[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 61 (Wednesday, March 31, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16079-16080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-7217]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Report to Congress: Retrospective Versus Prospective Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Systems; Request for Comment and Notice of a 
Public Hearing

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
    Background: In the conference report accompanying the 2010 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, Public Law: 111-117, the conferees 
directed the Secretary of Commerce to work with the Secretaries of the 
Departments of Homeland Security and the Treasury to conduct an 
analysis of the relative advantages and disadvantages of prospective 
and retrospective antidumping and countervailing duty systems. The 
report is currently scheduled to be transmitted to Congress on June 14, 
2010. As part of its analysis, the conferees requested that the 
Department of Commerce (the Department) address the extent to which 
each type of system would likely achieve the goals of: (1) Remedying 
injurious dumping or subsidized exports to the United States; (2) 
minimizing uncollected duties; (3) reducing incentives and 
opportunities for importers to evade antidumping and countervailing 
duties; (4) effectively targeting high-risk importers; (5) addressing 
the impact of retrospective rate increases on U.S. importers and their 
employees; and (6) creating minimal administrative burden.
    To help in its analysis, the Department is inviting the public to 
comment on the issue and the specific points raised by the conferees as 
well as identify additional issues or considerations that it believes 
are deserving of the Department's attention as it prepares its report. 
The Department is also notifying the public that it will hold a public 
hearing on April 27, 2010.
    Date for Submitting Comments: The Department requests that comments 
be submitted by 5 p.m., April 20, 2010. Comments should be limited to 
no more than 25 pages. Comments may be submitted electronically or in 
writing. Electronic comments should be submitted to [email protected]. If you submit comments electronically, you do not 
need to also submit comments in writing. People wishing to comment in 
writing should file, by the date specified above, a signed original and 
four copies of each set of comments at the address listed below. The 
Department will not accept nor consider comments accompanied by a 
request that a part or all of the material be treated confidentially 
because of its business proprietary nature or for any other reason.
    All comments will be available for public inspection at Import 
Administration's Central Records Unit, Room 1117, between the hours of 
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. In addition, all comments will 
be made available to the public in Portable Document Format (PDF) on 
the Internet at the Import Administration Web site at the following 
address: http://www.trade.gov/ia/. To the extent possible, all comments 
will be posted within 48 hours. Any questions concerning file 
formatting, document conversion, access on the Internet, or other 
electronic filing issues should be addressed to Andrew Lee Beller, 
Import Administration Webmaster, at (202) 482-0866, e-mail address: 
[email protected].
    Hearing Date: The hearing will be held on April 27, 2010 starting 
at 9:30 a.m. in the auditorium at the Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC.
    Hearing Participation: The hearing is open to the public. There are 
no prerequisites or conditions on participating at the hearing. All are 
welcome to speak at the hearing subject to the guidelines outlined in 
this notice. Those wishing to speak at the hearing must notify the 
Department no later than April 13, 2010. The request can be sent by e-
mail to [email protected] or in writing to the address 
below. Individual presentations will be limited to five minutes to 
allow for possible questions from the Chair and the panel. Written 
comments, though strongly encouraged, are not required for those making 
presentations within the five minute time limit. Anyone requiring 
additional time for their presentation must seek an extension of the 
time limit at the time of their notification to the Department. 
Additional time may be granted as time and the number of participants 
permits. Also, please be aware that foreign nationals wishing to attend 
or participate in the hearing may be required to provide certain 
identification information to the Department by April 23, 2010 in order 
to gain access to the building. For further information, please contact 
Kelly Parkhill at (202) 482-3791.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically or in writing. 
Electronic comments should be submitted to [email protected]. If you submit comments electronically, you do not 
need to submit comments in writing. People wishing to comment in 
writing should file a signed original and four copies of each set of 
comments by 5 p.m., April 20, 2010. Such comments should be addressed 
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, Room 1870, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Parkhill at (202) 482-3791.
    New Reporting Requirements: There are no new paperwork or reporting 
requirements as a result of the action. In addition, all responses to 
the Department's Federal Register notice

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requests for information, including this request, are strictly 
voluntary.

    Dated: March 26, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-7217 Filed 3-30-10; 8:45 am]
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