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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 332–586] 

Foreign Censorship Part 2: Trade and 

Economic Effects on U.S. Businesses; 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Foreign 

Censorship Questionnaire 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, the U.S. International Trade 

Commission (Commission or USITC) 

hereby gives notice that it plans to 

submit a request for approval of a 

questionnaire to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and requests public comment on 

its draft proposed collection. 

DATES: To assure that the Commission 

will consider your comments, it must 

receive them no later than 60 days after 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: The project leaders for this 

investigation are Ricky Ubee, Shova KC, 

and George Serletis. Please direct all 

written comments to the project leaders 

via email at foreign.censorship@

usitc.gov or by phone at 202–205–3493. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ricky Ubee at 202–205–3493. Copies of 

the questionnaire and supporting 

investigation documents may be 

obtained at https://www.usitc.gov/ 

foreigncensorship. Hearing-impaired 

individuals may obtain information on 

this matter by contacting the 

Commission’s TDD terminal at 202– 

205–1810. General information 

concerning the Commission may also be 

obtained by accessing its website 

(http://www.usitc.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of Information Collection: 

The information requested by the 

questionnaire is for use by the 

Commission in connection with 

Investigation No. 332–586, Foreign 

Censorship Part 2: Trade and Economic 

Effects on U.S. Businesses, instituted 

under the authority of section 332(g) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 

1332(g)). This investigation and report 

were requested by the Committee on 

Finance (Committee) of the U.S. Senate 

on April 7, 2021 (revised from a request 

received January 4, 2021). This 

investigation was initiated on May 6, 

2021 and notice was published on May 

12, 2021 (86 FR 26064). The 

Committee’s request includes a 

component that requires the use of 

survey data to provide an analysis of the 

trade and economic effects of foreign 

censorship policies and practices on 

affected businesses in the United States 

and their global operations. This 

questionnaire is therefore necessary to 

analyze foreign censorships impacts on 

(1) employment, (2) direct costs to 

businesses (e.g., compliance and entry 

costs), (3) foregone revenue and sales, 

(4) self-censorship, and (5) other effects 

the Commission considers relevant to 

respond to the Committee’s request. The 

Commission will deliver its report to the 

Committee by July 5, 2022. 

Summary of Proposal: 

The Commission intends to submit 

the following draft information 

collection plan to OMB and invites 

public comment. 

(1) Number of forms submitted: 1. 

(2) Title of form: Foreign Censorship 

Questionnaire 

(3) Type of request: New. 

(4) Frequency of use: Industry 

questionnaire, single data gathering, 

scheduled for 2021. 

(5) Description of respondents: U.S. 

businesses operating in China. 

(6) Estimated number of respondents: 

10,000. 

(7) Estimated total number of hours to 

complete the questionnaire per 

respondent: 15 hours. 

(8) Information obtained from the 

questionnaire that qualifies as 

confidential business information will 

be so treated by the Commission and not 

disclosed in a manner that would reveal 

the individual operations of a business. 

I. Abstract 

The Committee on Finance 

(Committee) of the U.S. Senate has 

requested the Commission to produce a 

report that analyzes the trade and 

economic effects of foreign censorship 

policies and practices on (1) 

employment, (2) direct costs to 

businesses (e.g., compliance and entry 

costs), (3) foregone revenue and sales, 

(4) self-censorship, and (5) other effects 

the Commission considers relevant for 

the Committee to know. This report is 

the second in a two-part series on the 

effects of foreign censorship. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents will be mailed a letter 

with a link and individual code for 

accessing the online form. Once the 

online form is complete, respondents 

will be directed to submit the form by 

selecting a submit button. 

III. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on (1) whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary; (2) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

The draft questionnaire and other 

supplementary documents may be 

downloaded from the USITC website at 

https://www.usitc.gov/ 

foreigncensorship. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they will also become a matter of public 

record. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: June 10, 2021. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation No. 731–TA–125 (Fifth 

Review)] 

Potassium Permanganate From China; 

Scheduling of a Full Five-Year Review 

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of a full review 

pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the 

Act’’) to determine whether revocation 

of the anti-dumping duty order on 

potassium permanganate from China 

would be likely to lead to continuation 

or recurrence of material injury within 

a reasonably foreseeable time. 

DATES: June 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andres Andrade (202–205–2078), Office 

of Investigations, U.S. International 

Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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:// 


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www.usitc.gov). The public record for 

this review may be viewed on the 

Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) 

at https://edis.usitc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background.—On May 7, 2021, the 

Commission determined that responses 

to its notice of institution of the subject 

five-year review were such that a full 

review should proceed (86 FR 27477, 

May 20, 2021); accordingly, a full 

review is being scheduled pursuant to 

section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 

1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)). A record of 

the Commissioners’ votes, the 

Commission’s statement on adequacy, 

and any individual Commissioner’s 

statements are available from the Office 

of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s website. 

Participation in the review 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 this review 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, by 45 days after 

publication of this notice. A party that 

filed a notice of appearance following 

publication of the Commission’s notice 

of institution of the review need not file 

an additional notice of appearance. The 

Secretary will maintain a public service 

list containing the names and addresses 

of all persons, or their representatives, 

who are parties to the review. 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this review 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, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

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 

section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s 

rules, the Secretary will make BPI 

gathered in this review available to 

authorized applicants under the APO 

issued in the review, provided that the 

application is made by 45 days after 

publication of this notice. Authorized 

applicants must represent interested 

parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), 

who are parties to the review. A party 

granted access to BPI following 

publication of the Commission’s notice 

of institution of the review 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 review will be placed in 

the nonpublic record on September 20, 

2021, and a public version will be 

issued thereafter, pursuant to section 

207.64 of the Commission’s rules. 

Hearing.—The Commission will hold 

a hearing in connection with this review 

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on October 5, 

2021. Information about the place and 

form of the hearing, including about 

how to participate in and/or view the 

hearing, will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/ 

calendar.html. Interested parties should 

check the Commission’s website 

periodically for updates. 

Requests to appear at the hearing 

should be filed in writing with the 

Secretary to the Commission on or 

before September 29, 2021. 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 

to be held at 9:30 a.m. on October 4, 

2021 (if deemed necessary). Oral 

testimony and written materials to be 

submitted at the public hearing are 

governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 

201.13(f), and 207.66 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 to 

the review may submit a prehearing 

brief to the Commission. Prehearing 

briefs must conform with the provisions 

of section 207.65 of the Commission’s 

rules; the deadline for filing is 

September 28, 2021. Parties may also 

file written testimony in connection 

with their presentation at the hearing, as 

provided in section 207.24 of the 

Commission’s rules, and posthearing 

briefs, which must conform with the 

provisions of section 207.67 of the 

Commission’s rules. The deadline for 

filing posthearing briefs is October 13, 

2021. In addition, any person who has 

not entered an appearance as a party to 

the review may submit a written 

statement of information pertinent to 

the subject of the review on or before 

October 13, 2021. On November 1, 2021, 

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 November 3, 2021, but such final 

comments must not contain new factual 

information and must otherwise comply 

with section 207.68 of the Commission’s 

rules. All written submissions must 

conform with the provisions of section 

201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any 

submissions that contain BPI must also 

conform with the requirements of 

sections 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. 

Additional written submissions to the 

Commission, including requests 

pursuant to section 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 sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the Commission’s 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. 

Authority: This review is being conducted 

under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act 

of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to 

section 207.62 of the Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: June 10, 2021. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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