Magnesium From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review, 29280-29283 [2021-11249]
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utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (5) how might the
USGS minimize the burden of this
collection on the respondents, including
through the use of information
technology.
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Department of the Interior’s vision is to
‘‘Increase access to outdoor recreation
opportunities for all Americans so that
our people can be healthier, more fully
enjoy the wonderful features of their
federal lands, and take advantage of
hunting, fishing, and other outdoor
recreation pursuits that are the roots of
the conservation movement.’’ At the
direction of DOI, the US Geological
Survey is advancing that vision with the
launch of the National Digital Trails
Network (NDT) project. The two-year
project consists of three major goals:
1. Develop a web-based geospatial
analysis tool to assist Federal land
managers in identifying and prioritizing
candidate trails for the connection of
existing trails and trail networks.
2. Aid in the creation of a robust
nationwide geospatial trails dataset
including, at a minimum, trails from key
Federal agencies including the Bureau
of Land Management, National Park
Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
and U.S. Forest Service.
3. Develop a mobile responsive
application that will assist trail
stewards, land management agencies,
and members of the public in the
maintenance of trails information.
This information collection request
focuses on Goal 2, the Nationwide
Digital Trails Dataset. The National
Digital Trails Portal will support
development and maintenance of the
robust USGS Nationwide Digital Trails
Dataset (Goal 2). In turn, the Nationwide
Digital Trails Dataset is a primary
component of the TRAILS decision
support tool (Goal 1) which provides
DOI bureaus and trail managers a tool to
improve trail connectivity throughout
the Nation’s public lands.
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The National Digital Trails Portal will
facilitate an efficient digital trails data
submission process and communication
between USGS and data providers.
Authoritative trail mangers will be able
to login to submit their trails data, along
with relevant information, for USGS
review and integration into the
Nationwide Trails Dataset. USGS staff
will be able to login to download the
submitted data, perform preliminary
assessment, and provide status updates
for every trail data submission. No data
edits or integration will take place
within the National Digital Trails Portal.
The following information will be
collected for every authoritative data
provider that submits trails data for
USGS integration: name, email, and
organization. This information will
allow USGS to identify appropriate
point of contact for every data source in
the Nationwide Digital Trails Dataset. It
may be necessary to reach out to a
contact to provide status updates, or to
clarify data discrepancies, or to obtain
the latest trails data to perform updates
to the Nationwide Digital Trails Dataset.
Title of Collection: National Digital
Trails Project—Trails Data Portal.
OMB Control Number: 1028–NEW.
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Type of Review: New.
Respondents/Affected Public: Federal,
state or local government agencies;
nonprofit organizations.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Respondents: 100.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 100.
Estimated Completion Time per
Response: 25 minutes on average.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 42 hours.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Frequency of Collection: Occasional.
Total Estimated Annual Nonhour
Burden Cost: None.
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The authority for this action is the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
David Brostuen,
Director, National Geospatial Technical
Operations Center, U.S. Geological Survey.
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–1071 (Third
Review)]
Magnesium 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 magnesium 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 June 1, 2021. To be
assured of consideration, the deadline
for responses is July 1,2021. Comments
on the adequacy of responses may be
filed with the Commission by August
13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Jones (202–205–3358), 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 April 15, 2005, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
issued an antidumping duty order on
imports of magnesium from China (70
FR 19928). Following the five-year
reviews by Commerce and the
Commission, effective March 11, 2011,
Commerce issued a continuation of the
antidumping duty order on imports of
magnesium metal from China (76 FR
13356). Following the second five-year
reviews by Commerce and the
Commission, effective July 21, 2016,
Commerce issued a continuation of the
antidumping duty order on imports of
magnesium metal from China (81 FR
47351). The Commission is now
SUMMARY:
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conducting a third 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 the Department of 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 pure and
alloy magnesium, primary and
secondary magnesium, and ingot (cast)
and granular magnesium; certain
Commissioners defined the Domestic
Like Product differently, finding cast
and granular magnesium to be separate
domestic like products. In its full first
five-year review and expedited second
five-year review determinations, the
Commission defined the Domestic Like
Product as pure and alloy magnesium,
primary and secondary magnesium, and
ingot (cast) and granular magnesium.
(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
of the total domestic production of the
product. In its original determination,
the Commission defined the Domestic
Industry as consisting of all producers of
the domestic like product, including
grinders that produce granular
magnesium and die casters that recycle
magnesium scrap; certain
Commissioners defined the Domestic
Industry differently, finding caster and
grinders to be separate industries. In its
full first five-year review and expedited
second five-year review determinations,
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the Commission defined the Domestic
Industry as consisting of all producers of
the domestic like product, including
grinders that produce granular
magnesium and die casters that recycle
magnesium scrap. It also found that die
casters engaged in sufficient productionrelated activity to quality as domestic
producers.
(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 July 1, 2021. 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 August 13, 2021. 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
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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.
21–5–490, 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 section
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
2015.
(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 2020, except as noted
(report quantity data in metric tons and
value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant).
