[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33709-33710]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11760]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 332-575]
Seafood Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated
Fishing: U.S. Imports and Economic Impact on U.S. Commercial Fisheries;
Notice of New Dates for Public Hearing and Transmittal of the
Commission's Report
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice of new dates for public hearing and transmittal of the
Commission's report.
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SUMMARY: The Commission has changed the date of its public hearing for
Investigation No. 332-575: Seafood Obtained via Illegal, Unreported,
and Unregulated Fishing: U.S. Imports and Economic Impact on U.S.
Commercial Fisheries from May 12, 2020 to September 3, 2020; and the
date has changed for transmittal of its report to the U.S. House of
Representatives Committee on Ways and Means (Committee) in this
investigation from December 19, 2020 to February 18, 2021 due to COVID-
19.
DATES:
August 12, 2020: Deadline for filing requests to appear at the
public hearing.
August 21, 2020: Deadline for filing pre-hearing briefs and
statements.
September 3, 2020: Public hearing.
September 17, 2020: Deadline for filing post-hearing briefs and
statements.
October 9, 2020: Deadline for filing all other written submissions.
February 18, 2021: Transmittal of Commission report to the
Committee.
ADDRESSES: All Commission offices, including the Commission's hearing
rooms, are located in the United States International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC. All written submissions
should be addressed to the Secretary, United States International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. The public record
for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's electronic
docket (EDIS), https://edis.usitc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Project Leader Renee Berry (202-205-
3498 or renee.berry@usitc.gov) or Deputy Project Leader Daniel Matthews
(202-205-5991 or daniel.matthews@usitc.gov) for information specific to
this investigation. For information on the legal aspects of these
investigations, contact William Gearhart of the Commission's Office of
the General Counsel (202-205-3091 or william.gearhart@usitc.gov). The
media should contact Margaret O'Laughlin, Office of External Relations
(202-205-1819 or margaret.olaughlin@usitc.gov). 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
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission published notice of
institution of the investigation in the Federal Register on January 31,
2020 (85 FR 5704, January 31, 2020). In that notice, the Commission
announced it would hold a public hearing on May 12, 2020, and it also
set dates by which requests to appear at the hearing, briefs, and other
written submissions should be filed. However, due to COVID-19, the
Commission postponed the hearing to a date to be determined (85 FR
21460, April 17, 2020). The Commission has rescheduled the public
hearing as well as deadlines for requests to appear at the hearing,
briefs, and other written submissions to the following dates. 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 scope of the investigation remains
the same as published in the Federal Register on January 31, 2020.
Public Hearing: A public hearing in connection with this
investigation will be held beginning at 9:30 a.m. on September 3, 2020.
This hearing may occur at the U.S. International Trade Commission
Building, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC, or via an online
videoconferencing platform. Information about the place and form of the
hearing, including about how to participate in or view the hearing,
will be posted on the Commission's website at (https://usitc.gov/research_and_analysis/what_we_are_working_on.htm). Once on that web
page, scroll down to the entry for investigation No. 332-575, Seafood
Obtained via Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing: U.S. Imports
and Economic Impact on U.S. Commercial Fisheries, and click on the link
to ``hearing instructions.''
Requests to appear at the public hearing should be filed with the
Secretary, no later than 5:15 p.m., August 12, 2020 in accordance with
the requirements in the ``Submissions'' section below. All pre-hearing
briefs and statements should be filed no later than 5:15 p.m., August
21, 2020; and all post-hearing briefs and statements should be filed
not later than 5:15 p.m., September 17, 2020. In the event that, as of
the close of business on August 12, 2020, no witnesses are scheduled to
appear at the hearing, the hearing will be canceled. Any person
interested in attending the hearing as an observer or nonparticipant
should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000 after August
12, 2020, for information concerning whether the hearing will be held.
Written Submissions: In lieu of or in addition to participating in
the hearing, interested parties are invited to file written submissions
concerning this investigation. All written submissions should be
addressed to the Secretary, and should be received not later than 5:15
p.m., October 9, 2020. All written submissions must conform to the
provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure (19 CFR 201.8), as temporarily amended by 85 FR 15798 (March
19, 2020). Under that rule waiver, the Office of the Secretary 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.
Persons with questions regarding electronic filing should contact the
Office of the Secretary,
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Docket Services Division (202-205-1802), or consult the Commission's
Handbook on Filing Procedures.
Confidential Business Information. Any submissions that contain
confidential business information must also conform to the requirements
of section 201.6 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure
(19 CFR 201.6). Section 201.6 of the rules requires that the cover of
the document and the individual pages be clearly marked as to whether
they are the ``confidential'' or ``non-confidential'' version, and that
the confidential business information is clearly identified by means of
brackets. All written submissions, except for confidential business
information, will be made available for inspection by interested
parties.
As requested by the Committee, the Commission will not include any
confidential business information in the report that it sends to the
Committee or makes available to the public. However, all information,
including confidential business information, submitted in this
investigation 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 this or a related proceeding, 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 for cybersecurity purposes. The Commission will not
otherwise disclose any confidential business information in a manner
that would reveal the operations of the firm supplying the information.
Summaries of Written Submissions: The Commission intends to publish
summaries of the positions of interested persons in an appendix to the
report. Persons wishing to have a summary of their position included in
the report should include a summary with their written submission. The
summary may not exceed 500 words, should be in a format that can be
easily converted to MS Word, and should not include any confidential
business information. The summary will be published as provided if it
meets these requirements and is germane to the subject matter of the
investigation. The Commission will identify the name of the
organization furnishing the summary and will include a link to the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS) where the
full written submission can be found.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 27, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-11760 Filed 6-1-20; 8:45 am]
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