Softwood Lumber From Canada, 51175-51176 [2019-20976]

Download as PDF jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2019 / Notices Calle San Juan de Los Lagos, Moreno Valley, CA 92553; email: blm_ca_ desert_quartzite_solar_project@blm.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at (800) 877–8339 to contact Mr. Anderson during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a message or question. You will receive a reply during normal business hours. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Desert Quartzite, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Solar Inc., applied for a Right-of-Way (ROW) from the BLM to construct, operate, maintain, and decommission a 450 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) facility near the City of Blythe, Riverside County, California. 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Under the No-Action Alternative, the BLM would deny the ROW application, and would not amend the CDCA Plan to allow the project. The Draft EIS/EIR and Draft Land Use Plan Amendment included analysis of the ROW application as it related to the following issues: (1) Impacts to cultural resources and tribal concerns; (2) Impacts to the sand transport corridor and Mojave fringe-toed lizard habitat and washes; (3) Impacts to BLM sensitive plants; (4) Impacts to avian species; (5) Impacts to visual resources; (6) Impacts to air and water quality; and (7) The relationship between the proposed project and the CDCA Plan, as amended. The Draft EIS/EIR and Draft Land Use Plan Amendment was available for a 90day public comment period. The BLM held public meetings on September 26, 2018, and September 27, 2018, in Palm VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Sep 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 Desert and Blythe, California, respectively. 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The BLM has selected Alternative 2, the Resource Avoidance Alternative, as the Agency Proposed Alternative in the Final EIS/EIR and Proposed Land Use Plan Amendment. All protests must be in writing and submitted, as set forth in the DATES and ADDRESSES sections. The BLM Director will render a written decision on each protest. The decision will be mailed to the protesting party. The decision of the BLM Director shall be the final decision of the Department of the Interior on each protest. Responses to protest issues will be compiled and formalized in a Director’s Protest Resolution Report made available following issuance of the decisions. Upon resolution of all protests, the BLM will issue a Record of Decision, which will include information on any further opportunities for public involvement. Before including your phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your protest, you should be aware that your entire protest—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5. Danielle Chi, Deputy State Director. [FR Doc. 2019–20941 Filed 9–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–40–P PO 00000 Frm 00069 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 51175 INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–566 and 731– TA–1342 (Final) (Remand)] Softwood Lumber From Canada United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings. AGENCY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) hereby gives notice of the remand of its final determinations in the antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of softwood lumber from Canada. For further information concerning the conduct of these remand proceedings and rules of general application, consult the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207). DATES: This remand is effective as of September 23, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nannette Christ (202–205–3263), Office of Investigations, or Jane Dempsey (202– 205–3142), Office of General Counsel, 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 of Investigation Nos. 701–TA–566 and 731–TA–1342 (Final) may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.—In December 2017, the Commission issued its unanimous determination in Softwood Lumber from Canada, Inv. Nos. 701–TA–566 and 731–TA–1342, USITC Pub. 4749 (December 2017). Respondents Government of Canada, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, Government of Ontario, Government of Quebec, Alberta Softwood Lumber Trade Council, British Columbia Lumber Trade Council, Canfor Corporation, J.D. Irving Limited, West Fraser Mills Ltd., Western Forest Products Inc., Resolute FP Canada Inc., the Conseil de l’industrie forestiere du Quebec, and the Ontario Forest Industries Association contested the Commission’s determinations SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1 jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES 51176 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 188 / Friday, September 27, 2019 / Notices concerning subject imports from Canada before a bi-national Panel established pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade Agreement. The Panel affirmed in part and remanded in part the Commission’s determinations. In the Matter of Softwood Lumber from Canada: Interim Decision and Order of the Panel, Secretariat File No. USA– CDA–2018–1903–03 (September 4, 2019). Specifically, the Panel remanded for the Commission to reconsider certain aspects of its analysis and findings concerning the conditions of competition and the volume of subject imports and their price effects. Participation in the proceeding.— Only those persons who were interested parties that participated in the investigations (i.e., persons listed on the Commission Secretary’s service list) and also parties to the appeal may participate in the remand proceedings. Such persons need not make any additional notice of appearances or applications with the Commission to participate in the remand proceedings, unless they are adding new individuals to the list of persons entitled to receive business proprietary information (‘‘BPI’’) under administrative protective order. BPI referred to during the remand proceedings will be governed, as appropriate, by the administrative protective order issued in the investigations. The Secretary will maintain a service list containing the names and addresses of all persons or their representatives who are parties to the remand proceedings, and the Secretary will maintain a separate list of those authorized to receive BPI under the administrative protective order during the remand proceedings. Written Submissions.—The Commission is not reopening the record and will not accept the submission of new factual information for the record. The Commission will permit the parties to file comments concerning how the Commission could best comply with the Panel’s remand instructions. The comments must be based solely on the information in the Commission’s record. The Commission will reject submissions containing additional factual information or arguments pertaining to issues other than those on which the Panel has remanded this matter. The deadline for filing comments is October 15, 2019. Comments shall be limited to no more than thirty (30) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual material, inclusive of attachments and exhibits. Parties are advised to consult with the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Sep 26, 2019 Jkt 247001 subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of general applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission. All written submissions must conform to 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, will 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 investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (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. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 23, 2019. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2019–20976 Filed 9–26–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 332–573] Global Economic Impact of Missing and Low Pesticide Maximum Residue Levels Institution of Investigation and Scheduling of Hearing United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Institution of investigation and scheduling of public hearing. AGENCY: Following receipt of a request from the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on August 30, 2019, under the Tariff Act of 1930, the U.S. International Trade Commission has instituted Investigation No. 332–573, Global Economic Impact of Missing and Low Pesticide Maximum Residue Levels, for the purpose of providing a report that examines the global economic impact of maximum residue level (MRL) policies. DATES: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 October 17, 2019: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the public hearing October 21, 2019: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and statements October 29, 2019: Public hearing November 5, 2019: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs December 13, 2019: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for volume 1 April 30, 2020: Transmittal of volume 1 of Commission report to the USTR June 5, 2020: Deadline for filing all other written submissions for volume 2 October 31, 2020: Transmittal of volume 2 of Commission report to the USTR (Delivered Monday, November 2, 2020) 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 should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/ app. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Sabina Neumann (volumes 1 and 2) (202–205–3000 or sabina.neumann@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader (volume 1) Steven LeGrand (202–205–3094 or steven.legrand@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader (volume 2) Justin Choe (202–205–3229 or justin.choe@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 202–205–2002. Background: As requested by the USTR, under section 332(g) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)), the Commission will conduct an E:\FR\FM\27SEN1.SGM 27SEN1

