80 FR 46048 - Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From China and Taiwan; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 148 (August 3, 2015)

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FR Document		2015-18819

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (``narrow woven ribbons'') from China and the antidumping duty orders on narrow woven ribbons from China and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is September 2, 2015. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by October 16, 2015. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 148 (Monday, August 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-18819]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-467 and 731-TA-1164-1165 (Review)]

Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From China and Taiwan;
Institution of Five-Year Reviews

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted
reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended,
to determine whether revocation of the countervailing duty order on
narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (``narrow woven ribbons'')
from China and the antidumping duty orders on narrow woven ribbons from
China and Taiwan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are
requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information
specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration,
the deadline for responses is September 2, 2015. Comments on the
adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by October 16,
2015.
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\1\ No response to this request for information is required if a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not
displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 15-5-340,
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting burden for the
request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send
comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

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DATES: Effective date: August 3, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. On September 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce issued
a countervailing duty order on imports of narrow woven ribbons from
China (75 FR 53642) and antidumping duty orders on imports of narrow
woven ribbons from China and Taiwan (75 FR 53632, as amended on
September 17, 2010 (75 FR 56982)). The Commission is conducting reviews
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)),
to determine whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic
industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions concerning
the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the Commission's Rules
of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, Subparts A and B and 19
CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission will assess the adequacy
of interested party responses to this notice of institution to
determine whether to conduct full or expedited reviews. The
Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will be based on
the facts available, which may include information provided in response
to this notice.
Definitions. The following definitions apply to these reviews:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is
within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by the Department
of Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these reviews are China and Taiwan.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original
determinations, the Commission defined a single Domestic Like Product
consisting of narrow woven ribbons other than cut-edge ribbons that are
within Commerce's scope.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total
domestic production of the product. In its original determination, the
Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all producers of narrow
woven ribbons.
(5) The Order Date is the date that the orders under review became
effective. In these reviews, the Order Date is September 1, 2010.
(6) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Participation in the proceeding and public service list. Persons,
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties
to the proceeding.
Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year

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review is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the
same underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b)
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5,
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this
matter, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at
202-205-3088.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. Pursuant
to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make
BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized applicants
under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the application
is made no later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the
Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the
proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Certification. Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's rules,
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with
this proceeding must certify that the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the
certification, the submitter will be deemed to consent, unless
otherwise specified, for the Commission, its employees, and contract
personnel to use the information provided in any other reviews or
investigations of the same or comparable products which the Commission
conducts under Title VII of the Act, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the
Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
Written submissions. Pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's
rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the
information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is
September 2, 2015. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the Commission's
rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1))
may also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the
notice of institution and whether the Commission should conduct
expedited or full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is
October 16, 2015. All written submissions must conform with the
provisions of sections 201.8 and 207.3 of the Commission's rules and
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the Commission's rules.
Please be aware that the Commission's rules with respect to filing have
changed. The most recent amendments took effect on July 25, 2014. See
79 FR 35920 (June 25, 2014), and the revised Commission Handbook on E-
filing, available from the Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov. Also, in accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3
of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
proceeding must be served on all other parties to the proceeding (as
identified by either the public or APO service list as appropriate),
and a certificate of service must accompany the document (if you are
not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your response).
Inability to provide requested information. Pursuant to section
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time,
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in
making its determinations in the reviews.
Information To Be Provided In Response To This Notice of
Institution: If you are a domestic producer, union/worker group, or
trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise from more
than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in more than
one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you do so,
please ensure that your response to each question includes the
information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. As used
below, the term ``firm'' includes any related firms.
(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email
address of the certifying official.
(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S.
producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a
U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or
business association, or another interested party (including an
explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business
association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or
which are members of your association.
(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by
the Commission.
(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the
orders on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your firm/entity
specifically. In your response, please discuss the various factors
specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including
the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of subject
imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on the
Domestic Industry.
(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in
each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject
Merchandise to the United States or other countries since the Order
Date.
(7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
(8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the
U.S. or other markets.
(9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product,
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that
product during calendar year 2014, except as noted (report quantity
data in square yards and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If
you are a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers
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employed/which are members of your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like
Product (i.e., the level of production that your establishment(s) could
reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal
operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready
to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year),
time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or
representative product mix);
(c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
(d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
and
(e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS),
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A)
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal
year ends).
(10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from any Subject Country,
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that
product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity data in square yards
and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business
association, provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the
firms which are members of your association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including
antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise
from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from each Subject Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.
(11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in any
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s')
operations on that product during calendar year 2014 (report quantity
data in square yards and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-
paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing
duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of
your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in each Subject
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
(b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject
Merchandise in each Subject Country (i.e., the level of production that
your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during
the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and
machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance,
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
(c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise
from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
(12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject
Merchandise in each Subject Country since the Order Date, and
significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a
reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include
technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to
increase production (including the shift of production facilities used
for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs
into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply
among different national markets (including barriers to importation in
foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions
to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and
availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among
the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject
Merchandise produced in each Subject Country, and such merchandise from
other countries.
(13) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why
and provide alternative definitions.

Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority
of Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

Issued: July 28, 2015.

By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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investigations. Parties may file written be assured of consideration, the (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
testimony in connection with their deadline for responses is September 2, kind of merchandise that is within the
presentation at the conference. If briefs 2015. Comments on the adequacy of scope of the five-year reviews, as
or written testimony contain BPI, they responses may be filed with the defined by the Department of
must conform with the requirements of Commission by October 16, 2015. Commerce.
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the DATES: Effective date: August 3, 2015. (2) The Subject Countries in these
Commission’s rules. Please consult the reviews are China and Taiwan.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Commission’s rules, as amended, 76 FR (3) The Domestic Like Product is the
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of domestically produced product or
61937 (Oct. 6, 2011) and the Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission’s Handbook on Filing products which are like, or in the
Commission, 500 E Street SW., absence of like, most similar in
Procedures, 76 FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
available on the Commission’s Web site characteristics and uses with, the
impaired persons can obtain Subject Merchandise. In its original
at http://edis.usitc.gov. information on this matter by contacting
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) determinations, the Commission
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– defined a single Domestic Like Product
and 207.3 of the rules, each document
205–1810. Persons with mobility consisting of narrow woven ribbons
filed by a party to the investigations
impairments who will need special other than cut-edge ribbons that are
must be served on all other parties to
assistance in gaining access to the within Commerce’s scope.
the investigations (as identified by
Commission should contact the Office (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
either the public or BPI service list), and
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. producers as a whole of the Domestic
a certificate of service must be timely
General information concerning the Like Product, or those producers whose
filed. The Secretary will not accept a
Commission may also be obtained by collective output of the Domestic Like
document for filing without a certificate
accessing its internet server (http:// Product constitutes a major proportion
of service.
www.usitc.gov). The public record for of the total domestic production of the
Authority: These investigations are being this proceeding may be viewed on the product. In its original determination,
conducted under authority of title VII of the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
the Commission defined the Domestic
pursuant to section 207.12 of the
at http://edis.usitc.gov. Industry as all producers of narrow
Commission’s rules. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: woven ribbons.
Background. On September 1, 2010, (5) The Order Date is the date that the
By order of the Commission.
the Department of Commerce issued a orders under review became effective. In
Issued: July 29, 2015. these reviews, the Order Date is
countervailing duty order on imports of
Lisa R. Barton, September 1, 2010.
narrow woven ribbons from China (75
Secretary to the Commission. FR 53642) and antidumping duty orders (6) An Importer is any person or firm
[FR Doc. 2015–18951 Filed 7–31–15; 8:45 am] on imports of narrow woven ribbons engaged, either directly or through a
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P from China and Taiwan (75 FR 53632, parent company or subsidiary, in
as amended on September 17, 2010 (75 importing the Subject Merchandise into
FR 56982)). The Commission is the United States from a foreign
INTERNATIONAL TRADE conducting reviews pursuant to section manufacturer or through its selling
COMMISSION 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. agent.
1675(c)), to determine whether Participation in the proceeding and
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–467 and 731–
TA–1164–1165 (Review)] revocation of the orders would be likely public service list. Persons, including
to lead to continuation or recurrence of industrial users of the Subject
Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven material injury to the domestic industry Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
Selvedge From China and Taiwan; within a reasonably foreseeable time. sold at the retail level, representative
Institution of Five-Year Reviews Provisions concerning the conduct of consumer organizations, wishing to
this proceeding may be found in the participate in the proceeding as parties
AGENCY: United States International must file an entry of appearance with
Trade Commission. Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, Subparts the Secretary to the Commission, as
ACTION: Notice. provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives A and F. The Commission will assess Commission’s rules, no later than 21
notice that it has instituted reviews the adequacy of interested party days after publication of this notice in
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the responses to this notice of institution to the Federal Register. The Secretary will
Act’’), as amended, to determine determine whether to conduct full or maintain a public service list containing
whether revocation of the expedited reviews. The Commission’s the names and addresses of all persons,
countervailing duty order on narrow determinations in any expedited or their representatives, who are parties
woven ribbons with woven selvedge reviews will be based on the facts to the proceeding.
available, which may include Former Commission employees who
(‘‘narrow woven ribbons’’) from China
information provided in response to this are seeking to appear in Commission
and the antidumping duty orders on
notice. five-year reviews are advised that they
narrow woven ribbons from China and
Definitions. The following definitions may appear in a review even if they
Taiwan would be likely to lead to
apply to these reviews: participated personally and
continuation or recurrence of material
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substantially in the corresponding
injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested
underlying original investigation or an
parties are requested to respond to this OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 15–5–340,
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting earlier review of the same underlying
notice by submitting the information
burden for the request is estimated to average 15 investigation. The Commission’s
specified below to the Commission; 1 to hours per response. Please send comments designated agency ethics official has
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
1 No response to this request for information is the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
advised that a five-year review is not the
required if a currently valid Office of Management Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC same particular matter as the underlying
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the 20436. original investigation, and a five-year

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Contact		Mary Messer (202-205-3193), 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 (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation		80 FR 46048