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the Department conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
Order includes tapered roller bearings
and parts thereof. The subject
merchandise is currently classifiable
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
8482.20.00, 8482.91.00.50, 8482.99.15,
8482.99.45, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80,
8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30,
8483.90.80, 8708.70.6060, 8708.99.2300,
8708.99.4850, 8708.99.6890,
8708.99.8115, and 8708.99.8180. The
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.5
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Decision
Memorandum. The issues discussed in
the Decision Memorandum include the
likelihood of continuation or recurrence
of dumping and the magnitude of the
dumping margin likely to prevail if the
Order were to be revoked.
The 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 Decision Memorandum
can be accessed at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
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Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the
Department determines that revocation
of the Order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping,
and that the magnitude of the margin of
dumping likely to prevail if the Order is
revoked would be up to 60.25 percent.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
5 For a full description of the scope of the AD
Order, see Memorandum, ‘‘Fourth Expedited Sunset
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Tapered
Roller Bearings from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with, and adopted by,
this notice (Decision Memorandum).
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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 order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a violation which is subject to
sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.281 and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: October 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–844]
Certain Lined Paper Products From
India: Final Results of Expedited
Second Sunset Review of
Countervailing Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 3, 2017, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) initiated a sunset review of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain lined paper products from India
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The
Department has conducted an expedited
sunset review of this order pursuant to
the Act and 19 CFR 351. As a result of
this sunset review, the Department finds
that revocation of the CVD order is
likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable November 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Conniff, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
The CVD order on certain lined paper
products from India was published in
the Federal Register on September 28,
2006.1 On July 3, 2017, the Department
initiated the second sunset review of
this CVD order pursuant to section
751(c) of the Act.2 On July 18, 2017, we
received a notice of intent to participate
on behalf of the Association of
American School Paper Suppliers and
each of its individual members (AASPS,
hereinafter referred to as the domestic
interested party), an association of
domestic producers of lined paper
products.3 The domestic interested
party claimed interested party status
under sections 771(9)(F) and (C) of the
Act, because it is comprised of an
association of U.S. producers of the
domestic like product and the
individual members of the association,
which are manufacturers, producers, or
wholesalers in the United States of the
domestic like product.4 On August 2,
2017, the domestic interested party
submitted its substantive response
within the 30-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).5 The
Department did not receive any
substantive response from the
Government of India, or Indian
producers or exporters of the
merchandise covered by the CVD order.
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 review of the
CVD order. This approach is consistent
with the Department’s practice,
including the prior sunset review of this
CVD order.6 The Department did not
1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper
Products from the People’s Republic of China;
Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined
Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the
People’s Republic of China; and Notice of
Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949
(September 28, 2006).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82
FR 30844 (July 3, 2017).
3 See Letter from the Domestic Interested Party,
‘‘Certain Lined Paper Products from India: Notice
of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,’’ dated
July 18, 2017.
4 Id. at 1–2.
5 See Letter from the Domestic Interested Party,
‘‘Certain Lined Paper Products from India:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of
Sunset Review,’’ dated August 2, 2017.
6 See, e.g., Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube
From Turkey: Final Results of Expedited Sunset
Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 64900
(October 19, 2011); Certain Pasta from Turkey:
Final Results of Expedited Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’)
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 72 FR
5269 (February 5, 2007); and Certain Carbon Steel
Products from Sweden; Final Results of Expedited
Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR
18304 (April 7, 2000). See also Final Results of
Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty
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The scope of this order includes
certain lined paper products, typically
school supplies,7 composed of or
including paper that incorporates
straight horizontal and/or vertical lines
on ten or more paper sheets,8 including
but not limited to such products as
single- and multi-subject notebooks,
composition books, wireless notebooks,
loose leaf or glued filler paper, graph
paper, and laboratory notebooks, and
with the smaller dimension of the paper
measuring 6 inches to 15 inches
(inclusive) and the larger dimension of
the paper measuring 83⁄4 inches to 15
inches (inclusive). Page dimensions are
measured size (not advertised, stated, or
‘‘tear-out’’ size), and are measured as
they appear in the product (i.e., stitched
and folded pages in a notebook are
measured by the size of the page as it
appears in the notebook page, not the
size of the unfolded paper). However,
for measurement purposes, pages with
tapered or rounded edges shall be
measured at their longest and widest
points. Subject lined paper products
may be loose, packaged or bound using
any binding method (other than case
bound through the inclusion of binders
board, a spine strip, and cover wrap).
