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BILLING CODE 4338–11–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–598]
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Intensities
of the U.S. Steel and Aluminum
Industries at the Product Level;
Submission of Questionnaire and
Information Collection Plan for Office
of Management and Budget Review
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of submission of request
for approval of a questionnaire and
information collection to the Office of
Management and Budget.
AGENCY:
The information requested by
the questionnaire is for use by the
Commission in connection with
Investigation No. 332–598, Greenhouse
Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S.
Steel and Aluminum Industries at the
Product Level.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices are
located in the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC. 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
project leaders for this investigation are
Caroline Peters, Shova KC, Alexander
Melton, and Kristin Smyth. Please direct
all questions and comments about this
investigation to Shova KC at 202–780–
0230 or via email at sa.emissions@
usitc.gov. The Commission is not
accepting paper correspondence for this
investigation.
Comments about the proposal should
be provided to the Office of
Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
through the Information Collection
Review Dashboard at https://
www.reginfo.gov. All comments should
be specific, indicating which part of the
questionnaire is objectionable,
describing the concern in detail, and
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including specific suggested revisions or
language changes. Copies of any
comments should be provided
electronically to the Commission’s
survey team via an email to
sa.emissions@usitc.gov.
The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov. General
information concerning the Commission
may be obtained by accessing its
internet address (https://www.usitc.gov).
Hearing-impaired individuals are
advised that information on this matter
can be obtained by contacting the TDD
terminal on 202–205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
information requested by the
questionnaire is for use by the
Commission in connection with
Investigation No. 332–598, Greenhouse
Gas Emissions Intensities of the U.S.
Steel and Aluminum Industries at the
Product Level, instituted under the
authority of section 332(g) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1332(g)). This
investigation and report were requested
by the United States Trade
Representative in a letter dated June 5,
2023. This investigation was instituted
on July 5, 2023, and the notice of
investigation was published in the
Federal Register on July 10, 2023 (88 FR
43633). The Commission will deliver its
report to the Trade Representative by
January 28, 2025.
As stated in the notice of
investigation, the Trade Representative
requested that the Commission generate
estimates of the greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions intensities of a broad range of
U.S. steel and aluminum products. The
U.S.-produced individual products that
are covered under this investigation are
enumerated in attachment B to the
request letter. GHG emissions intensities
will be developed from the scope 1 and
2 emissions related to the production of
covered steel and aluminum products
and the scope 3 emissions associated
with the material and resource inputs
for the production of covered steel and
aluminum products in 2022. These
intensity estimates will be developed, to
the extent practicable, for a set of
specific product category groupings
listed in attachment A of the request
letter, though the Commission may
present emissions intensities at further
levels of disaggregation from these
groupings. Because the information
necessary to generate these estimates is
not available in the requested specificity
from governmental and other public
sources, the Trade Representative
directed the Commission to obtain
much of such information through a
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survey. The survey aims to collect data
on scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions,
production, and parameters that will
allow for the allocation of the emissions
to the product categories. Responses
will be used as inputs in the
Commission’s calculation of emissions
intensities.
The Commission intends to submit
the following draft information
collection plan to OMB:
(1) Number of forms submitted: 2.
(2) Title of forms: Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions Intensities
Questionnaire: Company-Level and
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions
Intensities Questionnaire: FacilityLevel.
(3) Type of request: New.
(4) Frequency of use: Industry
questionnaire, single data gathering,
scheduled for 2024.
(5) Description of respondents:
Companies with U.S. facilities that
produced steel and aluminum products
in 2022 and those facilities.
(6) Estimated number of
questionnaires to be distributed: 5,250
total (1,750 companies, 3,500 facilities).
(7) Estimated total number of hours to
complete the questionnaire per
respondent: 5 hours for the companylevel questionnaire and 30 hours for the
facility-level questionnaire for each
facility.
(8) Information obtained from the
questionnaires that qualifies as
confidential business information will
be so treated by the Commission and not
disclosed in a manner that would reveal
the individual operations of a business
at the company or facility level.
