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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–654–655 and
731–TA–1529–1532 (Final)]
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel
Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe
From Czechia, Korea, Russia, and
Ukraine; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701–TA–654–655 and 731–TA–1529–
1532 (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 seamless carbon
and alloy steel standard, line, and
pressure pipe from Czechia, Korea,
Russia, and Ukraine, provided for in
subheading 7304.19.10, 7304.19.50,
7304.31.60, 7304.39.00, 7304.51.50,
7304.59.60, and 7304.59.80 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States, for which imports from
Czechia have been preliminarily
determined by the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at
less-than-fair-value, imports from Korea
and Russia have been preliminarily
determined by Commerce to be
subsidized by the Governments of Korea
and Russia, and imports from Korea,
Russia, and Ukraine are alleged to be
sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: December 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Junie Joseph ((202) 205–3363), 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
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.—For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than
stainless steel) pipes and redraw
hollows, less than or equal to 16 inches
(406.4 mm) in nominal outside
diameter, regardless of wall-thickness,
manufacturing process (e.g., hotfinished or cold-drawn), end finish (e.g.,
plain end, beveled end, upset end,
threaded, or threaded and coupled), or
surface finish (e.g., bare, lacquered or
coated). Redraw hollows are any
unfinished carbon or alloy steel (other
than stainless steel) pipe or ‘‘hollow
profiles’’ suitable for cold finishing
operations, such as cold drawing, to
meet the American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM) or American
Petroleum Institute (API) specifications
referenced below, or comparable
specifications. Specifically included
within the scope are seamless carbon
and alloy steel (other than stainless
steel) standard, line, and pressure pipes
produced to the ASTM A–53, ASTM A–
106, ASTM A–333, ASTM A–334,
ASTM A–589, ASTM A–795, ASTM A–
1024, and the API 5L specifications, or
comparable specifications, and meeting
the physical parameters described
above, regardless of application, with
the exception of the exclusions
discussed below.
Specifically excluded from the scope
of the investigation are: (1) All pipes
meeting aerospace, hydraulic, and
bearing tubing specifications, including
pipe produced to the ASTM A–822
standard; (2) all pipes meeting the
chemical requirements of ASTM A–335,
whether finished or unfinished; and (3)
unattached couplings. Also excluded
from the scope of the investigations are
all mechanical, boiler, condenser and
heat exchange tubing, except when such
products conform to the dimensional
requirements, i.e., outside diameter and
wall thickness, of ASTM A–53, ASTM
A–106 or API 5L specifications.
Subject seamless standard, line, and
pressure pipe are normally entered
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) subheadings
7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030,
7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060,
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050,
7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016,
7304.39.0020, 7304.39.0024,
7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032,
7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040,
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048,
7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056,
7304.39.0062, 7304.39.0068,
7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005,
7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000,
7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015,
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7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025,
7304.59.8030, 7304.59.8035,
7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045,
7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055,
7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and
7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings
and specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is
dispositive.
Background.—The final phase of
these investigations is being scheduled
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
affirmative preliminary determinations
by Commerce that certain benefits
which constitute subsidies within the
meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in Korea and Russia of seamless carbon
and alloy steel standard, line, and
pressure pipe, and that such products
from Czechia are being sold in the
United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of § 733 of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations
were requested in petitions filed on July
8, 2020, by Vallourec Star, LP, Houston,
Texas.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
§ 201.11 of the Commission’s rules, no
later than 21 days prior to the hearing
date specified in this notice. A party
that filed a notice of appearance during
the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations.
Please note the Secretary’s Office will
accept only electronic filings during 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
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electronic filings will be accepted until
further notice.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the
Secretary will make BPI gathered in the
final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under
the APO issued in the investigations,
provided that the application is made
no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent
interested parties, as defined by 19
U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the
investigations. A party granted access to
BPI in the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not reapply for such
access. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on February 19, 2021,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the
Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on March 4, 2021.
Information about the place and form of
the hearing, including about how to
participate in and/or view the hearing,
will be posted on the Commission’s
website at https://www.usitc.gov/
calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested
parties should check the Commission’s
website periodically for updates.
Requests to appear at the hearing should
be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before February
25, 2021. 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 attend a
prehearing conference to be held at 9:30
a.m. on March 1, 2021. 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 § 207.23 of the
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Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is February 26, 2021. Parties may
also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in § 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of § 207.25 of the
Commission’s rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is March 11,
2021. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigations,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
March 11, 2021. On March 25, 2021, 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 March 29, 2021, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules.
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, elaborates
upon the Commission’s procedures with
respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to § 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 §§ 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (as
identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s
rules.
By order of the Commission.
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William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information
Officer.
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The withdrawal of the guidance does
not change any law, regulation, or other
legally binding requirement.
Marvin G. Richardson,
Associate Deputy Director.
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This Notice also will be
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invited comment from the industry and
public on a proposed guidance prior to
issuing a final guidance document.
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United States, et al. v. Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, Inc., et al.; Proposed Final
Judgment and Competitive Impact
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Notice is hereby given pursuant to the
Antitrust Procedures and Penalties Act,
15 U.S.C. 16(b)–(h), that a proposed
Final Judgment, Stipulation, and
Competitive Impact Statement have
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New Hampshire vs. Harvard Pilgrim
Health Care, Inc. and Health Plan
Holdings, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:20–
cv–01183. On December 14, 2020, the
United States filed a Complaint alleging
that the proposed merger of Harvard
Pilgrim Health Care, Inc. and Health
Plan Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a Tufts Health
Plan, Inc.) would violate Section 7 of
the Clayton Act, 15 U.S.C. 18. The
proposed Final Judgment, filed at the
same time as the Complaint, requires
Health Plan Holdings to divest its New
Hampshire subsidiary, Tufts Health
Freedom Plans, Inc., along with certain
tangible and intangible assets.