Subject merchandise may or may not
contain any combination of a front
cover, a rear cover, and/or backing of
any composition, regardless of the
inclusion of images or graphics on the
cover, backing, or paper. Subject
merchandise is within the scope of this
order whether or not the lined paper
and/or cover are hole punched, drilled,
perforated, and/or reinforced. Subject
merchandise may contain accessory or
informational items including but not
limited to pockets, tabs, dividers,
closure devices, index cards, stencils,
protractors, writing implements,
reference materials such as
mathematical tables, or printed items
such as sticker sheets or miniature
calendars, if such items are physically
incorporated, included with, or attached
to the product, cover and/or backing
thereto.
Specifically excluded from the scope
of this order are:
• Unlined copy machine paper;
• writing pads with a backing
(including but not limited to products
commonly known as ‘‘tablets,’’ ‘‘note
pads,’’ ‘‘legal pads,’’ and ‘‘quadrille
pads’’), provided that they do not have
a front cover (whether permanent or
removable). This exclusion does not
apply to such writing pads if they
consist of hole-punched or drilled filler
paper;
• three-ring or multiple-ring binders,
or notebook organizers incorporating
such a ring binder provided that they do
not include subject paper;
• index cards;
• printed books and other books that
are case bound through the inclusion of
binders board, a spine strip, and cover
wrap;
• newspapers;
• pictures and photographs;
• desk and wall calendars and
organizers (including but not limited to
such products generally known as
‘‘office planners,’’ ‘‘time books,’’ and
‘‘appointment books’’);
• telephone logs;
• address books;
• columnar pads & tablets, with or
without covers, primarily suited for the
recording of written numerical business
data;
• lined business or office forms,
including but not limited to: Pre-printed
business forms, lined invoice pads and
paper, mailing and address labels,
manifests, and shipping log books;
• lined continuous computer paper;
• boxed or packaged writing
stationary (including but not limited to
products commonly known as ‘‘fine
business paper,’’ ‘‘parchment paper,’’
and ‘‘letterhead’’), whether or not
containing a lined header or decorative
lines;
• Stenographic pads (‘‘steno pads’’),
Gregg ruled,9 measuring 6 inches by 9
inches;
Also excluded from the scope of this
order are the following trademarked
products:
• FlyTM lined paper products: A
notebook, notebook organizer, loose or
glued note paper, with papers that are
printed with infrared reflective inks and
readable only by a FlyTM pen-top
computer. The product must bear the
valid trademark FlyTM.10
• ZwipesTM: A notebook or notebook
organizer made with a blended
polyolefin writing surface as the cover
Order: Certain Lined Paper Products From India, 76
FR 76147 (December 6, 2011).
7 For purposes of this scope definition, the actual
use or labeling of these products as school supplies
or non-school supplies is not a defining
characteristic.
8 There shall be no minimum page requirement
for loose leaf filler paper.
9 ‘‘Gregg ruling’’ consists of a single- or doublemargin vertical ruling line down the center of the
page. For a six-inch by nine-inch stenographic pad,
the ruling would be located approximately three
inches from the left of the book.
10 Products found to be bearing an invalidly
licensed or used trademark are not excluded from
the scope.
conduct a hearing because a hearing was
not requested.
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and pocket surfaces of the notebook,
suitable for writing using a speciallydeveloped permanent marker and erase
system (known as a ZwipesTM pen).
This system allows the marker portion
to mark the writing surface with a
permanent ink. The eraser portion of the
marker dispenses a solvent capable of
solubilizing the permanent ink allowing
the ink to be removed. The product
must bear the valid trademark
ZwipesTM.11
• FiveStar®AdvanceTM: A notebook
or notebook organizer bound by a
continuous spiral, or helical, wire and
with plastic front and rear covers made
of a blended polyolefin plastic material
joined by 300 denier polyester, coated
on the backside with PVC (poly vinyl
chloride) coating, and extending the
entire length of the spiral or helical
wire. The polyolefin plastic covers are
of specific thickness; front cover is
0.019 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances) and rear
cover is 0.028 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances). Integral with
the stitching that attaches the polyester
spine covering, is captured both ends of
a 1″ wide elastic fabric band. This band
is located 23⁄8″ from the top of the front
plastic cover and provides pen or pencil
storage. Both ends of the spiral wire are
cut and then bent backwards to overlap
with the previous coil but specifically
outside the coil diameter but inside the
polyester covering. During construction,
the polyester covering is sewn to the
front and rear covers face to face
(outside to outside) so that when the
book is closed, the stitching is
concealed from the outside. Both free
ends (the ends not sewn to the cover
and back) are stitched with a turned
edge construction. The flexible
polyester material forms a covering over
the spiral wire to protect it and provide
a comfortable grip on the product. The
product must bear the valid trademarks
FiveStar®AdvanceTM.12
• FiveStar FlexTM: A notebook, a
notebook organizer, or binder with
plastic polyolefin front and rear covers
joined by 300 denier polyester spine
cover extending the entire length of the
spine and bound by a 3-ring plastic
fixture. The polyolefin plastic covers are
of a specific thickness; front cover is
0.019 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances) and rear
cover is 0.028 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances). During
construction, the polyester covering is
11 Products found to be bearing an invalidly
licensed or used trademark are not excluded from
the scope.
