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the Commission should reach in the 

reviews. Comments are due on or before 

October 31, 2024 and may not contain 

new factual information. Any person 

that is neither a party to the five-year 

reviews nor an interested party may 

submit a brief written statement (which 

shall not contain any new factual 

information) pertinent to the reviews by 

October 31, 2024. However, should the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) 

extend the time limit for its completion 

of the final results of its reviews, the 

deadline for comments (which may not 

contain new factual information) on 

Commerce’s final results is three 

business days after the issuance of 

Commerce’s results. If comments 

contain business proprietary 

information (BPI), they must conform 

with the requirements of §§ 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. 

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 

207.3 of the rules, each document filed 

by a party to the reviews must be served 

on all other parties to the reviews (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. 

Determinations.—The Commission 

has determined these reviews are 

extraordinarily complicated and 

therefore has determined to exercise its 

authority to extend the review period by 

up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)(B). 

Authority: These reviews are being 

conducted under authority of title VII of 

the Act; this notice is published 

pursuant to § 207.62 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: September 12, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21145 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–704–705 and 

731–TA–1664–1666 (Final)] 

Paper Plates From China, Thailand, 

and Vietnam; 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–704–705 and 731–TA–1664– 

1666 (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 paper plates from 

China, Thailand, and Vietnam, provided 

for in subheading 4823.69.00 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States, preliminarily determined 

by the Department of Commerce 

(‘‘Commerce’’) to be sold at less-thanfair-value and subsidized by the 

Governments of China and Vietnam. 

DATES: September 5, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stamen Borisson ((202) 205–3125), 

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 ‘‘. . . certain paper 

plates. Paper plates subject to this 

investigation may be cut from rolls, 

sheets, or other pieces of paper and/or 

paper board. Paper plates subject to this 

investigation have a depth up to and 

including two (2.0) inches, as measured 

vertically from the base to the top of the 

lip, or the edge if the plate has no lip. 

Paper plates subject to this investigation 

may be uncolored, white, colored, or 

printed. Printed paper plates subject to 

this investigation may have any type of 

surface finish, and may be printed by 

any means with images, text and/or 

colors on one or both surfaces. Colored 

paper plates subject to this investigation 

may be colored by any method, 

including but not limited to printing, 

beater-dyeing, and dip-dyeing. Paper 

plates subject to this investigation may 

be produced from paper of any type 

(including, but not limited to, bamboo, 

straws, bagasse, hemp, kenaf, jute, sisal, 

abaca, cotton inters and reeds, or from 

non-plant sources, such as synthetic 

resin (petroleum)-based resins), may 

have any caliper or basis weight, may 

have any shape or size, may have one 

or more than one section, may be 

embossed, may have foil or other 

substances adhered to their surface, 

and/or may be uncoated or coated with 

any type of coating. 

The paper plates subject to this 

investigation remain covered by the 

scope of this investigation whether 

imported alone, or in any combination 

of subject and non-subject merchandise. 

When paper plates subject to this 

investigation are imported in 

combination with non-subject 

merchandise, only the paper plates 

subject to this investigation are subject 

merchandise. The paper plates subject 

to this investigation include paper 

plates matching the above description 

that have been finished, packaged, or 

otherwise processed in a third country 

by performing finishing, packaging, or 

processing that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope 

of the investigation if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the paper 

plates. Examples of finishing, 

packaging, or other processing in a third 

country that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope 

of the investigation if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the paper 

plates include, but are not limited to, 

printing, application of other surface 

treatments such as coatings, 

repackaging, embossing, and application 

of foil surface treatments. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper plates molded or 

pressed directly from paper pulp 

(including but not limited to unfelted 

pulp), which are currently classifiable 

under subheading 4823.70.0020 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS). Also excluded 

from the scope of this investigation are 

articles that otherwise would be covered 

but which exhibit the following two 

physical characteristics: (a) depth 

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the top of the lip, or edge if no lip) equal 

to or greater than 1.25 inches but less 

than two (2.0) inches, and (b) a base not 

exceeding five (5.0) inches in diameter 

if round, or not exceeding 20 square 

inches in area if any other shape. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper bowls, paper 

buckets, and paper food containers with 

closeable lids. 

Paper plates subject to this 

investigation are currently classifiable 

under HTSUS subheading 4823.69.0040. 

Paper plates subject to this investigation 

also may be classified under HTSUS 

subheading 4823.61.0040. If packaged 

with other articles, the paper plates 

subject to this investigation also may be 

classified under HTSUS subheadings 

9505.90.4000 and 9505.90.6000. While 

the HTSUS subheading(s) are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, 

the written description of the subject 

merchandise is dispositive.’’ 

