Notice2026-11471
Notice of Extended Deadline for Written Responses to the Initial Round of Comments About the Administration's Action Following a Determination of Import Injury With Regard to Quartz Surface Products (QSP)
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Published
June 9, 2026
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Trade Representative, Office of United States
Abstract
On May 15, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC), published in the Federal Register a process by which domestic producers, importers, exporters, and other interested parties may submit views and evidence on the appropriateness of the safeguard measure recommended by the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) with respect to its determination that quartz surface products (QSP) are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article that is like or directly competitive with the imported article. Because of technical difficulties associated with posting documents to the docket, USTR is extending the deadline for filing responses to the initial round of comments until June 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST. In addition, USTR is notifying interested parties of the start time for the public hearing.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 110 (Tuesday, June 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34877-34878]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11471]
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Extended Deadline for Written Responses to the Initial
Round of Comments About the Administration's Action Following a
Determination of Import Injury With Regard to Quartz Surface Products
(QSP)
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR).
ACTION: Extension of deadline for written responses to the initial
round of comments.
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SUMMARY: On May 15, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), on behalf of the Trade Policy Staff Committee
(TPSC), published in the Federal Register a process by which domestic
producers, importers, exporters, and other interested parties may
submit views and evidence on the appropriateness of the safeguard
measure recommended by the United States International Trade Commission
(USITC) with respect to its determination that quartz surface products
(QSP) are being imported into the United States in such increased
quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or the
threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article that is
like or directly competitive with the imported article. Because of
technical difficulties associated with posting documents to the docket,
USTR is extending the deadline for filing responses to the initial
round of comments until June 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST. In addition,
USTR is notifying interested parties of the start time for the public
hearing.
DATES:
June 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST: The comment period for written
responses to the initial round of comments published in the Federal
Register on May 15, 2026 (91 FR 28096) is extended. Written responses
to the initial round of comments are now requested to be filed on or
before June 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST.
June 16, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. EST: The TPSC will hold a public
hearing in Rooms 1 and 2, 1724 F Street NW, Washington, DC.
ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made through
the Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>
(<a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a>). Follow the instructions for submitting written
responses to the initial round of comments as published in the Federal
Register on May 15, 2026 (91 FR 28096). In addition, for any comments
submitted electronically that contain
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business confidential information (BCI), please file the BCI version of
the comments separate from the public version. The docket number is
USTR-2026-0232. For alternatives to online submissions, please contact
Matthew P. Jaffe at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3c715d484854594b636c63765d5a5a597c494f484e1259534c125b534a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7eac6d3d3cfc2d0f8f7f8edc6c1c1c2e7d2d4d3d589c2c8d789c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Mroczka, Office of WTO and
Multilateral Affairs, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f5a39c96819a87aaa6aab8879a968f9e94b580868187db909a85db929a83"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="aff9c6ccdbc0ddf0fcf0e2ddc0ccd5c4ceefdadcdbdd81cac0df81c8c0d9">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 395-
9450; Michael Gagain, Office of the General Counsel, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6b260208030a0e07453f452c0a0c0a02052b1e181f19450e041b450c041d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fcb1959f949d9990d2a8d2bb9d9b9d9592bc898f888ed299938cd29b938a">[email protected]</span></a> or (202) 395-9529; or Matthew Jaffe,
Office of the General Counsel, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#662b0712120e03113936392c0700000326131512144803091648010910"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2964485d5d414c5e76797663484f4f4c695c5a5d5b074c4659074e465f">[email protected]</span></a> or (202)
395-9512.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 15, 2026, USTR published in the
Federal Register a Request for Comments and Public Hearing About the
Administration's Action Following a Determination of Import Injury With
Regard to Quartz Surface Products (QSP) (91 FR 28096). In that notice,
USTR, on behalf of the TPSC, sought comments about what recommendation
the TPSC should make to the President on the appropriateness of the
safeguard measure recommended by the USITC with respect to its
determination that QSPs are being imported into the United States in
such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious
injury, or the threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an
article that is like or directly competitive with the imported article.
Because of technical difficulties associated with posting documents
to the docket, USTR is extending the period for submitting written
responses to the initial round of comments to the Request for Comments
and Public Hearing to June 10, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EST, to provide the
domestic producers, importers, exporters, and other interested parties
additional time to prepare and submit such comments.
You can find general information about USTR at <a href="http://www.ustr.gov">www.ustr.gov</a>. USTR
will post comments in the docket for public inspection, except properly
designated BCI. You can view comments on <a href="http://Regulations.gov">Regulations.gov</a> by entering
the docket number in the search field on the home page.
Authority: 19 U.S.C. 2253(a)(1)(C).
Mark DiPlacido,
Chair of the Trade Policy Staff Committee, Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
[FR Doc. 2026-11471 Filed 6-8-26; 8:45 am]
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