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Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices 
Committee on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures 
 Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  UNDER  
ARTICLES 18.5 AND 32.6 OF THE AGREEMENTS  
UNITED STATES 
Supplement 
The following communication, dated 8 July 2014, is being circulated at the request of the 
Delegation of the United States. 
 
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 Pursuant to Article 32.6 of the Agreement on Subsidies and Countervailing Measures and Article 18.5 of the Agreement on Implementation of  Article VI of the General Agreement on Tariffs 
and Trade 1994, the United States hereby notifies: 
 Conduct of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 79 Fed. Reg. 35920 
(June 25, 2014) 
 The United States is amending the Rules of Prac tice and Procedure concerning rules of general 
application, and provisions concerning the conduct of antidumping and countervailing duty 
investigations and reviews before the U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission). The amendments are designed to increase efficiency in processing and reviewing documents filed with 
the Commission and reduce Commission expenditures.  
 
The rule is effective July 25, 2014 and is applicable to all proceedings pending before the Commission as of July 25, 2014. 
 
[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 122 (Wednesday, June 25, 2014)] [Rules and Regulations] 
[Pages 35920-35926] 
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [ http://www.gpo.gov/ ] 
[FR Doc No: 2014-14675] 
 
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION 
 19 CFR Parts 201 and 207 
 
[Docket No. MISC-013]  
Conduct of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and  
Reviews  AGENCY: International Trade Commission. 
 
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  SUMMARY: The United States International Trade Commission ("Commission'") amends its Rules of 
Practice and Procedure concerning rules of general application, and provisions concerning the conduct of antidumping and countervailing duty in vestigations and reviews. The amendments are 
designed to increase efficiency in processing and reviewing documents filed with the Commission 
and reduce Commission expenditures. 
 DATES: This regulation is effective July 25, 2014. This regulation is applicable to all proceedings 
pending before the Commission as of July 25, 2014. 
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa R. Barton, Secretary, telephone (202) 205-2000, or David Goldfine, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the General Counsel, telephone (202) 708-5452, United 
States International Trade Commission. Hearing-impaired individuals are advised that information 
on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal at (202) 205-1810. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet 
server at http://www.usitc.gov . 
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
 
Background  Section 335 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1335) authorizes the Commission to adopt such 
reasonable procedures, rules, and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out its functions and 
duties. This rulemaking seeks to improve provisions of the Commission's existing Rules of Practice and Procedure. The Commission is amending Part  201 of its rules, which are rules of general 
application. The Commission also is amending Part  207 of its rules covering proceedings such as 
investigations and reviews conducted under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 ("title VII proceedings''). The Commission published a notice of 
 
[[Page 35921]]  proposed rulemaking (NOPR) in the Federal Register at 78 FR 36446-36449 (June 18, 2013), 
proposing to amend the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure to make certain changes to 
rules of general application and provisions concerning the conduct of antidumping and countervailing duty investigations and reviews. 
 
Although the Commission considers these rules to be procedural, which are excepted from notice-and-comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(A), the Commission invited the public to comment on all 
the proposed rules amendments. The NOPR requ ested public comment on the proposed rules 
within 60 days of publication of the NOPR. Three law firms which regularly appear before the Commission in Title VII proceedings filed comments: (1) Wiley Rein LLP, (2) Stewart and Stewart LLP, and (3) Cassidy Levy Kent LLP. Wiley Rein LLP filed its comments on behalf of Nucor 
Corporation, a domestic producer of steel produc ts that frequently appe ars before the Commission 
in Title VII proceedings. Stewart and Stewart LLP  and Cassidy Levy Kent LLP each filed comments 
on its own behalf. 
 
