[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 178 (Friday, September 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63616-63617]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-19955]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-693 and 731-TA-1629-1640 (Preliminary)]


Mattresses From Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, 
Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, 
and Taiwan

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of mattresses 
from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, Kosovo, 
Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan, provided for 
in subheadings 9404.21.00, 9404.29.10, and 9404.29.90 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in 
the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and by reason of 
imports of mattresses from Indonesia that are alleged to be subsidized 
by the government of Indonesia.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 88 FR 57412 and 88 FR 57433 (August 23, 2023).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec.  703(b) or 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under Sec. Sec.  705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not enter a separate

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appearance for the final phase of the investigations. Any other party 
may file an entry of appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations after publication of the final phase notice of 
scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under 
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will 
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov), 
for comment.

Background

    On July 28, 2023, Brooklyn Bedding LLC, Phoenix, Arizona; Carpenter 
Company, Richmond, Virginia; Corsicana Mattress Company, Dallas, Texas; 
Future Foam, Inc., Council Bluffs, Iowa; FXI, Inc., Radnor, 
Pennsylvania; Kolcraft Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, Illinois; Leggett & 
Platt, Incorporated, Carthage, Missouri; Serta Simmons Bedding, Inc., 
Doraville, Georgia; Southerland Inc., Antioch, Tennessee; Tempur Sealy 
International, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky; the International Brotherhood 
of Teamsters, Washington, DC; and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC, filed petitions with the 
Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States 
is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of 
subsidized imports of mattresses from Indonesia and LTFV imports of 
mattresses from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Italy, 
Kosovo, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan. 
Accordingly, effective July 28, 2023, the Commission instituted 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-693 and antidumping duty 
investigation Nos. 731-TA-1629-1640 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of August 3, 2023 (88 FR 51351). The 
Commission conducted its conference on August 18, 2023. All persons who 
requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on 
September 11, 2023. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5460 (September 2023), entitled Mattresses from Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burma, India, Indonesia, Italy, Kosovo, Mexico, 
Philippines, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Taiwan: Investigation Nos. 
701-TA-693 and 731-TA-1629-1640 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 11, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-19955 Filed 9-14-23; 8:45 am]
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