80 FR 58503 - Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 188 (September 29, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 188 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 58503-58504] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24593] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-528-529 and 731-TA-1264-1268 (Final)] Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-528-529 and 731-TA-1264-1268 (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 certain uncoated paper from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal, provided for in subheadings 4802.56 and 4802.57 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ For purposes of these investigations, the Department of Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as uncoated paper in sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but not more than 150 grams per square meter; that either is a white paper with a GE brightness level 7 of 85 or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not surface decorated, printed (except as noted), embossed, perforated, or punched; irrespective of the smoothness of the surface; and irrespective of dimensions. For a full description of the scope of the investigations, including product exclusions, see Certain Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 80 FR 36968, June 29, 2015. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- DATES: Effective Date: August 24, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathanael N. Comly (202-205-3174), 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 these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 the Department of Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of section [[Page 58504]] 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China and Indonesia of certain uncoated paper, and that such products from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on January 21, 2015, by United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (Pittsburg, Pennsylvania); Domtar Corporation (Ft. Mill, South Carolina); Finch Paper LLC (Glen Falls, New York); P.H. Glatfelter Company (York, Pennsylvania); and Packaging Corporation of America (Lake Forest, Illinois). 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 section 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. Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.-- Pursuant to section 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 December 16, 2015, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 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 January 07, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before December 31, 2015. 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 participate in a prehearing conference to be held on January 5, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building, if deemed necessary. 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 section 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is December 23, 2015. Parties may also file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is January 14, 2016. 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 January 14, 2016. On February 2, 2016, 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 February 4, 2016, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 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 sections 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 section 207.21 of the Commission's rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 23, 2015. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015-24593 Filed 9-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the to protected species of marine mammals ACTION: Notice.
availability of a revised Environmental and sea turtles, including: (1) Those
Assessment (EA) and Finding of No required during all project activity SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
Significant Impact (FONSI) for the associated with the VOWTAP (vessel notice of the scheduling of the final
approval of the Virginia Offshore Wind strike avoidance, marine debris phase of antidumping and
Technology Advancement Project awareness, and reporting); (2) those countervailing duty investigation Nos.
(VOWTAP). The revised EA provides a required during high-resolution 701–TA–528–529 and 731–TA–1264–
discussion of potential impacts of the geophysical surveys (establishment, 1268 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
proposed action and an analysis of monitoring and clearance of an of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine
reasonable alternatives to the proposed exclusion zone; and shutdown, ramp whether an industry in the United
action. As a result of the analysis in the up, power down, and pause States is materially injured or
revised EA, BOEM issued a FONSI threatened with material injury, or the
procedures); (3) those required during
concluding that the reasonably establishment of an industry in the
pile driving (establishment, monitoring
foreseeable environmental impacts United States is materially retarded, by
and clearance of an exclusion zone;
associated with the proposed action and reason of imports of certain uncoated
prohibition on pile driving from
paper from Australia, Brazil, China,
alternatives would not significantly November 1 to April 30 and within an
Indonesia, and Portugal, provided for in
impact the quality of the human active Dynamic Management Area; and
subheadings 4802.56 and 4802.57 of the
environment. These documents and soft start and shut down, and pause
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
associated information are available on procedures); and (4) those required
United States, preliminarily determined
BOEM’s Web site at http:// during dynamic positioning thruster use
by the Department of Commerce to be
www.boem.gov/VOWTAP/. (establishment and monitoring of an subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: exclusion zone, and ramp up and power value.1
Michelle Morin, BOEM Office of down procedures). In accordance with
DATES: Effective Date: August 24, 2015.
Renewable Energy Programs, 45600 the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia
20166, (703) 787–1340 or the Council on Environmental Quality’s Nathanael N. Comly (202–205–3174),
michelle.morin@boem.gov. (CEQ) regulations implementing NEPA Office of Investigations, U.S.
at 40 CFR 1500–1508, BOEM issued a International Trade Commission, 500 E
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
FONSI supported by the analysis in the Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.