The Commission carefully considered all comments received. The Commission's response is provided below in a section-by-section analysis. The Commission appreciates the time and effort 
the commentators devoted to provide comments on the NOPR. 
 Regulatory Analysis of Amendments to the Commission's Rules  
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is inapplicable to this rulemaking because it is 
not one for which a notice of final rulemaking is required under 5 U.S.C. 553(b) or any other statute. Although the Commission chose to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking, these 
regulations are "agency rules of procedure and practice,'' and thus are exempt from the notice 
requirement imposed by 5 U.S.C. 553(b). Moreover, the rules are certified as not having a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
 The rules do not impose an information collection burden under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 
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  The rules do not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or uniquely affect small 
governments, as described in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4).  The rules do not constitute a "significant regulatory action'' under Executive Order 12866 
(58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). 
 The rules do not have Federalism implications as specified in Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, 
October 7, 1999). 
 The amendments are not major rules as defined by section 804 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801 et. seq.). Moreover, they are exempt from the 
reporting requirements of the Act because they co ncern rules of agency organization, procedure, 
or practice that do not substantially affect th e rights or obligations of non-agency parties. 
 
Overview of the Amendments to the Regulations 
 Most of the final rules set forth in this document are identical to the correspondingly numbered 
proposed rules published on June 18, 2013. For two of the proposed rules (Sec. Sec. 207.10 
and 207.45), no comments were submitted. The Commission found no reason to change those proposed rules on its own before adopting them as final rules. Thus, the preamble to those unchanged final rules is as set forth in the section-by-section analysis of the proposed rules found 
at 78 FR 36446-36449 (June 18, 2013). 
 The Commission did receive comments with suggestions for modifications pertaining to the other 
proposed rules. Those suggestions and the views of the Commission are summarized in the 
section-by-section analysis of this final rule. The commentary in the June 18, 2013, notice is considered part of the preamble to these final rules, to the extent that such commentary is not 
inconsistent with the discussion below. 
 The final rules differ from the proposed rules in two respects. First, with respect to Sec. 201.8, 
relating to the filing of documents, the Commi ssion has not adopted the proposed securely bound 
provision in paragraph (d). Second, the Commission has determined to amend its rules to require 
filing of nine confidential and two non-confidenti al copies of briefs and other written submissions 
(rather than eight confidential and four non-conf idential copies as required under the current 
rules) in preliminary and final phase investigations and five-year reviews as reflected in the 
amendments to Sec. Sec. 201.8(f), 207.15, 207.23, 207.25, 207.28, 207.30, 207.61(e), 207.62(b)(2), 207.65, 207.67(a), and 207.68(b). These amendments simply change the 
apportionment of confidential and nonconfidential copies of these written submissions in order to 
better meet the needs of Commission staff and redu ce internal photocopying expenses and will 
result in a reduction of the overall number of copi es that need to be filed. While the amendments 
to these provisions were not included in the proposed rules and therefore the Commission did not 
receive comments on them, there is no advance notice requirement for procedural changes to 
rules such as these under the Administrative Procedure Act. See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). Moreover, in the proposed rulemaking, the Commission received comments with respect to the Commission's 
retention of paper filing requirements in Sec. 201.8, and those comments are addressed below. 
 Section-by-Section Analysis 
 
19 CFR Part 201  Subpart B--Initiation and Conduct of Investigations 
 
201.8 Filing of Documents  
The NOPR proposed to amend paragraph (d) of Sec. 201.8 by requiring that all paper copies of 
electronic submissions exceeding fifty (50) pages in length be securely bound and have a divider page and an identifying tab preceding each exhibi t and/or attachment. Wiley Rein LLP objected to 
the proposed amendment as "duplicative,'' emphasiz ing that parties are already required to supply 
searchable electronic versions of documents to the Commission. Wiley Rein LLP also asserted that preparing bound paper copies imposes an additional burden on the parties appearing before the Commission. Cassidy Levy Kent LLP urged the Commission to "abolish'' all paper filing G/ADP/N/1/USA/1/Suppl.17 • G/SCM/N/1/USA/1/Suppl.17 
 
