollars). If you are a trade/business
association, provide the information, on
an aggregate basis, for the firms which
are members of your association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed,
duty-paid but not including
antidumping or countervailing duties)
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of U.S. imports and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total U.S.
imports of Subject Merchandise from
the Subject Country accounted for by
your firm’s(s’) imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping and/or
countervailing duties) of U.S.
commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from the Subject
Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping and/or
countervailing duties) of U.S. internal
consumption/company transfers of
Subject Merchandise imported from the
Subject Country.
(11) If you are a producer, an exporter,
or a trade/business association of
producers or exporters of the Subject
Merchandise in the Subject Country,
provide the following information on
your firm’s(s’) operations on that
product during calendar year 2018
(report quantity data in short tons and
value data in U.S. dollars, landed and
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not
including antidumping or
countervailing duties). If you are a
trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
the firms which are members of your
association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total production of Subject Merchandise
in the Subject Country accounted for by
your firm’s(s’) production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
to produce the Subject Merchandise in
the Subject Country (that is, the level of
production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to
attain during the year, assuming normal
operating conditions (using equipment
and machinery in place and ready to
operate), normal operating levels (hours
per week/weeks per year), time for
downtime, maintenance, repair, and
cleanup, and a typical or representative
product mix); and
(c) the quantity and value of your
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total
exports to the United States of Subject
Merchandise from the Subject Country
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
(12) Identify significant changes, if
any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for the
Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the
market for the Subject Merchandise in
the Subject Country after 2013, and
significant changes, if any, that are
likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to
consider include technology;
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production methods; development
efforts; ability to increase production
(including the shift of production
facilities used for other products and the
use, cost, or availability of major inputs
into production); and factors related to
the ability to shift supply among
different national markets (including
barriers to importation in foreign
markets or changes in market demand
abroad). Demand conditions to consider
include end uses and applications; the
existence and availability of substitute
products; and the level of competition
among the Domestic Like Product
produced in the United States, Subject
Merchandise produced in the Subject
Country, and such merchandise from
other countries.
(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of
whether you agree with the above
definitions of the Domestic Like Product
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
with either or both of these definitions,
please explain why and provide
alternative definitions.
Authority: This proceeding is being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.61 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 26, 2019.
Katherine M. Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–06189 Filed 3–29–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–503]
Earned Import Allowance Program:
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the
Program for Certain Apparel From the
Dominican Republic, Tenth Annual
Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide
written comments in connection with
the Commission’s tenth and final annual
review.
AGENCY:
The U.S. International Trade
Commission (Commission) has
announced its schedule, including
deadlines for filing written submissions,
in connection with preparing a report
on its tenth and final annual review in
investigation No. 332–503, Earned
Import Allowance Program: Evaluation
of the Effectiveness of the Program for
Certain Apparel from the Dominican
Republic, Tenth Annual Review.
DATES:
SUMMARY:
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June 7, 2019: Deadline for filing
written submissions.
September 20, 2019: Transmittal of
tenth report to House Committee on
Ways and Means and Senate Committee
on Finance.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the United States
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC. All written submissions, including
statements, and briefs, should be
addressed to the Secretary, United
States International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436. The public file for this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project leader Laura V. Rodriguez (202–
205–3499 or laura.rodriguez@usitc.gov)
for information specific to this
investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation,
contact William Gearhart of the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media
should contact Margaret O’Laughlin,
Office of External Relations (202–205–
1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov).
Hearing-impaired individuals may
obtain information on this matter by
contacting the Commission’s TDD
terminal at 202–205–1810. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
website (https://www.usitc.gov). 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.
Background: Section 404(b) of the
Dominican Republic-Central AmericaUnited States Free Trade Agreement
Implementation Act (CAFTA–DR Act)
(19 U.S.C. 4112(b)) required the
Secretary of Commerce to establish an
Earned Import Allowance Program
(EIAP) and directed the Commission to
conduct annual reviews of the program
to evaluate its effectiveness and make
recommendations for improvements.
