82_FR_20455 82 FR 20373 - High Pressure Steel Cylinders from China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

82 FR 20373 - High Pressure Steel Cylinders from China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 82 (May 1, 2017)

Page Range20373-20375
FR Document2017-08509

The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on high pressure steel cylinders from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission.

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-480 and 731-TA-1188 (Review)]


High Pressure Steel Cylinders from China; Institution of Five-
Year Reviews

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted 
reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, 
to determine whether revocation of the antidumping and countervailing 
duty orders on high pressure steel cylinders from China would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to 
the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by 
submitting the information specified below to the Commission.

DATES: Effective May 1, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is May 31, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by July 13, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server 
(https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--On June 21, 2012, the Department of Commerce issued 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of high pressure 
steel cylinders from China (77 FR 37377 and 37384). The Commission is 
conducting reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended 
(19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the orders 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to the domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Provisions concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, 
Subparts A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission 
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice 
of institution to determine whether to conduct full or expedited 
reviews. The Commission's determinations in any expedited reviews will 
be based on the facts available, which may include information provided 
in response to this notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to these reviews:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Country in these reviews is China.
    (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
determinations, the Commission defined a single Domestic Like Product 
to consist of high pressure steel cylinders coextensive with Commerce's 
scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determinations, the 
Commission found a single Domestic Industry consisting of Norris 
Cylinder Company, the sole U.S. producer of high pressure steel 
cylinders.
    (5) The Order Date is the date that the antidumping and 
countervailing duty orders under review became effective. In these 
reviews, the Order Date is June 21, 2012.
    (6) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the

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Commission's rules, no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will maintain a public 
service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or 
their representatives, who are parties to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) 
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek 
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or 
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this 
matter, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 
202-205-3088.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the 
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in 
connection with this proceeding must certify that the information is 
accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In 
making the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that 
information submitted in response to this request for information and 
throughout this proceeding or other proceeding may be disclosed to and 
used: (i) By the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract 
personnel (a) for developing or maintaining the records of this or a 
related proceeding, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews, 
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of 
the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. 
government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity 
purposes. All contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure 
agreements.
    Written submissions.--Pursuant to section 207.61 of the 
Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must 
provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such 
responses is May 31, 2017. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the 
Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of 
responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission 
should conduct expedited or full reviews. The deadline for filing such 
comments is July 13, 2017. 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 https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules 
with respect to electronic filing. Also, in accordance with sections 
201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a 
party to the proceeding must be served on all other parties to the 
proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO service list as 
appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document 
(if you are not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your 
response).
    No response to this request for information is required if a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not 
displayed; the OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No. 17-5-385, expiration 
date June 30, 2017. Public reporting burden for the request is 
estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send comments 
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436.
    Inability to provide requested information.--Pursuant to section 
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot 
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form 
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, 
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested 
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide 
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this 
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the 
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to 
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the 
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in 
making its determinations in the reviews.
    Information to be provided in response to this notice of 
institution: As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any related 
firms.
    (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email 
address of the certifying official.
    (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is an 
interested party under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how, including 
whether your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like 
Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a U.S. importer of the Subject 
Merchandise, a foreign producer or exporter of the Subject Merchandise, 
a U.S. or foreign trade or business association (a majority of whose 
members are interested parties under the statute), or another 
interested party (including an explanation). If you are a union/worker 
group or trade/business association, identify the firms in which your 
workers are employed or which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.
    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on the Domestic Industry in 
general and/or your firm/entity specifically. In your response, please 
discuss the various factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the likely volume of subject imports, likely 
price effects of subject imports, and likely impact of imports of 
Subject Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.
    (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the 
nature of the relationship as defined in section

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771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
    (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries since the Order 
Date.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2016, except as noted (report quantity 
data in units and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are 
a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the 
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers 
are employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product 
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like 
Product (that is, the level of production that your establishment(s) 
could reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming 
normal operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and 
ready to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per 
year), time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a 
typical or representative product mix);
    (c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the 
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
    (d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); 
and
    (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), 
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product 
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial 
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most 
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal 
year ends).
    (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2016 (report quantity data in units and 
value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, 
provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are 
members of your association.
    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping or countervailing duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an 
estimate of the percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject 
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
and/or countervailing duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of Subject Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2016 (report quantity 
data in units and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at 
the U.S. port but not including antidumping or countervailing duties). 
If you are a trade/business association, provide the information, on an 
aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country (that is, the level of production 
that your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain 
during the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment 
and machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
    (c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
    (12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have 
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country since the Order Date, and 
significant changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a 
reasonably foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include 
technology; production methods; development efforts; ability to 
increase production (including the shift of production facilities used 
for other products and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs 
into production); and factors related to the ability to shift supply 
among different national markets (including barriers to importation in 
foreign markets or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions 
to consider include end uses and applications; the existence and 
availability of substitute products; and the level of competition among 
the Domestic Like Product produced in the United States, Subject 
Merchandise produced in the Subject Country, and such merchandise from 
other countries.
    (13) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.

