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1The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 

CFR 207.2(f)). 

2 Vice Chairman Daniel R. Pearson determines 

that there is a reasonable indication that an industry 

in the United States is threatened with material 

injury by reason of imports from China of woven 

electric blankets. 

principle with representatives of the 

government of Canada on proposed 

modifications to the rules of origin of 

the NAFTA for certain textile articles 

containing acrylic and modacrylic 

staple fibers as described in part II of the 

attachment to the letter (for the text of 

the letter and the attachment, see the 

Commission’s Web site for this 

investigation at http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/fed_reg_notices/332/). (The 

USTR’s letter also requested 

Commission advice regarding proposed 

modifications to the rules of origin of 

the NAFTA for certain textile articles of 

rayon and other manmade fibers 

described in part I of the attachment. 

The Commission is preparing that 

advice on the same schedule under 

investigation No. NAFTA–103–023, 

Certain Textile Articles Containing 

Rayon and Other Manmade Fibers: 

Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules 

of Origin for Goods of Canada and 

Mexico.) 

Section 202(q) of the North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (the Act) authorizes the President, 

subject to the consultation and layover 

requirements of section 103 of the Act, 

to proclaim such modifications to the 

rules of origin as are necessary to 

implement an agreement with one or 

more of the NAFTA countries pursuant 

to paragraph 2 of section 7 of Annex 

300–B of the Agreement. One of the 

requirements set out in section 103 of 

the Act is that the President obtain 

advice from the United States 

International Trade Commission. The 

request letter asks that the Commission 

provide advice on the probable effect of 

the proposed modifications on U.S. 

trade under the NAFTA, total U.S. trade, 

and on domestic producers of the 

affected articles. The USTR asked that 

the Commission submit its advice to 

USTR by November 30, 2009, and that 

the Commission shortly thereafter issue 

a public version of the report with any 

confidential business information 

deleted. 

Additional information concerning 

the articles and the proposed 

modifications, including a copy of the 

USTR’s request letter, can be obtained 

by accessing the Commission’s Web site 

at http://www.usitc.gov. The current 

NAFTA rules of origin applicable to 

U.S. imports can be found in general 

note 12 of the HTS (see ‘‘General Notes’’ 

link at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/ 

bychapter/index.htm). 

Written Submissions: No public 

hearing is planned. However, interested 

parties are invited to file written 

submissions and other information 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

in this investigation. All written 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary. To be assured of 

consideration by the Commission, 

written submissions related to the 

Commission’s report should be 

submitted at the earliest possible date, 

and should be received not later than 

5:15 p.m., October 2, 2009. All written 

submissions must conform to the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8). Section 201.8 

requires that a signed original (or a copy 

so designated) and fourteen (14) copies 

of each document be filed. In the event 

that confidential treatment of a 

document is requested, at least four (4) 

additional copies must be filed, in 

which the confidential information 

must be deleted (see the following 

paragraph for further information 

regarding confidential business 

information). The Commission’s rules 

authorize the filing submissions with 

the Secretary by facsimile or electronic 

means only to the extent permitted by 

section 201.8 of the rules (see Handbook 

on Electronic Filing Procedures, http:// 

www.usitc.gov/docket_services/ 

documents/ 

handbook_on_electronic_filing.pdf). 

Persons with questions regarding 

electronic filing should contact the 

Secretary (202–205–2000). Any 

submissions that contain confidential 

business information must also conform 

with the requirements of section 201.6 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure (19 CFR 201.6). Section 

201.6 of the rules requires that the cover 

of the document and the individual 

pages be clearly marked as to whether 

they are the ‘‘confidential’’ or ‘‘nonconfidential’’ version, and that the 

confidential business information be 

clearly identified by means of brackets. 

All written submissions, except for 

confidential business information, will 

be made available for inspection by 

interested parties. 

The Commission may include some or 

all of the confidential business 

information submitted in the course of 

this investigation in the report it sends 

to the USTR and the President. As 

requested by the USTR, the Commission 

will publish a public version of the 

report. However, in the public version, 

the Commission will not publish 

confidential business information in a 

manner that would reveal the operations 

of the firm supplying the information. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 17, 2009. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–20108 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–1163 

(Preliminary)] 

Woven Electric Blankets From China 

Determination 

On the basis of the record 1 developed 

in the subject investigation, the United 

States International Trade Commission 

(Commission) determines, pursuant to 

section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act), that there 

is a reasonable indication that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

from China of woven electric blankets, 

provided for in subheading 6301.10.00 

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).2

Commencement of Final Phase 

Investigation 

Pursuant to section 207.18 of the 

Commission’s rules, the Commission 

also gives notice of the commencement 

of the final phase of its investigation. 

The Commission will issue a final phase 

notice of scheduling, which will be 

published in the Federal Register as 

provided in section 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules, upon notice from 

the Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) of an affirmative 

preliminary determination in the 

investigation under section 733(b) of the 

Act, or, if the preliminary determination 

is negative, upon notice of an 

affirmative final determination in that 

investigation under section 735(a) of the 

Act. Parties that filed entries of 

appearance in the preliminary phase of 

the investigation need not enter a 

separate appearance for the final phase 

of the investigation. 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 investigation. 


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42324 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 161 / Friday, August 21, 2009 / Notices 

Background 

On June 30, 2009, a petition was filed 

with the Commission and Commerce by 

Sunbeam Products, Inc. doing business 

as Jarden Consumer Solutions, Boca 

Raton, FL, alleging that an industry in 

the United States is materially injured 

by reason of LTFV imports of woven 

electric blankets from China. 