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  requirements, emphasizing that many other federa l agencies and the U.S. Court of International 
Trade have transitioned from paper to electronic filing.  We adopt the proposed amendments to the rule as  drafted in the NOPR, except for the bound copy 
requirement. We find the commenters' suggestion that the proposed bound copy requirement not 
be adopted to be persuasive. We also acknowledge that there is a trend toward greater electronic filing in agency and court proceedings. For now, however, the Commission and its staff will need to 
continue to rely on receiving paper copies of documents in light of the tight deadlines and 
voluminous factual records entailed by AD/CVD investigations and reviews, as well as the constraints of current technology and the Commission's ability to adopt new technology given budgetary restrictions. Requiring divider pages and tabs for exhibits and 
 
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attachments will facilitate review of lengthy, multi-part documents by Commission staff. The 
Commission will continue to monitor requirements pertaining to filing of documents as technology develops. 
 
The Commission has amended paragraph (f) of Sec. 201.8 to require that two copies of nonconfidential documents be filed. As explained above, this is one of several changes that will 
result in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the 
Commission. 
 19 CFR Part 207 
 
207.10 Filing of Petition With the Commission 
 
The NOPR proposed to amend paragraph (a) of Sec. 207.10 to require one unbound copy of 
petitions. None of the comments addressed this specific proposal. Accordingly, we adopt the 
proposed amendment to the rule as drafted in the NOPR.  
Contents of Petition 
 The NOPR proposed to amend Sec. 207.11(b)(2)(ii)  and (iii) by requiring petitioners to provide 
email addresses for all U.S. producers and U.S. im porters identified in the petition. Although the 
current rules specify that petitioners are required to provide contact information for U.S. producers and U.S. importers, the information required includes street addresses, phone numbers, and 
contact person(s), but not email addresses. Wiley Rein LLP objected to the proposed amendments 
as impracticable, particularly in instances where petitioning firms and U.S. importers are competitors. While acknowledging that the proposed amendments are generally sensible, Stewart and Stewart LLP urged the Commission to require parties to provide such information only when it 
is "reasonably available.'' 
 We adopt the proposed amendments to Sec. 207.11(b)(2)(ii) and (iii) as drafted in the NOPR. We 
are mindful that the objective of the proposals is to facilitate the electronic distribution of 
questionnaires. Under the proposed amendments, email addresses for individual contact persons are required only for domestic producers, which petitioners should be readily able to obtain. For 
importers, there is no requirement to provide em ail addresses for an individual contact person; 
instead, a general corporate email account is sufficient, which petitioners should be readily able to obtain. Moreover, as under Sec. 207.11(b)(3), peti tioners need not provide information that they 
can certify is not reasonably available to them. 
 
