[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 136 (Wednesday, July 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42916-42917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15197]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 731-TA-1132 and 1134 (Second Review)]


Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip From China and 
the United Arab Emirates; Scheduling of Expedited Five-Year Reviews.

AGENCY:  United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of 
expedited reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
polyethylene terephthalate film, sheet, and strip from China and the 
United Arab Emirates would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

DATES:  April 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Alejandro Orozco (202-205-3177), 
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 
reviews may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at 
https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.--On April 6, 2020, the Commission determined that the 
domestic interested party group response to its notice of institution 
(85 FR 114, January 2, 2020) of the subject five-year reviews was 
adequate and that the respondent interested party group response was 
inadequate. The Commission did not find any other circumstances that 
would warrant conducting full reviews.\1\ Accordingly, the Commission 
determined that it would conduct expedited reviews pursuant to section 
751(c)(3) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)).
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    \1\ A record of the Commissioners' votes, the Commission's 
statement on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's statements 
will be available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 
Commission's website.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and 
rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), 
and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
    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.
    Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the 
subject matter of these reviews will be placed in the nonpublic record 
on July 20, 2020, and made available to persons on the Administrative 
Protective Order service list for these reviews. A public version will 
be issued thereafter, pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the 
Commission's rules.
    Written submissions.--As provided in section 207.62(d) of the 
Commission's rules, interested parties that are parties to the reviews 
and that have provided individually adequate responses to the notice of 
institution,\2\ and any party

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other than an interested party to the reviews may file written comments 
with the Secretary on what determinations the Commission should reach 
in the reviews. Comments are due on or before July 27, 2020 and may not 
contain new factual information. Any person that is neither a party to 
the five-year reviews nor an interested party may submit a brief 
written statement (which shall not contain any new factual information) 
pertinent to the reviews by July 27, 2020. However, should the 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extend the time limit for its 
completion of the final results of its reviews, the deadline for 
comments (which may not contain new factual information) on Commerce's 
final results is three business days after the issuance of Commerce's 
results. If comments contain business proprietary information (BPI), 
they must conform with the requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 
207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's rules with respect to 
filing were revised effective July 25, 2014. See 79 FR 35920 (June 25, 
2014). The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the 
Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's 
procedures with respect to filings.
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    \2\ The Commission has found the joint response to its notice of 
institution filed on behalf of four domestic producers (DuPont 
Teijin Films, Mitsubishi Polyester Film, Inc., SKC, Inc., and Toray 
Plastics (America), Inc., and a second response filed individually 
by another domestic producer (Terphane LLC) to be individually 
adequate. Comments from other interested parties will not be 
accepted (see 19 CFR 207.62(d)(2)).
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    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on all other 
parties to the reviews (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.
    Determinations.--The Commission has determined these reviews are 
extraordinarily complicated and therefore has determined to exercise 
its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 
19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B).

    Authority:  These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 9, 2020.
Katherine Hiner,
Supervisory Attorney.
[FR Doc. 2020-15197 Filed 7-14-20; 8:45 am]
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