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INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–694 and 731–
TA–1641–1642 (Final)]
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates
From China and Japan; Scheduling of
the Final Phase of Antidumping and
Countervailing 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–694 and 731–TA–1641–1642
(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 aluminum lithographic
printing plates from China and Japan,
provided for in subheading 3701.30.00
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, preliminarily
determined by the Department of
Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be
subsidized by the government of China
and sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: May 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Celia Feldpausch (202) 205–2387, 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
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these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.—For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ‘‘. . .
aluminum lithographic printing plates.
Aluminum lithographic printing plates
consist of a flat substrate containing at
least 90 percent aluminum. The
aluminum-containing substrate is
generally treated using a mechanical,
electrochemical, or chemical graining
process, which is followed by one or
more anodizing treatments that form a
hydrophilic layer on the aluminumcontaining substrate. An imagerecording, oleophilic layer that is
sensitive to light, including but not
limited to ultra-violet, visible, or
infrared, is dispersed in a polymeric
binder material that is applied on top of
the hydrophilic layer, generally on one
side of the aluminum lithographic
printing plate. The oleophilic lightsensitive layer is capable of capturing an
image that is transferred onto the plate
by either light or heat. The image
applied to an aluminum lithographic
printing plate facilitates the production
of newspapers, magazines, books,
yearbooks, coupons, packaging, and
other printed materials through an offset
printing process, where an aluminum
lithographic printing plate facilitates the
transfer of an image onto the printed
media. Aluminum lithographic printing
plates within the scope of these
investigations include all aluminum
lithographic printing plates, irrespective
of the dimensions or thickness of the
underlying aluminum substrate,
whether the plate requires processing
after an image is applied to the plate,
whether the plate is ready to be
mounted to a press and used in printing
operations immediately after an image is
applied to the plate, or whether the
plate has been exposed to light or heat
to create an image on the plate or
remains unexposed and is free of any
image.
Subject merchandise also includes
aluminum lithographic printing plates
produced from an aluminum sheet coil
that has been coated with a lightsensitive image recording layer in a
subject country and that is subsequently
unwound and cut to the final
dimensions to produce a finished plate
in a third country (including the United
States), or exposed to light or heat to
create an image on the plate in a third
country (including in a foreign trade
zone within the United States).
Excluded from the scope of these
investigations are lithographic printing
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plates manufactured using a substrate
produced from a material other than
aluminum, such as rubber or plastic.
Aluminum lithographic printing plates
are currently classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings 3701.30.0000 and
3701.99.6060.
Further, merchandise that falls within
the scope of these investigations may
also be entered into the United States
under HTSUS subheadings
3701.99.3000 and 8442.50.1000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of these investigations 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 China of aluminum lithographic
printing plates, and that imports of such
products from China and Japan 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 September 28, 2023,
by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester,
New York.
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.
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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
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 August 28, 2024,
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 Thursday, September 12,
2024. Requests to appear at the hearing
should be filed in writing with the
Secretary to the Commission on or
before Friday, September 6, 2024. Any
requests to appear as a witness via
videoconference must be included with
your request to appear. Requests to
appear via videoconference must
include a statement explaining why the
witness cannot appear in person; the
Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigations, may in their
discretion for good cause shown, grant
such a request. Requests to appear as
remote witness due to illness or a
positive COVID–19 test result may be
submitted by 3pm the business day
prior to the hearing. Further information
about participation in the hearing will
be posted on the Commission’s website
at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/
calendar.html.
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
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appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should attend a
prehearing conference, if deemed
necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on
Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Parties
shall file and serve written testimony
and presentation slides in connection
with their presentation at the hearing by
no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 11,
2024 (one business day prior to
hearing). 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
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is September 5, 2024. Parties shall
also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must
conform with the provisions of § 207.25
of the Commission’s rules. The deadline
for filing posthearing briefs is
September 19, 2024. 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 petitions, on or before
September 19, 2024. On October 4,
2024, 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 October 8, 2024, 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
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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.
Issued: May 9, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Proximity
Detection Systems for Continuous
Mining Machines in Underground Coal
Mines
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Mine Safety
and Health Administration (MSHA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before June 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
proposed information collection
requires underground coal mine
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operators to equip continuous mining
machines, except full-face continuous
mining machines, with proximity
detection systems (80 FR 2188). Miners
working near continuous mining
machines face pinning, crushing, and
striking hazards that result in accidents
involving life-threatening injuries and
death. Proximity detection is a
technology that uses electronic sensors
to detect the motion or the location of
one object relative to another. Proximity
detection systems provide a warning
and stop mining machines before a
pinning, crushing, or striking accident
occurs that could result in injury or
death to a miner. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on January 22, 2024
(89 FR 3951).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
Agency: DOL–MSHA.