12 Products found to be bearing an invalidly
licensed or used trademark are not excluded from
the scope.
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sewn to the front cover face to face
(outside to outside) so that when the
book is closed, the stitching is
concealed from the outside. During
construction, the polyester cover is
sewn to the back cover with the outside
of the polyester spine cover to the inside
back cover. Both free ends (the ends not
sewn to the cover and back) are stitched
with a turned edge construction. Each
ring within the fixture is comprised of
a flexible strap portion that snaps into
a stationary post which forms a closed
binding ring. The ring fixture is riveted
with six metal rivets and sewn to the
back plastic cover and is specifically
positioned on the outside back cover.
The product must bear the valid
trademark FiveStar FlexTM.13
Merchandise subject to this order is
typically imported under headings
4810.22.5044, 4811.90.9050,
4811.90.9090, 4820.10.2010,
4820.10.2020, 4820.10.2030,
4820.10.2040, 4820.10.2050,
4820.10.2060, and 4820.10.4000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). The HTSUS
headings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes; however, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted
by, this notice.14 The issues discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum include the likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy and the net
countervailable subsidy likely to prevail
if the CVD order were revoked. Parties
can find a complete discussion of all
issues raised in this expedited sunset
review and the corresponding
recommendations in this public
memorandum, which is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and
Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and 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
13 Products
found to be bearing an invalidly
licensed or used trademark are not excluded from
the scope.
14 See Memorandum regarding: ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Lined Paper
Products from India,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
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Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the Internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, the
Department determines that revocation
of the CVD order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the rates
listed below:
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Aero Exports .........................
Navneet Publications ............
All Others ..............................
84.98
88.39
87.52
Notification Regarding 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 order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
We are issuing and publishing the
final results of this review in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of
the Act.
Dated: October 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
performing the non-exclusive functions and
duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–011]
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Products From the People’s Republic
of China: Notice of Rescission of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is rescinding the
administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic
products (solar products) from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the
period January 1, 2016, through
December 31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable November 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
On April 10, 2017, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of the initiation of an
administrative review of the CVD order
on solar products from the PRC with
respect to 30 companies for the period
January 1, 2016, through December 31,
2016,1 based on a request by the
petitioner.2 On May 11, 2017, the
petitioner timely withdrew its request
for an administrative review of all 30
companies.3 No other party requested
an administrative review.
Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Department will rescind an
administrative review in whole or in
part, if the party that requested a review
withdraws its request within 90 days of
the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. In
this case, the petitioner timely withdrew
its request for review within the 90-day
deadline, and no other party requested
an administrative review of the CVD
order. Therefore, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding
the administrative review of the CVD
order on solar products from the PRC
covering the period January 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016, in its
entirety.
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries of solar products
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
17188 (April 10, 2017).
2 The petitioner is SolarWorld Americas, Inc.
3 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Certain
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from the
People’s Republic of China: Withdrawal of
Administrative Review Request,’’ dated May 11,
2017.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-844]
Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of
Expedited Second Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 3, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
initiated a sunset review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on
certain lined paper products from India pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department has
conducted an expedited sunset review of this order pursuant to the Act
and 19 CFR 351. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds
that revocation of the CVD order is likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable November 6, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Conniff, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-1009.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The CVD order on certain lined paper products from India was
published in the Federal Register on September 28, 2006.\1\ On July 3,
2017, the Department initiated the second sunset review of this CVD
order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\2\ On July 18, 2017, we
received a notice of intent to participate on behalf of the Association
of American School Paper Suppliers and each of its individual members
(AASPS, hereinafter referred to as the domestic interested party), an
association of domestic producers of lined paper products.\3\ The
domestic interested party claimed interested party status under
sections 771(9)(F) and (C) of the Act, because it is comprised of an
association of U.S. producers of the domestic like product and the
individual members of the association, which are manufacturers,
producers, or wholesalers in the United States of the domestic like
product.\4\ On August 2, 2017, the domestic interested party submitted
its substantive response within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ The Department did not receive any substantive
response from the Government of India, or Indian producers or exporters
of the merchandise covered by the CVD order. 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 review of the CVD order. This
approach is consistent with the Department's practice, including the
prior sunset review of this CVD order.\6\ The Department did not
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's
Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined
Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of
China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 30844
(July 3, 2017).
