Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 10477-10478 [2014-04068]
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countervailing duties at the most recent
company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.213.
Dated: February 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum:
1. Scope of the Order
2. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
3. Subsidies Valuation Information
4. Analysis of Programs
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–921]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Effective Date: February 25,
2014.
The Department of Commerce
(Department) finds that revocation of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
lightweight thermal paper (thermal
paper) from the People’s Republic of
China (the PRC) would be likely to lead
to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joshua Morris or Nancy Decker, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone (202) 482–1779 or (202) 482–
0196, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2013, the Department
initiated the first sunset review of the
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CVD Order 1 on thermal paper from the
PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2
On October 28, 2013, the Department
received a notice of intent to participate
from the petitioner in the investigation,
Appvion, Inc.3 (hereinafter, Petitioner),
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).4 On November 18,
2013, the Department received an
adequate substantive response from
Petitioner within the 30-day deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).5
The Department did not receive any
submissions from other interested
parties. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)–(C), the Department
is conducting an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the CVD Order.
Scope of the Order
This order covers certain lightweight
thermal paper. A full description of the
scope of the order is contained in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum,6
which is hereby adopted by this notice.
The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
1 See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty
Order, 73 FR 70958 (November 24, 2008) (CVD
Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 78
FR 60253 (October 1, 2013).
3 Appvion, Inc. was formerly known as Appleton
Papers Inc.
4 The deadline for domestic interested party
notification of intent to participate would have been
October 16, 2013 (15 days after the date of
publication of the initiation notice). However, as
explained in the memorandum from the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department exercised its discretion to toll deadlines
for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16,
2013. See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government’’ (October 18, 2013)
(Tolling Memorandum). Therefore, the revised
deadline for notification of intent to participate was
November 1, 2013.
5 The deadline substantive responses would have
been October 31, 2013. However, due to the tolling
of deadlines resulting from the closure of the
Federal Government, the revised deadline for
substantive responses was November 16, 2013. See
Tolling Memorandum. Because that day fell on a
Saturday, the new deadline was November 18,
2013. See Notice of Clarification: Application of
‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
6 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Lightweight Thermal
Paper from the People’s Republic of China’’ from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently
with this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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and Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered
users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov and in
the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of
the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/
enforcement/. The signed Issues and
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. The issues include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
of a countervailable subsidy and the net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the order were revoked.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3)
of the Act, we determine that revocation
of the CVD Order would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy
rates:
Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters
Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech
Co., Ltd ...................................
Shenzhen Yuanming Industrial
Development Co., Ltd .............
MDCN Technology Co., Ltd .......
Xiamen Anne Paper Co., Ltd .....
All Others ....................................
Net subsidy rate
(percent)
13.63
138.53
124.93
124.93
13.63
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely notification of the return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders
is hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the
final results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and
777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–2924, (202) 482–1121, or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. History of the Order
3. Background
4. Scope of the Order
5. Discussion of the Issues
a. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
b. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely To
Prevail
6. Nature of the Subsidies
7. Final Results of Review
8. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–817]
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Affirmative Preliminary Determination
of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and
Postponement of Final Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Department) preliminarily determines
that certain oil country tubular goods
(OCTG) from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam) are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at
less-than-fair value (LTFV), as provided
in section 733(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). The period
of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2013,
through June 30, 2013. The estimated
weighted-average dumping margins of
sales at LTFV are shown in the
‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section of
this notice. The final determination will
be issued 135 days after publication of
this preliminary determination in the
Federal Register. We invite interested
parties to comment on these preliminary
results.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred
Baker, Tyler Weinhold, or Robert James,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
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Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by the
investigation is certain oil country
tubular goods (OCTG), which are hollow
steel products of circular cross-section,
including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
welded, regardless of end finish (e.g.,
whether or not plain end, threaded, or
threaded and coupled) whether or not
conforming to American Petroleum
Institute (API) or non-API
specifications, whether finished
(including limited service OCTG
products) or unfinished (including
green tubes and limited service OCTG
products), whether or not thread
protectors are attached. The scope of the
investigation also covers OCTG
coupling stock. For a complete
description of the scope of the
investigation, see Appendix I to this
notice.
Scope Comments
On August 12, 2013, WSP Pipe Co.,
Ltd. (the sole mandatory respondent in
the concurrent LTFV investigation of
OCTG from Thailand) submitted scope
comments to the Department regarding
‘‘pierced billets’’ and asked that the
Department determine that such
merchandise was outside of the scope of
this and other OCTG investigations.
