Certain Uncoated Paper From the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 3112-3115 [2016-01020]
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notice will serve as the only reminder
to parties subject to an APO of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation that is subject to
sanction.
This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 705(d)
and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: January 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
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The merchandise covered by the
investigation includes uncoated paper in
sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per
square meter but not more than 150 grams
per square meter; that either is a white paper
with a GE brightness level 4 of 85 or higher
or is a colored paper; whether or not surfacedecorated, printed (except as described
below), embossed, perforated, or punched;
irrespective of the smoothness of the surface;
and irrespective of dimensions (Certain
Uncoated Paper).
Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a)
uncoated free sheet paper that meets this
scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood
paper produced from bleached chemithermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets
this scope definition; and (c) any other
uncoated paper that meets this scope
definition regardless of the type of pulp used
to produce the paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
(1) paper printed with final content of
printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper
products, typically school supplies,
composed of paper that incorporates straight
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would
make the paper unsuitable for copying or
printing purposes. For purposes of this scope
definition, paper shall be considered
‘‘printed with final content’’ where at least
one side of the sheet has printed text and/
or graphics that cover at least five percent of
the surface area of the entire sheet.
Imports of the subject merchandise are
provided for under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000,
4 One of the key measurements of any grade of
paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter
the paper the better the contrast between the paper
and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE
Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of
light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest
reflection, or what would be given to a totally black
grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade.
‘‘Colored paper’’ as used in this scope definition
means a paper with a hue other than white that
reflects one of the primary colors of magenta,
yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a
combination of such primary colors.
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4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000,
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000,
4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and
4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject
merchandise may also be classified under
4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040,
4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000,
4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Investigation
IV. Application of the Countervailing Duty
Law to Imports From the PRC
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmarks and Discount Rates
VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Adverse Inferences
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Analysis of Comments
Comment 1: Whether To Reverse the
Department’s Government ‘‘Authorities’’
Determination
Comment 2: Whether To Reverse the
Department’s Specificity Determination
for the Provision of Calcium Carbonate
and Caustic Soda for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Comment 3: Whether To Reverse the
Department’s Market Distortion
Determination
Comment 4: Whether To Exclude Policy
Loan Observation 95 From the Final
Determination Calculations
Comment 5: Whether To Include
Surcharges in International Freight
Calculations for Calcium Carbonate and
Caustic Soda Benchmarks
Comment 6: Whether To Incorporate the
Minor Corrections Into the Final
Calculations
Comment 7: Whether To Revise the
Provision of Coal for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration Benchmark
Comment 8: Whether the Provision of
Water for LTAR Confers a Benefit
Comment 9: Whether the Provision of Land
to State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) for
LTAR is Countervailable
X. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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Certain Uncoated Paper From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) determines that certain
uncoated paper from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) is being, or
is likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as
provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The
period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is July 1,
2014, through December 31, 2014. The
final weighted-average dumping
margins of sales at LTFV are listed
below in the ‘‘Final Determination
Margins’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective: January 20, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–3692.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 26, 2015, the Department
published the Preliminary
Determination of this antidumping duty
(‘‘AD’’) investigation.1 The following
events occurred since the Preliminary
Determination was issued.
Between September 21, 2015, and
September 30, 2015, the Department
conducted verifications of the sales and
factors of production (‘‘FOP’’)
information submitted by Greenpoint
Global Trading (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Ltd. (‘‘Greenpoint’’), Asia
Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd.
(‘‘AS Guangdong’’), and Asia Symbol
(Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co. Ltd.
(‘‘AS Shandong’’) (collectively, ‘‘Asia
Symbol’’) 2 for use in the final
1 See Certain Uncoated Paper from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Postponement
of Final Determination, 80 FR 51768 (August 26,
2015) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’) and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 The Department preliminarily collapsed AS
Guangdong, AS Shandong, and Greenpoint, treating
them as a single entity for the purposes of
calculating a margin in this investigation. See
Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Investigation of
Uncoated Paper from the People’s Republic of
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determination. We issued our
verification report on November 10,
2015.3
Petitioners and Asia Symbol
submitted case briefs on November 19,
2015,4 and rebuttal briefs on November
24, 2015.5 On December 9, 2015, Asia
Symbol provided a revised FOP
database and market-economy
purchases (‘‘MEP’’) chart.6 On December
15, 2015, Petitioners provided
comments on that submission.7
Scope of the Investigation
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The product covered by this
investigation is certain uncoated paper
from the PRC. For a full description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
Appendix I of this notice, which
incorporates changes made subsequent
to the Preliminary Determination.
