[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33709-33710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11760]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 332-575]


Seafood Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated 
Fishing: U.S. Imports and Economic Impact on U.S. Commercial Fisheries; 
Notice of New Dates for Public Hearing and Transmittal of the 
Commission's Report

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice of new dates for public hearing and transmittal of the 
Commission's report.

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SUMMARY: The Commission has changed the date of its public hearing for 
Investigation No. 332-575: Seafood Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, 
and Unregulated Fishing: U.S. Imports and Economic Impact on U.S. 
Commercial Fisheries from May 12, 2020 to September 3, 2020; and the 
date has changed for transmittal of its report to the U.S. House of 
Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (Committee) in this 
investigation from December 19, 2020 to February 18, 2021 due to COVID-
19.

DATES: 
    August 12, 2020: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the 
public hearing.
    August 21, 2020: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    September 3, 2020: Public hearing.
    September 17, 2020: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and 
statements.
    October 9, 2020: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
    February 18, 2021: Transmittal of Commission report to the 
Committee.

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing 
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions 
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade 
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record 
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic 
docket (EDIS), https://edis.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Renee Berry (202-205-
3498 or [email protected]) or Deputy Project Leader Daniel Matthews 
(202-205-5991 or [email protected]) for information specific to 
this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of these 
investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of 
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or [email protected]). The 
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations 
(202-205-1819 or [email protected]). Hearing-impaired 
individuals may obtain information on this matter by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal at 202-205-1810. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published notice of 
institution of the investigation in the Federal Register on January 31, 
2020 (85 FR 5704, January 31, 2020). In that notice, the Commission 
announced it would hold a public hearing on May 12, 2020, and it also 
set dates by which requests to appear at the hearing, briefs, and other 
written submissions should be filed. However, due to COVID-19, the 
Commission postponed the hearing to a date to be determined (85 FR 
21460, April 17, 2020). The Commission has rescheduled the public 
hearing as well as deadlines for requests to appear at the hearing, 
briefs, and other written submissions to the following dates. Please 
note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings at this 
time. Filings must be made through the Commission's Electronic Document 
Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-
based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be 
accepted until further notice. The scope of the investigation remains 
the same as published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2020.
    Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this 
investigation will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 3, 2020. 
This hearing may occur at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, or via an online 
videoconferencing platform. Information about the place and form of the 
hearing, including about how to participate in or view the hearing, 
will be posted on the Commission's website at (https://usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/what_we_are_working_on.htm). Once on that web 
page, scroll down to the entry for investigation No. 332-575, Seafood 
Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: U.S. Imports 
and Economic Impact on U.S. Commercial Fisheries, and click on the link 
to ``hearing instructions.''
    Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the 
Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., August 12, 2020 in accordance with 
the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. All pre-hearing 
briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., August 
21, 2020; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed 
not later than 5:15 p.m., September 17, 2020. In the event that, as of 
the close of business on August 12, 2020, no witnesses are scheduled to 
appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person 
interested in attending the hearing as an observer or nonparticipant 
should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000 after August 
12, 2020, for information concerning whether the hearing will be held.
    Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in 
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions 
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be 
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15 
p.m., October 9, 2020. All written submissions must conform to the 
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and 
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 (March 
19, 2020). Under that rule waiver, the Office of the Secretary will 
accept only electronic filings at this time. Filings must be made 
through the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, 
https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper 
copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. 
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the 
Office of the Secretary,

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Docket Services Division (202-205-1802), or consult the Commission's 
Handbook on Filing Procedures.
    Confidential Business Information. Any submissions that contain 
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements 
of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure 
(19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of 
the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether 
they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that 
the confidential business information is clearly identified by means of 
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business 
information, will be made available for inspection by interested 
parties.
    As requested by the Committee, the Commission will not include any 
confidential business information in the report that it sends to the 
Committee or makes available to the public. However, all information, 
including confidential business information, submitted in this 
investigation may be disclosed to and used: (i) By the Commission, its 
employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing or 
maintaining the records of this or a related proceeding, or (b) in 
internal investigations, audits, reviews, and evaluations relating to 
the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including 
under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government employees and 
contract personnel for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not 
otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a manner 
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
    Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish 
summaries of the positions of interested persons in an appendix to the 
report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in 
the report should include a summary with their written submission. The 
summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in a format that can be 
easily converted to MS Word, and should not include any confidential 
business information. The summary will be published as provided if it 
meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the 
investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the 
organization furnishing the summary and will include a link to the 
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the 
full written submission can be found.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 27, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-11760 Filed 6-1-20; 8:45 am]
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