2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (“2,4-D”) From China and India Determinations, 45923-45924 [2024-11409]

Download as PDF ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices infringement of one or more of claims 1–3, 5–10, 12, 20–22, 24–26, and 28 of the ’602 patent and claims 1, 2, 4–11, 13, 15–17, 22, 24, and 25 of the ’227 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel for use in automobiles, automobiles that include high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel and automotive products that include high-strength aluminum or aluminum alloy-coated steel’’; (3) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainant is: ArcelorMittal, 24–26, Boulevard d’Avranches L–1160, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: VinFast Auto Ltd., Dinh Vu—Cat Hai Economic Zone, Cat Hai Islands, Cat Hai Town, Cat Hai District, Hai Phong City, Vietnam VinFast Auto, LLC, 12777 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite A–101, Los Angeles, CA 90066 VinFast USA Distribution, LLC, 12777 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite A– 101, Los Angeles, CA 90066 Vingroup USA, LLC, 12777 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite A–101, Los Angeles, CA 90066 VinFast Trading and Production JSC, Dinh Vu—Cat Hai Economic Zone, Cat Hai Islands, Cat Hai Town, Cat Hai District, Hai Phong City, Vietnam (4) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. The Office of Unfair Import Investigations will not participate as a party in this investigation. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 days after the date of service by the Commission of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 20, 2024. Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–11399 Filed 5–23–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–710–711 and 731–TA–1673–1674 (Preliminary)] 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (‘‘2,4D’’) From China and India Determinations On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (‘‘2,4D’’) from China and India, provided for in subheading 2918.99.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) and imports of the subject merchandise from China and India that are alleged to be subsidized by the governments of China and India.2 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 89 FR 34200 and 34205 (April 30, 2024). PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45923 Commencement of Final Phase Investigations Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission’s rules, the Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided in § 207.21 of the Commission’s rules, upon notice from the U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) of affirmative preliminary determinations in the investigations under §§ 703(b) or 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations under §§ 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase notice of scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission’s rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov), for comment. Background On March 14, 2024, Corteva Agriscience LLC (Indianapolis, Indiana) filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of subsidized imports of 2,4-D from China and India and LTFV imports of 2,4-D from China and India. Accordingly, effective March 14, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–710–711 and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731–TA–1673– 1674 (Preliminary). Notice of the institution of the Commission’s investigations and of a public conference to be held in E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 45924 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 102 / Friday, May 24, 2024 / Notices connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on March 20, 2024 (89 FR 19876). The Commission conducted its conference on April 4, 2024. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The Commission made these determinations pursuant to §§ 703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 20, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5511 (May 2024), entitled 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (‘‘2,4-D’’) from China and India: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–710–711 and 731–TA–1673–1674 (Preliminary). By order of the Commission. Issued: May 20, 2024. Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–11409 Filed 5–23–24; 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 Certain Eye Cosmetics and Packaging Therefor, DN 3747; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant’s filing pursuant to the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. SUMMARY: 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 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:40 May 23, 2024 Jkt 262001 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 Amarte USA Holdings, Inc. on May 20, 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 eye cosmetics and packaging therefor. The complaint names as a respondent: AHCUnilever United States, Inc. of Englewood Cliffs, NJ; Bourne & Morgan Ltd. of United Kingdom; MZ Skin Ltd. of United Kingdom; Kaibeauty of Taiwan; I’ll Global Co., Ltd. of South Korea; Hikari Laboratories Ltd. of Israel; Iman Cosmetics of United Kingdom; Strip Lashed of United Kingdom; and Kelz Beauty of Hungary. The complainant requests that the Commission issue a general exclusion order, limited exclusion order, cease and desist orders, and impose a bond upon respondent alleged infringing articles during the 60-day 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 States economy, the production of like or directly competitive articles in the United States, or United States consumers. In particular, the Commission is interested in comments that: (i) explain how the articles potentially subject to the requested remedial orders are used in the United States; (ii) identify any public health, safety, or welfare concerns in the United States relating to the requested remedial orders; (iii) identify like or directly competitive articles that complainant, its licensees, or third parties make in the United States which could replace the PO 00000 Frm 00106 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 subject articles if they were to be excluded; (iv) indicate whether complainant, complainant’s licensees, and/or third party suppliers have the capacity to replace the volume of articles potentially subject to the requested exclusion order and/or a cease and desist order within a commercially reasonable time; and (v) explain how the requested remedial orders would impact United States consumers. Written submissions on the public interest must be filed no later than by close of business, eight calendar days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. There will be further opportunities for comment on the public interest after the issuance of any final initial determination in this investigation. Any written submissions on other issues must also be filed by no later than the close of business, eight calendar days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Complainant may file replies to any written submissions no later than three calendar days after the date on which any initial submissions were due, notwithstanding § 201.14(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. No other submissions will be accepted, unless requested by the Commission. Any submissions and replies filed in response to this Notice are limited to five (5) pages in length, inclusive of attachments. Persons filing written submissions must file the original document electronically on or before the deadlines stated above. Submissions should refer to the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3747’’) in a prominent place on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures 1). 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. Persons with questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary at EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Any person desiring to submit a document to the Commission in confidence must request confidential treatment. All such requests should be directed to the Secretary to the Commission and must include a full 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ filing_procedures.pdf. E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 102 (Friday, May 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45923-45924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11409]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-710-711 and 731-TA-1673-1674 (Preliminary)]


2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (``2,4-D'') From China and India 
Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of 2,4-
Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (``2,4-D'') from China and India, provided 
for in subheading 2918.99.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less 
than fair value (``LTFV'') and imports of the subject merchandise from 
China and India that are alleged to be subsidized by the governments of 
China and India.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 89 FR 34200 and 34205 (April 30, 2024).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec.  703(b) or 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under Sec. Sec.  705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the 
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase 
notice of scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under 
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will 
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov), 
for comment.

Background

    On March 14, 2024, Corteva Agriscience LLC (Indianapolis, Indiana) 
filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with 
material injury by reason of subsidized imports of 2,4-D from China and 
India and LTFV imports of 2,4-D from China and India. Accordingly, 
effective March 14, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing duty 
investigation Nos. 701-TA-710-711 and antidumping duty investigation 
Nos. 731-TA-1673-1674 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in

[[Page 45924]]

connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on 
March 20, 2024 (89 FR 19876). The Commission conducted its conference 
on April 4, 2024. All persons who requested the opportunity were 
permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on May 
20, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5511 (May 2024), entitled 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid 
(``2,4-D'') from China and India: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-710-711 and 
731-TA-1673-1674 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 20, 2024.
Sharon Bellamy,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-11409 Filed 5-23-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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