On October 2, 2015, Gartner Studios,
Inc. submitted its case brief on the scope
of the investigations.8 On October 19,
2015, American Greetings Corporation
(‘‘American Greetings’’) submitted its
case brief regarding the scope of the
China: Preliminary Determination Regarding
Affiliation and Collapsing of Asia Symbol
(Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd., Asia Symbol
(Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., and
Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Ltd.,’’ dated August 19, 2015. No party
provided further comment or subsequent challenge
to this finding. Accordingly, the Department
sustains this collapsing determination for the final
determination.
3 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Verification of
the Sales and Factors Responses of Greenpoint
Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.,
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Uncoated Paper from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated November
10, 2015 (‘‘Asia Symbol Verification Report’’).
4 See Letter from Petitioners, ‘‘Certain Uncoated
Paper from the People’s Republic of China:
Petitioners Case Brief,’’ dated November 19, 2015
(‘‘Petitioners’ Case Brief’’). See also Letter from Asia
Symbol, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper from the People’s
Republic of China: Case Brief of the Asia Symbol
Companies,’’ dated November 19, 2015 (‘‘Asia
Symbol’s Case Brief’’).
5 See Letter from Petitioners, ‘‘Certain Uncoated
Paper from the People’s Republic of China:
Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief,’’ dated November 24,
2015 (‘‘Petitioners’ Rebuttal Brief’’). See also Letter
from Asia Symbol, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People’s Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief of the
Asia Symbol Companies,’’ dated November 24,
2015 (‘‘Asia Symbol’s Rebuttal Brief’’).
6 See Letter from Asia Symbol, ‘‘Certain Uncoated
Paper from the People’s Republic of China: Revised
Database and MEP Chart,’’ dated December 9, 2015
(‘‘Revised Database Submission’’).
7 See Letter from Petitioners, ‘‘Certain Uncoated
Paper from the People’s Republic of China:
Petitioners’ Response to Asia Symbol’s Revised
Database and MEP Chart,’’ dated December 15,
2015.
8 See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from Gartner
Studios, Inc., ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper from
Australia, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China,
Indonesia, and Portugal: Case Brief’’ (October 2,
2015).
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investigations.9 On October 29, 2015,
Petitioners submitted their rebuttal brief
regarding the scope of the
investigations.10 The Department is
issuing a scope comments decision
memorandum for the final
determinations of the AD and
countervailing duty investigations of
uncoated paper, which is incorporated
by reference in, and hereby adopted by,
this final determination.11 As explained
in the Final Scope Decision
Memorandum, to facilitate the scope’s
administrability and enforcement, we
have clarified the scope language such
that certain uncoated paper with ‘‘final
printed content’’ is excluded from the
scope of the investigations.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by interested parties in
this investigation that are not related to
the scope of this investigation are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is incorporated by
reference by, and hereby adopted by,
this notice.12 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. The Issues
and Decision Memorandum is available
to all parties 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 is
available at https://enforcement.trade.
gov/frn/. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and
9 See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from American
Greetings, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,
Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia,
and Portugal: Case Brief of American Greetings
Corporation’’ (October 19, 2015).
10 See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from
Petitioners, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper from
Australia, Brazil, the People’s Republic of China,
Indonesia, and Portugal: Scope Rebuttal Brief’’
(October 29, 2015).
11 See the Department’s Memorandum to the File,
‘‘Less Than Fair Value Investigations of Certain
Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People’s
Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal; and
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain
Uncoated Paper from the People’s Republic of
China and Indonesia: Scope Comments Decision
Memorandum for the Final Determinations,’’ dated
January 8, 2016 (‘‘Final Scope Decision
Memorandum’’).
