Float Glass Products From China and Malaysia; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations, 104561-104562 [2024-30487]

Download as PDF khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. Please note the Secretary’s Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https:// edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any 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 April 10, 2025, 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, April 24, 2025. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Thursday, April 17, 2025. 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 investigation, 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 3 p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission’s website VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 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 Monday, April 21, 2025. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later than noon on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. 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 April 17, 2025. 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 May 1, 2025. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before May 1, 2025. On May 15, 2025, 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 May 19, 2025, 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. PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 104561 Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to § 201.12 of the Commission’s rules, shall not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a Commissioner or Commission staff. In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: December 18, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–30613 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–748–749 and 731–TA–1726–1727 (Preliminary)] Float Glass Products From China and Malaysia; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: DATES: December 17, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Lara (202–205–3386), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https:// www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 21, 2024, the Commission E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 104562 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 246 / Monday, December 23, 2024 / Notices established a schedule for the conduct of the preliminary phase of the subject investigations (89 FR 93651, November 27, 2024). Subsequently, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extended the deadline for its initiation determinations from December 11, 2024 to December 31, 2024 (89 FR 102113, December 17, 2024). The Commission, therefore, is revising its schedule to conform with Commerce’s new schedule. The Commission must reach preliminary determinations by January 27, 2025, and the Commission’s views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by February 3, 2025. For further information concerning this proceeding, see the Commission’s notice cited above and the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 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: December 17, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–30487 Filed 12–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Summary of Commission Practice Relating to Administrative Protective Orders U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Summary of Commission practice relating to administrative protective orders. AGENCY: Since February 1991, the U.S. International Trade Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has published in the Federal Register reports on the status of its practice with respect to breaches of its administrative protective orders (‘‘APOs’’) under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 in response to a direction contained in the Conference Report to the Customs and Trade Act of 1990. Over time, the Commission has added to its report discussions of APO breaches in Commission proceedings other than under title VII and violations of the Commission’s rules, including the rule on bracketing business proprietary information (the ‘‘24-hour rule’’) title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This khammond on DSK9W7S144PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:03 Dec 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 notice provides a summary of APO breach investigations completed during fiscal year 2024. This summary addresses APO breach investigations related to proceedings under both title VII and section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The Commission intends for this summary to inform representatives of parties to Commission proceedings of the specific types of APO breaches before the Commission and the corresponding types of actions that the Commission has taken. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2786. Hearingimpaired individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal at (202) 205–1810. General information concerning the Commission is available on its website at https://www.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Statutory authorities for Commission investigations provide for the release of business proprietary information (‘‘BPI’’) or confidential business information (‘‘CBI’’) to certain authorized representatives in accordance with requirements set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. Such statutory and regulatory authorities include: 19 U.S.C. 1677f; 19 CFR 207.7; 19 U.S.C. 1337(n); 19 CFR 210.5, 210.34; 19 U.S.C. 2252(i); 19 CFR 206.17; 19 U.S.C. 4572(f); 19 CFR 208.22; 19 U.S.C. 1516a(g)(7)(A); and 19 CFR 207.100–207.120. The term ‘‘CBI’’ is defined in 19 CFR 201.6(a) and includes the term ‘‘proprietary information’’ within the meaning of 19 U.S.C. 1677f(b). The discussion below describes APO breach investigations that the Commission completed during fiscal year 2024, including descriptions of actions taken in response to any breaches. Since 1991, the Commission has published annually a summary of its actions in response to violations of Commission APOs and rule violations. See 88 FR 85303 (Dec. 7, 2023); 87 FR 69331 (Nov. 18, 2022); 86 FR 71916 (Dec. 20, 2021); 85 FR 7589 (Feb. 10, 2020); 83 FR 42140 (Aug. 20, 2018); 83 FR 17843 (Apr. 24, 2018); 82 FR 29322 (June 28, 2017); 81 FR 17200 (Mar. 28, 2016); 80 FR 1664 (Jan. 13, 2015); 78 FR 79481 (Dec. 30, 2013); 77 FR 76518 (Dec. 28, 2012); 76 FR 78945 (Dec. 20, 2011); 75 FR 66127 (Oct. 27, 2010); 74 FR 54071 (Oct. 21, 2009); 73 FR 51843 (Sept. 5, 2008); 72 FR 50119 (Aug. 30, 2007); 71 FR 39355 (July 12, 2006); 70 FR 42382 (July 22, 2005); 69 FR 29972 (May 26, 2004); 68 FR 28256 (May 23, 2003); 67 FR 39425 (June 7, 2002); 66 FR PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 27685 (May 18, 2001); 65 FR 30434 (May 11, 2000); 64 FR 23355 (Apr. 30, 1999); 63 FR 25064 (May 6, 1998); 62 FR 13164 (Mar. 19, 1997); 61 FR 21203 (May 9, 1996); 60 FR 24880 (May 10, 1995); 59 FR 16834 (Apr. 8, 1994); 58 FR 21991 (Apr. 26, 1993); 57 FR 12335 (Apr. 9, 1992); and 56 FR 4846 (Feb. 6, 1991). This report does not provide an exhaustive list of conduct that will be deemed to be a breach of the Commission’s APOs. The Commission considers APO breach investigations on a case-by-case basis. As part of the Commission’s efforts to educate practitioners about the Commission’s current APO practice, the Secretary to the Commission (‘‘Secretary’’) issued in January 2022 a sixth edition of An Introduction to Administrative Protective Order Practice in Import Injury Investigations (Pub. No. 5280). This document is available on the Commission’s website at https:// www.usitc.gov. I. In General A. Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations The current APO application form for antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, which the Commission revised in July 2024, requires an APO applicant to agree to: (1) Not divulge any of the BPI disclosed under this APO or otherwise obtained in this investigation and not otherwise available to him or her, to any person other than— (i) Personnel of the Commission concerned with the investigation, (ii) The person or agency from whom the BPI was obtained, (iii) A person whose application for disclosure of BPI under this APO has been granted by the Secretary, and (iv) Other persons, such as paralegals and clerical staff, who (a) are employed or supervised by and under the direction and control of the authorized applicant or another authorized applicant in the same firm whose application has been granted; (b) have a need thereof in connection with the investigation; (c) are not involved in competitive decision making for an interested party which is a party to the investigation; and (d) have signed the acknowledgment for clerical personnel in the form attached hereto (the authorized applicant shall also sign such acknowledgment and will be deemed responsible for such persons’ compliance with this APO); (2) Use such BPI solely for the purposes of the above-captioned Commission investigation or for U.S. judicial or review pursuant to the E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 104561-104562]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30487]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Preliminary)]


Float Glass Products From China and Malaysia; Revised Schedule 
for the Subject Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: December 17, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Lara (202-205-3386), 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: On November 21, 2024, the Commission

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established a schedule for the conduct of the preliminary phase of the 
subject investigations (89 FR 93651, November 27, 2024). Subsequently, 
the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extended the deadline for its 
initiation determinations from December 11, 2024 to December 31, 2024 
(89 FR 102113, December 17, 2024). The Commission, therefore, is 
revising its schedule to conform with Commerce's new schedule.
    The Commission must reach preliminary determinations by January 27, 
2025, and the Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within 
five business days thereafter, or by February 3, 2025.
    For further information concerning this proceeding, see the 
Commission's notice cited above and the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and 
part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 17, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-30487 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
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