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News Release 16-078
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-534-537 and 731-TA-1274-1278 (Final)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from China, India, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the governments of China, India, Italy, and Korea.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of these products from China, India, Italy, and Korea and antidumping duty orders on imports of these products from China, India, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan.
The Commission also made negative findings with respect to critical circumstances with regard to imports of these products from China, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan. As a result, goods that entered the United States from China, Italy, and Korea prior to November 6, 2015, will not be subject to retroactive countervailing duties, and goods that entered the United States from China, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan prior to January 4, 2016, will not be subject to retroactive antidumping duties (dates are the dates of the Department of Commerce’s affirmative preliminary determinations).
The Commission’s public report Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from China, India, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-534-537 and 731-TA-1274-1278 (Final), USITC Publication 4620, July 2016) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by July 28, 2016; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Corrosion-Resistant Steel Products from China, India, Italy, Korea, and Taiwan
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-534-537 and 731-TA-1274-1278 (Final)
Product Description: The products covered by these investigations are certain flat‐rolled steel products, either clad, plated, or coated with corrosion‐resistant metals such as zinc, aluminum, or zinc‐, aluminum‐, nickel‐ or iron‐based alloys, whether or not corrugated or painted, varnished, laminated, or coated with plastics or other non‐metallic substances in addition to the metallic coating. The products covered include coils that have a width of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.) and products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths).
The following are outside of and/or specifically excluded from the scope of these investigations:
- Flat‐rolled steel products either plated or coated with tin, lead, chromium, chromium oxides, both tin and lead (“terne plate”), or both chromium and chromium oxides (“tin free steel”);
- Clad plate products; and
- Certain 3-ply clad stainless flat‐rolled products.
Status of Proceedings:
- Type of investigations: Final antidumping and countervailing duty.
- Petitioners: United States Steel Corp. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Nucor Corp. (Charlotte, North Carolina), Steel Dynamics Inc. (Fort Wayne, Indiana), California Steel Industries (Fontana, California), ArcelorMittal USA LLC (Chicago, Illinois), and AK Steel Corp. (West Chester, Ohio).
- Investigations instituted by the USITC: June 3, 2015.
- USITC hearing: May 26, 2016.
- USITC vote: June 24, 2016.
- USITC views to the U.S. Department of Commerce: July 7, 2016.
U.S. Industry:
- Number of producers in 2015: Twenty.
- Location of producers’ plants: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia.
- Employment of production and related workers in 2015: 11,667.
- Apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: $17.1 billion.
- Ratio of the value of total U.S. imports to total U.S. consumption in 2015: 21.1%.
U.S. Imports:
- From subject countries during 2015: $2.1 billion.
- From other countries during 2015: $1.5 billion.
- Leading sources during 2015. Canada, Korea, Taiwan, China.
News Release 16-077
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-541 and 731-TA-1284 and 1286 (Final)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of cold-rolled steel flat products from China and Japan that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative.
As a result of the USITC’s affirmative determinations, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of these products from China and antidumping duty orders on imports of these products from China and Japan.
The Commission also made negative findings with respect to critical circumstances with regard to imports of these products from China and Japan. As a result, goods that entered the United States from China prior to December 22, 2015, will not be subject to retroactive countervailing duties, and goods that entered the United States from China and Japan prior to March 7, 2016, will not be subject to retroactive antidumping duties (dates are the dates of the Department of Commerce’s affirmative preliminary determinations).
The Commission’s public report Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from China and Japan (Investigation Nos. 701-TA-541 and 731-TA-1284 and 1286 (Final), USITC Publication 4619, July 2016) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigations.
The report will be available by July 26, 2016; when available, it may be accessed on the USITC website at: http://pubapps.usitc.gov/applications/publogs/qry_publication_loglist.asp.
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20436
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Cold-Rolled Steel Flat Products from Brazil, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-540-544 and 731-TA-1283-1287, 1289-1290 (Final)
Product Description: The products covered by these investigations are certain cold-rolled (cold-reduced), flat rolled steel products, whether or not annealed, painted, varnished, or coated with plastics or other non-metallic substances. The products covered do not include those that are clad, plated, or coated with metal. The products covered include coils that have a width or other lateral measurement (‘‘width’’) of 12.7 mm or greater, regardless of form of coil (e.g., in successively superimposed layers, spirally oscillating, etc.). The products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness less than 4.75 mm and a width that is 12.7 mm or greater and that measures at least 10 times the thickness. The products covered also include products not in coils (e.g., in straight lengths) of a thickness of 4.75 mm or more and a width exceeding 150 mm and measuring at least twice the thickness. The products described above may be rectangular, square, circular, or other shape and include products of either rectangular or non-rectangular cross-section where such cross-section is achieved subsequent to the rolling process, i.e., products which have been ‘‘worked after rolling’’ (e.g., products which have been beveled or rounded at the edges.
