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provisions of section 201.8 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as 

temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 

(March 19, 2020). Under that rule 

waiver, the Office of the Secretary will 

accept only electronic filings at 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. Persons with questions 

regarding electronic filing should 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Docket Services Division (202–205– 

1802), or consult the Commission’s 

Handbook on Filing Procedures. 

Definitions of types of documents that 

may be filed; Requirements: In addition 

to requests to appear at the hearing, this 

notice provides for the possible filing of 

four types of documents: Prehearing 

briefs, oral hearing statements, 

posthearing briefs, and other written 

submissions. 

(1) Prehearing briefs refers to written 

materials relevant to the investigation 

and submitted in advance of the 

hearing, and includes written views on 

matters that are the subject of the 

investigation, supporting materials, and 

any other written materials that you 

consider will help the Commission in 

understanding your views. You should 

file a prehearing brief particularly if you 

plan to testify at the hearing on behalf 

of an industry group, company, or other 

organization, and wish to provide 

detailed views or information that will 

support or supplement your testimony. 

(2) Oral hearing statements 

(testimony) refers to the actual oral 

statement that you intend to present at 

the hearing. Do not include any 

confidential business information in 

that statement. If you plan to testify, you 

must file a copy of your oral statement 

by the date specified in this notice. This 

statement will allow Commissioners to 

understand your position in advance of 

the hearing and will also assist the court 

reporter in preparing an accurate 

transcript of the hearing (e.g., names 

spelled correctly). 

(3) Posthearing briefs refers to 

submissions filed after the hearing by 

persons who appeared at the hearing. 

Such briefs: (a) Should be limited to 

matters that arose during the hearing, (b) 

should respond to any Commissioner 

and staff questions addressed to you at 

the hearing, (c) should clarify, amplify, 

or correct any statements you made at 

the hearing, and (d) may, at your option, 

address or rebut statements made by 

other participants in the hearing. 

(4) Other written submissions refer to 

any other written submissions that 

interested persons wish to make, 

regardless of whether they appeared at 

the hearing, and may include new 

information or updates of information 

previously provided. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 201.8 of the Commission’s Rules 

of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 

201.8) the document must identify on 

its cover (1) the investigation number 

and title and the type of document filed 

(i.e., prehearing brief, oral statement of 

(name), posthearing brief, or written 

submission), (2) the name and signature 

of the person filing it, (3) the name of 

the organization that the submission is 

filed on behalf of, and (4) whether it 

contains confidential business 

information (CBI). If it contains CBI, it 

must comply with the marking and 

other requirements set out below in this 

notice relating to CBI. Submitters of 

written documents (other than oral 

hearing statements) are encouraged to 

include a short summary of their 

position or interest at the beginning of 

the document, and a table of contents 

when the document addresses multiple 

issues. 

Confidential business information: 

Any submissions that contain 

confidential business information must 

also conform to 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 ‘‘non-confidential’’ 

version, and that the confidential 

business information is clearly 

identified by means of brackets. All 

written submissions, except for 

confidential business information, will 

be made available for inspection by 

interested parties. 

As requested by the USTR, the 

Commission will not include any 

confidential business information in the 

report it sends to the USTR. However, 

all information, including confidential 

business information, submitted in this 

investigation may be disclosed to and 

used: (i) By the Commission, its 

employees and Offices, and contract 

personnel (a) for developing or 

maintaining the records of this or a 

related proceeding, or (b) in internal 

investigations, audits, reviews, and 

evaluations relating to the programs, 

personnel, and operations of the 

Commission including under 5 U.S.C. 

Appendix 3; or (ii) by U.S. government 

employees and contract personnel for 

cybersecurity purposes. The 

Commission will not otherwise disclose 

any confidential business information in 

a way that would reveal the operations 

of the firm supplying the information. 

Summaries of written submissions: 

Persons wishing to have a summary of 

their position included in the report 

should include a summary with their 

written submission on or before May 17, 

2022, and should mark the summary as 

having been provided for that purpose. 

The summary should be clearly marked 

as ‘‘summary for inclusion in the 

report’’ at the top of the page. The 

summary may not exceed 500 words 

and should not include any confidential 

business information. The summary will 

be published as provided if it meets 

these requirements and is germane to 

the subject matter of the investigation. 