12 See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value in
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain
Uncoated Paper from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (‘‘Issues
and Decision Memorandum’’).
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Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the
Act, from September 21, 2015, to
September 30, 2015, we conducted
verification of the information
submitted by Asia Symbol for use in the
final determination.13 We issued a
verification report on November 10,
2015.14 The Department used standard
verification procedures, including an
examination of relevant accounting and
production records and original source
documents provided by respondents.15
Changes Since the Preliminary
Determination
Based on the Department’s analysis of
the comments received and our findings
at verification, we made certain changes
to Asia Symbol’s margin calculations.
For a discussion of these changes, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,16 the
Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for the
respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy
Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.17
PRC-Wide Rate
For the final determination, we have
determined to use, as the adverse facts
available (‘‘AFA’’) rate applied to the
PRC-wide entity, 149.00 percent, the
highest transaction-specific dumping
margin calculated in the final
determination. Consistent with our
practice, the Department selected Asia
Symbol’s highest transaction-specific
13 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Verification of
the Sales and Factors Responses of Greenpoint
Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.,
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Uncoated Paper from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated November
10, 2015 (‘‘Verification Report’’).
14 See Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Verification of
the Sales and Factors Responses of Greenpoint
Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.,
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the
Antidumping Investigation of Uncoated Paper from
the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated November
10, 2015 (‘‘Verification Report’’).
15 Id.
16 See Certain Uncoated Paper From Australia,
Brazil, the People’s Republic of China, Indonesia,
and Portugal: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 80 FR 8608 (February 18, 2015)
(‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
17 See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy
Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates
Practice and Application of Combination Rates in
Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market
Economy Countries,’’ dated April 5, 2005 (‘‘Policy
Bulletin 05.1’’), available on the Department’s Web
site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05–
1.pdf.
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margin, as AFA, because this rate is
higher than the other rates in this
investigation and therefore, sufficiently
adverse to serve the purposes of facts
available.18 Furthermore, there is no
need to corroborate the selected margin
because it is based on information
submitted by Asia Symbol in the course
of this investigation, i.e., it is not
secondary information.19
Final Determination
The Department determines that the
estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter
Producer
Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.
PRC-Wide Entity .......................................
Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co., Ltd.; and Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp &
Paper Co., Ltd.
.......................................................................................................................................
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section
735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to continue to
suspend liquidation of all appropriate
entries of certain uncoated paper from
the PRC as described in Appendix I of
this notice, which were entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 26,
2015, the date of publication in the
Federal Register of the affirmative
Preliminary Determination.
Further, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.205(d), the Department will instruct
CBP to require a cash deposit equal to
the weighted-average amount by which
the normal value exceeds U.S. price,
adjusted where appropriate for export
subsidies and estimated domestic
subsidy pass-through,20 as follows: (1)
For the exporter/producer combination
listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the
dumping margin which the Department
determined in this final determination;
(2) for all combinations of PRC
exporters/producers of merchandise
under consideration which have not
received their own separate rate above,
the cash deposit rate will be equal to the
dumping margin established for the
PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC
exporters of merchandise under
consideration which have not received
their own separate rate above, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the cash
deposit rate applicable to the PRC
exporter/producer combination that
supplied that non-PRC exporter.
As we stated in the Preliminary
Determination, consistent with our
practice, where the product under
investigation is also subject to a
concurrent countervailing duty
investigation, we instruct CBP to require
a cash deposit equal to the amount by
which the normal value exceeds the
export price or constructed export price,
less the amount of the countervailing
duty determined to constitute an export
subsidy.21 In this LTFV investigation,
export subsidies constitute 0.13
percent 22 of the final calculated
countervailing duty rate in the
concurrent countervailing duty
investigation, and, thus, we will offset
the calculated rates for Asia Symbol, the
company receiving a separate rate, and
the PRC-wide rate by the countervailing
duty rate attributable to export subsidies
(i.e., 0.13 percent) to calculate the cash
deposit rate for this LTFV
investigation.23 We are not adjusting the
rates for estimated domestic subsidy
pass-through because there is no cost-toprice linkage to a subsidized program
18 See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a
detailed discussion.