Information about the investigation
and other supplementary documents
can be accessed on the USITC website
at https://www.usitc.gov/saemissions.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024–02232 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332–602]
Apparel: Export Competitiveness of
Certain Foreign Suppliers to the United
States
United States International
Trade Commission
ACTION: Notice of a new date for the
public hearing.
AGENCY:
The Commission has changed
the date of its public hearing for
SUMMARY:
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Investigation No. 332–602: Apparel:
Export Competitiveness of Certain
Foreign Suppliers to the United States
from March 7, 2024, to March 11, 2024.
Related filing deadlines have also been
adjusted.
DATES:
February 23, 2024: Deadline for filing
requests to appear at the public hearing.
February 27, 2024: Deadline for filing
prehearing briefs and statements.
March 4, 2024: Deadline for filing
electronic copies of oral hearing
statements.
March 11, 2024: Public hearing.
March 25, 2024: Deadline for filing
posthearing briefs, statements, and all
other written submissions.
August 30, 2024: Transmittal of
Commission report to the Trade
Representative.
All Commission offices,
including the Commission’s hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Project Leader Alissa Tafti (202–205–
3244 or alissa.tafti@usitc.gov) or Deputy
Project Leaders Elizabeth Howlett (202–
205–3458 or elizabeth.howlett@
usitc.gov) and Junie Joseph (202–205–
3363 or junie.joseph@usitc.gov) for
information specific to this
investigation. For information on the
legal aspects of this investigation,
contact Brian Allen (202–205–3034 or
brian.allen@usitc.gov) or William
Gearhart (202–205–3091 or
william.gearhart@usitc.gov) of the
Commission’s Office of the General
Counsel. The media should contact
Jennifer Andberg, Office of External
Relations (202–205–3404 or
jennifer.andberg@usitc.gov). Hearingimpaired individuals are advised that
information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. General information
concerning the Commission may be
obtained by accessing its internet
address (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons
with mobility impairments who will
need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission published notice of
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institution of the investigation in the
Federal Register on January 19, 2024
(89 FR 3962, January 19, 2024). In that
notice, the Commission announced it
would hold a public hearing on March
7, 2024, and set dates by which requests
to appear at the hearing, briefs, and
other written submissions should be
filed. To facilitate the receipt of
testimony and information in this
investigation, the Commission has
rescheduled the public hearing and the
dates by which requests to appear at the
hearing, briefs, and other written
submissions should be filed. 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. The scope of the
investigation remains the same as
published in the Federal Register on
January 19, 2024.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in
connection with this investigation will
be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., March
11, 2024, in the Main Hearing Room of
the U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington DC 20436. The hearing can
also be accessed remotely using the
WebEx videoconference platform. A
link to the hearing will be posted on the
Commission’s website at https://
www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/
calendar.html.
Requests to appear at the hearing
should be filed with the Secretary to the
Commission no later than 5:15 p.m.,
February 23, 2024, in accordance with
the requirements in the ‘‘Written
Submissions’’ section below. Any
requests to appear as a witness via
videoconference must be included with
your request to appear. Requests to
appear as a witness via videoconference
must include a statement explaining
why the witness cannot appear in
person; the Chairman, or other person
designated to conduct the investigation,
may at their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such requests. Requests to
appear as a witness via videoconference
due to illness or a positive COVID–19
test result may be submitted by 3 p.m.
the business day prior to the hearing.
All prehearing briefs and statements
should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m.,
February 27, 2024. To facilitate the
hearing, including the preparation of an
accurate written public transcript of the
hearing, oral testimony to be presented
at the hearing must be submitted to the
Commission electronically no later than
noon, March 4, 2024. All posthearing
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briefs and statements should be filed no
later than 5:15 p.m., March 25, 2024.
Posthearing briefs and statements
should address matters raised at the
hearing. For a description of the
different types of written briefs and
statements, see the ‘‘Definitions’’ section
below.
In the event that, as of the close of
business on February 23, 2024, no
witnesses are scheduled to appear at the
hearing, the hearing will be canceled.
Any person interested in attending the
hearing as an observer or nonparticipant
should check the Commission website
as indicated above for information
concerning whether the hearing will be
held.