Title of Collection: Proximity
Detection Systems for Continuous
Mining Machines in Underground Coal
Mines.
OMB Control Number: 1219–0148.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Number of Respondents: 168.
Frequency: Annually.
Number of Responses: 245,337.
Annual Burden Hours: 697 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
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(Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D))
Michael Howell,
Senior Paperwork Reduction Act Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Registration and Equal Employment
Opportunity in Apprenticeship
Programs
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employment
and Training Administration (ETA)sponsored information collection
request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that the agency
receives on or before June 13, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Howell by telephone at 202–
693–6782, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 29
CFR 29 sets forth labor standards to
safeguard the welfare of apprentices and
to extend the application of such
standards by prescribing policies and
procedures concerning registration of
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the first records the sponsor’s
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apprentice’s information, filled out by
the sponsor based on employment
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collected on a one-time basis. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
December 8, 2023 (88 FR 85654).
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the collection of information is
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final)]
Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan;
Scheduling of the Final Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing 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-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (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 aluminum lithographic printing plates
from China and Japan, provided for in subheading 3701.30.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily
determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be
subsidized by the government of China and sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: May 1, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202) 205-2387,
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``. . . aluminum lithographic printing
plates. Aluminum lithographic printing plates consist of a flat
substrate containing at least 90 percent aluminum. The aluminum-
containing substrate is generally treated using a mechanical,
electrochemical, or chemical graining process, which is followed by one
or more anodizing treatments that form a hydrophilic layer on the
aluminum-containing substrate. An image-recording, oleophilic layer
that is sensitive to light, including but not limited to ultra-violet,
visible, or infrared, is dispersed in a polymeric binder material that
is applied on top of the hydrophilic layer, generally on one side of
the aluminum lithographic printing plate. The oleophilic light-
sensitive layer is capable of capturing an image that is transferred
onto the plate by either light or heat. The image applied to an
aluminum lithographic printing plate facilitates the production of
newspapers, magazines, books, yearbooks, coupons, packaging, and other
printed materials through an offset printing process, where an aluminum
lithographic printing plate facilitates the transfer of an image onto
the printed media. Aluminum lithographic printing plates within the
scope of these investigations include all aluminum lithographic
printing plates, irrespective of the dimensions or thickness of the
underlying aluminum substrate, whether the plate requires processing
after an image is applied to the plate, whether the plate is ready to
be mounted to a press and used in printing operations immediately after
an image is applied to the plate, or whether the plate has been exposed
to light or heat to create an image on the plate or remains unexposed
and is free of any image.
Subject merchandise also includes aluminum lithographic printing
plates produced from an aluminum sheet coil that has been coated with a
light-sensitive image recording layer in a subject country and that is
subsequently unwound and cut to the final dimensions to produce a
finished plate in a third country (including the United States), or
exposed to light or heat to create an image on the plate in a third
country (including in a foreign trade zone within the United States).
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are lithographic
printing
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plates manufactured using a substrate produced from a material other
than aluminum, such as rubber or plastic. Aluminum lithographic
printing plates are currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff of
the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 3701.30.0000 and 3701.99.6060.
Further, merchandise that falls within the scope of these
investigations may also be entered into the United States under HTSUS
subheadings 3701.99.3000 and 8442.50.1000. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of these investigations 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 China of aluminum lithographic printing plates, and that
imports of such products from China and Japan 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 September 28, 2023, by Eastman Kodak Company,
Rochester, New York.
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 August
28, 2024, 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 Thursday,
September 12, 2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed
in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Friday,
September 6, 2024. Any requests to appear as a witness via
videoconference must be included with your request to appear. Requests
to appear via videoconference must include a statement explaining why
the witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person
designated to conduct the investigations, may in their discretion for
good cause shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote
witness due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be
submitted by 3pm the business day prior to the hearing. Further
information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.
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, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
September 10, 2024. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 11, 2024 (one business
day prior to hearing). 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 Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is September 5, 2024. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
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 September 19, 2024. 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
petitions, on or before September 19, 2024. On October 4, 2024, 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 October 8, 2024, 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
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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: May 9, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-10502 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am]
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