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-566 and 731-TA-1342 (Final) (Remand)]


Softwood Lumber From Canada

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') 
hereby gives notice of the remand of its final determinations in the 
antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of softwood 
lumber from Canada. For further information concerning the conduct of 
these remand proceedings and rules of general application, consult the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A 
through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207).

DATES: This remand is effective as of September 23, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nannette Christ (202-205-3263), Office 
of Investigations, or Jane Dempsey (202-205-3142), Office of General 
Counsel, 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 of Investigation Nos. 701-TA-
566 and 731-TA-1342 (Final) may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--In December 2017, the Commission issued its unanimous 
determination in Softwood Lumber from Canada, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-566 and 
731-TA-1342, USITC Pub. 4749 (December 2017). Respondents Government of 
Canada, Government of Alberta, Government of British Columbia, 
Government of Ontario, Government of Quebec, Alberta Softwood Lumber 
Trade Council, British Columbia Lumber Trade Council, Canfor 
Corporation, J.D. Irving Limited, West Fraser Mills Ltd., Western 
Forest Products Inc., Resolute FP Canada Inc., the Conseil de 
l'industrie forestiere du Quebec, and the Ontario Forest Industries 
Association contested the Commission's determinations

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concerning subject imports from Canada before a bi-national Panel 
established pursuant to Article 1904 of the North American Free Trade 
Agreement. The Panel affirmed in part and remanded in part the 
Commission's determinations. In the Matter of Softwood Lumber from 
Canada: Interim Decision and Order of the Panel, Secretariat File No. 
USA-CDA-2018-1903-03 (September 4, 2019). Specifically, the Panel 
remanded for the Commission to reconsider certain aspects of its 
analysis and findings concerning the conditions of competition and the 
volume of subject imports and their price effects.
    Participation in the proceeding.--Only those persons who were 
interested parties that participated in the investigations (i.e., 
persons listed on the Commission Secretary's service list) and also 
parties to the appeal may participate in the remand proceedings. Such 
persons need not make any additional notice of appearances or 
applications with the Commission to participate in the remand 
proceedings, unless they are adding new individuals to the list of 
persons entitled to receive business proprietary information (``BPI'') 
under administrative protective order. BPI referred to during the 
remand proceedings will be governed, as appropriate, by the 
administrative protective order issued in the investigations. The 
Secretary will maintain a service list containing the names and 
addresses of all persons or their representatives who are parties to 
the remand proceedings, and the Secretary will maintain a separate list 
of those authorized to receive BPI under the administrative protective 
order during the remand proceedings.
    Written Submissions.--The Commission is not reopening the record 
and will not accept the submission of new factual information for the 
record. The Commission will permit the parties to file comments 
concerning how the Commission could best comply with the Panel's remand 
instructions.
    The comments must be based solely on the information in the 
Commission's record. The Commission will reject submissions containing 
additional factual information or arguments pertaining to issues other 
than those on which the Panel has remanded this matter. The deadline 
for filing comments is October 15, 2019. Comments shall be limited to 
no more than thirty (30) double-spaced and single-sided pages of 
textual material, inclusive of attachments and exhibits.
    Parties are advised to consult with the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 
201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of 
general applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission. 
All written submissions must conform to 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, will 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 investigation must be 
served on all other parties to the investigation (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.

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: September 23, 2019.

Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-20976 Filed 9-26-19; 8:45 am]
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