19 See 19 CFR 351.308(c) and (d) and section
776(c) of the Act. See also Issues and Decision
Memorandum at Comment 20.
20 See Modification of Regulations Regarding the
Practice of Accepting Bonds During the Provisional
Measures Period in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011) and section 772(c)(1)(C) of the
Act. Unlike in administrative reviews, the
Department calculates the adjustment for export
subsidies in investigations not in the margin
calculation program, but in the cash deposit
instructions issued to CBP. See Notice of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
and Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances: Certain Lined Paper Products from
India, 71 FR 45012 (August 8, 2006), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 1.
21 See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at
51769–70.
22 The following subsidy programs in the final
determination of the concurrent countervailing duty
investigation are export subsidies: City bonus for
export activity from finance bureau (0.13 percent).
See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain
Uncoated Paper from the People’s Republic of
China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to parties the
calculations performed in this
proceeding within five days of the
public announcement of this final
determination in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
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and, thus, we have no basis upon which
to make such an adjustment.24
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of
the Act, we will notify the International
Trade Commission (‘‘ITC’’) of the final
affirmative determination of sales at
LTFV. Because the final determination
in this proceeding is affirmative, in
accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will determine, within 45
days, whether the domestic industry in
the United States is materially injured,
or threatened with material injury, by
reason of imports of certain uncoated
paper from the PRC, or sales (or the
likelihood of sales) for importation, of
certain uncoated paper from the PRC. If
the ITC determines that such injury
does not exist, this proceeding will be
terminated and all securities posted will
be refunded or canceled. If the ITC
determines that such injury does exist,
the Department will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP
to assess, upon further instruction by
the Department, antidumping duties on
all imports of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the effective
date of the suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder
to the parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
Determination (‘‘CVD Final’’), and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum. The final
determination in this companion CVD proceeding
is being concurrently released on the same day as
this final determination.
23 The cash deposit rate reflecting the export
subsidy offset will be in effect until the
countervailing duty provisional measures expire
(i.e. 120 days after the publication of the
preliminary determination of the companion
countervailing duty investigation).
24 See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the
section, ‘‘Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the
Act.’’
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responsibility concerning the
disposition of propriety information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return or
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation includes uncoated paper in
sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per
square meter but not more than 150 grams
per square meter; that either is a white paper
with a GE brightness level 1 of 85 or higher
or is a colored paper; whether or not surfacedecorated, printed (except as described
below), embossed, perforated, or punched;
irrespective of the smoothness of the surface;
and irrespective of dimensions (Certain
Uncoated Paper).
Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a)
uncoated free sheet paper that meets this
scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood
paper produced from bleached chemithermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets
this scope definition; and (c) any other
uncoated paper that meets this scope
definition regardless of the type of pulp used
to produce the paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
(1) paper printed with final content of
printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper
products, typically school supplies,
composed of paper that incorporates straight
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would
make the paper unsuitable for copying or
printing purposes. For purposes of this scope
definition, paper shall be considered
‘‘printed with final content’’ where at least
one side of the sheet has printed text and/
or graphics that cover at least five percent of
the surface area of the entire sheet.
Imports of the subject merchandise are
provided for under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
categories 4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000,
4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000,
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000,
4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and
4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject
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1 One
of the key measurements of any grade of
paper is brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter
the paper the better the contrast between the paper
and the ink. Brightness is measured using a GE
Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of
light off a grade of paper. One is the lowest
reflection, or what would be given to a totally black
grade, and 100 is the brightest measured grade.
‘‘Colored paper’’ as used in this scope definition
means a paper with a hue other than white that
reflects one of the primary colors of magenta,
yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a
combination of such primary colors.
