Final Phase Antidumping Duty Investigation on Oleoresin Paprika from India

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation
Nos. 701-TA-771 and 731-TA-1755 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States
is materially retarded, by reason of imports of oleoresin paprika from India, provided for in subheadings 3203.00.80 and 3301.90.10
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (“Commerce”)
to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

DATES:

April 2, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jesse Sanchez ((202) 205-2402) or Stamen Borisson ((202) 205-3125), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission,
500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's
TDD terminal on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also
be obtained by accessing its internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Scope. —For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined the subject merchandise as the coloring additive oleoresin paprika.
Oleoresin paprika is a viscous, highly colored liquid in various shades of red or orange made from the extract of Capsicum
peppers. Covered merchandise includes all oleoresin paprika, regardless of pepper variety, with an American Spice Trade Association
(ASTA) value of at least 500 or a color unit (CU) value of at least 20,000 as determined by spectrophotometric measurement.
The Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS) Registry numbers for oleoresin paprika are 68917-78-2 and 84625-29-6; the Center for
Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) number is 977006-45-3; the Flavoring Extract Manufacturers' Association (FEMA) number
is 2834; and the E number is E160c. Subject oleoresin paprika may also be referred to by other product names, including, but
not limited to, paprika oleoresin, oleoresin of paprika, paprika extract, extract of paprika, paprika oil, or paprika essential
oil. (1)

Background. —The final phase of these investigations is being scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930
(19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits
which constitute subsidies within the meaning of § 703 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers,
or exporters in India of oleoresin paprika, and that such products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of § 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on June 25,
2025, by Rezolex, Ltd. Co., Las Cruces, New Mexico.

For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the investigations, hearing procedures, 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 C (19 CFR part 207).

Participation in the investigations and public service list. —Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these investigations as parties must file an entry of
appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as provided in § 201.11 of the Commission's rules, no later than 21 days
prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance during the preliminary phase
of the investigations need not file an additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary will maintain
a public service list containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.

Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic filings during this time. Filings must be made through the
Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic filings will be accepted until further notice.

Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service
list. —Pursuant to § 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the investigations, provided that the application is made no later
than 21 days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties,
as defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access to BPI in the preliminary phase
of the investigations need not reapply for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Staff report. —The prehearing staff report in the final phase of these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on August 4,
2026, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to § 207.22 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing. —The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August
18, 2026. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before August
12, 2026. Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included with your request to appear. Requests to
appear via videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other
person designated to conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause shown, grant such a request. Requests
to appear as remote witness due to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3:00 p.m. the business day
prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.

A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short statement
at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to

appear at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at
9:30 a.m. on August 17, 2026. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation slides in connection with their
presentation at the hearing by no later than noon on August 17, 2026. Oral testimony and written materials to be submitted
at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must
submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.

Written submissions. —Each party who is an interested party shall submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with
the provisions of § 207.23 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is August 11, 2026. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of § 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is August 25, 2026. In addition,
any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written statement of information
pertinent to the subject of the investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the petition, on or before
August 25, 2026. On September 11, 2026, the Commission will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on this information on or before September 15, 2026, but
such final comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with § 207.30 of the Commission's rules.
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of § 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain
BPI must also conform with the requirements of §§ 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.

Additional written submissions to the Commission, including requests pursuant to § 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or Commission staff.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations
must be served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service list), and a
certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of
service.

Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.21 of the Commission's rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: April 15, 2026. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2026-07611 Filed 4-17-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

Footnotes

(1) For the complete scope of these investigations, please see 91 FR 5427 (February 6, 2026) and 91 FR 16636 (April 2, 2026)

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