Barium Chloride From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review, 61984-61987 [2020-21667]
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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 2014, and
significant changes, if any, that are
likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to
consider include technology;
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.
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Authority: This proceeding is being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission’s
rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 25, 2020.
William Bishop,
Hearings and Information Officer.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–149 (Fifth
Review)]
Barium Chloride 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 barium chloride 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 October 1, 2020. To be
assured of consideration, the deadline
for responses is November 2, 2020.
Comments on the adequacy of responses
may be filed with the Commission by
December 14, 2020.
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–
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 proceeding may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.—On October 17, 1984,
the Department of Commerce
(‘‘Commerce’’) issued an antidumping
duty order on imports of barium
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chloride from China (49 FR 40635).
Commerce issued a continuation of the
antidumping duty order on imports of
barium chloride from China following
the first five-year review (64 FR 42654,
August 5, 1999), second five-year review
(69 FR 47405, August 5, 2004), third
five-year review (75 FR 36629, June 28,
2010), and fourth five-year review (80
FR 68511, November 5, 2015). The
Commission is now conducting a fifth
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to
determine whether revocation of the
order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury to the domestic industry within
a reasonably foreseeable time.
Provisions concerning the conduct of
this proceeding may be found in the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure at 19 CFR part 201, subparts
A and B, and 19 CFR part 207, subparts
A and F. The Commission will assess
the adequacy of interested party
responses to this notice of institution to
determine whether to conduct a full
review or an expedited review. The
Commission’s determination in any
expedited review will be based on the
facts available, which may include
information provided in response to this
notice.
Definitions.—The following
definitions apply to this review:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
kind of merchandise that is within the
scope of the five-year review, as defined
by Commerce.
(2) The Subject Country in this review
is China.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the
domestically produced product or
products which are like, or in the
absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the
Subject Merchandise. In its original
determination, the Commission defined
the Domestic Like Product as crystalline
and anhydrous barium chloride,
excluding high purity barium chloride.
In its expedited first and second fiveyear review determinations, its full third
five-year review determination, and its
expedited fourth five-year review
determination, the Commission found
one Domestic Like Product coextensive
with Commerce’s scope: All forms of
barium chloride, including crystalline,
anhydrous, and high purity. For
purposes of responses to this notice, the
Domestic Like Product is all forms of
barium chloride, including crystalline,
anhydrous, and high purity.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
producers as a whole of the Domestic
Like Product, or those producers whose
collective output of the Domestic Like
Product constitutes a major proportion
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of the total domestic production of the
product. In its original determination,
its expedited first and second five-year
review determinations, its full third
five-year review determination, and its
expedited fourth five-year review
determination, the Commission defined
the Domestic Industry as all domestic
producers of the Domestic Like Product.
(5) An Importer is any person or firm
engaged, either directly or through a
parent company or subsidiary, in
importing the Subject Merchandise into
the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling
agent.
Participation in the proceeding 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 proceeding as parties
must file an entry of appearance with
the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in § 201.11(b)(4) of the
Commission’s rules, no later than 21
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the proceeding.
Former Commission employees who
are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are advised that they
may appear in a review even if they
participated personally and
substantially in the corresponding
underlying original investigation or an
earlier review of the same underlying
investigation. The Commission’s
designated agency ethics official has
advised that a five-year review is not the
same particular matter as the underlying
original investigation, and a five-year
review is not the same particular matter
as an earlier review of the same
underlying investigation for purposes of
18 U.S.C. 207, the post-employment
statute for Federal employees, and
Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR
201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),
73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).
Consequently, former employees are not
required to seek Commission approval
to appear in a review under Commission
rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the
corresponding underlying original
investigation or an earlier review of the
same underlying investigation was
pending when they were Commission
employees. For further ethics advice on
this matter, contact Charles Smith,
Office of the General Counsel, at 202–
205–3408.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
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and APO service list.—Pursuant to
§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the
Secretary will make BPI submitted in
this proceeding available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
proceeding, provided that the
application is made no later than 21
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Authorized
applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),
who are parties to the proceeding. A
separate service list will be maintained
by the Secretary for those parties
authorized to receive BPI under the
APO.
Certification.—Pursuant to § 207.3 of
the Commission’s rules, any person
submitting information to the
Commission in connection with this
proceeding must certify that the
information is accurate and complete to
the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
making the certification, the submitter
will acknowledge that information
submitted in response to this request for
information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceeding 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, solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All contract personnel will
sign appropriate nondisclosure
agreements.
Written submissions.—Pursuant to
§ 207.61 of the Commission’s rules, each
interested party response to this notice
must provide the information specified
below. The deadline for filing such
responses is November 2, 2020.
