[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68670-68671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-22065]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1103 (Third Review)]


Certain Activated Carbon From China; Scheduling of an Expedited 
Five-Year Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of an 
expedited review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain 
activated carbon from China would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time.

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DATES: September 5, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Gatten III (202-708-1447), 
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 this 
proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) 
at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background.--On September 5, 2023, the 
Commission determined that the domestic interested party group response 
to its notice of institution (88 FR 35926, June 1, 2023) of the subject 
five-year review was adequate and that the respondent interested party 
group response was inadequate. The Commission did not find any other 
circumstances that would warrant conducting a full review.\1\ 
Accordingly, the Commission determined that it would conduct an 
expedited review pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)(3)).\2\
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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.
    \2\ Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioner Rhonda K. 
Schmidtlein voted to conduct full a review.
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    For further information concerning the conduct of this review 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).
    Staff report.--A staff report containing information concerning the 
subject matter of the review has been placed in the nonpublic record, 
and will be made available to persons on the Administrative Protective 
Order service list for this review on October 18, 2023. A public 
version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec.  207.62(d)(4) of 
the Commission's rules.
    Written submissions.--As provided in Sec.  207.62(d) of the 
Commission's rules, interested parties that are parties to the review 
and that have provided individually adequate responses to the notice of 
institution,\3\ and any party other than an interested party to the 
review may file written comments with the Secretary on what 
determination the Commission should reach in the review. Comments are 
due on or before 5:15 p.m. on October 26, 2023, and may not contain new 
factual information. Any person that is neither a party to the five-
year review nor an interested party may submit a brief written 
statement (which shall not contain any new factual information) 
pertinent to the review by October 26, 2023. However, should the 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') extend the time limit for its 
completion of the final results of its review, 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 Sec. Sec.  201.6, 207.3, and 
207.7 of the Commission's rules. 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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    \3\ The Commission has found the responses submitted on behalf 
of ADA Carbon Solutions, LLC, Calgon Carbon Corporation, Carbon 
Activated Corporation, Jacobi Carbons, Inc., and Norit Americas, 
Inc. 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 Sec. Sec.  201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, 
each document filed by a party to the review must be served on all 
other parties to the review (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.
    Determination.--The Commission has determined this review is 
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: This review is being conducted under authority of title 
VII of the Act; this notice is published pursuant to Sec.  207.62 of 
the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 29, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-22065 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
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