Written submissions: In lieu of or in
addition to participating in the hearing,
interested persons are invited to file
written submissions concerning this
investigation. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary,
and should be received no later than
5:15 p.m., March 25, 2024. All written
submissions must conform to the
provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as
temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798
(March 19, 2020). Under that rule
waiver, the Office of the Secretary 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. Persons with questions
regarding electronic filing should
contact the Office of the Secretary,
Docket Services Division (202–205–
1802), or consult the Commission’s
Handbook on Filing Procedures.
Definitions of types of documents that
may be filed; Requirements: In addition
to requests to appear at the hearing, this
notice provides for the possible filing of
four types of documents: prehearing
briefs, oral hearing statements,
posthearing briefs, and other written
submissions.
(1) Prehearing briefs refers to written
materials relevant to the investigation
and submitted in advance of the
hearing, and includes written views on
matters that are the subject of the
investigation, supporting materials, and
any other written materials that you
consider will help the Commission in
understanding your views. You should
file a prehearing brief particularly if you
plan to testify at the hearing on behalf
of an industry group, company, or other
organization, and wish to provide
detailed views or information that will
support or supplement your testimony.
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(2) Oral hearing statements
(testimony) refers to the actual oral
statement that you intend to present at
the hearing. Do not include any
confidential business information (CBI)
in that statement. If you plan to testify,
you must file a copy of your oral
statement by the date specified in this
notice. This statement will allow
Commissioners to understand your
position in advance of the hearing and
will also assist the court reporter in
preparing an accurate transcript of the
hearing (e.g., names spelled correctly).
(3) Posthearing briefs refers to
submissions filed after the hearing by
persons who appeared at the hearing.
Such briefs: (a) should be limited to
matters that arose during the hearing; (b)
should respond to any Commissioner
and staff questions addressed to you at
the hearing; (c) should clarify, amplify,
or correct any statements you made at
the hearing; and (d) may, at your option,
address or rebut statements made by
other participants in the hearing.
(4) Other written submissions refers to
any other written submissions that
interested persons wish to make,
regardless of whether they appeared at
the hearing, and may include new
information or updates of information
previously provided.
In accordance with the provisions of
section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.8), the document must identify on
its cover (1) the investigation number
and title and the type of document filed
(i.e., prehearing brief, oral statement of
(name), posthearing brief, or written
submission), (2) the name and signature
of the person filing it, (3) the name of
the organization that the submission is
filed on behalf of, and (4) whether it
contains CBI. If it contains CBI, it must
comply with the marking and other
requirements set out below in this
notice relating to CBI. Submitters of
written documents (other than oral
hearing statements) are encouraged to
include a short summary of their
position or interest at the beginning of
the document, and a table of contents
when the document addresses multiple
issues.
Confidential business information:
Any submissions that contain CBI must
also conform to the requirements of
section 201.6 of the Commission’s Rules
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR
201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules
requires that the cover of the document
and the individual pages be clearly
marked as to whether they are the
‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’
version, and that the CBI is clearly
identified by means of brackets. All
written submissions, except for CBI,
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will be made available for inspection by
interested persons.
As requested by the Trade
Representative, the Commission will not
include any CBI in its report. However,
all information, including CBI,
submitted in this investigation may be
disclosed to and used by: (i) 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) U.S.
government employees and contract
personnel for cybersecurity purposes.
The Commission will not otherwise
disclose any CBI in a way that would
reveal the operations of the firm
supplying the information.
Summaries of written submissions:
Persons wishing to have a summary of
their position included in the report
should include a summary with their
written submission on or before March
25, 2024, and should mark the summary
as having been provided for that
purpose. The summary should be
clearly marked as ‘‘summary for
inclusion in the report’’ at the top of the
page. The summary may not exceed 500
words and should not include any CBI.
