[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17401-17402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06756]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. TA-201-77]


Fresh, Chilled, or Frozen Blueberries

Determination

    On the basis of the information in the investigation, the United 
States International Trade Commission (``Commission'') determines 
pursuant to section 202(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 that fresh, 
chilled, or frozen blueberries \1\ are not being imported into the 
United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause 
of serious injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic industry 
producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported 
article.
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    \1\ For Customs purposes, the products covered by the 
investigation are provided for under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (``HTSUS'') statistical reporting numbers 
0810.40.0024; 0810.40.0026; 0810.40.0029; 0811.90.2024; 
0811.90.2030; and 0811.90.2040. These HTSUS numbers are provided for 
convenience, and the written description of the scope is 
dispositive.
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Background

    Following receipt of a request from the United States Trade 
Representative on September 29, 2020, the Commission instituted this 
investigation pursuant to section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974 to 
determine whether fresh, chilled, or frozen blueberries are being 
imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a 
substantial cause of serious injury, or the threat thereof, to the 
domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive 
with the imported article. Notice of the institution of the 
Commission's investigation and of the scheduling of public hearings to 
be held in connection therewith was given by publishing the notice in 
the Federal Register (85 FR 64162 (October 9, 2020), amended at 85 FR 
66360 (October 19, 2020)). In light of the restrictions on access to 
the Commission building due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission 
conducted its public hearing in connection with the injury phase of the 
investigation through written testimony and video conference on January 
12, 2021.\2\ All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted 
to participate.
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    \2\ The Commission changed the starting time of this hearing 
from 9:30 a.m. as originally scheduled to 9:00 a.m. in a subsequent 
notice (86 FR 3195 (January 14, 2021)).
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    The Commission transmitted its determination in this investigation 
to the President on March 29, 2021. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 5164 (March 2021), entitled Fresh, 
Chilled, or Frozen Blueberries: Investigation No. TA-201-77.

    By order of the Commission.


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    Issued: March 29, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-06756 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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