Petitioners filed rebuttal comments on
August 22, 2013. We have made no
modifications to the scope of the
investigations. For more information,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.1
Tolling of Deadlines for Preliminary
Determination
As explained in the memorandum
from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the
Department exercised its discretion to
toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from
October 1, through October 16, 2013.2
1 See
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Determination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, dated concurrently with this
determination and hereby adopted by this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
2 See Memorandum for the Record from Paul
Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown
of the Federal Government’’ (October 18, 2013).
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Therefore, all deadlines in this segment
of the proceeding have been extended
by 16 days. If the new deadline falls on
a non-business day, in accordance with
the Department’s practice, the deadline
will become the next business day.3 The
revised deadline for the preliminary
determination of this investigation is
now February 14, 2014.4
Methodology
The Department conducted this
investigation in accordance with section
731 of the Act. Constructed export price
(CEP) has been calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. Because
Vietnam is a non-market economy
within the meaning of section 771(18) of
the Act, and available information does
not permit the calculation of normal
value (NV) under 773(a) of the Act, we
calculated NV in accordance with
section 773(c) of the Act. Further, we
determined to apply facts otherwise
available with an adverse inference to
the Vietnam-wide entity in accordance
with section 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, please see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is made available
to the public via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered
users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov, and
is available to all parties in the
Department’s Central Records Unit,
located at room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be found at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and the electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, in Part
On December 18, 2013, petitioners 5
filed a timely critical circumstances
3 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next
Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative
Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
4 Due to the closure of the Federal Government on
February 13, 2014, Commerce completed this
determination on the next business day (i.e.,
February 14, 2014). See Notice of Clarification:
Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for
Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533
(May 10, 2005).
5 United States Steel Corporation, Maverick Tube
Corporation, Boomerang Tube LLC, Energex Tube,
Northwest Pipe Company, Tejas Tubular Products
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-921]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: February 25, 2014.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) finds that revocation
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on lightweight thermal paper
(thermal paper) from the People's Republic of China (the PRC) would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable
subsidies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Morris or Nancy Decker, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1779
or (202) 482-0196, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On October 1, 2013, the Department initiated the first sunset
review of the CVD Order \1\ on thermal paper from the PRC pursuant to
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of
China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination and Notice of Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 70958
(November 24, 2008) (CVD Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 60253
(October 1, 2013).
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On October 28, 2013, the Department received a notice of intent to
participate from the petitioner in the investigation, Appvion, Inc.\3\
(hereinafter, Petitioner), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ On November 18, 2013, the Department received an
adequate substantive response from Petitioner within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\5\
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\3\ Appvion, Inc. was formerly known as Appleton Papers Inc.
\4\ The deadline for domestic interested party notification of
intent to participate would have been October 16, 2013 (15 days
after the date of publication of the initiation notice). However, as
explained in the memorandum from the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, the Department exercised its discretion
to toll deadlines for the duration of the closure of the Federal
Government from October 1, through October 16, 2013. See Memorandum
for the Record from Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (October 18, 2013) (Tolling Memorandum).
Therefore, the revised deadline for notification of intent to
participate was November 1, 2013.
\5\ The deadline substantive responses would have been October
31, 2013. However, due to the tolling of deadlines resulting from
the closure of the Federal Government, the revised deadline for
substantive responses was November 16, 2013. See Tolling Memorandum.
Because that day fell on a Saturday, the new deadline was November
18, 2013. See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next
Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10,
2005).
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The Department did not receive any submissions from other
interested parties. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)-(C), the Department is conducting an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the CVD Order.
Scope of the Order
This order covers certain lightweight thermal paper. A full
description of the scope of the order is contained in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum,\6\ which is hereby adopted by this notice.
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\6\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of China'' from
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on
file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS).
IA ACCESS is available to registered users at https://iaaccess.trade.gov
and in the Central Records Unit, room 7046 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Internet at https://www.trade.gov/enforcement/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum. The issues include the likelihood of continuation
or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the order were revoked.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the CVD Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net
subsidy
Manufacturers/Producers/Exporters rate
(percent)
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Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., Ltd........................ 13.63
Shenzhen Yuanming Industrial Development Co., Ltd........... 138.53
MDCN Technology Co., Ltd.................................... 124.93
Xiamen Anne Paper Co., Ltd.................................. 124.93
All Others.................................................. 13.63
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This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
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Dated: February 14, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. History of the Order
3. Background
4. Scope of the Order
5. Discussion of the Issues
a. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
b. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely To Prevail
6. Nature of the Subsidies
7. Final Results of Review
8. Recommendation
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