[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 61 (Friday, March 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 12001]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06070]



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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1410 (Final)]


Rubber Bands From Thailand; Supplemental Schedule for the Subject 
Investigation

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: Effective Date: March 7, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher W. Robinson (202-205-
2542), 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 
these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective August 29, 2018, the Commission 
established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of 
its investigations on rubber bands from China and Thailand \1\ 
following preliminary determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') that imports of rubber bands were subsidized by the 
government of China,\2\ and that imports of rubber bands from China and 
Thailand were being, or were likely to be, sold in the United States at 
less than fair value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 733 of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b).\3\ Commerce also made a preliminary negative 
countervailing duty determination regarding imports of rubber bands 
from Thailand.\4\ Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the 
Commission's investigations and of a public hearing held in connection 
therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office of 
the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and 
by publishing the notice in the Federal Register on September 17, 2018 
(83 FR 46969). The hearing was held in Washington, DC, on November 13, 
2018, and all persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to 
appear in person or by counsel. Following affirmative final 
determinations by Commerce regarding LTFV and subsidized imports of 
rubber bands from China,\5\ the Commission issued its final 
determinations that an industry in the United States was materially 
injured by reason of LTFV and subsidized imports of rubber bands from 
China.\6\
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    \1\ Rubber Bands From China and Thailand; Scheduling of the 
Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Anti-Dumping Duty 
Investigations, 83 FR 46969, September 17, 2018.
    \2\ Rubber Bands From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping 
Determination, 83 FR 31729, July 9, 2018.
    \3\ Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Rubber Bands From the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 83 FR 45213, September 6, 
2018; Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of 
Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measure, 83 FR 
45220, September 6, 2018.
    \4\ Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Negative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 83 FR 
31728, July 9, 2018.
    \5\ Rubber Bands From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 83 FR 58538, November 
20, 2018; Rubber Bands From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 58547; 
November 20, 2018.
    \6\ Rubber Bands From China; Determinations, 84 FR 4534, 
February 15, 2019.
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    Commerce has issued a final affirmative antidumping duty 
determination and a final negative countervailing duty determination 
with respect to rubber bands from Thailand.\7\ Accordingly, the 
Commission currently is issuing a supplemental schedule for its 
antidumping investigation of imports of rubber bands from Thailand. 
This supplemental schedule is as follows: The deadline for filing 
supplemental party comments on Commerce's final antidumping duty 
determination is March 19, 2019; the staff report in the final phase of 
this investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on April 1, 
2019; and a public version will be issued thereafter.
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    \7\ Rubber Bands From Thailand: Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value, 84 FR 8304, March 7, 2019; Rubber Bands From 
Thailand: Final Negative Countervailing Duty Determination, 84 FR 
8302, March 7, 2019. Accordingly, the Commission will be terminating 
its countervailing duty investigation with respect to imports of 
rubber bands from Thailand.
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    Supplemental party comments may address only Commerce's final 
antidumping duty determination regarding rubber bands from Thailand. 
These supplemental final comments may not contain new factual 
information and may not exceed five (5) pages in length.
    For further information concerning these investigations see the 
Commission's notice cited above and 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).

    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under 
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 11, 2019.
Katherine Hiner,
Acting Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-06070 Filed 3-28-19; 8:45 am]
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