[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 133 (Friday, July 10, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41624-41625]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14850]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1387-1391 (Final) (Remand)]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, 
Pakistan, and Taiwan

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 duty investigations of polyethylene terephthalate resin 
(``PET resin'') from Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan. 
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: July 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer ((202) 205-3193), Office 
of Investigations, or Brian Allen ((202) 205-3034), 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 
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Hyperlink reference not valid.https://www.usitc.gov). The public record 
for Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1387-1391 (Final) may be viewed on the 
Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.-- In October 2018, the Commission determined that an 
industry in the United States was not materially injured or threatened 
with material injury by reason of imports of PET resin from Brazil, 
Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan that were sold in the United 
States at less than fair value. Polyethylene Terephthalate Resin from 
Brazil, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Taiwan, Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1387-
1391 (Final), USITC Pub. 4835 (November 2018). Petitioners contested 
the Commission's determinations before the U.S. Court of International 
Trade (``CIT''). The CIT remanded for reconsideration of the 
Commission's analysis of price effects and impact. DAK Americas LLC, 
Indorama Ventures USA, Inc., and Nan Ya Plastics Corporation, America 
v. United States, Slip Op. 20-80 (Ct. Int'l Trade, June 4, 2020).
    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 were 
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 July 20, 2020. Comments must be limited to no 
more than twenty-five (25) 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 
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: July 6, 2020.
William Bishop,
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer.
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