\3\ See Letter from the Domestic Interested Party, ``Certain
Lined Paper Products from India: Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated July 18, 2017.
\4\ Id. at 1-2.
\5\ See Letter from the Domestic Interested Party, ``Certain
Lined Paper Products from India: Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated August 2, 2017.
\6\ See, e.g., Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube From Turkey:
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty
Order, 76 FR 64900 (October 19, 2011); Certain Pasta from Turkey:
Final Results of Expedited Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order, 72 FR 5269 (February 5, 2007); and
Certain Carbon Steel Products from Sweden; Final Results of
Expedited Sunset Review of Countervailing Duty Order, 65 FR 18304
(April 7, 2000). See also Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
of Countervailing Duty Order: Certain Lined Paper Products From
India, 76 FR 76147 (December 6, 2011).
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this order includes certain lined paper products,
typically school supplies,\7\ composed of or including paper that
incorporates straight horizontal and/or vertical lines on ten or more
paper sheets,\8\ including but not limited to such products as single-
and multi-subject notebooks, composition books, wireless notebooks,
loose leaf or glued filler paper, graph paper, and laboratory
notebooks, and with the smaller dimension of the paper measuring 6
inches to 15 inches (inclusive) and the larger dimension of the paper
measuring 8\3/4\ inches to 15 inches (inclusive). Page dimensions are
measured size (not advertised, stated, or ``tear-out'' size), and are
measured as they appear in the product (i.e., stitched and folded pages
in a notebook are measured by the size of the page as it appears in the
notebook page, not the size of the unfolded paper). However, for
measurement purposes, pages with tapered or rounded edges shall be
measured at their longest and widest points. Subject lined paper
products may be loose, packaged or bound using any binding method
(other than case bound through the inclusion of binders board, a spine
strip, and cover wrap). Subject merchandise may or may not contain any
combination of a front cover, a rear cover, and/or backing of any
composition, regardless of the inclusion of images or graphics on the
cover, backing, or paper. Subject merchandise is within the scope of
this order whether or not the lined paper and/or cover are hole
punched, drilled, perforated, and/or reinforced. Subject merchandise
may contain accessory or informational items including but not limited
to pockets, tabs, dividers, closure devices, index cards, stencils,
protractors, writing implements, reference materials such as
mathematical tables, or printed items such as sticker sheets or
miniature calendars, if such items are physically incorporated,
included with, or attached to the product, cover and/or backing
thereto.
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\7\ For purposes of this scope definition, the actual use or
labeling of these products as school supplies or non-school supplies
is not a defining characteristic.
\8\ There shall be no minimum page requirement for loose leaf
filler paper.
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Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are:
Unlined copy machine paper;
writing pads with a backing (including but not limited to
products commonly known as ``tablets,'' ``note pads,'' ``legal pads,''
and ``quadrille pads''), provided that they do not have a front cover
(whether permanent or removable). This exclusion does not apply to such
writing pads if they consist of hole-punched or drilled filler paper;
three-ring or multiple-ring binders, or notebook
organizers incorporating such a ring binder provided that they do not
include subject paper;
index cards;
printed books and other books that are case bound through
the inclusion of binders board, a spine strip, and cover wrap;
newspapers;
pictures and photographs;
desk and wall calendars and organizers (including but not
limited to such products generally known as ``office planners,'' ``time
books,'' and ``appointment books'');
telephone logs;
address books;
columnar pads & tablets, with or without covers, primarily
suited for the recording of written numerical business data;
lined business or office forms, including but not limited
to: Pre-printed business forms, lined invoice pads and paper, mailing
and address labels, manifests, and shipping log books;
lined continuous computer paper;
boxed or packaged writing stationary (including but not
limited to products commonly known as ``fine business paper,''
``parchment paper,'' and ``letterhead''), whether or not containing a
lined header or decorative lines;
Stenographic pads (``steno pads''), Gregg ruled,\9\
measuring 6 inches by 9 inches;
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\9\ ``Gregg ruling'' consists of a single- or double-margin
vertical ruling line down the center of the page. For a six-inch by
nine-inch stenographic pad, the ruling would be located
approximately three inches from the left of the book.