December 2014, BOEM published an EA Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
to consider the reasonably foreseeable revised EA. The FONSI concluded that
the reasonably foreseeable information on this matter by contacting
environmental consequences associated the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
with the approval of wind energy- environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action and alternatives, as 205–1810. Persons with mobility
related research activities (i.e., impairments who will need special
construction, operation, maintenance, set forth in the EA, would not
significantly impact the quality of the assistance in gaining access to the
and eventual decommissioning of the Commission should contact the Office
VOWTAP) offshore Virginia as proposed human environment; therefore, the
preparation of an Environmental Impact of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
by the Commonwealth of Virginia’s General information concerning the
Department of Mines, Minerals, and Statement is not required.
Commission may also be obtained by
Energy (DMME). A Notice of Authority: This Notice of Availability for accessing its internet server (http://
Availability was published on December an EA is in compliance with the National www.usitc.gov). The public record for
2, 2014 to announce the availability of Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
these investigations may be viewed on
the EA and initiate a 30-day public amended (42 U.S.C. 4231 et seq.), and is
published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.305.
the Commission’s electronic docket
comment period. On January 2, 2015, (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
BOEM published a Federal Register Dated: June 22, 2015.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
notice extending the comment period Abigail Ross Hopper, Background.—The final phase of
until January 16, 2015. The EA was Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy these investigations is being scheduled
subsequently revised based on Management. pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
comments received during the comment of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
period and a public information Editorial Note: The Office of the Federal
Register received this document on 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
meeting. The revised EA provides September 22, 2015. affirmative preliminary determinations
technical clarification, such as the type [FR Doc. 2015–24408 Filed 9–28–15; 8:45 am] by the Department of Commerce that
of aviation safety lights that would be BILLING CODE 4310–MR–P certain benefits which constitute
installed on the turbines, and the subsidies within the meaning of section
parameters used in the avian collision
model. Also the revised EA provides 1 For purposes of these investigations, the
additional information detailing the INTERNATIONAL TRADE Department of Commerce has defined the subject
vegetation and land cover of the onshore COMMISSION merchandise as uncoated paper in sheet form;
weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but not
impact area associated with cable more than 150 grams per square meter; that either
installation and seasonal prohibitions [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–528–529 and
is a white paper with a GE brightness level 7 of 85
for North Atlantic right whales. In 731–TA–1264–1268 (Final)]
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or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not
addition to the proposed action, the surface decorated, printed (except as noted),
Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, embossed, perforated, or punched; irrespective of
revised EA considers the same Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal; the smoothness of the surface; and irrespective of
alternative turbine locations considered Scheduling of the Final Phase of dimensions. For a full description of the scope of
in the December 2014 EA. BOEM’s Countervailing Duty and Antidumping the investigations, including product exclusions,
analysis of the proposed action and see Certain Uncoated Paper from the People’s
Duty Investigations Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
alternatives still takes into account Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment
standard operating conditions designed AGENCY: United States International of Final Determination With Final Antidumping
to avoid or minimize potential impacts Trade Commission. Duty Determination, 80 FR 36968, June 29, 2015.
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703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are reapply for such access. A separate information and must otherwise comply
being provided to manufacturers, service list will be maintained by the with section 207.30 of the Commission’s
producers, or exporters in China and Secretary for those parties authorized to rules. All written submissions must
Indonesia of certain uncoated paper, receive BPI under the APO. conform with the provisions of section
and that such products from Australia, Staff report.—The prehearing staff 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal report in the final phase of these submissions that contain BPI must also
are being sold in the United States at investigations will be placed in the conform with the requirements of
less than fair value within the meaning nonpublic record on December 16, 2015, sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. and a public version will be issued Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
1673b). The investigations were thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
requested in petitions filed on January the Commission’s rules. Commission’s Web site at http://
21, 2015, by United Steel, Paper and Hearing.—The Commission will hold edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, a hearing in connection with the final Commission’s rules with respect to
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service phase of these investigations beginning electronic filing.
