80_FR_60908 80 FR 60714 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

80 FR 60714 - Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating to the Public Interest

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 194 (October 7, 2015)

Page Range60714-60715
FR Document2015-25470

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Woven Textile Fabrics and Products Containing Same, DN 3088; the Commission is soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 194 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Notice of Receipt of Complaint; Solicitation of Comments Relating 
to the Public Interest

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade 
Commission has received a complaint entitled Certain Woven Textile 
Fabrics and Products Containing Same, DN 3088; the Commission is 
soliciting comments on any public interest issues raised by the 
complaint or complainant's filing under section 210.8(b) of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.8(b)).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 EDIS,\1\ and will be available for 
inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in 
the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
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    \1\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
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    General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained 
by accessing its Internet server at United States International Trade 
Commission (USITC) at USITC.\2\ The public record for this 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.\3\ Hearing-impaired persons are 
advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting 
the Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810.
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    \2\ United States International Trade Commission (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.
    \3\ Electronic Document Information System (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission has received a complaint and 
a submission pursuant to section 210.8(b) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure filed on behalf of AAVN, Inc. on October 1, 
2015. 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 woven textile fabrics and products containing 
same. The complaint names as respondents AQ Textiles, LLC of 
Greensboro, NC and Creative Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd. of India. The 
complainant requests that the Commission issue a permanent general 
exclusion order, a permanent cease and desist order, and a bond upon 
respondents' alleged infringing articles during the 60-day Presidential 
review period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. Sec.  1337(j).
    Proposed respondents, other interested parties, and members of the 
public are invited to file comments, not to exceed five (5) pages in 
length, inclusive of attachments, on any public interest issues raised 
by the complaint or section 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 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 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.
    Persons filing written submissions must file the original document 
electronically on or before the deadlines stated above and submit 8 
true paper copies to the Office of the Secretary by

