[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 41 (Friday, March 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12467-12468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04146]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-669 (Fourth Review)]


Cased Pencils From China; Notice of Commission Determination To 
Conduct a Full Five-Year Review and Scheduling of a Full Five-Year 
Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of its determination to 
conduct, and scheduling of, a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 
1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether revocation of the antidumping 
duty order on cased pencils from China 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: Effective Date: February 27, 2017.

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 (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this 
review may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at 
https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--On September 6, 2016, the Commission determined that 
it should proceed to a full review in the subject five-year review 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)). The Commission found that the domestic interested party group 
response to its notice of institution (81 FR 35059, June 1, 2016) was 
adequate. The Commission found that the respondent interested party 
group response was inadequate. The Commission also found that other 
circumstances warranted conducting a full review. A record of the 
Commissioners' votes, the Commission's statement on adequacy, and any 
individual Commissioner's statements will be available from the Office 
of the Secretary and at the Commission's Web site. Accordingly, a full 
review is being scheduled pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)).
    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

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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 the review 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 this review 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).
    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 this review 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 granted 
access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of 
institution of the review 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 review will be 
placed in the nonpublic record on May 30, 2017, and a public version 
will be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.64 of the 
Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
review beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 15, 2017, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the 
hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission 
on or before June 7, 2017. 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 participate in 
a prehearing conference to be held on June 9, 2017, at the U.S. 
International Trade Commission Building, if deemed necessary. Oral 
testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing 
are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 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 June 8, 2017. Parties may also file written 
testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, as 
provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, 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 June 
26, 2017. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as 
a party to the review may submit a written statement of information 
pertinent to the subject of the review on or before June 26, 2017. On 
July 19, 2017, 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 July 
21, 2017, 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 E-Filing, available on the Commission's Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules with respect to 
electronic filing.
    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 the review (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 this review is 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:  This review 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: February 28, 2017.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-04146 Filed 3-2-17; 8:45 am]
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