The NOPR proposed to amend Sec. 207.11(b)(2)(v) by requiring that petitioners provide the email 
address, street address, city, stat e, and 5-digit zip code for each purchaser/contact with respect to 
each lost sales or lost revenue allegation. Only Wiley Rein LLP commented on this proposal. It 
asserted that the Commission's current approach to investigating lost sales and lost revenues allegations is overly rigid and that the proposed amendment will only further increase the number 
of lost sales or lost revenue allegations that go uninvestigated. 
 We adopt the proposed amendment as drafted in the NOPR. It is not true that Commission staff will not investigate lost sales/lost revenues investigations unless each element of the requested 
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  staff will be unable to investigate the allegation. If some information is provided, Commission staff 
will make reasonable efforts to investigate the allegation in light of available resources. While there may be valid concerns with easing the burden of the process by which lost sales and lost revenue allegations are actually verified by the Commission, it is important to keep in mind that 
this amendment is designed to facilitate the Commission staff's ability to contact purchasers 
concerning transmission of lost sales and lost revenue allegations in the first instance. Since email is now the most common means of corporate contact, requiring petitioners to provide email 
addresses for purchasers is no more burdensome  than requiring petitioners to provide phone 
contact information. Also, under Sec. 207.11(b)(3), petitioners currently are not required to provide information that they can certify is not reasonably available to them. Consequently, contact information that is not reasonably available need not be furnished by petitioners if the 
required certification is provided. 
 The NOPR also proposed to amend Sec. 207.11(b)(2)(v) by requiring that petitioners file any lost 
sales or revenue allegation(s) identified in the petition via a separate electronic data entry process 
in a manner to be specified in the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures. Only Wiley Rein LLP commented on this proposal. While it did not specifically object to the proposed amendment, it 
cautioned that any electronic filing system for cataloguing lost sales and lost revenue allegations 
must be secure and flexible enough to permit petitioners to update lost sales and lost revenue allegations throughout the investigation.  
We adopt the proposed amendment as drafted in the NOPR. Commission staff is still in the process 
of examining possible methods for electronic entr y of data pertaining to lost sales and lost 
revenues allegations. Some basic requirements will  be specified in the Commission's Handbook on 
Filing Procedures. As the technology available to  the Commission staff evolves, these requirements 
may be modified.  
207.15 Written Briefs and Conference 
 The Commission has amended the rule to require th at nine copies of confidential briefs and 
witness testimony be filed in preliminary phase investigations. As explained above, this is one of 
several changes that will better facilitate work by Commission staff while resulting in an overall 
reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in response to the NOPR objecting to the 
retention of requirements for filing of paper copies, but as indicated in the adopted amendments to 
Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these requirements is necessary at this time.  
207.20 Investigative Activity Following Preliminary Determination 
 The NOPR proposed to amend paragraph (b) of Sec. 207.20 by requiring that all requests for collecting new information be presented at th e draft questionnaire stage in final phase 
investigations. Wiley Rein LLP objected to the pr oposed amendment, claiming that the need to 
collect information may not be apparent until after comments on the draft questionnaires are submitted. While acknowledging that the propos ed amendment is sensible, Stewart and Stewart 
nevertheless argued that where a party comes across some new development or information after 
comments on the draft questionnaires have been filed and can demonstrate the relevance of this information, the Commission should accept a request to collect the information to ensure it has a 
complete record. 
 We adopt the proposed amendment to the rule as  drafted in the NOPR. Prior to the final phase 
questionnaires being issued for comment, there already has been a preliminary phase 
investigation. With this in mind, parties should be able to ascertain, either from their participation 
in the preliminary phase investigation or their review of the record, what the contested issues in a final phase investigation are likely to be and the types of additional data that 
 
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should be gathered. While we appreciate the concerns expressed by the commenters, it is 
important to remember that the rule is not an absolute bar from making subsequent information requests, but permits such requests to be made when there is a compelling need for the information and when the information could not have been requested in the comments on draft 
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207.23 Prehearing Brief  The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of confidential prehearing briefs 
be filed in final phase investigations. As explaine d above, this is one of several changes that will 
facilitate work by Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments 
submitted in response to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirements for filing of paper 
copies, but as indicated in the adopted amendmen ts to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these 
requirements is necessary at this time.  
207.25 Posthearing Briefs 
 The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of posthearing briefs be filed in 
final phase investigations. As explained above, this is one of several changes that will facilitate 
work by Commission staff while resulting in an ov erall reduction in the number of paper copies of 
certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in 
response to the NOPR objecting to the retention of  requirements for filing of paper copies, but as 
indicated in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8,  believes retention of these requirements is 
necessary at this time.  
207.28 Anticircumvention 
 The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of written submissions 
concerning anticircumvention matters be filed in final phase investigations. As explained above, 
this is one of several changes that will facilitate  work by Commission staff while resulting in an 
overall reduction in the number of paper copies  of certain submissions to the Commission. The 
Commission has considered comments submitted in response to the NOPR objecting to the 
retention of requirements for filing of paper copies, but as indicated in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these requirements is necessary at this time.  
207.30 Comment on Information 
 The Commission has amended the rule to require the filing of nine copies of comments on 
information disclosed to the parties after they have filed their posthearing brief pursuant to 
Sec. 207.25. As explained above, this is one of  several changes that will facilitate work by 
Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain 
submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in response 
to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirem ents for filing of paper copies, but as indicated 
in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these requirements is necessary at this time. 
 