Pursuant to § 207.62(b) of the
Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as
specified in Commission rule
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments
concerning the adequacy of responses to
the notice of institution and whether the
Commission should conduct an
expedited or full review. The deadline
for filing such comments is December
14, 2020. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of § 201.8
of the Commission’s rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
§§ 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,
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elaborates upon the Commission’s
procedures with respect to filings. Also,
in accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
document filed by a party to the
proceeding must be served on all other
parties to the proceeding (as identified
by either the public or APO service list
as appropriate), and a certificate of
service must accompany the document
(if you are not a party to the proceeding
you do not need to serve your response).
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings at this
time. Filings must be made through the
Commission’s Electronic Document
Information System (EDIS, https://
edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any
electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
No response to this request for
information is required if a currently
valid Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No.
20–5–471, expiration date June 30,
2023. Public reporting burden for the
request is estimated to average 15 hours
per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate to the Office of Investigations,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436.
Inability to provide requested
information.—Pursuant to § 207.61(c) of
the Commission’s rules, any interested
party that cannot furnish the
information requested by this notice in
the requested form and manner shall
notify the Commission at the earliest
possible time, provide a full explanation
of why it cannot provide the requested
information, and indicate alternative
forms in which it can provide
equivalent information. If an interested
party does not provide this notification
(or the Commission finds the
explanation provided in the notification
inadequate) and fails to provide a
complete response to this notice, the
Commission may take an adverse
inference against the party pursuant to
§ 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b))
in making its determination in the
review.
Information to be Provided in
Response to This Notice of Institution:
As used below, the term ‘‘firm’’ includes
any related firms.
(1) The name and address of your firm
or entity (including World Wide Web
address) and name, telephone number,
fax number, and Email address of the
certifying official.
(2) A statement indicating whether
your firm/entity is an interested party
under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how,
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including whether your firm/entity is a
U.S. producer of the Domestic Like
Product, a U.S. union or worker group,
a U.S. importer of the Subject
Merchandise, a foreign producer or
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a
U.S. or foreign trade or business
association (a majority of whose
members are interested parties under
the statute), or another interested party
(including an explanation). If you are a
union/worker group or trade/business
association, identify the firms in which
your workers are employed or which are
members of your association.
(3) A statement indicating whether
your firm/entity is willing to participate
in this proceeding by providing
information requested by the
Commission.
(4) A statement of the likely effects of
the revocation of the antidumping duty
order on the Domestic Industry in
general and/or your firm/entity
specifically. In your response, please
discuss the various factors specified in
section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1675a(a)) including the likely volume of
subject imports, likely price effects of
subject imports, and likely impact of
imports of Subject Merchandise on the
Domestic Industry.
(5) A list of all known and currently
operating U.S. producers of the
Domestic Like Product. Identify any
known related parties and the nature of
the relationship as defined in
§ 771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1677(4)(B)).
(6) A list of all known and currently
operating U.S. importers of the Subject
Merchandise and producers of the
Subject Merchandise in the Subject
Country that currently export or have
exported Subject Merchandise to the
United States or other countries after
2014.
(7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in
the U.S. market for the Domestic Like
Product and the Subject Merchandise
(including street address, World Wide
Web address, and the name, telephone
number, fax number, and Email address
of a responsible official at each firm).
(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 2019, except as noted
(report quantity data in pounds 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
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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 2019 (report quantity data
in pounds 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 duties) 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 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 duties) of
U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of Subject Merchandise
imported from the Subject Country.
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(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 2019
(report quantity data in pounds and
value data in U.S. dollars, landed and
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not
including antidumping 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 2014, and
significant changes, if any, that are
likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to
consider include technology;
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
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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 § 207.61 of the Commission’s
rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 25, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020–21667 Filed 9–30–20; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB Number 1140–0058]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Investigator
Integrity Questionnaire—ATF Form
8620.7
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, Department of
Justice
ACTION: 30-day notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for an additional 30
days until November 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain . Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
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for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
collection.
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection:
Investigator Integrity Questionnaire.
(3) The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: ATF Form 8620.7.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as a brief
abstract:
Primary: Individuals or households.
Other: None.
Abstract: Persons interviewed by ATF
contract investigators are randomly
selected to complete the Investigator
Integrity Questionnaire—ATF Form
8620.7, which measures the
effectiveness, efficiency and
professionalism of investigators while
conducting interviews for a Federal
background investigation. Individuals
may voluntarily participate in this
survey by providing an email address
during their interview.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 2,500
respondents will utilize the survey
annually, and it will take each
respondent approximately 5 minutes to
complete their response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
208 hours, which is equal to 2,500 (# of
respondents) * .083 (5 minutes or the
time taken to complete each response).
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If additional information is required
contact: Melody Braswell, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 3E.405A,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: September 28, 2020.
Melody Braswell,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.
S. Department of Justice.
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BILLING CODE 4410–14–P
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed
Consent Decree Under The Clean
Water Act
On September 25, 2020, the
Department of Justice lodged a proposed
Consent Decree with the United States
District Court for the Southern of Texas
in the lawsuit entitled United States and
State of Texas v. City of Corpus Christi,
Civil Action No. 2:20–cv–00235.
