81_FR_49406 81 FR 49262 - Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland; Institution of Antidumping Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations

81 FR 49262 - Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland; Institution of Antidumping Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 144 (July 27, 2016)

Page Range49262-49263
FR Document2016-17713

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1334-1337 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland, provided for in subheading 4002.19.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by September 6, 2016. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by September 13, 2016.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1334-1337 (Preliminary)]


Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber From Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and 
Poland; Institution of Antidumping Duty Investigations and Scheduling 
of Preliminary Phase Investigations

AGENCY:  United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of 
investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping duty 
investigation Nos. 731-TA-1334-1337 (Preliminary) pursuant to the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether there is a 
reasonable indication that 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 emulsion styrene-butadiene 
rubber from Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and Poland, provided for in 
subheading 4002.19.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for 
initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in 
antidumping duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by 
September 6, 2016. The Commission's views must be transmitted to 
Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by September 13, 
2016.

DATES:  Effective July 21, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Nathanael N. Comly 
([email protected]; (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 this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to 
section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in 
response to a petition filed on July 21, 2016, by Lion Elastomers LLC 
(Port Neches, Texas) and East West Copolymer, LLC (Baton Rouge, 
Louisiana).
    For further information concerning the conduct of these 
investigations 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 B (19 CFR part 207).
    Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons (other than petitioners) wishing to participate in the 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in sections 201.11 and 207.10 
of the Commission's rules, not later than seven days after publication 
of this notice in the Federal Register. Industrial users and (if the 
merchandise under investigation is sold at the retail level) 
representative consumer organizations have the right to appear as 
parties in Commission antidumping duty investigations. The Secretary 
will prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to these 
investigations upon the expiration of the period for filing entries of 
appearance.
    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 these investigations available to authorized 
applicants representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9)) who are parties to the investigations under the APO issued in 
the investigations, provided that the application is made not later 
than seven days after the publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary 
for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Conference.--The Commission's Director of Investigations has 
scheduled a conference in connection with these investigations for 9:30 
a.m. on August 11, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC. Requests to appear at the 
conference should be emailed to [email protected] and 
[email protected] (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before August 9, 
2016. Parties in support of the imposition of antidumping duties in

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these investigations and parties in opposition to the imposition of 
such duties will each be collectively allocated one hour within which 
to make an oral presentation at the conference. A nonparty who has 
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request 
permission to present a short statement at the conference.
    Written submissions.--As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of 
the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or 
before August 16, 2016, a written brief containing information and 
arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations. 
Parties may file written testimony in connection with their 
presentation at the conference. 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.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the 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 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

