Notice2024-11301
Aluminum Extrusions From China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations.
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Published
May 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-695-698 and 731-TA-1643-1644 and 1646-1657 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether 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 aluminum extrusions from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 7604.10.10, 7604.10.30, 7604.10.50, 7604.21.00, 7604.29.10, 7604.29.30, 7604.29.50, 7608.10.00, 7608.20.00, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, and 7610.90.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 101 (Thursday, May 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45677-45679]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-11301]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-695-698 and 731-TA-1643-1644 and 1646-1657
(Final)]
Aluminum Extrusions From China, Colombia, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam; Scheduling of the Final
Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations.
AGENCY: International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-695-698 and 731-TA-1643-1644 and 1646-1657 (Final) pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether 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 aluminum extrusions from
China, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico,
South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and
Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 7604.10.10, 7604.10.30,
7604.10.50, 7604.21.00, 7604.29.10, 7604.29.30, 7604.29.50, 7608.10.00,
7608.20.00, 7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, and 7610.90.00 of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at
less-than-fair-value.
DATES: May 7, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jordan Harriman ((202) 205-2610),
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:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``aluminum extrusions, regardless of form,
finishing, or fabrication, whether assembled with other parts or
unassembled, whether coated, painted, anodized, or thermally improved.
Aluminum extrusions are shapes and forms, produced by an extrusion
process, made from aluminum alloys having metallic elements
corresponding to the alloy series designations published by the
Aluminum Association commencing with the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or
proprietary equivalents or other certifying body equivalents).'' \1\
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\1\ A full description of the subject merchandise covered in the
scope of these investigations is contained in the Federal Register
notices of Commerce's preliminary antidumping duty determinations on
aluminum extrusions.
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Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec. 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in China, Indonesia, Mexico, and Turkey of aluminum
extrusions, and
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that imports of such products from China, Colombia, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,
Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam are being sold in the United
States at less than fair value within the meaning of Sec. 733 of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions
filed on October 4, 2023, by the U.S. Aluminum Extruders Coalition
(consisting of Alexandria Extrusion Company, Alexandria, Minnesota;
APEL Extrusions Inc., Coburg, Oregon; Bonnell Aluminum, Newnan,
Georgia; Brazeway, Adrian, Michigan; Custom Aluminum Products, South
Elgin, Illinois; Extrudex Aluminum, North Jackson, Ohio; International
Extrusions, Garden City, Michigan; Jordan Aluminum Company, Memphis,
Tennessee; M-D Building Products, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Merit
Aluminum, Corona, California; MI Metals, Oldsmar, Florida; Pennex
Aluminum, Wellsville, Pennsylvania; Tower Extrusions, Olney, Texas; and
Western Extrusions, Carrollton, Texas) and the United Steel, Paper and
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service
Workers International Union, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, 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 C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations 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 the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
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 Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations 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 the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on
September 10, 2024, and a public version will be issued thereafter,
pursuant to Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
September 24, 2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed
in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Wednesday,
September 18, 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 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 3pm 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 Friday,
September 20, 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 September 23, 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 who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is September 17, 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 Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is October 1, 2024. 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
petition, on or before October 1, 2024. On October 16, 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 October 18, 2024, 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
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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.
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: May 17, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-11301 Filed 5-22-24; 8:45 am]
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