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merchandise may also be classified under
4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040,
4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000,
4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
investigations is dispositive.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Final Decision Memorandum
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AGENCY:
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. List of Comments
VI. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Wood Chips
Comment 3: Selection of Surrogate Values
for Sodium Hypochlorite, Citric Acid,
and Aluminum Chloride
Comment 4: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Bamboo Pulp
Comment 5: Selection of Surrogate Values
for Cationic Starch, Whitening Materials,
Calcium Carbonate Fillers, Hydrogen
Peroxide, Ferrous Sulphate, and Sodium
Sulphate
Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Fuel Inputs
Comment 7: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Native Starches
Comment 8: Selection of Surrogate Values
for Limestone, Antifoam Compound,
Liquid Polymer, and Sodium Phosphate
Comment 9: Selection of Surrogate Value
for LMSTONE80_ENE_MAT
Comment 10: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Bailing Wire
Comment 11: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Packing Cartons
Comment 12: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Paper Cores
Comment 13: Selection of Surrogate Value
for Packing Covers
Comment 14: Brokerage and Handling
Surrogate Value
Comment 15: Conversion of Nitrogen
Surrogate Value
Comment 16: Inland Insurance Surrogate
Value
Comment 17: Water Treatment Chemical
FOPs Comment
18: Minor Correction for Market Economy
Purchases
Comment 19: Mondi’s SG&A Ratio
Comment 20: PRC-Wide Rate
Comment 21: Minor Corrections and
Inadvertent Errors
VII. Recommendation
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Certain Uncoated Paper From Brazil:
Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) determines that
certain uncoated paper (‘‘uncoated
paper’’) from Brazil is being, or is likely
to be, sold in the United States at less
than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’), as provided in
section 735(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The period of
investigation (‘‘POI’’) is January 1, 2014,
through December 31, 2014. The final
dumping margins of sales at LTFV are
listed below in the ‘‘Final
Determination’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Effective: January 20, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Hancock or Paul Walker, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: 202.482.1394 or
202.482.0413, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 26, 2015, the Department
published the Preliminary
Determination of this antidumping duty
(‘‘AD’’) investigation.1 The events
occurring since the Preliminary
Determination was issued are detailed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.2
Scope of the Investigation and Scope
Comments
The product covered by this
investigation is uncoated paper from
Brazil. For a complete description of the
scope of the investigation, see the
‘‘Scope of the Investigation,’’ in
Appendix I of this notice, which
1 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil:
Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value and Postponement of Final
Determination, 80 FR 52029 (August 27, 2015)
(‘‘Preliminary Determination’’).
2 See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for
the Final Determination in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Certain Uncoated Paper from
Brazil’’ (‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’),
dated concurrently with this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3112-3115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01020]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-022]
Certain Uncoated Paper From the People's Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') determines that
certain uncoated paper from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') is
being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair
value (``LTFV''), as provided in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (``the Act''). The period of investigation (``POI'') is July
1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. The final weighted-average dumping
margins of sales at LTFV are listed below in the ``Final Determination
Margins'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective: January 20, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3692.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 26, 2015, the Department published the Preliminary
Determination of this antidumping duty (``AD'') investigation.\1\ The
following events occurred since the Preliminary Determination was
issued.
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\1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination, 80 FR 51768 (August 26,
2015) (``Preliminary Determination'') and accompanying Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
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Between September 21, 2015, and September 30, 2015, the Department
conducted verifications of the sales and factors of production
(``FOP'') information submitted by Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao
Commercial Offshore) Ltd. (``Greenpoint''), Asia Symbol (Guangdong)
Paper Co. Ltd. (``AS Guangdong''), and Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and
Paper Co. Ltd. (``AS Shandong'') (collectively, ``Asia Symbol'') \2\
for use in the final
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determination. We issued our verification report on November 10,
2015.\3\
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\2\ The Department preliminarily collapsed AS Guangdong, AS
Shandong, and Greenpoint, treating them as a single entity for the
purposes of calculating a margin in this investigation. See
Memorandum to the File, ``Investigation of Uncoated Paper from the
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination Regarding
Affiliation and Collapsing of Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co.,
Ltd., Asia Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd., and
Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial Offshore) Ltd.,'' dated
August 19, 2015. No party provided further comment or subsequent
challenge to this finding. Accordingly, the Department sustains this
collapsing determination for the final determination.
\3\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Sales and
Factors Responses of Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Ltd., Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Investigation of Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated November 10, 2015 (``Asia Symbol Verification
Report'').
