82 FR 57614 - Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products From China and France; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-26268 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57614-57615] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26268] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-590 and 731-TA-1397-1398 (Preliminary)] Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products From China and France; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-590 and 731-TA-1397-1398 (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 sodium gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative products from China and France, provided for in subheadings 2918.16.10, 2918.16.50 and [[Page 57615]] 2932.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. Unless the Department of Commerce extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by January 16, 2018. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by January 23, 2018. DATES: November 30, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Porscha Stiger (202-205-3241), 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 investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.--These investigations are being instituted, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed on November 30, 2017, by PMP Fermentation Products, Inc., Peoria, Illinois. 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 and countervailing 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 Thursday, December 21, 2017, 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 December 19, 2017. Parties in support of the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties in 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 December 27, 2017, 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 https://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. Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with these investigations 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 any information that it submits to the Commission during these investigations 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 these or related investigations or reviews, 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. 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. By order of the Commission. Issued: December 1, 2017. Lisa R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2017-26268 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) its licensees, or third parties make in the disclosed to and used: (i) By the
205–2000. United States which could replace the Commission, its employees and Offices,
General information concerning the subject articles if they were to be and contract personnel (a) for
Commission may also be obtained by excluded; developing or maintaining the records
accessing its Internet server at United (iv) indicate whether complainant, of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
States International Trade Commission complainant’s licensees, and/or third internal investigations, audits, reviews,
(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov . The party suppliers have the capacity to and evaluations relating to the
public record for this investigation may replace the volume of articles programs, personnel, and operations of
be viewed on the Commission’s potentially subject to the requested the Commission including under 5
Electronic Document Information exclusion order and/or a cease and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. desist order within a commercially government employees and contract
Hearing-impaired persons are advised reasonable time; and personnel,2 solely for cybersecurity
that information on this matter can be (v) explain how the requested purposes. All nonconfidential written
obtained by contacting the remedial orders would impact United submissions will be available for public
Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) States consumers. inspection at the Office of the Secretary
205–1810. Written submissions must be filed no and on EDIS.3
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
later than by close of business, eight This action is taken under the
Commission has received a complaint calendar days after the date of authority of section 337 of the Tariff Act
and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) publication of this notice in the Federal of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1337),
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice Register. There will be further and of §§ 201.10 and 210.8(c) of the
and Procedure filed on behalf of opportunities for comment on the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Qualcomm Incorporated on November public interest after the issuance of any Procedure (19 CFR 201.10, 210.8(c)).
30, 2017. The complaint alleges final initial determination in this By order of the Commission.
violations of section 337 of the Tariff investigation. Issued: December 1, 2017.
Persons filing written submissions
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1337) in the Lisa R. Barton,
must file the original document
importation into the United States, the Secretary to the Commission.
electronically on or before the deadlines
sale for importation, and the sale within [FR Doc. 2017–26277 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
stated above and submit 8 true paper
the United States after importation of
copies to the Office of the Secretary by BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
certain mobile electronic devices and
noon the next day pursuant to § 210.4(f)
radio frequency and processing
of the Commission’s Rules of Practice
components thereof. The complaint INTERNATIONAL TRADE
and Procedure (19 CFR 210.4(f)).
names as a respondent Apple Inc. of COMMISSION
Submissions should refer to the docket
Cupertino, CA. The complainant
number (‘‘Docket No. 3279) in a [Investigation Nos. 701–TA–590 and 731–
requests that the Commission issue a
prominent place on the cover page TA–1397–1398 (Preliminary)]
limited exclusion order, a cease and
and/or the first page. (See Handbook for
desist order, and impose a bond upon Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and
Electronic Filing Procedures, Electronic
respondents’ alleged infringing articles Derivative Products From China and
Filing Procedures).1 Persons with
during the 60-day Presidential review France; Institution of Antidumping and
questions regarding filing should
period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). Countervailing Duty Investigations and
contact the Secretary (202–205–2000).
Proposed respondents, other Scheduling of Preliminary Phase
Any person desiring to submit a
interested parties, and members of the Investigations
document to the Commission in
public are invited to file comments, not
confidence must request confidential AGENCY: United States International
to exceed five (5) pages in length,
treatment. All such requests should be Trade Commission.
inclusive of attachments, on any public
directed to the Secretary to the
interest issues raised by the complaint ACTION: Notice.
Commission and must include a full
or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should
statement of the reasons why the SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
address whether issuance of the relief
Commission should grant such notice of the institution of investigations
specifically requested by the
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents and commencement of preliminary
complainant in this investigation would
for which confidential treatment by the phase antidumping and countervailing
affect the public health and welfare in
Commission is properly sought will be duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–590
the United States, competitive
treated accordingly. All such requests and 731–TA–1397–1398 (Preliminary)
conditions in the United States
should be directed to the Secretary to pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
economy, the production of like or
the Commission and must include a full Act’’) to determine whether there is a
directly competitive articles in the
statement of the reasons why the reasonable indication that an industry
United States, or United States
Commission should grant such in the United States is materially
consumers.
treatment. See 19 CFR 201.6. Documents injured or threatened with material
In particular, the Commission is
for which confidential treatment by the injury, or the establishment of an
interested in comments that:
Commission is properly sought will be industry in the United States is
(i) Explain how the articles
treated accordingly. All information, materially retarded, by reason of
potentially subject to the requested
including confidential business imports of sodium gluconate, gluconic
remedial orders are used in the United
information and documents for which
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States; acid, and derivative products from
confidential treatment is properly China and France, provided for in
(ii) identify any public health, safety,
sought, submitted to the Commission for subheadings 2918.16.10, 2918.16.50 and
or welfare concerns in the United States
purposes of this Investigation may be
relating to the requested remedial 2 All contract personnel will sign appropriate
orders; 1 Handbook for Electronic Filing Procedures: nondisclosure agreements.
