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DOC/ITA RIN: 0625-AA84 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: ●Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; APO Procedures 
Abstract: This rule would amend the regulations of the Department of Commerce's (the Department) Import Administration (IA) that relate to the filing requirements in antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) proceedings. This amendment would allow interested parties to AD/CVD proceedings to submit their documents related to those matters electronically through the Import Administration Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS). Specifically, the rule would change the filing requirements under 19 CFR 351.303(c)(1), which normally require parties to manually file one original and five paper copies of public submissions for AD/CVD proceedings. Where the submission contains business proprietary information, the rule currently allows parties to file one original and five copies of a business proprietary submission, and three copies of the public version, to the Department. Through this amendment, parties will file all submissions electronically via an internet connection. Parties seeking to manually file submissions must demonstrate that they meet an exception to the electronic filing rule, and such exceptions will be granted only with prior approval, on a case-by-case basis. A party that is allowed to file a manual submission will nonetheless need to file only one hard copy of the submission, along with a cover page that is generated using IA ACCESS. Because this cover page and submission are part of an administrative proceeding before the Department, it is not subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act. Additional proposed amendments to the regulations are directed at amending provisions where manual filing or paper copies of submissions are discussed in order to refer instead to the electronic filing requirement or electronic format of the submissions. The rule would also includes minor corrections and clarifications related to filing procedures. 
Agency: Department of Commerce(DOC)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 19 CFR 351   
Legal Authority: 5 USC 301    19 USC 1202 note    19 USC 1303 note    19 USC 1971 et seq    19 USC 3538   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  07/28/2010  75 FR 44163   
NPRM Comment Period End  09/27/2010    
Final Rule  06/00/2011    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Evangeline Keenan
Acting Director, APO/Dockets Unit
Department of Commerce
International Trade Administration
Room 1870, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230
Phone:202 482-9157
Email: evangeline.keenan@trade.gov