WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has rescheduled for a second time the hearing for its review of the Commerce Department's preliminary determination that imports of truck and bus tires from Thailand are being sold in the U.S. at less than fair value.
The USITC hearing is now scheduled for Oct. 15, six days later than the date the agency had set in early July.
The ITC cited a Department of Commerce memo calling for "tolling" certain statutory and regulatory deadlines by seven days, forcing it to move the hearing date for a second time.
The hearing will give interested parties a final opportunity to comment on Commerce's determination that Thai tire makers — other than Prinx Chengshan Tire (Thailand) Co. Ltd. — would be subject to an antidumping duty of 2.35%. Prinx Chengshan received a no-duty declaration.
The antidumping-duty investigation is in response to an October 2023 petition from the United Steelworkers (USW) union, which alleged dumping margins as high as 47.8% that allowed imports to undercut domestic producers and imperil U.S. jobs.
The deadline for filing prehearing briefs is 5:15 p.m. EST on Oct. 4, two days later than previously noted. If deemed necessary, the USITC will hold a prehearing conference on Oct. 11 (previously Oct. 7).
The rescheduled hearing on Oct. 15 is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. EST at the ITC building in Washington.
Requests to appear in person at the hearing should be filed in writing with the secretary to the Commission on or before Oct. 7, the ITC said. Requests to appear via video conference must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person.