Section 404(c) of the CAFTA–DR Act
authorized certain apparel articles
wholly assembled in an eligible country
to enter the United States free of duty
if accompanied by a certificate that
shows evidence of the purchase of
certain U.S. fabric. The term ‘‘eligible
country’’ was defined to mean the
Dominican Republic. More specifically,
the program allowed producers (in the
Dominican Republic) that purchased a
certain quantity of qualifying U.S. fabric
to produce certain cotton bottoms in the
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Dominican Republic to receive a credit
that can be used to ship a certain
quantity of eligible apparel using thirdcountry fabrics from the Dominican
Republic to the United States free of
duty.
Section 404(d)(1) of the CAFTA–DR
Act directs the Commission to conduct
an annual review of the program to
evaluate the effectiveness of the
program and make recommendations for
improvements. Section 404(d)(2) of the
CAFTA–DR Act requires the
Commission to submit annually its
reports containing the results of its
reviews to the House Committee on
Ways and Means and the Senate
Committee on Finance. Section 404(e) of
the CAFTA–DR Act states that the
program is to be in effect for the 10-year
period beginning on the date on which
the President certifies to the appropriate
congressional committees that sections
A, B, C, and D of the Annex to
Presidential Proclamation 8213
(December 20, 2007) have taken effect.
In Presidential Proclamation 8323
(November 25, 2008), the President
certified that the provisions of
Proclamation 8213 referenced in section
404(e)(1) of the CAFTA–DR Act, as
amended, have taken effect. Commerce
has announced that the program expired
on December 1, 2018 with no more
entries allowed after November 30,
2018. The Commission expects to
submit its report on its tenth annual
review by September 20, 2019.
Copies of the Commission’s prior
reports are available on the
Commission’s website at www.usitc.gov,
including the ninth annual report,
which was published on August 3, 2018
(ITC Publication 4809). The
Commission instituted this investigation
pursuant to section 332(g) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 to facilitate docketing of
submissions and to facilitate public
access to Commission records through
the Commission’s EDIS electronic
records system. The Commission
published notice of institution of this
investigation in the Federal Register on
April 29, 2009 (47 FR 19592), and
published notice of the Commission’s
invitation to submit information in
connection with the ninth annual report
in the Federal Register on March 2,
2018 (83 FR 9028).
Written Submissions: Interested
parties are invited to file written
submissions concerning this tenth and
final annual review. All written
submissions should be addressed to the
Secretary, and all such submissions
should be received no later than 5:15
p.m., June 7, 2019. All written
submissions must conform to the
provisions of section 201.8 of the
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Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8
and the Commission’s Handbook on
Filing Procedures require that interested
parties file documents electronically on
or before the filing deadline and submit
eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00
noon eastern time on the next business
day. If confidential treatment of a
document is requested, interested
parties must file, at the same time as the
eight paper copies, at least four (4)
additional true paper copies in which
the confidential information must be
deleted (see the following paragraphs
for further information regarding
confidential business information).
Persons with questions regarding
electronic filing should contact the
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services
Division (202–205–1802).
Confidential Business Information.
Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must
also conform to the requirements of
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
requires that the cover of the document
and the individual pages be clearly
marked as to whether they are the
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’
version, and that the confidential
business information is clearly
identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for
confidential business information, will
be made available for inspection by
interested parties.
The Commission will not include any
confidential business information in the
report that it sends to the Committees or
makes available to the public. However,
all information, including confidential
business information, submitted in this
investigation may be disclosed to and
used: (i) By the Commission, its
employees and offices, and contract
personnel (a) for developing or
maintaining the records of this or a
related proceeding, or (b) in internal
investigations, audits, reviews, and
evaluations relating to the programs,
personnel, and operations of the
Commission including under 5 U.S.C.
Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government
employees and contract personnel for
cybersecurity purposes. The
Commission will not otherwise disclose
any confidential business information in
a manner that would reveal the
operations of the firm supplying the
information.
Summary of Written Submissions:
The Commission intends to publish a
summary of the written submissions of
interested persons in an appendix to its
report. Persons wishing to have a
summary of their position included in
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the appendix should include a summary
with their written submission and
should include a statement that the
summary is included for this purpose.
The summary may not exceed 500
words, should be in MSWord format or
a format that can be easily converted to
MSWord, and should not include any
confidential business information. The
summary will be published as provided
if it meets these requirements and is
germane to the subject matter of the
investigation. In the appendix the
Commission will identify the name of
the organization furnishing the
summary, and will include a link to the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS) where the
full written submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 26, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–06191 Filed 3–29–19; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1057;
(Enforcement Proceeding)]
Certain Robotic Vacuum Cleaning
Devices and Components Thereof
Such as Spare Parts; Notice of
Institution of Formal Enforcement
Proceeding
U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has instituted a formal
enforcement proceeding related to cease
and desist orders issued in the abovecaptioned investigation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Needham, Office of the General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–5468. 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 (https://www.usitc.gov).
