[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 231 (Friday, November 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61674-61675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-26020]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-556 and 731-TA-1311 (Final) (Remand)]


Truck and Bus Tires From China

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (``Commission'') 
hereby gives notice of the procedures it intends to follow to comply 
with the court-ordered remand of its final determinations in the 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of truck and bus 
tires (``TBTs'') from China. For further information concerning the 
conduct of these remand proceedings and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR 
part 207).

DATES: November 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nate Comly (202-205-3174), 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 of Investigation Nos. 701-
TA-482-484 and 731-TA-1191-1194 (Final) may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--In March 2017, the Commission determined that an 
industry in the United States was not materially injured or threatened 
with material injury by reason of imports of TBTs from China that were 
sold in the United States at less than fair value and that were 
subsidized by the Government of China. Truck and Bus Tires from China, 
Inv. Nos. 701-TA-556 and 731-TA-1311 (Final), USITC Pub. 4673 (March 
2017). Petitioner contested the Commission's determinations before the 
U.S. Court of International Trade (``CIT''). The CIT sustained certain 
challenged aspects of the Commission's negative determinations, but 
remanded for reconsideration of the Commission's analysis of price 
effects and likely prices effects, and of the nature of the 
countervailable subsidies for purposes of the threat of material injury 
analysis. United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Mfg., Energy, 
Allied Indus. and Serv. Workers Int'l Union v. United States, Slip Op. 
18-151 (Ct. Int'l Trade, Nov. 1, 2018).
    Participation in the remand proceedings.--Only those persons who 
were interested parties that participated in the investigations (i.e., 
persons listed on the Commission Secretary's service list) and also 
parties to the appeal may participate in the remand proceedings. Such 
persons need not file any additional appearances with the Commission to 
participate in the remand proceedings, unless they are adding new 
individuals to the list of persons entitled to receive business 
proprietary information (``BPI'') under administrative protective 
order. BPI referred to during the remand proceedings will be governed, 
as appropriate, by the administrative protective order issued in the 
investigations. The Secretary will maintain a service list containing 
the names and addresses of all persons or their representatives who are 
parties to the remand proceedings, and the Secretary will maintain a 
separate list of those authorized to receive BPI under the 
administrative protective order during the remand proceedings.
    Written Submissions.--The Commission is not reopening the record 
and will not accept the submission of new factual information for the 
record. The Commission will permit the parties to file comments 
concerning how the Commission could best comply with the Court's remand 
instructions.
    The comments must be based solely on the information in the 
Commission's record. The Commission will reject submissions containing 
additional factual information or arguments pertaining to issues other 
than those on which the Court has remanded this matter. The deadline 
for filing comments is December 11, 2018. Comments must be limited to 
no more than ten (10) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual 
material.
    Parties are advised to consult the Commission's Rules of Practice 
and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and 
part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of general 
applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission. All 
written submissions must conform to 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 website 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, will 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 investigation must be 
served on all other parties to the investigation (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.

    By order of the Commission.


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    Issued: November 26, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-26020 Filed 11-29-18; 8:45 am]
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