The summary will be published as
provided if it meets these requirements
and is germane to the subject matter of
the investigation. The Commission will
list the name of the organization
furnishing the summary and will
include a link where the written
submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024–02249 Filed 2–2–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
Notice of Receipt of Complaint;
Solicitation of Comments Relating to
the Public Interest
International Trade
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has received a complaint
regarding Certain Oil Vaporizing
Devices, Components Thereof, and
Products Containing the Same, DN
3720; the Commission is soliciting
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comments on any public interest issues
raised by the complaint or
complainant’s filing pursuant to the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The
public version of the complaint can be
accessed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
For help accessing EDIS, please email
EDIS3Help@usitc.gov.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server at United
States International Trade Commission
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The
public record for this investigation may
be viewed on the Commission’s
Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
Hearing-impaired persons are advised
that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)
205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Commission has received a complaint
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b)
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
and Procedure filed on behalf of PAX
Labs, Inc. on January 30, 2024. The
complaint alleges violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1337) in the importation into the United
States, the sale for importation, and the
sale within the United States after
importation of certain oil vaporizing
devices, components thereof, and
products containing the same. The
complaint names as respondents:
STIIIZY IP LLC f/k/a STIIIZY, LLC of
Los Angeles, CA; ALD Group Limited,
of China; ALD (Hong Kong) Holdings
Limited of Hong Kong; and STIIIZY Inc.
d/b/a Shryne Group Inc. of Los Angeles,
CA. The complainant requests that the
Commission issue a limited exclusion
order, cease and desist orders, and
impose a bond upon respondents’
alleged infringing articles during the 60day Presidential review period pursuant
to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j).
Proposed respondents, other
interested parties, and members of the
public are invited to file comments on
any public interest issues raised by the
complaint or § 210.8(b) filing.
Comments should address whether
issuance of the relief specifically
requested by the complainant in this
investigation would affect the public
health and welfare in the United States,
competitive conditions in the United
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-602]
Apparel: Export Competitiveness of Certain Foreign Suppliers to
the United States
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission
ACTION: Notice of a new date for the public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has changed the date of its public hearing for
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Investigation No. 332-602: Apparel: Export Competitiveness of Certain
Foreign Suppliers to the United States from March 7, 2024, to March 11,
2024. Related filing deadlines have also been adjusted.
DATES:
February 23, 2024: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
February 27, 2024: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and
statements.
March 4, 2024: Deadline for filing electronic copies of oral
hearing statements.
March 11, 2024: Public hearing.
March 25, 2024: Deadline for filing posthearing briefs, statements,
and all other written submissions.
August 30, 2024: Transmittal of Commission report to the Trade
Representative.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the U.S. International Trade Commission Building,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record for this
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Alissa Tafti (202-205-
3244 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leaders Elizabeth
Howlett (202-205-3458 or [email protected]) and Junie Joseph
(202-205-3363 or [email protected]) for information specific to
this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of this
investigation, contact Brian Allen (202-205-3034 or
[email protected]) or William Gearhart (202-205-3091 or
[email protected]) of the Commission's Office of the General
Counsel. The media should contact Jennifer Andberg, Office of External
Relations (202-205-3404 or [email protected]). Hearing-
impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be
obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-1810.
General information concerning the Commission may be obtained by
accessing its internet address (https://www.usitc.gov). Persons with
mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access
to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-
205-2000.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published notice of
institution of the investigation in the Federal Register on January 19,
2024 (89 FR 3962, January 19, 2024). In that notice, the Commission
announced it would hold a public hearing on March 7, 2024, and set
dates by which requests to appear at the hearing, briefs, and other
written submissions should be filed. To facilitate the receipt of
testimony and information in this investigation, the Commission has
rescheduled the public hearing and the dates by which requests to
appear at the hearing, briefs, and other written submissions should be
filed. 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. The scope of the
investigation remains the same as published in the Federal Register on
January 19, 2024.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m., March 11, 2024, in
the Main Hearing Room of the U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington DC 20436. The hearing can also be accessed
remotely using the WebEx videoconference platform. A link to the
hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.
Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed with the
Secretary to the Commission no later than 5:15 p.m., February 23, 2024,
in accordance with the requirements in the ``Written Submissions''
section below. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference
must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear as a
witness via videoconference must include a statement explaining why the
witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person
designated to conduct the investigation, may at their discretion for
good cause shown, grant such requests. Requests to appear as a witness
via videoconference due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result
may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day prior to the hearing.
All prehearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than
5:15 p.m., February 27, 2024. To facilitate the hearing, including the
preparation of an accurate written public transcript of the hearing,
oral testimony to be presented at the hearing must be submitted to the
Commission electronically no later than noon, March 4, 2024. All
posthearing briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15
p.m., March 25, 2024. Posthearing briefs and statements should address
matters raised at the hearing. For a description of the different types
of written briefs and statements, see the ``Definitions'' section
below.
In the event that, as of the close of business on February 23,
2024, no witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing
will be canceled. Any person interested in attending the hearing as an
observer or nonparticipant should check the Commission website as
indicated above for information concerning whether the hearing will be
held.
Written submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested persons are invited to file written submissions
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received no later than 5:15
p.m., March 25, 2024. All written submissions must conform to the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 (March
19, 2020). Under that rule waiver, the Office of the Secretary 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.
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (202-205-1802), or
consult the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures.
Definitions of types of documents that may be filed; Requirements:
In addition to requests to appear at the hearing, this notice provides
for the possible filing of four types of documents: prehearing briefs,
oral hearing statements, posthearing briefs, and other written
submissions.
(1) Prehearing briefs refers to written materials relevant to the
investigation and submitted in advance of the hearing, and includes
written views on matters that are the subject of the investigation,
supporting materials, and any other written materials that you consider
will help the Commission in understanding your views. You should file a
prehearing brief particularly if you plan to testify at the hearing on
behalf of an industry group, company, or other organization, and wish
to provide detailed views or information that will support or
supplement your testimony.
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(2) Oral hearing statements (testimony) refers to the actual oral
statement that you intend to present at the hearing. Do not include any
confidential business information (CBI) in that statement. If you plan
to testify, you must file a copy of your oral statement by the date
specified in this notice. This statement will allow Commissioners to
understand your position in advance of the hearing and will also assist
the court reporter in preparing an accurate transcript of the hearing
(e.g., names spelled correctly).
(3) Posthearing briefs refers to submissions filed after the
hearing by persons who appeared at the hearing. Such briefs: (a) should
be limited to matters that arose during the hearing; (b) should respond
to any Commissioner and staff questions addressed to you at the
hearing; (c) should clarify, amplify, or correct any statements you
made at the hearing; and (d) may, at your option, address or rebut
statements made by other participants in the hearing.
(4) Other written submissions refers to any other written
submissions that interested persons wish to make, regardless of whether
they appeared at the hearing, and may include new information or
updates of information previously provided.
In accordance with the provisions of section 201.8 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), the
document must identify on its cover (1) the investigation number and
title and the type of document filed (i.e., prehearing brief, oral
statement of (name), posthearing brief, or written submission), (2) the
name and signature of the person filing it, (3) the name of the
organization that the submission is filed on behalf of, and (4) whether
it contains CBI. If it contains CBI, it must comply with the marking
and other requirements set out below in this notice relating to CBI.
Submitters of written documents (other than oral hearing statements)
are encouraged to include a short summary of their position or interest
at the beginning of the document, and a table of contents when the
document addresses multiple issues.
Confidential business information: Any submissions that contain CBI
must also conform to the requirements of section 201.6 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section
201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of the document and the
individual pages be clearly marked as to whether they are the
``confidential'' or ``nonconfidential'' version, and that the CBI is
clearly identified by means of brackets. All written submissions,
except for CBI, will be made available for inspection by interested
persons.
As requested by the Trade Representative, the Commission will not
include any CBI in its report. However, all information, including CBI,
submitted in this investigation may be disclosed to and used by: (i)
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) U.S.
government employees and contract personnel for cybersecurity purposes.
The Commission will not otherwise disclose any CBI in a way that would
reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
Summaries of written submissions: Persons wishing to have a summary
of their position included in the report should include a summary with
their written submission on or before March 25, 2024, and should mark
the summary as having been provided for that purpose. The summary
should be clearly marked as ``summary for inclusion in the report'' at
the top of the page. The summary may not exceed 500 words and should
not include any CBI. The summary will be published as provided if it
meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the
investigation. The Commission will list the name of the organization
furnishing the summary and will include a link where the written
submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: January 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-02249 Filed 2-2-24; 8:45 am]
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