Notice2022-20913
Lemon Juice From Brazil and South Africa; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations
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September 28, 2022
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58821-58822]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20913]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1578-1579 (Final)]
Lemon Juice From Brazil and South Africa; Revised Schedule for
the Subject Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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DATES: September 22, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stamen Borisson (202-205-3125), 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 (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 28, 2022, the Commission established
a schedule for the conduct of the final phase of the subject
investigations (87 FR 51701, August 23, 2022) as a result of
affirmative preliminary determinations by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') regarding imports of lemon juice from Brazil and South
Africa. Commerce had extended the date for its final determination with
respect to Brazil but not for South Africa. Subsequently, Commerce
extended the date for its final determination in the investigation of
South Africa from October 11, 2022, to December 19, 2022 (87 FR 56631,
September 15, 2022). The Commission, therefore, is revising its
schedule to conform with Commerce's new schedule. The Commission also
gives notice that the hearing in connection with the final phase of
these investigations will not be held on October 11 but instead will be
held in-person at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 2022.
The Commission's revised dates in the schedule are as follows: the
prehearing staff report will be placed in the nonpublic record on
November 30, 2022; the deadline for filing prehearing briefs is
December 7, 2022; requests to appear at the hearing must be filed with
the Secretary to the Commission not later than December 9, 2022; the
prehearing conference will be held at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building on December 9, 2022, if deemed necessary; the
hearing will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building at 9:30 a.m. on December 15, 2022; the deadline for filing
posthearing briefs is December 22, 2022; the Commission will make its
final release of information on January 13, 2023; and final party
comments are due on January 18, 2023.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold an in-person hearing in
connection with the final phase of these investigations at the U.S.
International Trade Commission Building beginning at 9:30 a.m. on
December 15, 2022. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in
writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before December 9,
2022. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be
included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigations, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3
p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about
participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website
at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on December 9, 2022, if deemed
necessary. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than 4:00 p.m. on December 14, 2022. Oral testimony
and written materials to be submitted with respect for the public
hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of
the Commission's rules. Parties must submit any request to present a
portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business
days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission.
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Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of
the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is December 7, 2022.
Parties shall also file written testimony in connection with their
presentation at the hearing, and posthearing briefs, which must conform
with the provisions of section 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The
deadline for filing posthearing briefs is December 22, 2022. In
addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written statement of information
pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of
support or opposition to the petitions, on or before December 22, 2022.
On January 13, 2023, the Commission will make available to parties all
information on which they have not had an opportunity to comment.
Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before
January 18, 2023, but such final comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the
Commission's rules. All written submissions must conform with 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. The Commission's
Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at
<a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>,
elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall 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
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.
For further information concerning this proceeding see the
Commission's notice cited above and the Commission's Rules of Practice
and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and
part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: September 22, 2022.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-20913 Filed 9-27-22; 8:45 am]
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