The United States and the State of
Texas filed a joint Complaint against the
City, pursuant to Section 309(b) of the
Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b), and
provisions of the Texas Water Code. The
Complaint seeks, inter alia, injunctive
relief to address and eliminate illegal
discharges, namely sanitary sewer
overflows, occurring from the City’s
wastewater collection and transmission
system and discharges of pollutants
from wastewater treatment plants that
exceed effluent limits established in
state-issued permits. Under the
proposed Consent Decree, the City will
implement comprehensive injunctive
relief measures to eliminate and prevent
such violations. The City will pay a civil
penalty of $1.136 million, which
amount will be shared equally by the
United States and the State.
The publication of this notice opens
a period for public comment on the
Consent Decree. Comments should be
addressed to the Assistant Attorney
General, Environment and Natural
Resources Division, and should refer to
United States and State of Texas v. City
of Corpus Christi, D.J. Ref. No. 90–5–1–
1–10396. All comments must be
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 191 (Thursday, October 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61984-61987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21667]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-149 (Fifth Review)]
Barium Chloride From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 barium
chloride 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 October 1, 2020. To be assured of consideration, the
deadline for responses is November 2, 2020. Comments on the adequacy of
responses may be filed with the Commission by December 14, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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 proceeding may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--On October 17, 1984, the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') issued an antidumping duty order on imports of barium
chloride from China (49 FR 40635). Commerce issued a continuation of
the antidumping duty order on imports of barium chloride from China
following the first five-year review (64 FR 42654, August 5, 1999),
second five-year review (69 FR 47405, August 5, 2004), third five-year
review (75 FR 36629, June 28, 2010), and fourth five-year review (80 FR
68511, November 5, 2015). The Commission is now conducting a fifth
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions
concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR part 201,
subparts A and B, and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice
of institution to determine whether to conduct a full review or an
expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited
review will be based on the facts available, which may include
information provided in response to this notice.
Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by Commerce.
(2) The Subject Country in this review is China.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original
determination, the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product as
crystalline and anhydrous barium chloride, excluding high purity barium
chloride. In its expedited first and second five-year review
determinations, its full third five-year review determination, and its
expedited fourth five-year review determination, the Commission found
one Domestic Like Product coextensive with Commerce's scope: All forms
of barium chloride, including crystalline, anhydrous, and high purity.
For purposes of responses to this notice, the Domestic Like Product is
all forms of barium chloride, including crystalline, anhydrous, and
high purity.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion
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of the total domestic production of the product. In its original
determination, its expedited first and second five-year review
determinations, its full third five-year review determination, and its
expedited fourth five-year review determination, the Commission defined
the Domestic Industry as all domestic producers of the Domestic Like
Product.
(5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Participation in the proceeding 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 proceeding as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in Sec. 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later than
21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The
Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to
the proceeding.
Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post-
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b)
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5,
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this
matter, contact Charles Smith, Office of the General Counsel, at 202-
205-3408.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Certification.--Pursuant to Sec. 207.3 of the Commission's rules,
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with
this proceeding must certify that the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the
certification, the submitter will acknowledge that information
submitted in response to this request for information and throughout
this proceeding or other proceeding 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, solely for cybersecurity
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure
agreements.
Written submissions.--Pursuant to Sec. 207.61 of the Commission's
rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the
information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is
November 2, 2020. Pursuant to Sec. 207.62(b) of the Commission's
rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1))
may also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the
notice of institution and whether the Commission should conduct an
expedited or full review. The deadline for filing such comments is
December 14, 2020. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions
that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec.
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.
Also, in accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the proceeding
must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as identified by
either the public or APO service list as appropriate), and a
certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are not a
party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings at this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
No response to this request for information is required if a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') number is not
displayed; the OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. 20-5-471, expiration
date June 30, 2023. Public reporting burden for the request is
estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Inability to provide requested information.--Pursuant to Sec.
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time,
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the
party pursuant to Sec. 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in
making its determination in the review.
Information to be Provided in Response to This Notice of
Institution: As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any related
firms.
(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email
address of the certifying official.
(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an
interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how,
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including whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic
Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the
Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject
Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a
majority of whose members are interested parties under the statute), or
another interested party (including an explanation). If you are a
union/worker group or trade/business association, identify the firms in
which your workers are employed or which are members of your
association.
(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by
the Commission.
(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the
antidumping duty order on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your
firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various
factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a))
including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of
subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on
the Domestic Industry.
(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the
nature of the relationship as defined in Sec. 771(4)(B) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2014.
(7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
(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 2019, except as noted (report quantity
data in pounds 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 2019 (report quantity data in pounds 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 duties) 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
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
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 2019 (report quantity
data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at
the U.S. port but not including antidumping 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 2014, and significant changes,
if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time.
Supply conditions to consider include technology; 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
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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 Sec. 207.61 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 25, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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