[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 149 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46712-46713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16844]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-577]
Raspberries for Processing: Conditions of Competition Between
U.S. and Foreign Suppliers, with a Focus on Washington State; Change in
Form of Public Hearing
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Change in form of public hearing.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has changed the form of the hearing to be held
in Investigation No. 332-577: Raspberries for Processing: Conditions of
Competition between U.S. and Foreign Suppliers, with a Focus on
Washington State, from an in-person hearing to a videoconference
hearing due to COVID-19. With the exception of an additional date for
filing electronic copies of oral statements for the hearing, dates
previously announced in the notice of investigation remain the same.
DATES:
August 27, 2020: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
September 8, 2020: Deadline for filing prehearing briefs and
statements.
September 15, 2020: Deadline for filing electronic copies of oral
statements to be presented at the hearing.
September 17, 2020: Public hearing via videoconference.
September 24, 2020: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements.
December 6, 2020: Deadline for filing all other written
submissions.
June 9, 2021: Transmittal of Commission report to the United States
Trade Representative.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/edis3-internal/app. Please note
the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings at this time
(see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION or Written Submissions for more
information).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Jessica Pugliese (202-
941-9537 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Mary
Roop (202-708-2277 or [email protected]) for information specific to
this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of these
investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202-205-1819 or [email protected]). Hearing-impaired
individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the
Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The public hearing in this investigation
will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 2020, using a
videoconference platform. More
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detailed information about the hearing, including how to participate,
will be posted on the Commission's website at https://usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/what_we_are_working_on.htm. Once on that web
page, scroll down to the entry for investigation No. 332-577,
Raspberries for Processing: Conditions of Competition between U.S. and
Foreign Suppliers, with a Focus on Washington State, and click on the
link to ``Hearing Information.'' Interested parties should check the
Commission's website periodically for updates.
Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the
Secretary no later than 5:15 p.m., August 27, 2020, in accordance with
the requirements in the ``Written Submissions'' section below. All
prehearing briefs and statements should be filed not later than 5:15
p.m., September 8, 2020, and all post-hearing briefs and statements
should be filed not later than 5:15 p.m., September 24, 2020. Post-
hearing briefs and statements should address matters raised at the
hearing. To facilitate the hearing, including the preparation of an
accurate written transcript of the hearing, oral testimony to be
presented at the hearing must be submitted to the Commission
electronically no later than the close of business September 15, 2020.
In the event that, as of the close of business on September 8, 2020, no
witnesses are scheduled to appear at the hearing, the hearing will be
canceled.
The Commission published notice of institution of the investigation
to the Federal Register on May 20, 2020 (85 FR 30736). In that notice,
the Commission announced it would hold a public hearing on September
17, 2020, in the Commission's building and it also set dates by which
requests to appear at the hearing, briefs, and other written
submissions should be filed. Please note the Secretary's Office will
accept only electronic filings at this time. Filings must be made
through the 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 scope of the investigation remains the same as published in the
Federal Register on May 20, 2020.
Written submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15
p.m., December 6, 2020. All written submissions must conform to the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 (March
19, 2020). Under that rule waiver, the Office of the Secretary will
accept only electronic filings at this time. Filings must be made
through the 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.
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the
Office of the Secretary, Docket Services Division (202-205-1802) or
consult the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures.
Confidential business information. Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements
of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
(19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of
the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether
they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that
the confidential business information is clearly identified by means of
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business
information, will be made available for inspection by interested
parties.
As requested by the USTR, the Commission will not include any
confidential business information in the report that it sends to the
USTR or makes available to the public. However, all information,
including confidential business information, submitted in this
investigation 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 for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not
otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
Summaries of written submissions: The Commission intends to publish
summaries of the positions of interested persons in an appendix to the
report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in
the report should include a summary with their written submission. The
summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in a format that can be
easily converted to MS Word, and should not include any confidential
business information. The summary will be published as provided if it
meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the
investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the
organization furnishing the summary and will include a link to the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the
full written submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 29, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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