207.45 Investigation To Review Outstanding Determination  
The NOPR proposed to amend paragraph (d) of Sec. 207.45 by extending the deadline currently 
specified in the rule for instituting changed circumstance reviews from 30 days to 45 days, and extending the deadline from 120 days to 180 days for completing changed circumstance reviews. 
None of the comments addressed this specific proposal. Accordingly, we adopt the proposed 
amendment to the rule as drafted in the NOPR.  207.61(e) Responses to Notice of Institution 
 
The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of responses to the notice of institution be filed in five-year reviews. As explained above, this is one of several changes that will 
facilitate work by Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper 
copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in response to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirements for filing of paper 
copies, but as indicated in the adopted amendmen ts to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these 
requirements is necessary at this time.  207.62(b)(2) Rulings on Adequacy and Nature of Commission Review 
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  The Commission has amended the rule to require th at nine copies of comments on adequacy be 
filed in five-year reviews. As explained above, this  is one of several changes that will facilitate 
work by Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in 
response to the NOPR objecting to the retention of  requirements for filing of paper copies, but as 
indicated in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8,  believes retention of these requirements is 
necessary at this time. 
 
207.65 Prehearing Briefs  The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of prehearing briefs be filed in 
five-year reviews. As explained above, this is one of several changes that will facilitate work by 
Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in response 
to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirem ents for filing of paper copies, but as indicated 
in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these requirements is necessary at this time. 
 
207.67(a) Posthearing Briefs and Statements  The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of posthearing briefs and 
statements be filed in five-year reviews. As expl ained above, this is one of several changes that 
will facilitate work by Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments 
submitted in response to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirements for filing of paper 
copies, but as indicated in the adopted amendmen ts to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these 
requirements is necessary at this time. 
 
207.68(b) Posthearing Briefs and Statements  The Commission has amended the rule to require that nine copies of final comments be filed in 
five-year reviews. As explained above, this is one of several changes that will facilitate work by 
Commission staff while resulting in an overall reduction in the number of paper copies of certain submissions to the Commission. The Commission has considered comments submitted in response 
to the NOPR objecting to the retention of requirem ents for filing of paper copies, but as indicated 
in the adopted amendments to Sec. 201.8, believes retention of these requirements is necessary at this time. 
 
List of Subjects in 19 CFR Parts 201 and 207  Administrative practice and procedure, Business and industry, 
 
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Customs duties and inspection, Imports, Investigations. 
 For the reasons stated in the preamble, 19 CFR parts 201 and 207 are amended as set forth 
below: 
 PART 201--RULES OF GENERAL APPLICATION  
1. The authority citation for part 201 continues to read as follows: 
 Authority: Sec. 335 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1335), and sec. 603 of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2482), unless otherwise noted. 
 Subpart B--Initiation and Conduct of Investigations 
 
