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U.S. PURCHASERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
1,1,1,2 – TETRAFLUOROETHANE (R‐134a) FROM CHINA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by December 30, 2016.
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its antidumping duty investigation concerning 1,1,1,2–Tetrafluoroethane (R‐134a) from China (Inv. No.
731‐TA‐1313 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act
of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to
compel the submission of records or information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)). Further information on this
questionnaire can be obtained from Cindy Cohen (202‐205‐3230, cindy.cohen@usitc.gov).
Name of firm
Address
City
State
Zip Code
Website
Has your firm purchased R‐134a (as defined on next page) from any source (domestic or foreign) at any time
since January 1, 2013?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the U.S. International Trade Commission Drop Box by clicking on the
following link: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: R134A)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission. By
submitting this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I, the undersigned, acknowledge that information submitted in response to this request for information and throughout this
proceeding or other proceedings 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 this or a related proceeding, 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. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign appropriate nondisclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background.‐‐This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on March 3, 2016, by the
American HFC Coalition and its individual members (Amtrol, Inc., West Warwick, Rhode Island; Arkema,
Inc., King of Prussia, Pennsylvania; The Chemours Company FC LLC, Wilmington, Delaware; Honeywell
International Inc., Morristown, New Jersey; Hudson Technologies, Pearl River, New York; Mexichem
Fluor Inc., St. Gabriel, Louisiana; and Worthington Industries, Inc., Columbus, Ohio) and District Lodge
154 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. Antidumping duties may be
assessed on the subject imports as a result of this proceeding if the Commission makes an affirmative
determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of Commerce makes
an affirmative determination of dumping. Questionnaires and other information pertinent to this
proceeding are available at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2016/1112_tetrafluoroethane_r_134a_china/final.htm.
1,1,1,2‐Tetrafluoroethane (“R‐134a”).‐‐The product covered by this investigation is 1,1,1,2‐
Tetrafluoroethane, R‐134a, or its chemical equivalent, regardless of form, type, or purity level. The
chemical formula for 1,1,1,2‐Tetrafluoroethane is CF3‐CH2F, and the Chemical Abstracts Service registry
number is CAS 811‐97‐2.1
Merchandise covered by the scope of this investigation is currently imported under subheading
2903.39.2020 in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”). Although the HTSUS
subheading and CAS registry number are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope is dispositive.
Purchaser.‐‐Any firm engaged, either directly or through a parent company or subsidiary, in purchasing
R‐134a from another firm that produces, imports, or otherwise distributes R‐134a.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
and/or purchaser questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. 1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a manner
that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of numerical
business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential business
information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐ The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
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R‐134a is sold under a number of trade names including Klea 134a and Zephex 134a (Mexichem Fluor);
Genetron 134a (Honeywell); FreonTM 134a, Suva 134a, Dymel 134a, and Dymel P134a (Chemours);
Solkane 134a (Solvay); and Forane 134a (Arkema). Generically, 1,1,1,2‐Tetrafluoroethane has been sold
as Fluorocarbon 134a, R–134a, HFC–134a, HF A–134a, Refrigerant 134a, and UN3159.
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documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR § 207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
I‐1.
OMB statistics.‐‐Please report the actual number of hours required and the cost to your firm of
completing this questionnaire.
I‐2.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
25 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐ Provide the name and address of your U.S. establishment(s) covered
by this questionnaire, if different from that listed on the cover page. Firms operating more than
one establishment should combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
“Establishment”‐‐Each facility of a firm involved in the purchase of R‐134a, including auxiliary
facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically separate from) such facilities.
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I‐3.
Ownership.‐‐Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
I‐4.
I‐5.
I‐6.
Address
Extent of ownership
(percent)
Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic
or foreign, which import R‐134a from China into the United States or which export R‐134afrom
China to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
Address
Affiliation
Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which import R‐134a from countries other than China into the United
States or which export R‐134a from countries other than China to the United States?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name and country
Address
Affiliation
Related producers.‐‐Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
produce R‐134a?
No
Yes‐‐List the following information.
Firm name
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Firm name
Address
Affiliation
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PART II.‐‐PURCHASES
Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which Commission
staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in this questionnaire.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐1. Purchases.— Report your firm’s total U.S. purchases of R‐134a. (Do not include imports for
which your firm was the importer of record; such imports should be reported in your U.S.
importer’s questionnaire.)
Calendar years
January‐September
2013
2014
Item
2015
2015
2016
Quantity (in short tons)
Purchases of R‐134a produced in‐‐
United States
All other countries
Sources unknown
China
1
Total purchases
0
0
0
0
0
1
Please identify these countries:
II‐2.