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

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 24, 2017.
William R. Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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                                                Departmental Manual 1.3.E(2)).                                        providing certainty as to the rights of all                         Estimated Number of Responses
                                                  Indian reserved water rights are                                    water users who are parties to the                                Annually: 60.
                                                vested property rights for which the                                  disputes. At a time of increasing                                   Estimated Reporting and
                                                United States has a trust responsibility,                             competition for Federal funds, it is                              Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden
                                                with the United States holding legal title                            important to quantify and describe the                            Annually: 164.
                                                to such water in trust for the benefit of                             economic impacts and net benefits of                                Estimated Reporting and
                                                Indian tribes. Federal policy supports                                the implementation of enacted Indian                              Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’
                                                the resolution of disputes regarding                                  water rights settlements.                                         Burden Annually: None.
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                                                Jeffrey M. Parrillo,                                                  impairments who will need special                                   (2) The Subject Country in these
                                                Department of the Interior, Departmental                              assistance in gaining access to the                               reviews is China.
                                                Information Collection Clearance Lead.                                Commission should contact the Office                                (3) The Domestic Like Product is the
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–08747 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am]                           of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.                                 domestically produced product or
                                                BILLING CODE 4334–63P                                                 General information concerning the                                products which are like, or in the
                                                                                                                      Commission may also be obtained by                                absence of like, most similar in
                                                                                                                      accessing its internet server (https://                           characteristics and uses with, the
                                                INTERNATIONAL TRADE                                                   www.usitc.gov). The public record for                             Subject Merchandise. In its original
                                                COMMISSION                                                            this proceeding may be viewed on the                              determinations, the Commission
                                                                                                                      Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)                             defined a single Domestic Like Product
                                                [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–480 and 731–                               at https://edis.usitc.gov.                                        to consist of high pressure steel
                                                TA–1188 (Review)]
                                                                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                        cylinders coextensive with Commerce’s
                                                High Pressure Steel Cylinders from                                       Background.—On June 21, 2012, the                              scope.
                                                China; Institution of Five-Year Reviews                               Department of Commerce issued                                       (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
                                                                                                                      antidumping and countervailing duty                               producers as a whole of the Domestic
                                                AGENCY: United States International                                   orders on imports of high pressure steel                          Like Product, or those producers whose
                                                Trade Commission.                                                     cylinders from China (77 FR 37377 and                             collective output of the Domestic Like
                                                ACTION: Notice.                                                       37384). The Commission is conducting                              Product constitutes a major proportion
                                                                                                                      reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the                         of the total domestic production of the
                                                SUMMARY:    The Commission hereby gives                               Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to                           product. In its original determinations,
                                                notice that it has instituted reviews                                 determine whether revocation of the                               the Commission found a single
                                                pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the                             orders would be likely to lead to                                 Domestic Industry consisting of Norris
                                                Act’’), as amended, to determine                                      continuation or recurrence of material                            Cylinder Company, the sole U.S.
                                                whether revocation of the antidumping                                 injury to the domestic industry within                            producer of high pressure steel
                                                and countervailing duty orders on high                                a reasonably foreseeable time.                                    cylinders.
                                                pressure steel cylinders from China                                   Provisions concerning the conduct of                                (5) The Order Date is the date that the
                                                would be likely to lead to continuation                               this proceeding may be found in the                               antidumping and countervailing duty
                                                or recurrence of material injury.                                     Commission’s Rules of Practice and                                orders under review became effective. In
                                                Pursuant to the Act, interested parties                               Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, Subparts                           these reviews, the Order Date is June 21,
                                                are requested to respond to this notice                               A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts                             2012.
