[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76575-76576]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30953]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 701-TA-530 (Final)]


Supercalendered Paper From Canada; Determination

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigation, 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 supercalendered paper from Canada, provided for in 
subheading 4802.61.30 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that have been found by the Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') to be subsidized by the government of Canada.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ Commissioner F. Scott Kieff did not participate in this 
investigation.
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Background

    The Commission, pursuant to section 705(b) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)), instituted this investigation effective 
February 26, 2015, following receipt of a petition filed with the 
Commission and Commerce by the Coalition for Fair Paper Imports, which 
is an ad hoc association of U.S. producers that includes Madison Paper 
Industries, Inc., Madison, ME and Verso Corp., Memphis, TN. The final 
phase of the investigation was scheduled by the Commission following 
notification of a preliminary determination by Commerce that imports of 
supercalendered paper from Canada were being subsidized within the

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meaning of section 703(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)). Notice of 
the scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigation 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 of August 24, 2015 (80 FR 51309). The 
hearing was held in Washington, DC, on October 22, 2015, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission made this determination pursuant to section 705(b) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b)). It completed and filed 
its determination in this investigation on December 3, 2015. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4583 (December 
2015), entitled Supercalendered Paper from Canada: Investigation No. 
701-TA-530 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: December 3, 2015.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2015-30953 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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