Changes in purchasing patterns.‐‐Please indicate how the shares of your firm’s purchases of R‐
134a from different sources have changed since January 1, 2013.
Did not
Source of purchases purchase Decreased Increased Constant Fluctuated
Explanation for trend
United States
China
All other countries
Sources unknown
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II‐3. Purchases from one country only.‐‐If your firm has purchased R‐134a from only one country,
please explain the reasons for doing so.
II‐4.
Supplier identification.‐‐Please list your firm’s FIVE largest suppliers for R‐134a since January 1,
2013. Also, provide the share of the quantity of your firm’s total purchases of R‐134a that each
of these suppliers accounted for in 2015.
No.
Supplier’s name
City and state
Share of quantity of
2015 purchases
1
%
2
%
3
%
4
%
5
%
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PART III.‐‐MARKET CHARACTERISTICS AND PURCHASING PRACTICES
III‐1. Firm type.‐‐Which of the following best describes your firm as a purchaser of R‐134a (check all
that apply)?
Auto parts
End user/OEM
Distributor Repackager Other
Describe other
retailer
If your firm is a distributor of R‐134a, please answer questions III‐2 and III‐3.
III‐2. Competition for sales.‐‐Does your firm compete for sales to customers with the manufacturers
or importers from which your firm purchases R‐134a?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐3.
Types of customers.‐‐What are the major types of consumers to which your firm sells R‐134a
(check all that apply)?
Automotive
OEMs
Auto
parts
retailers
Auto
repair
shops
Chemical/
pharmaceutical
manufacturers
Other
Describe other
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If your firm is an end user of R‐134a, please answer questions III‐4 through III‐6.
III‐4.
Types of end user/retailer.‐‐Indicate the type of end user that best describes your firm.
Auto
repair
shop
Automotive
OEM
III‐5.
III‐6.
Chemical/
pharmaceutical
manufacturer
Other
Describe other
End uses.‐‐If your firm is an end user, list the top 3 products your firm makes using R‐134a and
estimate the percent of your total production cost that is accounted for by R‐134a and by other
inputs (such as labor, energy, and other raw materials).
Share of total cost in each of the product(s) your
Total
firm produces accounted for by
(should
sum to
100.0%
Product(s) your firm
across)
produces
R‐134a
Other inputs
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
%
+
% =
0.0 %
Demand for end use products.‐‐
(a)
Has the demand for your firm’s final products incorporating R‐134a changed since
January 1, 2013?
Increased
No change
(b)
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Decreased
Fluctuated
Has this had any effect on your firm’s demand for R‐134a?
No
Yes
Explain
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III‐7. Substitutes.‐‐Can other products be substituted for R‐134a?
No
Yes‐‐Please fill out the table.
Have changes in the price of this substitute
affected the price for R‐134a?
End use in which this
substitute is used
Substitute
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No Yes
Explanation
1.
2.
3.
III‐8.
Demand trends.‐‐ Indicate how demand within the United States and outside of the United
States (if known) for R‐134a has changed since January 1, 2013. Explain any trends and describe
the principal factors that have affected these changes in demand.
Market
Fluctuat
e with
Overall
No
Overall no clear
increase change decrease trend
Within the United States
Outside the United States
III‐9.
Explanation and factors
Importance of purchasing domestic product.‐‐Please fill out the table below, estimating the
percentage of your firm’s total 2015 purchases of R‐134a that required R‐134a produced in the
United States.
Purchases that did not require domestic product
Purchases that were required by law or regulation to be domestic product
(e.g., government purchases under “Buy American” provisions)
Purchases that were not required by law or regulation, but were required by
your customers to be domestic product
Purchases that were required to be domestic product for other reasons
(explain: )
Total (should sum to 100.0%)
Estimated percentage of
your firm’s total 2015
purchases of R‐134a
%
%
%
%
0.0 %
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III‐10. Country preferences.‐‐Do you or your customers ever specifically order R‐134a from one
country in particular over other possible sources of supply?
No
Yes
If yes, identify the countries and explain.
III‐11. Conditions of competition.‐‐
(a)
Is the R‐134a market subject to business cycles (other than general economy‐wide
conditions) and/or other conditions of competition distinctive to R‐134a?
Check all that apply.
Please describe.
No
Skip to question III‐12.
Yes‐Business cycles (e.g.
seasonal business)
Yes‐Other distinctive
conditions of competition
(b)
Have there been any changes in the business cycles or conditions of competition for R‐
134a since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, describe.
III‐12. Decisions based on producer and country‐of‐origin.‐‐How often does your firm, and if known,
do your customers, make purchasing decisions involving R‐134a based on its producer or
country of origin?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
If at least sometimes, explain.