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Petitioners and Asia Symbol submitted case briefs on November 19,
2015,\4\ and rebuttal briefs on November 24, 2015.\5\ On December 9,
2015, Asia Symbol provided a revised FOP database and market-economy
purchases (``MEP'') chart.\6\ On December 15, 2015, Petitioners
provided comments on that submission.\7\
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\4\ See Letter from Petitioners, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People's Republic of China: Petitioners Case Brief,'' dated
November 19, 2015 (``Petitioners' Case Brief''). See also Letter
from Asia Symbol, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from the People's
Republic of China: Case Brief of the Asia Symbol Companies,'' dated
November 19, 2015 (``Asia Symbol's Case Brief'').
\5\ See Letter from Petitioners, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief,'' dated
November 24, 2015 (``Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief''). See also Letter
from Asia Symbol, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from the People's
Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief of the Asia Symbol Companies,''
dated November 24, 2015 (``Asia Symbol's Rebuttal Brief'').
\6\ See Letter from Asia Symbol, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People's Republic of China: Revised Database and MEP Chart,''
dated December 9, 2015 (``Revised Database Submission'').
\7\ See Letter from Petitioners, ``Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Response to Asia
Symbol's Revised Database and MEP Chart,'' dated December 15, 2015.
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is certain uncoated paper
from the PRC. For a full description of the scope of this
investigation, see the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in Appendix I of
this notice, which incorporates changes made subsequent to the
Preliminary Determination.
On October 2, 2015, Gartner Studios, Inc. submitted its case brief
on the scope of the investigations.\8\ On October 19, 2015, American
Greetings Corporation (``American Greetings'') submitted its case brief
regarding the scope of the investigations.\9\ On October 29, 2015,
Petitioners submitted their rebuttal brief regarding the scope of the
investigations.\10\ The Department is issuing a scope comments decision
memorandum for the final determinations of the AD and countervailing
duty investigations of uncoated paper, which is incorporated by
reference in, and hereby adopted by, this final determination.\11\ As
explained in the Final Scope Decision Memorandum, to facilitate the
scope's administrability and enforcement, we have clarified the scope
language such that certain uncoated paper with ``final printed
content'' is excluded from the scope of the investigations.
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\8\ See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from Gartner Studios,
Inc., ``Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People's
Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Case Brief'' (October 2,
2015).
\9\ See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from American Greetings,
``Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People's
Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Case Brief of American
Greetings Corporation'' (October 19, 2015).
\10\ See Letter to Secretary Pritzker, from Petitioners,
``Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People's
Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Scope Rebuttal Brief''
(October 29, 2015).
\11\ See the Department's Memorandum to the File, ``Less Than
Fair Value Investigations of Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,
Brazil, the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal; and
Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Uncoated Paper from
the People's Republic of China and Indonesia: Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum for the Final Determinations,'' dated January 8,
2016 (``Final Scope Decision Memorandum'').
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by interested
parties in this investigation that are not related to the scope of this
investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
which is incorporated by reference by, and hereby adopted by, this
notice.\12\ 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. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is available to
all parties 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 is available at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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\12\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Uncoated Paper from the
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').
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Verification
As provided in section 782(i) of the Act, from September 21, 2015,
to September 30, 2015, we conducted verification of the information
submitted by Asia Symbol for use in the final determination.\13\ We
issued a verification report on November 10, 2015.\14\ The Department
used standard verification procedures, including an examination of
relevant accounting and production records and original source
documents provided by respondents.\15\
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\13\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Sales and
Factors Responses of Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Ltd., Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Investigation of Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated November 10, 2015 (``Verification Report'').
\14\ See Memorandum to the File, ``Verification of the Sales and
Factors Responses of Greenpoint Global Trading (Macao Commercial
Offshore) Ltd., Asia Symbol (Guangdong) Paper Co. Ltd., and Asia
Symbol (Shandong) Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd. in the Antidumping
Investigation of Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated November 10, 2015 (``Verification Report'').
\15\ Id.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
Based on the Department's analysis of the comments received and our
findings at verification, we made certain changes to Asia Symbol's
margin calculations. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues
and Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\16\ the Department stated that it would
calculate combination rates for the respondents that are eligible for a
separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin 05.1 describes
this practice.\17\
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\16\ See Certain Uncoated Paper From Australia, Brazil, the
People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Initiation of
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 80 FR 8608 (February 18, 2015)
(``Initiation Notice'').