2. Amend Sec. 201.8 by revising paragraphs (d)(1) and (f) to read as follows:  Sec. 201.8  Filing of documents. 
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  (d) Filing. (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (d)(2) through (6) and (f) of this section, all 
documents filed with the Commission shall be filed electronically. Completion of filing requires the submission of paper copies by 12 noon, Eastern time, on the next business day. A paper copy 
provided for in this section must be a true copy of the electronic version of the document, i.e., a 
copy that is identical in all possible respects. All paper copies of electronic submissions exceeding 
fifty (50) pages in length must have a divider page and an identifying tab preceding each exhibit and/or attachment. The divider page and/or tab must be labeled with a letter or number that 
corresponds to a more fully descriptive index. All filings shall comply with the procedures set forth 
in the Commission's Electronic Document Information System Web site at https://edis.usitc.gov . 
Failure to comply with the requirements of this chapter and the Handbook on Filing Procedures 
that apply to the filing of a document may result in the rejection of the document as improperly 
filed. 
 (f) Nonconfidential copies. In the event that conf idential treatment of a document is requested 
under Sec. 201.6(b), a nonconfidential version of the document shall be filed, in which the 
confidential business information shall have been deleted and which shall have been conspicuously marked "nonconfidential'' or "public inspection." The nonconfidential version shall be filed 
electronically, and two (2) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day as this 
electronic filing, except as provided in Sec. 206.8 or Sec. 207.3 of this chapter. In the event that 
confidential treatment is not requested for a document under Sec. 201.6(b), the document shall be conspicuously marked "No confidential version filed,'' and the document shall be filed in 
accordance with paragraph (d) of this section. The name of the person signing the original shall be 
typewritten or otherwise reproduced on each copy.  
PART 207--INVESTIGATIONS OF WHETHER INJURY TO DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES  
RESULTS FROM IMPORTS SOLD AT LESS THAN FAIR VALUE OR FROM  SUBSIDIZED EXPORTS TO  THE UNITED STATES 
 
3. The authority citation for part 207 continues to read as follows:  Authority: 19 U.S.C. 1336, 1671-1677n, 2482, 3513. 
 
4. Amend Sec. 207.10 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.10 Filing of petition with the Commission. 
 (a) Filing of the petition. Any interested party who files a petition with the administering authority 
pursuant to section 702(b) or section 732(b) of the Act in a case in which a Commission 
determination under title VII of the Act is required, shall file copies of the petition and all exhibits, appendices, and attachments thereto, pursuant to section 201.8 of this chapter, with the Secretary on the same day the petition is filed with the administering authority. A paper original and eight 
(8) true paper copies of a petition shall be filed. One copy of all exhibits, appendices, and 
attachments to the petition shall be filed in electronic form on CD-ROM, DVD, or other portable electronic format approved by the Secretary. Petitioners also must file one unbound copy of the 
petition (the unbound copy of the petition may be stapled or held together by means of a clip). If 
the petition complies with the provisions of Sec. 207. 11, it shall be deemed to be properly filed on 
the date on which the requisite number of copies of the petition is received by the Secretary, 
provided that, if the petition is filed with the Secretary after 12:00 noon, eastern time, the petition 
shall be deemed filed on the next business day. Notwithstanding Sec. 207.11 of this chapter, a petitioner need not file an entry of appearance in the investigation instituted upon the filing of its petition, which shall be deemed an entry of appearance. 
 
5. Amend Sec. 207.11 by revising paragraphs (b )(2)(ii), (iii), and (v) to read as follows: 
 
Sec. 207.11  Contents of Petition. 
 (b) 
(2) 
(ii) A listing of all U.S. producers of the proposed domestic like product(s), including a street address, phone number, and contact person(s) with email address(es) for each producer; (iii) A listing of all U.S. importers of the subject merchandise, including street addresses, email 
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(v) A listing of all sales or revenue lost by each petitioning firm by reason of the subject merchandise during the three years preceding fili ng of the petition. For each named purchaser, 
petitioners must provide the email address of the specific contact person, street address, city, 
state, and 5-digit zip code with respect to each lost sales or lost revenue allegation. Petitioners 
must certify that all lost sales or lost revenue allegations identified in the petition will also be submitted electronically in the manner specified in the Commission's Handbook on Filing 
Procedures. 
 6. Revise Sec. 207.15 to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.15 Written briefs and conference. 
 Each party may submit to the Commission on or before a date specified in the notice of 
investigation issued pursuant to 207.12 a written brief containing information and arguments 
pertinent to the subject matter of the investigation. Briefs shall be signed, shall include a table of contents, and shall contain no more than fifty (50) double-spaced and single-sided pages of 
textual material, and shall be filed electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted 
on the same business day (on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, double-spaced and single-sided). Any person not a party may submit a brief written statement of information pertinent to the investigation within the time specified and the same manner specified for the filing of briefs. In 
addition, the presiding official may permit persons to file within a specified time answers to 
questions or requests made by the Commission's staff. If he deems it appropriate, the Director shall hold a conference. The conference, if any, shal l be held in accordance with the procedures in 
Sec. 201.13 of this chapter, except that in connection with its presentation a party may provide 
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written witness testimony at the conference; if written testimony is provided, nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted. The Director may reques t the appearance of witnesses, take testimony, 
and administer oaths. 
 
