[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 54 (Thursday, March 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15797-15798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05773]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION


Temporary Change to Filing Procedures

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission (Commission) 
provides notice that, to address concerns related to COVID-19, it is 
temporarily waiving certain of the Commission's rules that require the 
filing of paper copies, CD-ROMs, and other physical media, and amending 
certain of the Commission's rules that allow only for paper filing of 
certain documents in import injury investigations.

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DATES: Immediately and until further notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You may direct telephone inquiries to 
the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205-2000. You may direct email 
inquiries to [email protected]. Hearing impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
at (202) 205-1810. You may find general information concerning the 
Commission at https://www.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 201.4(b) of the Commission's Rules 
of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 201.4(b)) permits the Commission to 
amend, waive, suspend, or revoke Commission rules for ``good and 
sufficient reason'' if the rule is not a matter of procedure required 
by law. The procedures for the filing of documents, including the 
provision of paper copies, CD-ROMs, and other physical media and 
methods of filing in import injury investigations are not procedures 
required by law. Therefore, to address concerns related to COVID-19, 
the Commission has determined that there is good and sufficient reason 
to waive and amend certain Commission rules that require such 
submissions and to require electronic filing for all documents filed 
with the Commission. This waiver and amendment is effective immediately 
and until further notice, which will be provided in a subsequent 
Federal Register notice. Waiver and amendment of these rules will 
mitigate disruption to import injury investigations in the event that 
the USITC building is inaccessible.
    Specifically, the Commission temporarily waives:
    Rule 201.8(d)(1)-(4)'s paper copy requirements, as they pertain to 
Rules 201.12, 201.14, 206.2, 206.8(d), 207.10(a), 207.15, 207.23, 
207.24, 207.25, 207.28, 207.30, 207.61, 207.62(b)(ii)(2), 207.65, 
207.67(a), and 207.68(b); and the paper copy requirements set forth in 
Rules 201.8(f), 201.12, 201.14, 206.2, 206.8(d), 207.10(a), 207.15, 
207.23, 207.25, 207.28, 207.30, 207.61, 207.62(b)(ii)(2), 207.65, 
207.67(a), and 207.68(b).
    The Commission has also approved the temporary amendment of Rule 
206.2 and Rule 207.10(a) to permit parties to file import injury 
petitions, exhibits, attachments, and appendices electronically. All 
such filings shall comply with the procedures set forth in the 
Commission's Electronic Document Information System website at https://edis.usitc.gov.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: March 16, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-05773 Filed 3-18-20; 8:45 am]
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