                                                by submitting the information specified                               A and F. The Commission will assess                                 (6) An Importer is any person or firm
                                                below to the Commission.                                              the adequacy of interested party                                  engaged, either directly or through a
                                                DATES: Effective May 1, 2017. To be                                   responses to this notice of institution to                        parent company or subsidiary, in
                                                assured of consideration, the deadline                                determine whether to conduct full or                              importing the Subject Merchandise into
                                                for responses is May 31, 2017.                                        expedited reviews. The Commission’s                               the United States from a foreign
                                                Comments on the adequacy of responses                                 determinations in any expedited                                   manufacturer or through its selling
                                                may be filed with the Commission by                                   reviews will be based on the facts                                agent.
                                                July 13, 2017.                                                        available, which may include                                        Participation in the proceeding and
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                      information provided in response to this                          public service list.—Persons, including
                                                Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of                                                                                                   industrial users of the Subject
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                                                                                                                      notice.
                                                Investigations, U.S. International Trade                                 Definitions.—The following                                     Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
                                                Commission, 500 E Street SW.,                                         definitions apply to these reviews:                               sold at the retail level, representative
                                                Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-                                           (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or                        consumer organizations, wishing to
                                                impaired persons can obtain                                           kind of merchandise that is within the                            participate in the proceeding as parties
                                                information on this matter by contacting                              scope of the five-year reviews, as                                must file an entry of appearance with
                                                the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–                                 defined by the Department of                                      the Secretary to the Commission, as
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                                                Commission’s rules, no later than 21                    information and throughout this                       207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any
                                                days after publication of this notice in                proceeding or other proceeding may be                 interested party that cannot furnish the
                                                the Federal Register. The Secretary will                disclosed to and used: (i) By the                     information requested by this notice in
                                                maintain a public service list containing               Commission, its employees and Offices,                the requested form and manner shall
                                                the names and addresses of all persons,                 and contract personnel (a) for                        notify the Commission at the earliest
                                                or their representatives, who are parties               developing or maintaining the records                 possible time, provide a full explanation
                                                to the proceeding.                                      of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in            of why it cannot provide the requested
                                                   Former Commission employees who                      internal investigations, audits, reviews,             information, and indicate alternative
                                                are seeking to appear in Commission                     and evaluations relating to the                       forms in which it can provide
                                                five-year reviews are advised that they                 programs, personnel, and operations of                equivalent information. If an interested
                                                may appear in a review even if they                     the Commission including under 5                      party does not provide this notification
                                                participated personally and                             U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.                    (or the Commission finds the
                                                substantially in the corresponding                      government employees and contract                     explanation provided in the notification
                                                underlying original investigation or an                 personnel, solely for cybersecurity                   inadequate) and fails to provide a
                                                earlier review of the same underlying                   purposes. All contract personnel will                 complete response to this notice, the
                                                investigation. The Commission’s                         sign appropriate nondisclosure                        Commission may take an adverse
                                                designated agency ethics official has                   agreements.                                           inference against the party pursuant to
                                                advised that a five-year review is not the                 Written submissions.—Pursuant to                   section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
                                                same particular matter as the underlying                section 207.61 of the Commission’s                    1677e(b)) in making its determinations
                                                original investigation, and a five-year                 rules, each interested party response to              in the reviews.
                                                review is not the same particular matter                this notice must provide the information                 Information to be provided in
                                                as an earlier review of the same                        specified below. The deadline for filing              response to this notice of institution: As
                                                underlying investigation for purposes of                such responses is May 31, 2017.                       used below, the term ‘‘firm’’ includes
                                                18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment                      Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the                  any related firms.
                                                statute for Federal employees, and                      Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as                 (1) The name and address of your firm
                                                Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR                       specified in Commission rule                          or entity (including World Wide Web