The public record for this investigation
may be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
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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 an investigation
on May 23, 2017, based on a complaint
filed by iRobot Corporation of Bedford,
Massachusetts (‘‘iRobot’’). 82 FR 23593–
94. The complaint, as supplemented,
alleged violations of section 337 of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19
U.S.C. 1337, in the importation into the
United States, the sale for importation,
and the sale within the United States
after importation of certain robotic
vacuum cleaning devices and
components thereof such as spare parts
that infringe certain claims of, inter alia,
U.S. Patent No. 9,038,233 (‘‘the ’233
patent’’). Id. The Commission’s notice of
investigation named as a respondent,
inter alia, Shenzhen Silver Star
Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., of
Shenzhen, China (‘‘Silver Star’’) and
bObsweep USA of Henderson, Nevada
and bObsweep, Inc. of Toronto, Canada
(together, ‘‘bObsweep’’). Id. at 23593.
The Office of Unfair Import
Investigations did not participate in the
investigation. Id.
On November 30, 2018, the
Commission found, inter alia, that
Silver Star and bObsweep violated
section 337 with respect to the ’233
patent, and issued a limited exclusion
order (‘‘LEO’’) against, inter alia, Silver
Star with respect to claims 1, 10, 11, and
14–16 of the ’233 patent. 83 FR 63186–
87. The Commission also issued cease
and desist orders (‘‘CDOs’’) against
Silver Star’s customer bObsweep
regarding those same claims. Id.
On January 30, 2019, Silver Star filed
a request for an advisory opinion that
eight of its products do not violate the
LEO and CDOs. On February 11, 2019,
iRobot opposed the advisory opinion
request on numerous grounds. On
March 15, 2019, the Commission
determined to institute an advisory
opinion proceeding and delegated the
proceeding to an administrative law
judge.
On February 21, 2019, iRobot filed a
complaint requesting that the
Commission institute a formal
enforcement proceeding under
Commission Rule 210.75(b) to
investigate alleged violations of the
CDOs by bObsweep. On March 5, 2019,
bObsweep filed a letter opposing the
institution of a formal enforcement
proceeding.
Having examined the enforcement
complaint and the supporting
documents, as well as the letter, the
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Commission has determined to institute
a formal enforcement proceeding to
determine whether bObsweep is in
violation of the CDOs issued in the
original investigation and what, if any,
enforcement measures are appropriate.
The following entities are named as
parties to the formal enforcement
proceeding: (1) Complainant iRobot; (2)
respondents bObsweep USA and
bObsweep, Inc.; and (3) the Office of
Unfair Import Investigations. The
Commission has further determined to
consolidate the enforcement proceeding
with the advisory opinion proceeding.
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 26, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–06194 Filed 3–29–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–752 (Fourth
Review)]
Crawfish Tail Meat From China;
Institution of a Five-Year Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted a review
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’), as amended, to determine
whether revocation of the antidumping
duty order on crawfish tail meat from
China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested
parties are requested to respond to this
notice by submitting the information
specified below to the Commission.
DATES: Instituted April 1, 2019. To be
assured of consideration, the deadline
for responses is May 1, 2019. Comments
on the adequacy of responses may be
filed with the Commission by June 13,
2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), 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–
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-503]
Earned Import Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness
of the Program for Certain Apparel From the Dominican Republic, Tenth
Annual Review
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of opportunity to provide written comments in connection
with the Commission's tenth and final annual review.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission) has
announced its schedule, including deadlines for filing written
submissions, in connection with preparing a report on its tenth and
final annual review in investigation No. 332-503, Earned Import
Allowance Program: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Program for
Certain Apparel from the Dominican Republic, Tenth Annual Review.
DATES:
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June 7, 2019: Deadline for filing written submissions.
September 20, 2019: Transmittal of tenth report to House Committee
on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions,
including statements, and briefs, should be addressed to the Secretary,
United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. The public file for this investigation may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project leader Laura V. Rodriguez
(202-205-3499 or [email protected]) for information specific to
this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this
investigation, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202-205-1819 or [email protected]). Hearing-impaired
individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its website
(https://www.usitc.gov). 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.
