[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 16 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3977-3978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01264]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 704-TA-1 and 734-TA-1 (Review)]


Sugar from Mexico; Institution of Reviews of Agreements 
Suspending Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of 
reviews pursuant to sections 704(h) and 734(h) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671c(h) and 1673c(h)) (the Act) of suspension 
agreements that the United States Department of Commerce has entered in 
antidumping duty and countervailing duty investigations of sugar from 
Mexico. The Commission will determine whether the injurious effect of 
the subject merchandise is eliminated completely by the agreements. 
Under the statute, the Commission must issue determinations no later 
than 75 days after the date on which the petition for review was filed.
    For further information concerning the conduct of these reviews and 
rules of general application, consult the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 
201), and part 207, subparts A and D (19 CFR part 207).

DATES:  Effective Date: January 8, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Sherman (202-205-3289), 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 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these reviews may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background. These reviews are instituted in response to petitions 
filed on January 8, 2015, by Imperial Sugar Company (``Imperial''), 
Sugar Land, Texas and AmCane Sugar LLC (``AmCane''), Taylor, Michigan. 
The Commission has determined that Imperial and AmCane are interested 
parties who were parties to the underlying investigations at the time 
the petitions were filed, and consequently are appropriate petitioning 
parties.
    Participation in the reviews and public service list. Persons 
wishing to participate in the reviews 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. Section 201.11 of the Commission's 
rules does not specify when entries of appearance must be filed in 
proceedings covered by part

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207, subpart D; in these proceedings, entries of appearance will be 
considered timely if filed no later than 14 days after publication of 
this notice in the Federal Register. The Secretary will prepare a 
public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, 
or their representatives, who are parties to these reviews upon the 
expiration of the period for filing entries of appearance.
    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 these reviews available to authorized applicants 
representing interested parties (as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9)) who 
are parties to the reviews under the APO issued in the proceedings, 
provided that the application is made not later than 14 days after the 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. A separate service 
list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties authorized 
to receive BPI under the APO.
    Written submissions. Parties will have the opportunity to file two 
written submissions in these reviews. The first submission may contain 
any factual information pertinent to the determinations that the 
Commission is required to make pursuant to sections 704(h) and 734(h) 
of the Act and arguments concerning the significance of this 
information, or information in the record of Sugar from Mexico, Inv. 
Nos. 701-TA-513 and 731-TA-1249 (Preliminary) (``the preliminary phase 
investigations'') to these determinations. The Commission is 
particularly interested in receiving parties' views concerning the 
following issues:

<bullet> What information the Commission should use to assess whether 
the injurious effect of the imports of the subject merchandise is 
eliminated completely by the suspension agreements
<bullet> The time period the Commission should evaluate in assessing 
whether the injurious effect of the imports of the subject merchandise 
is eliminated completely by the suspension agreements
<bullet> The standard the Commission should use to assess whether the 
injurious effect of imports of the subject merchandise is ``eliminated 
completely''
<bullet> The use of the singular word ``effect'' in the statute and 
whether the Commission is permitted or required to assess any 
``effect'' other than that resulting from pricing of the subject 
merchandise under the suspension agreements.
<bullet> Whether the Commission's analysis of ``injurious effect'' 
incorporates any analysis of injurious effect of imports of the subject 
merchandise caused by the suspension agreement itself.

Parties need not resubmit any information that is in the record of the 
preliminary phase investigations, as this information will be included 
in the record of these reviews. This first submission shall be filed no 
later than Tuesday, February 10, 2015.
    The second submission should respond to arguments and information 
submitted in the first submissions as well as other information in the 
record. These submissions may contain no more than 20 pages of textual 
material, double-spaced and single-sided, when printed out on paper 
measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. They may also include an appendix which may 
contain responses to specific requests from Commissioners and staff. 
Aside from the material in the appendix, the second submission may not 
contain new factual information. This second submission shall be filed 
no later than Thursday, February 26, 2015.
    If written submissions contain BPI, they must conform with the 
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's 
rules. Please consult the Commission's rules, as amended, 76 FR 61937 
(Oct. 6, 2011) and the Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, 76 
FR 62092 (Oct. 6, 2011), available on the Commission's Web site at 
http://edis.usitc.gov.
    In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the rules, each 
document filed by a party to the review must be served on all other 
parties to the review (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.
    Opportunities for Oral Presentation: The Commission will convene a 
proceeding on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. at 500 E Street 
SW., Washington, DC to receive oral presentations from parties to the 
reviews. The Commission will provide further information about the 
nature of this proceeding to the parties at a later date.

    Authority:  These reviews are being conducted under authority of 
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

    Issued: January 21, 2015.

    By order of the Commission.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-01264 Filed 1-23-15; 8:45 am]
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