Notice2024-07917
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar (Rebar) From Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; Scheduling of a Full Five-Year Reviews
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Published
April 15, 2024
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders countervailing duty orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Belarus, China, Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 73 (Monday, April 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26188-26189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07917]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-873-875, 878-880, and 882 (Fourth Review)]
Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar (Rebar) From Belarus, China,
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine; Scheduling of a Full
Five-Year Reviews
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of a full
reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine
whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders countervailing duty
orders on steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Belarus, China,
Indonesia, Latvia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably
foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its
authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days.
DATES: April 9, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nitin Joshi (202-(202) 708-1669),
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 this
review may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at
<a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background.--On February 5, 2024, the Commission determined that
responses to its notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews
were such that a full reviews should proceed (89 FR 13089, February 21,
2024); accordingly, full reviews is being scheduled pursuant to section
751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)). A record of
the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and
any individual Commissioner's statements are available from the Office
of the Secretary and at the Commission's website.
Participation in the review 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 this review as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11 of the Commission's rules, by 45 days after
publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of
these reviews need not file an additional notice of appearance. The
Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to
the review.
For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.)
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
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 reviews available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the review, provided that the
application is made by 45 days after publication of this notice.
Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by
19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the review. A party
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granted access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice
of institution of these reviews need not reapply for such access. A
separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in these reviews will be
placed in the nonpublic record on September 19, 2024, and a public
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the
Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold an in-person hearing in
connection with these reviews beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday,
October 3, 2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in
writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m. on
Friday, September 27, 2024. 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 review, 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, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
October 1, 2024. 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 October 2, 2024. Oral testimony
and written materials to be submitted at 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 to the review may submit a
prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with
the provisions of section 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the
deadline for filing is 5:15 p.m. on September 26, 2024. 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 207.67 of the Commission's rules. The deadline
for filing posthearing briefs is 5:15 p.m. on October 10, 2024. In
addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to
the reviews may submit a written statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the review on or before 5:15 p.m. on October 10, 2024.
On November 7, 2024, 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 5:15
p.m. on November 12, 2024, but such final comments must not contain new
factual information and must otherwise comply with section 207.68 of
the Commission's rules. 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 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 section 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 sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the review must be served on
all other parties to these reviews (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.
The Commission has determined that these reviews are
extraordinarily complicated and therefore has determined to exercise
its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to
19 U.S.C.1675(c)(5)(B).
Authority: These reviews is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant
to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: April 10, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-07917 Filed 4-12-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P
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