7. Amend Sec. 207.20 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.20 Investigative activity following preliminary determination. 
 (b) The Director shall circulate draft questionnaires for the final phase of an investigation to parties 
to the investigation for comment. Any party desiring to comment on draft questionnaires shall 
submit such comments in writing to the Commission within a time specified by the Director. All requests for collecting new information shall be presented at this time. The Commission will disregard subsequent requests for collection of new information absent a showing that there is a 
compelling need for the information and that the information could not have been requested in the 
comments on the draft questionnaires.  
8. Revise Sec. 207.23 to read as follows: 
 Sec. 207.23  Prehearing brief. 
 
Each party who is an interested party shall submit to the Commission, no later than five (5) business days prior to the date of the hearing specified in the notice of scheduling, a prehearing brief. Prehearing briefs shall be signed and sha ll include a table of contents and shall be filed 
electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. The 
prehearing brief should present a party's case concisely and shall, to the extent possible, refer to the record and include information and arguments which the party believes relevant to the subject 
matter of the Commission's determination under section 705(b) or section 735(b) of the Act. Any 
person not an interested party may submit a brief written statement of information pertinent to the investigation within the time specified and the same manner specified for filing of prehearing 
briefs. 
 9. Revise Sec. 207.25 to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.25 Posthearing briefs. G/ADP/N/1/USA/1/Suppl.17 • G/SCM/N/1/USA/1/Suppl.17 
 
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Any party may file a posthearing brief concerning the information adduced at or after the hearing with the Secretary within a time specified in the no tice of scheduling or by the presiding official at 
the hearing. A posthearing brief shall be filed electr onically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be 
submitted on the same business day. No such post hearing brief shall exceed fifteen (15) pages of 
textual material, double-spaced and single-sided, when printed out on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. In addition, the presiding official may pe rmit persons to file answers to questions or 
requests made by the Commission at the hearing within a specified time. The Secretary shall not 
accept for filing posthearing briefs or answers which do not comply with this section.  10. Revise Sec. 207.28 to read as follows: 
 
Sec. 207.28 Anticircumvention.  
Prior to providing advice to the administering authority pursuant to section 781(e)(3) of the Act, 
the Commission shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that such advice is contemplated. Any person may file one written submission concerning the matter described in the notice no later 
than fourteen (14) days after publication of the notice. Such a statement shall be filed 
electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. The statement shall contain no more than fifty (50) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual material, when printed out on paper measuring 8. 5 x 11 inches. The Commission shall by notice 
provide for additional statements as it deems necessary. 
 11. Amend Sec. 207.30 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: 
 
Sec. 207.30 Comment on information.  
(b) The parties shall have an opportunity to file comments on any information disclosed to them 
after they have filed their posthearing brief pursuant to Sec. 207.25. A comment shall be filed electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. Comments shall only concern such information, and shall not exceed 15 pages of textual material, 
double-spaced and single-sided, when printed out on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. A comment 
may address the accuracy, reliability, or probative value of such information by reference to information elsewhere in the record, in which case the comment shall identify where in the record 
such information is found. Comments containing new factual information shall be disregarded. The 
date on which such comments must be filed will be specified by the Commission when it specifies the time that information will be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section. The record 
shall close on the date such comments are due, ex cept with respect to investigations subject to 
the provisions of section 771(7)(G)(iii) of the Act,  and with respect to changes in bracketing of 
business proprietary information in the comments permitted by Sec. 207.3(c).  
12. Amend Sec. 207.45 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: 
 Sec. 207.45 Investigation to review outstanding determination. 
 