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noon the next day pursuant to section 210.4(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)). Submissions should 
refer to the docket number (``Docket No. 3088'') in a prominent place 
on the cover page and/or the first page. (See Handbook for Electronic 
Filing Procedures, Electronic Filing Procedures).\4\ Persons with 
questions regarding filing should contact the Secretary (202-205-2000).
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    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 statement of the reasons why the Commission should grant such 
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents for which confidential treatment 
by the Commission is properly sought will be treated accordingly. All 
nonconfidential written submissions will be available for public 
inspection at the Office of the Secretary and on EDIS.\5\
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    This action is taken under the authority of section 337 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and of sections 201.10 
and 210.8(c) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 
CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 1, 2015.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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                                                    should make to the President. All such                  INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                   fabrics and products containing same.
                                                    written submissions should be                           COMMISSION                                            The complaint names as respondents
                                                    addressed to the Secretary, and should                                                                        AQ Textiles, LLC of Greensboro, NC and
                                                    be received not later than 5:15 p.m.,                   Notice of Receipt of Complaint;                       Creative Textile Mills Pvt. Ltd. of India.
                                                    March 18, 2016. All written submissions                 Solicitation of Comments Relating to                  The complainant requests that the
                                                    must conform with the provisions of                     the Public Interest                                   Commission issue a permanent general
                                                    section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules                 AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                      exclusion order, a permanent cease and
                                                    of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                       Commission.                                           desist order, and a bond upon
                                                    201.8). Section 201.8 and the                                                                                 respondents’ alleged infringing articles
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                                    Commission’s Handbook on Filing                                                                               during the 60-day Presidential review
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   Notice is hereby given that                period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1337(j).
                                                    Procedures require that interested                                                                               Proposed respondents, other
                                                    parties file documents electronically on                the U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                            Commission has received a complaint                   interested parties, and members of the
                                                    or before the filing deadline and submit                                                                      public are invited to file comments, not
                                                    eight (8) true paper copies by 12:00 p.m.               entitled Certain Woven Textile Fabrics
                                                                                                            and Products Containing Same, DN                      to exceed five (5) pages in length,
                                                    eastern time on the next business day.                                                                        inclusive of attachments, on any public
                                                                                                            3088; the Commission is soliciting
                                                    In the event that confidential treatment                comments on any public interest issues                interest issues raised by the complaint
                                                    of a document is requested, interested                  raised by the complaint or                            or section 210.8(b) filing. Comments
                                                    parties must file, at the same time as the              complainant’s filing under section                    should address whether issuance of the
                                                    eight paper copies, at least four (4)                   210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of                 relief specifically requested by the
                                                    additional true paper copies in which                   Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                        complainant in this investigation would
                                                    the confidential information must be                    210.8(b)).                                            affect the public health and welfare in
                                                    deleted (see the following paragraph for                                                                      the United States, competitive
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                                    further information regarding                                                                                 conditions in the United States
                                                                                                            R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission,
                                                    confidential business information).                                                                           economy, the production of like or
                                                                                                            U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                    Persons with questions regarding                                                                              directly competitive articles in the
                                                                                                            500 E Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                    electronic filing should contact the                    20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The                  United States, or United States
                                                    Office of the Secretary (202–205–2000).                 public version of the complaint can be                consumers.
                                                                                                                                                                     In particular, the Commission is
                                                       Any submissions that contain                         accessed on the Commission’s
                                                                                                                                                                  interested in comments that:
                                                    confidential business information (CBI)                 Electronic Document Information                          (i) Explain how the articles
                                                    must also conform with the                              System (EDIS) at EDIS,1 and will be                   potentially subject to the requested
                                                    requirements of section 201.6 of the                    available for inspection during official              remedial orders are used in the United
                                                    Commission’s Rules of Practice and                      business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.)
                                                                                                                                                                  States;
                                                    Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6                 in the Office of the Secretary, U.S.                     (ii) identify any public health, safety,
                                                    of the rules requires that the cover of the             International Trade Commission, 500 E                 or welfare concerns in the United States
                                                                                                            Street SW., Washington, DC 20436,                     relating to the requested remedial
                                                    document and the individual pages be
                                                                                                            telephone (202) 205–2000.                             orders;
                                                    clearly marked as to whether they are                      General information concerning the
                                                    the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘non-confidential’’                                                                     (iii) identify like or directly
                                                                                                            Commission may also be obtained by                    competitive articles that complainant,
                                                    version, and that the confidential                      accessing its Internet server at United
                                                    business information be clearly                                                                               its licensees, or third parties make in the
                                                                                                            States International Trade Commission                 United States which could replace the
                                                    identified by means of brackets. All                    (USITC) at USITC.2 The public record
                                                    written submissions, except for                                                                               subject articles if they were to be
                                                                                                            for this investigation may be viewed on
                                                    confidential business information, will                                                                       excluded;
                                                                                                            the Commission’s Electronic Document                     (iv) indicate whether complainant,
                                                    be made available for inspection by                     Information System (EDIS) at EDIS.3                   complainant’s licensees, and/or third
                                                    interested parties. The Commission may                  Hearing-impaired persons are advised                  party suppliers have the capacity to
                                                    include some or all of the confidential                 that information on this matter can be                replace the volume of articles
                                                    business information submitted in the                   obtained by contacting the                            potentially subject to the requested
                                                    course of this investigation in the report              Commission’s TDD terminal on (202)                    exclusion order and/or a cease and
                                                    it sends to the USTR. The Commission                    205–1810.
                                                                                                                                                                  desist order within a commercially
                                                    will not otherwise publish any                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                        reasonable time; and
                                                    confidential business information in a                  Commission has received a complaint                      (v) explain how the requested
                                                    manner that would reveal the operations                 and a submission pursuant to section                  remedial orders would impact United
                                                    of the firm supplying the information.                  210.8(b) of the Commission’s Rules of                 States consumers.
                                                                                                            Practice and Procedure filed on behalf                   Written submissions must be filed no
                                                      By order of the Commission.                           of AAVN, Inc. on October 1, 2015. The                 later than by close of business, eight
                                                      Issued: October 2, 2015.                              complaint alleges violations of section               calendar days after the date of
                                                    William R. Bishop,                                      337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.              publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                    Supervisory Information and Hearings                    1337) in the importation into the United              Register. There will be further
                                                    Officer.                                                States, the sale for importation, and the             opportunities for comment on the
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                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–25546 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]             sale within the United States after                   public interest after the issuance of any
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                                                                                                            importation of certain woven textile                  final initial determination in this
                                                                                                                                                                  investigation.
                                                                                                              1 Electronic Document Information System
                                                                                                                                                                     Persons filing written submissions
                                                                                                            (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.
                                                                                                              2 United States International Trade Commission
                                                                                                                                                                  must file the original document
                                                                                                            (USITC): http://edis.usitc.gov.                       electronically on or before the deadlines
                                                                                                              3 Electronic Document Information System            stated above and submit 8 true paper
                                                                                                            (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.                        copies to the Office of the Secretary by