Accordingly, effective June 30, 2009, the 

Commission instituted antidumping 

duty investigation No. 731–TA–1163 

(Preliminary). Notice of the institution of the 

Commission’s investigation 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 July 7, 2009 (74 FR 

32192). The conference was held in 

Washington, DC, on July 21, 2009, and 

all persons who requested the 

opportunity were permitted to appear in 

person or by counsel. The Commission transmitted its 

determination in this investigation to 

the Secretary of Commerce on August 

14, 2009. The views of the Commission 

are contained in USITC Publication 

4097 (August 2009), entitled Woven 

Electric Blankets from China: 

Investigation No. 731–TA–1163 

(Preliminary). 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: August 17, 2009. 

Marilyn R. Abbott, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–20109 Filed 8–20–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. NAFTA–103–023] 

Certain Textile Articles Containing 

Rayon and Other Manmade Fibers: 

Effect of Modifications of NAFTA Rules 

of Origin for Goods of Canada and 

Mexico 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Institution of investigation. 

SUMMARY: Following receipt of a request 

on July 30, 2009, from the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(USTR) under authority delegated by the 

President and pursuant to section 103 of 

the North American Free Trade 

Agreement (NAFTA) Implementation 

Act (19 U.S.C. 3313), the Commission 

instituted investigation No. NAFTA– 

103–023, Certain Textile Articles 

Containing Rayon and Other Manmade 

Fibers: Effect of Modifications of 

NAFTA Rules of Origin for Goods of 

Canada and Mexico. 

DATES: 

October 2, 2009: Deadline for filing all 

written submissions. 

On or before November 30, 2009: 

Transmittal of report to the USTR. 

ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, 

including the Commission’s hearing 

rooms, are located in the United States 

International Trade Commission 

Building, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. All written 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary, United States International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20436. The public 

record for this investigation may be 

viewed on the Commission’s electronic 

docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov/ 

edis3-internal/app. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Project Leader Andrea Boron (202–205– 

3433 or andrea.boron@usitc.gov) for 

information specific to this 

investigation. For information on the 

legal aspects of this investigation, 

contact William Gearhart of the 

Commission’s Office of the General 

Counsel (202–205–3091 or 

william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The media 

should contact Margaret O’Laughlin, 

Office of External Relations (202–205– 

1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 

Hearing-impaired individuals may 

obtain information on this matter 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 (http://www.usitc.gov). 

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. 

Background: Annex 300–B, Chapter 4, 

and Annex 401 of the NAFTA contain 

the rules of origin for textiles and 

apparel for application of the tariff 

provisions of the NAFTA. These rules 

are set forth for the United States in 

general note 12 to the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule (HTS). According to the 

USTR’s request letter, U.S. negotiators 

have recently reached agreement in 

principle with representatives of the 

governments of Canada and Mexico on 

proposed modifications to the rules of 

origin of the NAFTA for certain textile 

articles containing rayon and other 

manmade fibers as described in part I of 

the attachment to the letter (for the text 

of the letter and attachment, see the 

Commission’s Web site for this 

investigation at http://www.usitc.gov/ 

secretary/fed_reg_notices/332/). (The 

USTR’s letter also requested 

Commission advice regarding proposed 

modifications to the rules of origin of 

the NAFTA for certain textile articles 

containing acrylic and modacrylic 

staple fibers, described in part II of the 

attachment to the letter. The 

Commission is preparing that advice on 

the same schedule under investigation 

No. NAFTA–103–024, Certain Textile 

Articles Containing Acrylic and 

Modacrylic Fibers: Effect of 

Modifications of NAFTA Rules of Origin 

for Goods of Canada.) 

Section 202(q) of the North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act (the Act) authorizes the President, 

subject to the consultation and layover 

requirements of section 103 of the Act, 

to proclaim such modifications to the 

rules of origin as are necessary to 

implement an agreement with one or 

more of the NAFTA countries pursuant 

to paragraph 2 of section 7 of Annex 

300–B of the Agreement. One of the 

requirements set out in section 103 of 

the Act is that the President obtain 

advice from the United States 

International Trade Commission. The 

request letter asks that the Commission 

provide advice on the probable effect of 

the proposed modifications on U.S. 

trade under the NAFTA, total U.S. trade, 

and on domestic producers of the 

affected articles. The USTR asked that 

the Commission submit its advice to 

USTR by November 30, 2009, and that 

the Commission shortly thereafter issue 

a public version of the report with any 

confidential business information 

deleted. 

Additional information concerning 

the articles and the proposed 

modifications, including a copy of the 

USTR’s request letter, can be obtained 

by accessing the Commission’s Web site 

at http://www.usitc.gov. The current 

NAFTA rules of origin applicable to 

U.S. imports can be found in general 

note 12 of the HTS (see ‘‘General Notes’’ 

link at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/ 

bychapter/index.htm). 

Written Submissions: No public 

hearing is planned. However, interested 

parties are invited to file written 

submissions and other information 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

in this investigation. All written 

submissions should be addressed to the 

Secretary. To be assured of 

consideration by the Commission, 

written submissions related to the 

Commission’s report should be 

submitted at the earliest possible date, 

and should be received not later than 

5:15 p.m., October 2, 2009. All written 

submissions must conform to the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 


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