If you are a union/worker group or
trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
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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 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 2020 (report quantity data
in metric tons and value data in U.S.
dollars). If you are a trade/business
association, provide the information, on
an aggregate basis, for the firms which
are members of your association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed,
duty-paid but not including
antidumping or countervailing duties)
of U.S. imports and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total U.S.
imports of Subject Merchandise from
the Subject Country accounted for by
your firm’s(s’) imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping and/or
countervailing duties) of U.S.
commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from the Subject
Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping and/or
countervailing duties) of U.S. internal
consumption/company transfers of
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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 2020
(report quantity data in metric tons and
value data in U.S. dollars, landed and
duty-paid at the U.S. port but not
including antidumping or
countervailing duties). If you are a
trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
the firms which are members of your
association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total production of Subject Merchandise
in the Subject Country accounted for by
your firm’s(s’) production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)
to produce the Subject Merchandise in
the Subject Country (that is, the level of
production that your establishment(s)
could reasonably have expected to
attain during the year, assuming normal
operating conditions (using equipment
and machinery in place and ready to
operate), normal operating levels (hours
per week/weeks per year), time for
downtime, maintenance, repair, and
cleanup, and a typical or representative
product mix); and
(c) the quantity and value of your
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total
exports to the United States of Subject
Merchandise from the Subject Country
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
(12) Identify significant changes, if
any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for the
Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the
market for the Subject Merchandise in
the Subject Country after 2015, 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
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produced in the United States, Subject
Merchandise produced in the Subject
Country, and such merchandise from
other countries.
(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of
whether you agree with the above
definitions of the Domestic Like Product
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
with either or both of these definitions,
please explain why and provide
alternative definitions.
Authority: This proceeding is being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.61 of the Commission’s
rules.
Issued: May 24, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–534–537 and
731–TA–1274–1278 (Review)]
Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel
Products From China, India, Italy,
Korea, and Taiwan; Institution of FiveYear Reviews
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted reviews
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’), as amended, to determine
whether revocation of the
countervailing duty orders on imports of
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products from China, India, Italy, and
Korea and the revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on imports of
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products from China, India, Italy, Korea,
and Taiwan 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 June 1, 2021. To be
assured of consideration, the deadline
for responses is July 1, 2021. Comments
on the adequacy of responses may be
filed with the Commission by August
13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Jones (202–205–3358), 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
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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 July 25, 2016, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
issued countervailing duty orders on
imports of certain corrosion-resistant
steel products from China, India, Italy,
and Korea (81 FR 48387), and
antidumping duty orders on imports of
certain corrosion-resistant steel
products from China, India, Italy, Korea,
and Taiwan (81 FR 48390). The
Commission is conducting reviews
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to
determine whether revocation of the
orders 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 full or
expedited reviews. 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 the Department of Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these
reviews are China, India, Italy, Korea,
and Taiwan.
(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
determinations, the Commission
defined the Domestic Like Product as
consisting of certain corrosion-resistant
steel products (‘‘CORE’’), that is
coextensive with Commerce’s scope.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
producers as a whole of the Domestic
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1071 (Third Review)]
Magnesium 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 magnesium
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 June 1, 2021. To be assured of consideration, the
deadline for responses is July 1,2021. Comments on the adequacy of
responses may be filed with the Commission by August 13, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Jones (202-205-3358), 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 April 15, 2005, the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') issued an antidumping duty order on imports of magnesium
from China (70 FR 19928). Following the five-year reviews by Commerce
and the Commission, effective March 11, 2011, Commerce issued a
continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of magnesium
metal from China (76 FR 13356). Following the second five-year reviews
by Commerce and the Commission, effective July 21, 2016, Commerce
issued a continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of
magnesium metal from China (81 FR 47351). The Commission is now
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conducting a third 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 the Department
of 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 pure
and alloy magnesium, primary and secondary magnesium, and ingot (cast)
and granular magnesium; certain Commissioners defined the Domestic Like
Product differently, finding cast and granular magnesium to be separate
domestic like products. In its full first five-year review and
expedited second five-year review determinations, the Commission
defined the Domestic Like Product as pure and alloy magnesium, primary
and secondary magnesium, and ingot (cast) and granular magnesium.
(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 of the total
domestic production of the product. In its original determination, the
Commission defined the Domestic Industry as consisting of all producers
of the domestic like product, including grinders that produce granular
magnesium and die casters that recycle magnesium scrap; certain
Commissioners defined the Domestic Industry differently, finding caster
and grinders to be separate industries. In its full first five-year
review and expedited second five-year review determinations, the
Commission defined the Domestic Industry as consisting of all producers
of the domestic like product, including grinders that produce granular
magnesium and die casters that recycle magnesium scrap. It also found
that die casters engaged in sufficient production-related activity to
quality as domestic producers.
(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
July 1, 2021. 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 August 13,
2021. 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
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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. 21-5-490, 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, 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 section 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 2015.
(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 2020, except as noted (report quantity
data in metric tons and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If
you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers
are employed/which are members of your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product
accounted for by your firm's 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 2020 (report quantity data in metric tons
and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business
association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the
firms which are members of your association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including
antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of
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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 2020 (report quantity
data in metric tons and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-
paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing
duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of
your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject
Merchandise in the Subject Country (that is, the level of production
that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain
during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment
and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance,
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
(c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
(12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject
Merchandise in the Subject Country after 2015, 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.
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.
Issued: May 24, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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