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Preliminary Conference -- NO IN-PERSON CONFERENCE - Twist Ties from China

Date: Friday, July 17, 2020 - 9:30 am

Preliminary phase antidumping and countervailing duty investigations: Twist Ties from China, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-649 and 731-TA-1523 (Preliminary)

Please note –

To address concerns related to COVID-19, this preliminary conference will not be held in-person. 

Parties will have the opportunity to provide opening remarks, witness testimony, and responses to staff questions through written submissions. 

Parties have been informed of the process to follow, and all submissions that do not contain business proprietary information may be viewed in the Commission’s Electronic Document Information System (EDIS; https://edis.usitc.gov).

See the USITC Response to COVID-19 for further information on Commission actions related to COVID-19. 

Background:

[NOTE:  Preliminary conferences are part of the investigative process in preliminary phase countervailing duty and antidumping investigations.  They are similar in format to a hearing but are not a hearing before the Commission. Conferences are held before the investigative staff in the investigation and are chaired by the USITC Director of Investigations.]