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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 240 (Friday, December 13, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 101048]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-29332]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-742-745 and 731-TA-1720-1723 (Preliminary)]

Hard Empty Capsules From Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of hard empty 
capsules from China, India and Vietnam, and that there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is threatened with 
material injury by reason of imports of hard empty capsules from Brazil 
provided for in subheadings 9602.00.10 and 9602.00.50 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in 
the United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and imports of the 
subject merchandise from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam that are 
alleged to be subsidized by the governments of Brazil, China, India, 
and Vietnam.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 89 FR 91684 and 89 FR 91680, November 20, 2024.
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec.  703(b) or 733(b) 
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under Sec. Sec.  705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the 
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase 
notice of scheduling. 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 
antidumping and countervailing 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 the 
investigations. As provided in section 207.20 of the Commission's 
rules, the Director of the Office of Investigations will circulate 
draft questionnaires for the final phase of the investigations to 
parties to the investigations, placing copies on the Commission's 
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov), 
for comment.

Background

    On October 24, 2024, Lonza Greenwood LLC, Greenwood, South Carolina 
filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with 
material injury by reason of subsidized imports of hard empty capsules 
from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam and LTFV imports of hard empty 
capsules from Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam. Accordingly, effective 
October 24, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing duty 
investigation Nos. 701-TA-742-745 and antidumping duty investigation 
Nos. 731-TA-1720-1723 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be 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 of October 30, 2024 (89 FR 86370). The 
Commission conducted its conference on November 14, 2024. All persons 
who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on 
December 9, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5572 (December 2024), entitled Hard Empty Capsules from 
Brazil, China, India, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-742-745 
and 731-TA-1720-1723 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 9, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-29332 Filed 12-12-24; 8:45 am]
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