[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49903-49905]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12776]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1658 (Final)]


Truck and Bus Tires From Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase 
of an Antidumping Duty Investigation

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1658 (Final) 
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether 
an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened 
with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United 
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of truck and bus 
tires from Thailand, provided for in subheadings 4011.20.10 and 
4011.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') 
to be sold at less-than-fair-value.

DATES: May 20, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Stebbins ((202) 205-2039), 
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 
investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Scope.--For purposes of this investigation, Commerce has defined 
the subject merchandise as ``new pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a 
truck or bus size designation. Truck and bus tires covered by the scope 
may be tube-

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type, tubeless, radial, or non-radial (also known as bias construction 
or bias-ply). Subject tires have, at the time of importation, the 
symbol ``DOT'' on the sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to 
applicable motor vehicle safety standards.'' (For Commerce's full scope 
definition, see 89 FR 43806, May 20, 2024).
    Background.--The final phase of this investigation is being 
scheduled, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a result of an affirmative preliminary 
determination by Commerce that imports of truck and bus tires from 
Thailand are being sold in the United States at less than fair value 
within the meaning of Sec.  733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The 
investigation was requested in a petition filed on October 17, 2023, by 
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, 
CLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigation, hearing procedures, 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 and C (19 
CFR part 207).
    Participation in the investigation and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if 
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of this 
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec.  201.11 of the 
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigation need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigation.
    Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic 
filings during 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.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec.  207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of this investigation 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigation, provided that the application is made no later than 21 
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized 
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9), who are parties to the investigation. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigation need not reapply 
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of 
this investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on September 
25, 2024, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
Sec.  207.22 of the Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
final phase of this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 10, 
2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with 
the Secretary to the Commission on or before October 4, 2024. Any 
requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included 
with your request to appear. Requests to appear via videoconference 
must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in 
person; the Chairman, or other person designated to conduct the 
investigation, may in their discretion for good cause shown, grant such 
a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due to illness or a 
positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business 
day prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in 
the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.
    A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's 
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at 
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the 
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing 
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on October 9, 
2024. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation 
slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later 
than 4:00 p.m. on October 9, 2024. Oral testimony and written materials 
to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties 
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony 
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the 
hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall 
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must 
conform with the provisions of Sec.  207.23 of the Commission's rules; 
the deadline for filing is October 3, 2024. Parties shall also file 
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, 
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of 
section 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing 
posthearing briefs is October 17, 2024. In addition, any person who has 
not entered an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a 
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the 
investigation, including statements of support or opposition to the 
petition, on or before October 17, 2024. On October 30, 2024, the 
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they 
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final 
comments on this information on or before November 1, 2024, but such 
final comments must not contain new factual information and must 
otherwise comply with Sec.  207.30 of the Commission's rules. All 
written submissions must conform with 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. 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.
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to Sec.  201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall 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.
    Authority: This investigation is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of

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the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to Sec.  
207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: June 6, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-12776 Filed 6-11-24; 8:45 am]
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