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigation: Final antidumping and countervailing duty.
2. Petitioners: AK Steel Corp., West Chester, Ohio; ArcelorMittal USA LLC, Chicago, Illinois; Nucor Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina; Steel Dynamics, Inc., Fort Wayne, Indiana; and United States Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
3. Investigation instituted by USITC: July 28, 2015.
4. USITC hearing: May 24, 2016.
5. USITC vote: June 22, 2016 (China and Japan).
6. USITC notification of Department of Commerce: July 7, 2016 (China and Japan).
U.S. Industry:
1. Number of U.S. producers in 2015: 13.
2. Location of producers’ plants: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Washington, and West Virginia.
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2015: 11,218.
4. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments in 2015: $6.8 billion (merchant market).
5. U.S. producers’ U.S. shipments in 2015: $18.3 billion (total market).
6. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: $8.4 billion (merchant market).
7. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: $19.9 billion (total market).
8. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: 10.7 percent (7 subject countries, merchant market).
9. Ratio of subject imports to apparent U.S. consumption in 2015: 4.5 percent (7 subject countries, total market).
U.S. Imports in 2015:
1. From China and Japan during 2015: $431.5 million.
2. From Brazil, India, Korea, Russia, and the United Kingdom during 2015: $467.8 million.
3. From other countries during 2015: $712.0 million
4. Leading sources during 2015: China, Canada, and Korea (in terms of total value).
Inv. No(s). 701-TA-541 and 731-TA-1284 and 1286 (Final)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT MEETING NOTICE
USITC SE-16-022
CHANGE OF TIME TO GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE MEETING
AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: United States International Trade Commission
DATE: June 22, 2016
ORIGINAL TIME: 11:00 a.m.
NEW TIME: 9:30 a.m.
PLACE: Room 101, 500 E Street S.W., Washington, DC 20436
Telephone: (202) 205-2000
STATUS: Open to the public
In accordance with 19 CFR § 201.35(d)(2)(i), the Commission hereby gives notice that the Commission has determined to change the time of the meeting of June 22, 2016, from 11:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
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. Earlier notification of this change was not possible.
By order of the Commission:
William R. Bishop
Supervisory Hearings and Information Officer
Issued: June 20, 2016
News Release 16-076
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, and products containing same. The products at issue in the investigation are semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, mobile devices, set-top boxes, gateways, modems, routers, Ethernet switches, network routing equipment, and infrastructure equipment for telecommunications, cable, networking, and cloud and enterprise systems.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Tessera Technologies, Inc.; Tessera, Inc.; and Invensas Corporation, all of San Jose, CA, on May 23, 2016. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain semiconductor devices, semiconductor device packages, and products containing the same that infringe patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Broadcom Limited of Singapore;
Broadcom Corporation of Irvine, CA;
Avago Technologies Limited of Singapore;
Avago Technologies U.S. Inc. of San Jose, CA;
Arista Networks, Inc. of Santa Clara, CA;
ARRIS International plc of Suwanee, GA;
ARRIS Group, Inc. of Suwanee, GA;
ARRIS Technology, Inc. of Horsham, PA;
ARRIS Enterprises LLC of Suwanee, GA;
ARRIS Solutions, Inc. of Suwanee, GA;
Pace Ltd. of West Yorkshire, England;
Pace Americas, LLC of Boca Raton, FL;
Pace USA, LLC of Boca Raton, FL;
ASUSTeK Computer Inc. of Taipei, Taiwan;
ASUS Computer International of Fremont, CA;
Comcast Cable Communications, LLC of Philadelphia, PA;
Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC of Philadelphia, PA;
Comcast Business Communications, LLC of Philadelphia, PA;
HTC Corporation of Taoyuan, Taiwan;
HTC America, Inc. of Bellevue, WA;
NETGEAR, Inc. of San Jose, CA;
Technicolor S.A. of Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France;
Technicolor USA, Inc. of Indianapolis, IN; and
Technicolor Connected Home USA LLC of Indianapolis, IN.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1010), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 16-075
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1009
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain inflatable products and processes for making the same. The products at issue in the investigation are inflatable products, such as air mattresses, with internal tensioning structures that help maintain the intended shape of the product.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Intex Recreation Corp. of Long Beach, CA, and Intex Marketing Ltd. of Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on May 19, 2016. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain inflatable products and processes for making the same that infringe patents asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a limited exclusion order and a cease and desist order.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Bestway (USA) Inc. of Phoenix, AZ;
Bestway Global Holdings, Inc., of Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China;
Bestway (Hong Kong) Intemational, Ltd., of Kowloon, Hong Kong;
Bestway Inflatables & Materials Corporation of Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China; and
Bestway (Nantong) Recreation Corp. of Nantong, Jiangsu, Peoples Republic of China.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1009), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 16-074