Background: Section 404(b) of the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA-DR
Act) (19 U.S.C. 4112(b)) required the Secretary of Commerce to
establish an Earned Import Allowance Program (EIAP) and directed the
Commission to conduct annual reviews of the program to evaluate its
effectiveness and make recommendations for improvements. Section 404(c)
of the CAFTA-DR Act authorized certain apparel articles wholly
assembled in an eligible country to enter the United States free of
duty if accompanied by a certificate that shows evidence of the
purchase of certain U.S. fabric. The term ``eligible country'' was
defined to mean the Dominican Republic. More specifically, the program
allowed producers (in the Dominican Republic) that purchased a certain
quantity of qualifying U.S. fabric to produce certain cotton bottoms in
the Dominican Republic to receive a credit that can be used to ship a
certain quantity of eligible apparel using third-country fabrics from
the Dominican Republic to the United States free of duty.
Section 404(d)(1) of the CAFTA-DR Act directs the Commission to
conduct an annual review of the program to evaluate the effectiveness
of the program and make recommendations for improvements. Section
404(d)(2) of the CAFTA-DR Act requires the Commission to submit
annually its reports containing the results of its reviews to the House
Committee on Ways and Means and the Senate Committee on Finance.
Section 404(e) of the CAFTA-DR Act states that the program is to be in
effect for the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the
President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that
sections A, B, C, and D of the Annex to Presidential Proclamation 8213
(December 20, 2007) have taken effect. In Presidential Proclamation
8323 (November 25, 2008), the President certified that the provisions
of Proclamation 8213 referenced in section 404(e)(1) of the CAFTA-DR
Act, as amended, have taken effect. Commerce has announced that the
program expired on December 1, 2018 with no more entries allowed after
November 30, 2018. The Commission expects to submit its report on its
tenth annual review by September 20, 2019.
Copies of the Commission's prior reports are available on the
Commission's website at www.usitc.gov, including the ninth annual
report, which was published on August 3, 2018 (ITC Publication 4809).
The Commission instituted this investigation pursuant to section 332(g)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 to facilitate docketing of submissions and to
facilitate public access to Commission records through the Commission's
EDIS electronic records system. The Commission published notice of
institution of this investigation in the Federal Register on April 29,
2009 (47 FR 19592), and published notice of the Commission's invitation
to submit information in connection with the ninth annual report in the
Federal Register on March 2, 2018 (83 FR 9028).
Written Submissions: Interested parties are invited to file written
submissions concerning this tenth and final annual review. All written
submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, and all such
submissions should be received no later than 5:15 p.m., June 7, 2019.
All written submissions must conform to the provisions of section 201.8
of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8).
Section 201.8 and the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures
require that interested parties file documents electronically on or
before the filing deadline and submit eight (8) true paper copies by
12:00 noon eastern time on the next business day. If confidential
treatment of a document is requested, interested parties must file, at
the same time as the eight paper copies, at least four (4) additional
true paper copies in which the confidential information must be deleted
(see the following paragraphs for further information regarding
confidential business information). Persons with questions regarding
electronic filing should contact the Office of the Secretary, Docket
Services Division (202-205-1802).
Confidential Business Information. Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements
of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
(19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of
the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether
they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that
the confidential business information is clearly identified by means of
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business
information, will be made available for inspection by interested
parties.
The Commission will not include any confidential business
information in the report that it sends to the Committees or makes
available to the public. However, all information, including
confidential business information, submitted in this investigation may
be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and
offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the
records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in internal
investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to the
programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5
U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract
personnel for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not otherwise
disclose any confidential business information in a manner that would
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
Summary of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish a
summary of the written submissions of interested persons in an appendix
to its report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position
included in
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the appendix should include a summary with their written submission and
should include a statement that the summary is included for this
purpose. The summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in MSWord
format or a format that can be easily converted to MSWord, and should
not include any confidential business information. The summary will be
published as provided if it meets these requirements and is germane to
the subject matter of the investigation. In the appendix the Commission
will identify the name of the organization furnishing the summary, and
will include a link to the Commission's Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) where the full written submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 26, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-06191 Filed 3-29-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