                                                201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014),                 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments                  address) and name, telephone number,
                                                73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008).                              concerning the adequacy of responses to               fax number, and Email address of the
                                                Consequently, former employees are not                  the notice of institution and whether the             certifying official.
                                                required to seek Commission approval                    Commission should conduct expedited                      (2) A statement indicating whether
                                                to appear in a review under Commission                  or full reviews. The deadline for filing              your firm/entity is an interested party
                                                rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the                         such comments is July 13, 2017. All                   under 19 U.S.C. 1677(9) and if so, how,
                                                corresponding underlying original                       written submissions must conform with                 including whether your firm/entity is a
                                                investigation or an earlier review of the               the provisions of section 201.8 of the                U.S. producer of the Domestic Like
                                                same underlying investigation was                       Commission’s rules; any submissions                   Product, a U.S. union or worker group,
                                                pending when they were Commission                       that contain BPI must also conform with               a U.S. importer of the Subject
                                                employees. For further ethics advice on                 the requirements of sections 201.6,                   Merchandise, a foreign producer or
                                                this matter, contact Carol McCue                        207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s                  exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a
                                                Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,                rules. The Commission’s Handbook on                   U.S. or foreign trade or business
                                                at 202–205–3088.                                        E-Filing, available on the Commission’s               association (a majority of whose
                                                   Limited disclosure of business                       Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov,                   members are interested parties under
                                                proprietary information (BPI) under an                  elaborates upon the Commission’s rules                the statute), or another interested party
                                                administrative protective order (APO)                   with respect to electronic filing. Also, in           (including an explanation). If you are a
                                                and APO service list.—Pursuant to                       accordance with sections 201.16(c) and                union/worker group or trade/business
                                                section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s                    207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each                 association, identify the firms in which
                                                rules, the Secretary will make BPI                      document filed by a party to the                      your workers are employed or which are
                                                submitted in this proceeding available                  proceeding must be served on all other                members of your association.
                                                to authorized applicants under the APO                  parties to the proceeding (as identified                 (3) A statement indicating whether
                                                issued in the proceeding, provided that                 by either the public or APO service list              your firm/entity is willing to participate
                                                the application is made no later than 21                as appropriate), and a certificate of                 in this proceeding by providing
                                                days after publication of this notice in                service must accompany the document                   information requested by the
                                                the Federal Register. Authorized                        (if you are not a party to the proceeding             Commission.
                                                applicants must represent interested                    you do not need to serve your response).                 (4) A statement of the likely effects of
                                                parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9),                  No response to this request for                    the revocation of the antidumping and
                                                who are parties to the proceeding. A                    information is required if a currently                countervailing duty orders on the
                                                separate service list will be maintained                valid Office of Management and Budget                 Domestic Industry in general and/or
                                                by the Secretary for those parties                      (OMB) number is not displayed; the                    your firm/entity specifically. In your
                                                authorized to receive BPI under the                     OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No.                     response, please discuss the various
                                                APO.                                                    17–5–385, expiration date June 30,                    factors specified in section 752(a) of the
                                                   Certification.—Pursuant to section                   2017. Public reporting burden for the                 Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) including the
                                                207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any                    request is estimated to average 15 hours              likely volume of subject imports, likely
                                                person submitting information to the                    per response. Please send comments                    price effects of subject imports, and
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                                                Commission in connection with this                      regarding the accuracy of this burden                 likely impact of imports of Subject
                                                proceeding must certify that the                        estimate to the Office of Investigations,             Merchandise on the Domestic Industry.
                                                information is accurate and complete to                 U.S. International Trade Commission,                     (5) A list of all known and currently
                                                the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In               500 E Street SW., Washington, DC                      operating U.S. producers of the
                                                making the certification, the submitter                 20436.                                                Domestic Like Product. Identify any
                                                will acknowledge that information                          Inability to provide requested                     known related parties and the nature of
                                                submitted in response to this request for               information.—Pursuant to section                      the relationship as defined in section