     Issued: July 21, 2016.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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                                                also hold one or more public                             INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                     Background.—These investigations
                                                teleconferences of several hours                         COMMISSION                                            are being instituted, pursuant to section
                                                duration.                                                                                                      733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
                                                                                                         [Investigation Nos. 731–TA–1334–1337
                                                   Review Committee members serve                                                                              U.S.C. 1673b(a)), in response to a
                                                                                                         (Preliminary)]
                                                                                                                                                               petition filed on July 21, 2016, by Lion
                                                without pay but shall be reimbursed for
                                                                                                         Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber                     Elastomers LLC (Port Neches, Texas)
                                                each day the member participates in
                                                                                                         From Brazil, Korea, Mexico, and                       and East West Copolymer, LLC (Baton
                                                Review Committee meetings. Review                                                                              Rouge, Louisiana).
                                                Committee members are reimbursed for                     Poland; Institution of Antidumping
                                                                                                         Duty Investigations and Scheduling of                   For further information concerning
                                                travel expenses incurred in association                                                                        the conduct of these investigations and
                                                with Review Committee meetings (25                       Preliminary Phase Investigations
                                                                                                                                                               rules of general application, consult the
                                                U.S.C. 3006(b)(4)). Additional                           AGENCY: United States International                   Commission’s Rules of Practice and
                                                information regarding the Review                         Trade Commission.                                     Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
                                                Committee, including the Review                          ACTION: Notice.                                       (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
                                                Committee’s charter, meeting protocol,                                                                         subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
                                                and dispute resolution procedures, is                    SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives                 Participation in the investigations and
                                                available on the National NAGPRA                         notice of the institution of investigations           public service list.—Persons (other than
                                                Program Web site, at https://                            and commencement of preliminary                       petitioners) wishing to participate in the
                                                www.nps.gov/NAGPRA/REVIEW/.                              phase antidumping duty investigation                  investigations as parties must file an
                                                                                                         Nos. 731–TA–1334–1337 (Preliminary)                   entry of appearance with the Secretary
                                                   Individuals who are federally                         pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the             to the Commission, as provided in
                                                registered lobbyists are ineligible to                   Act’’) to determine whether there is a                sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
                                                serve on all FACA and non-FACA                           reasonable indication that an industry                Commission’s rules, not later than seven
                                                boards, committees, or councils in an                    in the United States is materially                    days after publication of this notice in
                                                individual capacity. The term                            injured or threatened with material                   the Federal Register. Industrial users
                                                ‘‘individual capacity’’ refers to                        injury, or the establishment of an                    and (if the merchandise under
                                                individuals who are appointed to                         industry in the United States is                      investigation is sold at the retail level)
                                                exercise their own individual best                       materially retarded, by reason of                     representative consumer organizations
                                                judgment on behalf of the government,                    imports of certain emulsion styrene-                  have the right to appear as parties in
                                                such as when they are designated                         butadiene rubber from Brazil, Korea,                  Commission antidumping duty
                                                Special Government Employees, rather                     Mexico, and Poland, provided for in                   investigations. The Secretary will
                                                than being appointed to represent a                      subheading 4002.19.00 of the                          prepare a public service list containing
                                                particular interest.                                     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the                     the names and addresses of all persons,
                                                                                                         United States, that are alleged to be sold            or their representatives, who are parties
                                                   Nominations should:                                                                                         to these investigations upon the
                                                                                                         in the United States at less than fair
                                                   1. Be submitted on the official letterhead            value. Unless the Department of                       expiration of the period for filing entries
                                                of the Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian                   Commerce extends the time for                         of appearance.
                                                organization.                                            initiation, the Commission must reach a                 Limited disclosure of business
                                                   2. Affirm that the signatory is the official          preliminary determination in                          proprietary information (BPI) under an
                                                authorized by the Indian tribe or Native                 antidumping duty investigations in 45                 administrative protective order (APO)
                                                Hawaiian organization to submit the                      days, or in this case by September 6,                 and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
                                                nomination.                                              2016. The Commission’s views must be                  section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
                                                   3. If applicable, explain that the signatory          transmitted to Commerce within five                   rules, the Secretary will make BPI
                                                is a traditional Native American religious               business days thereafter, or by                       gathered in these investigations
                                                leader.                                                  September 13, 2016.                                   available to authorized applicants
                                                   4. Include the nominee’s full legal name,                                                                   representing interested parties (as
                                                                                                         DATES: Effective July 21, 2016.
                                                home address, home telephone number, and                                                                       defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are
                                                email address.                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      parties to the investigations under the
                                                   5. Include the nominee’s resume or a brief            Nathanael N. Comly (nathanael.comly@                  APO issued in the investigations,
                                                biography of the nominee, in which the                   usitc.gov; (202) 205–3174), Office of                 provided that the application is made
                                                nominee’s NAGPRA experience and ability to               Investigations, U.S. International Trade              not later than seven days after the
                                                work as a member of a Federal advisory                   Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                         publication of this notice in the Federal
                                                committee are addressed.                                 Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                        Register. A separate service list will be
                                                                                                         impaired persons can obtain                           maintained by the Secretary for those
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                         information on this matter by contacting              parties authorized to receive BPI under
                                                Melanie O’Brien, Designated Federal                      the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
                                                Officer, Native American Graves                                                                                the APO.
                                                                                                         205–1810. Persons with mobility                         Conference.—The Commission’s
                                                Protection and Repatriation Review                       impairments who will need special                     Director of Investigations has scheduled
                                                Committee, National NAGPRA Program                       assistance in gaining access to the                   a conference in connection with these
                                                (2253), National Park Service, 1849 C                    Commission should contact the Office                  investigations for 9:30 a.m. on August
                                                Street NW., Washington, DC 20240, or                     of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                     11, 2016, at the U.S. International Trade
                                                via email nagpra_dfo@nps.gov.                            General information concerning the                    Commission Building, 500 E Street SW.,
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                                                                                                         Commission may also be obtained by                    Washington, DC. Requests to appear at
                                                Alma Ripps,
                                                                                                         accessing its internet server (http://                the conference should be emailed to
                                                Chief, Office of Policy.                                 www.usitc.gov). The public record for                 William.bishop@usitc.gov and
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–17692 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am]              this investigation may be viewed on the               Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov (DO NOT
                                                BILLING CODE 4310–EE–P                                   Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                 FILE ON EDIS) on or before August 9,
                                                                                                         at http://edis.usitc.gov.                             2016. Parties in support of the
                                                                                                         SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            imposition of antidumping duties in


