[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67812-67813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21573]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1593 (Final)]


Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof From Mexico; 
Supplemental Schedule for the Final Phase of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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DATES: September 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Jones ((202) 205-3358), 
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: Effective March 3, 2023, the Commission 
established a general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of 
its antidumping duty investigation and countervailing duty 
investigation on certain freight rail couplers and parts thereof 
(``FRCs'') from China and Mexico (88 FR 16031, March 15, 2023), 
following a preliminary determination by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (``Commerce'') that imports of FRCs from China were being 
subsidized by the government of China (88 FR 13425, March 3, 2023), and 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'') (88 FR 
15372, March 13, 2023). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of 
the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing 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 on 
March 15, 2023 (88 FR 16031). The Commission conducted its hearing 
through in-person on May 18, 2023. All persons who requested the 
opportunity were permitted to participate.
    Commerce issued final affirmative countervailing and antidumping 
duty determinations with respect to imports of FRCs from China (88 FR 
32184, May 19 2023; 88 FR 34485, May 30, 2023). The Commission 
subsequently issued Its final determination that an industry in the 
United States was materially injured by reason of imports of FRCs from 
China, provided for in subheadings 8607.30.10 and 7326.90.86 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found 
by Commerce to be sold in the United States at LTFV and subsidized by 
the government of China (88 FR 43398, June 7, 2023).
    Commerce issued a final affirmative antidumping duty determination 
with respect to imports of FRCs from Mexico (88 FR 65153, September 21, 
2023). Accordingly, the Commission currently is issuing a supplemental 
schedule for its antidumping duty investigation on imports of FRCs from 
Mexico.

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    This supplemental schedule is as follows: the deadline for filing 
supplemental party comments on Commerce's final antidumping duty 
determination is 5:15 p.m. on October 4, 2023. Supplemental party 
comments may address only Commerce's final antidumping duty 
determination regarding imports of FRCs from Mexico. These supplemental 
final comments may not contain new factual information and may not 
exceed five (5) pages in length. The supplemental staff report in the 
final phase of the current investigation will be placed in the 
nonpublic record on October 16, 2023, and a public version will be 
issued thereafter.
    For further information concerning this proceeding see the 
Commission's notice cited above and 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).
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to section 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 sections 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.
    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.
    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant 
to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 26, 2023.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-21573 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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