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                                                771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.                         completed fiscal year (identify the date              Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
                                                1677(4)(B)).                                            on which your fiscal year ends).                      estimate of the percentage of total
                                                   (6) A list of all known and currently                   (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a               exports to the United States of Subject
                                                operating U.S. importers of the Subject                 trade/business association of U.S.                    Merchandise from the Subject Country
                                                Merchandise and producers of the                        importers of the Subject Merchandise                  accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
                                                Subject Merchandise in the Subject                      from the Subject Country, provide the                   (12) Identify significant changes, if
                                                Country that currently export or have                   following information on your firm’s(s’)              any, in the supply and demand
                                                exported Subject Merchandise to the                     operations on that product during                     conditions or business cycle for the
                                                United States or other countries since                  calendar year 2016 (report quantity data              Domestic Like Product that have
                                                the Order Date.                                         in units and value data in U.S. dollars).             occurred in the United States or in the
                                                   (7) A list of 3–5 leading purchasers in              If you are a trade/business association,              market for the Subject Merchandise in
                                                the U.S. market for the Domestic Like                   provide the information, on an aggregate              the Subject Country since the Order
                                                Product and the Subject Merchandise                     basis, for the firms which are members                Date, and significant changes, if any,
                                                (including street address, World Wide                   of your association.                                  that are likely to occur within a
                                                Web address, and the name, telephone                       (a) The quantity and value (landed,                reasonably foreseeable time. Supply
                                                number, fax number, and Email address                   duty-paid but not including                           conditions to consider include
                                                of a responsible official at each firm).                antidumping or countervailing duties)                 technology; production methods;
                                                   (8) A list of known sources of                       of U.S. imports and, if known, an                     development efforts; ability to increase
                                                information on national or regional                     estimate of the percentage of total U.S.              production (including the shift of
                                                prices for the Domestic Like Product or                 imports of Subject Merchandise from                   production facilities used for other
                                                the Subject Merchandise in the U.S. or                  the Subject Country accounted for by                  products and the use, cost, or
                                                other markets.                                          your firm’s(s’) imports;                              availability of major inputs into
                                                   (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the                   (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.            production); and factors related to the
                                                Domestic Like Product, provide the                      port, including antidumping and/or                    ability to shift supply among different
                                                following information on your firm’s                    countervailing duties) of U.S.                        national markets (including barriers to
                                                operations on that product during                       commercial shipments of Subject                       importation in foreign markets or
                                                calendar year 2016, except as noted                     Merchandise imported from the Subject                 changes in market demand abroad).
                                                (report quantity data in units and value                Country; and                                          Demand conditions to consider include
                                                data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you                (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.            end uses and applications; the existence
                                                are a union/worker group or trade/                      port, including antidumping and/or                    and availability of substitute products;
                                                business association, provide the                       countervailing duties) of U.S. internal               and the level of competition among the
                                                information, on an aggregate basis, for                 consumption/company transfers of                      Domestic Like Product produced in the
                                                the firms in which your workers are                     Subject Merchandise imported from the                 United States, Subject Merchandise
                                                employed/which are members of your                      Subject Country.                                      produced in the Subject Country, and
                                                association.                                               (11) If you are a producer, an exporter,
                                                                                                                                                              such merchandise from other countries.
                                                   (a) Production (quantity) and, if                    or a trade/business association of
                                                                                                                                                                (13) (Optional) A statement of
                                                known, an estimate of the percentage of                 producers or exporters of the Subject
                                                                                                                                                              whether you agree with the above
                                                total U.S. production of the Domestic                   Merchandise in the Subject Country,
                                                                                                                                                              definitions of the Domestic Like Product
                                                Like Product accounted for by your                      provide the following information on
                                                                                                                                                              and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
                                                firm’s(s’) production;                                  your firm’s(s’) operations on that
                                                                                                                                                              with either or both of these definitions,
                                                   (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to              product during calendar year 2016
                                                                                                                                                              please explain why and provide
                                                produce the Domestic Like Product (that                 (report quantity data in units and value
                                                                                                                                                              alternative definitions.
                                                is, the level of production that your                   data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-
                                                establishment(s) could reasonably have                  paid at the U.S. port but not including                 Authority: This proceeding is being
                                                expected to attain during the year,                     antidumping or countervailing duties).                conducted under authority of Title VII of the
                                                assuming normal operating conditions                    If you are a trade/business association,              Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
                                                                                                                                                              pursuant to section 207.61 of the
                                                (using equipment and machinery in                       provide the information, on an aggregate              Commission’s rules.
                                                place and ready to operate), normal                     basis, for the firms which are members
                                                operating levels (hours per week/weeks                  of your association.                                    By order of the Commission.
                                                per year), time for downtime,                              (a) Production (quantity) and, if                    Issued: April 24, 2017.
                                                maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a                 known, an estimate of the percentage of               William R. Bishop,
                                                typical or representative product mix);                 total production of Subject Merchandise               Supervisory Hearings and Information
                                                   (c) the quantity and value of U.S.                   in the Subject Country accounted for by               Officer.
                                                commercial shipments of the Domestic                    your firm’s(s’) production;                           [FR Doc. 2017–08509 Filed 4–28–17; 8:45 am]
                                                Like Product produced in your U.S.                         (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm(s)            BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
                                                plant(s);                                               to produce the Subject Merchandise in
                                                   (d) the quantity and value of U.S.                   the Subject Country (that is, the level of
                                                internal consumption/company                            production that your establishment(s)                 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
                                                transfers of the Domestic Like Product                  could reasonably have expected to                     COMMISSION
                                                produced in your U.S. plant(s); and                     attain during the year, assuming normal
                                                   (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost                                                                  [Investigation No. 332–503]
                                                                                                        operating conditions (using equipment
                                                of goods sold (COGS), (iii) gross profit,               and machinery in place and ready to
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                                                                                                                                                              Earned Import Allowance Program:
                                                (iv) selling, general and administrative                operate), normal operating levels (hours              Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the
                                                (SG&A) expenses, and (v) operating                      per week/weeks per year), time for                    Program for Certain Apparel From the
                                                income of the Domestic Like Product                     downtime, maintenance, repair, and                    Dominican Republic, Eighth Annual
                                                produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include                 cleanup, and a typical or representative              Review
                                                both U.S. and export commercial sales,                  product mix); and
                                                internal consumption, and company                          (c) the quantity and value of your                 AGENCY: United States International
                                                transfers) for your most recently                       firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of            Trade Commission.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesEffective May 1, 2017. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is May 31, 2017. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by July 13, 2017.
ContactMary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation82 FR 20373 

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