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                                                these investigations and parties in                      15, 2016, under section 337 of the Tariff             the threat or effect of which is to destroy
                                                opposition to the imposition of such                     Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C.                    or substantially injure an industry in the
                                                duties will each be collectively                         1337, on behalf of Lehigh Valley                      United States;
                                                allocated one hour within which to                       Technologies, Inc. of Allentown,                         (2) Pursuant to Commission Rule
                                                make an oral presentation at the                         Pennsylvania; Endo Global Ventures of                 210.50(b)(1), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the
                                                conference. A nonparty who has                           Bermuda; Endo Ventures Limited of                     presiding administrative law judge shall
                                                testimony that may aid the                               Ireland; and Generics Bidco I, LLC (d/                take evidence or other information and
                                                Commission’s deliberations may request                   b/a Qualitest Pharmaceuticals and Par                 hear arguments from the parties and
                                                permission to present a short statement                  Pharmaceutical) of Huntsville, Alabama.               other interested persons with respect to
                                                at the conference.                                       The complaint alleges violations of                   the public interest in this investigation,
                                                   Written submissions.—As provided in                   section 337 based upon the importation                as appropriate, and provide the
                                                sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the                         into the United States, or the sale of                Commission with findings of fact and a
                                                Commission’s rules, any person may                       certain potassium chloride powder                     recommended determination on this
                                                submit to the Commission on or before                    products by reason of false advertising,              issue, which shall be limited to the
                                                August 16, 2016, a written brief                         the threat or effect of which is to destroy           statutory public interest factors set forth
                                                containing information and arguments                     or substantially injure an industry in the            in 19 U.S.C. 1337(d)(1), (f)(1), (g)(1);
                                                pertinent to the subject matter of the                   United States.                                           (3) For the purpose of the
                                                investigations. Parties may file written                    The complainants request that the                  investigation so instituted, the following
                                                testimony in connection with their                       Commission institute an investigation                 are hereby named as parties upon which
                                                presentation at the conference. All                      and, after the investigation, issue a                 this notice of investigation shall be
                                                written submissions must conform with                    limited exclusion order and cease and                 served:
                                                the provisions of section 201.8 of the                   desist orders.                                           (a) The complainants are:
                                                Commission’s rules; any submissions                      ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for                  Lehigh Valley Technologies, Inc., 514
                                                that contain BPI must also conform with                  any confidential information contained                   North 12th Street, Allentown, PA
                                                the requirements of sections 201.6,                      therein, is available for inspection                     18102
                                                207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s                     during official business hours (8:45 a.m.             Endo Global Ventures, 22 Victoria
                                                rules. The Commission’s Handbook on                      to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the                       Street, Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
                                                E-Filing, available on the Commission’s                  Secretary, U.S. International Trade                   Endo Ventures Limited, Minerva House,
                                                Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov,                       Commission, 500 E Street SW., Room                       Simmonscourt Road Ballsbridge,
                                                elaborates upon the Commission’s rules                   112, Washington, DC 20436, telephone                     Dublin 4, Ireland
                                                with respect to electronic filing.                       (202) 205–2000. Hearing impaired                      Generics Bidco I, LLC (d/b/a Qualitest
                                                   In accordance with sections 201.16(c)                 individuals are advised that information                 Pharmaceuticals and Par
                                                and 207.3 of the rules, each document                    on this matter can be obtained by                        Pharmaceutical), 130 Vintage Drive,
                                                filed by a party to the investigations                   contacting the Commission’s TDD                          Huntsville, AL 35811
                                                must be served on all other parties to                   terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons                      (b) The respondents are the following
                                                the investigations (as identified by                     with mobility impairments who will                    entities alleged to be in violation of
                                                either the public or BPI service list), and              need special assistance in gaining access             section 337, and are the parties upon