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain carbon spine board, cervical collar, CPR masks and various medical training manikin devices, and trademarks, copyrights of product catalogues, product inserts and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are medical supply, trauma and training products, including spine boards, cervical collars, CPR masks, and training manikins.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Laerdal Medical Corp. of Wappingers Falls, NY, and Laerdal Medical AS of Stavanger, Norway, on March 21, 2016. An amended complaint was filed on May 18, 2016. A supplement to the amended complaint was filed on June 7, 2016. The amended complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain carbon spine board, cervical collar, CPR masks and various medical training manikin devices, and trademarks, copyrights of product catalogues, product inserts and components thereof that infringe patent, copyright, trademark, and trade dress rights asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a general exclusion order, or alternatively a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Shanghai Evenk International Trading Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, China;
Shanghai Honglian Medical Instrument Development Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, China;
Shanghai Jolly Medical Education Co., Ltd., of Shanghai, China;
Zhangjiagang Xiehe Medical Apparatus & Instruments Co., Ltd., of Ziangjiagang City, Jiangsu, China;
Zhangjiagang New Fellow Med Co., Ltd., of Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China;
Jiangsu Yongxin Medical Equipment Co., Ltd., of Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China;
Jiangsu Yongxin Medical-Use Facilities Making Co., Ltd., of Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, China;
Jiangyin Everise Medical Devices Co., Ltd., of Jiangyin City, Jiangsu, China;
Medsource International Co., Ltd. and Medsource Factory, Inc., of PuDong, China; and
Basic Medical Supply, LLC, of Richmond, TX.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1008), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 16-073
Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1007
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain personal transporters, components thereof, and packaging and manuals therefor. The products at issue in the investigation are Respondents’ self-balancing, electric vehicles for carrying a person.
The investigation is based on a complaint filed by Segway Inc., of Bedford, NH; DEKA Products Limited Partnership, of Manchester, NH; and Ninebot (Tianjin) Technology Co., Ltd., of Tianjin, China, on May 18, 2016. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain personal transporters, components thereof, and packaging and manuals therefor that infringe patents and trademarks asserted by the complainants. The complainants request that the USITC issue a general exclusion order, a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.
The USITC has identified the following as respondents in this investigation:
Inventist, Inc., of Camas, WA;
PhunkeeDuck, Inc., of Floral Park, NY;
Razor USA LLC, of Cerritos, CA;
Swagway LLC, of South Bend, IN;
Segaway, of Studio City, CA; and
Jetson Electric Bikes LLC, of New York, NY.
By instituting this investigation (337-TA-1007), the USITC has not yet made any decision on the merits of the case. The USITC’s Chief Administrative Law Judge will assign the case to one of the USITC’s administrative law judges (ALJ), who will schedule and hold an evidentiary hearing. The ALJ will make an initial determination as to whether there is a violation of section 337; that initial determination is subject to review by the Commission.
The USITC will make a final determination in the investigation at the earliest practicable time. Within 45 days after institution of the investigation, the USITC will set a target date for completing the investigation. USITC remedial orders in section 337 cases are effective when issued and become final 60 days after issuance unless disapproved for policy reasons by the U.S. Trade Representative within that 60-day period.
News Release 16-072
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
On June 17th, 2016, Irving A. Williamson became Chairman of the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). He succeeded outgoing Chairman Meredith M. Broadbent, whose term expired on June 16, 2016. Williamson, the senior Democrat on the Commission, became Chairman by operation of law in the absence of a Presidential designation.
A Democrat of New York, Williamson was nominated to the USITC by President George W. Bush on September 7, 2006; renominated on January 9, 2007; and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 1, 2007. He was sworn in as a member of the Commission on February 7, 2007, for a term expiring on June 16, 2014. He previously served as Chairman of the USITC for the term June 17, 2012, to June 16, 2014. He served as Vice Chairman of the USITC for the term June 17, 2010, to June 16, 2012.
Williamson has almost 50 years of experience in the international affairs and trade policy fields. Prior to his USITC appointment, he was for seven years President of Williamson International Trade Strategies, Inc., a New York-based consulting firm that advised clients on legal, policy, and regulatory issues affecting international trade and business. As a consultant, he worked with over 20 U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other donor-funded projects, advising countries on World Trade Organization (WTO) accession, compliance, and participation; he has also conducted WTO and other trade-related training programs all over the world. Much of his work focused on trade with Africa and the Middle East.