(c) Institution of an investigation. Within forty-five (45) days after the close of the period for public comments following publication of the receipt of a request, the Commission shall determine 
whether the request shows changed circumstances su fficient to warrant a review and, if so, shall 
institute a review investigation. The Commission may also institute a review investigation on its own initiative. The review investigation shall be instituted by notice published in the Federal Register and shall be completed within one hundr ed eighty (180) days of the date of such 
publication. If the Commission determines that  a request does not show changed circumstances 
sufficient to warrant a review, the request shall be dismissed and a notice of the dismissal published in the Federal Register stating the reasons therefor. 
 
13. Amend Sec. 207.61 by revising paragraph (e) to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.61 Responses to notice of institution. 
 (e) A document filed under this section shall be f iled electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies 
shall be submitted on the same business day. 
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  14. Amend Sec. 207.62 by revising paragraph (b)(2) to read as follows: 
 Sec. 207.62 Rulings on adequacy and nature of Commission review.  
(b) 
(2) Comments shall be submitted within the time specified in the notice of institution. In a grouped review, only one set of comments shall be filed pe r party. Comments shall be filed electronically, 
and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. Comments shall not 
exceed fifteen (15) pages of textual material, double spaced and single sided, when printed out on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. Comments containing new factual information shall be disregarded. 
 
15. Revise Sec. 207.65 to read as follows:  
Sec. 207.65 Prehearing briefs. 
 Each party to a five-year review may submit a prehearing brief to the 
 
[[Page 35926]]  Commission on the date specified in the scheduling notice. A prehearing brief shall be signed and 
shall include a table of contents. A prehearing brief shall be filed electronically, and nine (9) true 
paper copies shall be submitted (on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches and single-sided) on the same business day. The prehearing brief should pr esent a party's case concisely and shall, to the 
extent possible, refer to the record and incl ude information and arguments which the party 
believes relevant to the subject matter of the Commission's determination.  
16. Amend Sec. 207.67 by revising paragraph (a) to read as follows: 
 Sec. 207.67 Posthearing briefs and statements.  
(a) Briefs from parties. Any party to a five-year review may file with the Secretary a posthearing 
brief concerning the information adduced at or after the hearing within a time specified in the scheduling notice or by the presiding official at the hearing. A posthearing brief shall be filed 
electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. No 
such posthearing brief shall exceed fifteen (15) pages of textual material, double spaced and single sided, when printed out on paper measurin g 8.5 x 11 inches and single-sided. In addition, 
the presiding official may permit persons to file answers to questions or requests made by the 
Commission at the hearing within a specified time. The Secretary shall not accept for filing posthearing briefs or answers which do not comply with this section.  
17. Amend Sec. 207.68 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: 
 Sec. 207.68 Final comments on information. 
 
(b) The parties shall have an opportunity to file comments on any information disclosed to them after they have filed their posthearing brief pursuant to Sec. 207.67. Comments shall be filed 
electronically, and nine (9) true paper copies shall be submitted on the same business day. 
Comments shall only concern such information, and shall not exceed 15 pages of textual material, double spaced and single-sided, when printed out on paper measuring 8.5 x 11 inches and single-sided. A comment may address the accuracy, reliability, or probative value of such information by 
reference to information elsewhere in the record, in which case the comment shall identify where 
in the record such information is found. Comments containing new factual information shall be disregarded. The date on which such comments must  be filed will be specified by the Commission 
when it specifies the time that information will be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section. The record shall close on the date such comments are due, except with respect to changes 
in bracketing of business proprietary information in the comments permitted by Sec. 207.3(c). 
 
   
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  By order of the Commission. 
 Issued: June 19, 2014. Lisa R. Barton, 
Secretary to the Commission. 
[FR Doc. 2014-14675 Filed 6-24-14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P 
 
 
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