\17\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' dated April 5, 2005 (``Policy Bulletin 05.1''),
available on the Department's Web site at https://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf.
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PRC-Wide Rate
For the final determination, we have determined to use, as the
adverse facts available (``AFA'') rate applied to the PRC-wide entity,
149.00 percent, the highest transaction-specific dumping margin
calculated in the final determination. Consistent with our practice,
the Department selected Asia Symbol's highest transaction-specific
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margin, as AFA, because this rate is higher than the other rates in
this investigation and therefore, sufficiently adverse to serve the
purposes of facts available.\18\ Furthermore, there is no need to
corroborate the selected margin because it is based on information
submitted by Asia Symbol in the course of this investigation, i.e., it
is not secondary information.\19\
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\18\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum for a detailed
discussion.
\19\ See 19 CFR 351.308(c) and (d) and section 776(c) of the
Act. See also Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 20.
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Final Determination
The Department determines that the estimated final weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter Producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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Greenpoint Global Trading Asia Symbol (Guangdong) 84.05
(Macao Commercial Offshore) Paper Co., Ltd.; and
Ltd. Asia Symbol (Shandong)
Pulp & Paper Co., Ltd.
PRC-Wide Entity................ ....................... 149.00
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose to parties the calculations performed in this
proceeding within five days of the public announcement of this final
determination in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, the Department
will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to continue
to suspend liquidation of all appropriate entries of certain uncoated
paper from the PRC as described in Appendix I of this notice, which
were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after
August 26, 2015, the date of publication in the Federal Register of the
affirmative Preliminary Determination.
Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), the Department will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the weighted-average
amount by which the normal value exceeds U.S. price, adjusted where
appropriate for export subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass-
through,\20\ as follows: (1) For the exporter/producer combination
listed in the table above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the
dumping margin which the Department determined in this final
determination; (2) for all combinations of PRC exporters/producers of
merchandise under consideration which have not received their own
separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to the dumping
margin established for the PRC-wide entity; and (3) for all non-PRC
exporters of merchandise under consideration which have not received
their own separate rate above, the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the cash deposit rate applicable to the PRC exporter/producer
combination that supplied that non-PRC exporter.
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\20\ See Modification of Regulations Regarding the Practice of
Accepting Bonds During the Provisional Measures Period in
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, 76 FR 61042
(October 3, 2011) and section 772(c)(1)(C) of the Act. Unlike in
administrative reviews, the Department calculates the adjustment for
export subsidies in investigations not in the margin calculation
program, but in the cash deposit instructions issued to CBP. See
Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain Lined
Paper Products from India, 71 FR 45012 (August 8, 2006), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1.
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As we stated in the Preliminary Determination, consistent with our
practice, where the product under investigation is also subject to a
concurrent countervailing duty investigation, we instruct CBP to
require a cash deposit equal to the amount by which the normal value
exceeds the export price or constructed export price, less the amount
of the countervailing duty determined to constitute an export
subsidy.\21\ In this LTFV investigation, export subsidies constitute
0.13 percent \22\ of the final calculated countervailing duty rate in
the concurrent countervailing duty investigation, and, thus, we will
offset the calculated rates for Asia Symbol, the company receiving a
separate rate, and the PRC-wide rate by the countervailing duty rate
attributable to export subsidies (i.e., 0.13 percent) to calculate the
cash deposit rate for this LTFV investigation.\23\ We are not adjusting
the rates for estimated domestic subsidy pass-through because there is
no cost-to-price linkage to a subsidized program and, thus, we have no
basis upon which to make such an adjustment.\24\
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\21\ See Preliminary Determination, 80 FR at 51769-70.
\22\ The following subsidy programs in the final determination
of the concurrent countervailing duty investigation are export
subsidies: City bonus for export activity from finance bureau (0.13
percent). See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Uncoated
Paper from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination (``CVD Final''), and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum. The final determination in this
companion CVD proceeding is being concurrently released on the same
day as this final determination.
