Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 46539-46540 [2015-19248]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–552–805]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Final Results of Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order
on polyethylene retail carrier bags
(PRCBs) from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to
lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: August 5, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun
Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations, Office
VII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–1396.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 4, 2010, the Department
published the CVD order on PRCBs from
Vietnam.1 On April 1, 2015, the
Department published a notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of
the CVD Order on PRCBs from Vietnam,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).2
On April 16, 2015, the Polyethylene
Retail Carrier Bag Committee (the
Committee), an ad hoc association of
five producers of the domestic like
product, timely notified the Department
of its intent to participate.3 The
Committee is comprised of the
following five domestic producers of
PRCBs: Hilex Poly Co., LLC, Superbag
Corporation, Unistar Plastics, LLC,
Command Packaging, and Roplast
Industries, Inc.
On May 1, 2015, the Department
received a substantive response from the
Committee within the 30-day deadline
1 See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty
Order, 75 FR 23670 (May 4, 2010) (CVD Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80
FR 17388 (April 1, 2015).
3 See Letter to the Department from the
Committee, dated April 16, 2015.
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specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4
The Department did not receive
substantive responses from any
respondent interested party. As a result,
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),
the Department conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the CVD
order on PRCBs from Vietnam.
Scope of the Order
This order covers PRCBs. Imports of
merchandise included within the scope
of this order are currently classifiable
under statistical category 3923.21.0085
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice, provides a full
description of the scope of the order.5
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 (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at
https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Analysis of Comments Received
In the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, we have addressed all
issues that parties raised in this review.
The issues include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies and the net
countervailable subsidies likely to
prevail if the Department revoked the
order.
Final Results of Sunset 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
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4 See
Letter from the Committee to the
Department, entitled ‘‘Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review
Of Countervailing Duty Order On Polyethylene
Retail Carrier Bags From The Socialist Republic Of
Vietnam: Domestic Industry’s Substantive
Response,’’ dated May 1, 2015.
5 See ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review
of the Countervailing Duty Order on Polyethylene
Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist Republic Of
Vietnam,’’ 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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countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy
rates:
Exporter/manufacturer
Net subsidy
rate
(percent) 6
Advance Polybag Co., Ltd ....
Fotai Vietnam Enterprise
Corp. and Fotai Enterprise
Corporation .......................
All Others ..............................
52.56
5.28
5.28
Administrative Protective Order
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
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: July 24, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. History 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 Sunset Review
8. Recommendation
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6 Chin Sheng Company, Ltd. was excluded from
the order as the company received a de minimis rate
in the original investigation.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–839]
Certain Polyester Staple Fiber From
the Republic of Korea: Rescission of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on certain
polyester staple fiber (PSF) from the
Republic of Korea (Korea) for the period
of review (POR) May 1, 2014, through
April 30, 2015, based on the timely
withdrawal of the request for review.
DATES: Effective date: August 5, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lana Nigro, 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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 1, 2015, the Department
published the notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
order on PSF from Korea for the period
of review May 1, 2014, through April
30, 2015.1 On May 29, 2015, DAK
Americas LLC and Auriga Polymers,
Inc., the successor to Invista, S.a.r.L
(collectively, the petitioners) requested
that the Department conduct an
administrative review of Huvis
Corporation (Huvis) and Toray
Chemical Korea, Inc (Toray).2 On June
1, 2015, Huvis requested an
administrative review of its POR sales.3
On June 18, 2015, the petitioners
withdrew their request for an
administrative review of Huvis.4 Huvis
withdrew its request for an
administrative review on June 19,
2015.5 Pursuant to the remaining
request, for Toray, and in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), the
Department published a notice initiating
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review, 80 FR 24898,
24899 (May 1, 2015).
2 See Letter from the petitioners to the
Department, dated May 29, 2015, at 2.
3 See Letter from Huvis to the Department, dated
June 1, 2015, at 1–2.
4 See Letter from the petitioners, dated June 18,
2015, at 2.
5 See Letter from Huvis, dated June 19, 2015.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-552-805]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on polyethylene
retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: August 5, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jun Jack Zhao, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-1396.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 4, 2010, the Department published the CVD order on PRCBs
from Vietnam.\1\ On April 1, 2015, the Department published a notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the CVD Order on PRCBs from
Vietnam, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 23670 (May 4,
2010) (CVD Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 80 FR 17388
(April 1, 2015).
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On April 16, 2015, the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee
(the Committee), an ad hoc association of five producers of the
domestic like product, timely notified the Department of its intent to
participate.\3\ The Committee is comprised of the following five
domestic producers of PRCBs: Hilex Poly Co., LLC, Superbag Corporation,
Unistar Plastics, LLC, Command Packaging, and Roplast Industries, Inc.
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\3\ See Letter to the Department from the Committee, dated April
16, 2015.
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On May 1, 2015, the Department received a substantive response from
the Committee within the 30-day deadline
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specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ The Department did not receive
substantive responses from any respondent interested party. As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-
day) sunset review of the CVD order on PRCBs from Vietnam.
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\4\ See Letter from the Committee to the Department, entitled
``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From The Socialist Republic Of
Vietnam: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response,'' dated May 1,
2015.
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Scope of the Order
This order covers PRCBs. Imports of merchandise included within the
scope of this order are currently classifiable under statistical
category 3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States. The Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by
this notice, provides a full description of the scope of the order.\5\
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\5\ See ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist
Republic Of Vietnam,'' 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 (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Analysis of Comments Received
In the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we have addressed all issues
that parties raised in this review. The issues include the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net
countervailable subsidies likely to prevail if the Department revoked
the order.
Final Results of Sunset 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
Exporter/manufacturer rate
(percent) \6\
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Advance Polybag Co., Ltd................................ 52.56
Fotai Vietnam Enterprise Corp. and Fotai Enterprise 5.28
Corporation............................................
All Others.............................................. 5.28
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Administrative Protective Order
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.
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\6\ Chin Sheng Company, Ltd. was excluded from the order as the
company received a de minimis rate in the original investigation.
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We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: July 24, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
1. Summary
2. Background
3. Scope of the Order
4. History 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 Sunset Review
8. Recommendation
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