[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 123 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38157-38158]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13085]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final) (Remand)]


Polytetrafluoroethylene Resin From China and India

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 remand of its final determinations in the 
antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of 
polytetrafluoroethylene resin (``PTFE'') from China and India. For 
further information concerning the conduct of these remand proceedings 
and rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure.

DATES: Applicable June 25, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, or Karl von Schriltz (703-356-3293), Office of General 
Counsel, 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 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record of Investigation Nos. 701-TA-
588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final) may be viewed on the Commission's 
electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background.--In July 2018, the Commission unanimously determined 
that an industry in the United States was neither materially injured 
nor threatened with material injury by reason of PTFE from India found 
by the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized by 
the Government of India. PTFE from China and India, Investigation Nos. 
701-TA-588 and 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final), USITC Pub. 4801 (Jul. 2018). 
Subsequently, in November 2018, in the antidumping investigations, the 
Commission likewise reached unanimous negative determinations with 
respect to imports of PTFE resin from China and India found by Commerce 
to be sold in the United States at less than fair value. PTFE from 
China and India, Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1392-1393 (Final), USITC 
Pub. 4841 (Nov. 2018). Petitioner, The Chemours Company FC, LLC, 
contested the Commission's determinations before the U.S. Court of 
International Trade. The court affirmed in part and remanded in part 
the Commission's determinations. The Chemours Company FC, LLC v. United 
States, Slip. Op. 20-61 (Ct. Int'l Trade, May 6, 2020). Specifically, 
the court remanded for the Commission ``to explain further its decision 
not to discount post-petition data, taking into account the increase in 
subject import prices in the final quarter of 2017.'' Slip Op. at 33.
    Participation in the proceeding.--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 make any additional notice of appearances or 
applications 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 Panel'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 the one on which the Panel has remanded this matter. The deadline 
for filing comments is July 3, 2020. Comments shall be limited to no 
more than ten (10) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual 
material, inclusive of attachments and exhibits.
    Parties are advised to consult with 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 Sec.  201.8 
of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also 
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec.  201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of 
the Commission's rules. Please note the Secretary's Office will accept 
only electronic filings at this time. Filings must be made through the

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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 
Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's 
website at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's 
rules with respect to electronic filing.
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to Sec.  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 Sec. Sec.  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.

    Issued: June 12, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-13085 Filed 6-24-20; 8:45 am]
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