83 FR 4681 - Certain Activated Carbon From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 22 (February 1, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-01342
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain activated carbon 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 No. 731-TA-1103 (Second Review)]


Certain Activated Carbon From China; Institution of a Five-Year 
Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a 
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain 
activated carbon 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: Instituted February 1, 2018. To be assured of consideration, the 
deadline for responses is March 5, 2018. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by April 16, 2018.

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 April 27, 2007, the Department of Commerce issued 
an antidumping duty order on imports of certain activated carbon from 
China (72 FR 20988). Following the first five-year reviews by Commerce 
and the Commission, effective March 18, 2013, Commerce issued a 
continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of certain 
activated carbon from China (78 FR 16654). The Commission is now 
conducting a second review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as 
amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the 
order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to the

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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 a full review or an 
expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited 
review will be based on the facts available, which may include 
information provided in response to this notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.
    (2) The Subject Country in this review 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 
determination and its full first five-year review determination, the 
Commission defined the Domestic Like Product to be certain activated 
carbon, coextensive with Commerce's scope of the investigation.
    (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 determination, the 
Commission defined the Domestic Industry as all known producers of 
certain activated carbon, with the exception of one firm, California 
Carbon, which was excluded pursuant to the related parties provision. 
In the full first five-year review, the Commission defined the Domestic 
Industry as all known producers of certain activated carbon.
    (5) 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 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 Charles Smith, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 202-
205-3408.
    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 March 5, 2018. 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 an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing 
such comments is April 16, 2018. 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 
website 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. 18-5-403, expiration 
date June 30, 2020. 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.

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    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 determination in the review.
    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 duty order 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 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 after 2011.
    (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 2017, except as noted (report quantity 
data in pounds 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 2017 (report quantity data in pounds 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 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 
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 
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 2017 (report quantity 
data in pounds and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at 
the U.S. port but not including antidumping 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

