[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38157-38158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13085]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final) (Remand)]
Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From China and India
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'')
hereby gives notice of the remand of its final determinations in the
antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of
polytetrafluoroethylene resin (``PTFE'') from China and India. For
further information concerning the conduct of these remand proceedings
and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure.
DATES: Applicable June 25, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of
Investigations, or Karl von Schriltz (703-356-3293), Office of General
Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record of Investigation Nos. 701-TA-
588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final) may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--In July 2018, the Commission unanimously determined
that an industry in the United States was neither materially injured
nor threatened with material injury by reason of PTFE from India found
by the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized by
the Government of India. PTFE from China and India, Investigation Nos.
701-TA-588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final), USITC Pub. 4801 (Jul. 2018).
Subsequently, in November 2018, in the antidumping investigations, the
Commission likewise reached unanimous negative determinations with
respect to imports of PTFE resin from China and India found by Commerce
to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. PTFE from
China and India, Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final), USITC
Pub. 4841 (Nov. 2018). Petitioner, The Chemours Company FC, LLC,
contested the Commission's determinations before the U.S. Court of
International Trade. The court affirmed in part and remanded in part
the Commission's determinations. The Chemours Company FC, LLC v. United
States, Slip. Op. 20-61 (Ct. Int'l Trade, May 6, 2020). Specifically,
the court remanded for the Commission ``to explain further its decision
not to discount post-petition data, taking into account the increase in
subject import prices in the final quarter of 2017.'' Slip Op. at 33.
Participation in the proceeding.--Only those persons who were
interested parties that participated in the investigations (i.e.,
persons listed on the Commission Secretary's service list) and also
parties to the appeal may participate in the remand proceedings. Such
persons need not make any additional notice of appearances or
applications with the Commission to participate in the remand
proceedings, unless they are adding new individuals to the list of
persons entitled to receive business proprietary information (``BPI'')
under administrative protective order. BPI referred to during the
remand proceedings will be governed, as appropriate, by the
administrative protective order issued in the investigations. The
Secretary will maintain a service list containing the names and
addresses of all persons or their representatives who are parties to
the remand proceedings, and the Secretary will maintain a separate list
of those authorized to receive BPI under the administrative protective
order during the remand proceedings.
Written Submissions.--The Commission is not reopening the record
and will not accept the submission of new factual information for the
record. The Commission will permit the parties to file comments
concerning how the Commission could best comply with the Panel's remand
instructions.
The comments must be based solely on the information in the
Commission's record. The Commission will reject submissions containing
additional factual information or arguments pertaining to issues other
than the one on which the Panel has remanded this matter. The deadline
for filing comments is July 3, 2020. Comments shall be limited to no
more than ten (10) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual
material, inclusive of attachments and exhibits.
Parties are advised to consult with the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part
201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of
general applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission.
All written submissions must conform to the provisions of Sec. 201.8
of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. Please note the Secretary's Office will accept
only electronic filings at this time. Filings must be made through the
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Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of
any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. The
Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's
website at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's
rules with respect to electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, will not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation
must be served on all other parties to the investigation (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.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 12, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-13085 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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