ADDRESSES: USTR strongly prefers electronic submissions made through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www. regulations. gov( Regulations. gov). Follow the instructions for submitting requests to appear at the public hearing in sections III and IV below. Follow the instructions for submitting written comments, summaries of testimony, and written responses to the initial round of comments in section IV below. The docket number is USTR – 2026 – 0232. For alternatives to online submissions, please contact Matthew P. Jaffe at Matthew _ P _ Jaffe @ ustr. eop. gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victor Mroczka, Office of WTO and Multilateral Affairs, at Victor _ S _ Mroczka @ ustr. eop. gov or( 202) 395-9450; Michael Gagain, Office of the General Counsel, at Michael. T. Gagain @ ustr. eop. gov or( 202) 395- 9529; or Matthew Jaffe, Office of the General Counsel, at Matthew _ P _ Jaffe @ ustr. eop. gov or( 202) 395-9512. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. The USITC Investigation and Section 201
On December 1, 2025, following receipt of a petition for import relief, as initially submitted on September 15, 2025, and as supplemented on September 23, 2025, and November 17, 2025, and deemed to be properly filed on November 17, 2025, the USITC instituted investigation No. TA – 201 – 79 pursuant to section 202 of the Trade Act of 1974( 19 U. S. C. 2252) to determine whether QSP are being imported into the United States in such increased quantities as to be a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat thereof, to the domestic industry producing an article like or directly competitive with the imported article. The USITC notice of institution( 90 FR 55165) identifies the scope of the products covered by this investigation.
On April 1, 2026, after receiving submissions from interested parties and holding a public hearing on serious injury on February 24, 2026, the USITC determined that the increased importation of QSP is a substantial cause of serious injury, or threat thereof, to