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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 after 2011, 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: January 19, 2018.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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domestic industry within a reasonably provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the submitted in response to this request for
foreseeable time. Provisions concerning Commission’s rules, no later than 21 information and throughout this
the conduct of this proceeding may be days after publication of this notice in proceeding or other proceeding may be
found in the Commission’s Rules of the Federal Register. The Secretary will disclosed to and used: (i) By the
Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts maintain a public service list containing Commission, its employees and Offices,
201, subparts A and B and 19 CFR part the names and addresses of all persons, and contract personnel (a) for
207, subparts A and F. The Commission or their representatives, who are parties developing or maintaining the records
will assess the adequacy of interested to the proceeding. of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in
party responses to this notice of Former Commission employees who internal investigations, audits, reviews,
institution to determine whether to are seeking to appear in Commission and evaluations relating to the
conduct a full review or an expedited five-year reviews are advised that they programs, personnel, and operations of
review. The Commission’s may appear in a review even if they the Commission including under 5
determination in any expedited review participated personally and U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S.
will be based on the facts available, substantially in the corresponding government employees and contract
which may include information underlying original investigation or an personnel, solely for cybersecurity
provided in response to this notice. earlier review of the same underlying purposes. All contract personnel will
Definitions.—The following investigation. The Commission’s sign appropriate nondisclosure
definitions apply to this review: designated agency ethics official has agreements.
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or advised that a five-year review is not the Written submissions.—Pursuant to
kind of merchandise that is within the same particular matter as the underlying section 207.61 of the Commission’s
scope of the five-year review, as defined original investigation, and a five-year rules, each interested party response to
by the Department of Commerce. review is not the same particular matter this notice must provide the information
(2) The Subject Country in this review as an earlier review of the same specified below. The deadline for filing
is China. underlying investigation for purposes of such responses is March 5, 2018.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the
domestically produced product or statute for Federal employees, and Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as
products which are like, or in the Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR specified in Commission rule
absence of like, most similar in 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments
characteristics and uses with, the 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). concerning the adequacy of responses to
Subject Merchandise. In its original Consequently, former employees are not the notice of institution and whether the
determination and its full first five-year required to seek Commission approval Commission should conduct an
review determination, the Commission to appear in a review under Commission expedited or full review. The deadline
defined the Domestic Like Product to be rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the for filing such comments is April 16,
certain activated carbon, coextensive corresponding underlying original 2018. All written submissions must
with Commerce’s scope of the investigation or an earlier review of the conform with the provisions of section
investigation. same underlying investigation was 201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. pending when they were Commission submissions that contain BPI must also
producers as a whole of the Domestic employees. For further ethics advice on conform with the requirements of
Like Product, or those producers whose this matter, contact Charles Smith, sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
collective output of the Domestic Like Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 202– Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Product constitutes a major proportion 205–3408. Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
of the total domestic production of the Limited disclosure of business Commission’s website at https://
product. In its original determination, proprietary information (BPI) under an edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
the Commission defined the Domestic administrative protective order (APO) Commission’s rules with respect to
Industry as all known producers of and APO service list.—Pursuant to electronic filing. Also, in accordance
certain activated carbon, with the section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
exception of one firm, California rules, the Secretary will make BPI Commission’s rules, each document
Carbon, which was excluded pursuant submitted in this proceeding available filed by a party to the proceeding must
to the related parties provision. In the to authorized applicants under the APO be served on all other parties to the
full first five-year review, the issued in the proceeding, provided that proceeding (as identified by either the
Commission defined the Domestic the application is made no later than 21 public or APO service list as
Industry as all known producers of days after publication of this notice in appropriate), and a certificate of service
certain activated carbon. the Federal Register. Authorized must accompany the document (if you
(5) An Importer is any person or firm applicants must represent interested are not a party to the proceeding you do
engaged, either directly or through a parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), not need to serve your response).
parent company or subsidiary, in who are parties to the proceeding. A No response to this request for
importing the Subject Merchandise into separate service list will be maintained information is required if a currently
the United States from a foreign by the Secretary for those parties valid Office of Management and Budget
manufacturer or through its selling authorized to receive BPI under the (‘‘OMB’’) number is not displayed; the
agent. APO. OMB number is 3117 0016/USITC No.
Participation in the proceeding and Certification.—Pursuant to section 18–5–403, expiration date June 30,
public service list.—Persons, including 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
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2020. Public reporting burden for the
industrial users of the Subject person submitting information to the request is estimated to average 15 hours
Merchandise and, if the merchandise is Commission in connection with this per response. Please send comments
sold at the retail level, representative proceeding must certify that the regarding the accuracy of this burden
consumer organizations, wishing to information is accurate and complete to estimate to the Office of Investigations,
participate in the proceeding as parties the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In U.S. International Trade Commission,
must file an entry of appearance with making the certification, the submitter 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC
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Subject Merchandise and, if known, an ACTION: Notice. (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
estimate of the percentage of total subparts A and B (19 CFR part 207).
exports to the United States of Subject SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives Participation in the investigations and
Merchandise from the Subject Country notice of the institution of investigations public service list.—Persons (other than
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports. and commencement of preliminary petitioners) wishing to participate in the
(12) Identify significant changes, if phase antidumping and countervailing investigations as parties must file an
any, in the supply and demand duty investigation Nos. 701–TA–597 entry of appearance with the Secretary
conditions or business cycle for the and 731–TA–1407 (Preliminary) to the Commission, as provided in
Domestic Like Product that have pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the sections 201.11 and 207.10 of the
occurred in the United States or in the Act’’) to determine whether there is a Commission’s rules, not later than seven
market for the Subject Merchandise in reasonable indication that an industry days after publication of this notice in
the Subject Country after 2011, and in the United States is materially the Federal Register. Industrial users
significant changes, if any, that are injured or threatened with material and (if the merchandise under
likely to occur within a reasonably injury, or the establishment of an investigation is sold at the retail level)
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to industry in the United States is representative consumer organizations
consider include technology; materially retarded, by reason of have the right to appear as parties in
production methods; development imports of cast iron soil pipe from the Commission antidumping duty and
efforts; ability to increase production China, provided for in statistical countervailing duty investigations. The
(including the shift of production reporting number 7303.00.0030 of the Secretary will prepare a public service
facilities used for other products and the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the list containing the names and addresses
use, cost, or availability of major inputs United States, that are alleged to be sold of all persons, or their representatives,
into production); and factors related to in the United States at less than fair who are parties to these investigations
the ability to shift supply among value and alleged to be subsidized by upon the expiration of the period for
different national markets (including the Government of China. Unless the filing entries of appearance.
barriers to importation in foreign Department of Commerce extends the Limited disclosure of business
markets or changes in market demand time for initiation, the Commission proprietary information (BPI) under an
abroad). Demand conditions to consider must reach a preliminary determination administrative protective order (APO)
include end uses and applications; the in antidumping and countervailing duty and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
existence and availability of substitute investigations in 45 days, or in this case section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
products; and the level of competition by March 12, 2018. The Commission’s rules, the Secretary will make BPI
among the Domestic Like Product views must be transmitted to Commerce gathered in these investigations
produced in the United States, Subject within five business days thereafter, or available to authorized applicants
Merchandise produced in the Subject by March 19, 2018. representing interested parties (as
Country, and such merchandise from defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are
DATES: January 26, 2018. parties to the investigations under the
other countries.
(13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: APO issued in the investigations,
whether you agree with the above Amelia Shister (202) 205–2047), Office provided that the application is made
of Investigations, U.S. International not later than seven days after the
definitions of the Domestic Like Product
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, publication of this notice in the Federal
and Domestic Industry; if you disagree
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing- Register. A separate service list will be
with either or both of these definitions,
impaired persons can obtain maintained by the Secretary for those
please explain why and provide
information on this matter by contacting parties authorized to receive BPI under
alternative definitions.
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202– the APO.
Authority: This proceeding is being 205–1810. Persons with mobility Conference.—The Commission’s
conducted under authority of title VII of the Director of Investigations has scheduled
impairments who will need special
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published a conference in connection with these
pursuant to section 207.61 of the assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office investigations for 9:30 a.m. on Friday,
Commission’s rules.
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000. February 16, 2018, at the U.S.
By order of the Commission. International Trade Commission
General information concerning the
Issued: January 19, 2018. Commission may also be obtained by Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
Lisa R. Barton, accessing its internet server https:// DC. Requests to appear at the conference
Secretary to the Commission. www.usitc.gov. The public record for should be emailed to preliminary
[FR Doc. 2018–01342 Filed 1–31–18; 8:45 am] these investigations may be viewed on conferences@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P the Commission’s electronic docket ON EDIS) on or before February 14,
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. 2018. Parties in support of the
imposition of countervailing and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: antidumping duties in these
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION Background.—These investigations investigations and parties in opposition
are being instituted, pursuant to to the imposition of such duties will
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–597 and 731– sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff each be collectively allocated one hour
TA–1407 (Preliminary)] Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and within which to make an oral
1673b(a)), in response to a petition filed
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

Cast Iron Soil Pipe From China; presentation at the conference. A
on January 26, 2018, by the Cast Iron nonparty who has testimony that may
Institution of Antidumping and Soil Pipe Institute, Mundelein, Illinois.
Countervailing Duty Investigations and aid the Commission’s deliberations may
Scheduling of Preliminary Phase For further information concerning request permission to present a short
Investigations the conduct of these investigations and statement at the conference.
rules of general application, consult the Written submissions.—As provided in
AGENCY: United States International Commission’s Rules of Practice and sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the
Trade Commission. Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B Commission’s rules, any person may

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Instituted February 1, 2018. To be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is March 5, 2018. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by April 16, 2018.
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.
FR Citation		83 FR 4681