The Commission will list the name of 

the organization furnishing the 

summary and will include a link to the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS) where the 

written submission can be found. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 12, 2022. 

William Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00912 Filed 1–18–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7020–02–P 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–678 and 731– 

TA–1584 (Preliminary)] 

Barium Chloride From India; Institution 

of Countervailing Duty and 

Antidumping Duty Investigations and 

Scheduling of Preliminary Phase 

Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the institution of investigations 

and commencement of preliminary 

phase countervailing duty and 

antidumping duty investigation Nos. 

701–TA–678 and 731–TA–1584 

(Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act 

of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’) to determine 

whether there is a reasonable indication 

that 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 barium chloride from India, 

provided for in subheading 2827.39.45 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States, that are alleged to be 

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value and alleged to be subsidized by 

the Government of India. Unless the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) 

extends the time for initiation, the 

Commission must reach a preliminary 

determination in countervailing duty 

and antidumping duty investigations in 

45 days, or in this case by February 28, 

2022. The Commission’s views must be 

transmitted to Commerce within five 

business days thereafter, or by March 7, 

2022. 

DATES: January 12, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alejandro Orozco (202–205–3177), 

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: 

Background.—These investigations 

are being instituted, pursuant to 

sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 

1673b(a)), in response to petitions filed 

on January 12, 2022, by Chemical 

Products Corporation, Cartersville, 

Georgia. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of these investigations 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 B (19 CFR part 207). 

Participation in the investigations and 

public service list.—Persons (other than 

petitioners) wishing to participate in the 

investigations as parties must file an 

entry of appearance with the Secretary 

to the Commission, as provided in 

§§ 201.11 and 207.10 of the 

Commission’s rules, not later than seven 

days after publication of this notice in 

the Federal Register. 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 countervailing duty and 

antidumping 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 these investigations 

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 

§ 207.7(a) of the Commission’s rules, the 

Secretary will make BPI gathered in 

these investigations available to 

authorized applicants representing 

interested parties (as defined in 19 

U.S.C. 1677(9)) who are parties to the 

investigations under the APO issued in 

the investigations, provided that the 

application is made not later than seven 

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. 

Conference.—In light of the 

restrictions on access to the Commission 

building due to the COVID–19 

pandemic, the Commission is 

conducting the staff conference through 

video conferencing on February 2, 2022. 

Requests to appear at the conference 

should be emailed to 

preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO 

NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before 

January 31, 2022. Please provide an 

email address for each conference 

participant in the email. Information on 

conference procedures will be provided 

separately and guidance on joining the 

video conference will be available on 

the Commission’s Daily Calendar. A 

nonparty who has testimony that may 

aid the Commission’s deliberations may 

request permission to participate by 

submitting a short statement. 

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. 

Written submissions.—As provided in 

§§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the 

Commission’s rules, any person may 

submit to the Commission on or before 

February 7, 2022, a written brief 

containing information and arguments 

pertinent to the subject matter of the 

investigations. Parties shall file written 

testimony and supplementary material 

in connection with their presentation at 

the conference no later than noon on 

February 1, 2022. 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 

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 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. 

Certification.—Pursuant to § 207.3 of 

the Commission’s rules, any person 

submitting information to the 

Commission in connection with these 

investigations must certify that the 

information is accurate and complete to 

the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In 

making the certification, the submitter 

will acknowledge that any information 

that it submits to the Commission 

during these investigations may be 

disclosed to and used: (i) By the 

Commission, its employees and Offices, 

and contract personnel (a) for 

developing or maintaining the records 

of these or related investigations or 

reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, 

audits, reviews, and evaluations relating 

to the programs, personnel, and 

operations of the Commission including 

under 5 U.S.C. appendix 3; or (ii) by 

U.S. government employees and 

contract personnel, solely for 

cybersecurity purposes. All contract 

personnel will sign appropriate 

nondisclosure agreements. 

Authority: These investigations are 

being conducted under authority of title 

VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice 

is published pursuant to § 207.12 of the 

Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: January 12, 2022. 

William Bishop, 

Supervisory Hearings and Information 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00911 Filed 1–18–22; 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. 


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