Decision based on producer
Your firm
Your
customers
Decision based on country of origin
Your firm
Your
customers
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III‐13. Availability of supply.‐‐Has the availability of R‐134a in the U.S. market changed since January 1,
2013?
Availability in the U.S.
Please explain, noting the countries and reasons for the
market
No Yes changes.
U.S.‐produced product
Subject imports
Nonsubject imports
III‐14. Supply constraints.‐‐Has any firm refused, declined, or been unable to supply your firm with R‐
134a since January 1, 2013 (examples include placing customers on allocation or “controlled
order entry,” declining to accept new customers or renew existing customers, delivering less
than the quantity promised, been unable to meet timely shipment commitments, etc.)?
No
Yes
If yes, please describe.
III‐15. Availability of specific product types.‐‐Are certain grades/types/sizes of R‐134a only available
from certain country sources?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the countries and the grade/type/size.
III‐16. Purchasing frequency.‐‐
(a)
How frequently does your firm make purchases of R‐134a (check one)?
Daily Weekly
Monthly
Quarterly Annually
Other If other, specify
(b)
Has this purchasing frequency changed since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes If yes, please describe.
III‐17. Number of suppliers contacted.‐‐How many suppliers does your firm generally contact before
making a purchase? Between and firms
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III‐18. Supplier negotiations.‐‐Does your firm’s purchases of R‐134a usually involve negotiations
between supplier and purchaser?
If yes, explain the factors your firm generally negotiates and note
Yes whether your firm quotes competing prices during negotiations.
No
III‐19. Change in suppliers.‐‐Has your firm changed suppliers since January 1, 2013?
If yes, please list the supplier(s), whether the firm was added or
Yes dropped, and the reasons for the change.
No
III‐20. New suppliers.‐‐Are you aware of any new suppliers, either foreign or domestic, that have
entered the market since January 1, 2013?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify the firms.
III‐21. Supplier qualification.‐‐Do you require your suppliers to be or to become certified or qualified
to sell R‐134a to your firm?
If yes, provide the following information.
The number of days to qualify a new supplier.
A general description of the certification or qualification process. Also, a brief
description of the factors that you consider when qualifying a new supplier (e.g., quality
of product, reliability of supplier, etc.).
No
Yes
Number
of days Process and factors
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III‐22. Failure to certify.‐‐Since January 1, 2013, have any domestic or foreign producers failed in their
attempts to certify or qualify their R‐134a with your firm or have any producers lost their
approved status?
No
Yes
If yes, please identify these firms, the countries where they are located,
and the reasons why they failed the certification/qualification.
III‐23. Major purchasing factors.‐‐Please list, in order of their importance, the main factors your firm
considers in deciding from whom to purchase R‐134a (examples include availability, extension of
credit, contracts, price, quality, range of supplier’s product line, traditional supplier, etc.).
1.
2.
3.
Please list any other factors that are very important in your purchase decisions:
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III‐24. Purchasing factors.‐‐Please rate the importance of the following factors in your firm’s
purchasing decisions for R‐134a.
Very
important
Factor
Somewhat
important
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Not
important
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
U.S. transportation costs
III‐25. Quality characteristics.‐‐What characteristics does your firm consider when determining the
quality of R‐134a?
III‐26. Minimum quality.‐‐How often does R‐134a from the following countries meet minimum quality
specifications for your uses or your customers’ uses?
Rarely or
Don’t
Source
Always
Usually
Sometimes
never
know
United States
China
Other:
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III‐27. Frequency of decisions based on price.‐‐How often does your firm purchase the R‐134a that is
offered at the lowest price?
Always
Usually
Sometimes
Never
III‐28. Choice of product not based on price.‐‐If you purchased R‐134a from one country source
although a comparable product was available from another country source at a lower price,
please explain your reasons for doing so (please specify by country).
III‐29. Price leaders.— A price leader is defined as (1) one or more firms that initiate a price change,
either upward or downward, that is followed by other firms, or (2) one or more firms that have a
significant impact on prices. A price leader is not necessarily the lowest‐priced supplier.
Please list the names of any firms you considered price leaders in the R‐134a market since
January 1, 2013.
Firm(s)
Describe how the firm(s) exhibited price leadership
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III‐30. Purchasing subject imports rather than domestic products.—
(a)
Since January 2013, did your firm purchase imports of R‐134a from China instead of
U.S.‐produced R‐134a?
Yes
No
Source
(also respond to parts (b) and (c))
(If “No”, skip to next question)
China
(b)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was the imported product priced lower than the
domestic product?
Source
Yes
No
China
(c)
If you responded “Yes” to part (a), was price a primary reason for purchasing subject
imports rather than domestic product?
