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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 21 (Monday, February 3, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8810-8811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02122]

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-750 and 731-TA-1728 (Preliminary)]

Sol Gel Alumina-Based Ceramic Abrasive Grains From China

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 sol gel 
alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from China, provided for in 
subheading 2818.10.20 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 alleged to be subsidized by the government of 
China.2 3
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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\ 90 FR 3175 and 90 FR 3179 (January 14, 2025).
    \3\ Commissioner Rhonda K. Schmidtlein not participating.
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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

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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 November 25, 2024, Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics, Inc., 
Malvern, Pennsylvania, 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 and 
LTFV imports of sol gel alumina-based ceramic abrasive grains from 
China. Accordingly, effective November 25, 2024, the Commission 
instituted countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-750 and 
antidumping duty investigation No. 731-TA-1728 (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 December 2, 2024 (89 FR 95235).\4\ 
The Commission conducted its conference on December 16, 2024. All 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
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    \4\ The Commission published a revised schedule on December 18, 
2024 (89 FR 102953) to conform with Commerce's new schedule after 
Commerce extended the deadline for its initiation determinations 
from December 16, 2024 to January 6, 2025 (89 FR 100465, December 
12, 2024).
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    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 
January 29, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5581 (February 2025), entitled Sol Gel Alumina-Based 
Ceramic Abrasive Grains from China: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-750 and 
731-TA-1728 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: January 29, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-02122 Filed 1-31-25; 8:45 am]
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