Ceramic Tile From China; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations
| Citation | 84 FR 15637 |
| Record Number | 2019-07573 |
| Published date | 16 April 2019 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | International Trade Commission |
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[FR Doc. 2019–07563 Filed 4–15–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4310–84–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–621 and 731–
TA–1447 (Preliminary)]
Ceramic Tile From China; Institution of
Anti-Dumping 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–621
and 731–TA–1447 (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 ceramic tile from China,
provided for in subheadings 6907.21.10,
6907.21.20, 6907.21.30, 6907.21.40,
6907.21.90, 6907.22.10, 6907.22.20,
6907.22.30, 6907.22.40, 6907.22.90,
6907.23.10, 6907.23.20, 6907.23.30,
6907.23.40, 6907.23.90, 6907.30.10,
6907.30.20, 6907.30.30, 6907.30.40,
6907.30.90, 6907.40.10, 6907.40.20,
6907.40.30, 6907.40.40, and 6907.40.90
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 (‘‘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 May 28, 2019.
The Commission’s views must be
transmitted to Commerce within five
business days thereafter, or by June 4,
2019.
DATES
: April 10, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Nathanael N. Comly ((202) 205–3174),
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
these investigations 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 April 10, 2019, by the Coalition for
Fair Trade in Ceramic Tile.
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
Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington,
DC. Requests to appear at the conference
should be emailed to
preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO
NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before April
29, 2019. 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
May 6, 2019, 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 website 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
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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: April 11, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–07573 Filed 4–15–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 337–TA–1128]
Certain Lithography Machines and
Systems and Components Thereof (I)
Termination of Investigation on the
Basis of Settlement
AGENCY
: U.S. International Trade
Commission.
ACTION
: Notice.
SUMMARY
: Notice is hereby given that
the U.S. International Trade
Commission has determined not to
review the presiding administrative law
judge’s (‘‘ALJ’’) initial determination
(‘‘ID’’) (Order No. 15), granting a joint
motion to terminate the investigation on
the basis of settlement. The
investigation is terminated.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Sidney A. Rosenzweig, Office of the
General Counsel, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202)
708–2532. Copies of non-confidential
documents filed in connection with this
investigation are or will be available for
inspection during official business
hours (8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.) in the
Office of the Secretary, U.S.
International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436,
telephone (202) 205–2000. General
information concerning the Commission
may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server at 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. Hearing-impaired
persons are advised that information on
this matter can be obtained by
contacting the Commission TDD
terminal on (202) 205–1810.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: The
Commission instituted this investigation
on August 21, 2018, based on a
complaint filed by Carl Zeiss SMT
GmbH of Oberkochen, Germany. 83 FR
42317, 42318 (Aug. 21, 2018). The
complaint alleged violations of section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, in the
importation, sale before importation,
and sale in the United States after
importation of certain lithography
machines and systems and components
thereof by reason of the infringement of
certain claims of U.S. Patent No.
8,902,407 and U.S. Patent No.
9,280,058. Id. The notice of
investigation named as respondents
Nikon Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, as
well as Nikon Research Corporation of
America and Nikon Precision Inc., both
of Belmont, California. Id. The Office of
Unfair Import Investigations did not
participate in this investigation.
On February 22, 2019, the parties
jointly moved to terminate the
investigation based on settlement. No
responses were filed.
On March 18, 2019, the presiding ALJ
issued the subject ID (Order No. 15)
granting the motion. The ID finds that
the motion complies with Commission
Rule 210.21, see 19 CFR 210.21(a)–(b),
and that the settlement agreement will
not adversely affect the public interest,
19 CFR 210.50(b)(2). ID at 1–2.
No petitions for review of the ID were
filed.
The Commission has determined not
to review the ID. The investigation is
terminated.
The authority for the Commission’s
determination is contained in section
337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (19 U.S.C. 1337), and in Part
210 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (19 CFR part
210).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 10, 2019.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–07514 Filed 4–15–19; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129, TTY 202–693–8064, (these are not
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