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Also excluded from the scope of this order are the following
trademarked products:
FlyTM lined paper products: A notebook,
notebook organizer, loose or glued note paper, with papers that are
printed with infrared reflective inks and readable only by a
FlyTM pen-top computer. The product must bear the valid
trademark FlyTM.\10\
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\10\ Products found to be bearing an invalidly licensed or used
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ZwipesTM: A notebook or notebook organizer made
with a blended polyolefin writing surface as the cover and pocket
surfaces of the notebook, suitable for writing using a specially-
developed permanent marker and erase system (known as a
ZwipesTM pen). This system allows the marker portion to mark
the writing surface with a permanent ink. The eraser portion of the
marker dispenses a solvent capable of solubilizing the permanent ink
allowing the ink to be removed. The product must bear the valid
trademark ZwipesTM.\11\
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\11\ Products found to be bearing an invalidly licensed or used
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FiveStar[supreg]AdvanceTM: A notebook or
notebook organizer bound by a continuous spiral, or helical, wire and
with plastic front and rear covers made of a blended polyolefin plastic
material joined by 300 denier polyester, coated on the backside with
PVC (poly vinyl chloride) coating, and extending the entire length of
the spiral or helical wire. The polyolefin plastic covers are of
specific thickness; front cover is 0.019 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances) and rear cover is 0.028 inches (within normal
manufacturing tolerances). Integral with the stitching that attaches
the polyester spine covering, is captured both ends of a 1'' wide
elastic fabric band. This band is located 2\3/8\'' from the top of the
front plastic cover and provides pen or pencil storage. Both ends of
the spiral wire are cut and then bent backwards to overlap with the
previous coil but specifically outside the coil diameter but inside the
polyester covering. During construction, the polyester covering is sewn
to the front and rear covers face to face (outside to outside) so that
when the book is closed, the stitching is concealed from the outside.
Both free ends (the ends not sewn to the cover and back) are stitched
with a turned edge construction. The flexible polyester material forms
a covering over the spiral wire to protect it and provide a comfortable
grip on the product. The product must bear the valid trademarks
FiveStar[supreg]AdvanceTM.\12\
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FiveStar FlexTM: A notebook, a notebook
organizer, or binder with plastic polyolefin front and rear covers
joined by 300 denier polyester spine cover extending the entire length
of the spine and bound by a 3-ring plastic fixture. The polyolefin
plastic covers are of a specific thickness; front cover is 0.019 inches
(within normal manufacturing tolerances) and rear cover is 0.028 inches
(within normal manufacturing tolerances). During construction, the
polyester covering is
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sewn to the front cover face to face (outside to outside) so that when
the book is closed, the stitching is concealed from the outside. During
construction, the polyester cover is sewn to the back cover with the
outside of the polyester spine cover to the inside back cover. Both
free ends (the ends not sewn to the cover and back) are stitched with a
turned edge construction. Each ring within the fixture is comprised of
a flexible strap portion that snaps into a stationary post which forms
a closed binding ring. The ring fixture is riveted with six metal
rivets and sewn to the back plastic cover and is specifically
positioned on the outside back cover. The product must bear the valid
trademark FiveStar FlexTM.\13\
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\13\ Products found to be bearing an invalidly licensed or used
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Merchandise subject to this order is typically imported under
headings 4810.22.5044, 4811.90.9050, 4811.90.9090, 4820.10.2010,
4820.10.2020, 4820.10.2030, 4820.10.2040, 4820.10.2050, 4820.10.2060,
and 4820.10.4000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS). The HTSUS headings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes; however, the written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, which is dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.\14\ The issues discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the CVD order were revoked. Parties can
find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this expedited
sunset review and the corresponding recommendations in this public
memorandum, which is on file electronically via the Enforcement and
Compliance Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and 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 can
be accessed directly on the Internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\14\ See Memorandum regarding: ``Issues and Decision Memorandum
for the Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Lined Paper Products from
India,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of Review
As a result of this review, the Department determines that
revocation of the CVD order would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the rates listed below:
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Net
countervailable
Producer/exporter subsidy rate
(percent)
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Aero Exports........................................... 84.98
Navneet Publications................................... 88.39
All Others............................................. 87.52
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Notification Regarding 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 order is hereby requested. Failure to
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
We are issuing and publishing the final results of this review in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i) of the Act.
Dated: October 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-24070 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am]
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