Workers International Union (Pittsburg, at 9:30 a.m. on January 07, 2016, at the Additional written submissions to the
Pennsylvania); Domtar Corporation (Ft. U.S. International Trade Commission Commission, including requests
Mill, South Carolina); Finch Paper LLC Building. Requests to appear at the pursuant to section 201.12 of the
(Glen Falls, New York); P.H. Glatfelter hearing should be filed in writing with Commission’s rules, shall not be
Company (York, Pennsylvania); and the Secretary to the Commission on or accepted unless good cause is shown for
Packaging Corporation of America (Lake before December 31, 2015. A nonparty accepting such submissions, or unless
Forest, Illinois). who has testimony that may aid the the submission is pursuant to a specific
For further information concerning Commission’s deliberations may request request by a Commissioner or
the conduct of this phase of the permission to present a short statement Commission staff.
investigations, hearing procedures, and at the hearing. All parties and In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
rules of general application, consult the nonparties desiring to appear at the and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
Commission’s Rules of Practice and hearing and make oral presentations each document filed by a party to the
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B should participate in a prehearing investigations must be served on all
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, conference to be held on January 5, other parties to the investigations (as
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). 2016, at the U.S. International Trade identified by either the public or BPI
Participation in the investigations and Commission Building, if deemed service list), and a certificate of service
public service list.—Persons, including necessary. Oral testimony and written must be timely filed. The Secretary will
industrial users of the subject materials to be submitted at the public not accept a document for filing without
merchandise and, if the merchandise is hearing are governed by sections a certificate of service.
sold at the retail level, representative 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Authority: These investigations are being
consumer organizations, wishing to Commission’s rules. Parties must submit conducted under authority of title VII of the
participate in the final phase of these any request to present a portion of their Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
investigations as parties must file an hearing testimony in camera no later pursuant to section 207.21 of the
entry of appearance with the Secretary than 7 business days prior to the date of Commission’s rules.
to the Commission, as provided in the hearing. By order of the Commission.
section 201.11 of the Commission’s Written submissions.—Each party Issued: September 23, 2015.
rules, no later than 21 days prior to the who is an interested party shall submit Lisa R. Barton,
hearing date specified in this notice. A a prehearing brief to the Commission.
Secretary to the Commission.
party that filed a notice of appearance Prehearing briefs must conform with the
[FR Doc. 2015–24593 Filed 9–28–15; 8:45 am]
during the preliminary phase of the provisions of section 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during filing is December 23, 2015. Parties may
this final phase. The Secretary will also file written testimony in connection
maintain a public service list containing with their presentation at the hearing, as DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
the names and addresses of all persons, provided in section 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules, and posthearing Antitrust Division
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations. briefs, which must conform with the Notice Pursuant to the National
Limited disclosure of business provisions of section 207.25 of the Cooperative Research and Production
proprietary information (BPI) under an Commission’s rules. The deadline for Act—Global Climate and Energy
administrative protective order (APO) filing posthearing briefs is January 14, Project
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 2016. In addition, any person who has
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s not entered an appearance as a party to Notice is hereby given that, on August
rules, the Secretary will make BPI the investigations may submit a written 17, 2015, pursuant to Section 6(a) of the
gathered in the final phase of these statement of information pertinent to National Cooperative Research and
investigations available to authorized the subject of the investigations, Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301
applicants under the APO issued in the including statements of support or et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Global Climate and
investigations, provided that the opposition to the petition, on or before Energy Project (‘‘GCEP’’) has filed
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
application is made no later than 21 January 14, 2016. On February 2, 2016, written notifications simultaneously
days prior to the hearing date specified the Commission will make available to with the Attorney General and the
in this notice. Authorized applicants parties all information on which they Federal Trade Commission disclosing
must represent interested parties, as have not had an opportunity to changes in its membership, nature and
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are comment. Parties may submit final objective. The notifications were filed
parties to the investigations. A party comments on this information on or for the purpose of extending the Act’s
granted access to BPI in the preliminary before February 4, 2016, but such final provisions limiting the recovery of
phase of the investigations need not comments must not contain new factual antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages
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| Contact | Nathanael N. Comly (202-205-3174), 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 these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov. | |
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