Copies of the Complaint, proposed
Final Judgment, and Competitive Impact
Statement are available for inspection
on the Antitrust Division’s website at
https://www.justice.gov/atr and at the
Office of the Clerk of the United States
District Court for the District of New
Hampshire. Copies of these materials
may be obtained from the Antitrust
Division upon request and payment of
the copying fee set by Department of
Justice regulations.
Public comment is invited within 60
days of the date of this notice. Such
comments, including the name of the
submitter, and responses thereto, will be
posted on the Antitrust Division’s
website, filed with the Court, and, under
certain circumstances, published in the
Federal Register. Comments should be
directed to Eric D. Welsh, Chief,
Healthcare and Consumer Products
Section, Antitrust Division, Department
of Justice, 450 Fifth Street NW, Suite
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-654-655 and 731-TA-1529-1532 (Final)]
Seamless Carbon and Alloy Steel Standard, Line, and Pressure Pipe
From Czechia, Korea, Russia, and Ukraine; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-654-655 and 731-TA-1529-1532 (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 seamless carbon and alloy steel
standard, line, and pressure pipe from Czechia, Korea, Russia, and
Ukraine, provided for in subheading 7304.19.10, 7304.19.50, 7304.31.60,
7304.39.00, 7304.51.50, 7304.59.60, and 7304.59.80 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, for which imports from Czechia
have been preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') to be sold at less-than-fair-value, imports from Korea
and Russia have been preliminarily determined by Commerce to be
subsidized by the Governments of Korea and Russia, and imports from
Korea, Russia, and Ukraine are alleged to be sold at less-than-fair-
value.
DATES: December 15, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Junie Joseph ((202) 205-3363), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as seamless carbon and alloy steel (other than
stainless steel) pipes and redraw hollows, less than or equal to 16
inches (406.4 mm) in nominal outside diameter, regardless of wall-
thickness, manufacturing process (e.g., hot-finished or cold-drawn),
end finish (e.g., plain end, beveled end, upset end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled), or surface finish (e.g., bare, lacquered or
coated). Redraw hollows are any unfinished carbon or alloy steel (other
than stainless steel) pipe or ``hollow profiles'' suitable for cold
finishing operations, such as cold drawing, to meet the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Petroleum
Institute (API) specifications referenced below, or comparable
specifications. Specifically included within the scope are seamless
carbon and alloy steel (other than stainless steel) standard, line, and
pressure pipes produced to the ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106, ASTM A-333, ASTM
A-334, ASTM A-589, ASTM A-795, ASTM A-1024, and the API 5L
specifications, or comparable specifications, and meeting the physical
parameters described above, regardless of application, with the
exception of the exclusions discussed below.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigation are: (1)
All pipes meeting aerospace, hydraulic, and bearing tubing
specifications, including pipe produced to the ASTM A-822 standard; (2)
all pipes meeting the chemical requirements of ASTM A-335, whether
finished or unfinished; and (3) unattached couplings. Also excluded
from the scope of the investigations are all mechanical, boiler,
condenser and heat exchange tubing, except when such products conform
to the dimensional requirements, i.e., outside diameter and wall
thickness, of ASTM A-53, ASTM A-106 or API 5L specifications.
Subject seamless standard, line, and pressure pipe are normally
entered under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheadings 7304.19.1020, 7304.19.1030, 7304.19.1045, 7304.19.1060,
7304.19.5020, 7304.19.5050, 7304.31.6050, 7304.39.0016, 7304.39.0020,
7304.39.0024, 7304.39.0028, 7304.39.0032, 7304.39.0036, 7304.39.0040,
7304.39.0044, 7304.39.0048, 7304.39.0052, 7304.39.0056, 7304.39.0062,
7304.39.0068, 7304.39.0072, 7304.51.5005, 7304.51.5060, 7304.59.6000,
7304.59.8010, 7304.59.8015, 7304.59.8020, 7304.59.8025, 7304.59.8030,
7304.59.8035, 7304.59.8040, 7304.59.8045, 7304.59.8050, 7304.59.8055,
7304.59.8060, 7304.59.8065, and 7304.59.8070. The HTSUS subheadings and
specifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope is dispositive.
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec. 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in Korea and Russia of seamless carbon and alloy steel
standard, line, and pressure pipe, and that such products from Czechia
are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the
meaning of Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations
were requested in petitions filed on July 8, 2020, by Vallourec Star,
LP, Houston, Texas.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during 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.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on February
19, 2021, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on March 4,
2021. Information about the place and form of the hearing, including
about how to participate in and/or view the hearing, will be posted on
the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested parties should check the Commission's website
periodically for updates. Requests to appear at the hearing should be
filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before
February 25, 2021. 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 attend a prehearing
conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on March 1, 2021. 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 Sec. 207.23 of the
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Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is February 26, 2021.
Parties may also file written testimony in connection with their
presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.24 of the
Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of Sec. 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is March 11, 2021. In addition, any person
who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may
submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of
the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to
the petition, on or before March 11, 2021. On March 25, 2021, 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 March 29, 2021, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. 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.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 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 Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 28, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-28986 Filed 12-30-20; 8:45 am]
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