Source
Yes
China
If Yes, estimate the quantity
of imports purchased instead
of domestic product since
January 2013
(in pounds)
No
If No, please indicate the
reason your firm purchased
imports instead of domestic
product
III‐31. U.S. producers and import competition.—
(a)
Since January 1, 2013, in connection with a sale or offer to sell R‐134a to your firm, did
U.S. producers reduce their prices of domestically produced R‐134a in order to compete
with lower‐priced imports of R‐134a from China?
Yes (also respond to
No (If “No”, skip to next
Source
question part (b))
question)
Don’t know
China
(b)
If your firm responded “yes”, please provide an estimate of the reduction in U.S.
producers’ prices, and any additional explanations, such as timing (e.g., months/years),
frequency of price reductions, or other market/competitive factors.
Source
China
Estimated
reduction in U.S.
prices
(percent)
%
Additional explanation, including such information as
timing (e.g., months/years), frequency of price
reductions, or other market/competitive factors
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PART IV.—PRODUCT COMPARISONS
IV‐1. Country knowledge.‐‐Please indicate the countries of origin for R‐134a for which your firm has
actual marketing/pricing knowledge.
United
States
IV‐2.
China
Other
countries
Other countries (specify)
Interchangeability.‐‐Is R‐134a produced in the United States and in other countries
interchangeable (i.e., can they physically be used in the same applications)?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = the products from a specified country‐pair are always interchangeable
F = the products are frequently interchangeable
S = the products are sometimes interchangeable
N = the products are never interchangeable
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
China
China
Other countries
For any country‐pair producing R‐134a which is sometimes or never interchangeable, please
identify the country‐pair and explain the factors that limit or preclude interchangeable use:
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IV‐3. Factors other than price.‐‐Are differences other than price (e.g., quality, availability,
transportation network, product range, technical support, etc.) between R‐134a produced in the
United States and in other countries a significant factor in your firm’s purchases of the
products?
Please indicate A, F, S, N, or 0 in the table below:
A = such differences are always significant
F = such differences are frequently significant
S = such differences are sometimes significant
N = such differences are never significant
0 = no familiarity with products from a specified country‐pair
Country‐pair
United States
China
China
Other countries
For any country‐pair for which factors other than price always or frequently are a significant
factor in your firm’s purchases of R‐134a, identify the country‐pair and report the advantages
or disadvantages imparted by such factors:
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IV‐4. Factor country comparisons.‐‐For the factors listed below, please rate how R‐134a produced in
each country you identified in your response to the first question in Part IV compares with R‐
134a produced in each of the other countries you identified.
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Inferior
Comparable
Superior
Factor
Inferior
Superior
Comparable
If you are unfamiliar with the product from a particular country, please leave the boxes for those
country comparisons blank.
Product from
Product from
United States
United States
Product from
China compared to
compared to
compared to
product from
product from
product from
China
All other countries All other countries
Availability
Delivery terms
Delivery time
Discounts offered
Extension of credit
Minimum quantity requirements
Packaging
Price1
Product consistency
Product range
Quality meets industry standards
Quality exceeds industry standards
Reliability of supply
Technical support/service
1
U.S. transportation costs
1
A rating of superior on price and U.S. transportation costs indicates that the first country generally has lower
prices/U.S. transportation costs than the second country.
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PART V.—ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
V‐1. Other explanations.‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to any question that
did not provide a narrative response box, please note the question number and the explanation
in the space provided below.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
https://www.usitc.gov/investigations/title_7/2016/1112_tetrafluoroethane_r_134a_chi
na/final.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods noted
below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or cannot use one
of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the Commission for further
instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/
Pin: R134A
• E‐mail.—E‐mail the MS Word questionnaire to cindy.cohen@usitc.gov; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Submitters are strongly encouraged to encrypt nonpublic documents
that are electronically transmitted to the Commission to protect your sensitive information from
unauthorized disclosure. The USITC secure drop‐box system and the Electronic Document Information
System (EDIS) use Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) 140‐2 cryptographic algorithms to
encrypt data in transit. Submitting your nonpublic documents by a means that does not use these
encryption algorithms (such as by email) may subject your firm’s nonpublic information to unauthorized
disclosure during transmission. If you choose a non‐encrypted method of electronic transmission, the
Commission warns you that the risk of such possible unauthorized disclosure is assumed by you and not
by the Commission.
If your firm does not purchase this product, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a scanned
copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, it is required to serve a copy of the
completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to administrative protective
order (see 19 CFR § 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from the Commission’s Secretary (202‐
205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the completed questionnaire your firm submits (see
19 CFR § 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be made in paper form.
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | Microsoft Word - US Purchaser Questionnaire_R134a |
Author | joanna.lo |
File Modified | 2016-11-16 |
File Created | 2016-11-16 |