ITC Begins Antidumping Investigation on Tris and Tris HCl from China

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ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

The Commission hereby gives notice of the institution of investigations and commencement of preliminary phase antidumping
and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-793 and 731-TA-1789 (Preliminary) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to
determine whether there is a reasonable indication that 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 Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane and Tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane hydrochloride (“Tris and Tris HCl”) from China, provided
for in subheading 2922.19.96 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United
States at less than fair value and alleged to be subsidized by the Government of China. Unless the Department of Commerce
(“Commerce”) extends the time for initiation, the Commission must reach a preliminary determination in antidumping and countervailing
duty investigations in 45 days, or in this case by June 5, 2026. The Commission's views must be transmitted to Commerce within
five business days thereafter, or by June 12, 2026.

DATES:

April 21, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Rachel Devenney ((202) 205-3172) 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:

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 21, 2026, by Advancion Corporation, Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

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 wishing to participate in the investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the
Commission, as provided in §§ 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 § 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 Office of Investigations will hold a staff conference in connection with the preliminary phase of these investigations
beginning at 9:30 a.m. on May 12, 2026. Requests to appear at the conference should be emailed to preliminaryconferences@usitc.gov (DO NOT FILE ON EDIS) on or before noon on May 8, 2026. Please provide an email address for each conference participant in
the email. Information on conference procedures, format, and participation, including guidance for requests to appear as a
witness via videoconference, will be available on the Commission's Public Calendar (Calendar (USITC) | United States International
Trade Commission). A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request permission to participate
by submitting a short statement.

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.

Written submissions. —As provided in §§ 201.8 and 207.15 of the Commission's rules, any person may submit to the Commission on or before 5:15 p.m.
on May 15, 2026, a written brief containing information and arguments pertinent to the subject matter of the investigations.
Parties shall file written testimony and supplementary material in connection with their presentation at the conference no
later than 4:00 p.m. on May 11, 2026. 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.

In accordance with §§ 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the 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.

Certification. —Pursuant to § 207.3 of the Commission's rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with these
investigations must certify that the information is accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making
the certification, the submitter will acknowledge that any information that it submits to the Commission during these investigations
may be disclosed to and used: (i) by the Commission, its employees and Offices, and contract personnel (a) for developing
or maintaining the records of these or related investigations or reviews, or (b) in internal investigations, audits, reviews,
and evaluations relating to the programs, personnel, and operations of the Commission including under 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3;
or (ii) by U.S. government employees and contract personnel, solely for cybersecurity purposes. All contract personnel will
sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.

Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to § 207.12 of the Commission's rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: April 21, 2026. Susan Orndoff, Supervisory Attorney. [FR Doc. 2026-07998 Filed 4-23-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020-02-P

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