(iii) identify like or directly https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_ 3 Electronic Document Information System
competitive articles that complainant, filing_procedures.pdf. (EDIS): https://edis.usitc.gov.
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2932.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Secretary will prepare a public service In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
Schedule of the United States, that are list containing the names and addresses and 207.3 of the rules, each document
alleged to be sold in the United States of all persons, or their representatives, filed by a party to the investigations
at less than fair value and alleged to be who are parties to these investigations must be served on all other parties to
subsidized by the Government of China. upon the expiration of the period for the investigations (as identified by
Unless the Department of Commerce filing entries of appearance. either the public or BPI service list), and
extends the time for initiation, the Limited disclosure of business a certificate of service must be timely
Commission must reach a preliminary proprietary information (BPI) under an filed. The Secretary will not accept a
determination in antidumping and administrative protective order (APO) document for filing without a certificate
countervailing duty investigations in 45 and BPI service list.—Pursuant to of service.
days, or in this case by January 16, 2018. section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s Certification.—Pursuant to section
The Commission’s views must be rules, the Secretary will make BPI 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
transmitted to Commerce within five gathered in these investigations person submitting information to the
business days thereafter, or by January available to authorized applicants Commission in connection with these
23, 2018. representing interested parties (as investigations must certify that the
DATES: November 30, 2017. defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are information is accurate and complete to
parties to the investigations under the the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
APO issued in the investigations, making the certification, the submitter
Porscha Stiger (202–205–3241), Office of
provided that the application is made will acknowledge that any information
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
not later than seven days after the that it submits to the Commission
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
publication of this notice in the Federal during these investigations may be
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
Register. A separate service list will be disclosed to and used: (i) By the
impaired persons can obtain
maintained by the Secretary for those Commission, its employees and Offices,
information on this matter by contacting
parties authorized to receive BPI under and contract personnel (a) for
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– the APO.
205–1810. Persons with mobility developing or maintaining the records
Conference.—The Commission’s of these or related investigations or
impairments who will need special Director of Investigations has scheduled
assistance in gaining access to the reviews, or (b) in internal investigations,
a conference in connection with these audits, reviews, and evaluations relating
Commission should contact the Office investigations for 9:30 a.m. on
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. to the programs, personnel, and
Thursday, December 21, 2017, at the operations of the Commission including
General information concerning the U.S. International Trade Commission
Commission may also be obtained by under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by
Building, 500 E Street SW., Washington, U.S. government employees and
accessing its internet server (https:// DC. Requests to appear at the conference
www.usitc.gov). The public record for contract personnel, solely for
should be emailed to William.bishop@
this investigation may be viewed on the cybersecurity purposes. All contract
usitc.gov and Sharon.bellamy@usitc.gov
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) personnel will sign appropriate
(DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before
at https://edis.usitc.gov. nondisclosure agreements.
December 19, 2017. Parties in support of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the imposition of countervailing and Authority: These investigations are being
Background.—These investigations are antidumping duties in these conducted under authority of title VII of the
being instituted, pursuant to sections investigations and parties in opposition Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff Act of pursuant to section 207.12 of the
to the imposition of such duties will Commission’s rules.
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)), each be collectively allocated one hour
in response to a petition filed on within which to make an oral By order of the Commission.
November 30, 2017, by PMP presentation at the conference. A Issued: December 1, 2017.
Fermentation Products, Inc., Peoria, nonparty who has testimony that may Lisa R. Barton,
Illinois. aid the Commission’s deliberations may Secretary to the Commission.
For further information concerning request permission to present a short [FR Doc. 2017–26268 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
the conduct of these investigations and statement at the conference.
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rules of general application, consult the Written submissions.—As provided in
Commission’s Rules of Practice and sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B Commission’s rules, any person may
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, submit to the Commission on or before DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207). December 27, 2017, a written brief
Participation in the investigations and Antitrust Division
containing information and arguments
public service list.—Persons (other than pertinent to the subject matter of the Notice Pursuant to the National
petitioners) wishing to participate in the investigations. Parties may file written Cooperative Research and Production
investigations as parties must file an testimony in connection with their Act of 1993—Open Platform for NFV
entry of appearance with the Secretary presentation at the conference. All Project, Inc.
to the Commission, as provided in written submissions must conform with
sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the the provisions of section 201.8 of the Notice is hereby given that, on
Commission’s rules, not later than seven Commission’s rules; any submissions November 3, 2017, pursuant to Section
days after publication of this notice in that contain BPI must also conform with 6(a) of the National Cooperative
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the Federal Register. Industrial users the requirements of sections 201.6, Research and Production Act of 1993,
and (if the merchandise under 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. (‘‘the Act’’), Open
investigation is sold at the retail level) rules. The Commission’s Handbook on Platform for NFV Project, Inc. (‘‘Open
representative consumer organizations E-Filing, available on the Commission’s Platform for NFV Project’’) has filed
have the right to appear as parties in Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov, written notifications simultaneously
Commission antidumping duty and elaborates upon the Commission’s rules with the Attorney General and the
countervailing duty investigations. The with respect to electronic filing. Federal Trade Commission disclosing
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Action | Notice. | |
| Dates | November 30, 2017. | |
| Contact | Porscha Stiger (202-205-3241), 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 investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. | |
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