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and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
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Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: November 27, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1446 (Final)]
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous From
Canada; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of an Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping investigation No.
731–TA–1446 (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 sodium sulfate
anhydrous from Canada, provided for in
subheadings 2833.11.10 and 2833.11.50
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, preliminarily
determined by the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at
less-than-fair-value.
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SUMMARY:
2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
nondisclosure agreements.
3 Electronic Document Information System
(EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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DATES:
November 8, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Keysha Martinez (202–205–2136), 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
this investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.—For purposes of this
investigation, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ‘‘sodium
sulfate (Na2SO4) (Chemical Abstracts
Service (CAS) Number 7757–82–6) that
is anhydrous (i.e., containing no water),
regardless of purity, grade, color,
production method, and form of
packaging, in which the percentage of
particles between 20 mesh and 100
mesh, based on U.S. mesh series
screens, ranges from 10–95% and the
percentage of particles finer than 100
mesh, based on U.S. mesh series
screens, ranges from 5–90%.
Excluded from the scope of this
investigation are specialty sodium
sulfate anhydrous products, which are
products whose particle distributions
fall outside the described ranges.
Glauber’s salt (Na2SO4·10H2O), also
known as sodium sulfate decahydrate,
an intermediate product in the
production of sodium sulfate anhydrous
that has no known commercial uses, is
not included within the scope of the
investigation, although some end-users
may mistakenly refer to sodium sulfate
anhydrous as Glauber’s salt. Other forms
of sodium sulfate that are hydrous (i.e.,
containing water) are also excluded
from the scope of the investigation.
The merchandise subject to this
investigation is classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheading
2833.11.5010. Subject merchandise may
also be classified under 2833.11.1000,
2833.11.5050, and 2833.19.0000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings and
CAS registry number are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.’’
Background.—The final phase of this
investigation is being scheduled,
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pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a
result of an affirmative preliminary
determination by Commerce that
imports of sodium sulfate anhydrous
from Canada 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 investigation
was requested in a petition filed on
March 28, 2019, by Cooper Natural
Resources, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas;
Elementis Global LLC, East Windsor,
New Jersey; and Searles Valley
Minerals, Inc., Overland Park, Kansas.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, 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 investigation 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 this
investigation 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
investigation 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
investigation.
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 this
investigation available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
investigation, 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 investigation. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
phase of the investigation 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 this
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investigation will be placed in the
nonpublic record on March 5, 2020, 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 this investigation beginning at
9:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, 2020,
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 March 13,
2020. 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
March 16, 2020, 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 March 12, 2020. 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 March 27,
2020. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigation may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigation,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
March 27, 2020. On April 17, 2020, 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 April 21, 2020, 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
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conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission’s website
at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/
handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf,
elaborates upon the Commission’s
procedures with respect to filings.
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
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.
Authority: This investigation is 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: November 26, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1446 (Final)]
Sodium Sulfate Anhydrous From Canada; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of an Anti-Dumping Duty Investigation
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 investigation No. 731-TA-1446 (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 sodium sulfate
anhydrous from Canada, provided for in subheadings 2833.11.10 and
2833.11.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'')
to be sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: November 8, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keysha Martinez (202-205-2136), 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 this
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of this investigation, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``sodium sulfate
(Na2SO4) (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Number
7757-82-6) that is anhydrous (i.e., containing no water), regardless of
purity, grade, color, production method, and form of packaging, in
which the percentage of particles between 20 mesh and 100 mesh, based
on U.S. mesh series screens, ranges from 10-95% and the percentage of
particles finer than 100 mesh, based on U.S. mesh series screens,
ranges from 5-90%.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are specialty sodium
sulfate anhydrous products, which are products whose particle
distributions fall outside the described ranges. Glauber's salt
(Na2SO4[middot]10H2O), also known as
sodium sulfate decahydrate, an intermediate product in the production
of sodium sulfate anhydrous that has no known commercial uses, is not
included within the scope of the investigation, although some end-users
may mistakenly refer to sodium sulfate anhydrous as Glauber's salt.
Other forms of sodium sulfate that are hydrous (i.e., containing water)
are also excluded from the scope of the investigation.
The merchandise subject to this investigation is classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading
2833.11.5010. Subject merchandise may also be classified under
2833.11.1000, 2833.11.5050, and 2833.19.0000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.''
Background.--The final phase of this investigation is being
scheduled, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a result of an affirmative preliminary
determination by Commerce that imports of sodium sulfate anhydrous from
Canada 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
investigation was requested in a petition filed on March 28, 2019, by
Cooper Natural Resources, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas; Elementis Global
LLC, East Windsor, New Jersey; and Searles Valley Minerals, Inc.,
Overland Park, Kansas.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, 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 investigation 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 this
investigation 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 investigation 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
investigation.
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 this investigation
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigation, 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 investigation. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigation 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
this
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investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on March 5, 2020,
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 this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday,
March 19, 2020, 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 March 13, 2020. 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 March 16, 2020, 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 March 12, 2020. 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 March 27, 2020. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigation,
including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or
before March 27, 2020. On April 17, 2020, 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 April 21, 2020, 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 Filing Procedures, available on the
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's
procedures with respect to filings.
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 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.
Authority: This investigation is 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: November 26, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-26073 Filed 12-2-19; 8:45 am]
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