33946 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 138 / Wednesday, July 18, 2018 / Notices 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–591 and 731– 

TA–1399 (Final)] 

Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet From 

China; Scheduling of the Final Phase 

of Countervailing Duty and AntiDumping Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigation Nos. 

701–TA–591 and 731–TA–1399 (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 common alloy aluminum 

sheet from China, provided for in 

subheadings 7606.11.30, 7606.11.60, 

7606.12.30, 7606.12.60, 7606.91.30, 

7606.91.60, 7606.92.30, and 7606.92.60 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States, preliminarily 

determined by the Department of 

Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) to be 

subsidized and sold at less-than-fairvalue. 

DATES: June 22, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathanael N. Comly ((202) 205–3174), 

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 

these investigations may be viewed on 

the Commission’s electronic docket 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope.—For purposes of these 

investigations, Commerce has defined 

the subject merchandise as aluminum 

common alloy sheet (common alloy 

sheet), which is a flat rolled aluminum 

product having a thickness of 6.3 mm or 

less, but greater than 0.2 mm, in coils or 

cut-to-length, regardless of width. 

Common alloy sheet within the scope of 

this investigation includes both not clad 

aluminum sheet, as well as multi-alloy, 

clad aluminum sheet. With respect to 

not clad aluminum sheet, common alloy 

sheet is manufactured from a 1XXX-, 

3XXX-, or 5XXX-series alloy as 

designated by the Aluminum 

Association. With respect to multi-alloy, 

clad aluminum sheet, common alloy 

sheet is produced from a 3XXX-series 

core, to which cladding layers are 

applied to either one or both sides of the 

core. Common alloy sheet may be made 

to ASTM specification B209–14, but can 

also be made to other specifications. 

Regardless of specification, however, all 

common alloy sheet meeting the scope 

description is included in the scope. 

Subject merchandise includes common 

alloy sheet that has been further 

processed in a third country, including 

but not limited to annealing, tempering, 

painting, varnishing, trimming, cutting, 

punching, and/or slitting, or any other 

processing that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope 

of the investigations if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the common 

alloy sheet. Excluded from the scope of 

this investigation is aluminum can 

stock, which is suitable for use in the 

manufacture of aluminum beverage 

cans, lids of such cans, or tabs used to 

open such cans. Aluminum can stock is 

produced to gauges that range from 

0.200 mm to 0.292 mm, and has an H– 

19, H–41, H–48, or H–391 temper. In 

addition, aluminum can stock has a 

lubricant applied to the flat surfaces of 

the can stock to facilitate its movement 

through machines used in the 

manufacture of beverage cans. 

Background.—The final phase of 

these investigations is being scheduled 

pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of 

affirmative preliminary determinations 

by the Commerce that certain benefits 

which constitute subsidies within the 

meaning of section 703 of the Act (19 

U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

in China of common alloy aluminum 

sheet, and that such products are being 

sold in the United States at less than fair 

value within the meaning of section 733 

of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The 

investigations were instituted in 

response to a notification of 

investigations self-initiated by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce deemed by 

the Commission as having been filed on 

December 1, 2017. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this phase of the 

investigations, 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 investigations 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 these 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

section 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 

investigations 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 investigations. 

Limited disclosure of business 

proprietary information (BPI) under an 

administrative protective order (APO) 

and BPI service list.—Pursuant to 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in the final phase of these 

investigations available to authorized 

applicants under the APO issued in the 

investigations, 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 investigations. A party 

granted access to BPI in the preliminary 

phase of the investigations 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 these 

investigations will be placed in the 

nonpublic record on October 16, 2018, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with the final 

phase of these investigations beginning 

at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 

2018, at the U.S. International Trade 

Commission Building. Requests to 

appear at the hearing should be filed in 

writing with the Secretary to the 

Commission on or before October 24, 

2018. 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 


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presentations should participate in a 

prehearing conference to be held on 

October 29, 2018, at the U.S. 

International Trade Commission 

Building, if deemed necessary. 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 section 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is October 23, 2018. Parties may 

also file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, 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 November 8, 

2018. In addition, any person who has 

not entered an appearance as a party to 

the investigations may submit a written 

statement of information pertinent to 

the subject of the investigations, 

including statements of support or 

opposition to the petition, on or before 

November 8, 2018. On November 28, 

2018, 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 30, 2018, but such 

final comments must not contain new 

factual information and must otherwise 

comply with section 207.30 of the 

Commission’s rules. All written 

submissions must conform with the 

provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

E-Filing, available on the Commission’s 

website at https://edis.usitc.gov, 

elaborates upon the Commission’s rules 

with respect to electronic filing. 

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 

investigations must be served on all 

other parties to the investigations (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: These investigations are 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: July 12, 2018. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–15278 Filed 7–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Receipt of Complaint; 

Solicitation of Comments Relating to 

the Public Interest 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. International Trade 

Commission has received a complaint 

entitled Certain Microperforated 

Packaging Containing Fresh Produce 

(II), DN 3327; the Commission is 

soliciting comments on any public 

interest issues raised by the complaint 

or complainant’s filing pursuant to the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

R. Barton, Secretary to the Commission, 

U.S. International Trade Commission, 

500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 

20436, telephone (202) 205–2000. The 

public version of the complaint can be 

accessed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

System (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov, 

and will be available for inspection 

during official business hours (8:45 a.m. 

to 5:15 p.m.) in the Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 

205–2000. 

General information concerning the 

Commission may also be obtained by 

accessing its internet server at United 

States International Trade Commission 

(USITC) at https://www.usitc.gov. The 

public record for this investigation may 

be viewed on the Commission’s 

Electronic Document Information 

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

Hearing-impaired persons are advised 

that information on this matter can be 

obtained by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 

205–1810. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission has received a complaint 

and a submission pursuant to § 210.8(b) 

of the Commission’s Rules of Practice 

and Procedure filed on behalf of 

Windham Packaging, LLC on July 12, 

2018. The complaint alleges violations 

of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 

(19 U.S.C. 1337) in the importation into 

the United States, the sale for 

importation, and the sale within the 

United States after importation of 

certain microperforated packaging 

containing fresh produce (II). The 

complaint names as respondents: 

Growers Express, LLC of Salinas, CA; 

and C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. of 

Eden Prairie, MN. The complainant 

requests that the Commission issue a 

limited exclusion order, cease and 

desist orders and impose a bond upon 

respondents’ alleged infringing articles 

during the 60-day Presidential review 

period pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1337(j). 

Proposed respondents, other 

interested parties, and members of the 

public are invited to file comments, not 

to exceed five (5) pages in length, 

inclusive of attachments, on any public 

interest issues raised by the complaint 

or § 210.8(b) filing. Comments should 

address whether issuance of the relief 

specifically requested by the 

complainant in this investigation would 

affect the public health and welfare in 

the United States, competitive 

conditions in the United States 

economy, the production of like or 

directly competitive articles in the 

United States, or United States 

consumers. 

In particular, the Commission is 

interested in comments that: 

(i) Explain how the articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

remedial orders are used in the United 

States; 

(ii) identify any public health, safety, 

or welfare concerns in the United States 

relating to the requested remedial 

orders; 

(iii) identify like or directly 

competitive articles that complainant, 

its licensees, or third parties make in the 

United States which could replace the 

subject articles if they were to be 

excluded; 

(iv) indicate whether complainant, 

complainant’s licensees, and/or third 

party suppliers have the capacity to 

replace the volume of articles 

potentially subject to the requested 

exclusion order and/or a cease and 


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