\23\ The cash deposit rate reflecting the export subsidy offset
will be in effect until the countervailing duty provisional measures
expire (i.e. 120 days after the publication of the preliminary
determination of the companion countervailing duty investigation).
\24\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at the section,
``Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the Act.''
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International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, we will notify the
International Trade Commission (``ITC'') of the final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. Because the final determination in this
proceeding is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the
Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic
industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports of certain uncoated paper from
the PRC, or sales (or the likelihood of sales) for importation, of
certain uncoated paper from the PRC. If the ITC determines that such
injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and all
securities posted will be refunded or canceled. If the ITC determines
that such injury does exist, the Department will issue an antidumping
duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by the
Department, antidumping duties on all imports of the subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the effective date of the suspension of liquidation.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a reminder to the parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their
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responsibility concerning the disposition of propriety information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return or destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This determination is issued and published in accordance with
sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation includes uncoated
paper in sheet form; weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but
not more than 150 grams per square meter; that either is a white
paper with a GE brightness level \1\ of 85 or higher or is a colored
paper; whether or not surface-decorated, printed (except as
described below), embossed, perforated, or punched; irrespective of
the smoothness of the surface; and irrespective of dimensions
(Certain Uncoated Paper).
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\1\ One of the key measurements of any grade of paper is
brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter the paper the better
the contrast between the paper and the ink. Brightness is measured
using a GE Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of light
off a grade of paper. One is the lowest reflection, or what would be
given to a totally black grade, and 100 is the brightest measured
grade. ``Colored paper'' as used in this scope definition means a
paper with a hue other than white that reflects one of the primary
colors of magenta, yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a
combination of such primary colors.
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Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper
that meets this scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood paper
produced from bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that
meets this scope definition; and (c) any other uncoated paper that
meets this scope definition regardless of the type of pulp used to
produce the paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are (1) paper printed with
final content of printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper
products, typically school supplies, composed of paper that
incorporates straight horizontal and/or vertical lines that would
make the paper unsuitable for copying or printing purposes. For
purposes of this scope definition, paper shall be considered
``printed with final content'' where at least one side of the sheet
has printed text and/or graphics that cover at least five percent of
the surface area of the entire sheet.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories
4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000,
4802.56.6000, 4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000,
4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, and 4802.57.4000. Some imports of
subject merchandise may also be classified under 4802.62.1000,
4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020,
4802.62.6040, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 4802.69.3000, 4811.90.8050
and 4811.90.9080. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of the investigations is dispositive.
Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Margin Calculations
V. List of Comments
VI. Discussion of Comments
Comment 1: Surrogate Country
Comment 2: Selection of Surrogate Value for Wood Chips
Comment 3: Selection of Surrogate Values for Sodium
Hypochlorite, Citric Acid, and Aluminum Chloride
Comment 4: Selection of Surrogate Value for Bamboo Pulp
Comment 5: Selection of Surrogate Values for Cationic Starch,
Whitening Materials, Calcium Carbonate Fillers, Hydrogen Peroxide,
Ferrous Sulphate, and Sodium Sulphate
Comment 6: Selection of Surrogate Value for Fuel Inputs
Comment 7: Selection of Surrogate Value for Native Starches
Comment 8: Selection of Surrogate Values for Limestone, Antifoam
Compound, Liquid Polymer, and Sodium Phosphate
Comment 9: Selection of Surrogate Value for LMSTONE80_ENE_MAT
Comment 10: Selection of Surrogate Value for Bailing Wire
Comment 11: Selection of Surrogate Value for Packing Cartons
Comment 12: Selection of Surrogate Value for Paper Cores
Comment 13: Selection of Surrogate Value for Packing Covers
Comment 14: Brokerage and Handling Surrogate Value
Comment 15: Conversion of Nitrogen Surrogate Value
Comment 16: Inland Insurance Surrogate Value
Comment 17: Water Treatment Chemical FOPs Comment
18: Minor Correction for Market Economy Purchases
Comment 19: Mondi's SG&A Ratio
Comment 20: PRC-Wide Rate
Comment 21: Minor Corrections and Inadvertent Errors
VII. Recommendation
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