Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan; Inv. No. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final) (Remand)

=== FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations (2024-05-14) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”) to determine whether 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 aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan, provided for in subheading 3701.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be subsidized by the government of China and sold at less-than-fair-value. DATES: May 1, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202) 205-2387, 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: Scope. —For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as “. . . aluminum lithographic printing plates. Aluminum lithographic printing plates consist of a flat substrate containing at least 90 percent aluminum. The aluminum-containing substrate is generally treated using a mechanical, electrochemical, or chemical graining process, which is followed by one or more anodizing treatments that form a hydrophilic layer on the aluminum-containing substrate. An image-recording, oleophilic layer that is sensitive to light, including but not limited to ultra-violet, visible, or infrared, is dispersed in a polymeric binder material that is applied on top of the hydrophilic layer, generally on one side of the aluminum lithographic printing plate. The oleophilic light-sensitive layer is capable of capturing an image that is transferred onto the plate by either light or heat. The image applied to an aluminum lithographic printing plate facilitates the production of newspapers, magazines, books, yearbooks, coupons, packaging, and other printed materials through an offset printing process, where an aluminum lithographic printing plate facilitates the transfer of an image onto the printed media. Aluminum lithographic printing plates within the scope of these investigations include all aluminum lithographic printing plates, irrespective of the dimensions or thickness of the underlying aluminum substrate, whether the plate requires processing after an image is applied to the plate, whether the plate is ready to be mounted to a press and used in printing operations immediately after an image is applied to the plate, or whether the plate has been exposed to light or heat to create an image on the plate or remains unexposed and is free of any image. Subject merchandise also includes aluminum lithographic printing plates produced from an aluminum sheet coil that has been coated with a light-sensitive image recording layer in a subject country and that is subsequently unwound and cut to the final dimensions to produce a finished plate in a third country (including the United States), or exposed to light or heat to create an image on the plate in a third country (including in a foreign trade zone within the United States). Excluded from the scope of these investigations are lithographic printing plates manufactured using a substrate produced from a material other than aluminum, such as rubber or plastic. Aluminum lithographic printing plates are currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 3701.30.0000 and 3701.99.6060. Further, merchandise that falls within the scope of these investigations may also be entered into the United States under HTSUS subheadings 3701.99.3000 and 8442.50.1000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these investigations is dispositive.” Background. —The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which constitute subsidies within the meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or exporters in China of aluminum lithographic printing plates, and that imports of such products from China and Japan are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of § 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on September 28, 2023, by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the investigations, hearing procedures, 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 C (19 CFR part 207). Participation in the investigations 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 the final phase of these investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11 of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the investigations. 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 paper-based 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 § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations 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 final phase of these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on August 28, 2024, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the Commission's rules. Hearing. —The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before Friday, September 6, 2024. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to conduct the investigations, may in their discretion for good cause shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3pm the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html. 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, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 11, 2024 (one business day prior to hearing). Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 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 who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of § 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is September 5, 2024. Parties shall also file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of § 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is September 19, 2024. In addition, any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petitions, on or before September 19, 2024. On October 4, 2024, 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 October 8, 2024, but such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with § 207.30 of the Commission's rules. 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. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to § 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 §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's 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. Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission's rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: May 9, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024-10502 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan (2026-03-26) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final) (Remand)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice of remand proceedings. SUMMARY: The U.S. International Trade Commission (“Commission”) hereby gives notice of the procedures it intends to follow to comply with the court-ordered remand of its final determinations in the antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan. For further information concerning the conduct of these remand proceedings 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, subpart A (19 CFR part 207). DATES: March 23, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch ((202) 205-2387), Office of Investigations, or Christopher W. Robinson ((202) 205-2542), Office of General Counsel, 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 Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final) may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. —In November 2024, the Commission determined that an industry in the United States was materially injured by reason of imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan that were sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China. Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final), USITC Pub. No. 5559 (Nov. 2024). Respondents Fujifilm North America Corporation, Fujifilm Corporation, and Fujifilm Printing Plate (China) Co. Ltd. contested the Commission's determinations before the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”). The CIT remanded for the Commission to reconsider “whether {Fujifilm Manufacturing USA, Inc. (“Fujifilm Greenwood”)} is a related party,” discussing “the four factors in 19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)(ii),” and whether “appropriate circumstances exist to exclude Fujifilm Greenwood from the domestic industry,” addressing “how the instant facts are an `appropriate' case for excluding a related party in light of the example provided in the legislative history . . . .” Fujifilm N. Am. Corp. v. United States, Court No. 24-00251, Slip Op. 26-17 (Ct. Int'l Trade Feb. 18, 2026). Participation in the remand proceedings. —Only those persons who were interested parties that participated in the investigations ( i.e., persons listed on the Commission Secretary's service list) and also parties to the appeal may participate in the remand proceedings. Such persons need not file any additional appearances with the Commission to participate in the remand proceedings, unless they are adding new individuals to the list of persons entitled to receive business proprietary information (“BPI”) under administrative protective order. BPI referred to during the remand proceedings will be governed, as appropriate, by the administrative protective order issued in the investigations. The Secretary will maintain a service list containing the names and addresses of all persons or their representatives who are parties to the remand proceedings, and the Secretary will maintain a separate list of those authorized to receive BPI under the administrative protective order during the remand proceedings. Written submissions. —The Commission is not reopening the record and will not accept the submission of new factual information for the record. The Commission will permit the parties to file comments concerning how the Commission could best comply with the Court's remand instructions. The comments must be based solely on the information in the Commission's record. The Commission will reject submissions containing additional factual information or arguments pertaining to issues other than the issue on which the Court has remanded this matter. The deadline for filing comments is April 10, 2026. Comments must be limited to no more than ten (10) double-spaced and single-sided pages of textual material, inclusive of attachments and exhibits. Parties are advised to consult with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subpart A (19 CFR part 207) for provisions of general applicability concerning written submissions to the Commission. All written submissions must conform to 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. Please note the Secretary's Office 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 paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's website at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing. Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, will 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 investigation must be served on all other parties to the investigation (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. By order of the Commission. Issued: March 23, 2026. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-05847 Filed 3-25-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan: Determinations (2024-11-18) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan: 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 an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of aluminum lithographic printing plates (“ALPs”) from China and Japan, provided for in subheading 3701.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) to be sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), and subsidized by the government of China. 2 3 4 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 89 FR 79256, 89 FR 79250, and 89 FR 79248 (September 27, 2024). 3 Commissioner David S. Johanson dissenting. 4 The Commission also finds that imports subject to Commerce's affirmative critical circumstances determinations are not likely to undermine seriously the remedial effect of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on ALPs from China. Background The Commission instituted these investigations effective September 28, 2023, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and Commerce by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. The final phase of the investigations was scheduled by the Commission following notification of preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of ALPs from China were subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of ALPs from China and Japan were sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigations and of a public hearing 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 on May 14, 2024 (89 FR 41993). 5 The Commission conducted its hearing on September 17, 2024. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. 5 A revision to the final phase schedule was published in the Federal Register on August 13, 2024 (89 FR 65933). The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on November 12, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5559 (November 2024), entitled Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final). By order of the Commission. Issued: November 12, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024-26740 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations (2023-10-04) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Preliminary)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Institution of Antidumping and Countervailing 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 antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (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 aluminum lithographic printing plates from China and Japan, provided for in subheading 3701.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. Unless the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by November 13, 2023. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within five business days thereafter, or by November 20, 2023. DATES: September 28, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202) 205-2387, 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 a petition filed on September 28, 2023, by Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York. 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 antidumping duty 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 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. —The Office of Investigations will hold a staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 2023. Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before October 17, 2023. Please provide an email address for each conference participant in the email. Information on conference procedures, format, and participation will be available on the Commission's Public 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 paper-based 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 5:15 p.m. on October 24, 2023, 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 October 18, 2023. 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: September 28, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023-21930 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan (2023-11-17) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Preliminary)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan 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 aluminum lithographic printing plates (ALPs) from China and Japan, provided for in subheadings 3701.30.00 and 3701.99.60 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 to be subsidized by the government of China. 2 1 The record is defined in § 207.2(f) of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)). 2 88 FR 73316 and 88 FR 73313 (October 25, 2023). 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 § 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 §§ 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 §§ 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. 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. Background On September 28, 2023, Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York, 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 ALPs from China and LTFV imports of ALPs from China and Japan. Accordingly, effective September 28, 2023, the Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (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 4, 2023 (88 FR 68669). The Commission conducted its conference on October 19, 2023. All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate. The Commission made these determinations pursuant to §§ 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 November 13, 2023. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5475 (November 2023), entitled Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Preliminary). By order of the Commission. Issued: November 13, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023-25402 Filed 11-16-23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Sunshine Act Meetings (2023-11-02) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [USITC SE-23-053] Sunshine Act Meetings AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United States International Trade Commission. TIME AND DATE: November 9, 2023 at 11 a.m. PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, Telephone: (202) 205-2000. STATUS: Open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 1. Agendas for future meetings: none. 2. Minutes. 3. Ratification List. 4. Commission vote on Inv. No. 731-TA1103 (Third Review)(Activated Carbon from China). The Commission currently is scheduled to complete and file its determinations and views of the Commission on November 17, 2023. 5. Commission vote on Inv. Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Preliminary) (Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from China and Japan). The Commission currently is scheduled to complete and file its determinations on November 13, 2023; views of the Commission currently are scheduled to be completed and filed on November 20, 2023. 6. Outstanding action jackets: none. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer, 202-205-2000. The Commission is holding the meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552(b). In accordance with Commission policy, subject matter listed above, not disposed of at the scheduled meeting, may be carried over to the agenda of the following meeting. By order of the Commission. Issued: October 31, 2023. Sharon Bellamy, Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2023-24363 Filed 10-31-23; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── === FR: Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations (2024-08-13) === INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-694 and 731-TA-1641-1642 (Final)] Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates From China and Japan; Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. DATES: August 5, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Celia Feldpausch (202-205-2387), 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 this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective May 1, 2024, the Commission established a schedule for the conduct of the final phase of the subject investigations (89 FR 41993, May 14, 2024) following preliminary affirmative countervailing duty and sales-at-less-than-fair-value determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) with respect to aluminum lithographic printing plates (“ALPs”) from China and Japan (89 FR 15134, March 1, 2024; 89 FR 35062 and 89 FR 35065, May 1, 2024). Subsequently, Commerce issued a memorandum tolling certain statutory and regulatory deadlines by a total of seven days (Memorandum to the Record, Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, July 22, 2024). The Commission, therefore, is revising its schedule to conform with Commerce's new schedule. The Commission's revised dates in the schedule are as follows. The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on September 3, 2024, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing prehearing briefs is 5:15 p.m. on September 10, 2024; if a brief contains business proprietary information, a nonbusiness proprietary version is due the following business day. The prehearing conference will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m. on September 13, 2024, if deemed necessary. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later than 4:00 p.m. on September 16, 2024. The hearing will be held at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building at 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 2024. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is September 26, 2024. Any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to these investigations may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject of these investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petitions, on or before September 26, 2024. On October 15, 2024, 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 October 17, 2024. The deadline for filing appearances is 21 days before the hearing. For further information concerning this proceeding, see the Commission's notice cited above and the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207). Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission's rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: August 8, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024-18019 Filed 8-12-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P