                                                a certificate of service must be timely                  to the Commission should contact the                  which the complaint is to be served:
                                                filed. The Secretary will not accept a                   Office of the Secretary at (202) 205–                 Viva Pharmaceutical Inc., 13880 Viking
                                                document for filing without a certificate                2000. General information concerning                     Place, Richmond, British Columbia,
                                                of service.                                              the Commission may also be obtained                      Canada V6V 1K8
                                                                                                         by accessing its internet server at http://           Virtus Pharmaceuticals, LLC, 2649
                                                  Authority: These investigations are being
                                                conducted under authority of title VII of the
                                                                                                         www.usitc.gov. The public record for                     Causeway Center Drive, Tampa, FL
                                                Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published             this investigation may be viewed on the                  33619
                                                pursuant to section 207.12 of the                        Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                 Virtus Pharmaceuticals OPCO II, LLC,
                                                Commission’s rules.                                      at http://edis.usitc.gov.                                1321 Murfreesboro Pike, Nashville,
                                                  Issued: July 21, 2016.                                 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                     TN 37217–2626
                                                  By order of the Commission.                            Office of Unfair Import Investigations,                  (c) The Office of Unfair Import
                                                                                                         U.S. International Trade Commission,                  Investigations, U.S. International Trade
                                                Lisa R. Barton,
                                                                                                         telephone (202) 205–2560.                             Commission, 500 E Street SW., Suite
                                                Secretary to the Commission.
                                                [FR Doc. 2016–17713 Filed 7–26–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           Authority: The authority for institution of         401, Washington, DC 20436; and
                                                                                                         this investigation is contained in section 337           (4) For the investigation so instituted,
                                                BILLING CODE 7020–02–P                                   of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and            the Chief Administrative Law Judge,
                                                                                                         in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules
                                                                                                         of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10
                                                                                                                                                               U.S. International Trade Commission,
                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                      (2016).                                               shall designate the presiding
                                                COMMISSION                                                                                                     Administrative Law Judge.
                                                                                                           Scope of Investigation: Having                         Responses to the complaint and the
                                                [[Investigation No. 337–TA–1013]                         considered the complaint, the U.S.                    notice of investigation must be
                                                                                                         International Trade Commission, on                    submitted by the named respondents in
                                                Certain Potassium Chloride Powder
                                                                                                         July 21, 2016, ordered that—                          accordance with section 210.13 of the
                                                Products; Institution of Investigation
                                                                                                           (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of                   Commission’s Rules of Practice and
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                                                AGENCY: U.S. International Trade                         section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as             Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to
                                                Commission.                                              amended, an investigation be instituted               19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), such
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                          to determine whether there is a                       responses will be considered by the
                                                                                                         violation of subsection (a)(1)(A) of                  Commission if received not later than 20
                                                SUMMARY:  Notice is hereby given that a                  section 337 in the importation into the               days after the date of service by the
                                                complaint was filed with the U.S.                        United States, or the sale of certain                 Commission of the complaint and the
                                                International Trade Commission on June                   potassium chloride powder products,                   notice of investigation. Extensions of


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DatesEffective July 21, 2016.
ContactNathanael N. Comly ([email protected]; (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 this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation81 FR 49262 

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