From 1993 to 1998, Williamson was Deputy General Counsel in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where he helped manage a 14-attorney office that was engaged in more than 30 dispute settlement proceedings. The office was named best government international law office in May 1997. As Deputy General Counsel, he worked on implementing legislation for the WTO and the North American Free Trade Agreement and also served as chairman of the interagency Section 301 Committee, which investigated foreign trade barriers. He served as acting general counsel for seven months. Williamson played a role in developing President Bill Clinton's Partnership for Economic Growth and Opportunity in Africa initiative and represented USTR in negotiations with the Congress on the African Growth and Opportunity Act legislation.
Following his USTR service, Williamson was Vice President for Trade, Investment, and Economic Development Programs at the Africa-America Institute in New York. From 1985 to 1993, he was the manager of trade policy for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Prior to his Port Authority service, Williamson served for 18 years as a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State.
Williamson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Brown University, a Master of Arts degree in international relations with an emphasis on African studies and international economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and a Juris Doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School. He is married to Cheryl A. Parham, has two children, Patrick and Elizabeth, and resides in New York City.
The USITC is an independent, nonpartisan, quasi-judicial federal agency that makes determinations in proceedings involving imports claimed to injure a domestic industry or violate U.S. intellectual property rights, provides independent tariff, trade and competitiveness-related analysis and information to the legislative and executive branches of government, and maintains the U.S. tariff schedule. Commissioners are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for nine year terms, unless they are appointed to fill unexpired terms.
News Release 16-071
Inv. No(s). CAFTA-DR-103-028
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
Proposed modifications to the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) rules of origin are likely to have negligible effects on total U.S. trade and U.S. industry, reports the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) in its publication Probable Economic Effects of Certain Modifications to the CAFTA-DR Rules of Origin.
The USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, produced the report at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR).
As requested, the report provides advice on the probable economic effects of the proposed modifications to the CAFTA-DR rules of origin on U.S. trade under CAFTA-DR, on total U.S. trade, and on domestic producers of the affected articles. The proposed modifications, detailed in the USTR’s request letter, cover chemical products, polyvinyl chloride and other plastics, gaming machines, and fishing lures.
The proposed modification for the rule of origin for fishing lures could result in a significant increase in U.S. imports of fishing lures from CAFTA-DR partner countries. However, because U.S. imports from CAFTA-DR countries are a small portion of total U.S imports of fishing lures, the effect on total U.S. imports of these products is likely negligible. For all other products, the likely effects on U.S. imports from CAFTA-DR partner countries are negligible.
Probable Economic Effects of Certain Modifications to the CAFTA-DR Rules of Origin (Inv. No. CAFTA-DR-103-028, USITC publication 4613, June 2016) is available at https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/pub4613.pdf.
USITC general factfinding investigations, such as this one, cover matters related to tariffs or trade and are generally conducted at the request of the U.S. Trade Representative, the House Committee on Ways and Means, or the Senate Committee on Finance. The resulting reports convey the Commission's objective findings and independent analyses on the subjects investigated. The Commission makes no recommendations on policy or other matters in its general factfinding reports. Upon completion of each investigation, the USITC submits its findings and analyses to the requestor. General factfinding investigation reports are subsequently released to the public, unless they are classified by the requestor for national security reasons.
News Release 16-069
Inv. No(s). U.S.-Chile FTA-103-029
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) is seeking input on a new investigation concerning proposed modifications to the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) rules of origin.
The investigation, Probable Economic Effect of Certain Modifications to the U.S.-Chile FTA Rules of Origin, was requested by the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) in a letter received on May 24, 2016. The letter included an attachment detailing the articles affected by the proposed modifications. The request covers woven fabric of artificial filament yarns.
As requested by the USTR, the USITC, an independent, nonpartisan, factfinding federal agency, will provide advice on the probable economic effect of the proposed U.S.-Chile FTA rules of origin modifications on U.S. trade under the Agreement, total U.S. trade, and on domestic producers of the affected articles.
The USITC expects to submit its advice to the USTR by August 24, 2016. A public version of the report, with all confidential business information deleted, will be released as soon as possible thereafter.
The USITC is seeking input for its new investigation from all interested parties and requests that the information focus on the articles for which the USITC is requested to provide information and advice. The USITC will not hold a public hearing in connection with the investigation; however, the USITC welcomes written submissions for the record. Written submissions should be addressed to the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436 and should be submitted at the earliest practical date but no later than 5:15 p.m. on July 11, 2016.
Further information on the scope of this investigation, the proposed rules of origin modifications, and the procedures for written submissions is available in the USITC's notice of investigation, dated June 16, 2016, which can be downloaded from the USITC Internet site (www.usitc.gov) or by contacting the Secretary at the above address.