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 Commerce that certain benefits 

which constitute subsidies within the 

meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 

1671b) are being provided to 

manufacturers, producers, or exporters 

in China and Vietnam of paper plates, 

and that such products are being sold in 

the United States at less than fair value 

within the meaning of § 733 of the Act 

(19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations 

were requested in petitions filed on 

January 25, 2024, by the American 

Paper Plate Coalition, which is 

comprised of AJM Packaging 

Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, 

Michigan, Aspen Products, Inc., Kansas 

City, Missouri, Dart Container 

Corporation, Mason, Michigan, 

Hoffmaster Group, Inc., Oshkosh, 

Wisconsin, Huhtamaki Americas, Inc., 

De Soto, Kansas, and the Unique 

Industries, Inc., Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. 

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 

§ 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. 

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 paperbased 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 

§ 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 January 7, 2025, 

and a public version will be issued 

thereafter, pursuant to § 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 Thursday, January 23, 

2025. Requests to appear at the hearing 

should be filed in writing with the 

Secretary to the Commission on or 

before Thursday, January 16, 2025. 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 3pm 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 

Tuesday, January 21, 2025. 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 January 22, 2025. 

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 § 207.23 of the 

Commission’s rules; the deadline for 

filing is January 15, 2025. Parties shall 

also file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, 

and posthearing briefs, which must 

conform with the provisions of § 207.25 

of the Commission’s rules. The deadline 

for filing posthearing briefs is January 

30, 2025. 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 January 30, 2025. On February 

14, 2025, 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 February 19, 2025, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with § 207.30 of the Commission’s rules. 

All written submissions must conform 

with the provisions of § 201.8 of the 

Commission’s rules; any submissions 

that contain BPI must also conform with 

the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 

207.7 of the Commission’s rules. The 

Commission’s Handbook on Filing 


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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 § 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 §§ 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 § 207.21 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: September 12, 2024. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21146 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB Number 1125–0010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection; 

eComments Requested; Extension of a 

Previously Approved Collection; 

Notice of Appeal to the Board of 

Immigration Appeals From a Decision 

of a DHS Officer (EOIR–29) 

AGENCY: Executive Office for 

Immigration Review, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Executive Office for 

Immigration Review (EOIR), Department 

of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until 

November 18, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional comments 

especially on the estimated public 

burden or associated response time, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, please contact 

Raechel Horowitz, Chief, Immigration 

Law Division, Executive Office for 

Immigration Review, 5107 Leesburg 

Pike, Suite 2500, Falls Church, VA 

22041, eoir.pra.comments@usdoj.gov or 

Raechel.horowitz@usdoj.gov, telephone 

(703) 305–0473. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Abstract: A party affected by a 

decision of a Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS) Officer may appeal that 

decision to the Board of Immigration 

Appeals (BIA or Board), provided that 

the Board has jurisdiction pursuant to 8 

CFR 1003.1(b). The party must complete 

the Form EOIR–29 and submit it to the 

DHS office having administrative 

control over the record of proceeding in 

order to exercise its regulatory right to 

appeal. 

EOIR has revised the form so that 

respondents can provide a safe mailing 

address where they can safely and 

timely receive mail. EOIR has made the 

following substantive changes to the 

form: allowing respondents to provide a 

safe mailing address and to designate 

another individual to receive mail; and 

including new fields for the 

respondent’s street address, apartment 

or unit number, city, state, and zip code, 

rather than a single field for the 

respondent’s address. In addition, EOIR 

has made the following non-substantive 

changes: modifying the appearance and 

formatting of the General Instructions; 

revising the existing form instructions 

for clarity; and updating links to web 

pages and resources embedded 

throughout the form. EOIR intends these 

revisions to reduce the public’s burden 

in completing the form and to reduce 

the Agency’s processing time for each 

form. 

Overview of this information 

collection: 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision and extension of a currently 

approved collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Notice of Appeal to the Board of 

Immigration Appeals from a Decision of 

a DHS Officer. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

The form number is EOIR–29. The 

applicable component within the 

Department of Justice is the Executive 

Office for Immigration Review. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as the 

obligation to respond: Individuals or 

Households. The obligation to respond 

is required to obtain/retain a benefit 

(appeal). 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: The estimated annual number 

of respondents for the Form EOIR–29 is 

3,056. The estimated time per response 

is 30 minutes. 

6. An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The total annual burden 

hours for this collection is 1,528 hours. 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost 

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: There are no capital or startup costs associated with this 

information collection. The estimated 

public cost is zero. 


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