Notice2026-11617
High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil and Norway; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
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June 10, 2026
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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-777 and 731-TA-1762-1763 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 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 high purity dissolving pulp ("HPDP") from Brazil and Norway, provided for in subheading 4702.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized by the government of Brazil and sold at less-than- fair-value.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35268-35270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11617]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-777 and 731-TA-1762-1763 (Final)]
High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil and Norway; Scheduling of
the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty
Investigations
AGENCY: United States 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-777 and 731-TA-1762-1763 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of
1930 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 high purity dissolving pulp
(``HPDP'') from Brazil and Norway, provided for in subheading
4702.00.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'')
to be subsidized by the government of Brazil and sold at less-than-
fair-value.
DATES: May 27, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Duffy ((202) 708-2579), 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 ``high purity dissolving pulp, which is a
dissolving
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pulp with an alpha cellulose percentage of 90 percent by weight or
higher on an oven dry basis, as calculated by: alpha cellulose
percentage = (100[yen]S10) + 0.5 * (S10[yen]S18) where S10 and S18
values are determined by International Organization for Standardization
(ISO) 692:1982, and having a brightness level of 90 percent or higher,
as measured by ISO 2470-1:2016. High purity dissolving pulp may be
derived from any virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source (including,
but not limited to, those sourced from hardwoods, softwoods, woody
crops, agricultural crops/byproducts/residue, and agricultural/
industrial/other waste). High purity dissolving pulp may be produced
from a chemical pulping process including without limitation a kraft
(sulfate) pulping and/or sulfite pulping process.
High purity dissolving pulp can be shipped in any form, including,
but not limited to, a liquid slurry or in any dried form such as
flakes, powder, granules, pellets, shreds, rolls and sheets.
The scope includes merchandise matching the above description that
has been finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country,
including but not limited to processes such as commingling, blending,
diluting, repackaging, or any other process that would not otherwise
remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed
in the subject country. The scope also includes high purity dissolving
pulp that is commingled or blended with high purity dissolving pulp
from sources not subject to this investigation. Only the subject
component of such commingled or blended products is covered by the
scope of this investigation.
Excluded from the scope is high purity dissolving pulp with an
intrinsic viscosity under 455 milliliters per gram (mL/g), as measured
by ISO 5351:2010.
Also excluded from the scope is cotton linters pulp that consists
of at least 90 percent by weight, on an oven-dried basis, cotton
linters fibers.''
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 Brazil and Norway of HPDP, and that such products 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 August 12, 2025, by Rayonier
Advanced Materials, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida and the United Steel,
Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial
and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO Washington, DC.
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 24, 2026, 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 October
8, 2026. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Friday, October 2,
2026. 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 investigation, 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 3:00
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 Wednesday,
October 7, 2026. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than noon on October 7, 2026. 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 October 1, 2026. 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
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of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs
is October 15, 2026. 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 15, 2026. On October 29, 2026, 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 November 2, 2026, 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/secretary/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/secretary/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.
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: June 8, 2026.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2026-11617 Filed 6-9-26; 8:45 am]
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