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 April 17 , 2018 , by Cambria Company LLC , Eden Prairie , Minnesota .
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 sections 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 section 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 Commission ’ s Director of Investigations has scheduled a conference in connection with these investigations for 9:30 a . m . on Tuesday , May 8 , 2018 , at the U . S . International Trade Commission Building , 500 E Street SW , Washington , DC . Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to preliminaryconferences @ usitc . gov ( DO NOT FILE ON EDIS ) on or before May 4 , 2018 . Parties in support of the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties in these investigations and parties in opposition to the imposition of such duties will each be collectively allocated one hour within which to make an oral presentation at the conference . A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission ’ s deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at the conference .
Written submissions . --As provided in sections 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission ’ s rules , any person may submit to the Commission on or before May 11 , 2018 , a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations . Parties may file written testimony in connection with their presentation at the conference . All written submissions must conform with 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 . The Commission ’ s Handbook on E-Filing ,
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