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                                                    noon the next day pursuant to section                   Act’’) to determine whether there is a                   Participation in the investigations and
                                                    210.4(f) of the Commission’s Rules of                   reasonable indication that an industry                public service list.—Persons (other than
                                                    Practice and Procedure (19 CFR                          in the United States is materially                    petitioners) wishing to participate in the
                                                    210.4(f)). Submissions should refer to                  injured or threatened with material                   investigations as parties must file an
                                                    the docket number (‘‘Docket No. 3088’’)                 injury, or the establishment of an                    entry of appearance with the Secretary
                                                    in a prominent place on the cover page                  industry in the United States is                      to the Commission, as provided in
                                                    and/or the first page. (See Handbook for                materially retarded, by reason of                     sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
                                                    Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic                imports of welded stainless steel                     Commission’s rules, not later than seven
                                                    Filing Procedures).4 Persons with                       pressure pipe from India, provided for                days after publication of this notice in
                                                    questions regarding filing should                       in subheadings 7306.40.50 and                         the Federal Register. Industrial users
                                                    contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).                   7306.40.10 of the Harmonized Tariff                   and (if the merchandise under
                                                       Any person desiring to submit a                      Schedule of the United States, that are               investigation is sold at the retail level)
                                                    document to the Commission in                           alleged to be subsidized by the                       representative consumer organizations
                                                    confidence must request confidential                    Government of India and are alleged to                have the right to appear as parties in
                                                    treatment. All such requests should be                  be sold in the United States at less than             Commission antidumping duty and
                                                    directed to the Secretary to the                        fair value. Unless the Department of                  countervailing duty investigations. The
                                                    Commission and must include a full                      Commerce extends the time for                         Secretary will prepare a public service
                                                    statement of the reasons why the                        initiation, the Commission must reach a               list containing the names and addresses
                                                    Commission should grant such                            preliminary determination in                          of all persons, or their representatives,
                                                    treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents                  antidumping and countervailing duty                   who are parties to these investigations
                                                    for which confidential treatment by the                 investigations in 45 days, or in this case            upon the expiration of the period for
                                                    Commission is properly sought will be                   by November 16, 2015. The                             filing entries of appearance.
                                                    treated accordingly. All nonconfidential                Commission’s views must be                               Limited disclosure of business
                                                    written submissions will be available for               transmitted to Commerce within five                   proprietary information (BPI) under an
                                                    public inspection at the Office of the                  business days thereafter, or by                       administrative protective order (APO)
                                                    Secretary and on EDIS.5                                 November 23, 2015.                                    and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
                                                       This action is taken under the                                                                             section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
                                                                                                            DATES: Effective Date: September 30,
                                                    authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act                                                                    rules, the Secretary will make BPI
                                                                                                            2015.                                                 gathered in these investigations
                                                    of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
                                                    and of sections 201.10 and 210.8(c) of                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      available to authorized applicants
                                                    the Commission’s Rules of Practice and                  Joanna Lo (202–205–1888), Office of                   representing interested parties (as
                                                    Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).                    Investigations, U.S. International Trade              defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are
                                                                                                            Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                         parties to the investigations under the
                                                      By order of the Commission.                                                                                 APO issued in the investigations,
                                                                                                            Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
                                                      Issued: October 1, 2015.                                                                                    provided that the application is made
                                                                                                            impaired persons can obtain
                                                    William R. Bishop,                                      information on this matter by contacting              not later than seven days after the
                                                    Supervisory Hearings and Information                    the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–                 publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                    Officer.                                                205–1810. Persons with mobility                       Register. A separate service list will be
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–25470 Filed 10–6–15; 8:45 am]             impairments who will need special                     maintained by the Secretary for those
                                                    BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                  assistance in gaining access to the                   parties authorized to receive BPI under
                                                                                                            Commission should contact the Office                  the APO.
                                                                                                            of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                        Conference.—The Commission’s
                                                    INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     General information concerning the                    Director of Investigations has scheduled
                                                    COMMISSION                                              Commission may also be obtained by                    a conference in connection with these
                                                                                                            accessing its internet server (http://                investigations for 9:30 a.m. on October
                                                    [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–548 and 731–
                                                    TA–1298 (Preliminary)]                                  www.usitc.gov). The public record for                 21, 2015, at the U.S. International Trade
                                                                                                            this investigation may be viewed on the               Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
                                                    Welded Stainless Steel Pressure Pipe                    Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                 Washington, DC. Requests to appear at
                                                    From India Institution of Antidumping                   at http://edis.usitc.gov.                             the conference should be emailed to
                                                    and Countervailing Duty Investigations                                                                        william.bishop@usitc.gov and
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT
                                                    and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase
                                                    Investigations                                             Background.—These investigations                   FILE ON EDIS) on or before October 19,
                                                                                                            are being instituted, pursuant to                     2015. Parties in support of the
                                                    AGENCY: United States International                     sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff              imposition of countervailing and
                                                    Trade Commission.                                       Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and                   antidumping duties in these
                                                    ACTION: Notice.                                         1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed            investigations and parties in opposition
                                                                                                            on September 30, 2015, by Bristol                     to the imposition of such duties will
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Commission hereby gives                  Metals, LLC, Bristol, TN; Felker                      each be collectively allocated one hour
                                                    notice of the institution of investigations             Brothers Corp., Marshfield, WI;                       within which to make an oral
                                                    and commencement of preliminary                         Marcegaglia USA, Munhall, PA; and                     presentation at the conference. A
                                                    phase antidumping and countervailing                    Outokumpu Stainless Pipe, Inc.,                       nonparty who has testimony that may
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                                                    duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–548                      Wildwood, FL.                                         aid the Commission’s deliberations may
                                                    and 731–TA–1298 (Preliminary)                              For further information concerning                 request permission to present a short
                                                    pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the               the conduct of these investigations and               statement at the conference.
                                                                                                            rules of general application, consult the                Written submissions.—As provided in
                                                      4 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures:
                                                                                                            Commission’s Rules of Practice and                    sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
                                                    http://www.usitc.gov/secretary/fed_reg_notices/
                                                    rules/handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf.                Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B                 Commission’s rules, any person may
                                                      5 Electronic Document Information System              (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,                      submit to the Commission on or before
                                                    (EDIS): http://edis.usitc.gov.                          subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).                   October 26, 2015, a written brief


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactLisa 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 EDIS,\1\ and will be available for inspection during official business hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2000.
FR Citation80 FR 60714 

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