Certain Lined Paper Products From India and the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of Antidumping Duty Orders, 51812-51813 [2017-24188]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–843, A–570–901]
Certain Lined Paper Products From
India and the People’s Republic of
China: Final Results of Expedited
Second Sunset Reviews of
Antidumping Duty Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation
of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on
certain lined paper products (CLPP)
from India and the People’s Republic of
China (PRC) would be likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the rates identified in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable: November 8, 2017.
Scope of the Orders
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cindy Robinson, 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) 482–3797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 28, 2006, the
Department published in the Federal
Register the AD Orders on CLPP from
India and the PRC.1 On July 3, 2017,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the
Department initiated the second sunset
reviews of the AD Orders on CLPP from
India and the PRC.2 On July 18, 2017,
the Department received a notice of
intent to participate in these reviews
from the Association of American
School Paper Suppliers (AASPS) and its
individual members 3 (collectively,
petitioner), within the deadline
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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) (Orders).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82
FR 30844 (July 3, 2017) (CLPP Sunset 2017).
3 See AASPS’ letter re: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India: Notification of Membership
Change, dated May 1, 2012, indicates that its
individual members include: Mead Products LLC
(which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of
ACCO Brands Corporation.), Norcom, Inc., and Top
Flight, Inc. (collectively, the petitioners).
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specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).4
The petitioner comprises manufacturers
of a domestic like product in the United
States and, accordingly, are domestic
interested parties pursuant to section
771(9)(C) of the Act.5
On August 2, 2017, the Department
received an adequate substantive
response to the notice of initiation from
the petitioner within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i).6 However, the
Department did not receive any timely
filed responses from the respondent
interested parties, i.e., CLPP producers
and exporters from India and the PRC.
On the basis of the notices of intent to
participate and the adequate substantive
responses filed by the petitioner, and
the inadequate response from any
respondent interested party, the
Department has conducted expedited
(120-day) reviews of the AD Orders with
respect to India and the PRC, pursuant
to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
The merchandise covered by the
Orders 7 is certain lined paper products
from India and the PRC. The
merchandise subject to the orders is
currently classified under the following
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
4811.90.9035, 4811.90.9080,
4820.30.0040, 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. Although the HTSUS
numbers are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, the written
product description remains
dispositive.8
the petitioners’ letter re: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India: Notice of Intent to Participate
in Sunset Review, dated July 18, 2017. See also the
petitioners’ letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products
from the People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review, dated July
18, 2017.
5 Id. The petitioner claimed interested party
status for this sunset review under section 771(9)(C)
of the Act.
6 See the petitioner’s letter re: Certain Lined Paper
Products from India: Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review, dated July 18,
2017. See also the petitioners’ letter re: Certain
Lined Paper Products from the People’s Republic of
China: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation
of Sunset Review, dated July 18, 2017.
7 See Orders.
8 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Orders, see Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Certain Lined Paper Products from India and the
People’s Republic of China’’ dated concurrently
with and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, including the following:
(1) The likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping and the
magnitude of dumping and (2) the
magnitude of the margins likely to
prevail if the AD Orders were revoked.9
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in this review and
the corresponding recommendation in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
which 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 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 can be accessed
directly on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed
Issues and Decision Memorandum and
the electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
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 AD Orders on CLPP from India
and the PRC would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping.
We determine that the weighted-average
percentage dumping margins likely to
prevail are up to the following
percentages:
Country
4 See
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23.17
258.21
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
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written
notification of the destruction of APO
materials or conversion to judicial
protective orders is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
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and terms of an APO is a violation
which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and
publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c),
752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218.
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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To
Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–868]
Large Residential Washers From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2016–2017
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on large
residential washers from the Republic of
Korea (Korea). The period of review
(POR) is February 1, 2016, through
January 31, 2017. The review covers one
producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, LG Electronics, Inc. (LGE).
We preliminarily determine that sales of
subject merchandise by LGE were made
at prices below normal value (NV). We
invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable: November 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
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AGENCY:
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Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
all large residential washers and certain
subassemblies thereof from Korea. The
products are currently classifiable under
subheadings 8450.20.0040 and
8450.20.0080 of the Harmonized Tariff
System of the United States (HTSUS).
Products subject to this order may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings
8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080,
8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise subject to this scope is
dispositive.1
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). Export
price and constructed export price are
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. The
Preliminary 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 to all
parties in the Central Records Unit,
Room B8024 of the main Department of
Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
A list of the topics discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is
attached as an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, the
Department preliminarily determines
that a weighted-average margin of 0.64
percent exists for LGE for the period
1 For a full descripition of the scope of the order,
see Memorandum entitled ‘‘Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Results of the 2016–2017
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Large Residential Washers from Korea,’’
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by,
this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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February 1, 2016, through January 31,
2017.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose the calculations
performed to parties in this segment of
the proceeding within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Case briefs or other written comments
may be submitted to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 30 days after
the date of publication of the
preliminary results, unless the Secretary
alters the time limit.2 Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs, may be filed not later than five
days after the deadline for case briefs.3
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are
encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue;
(2) a brief summary of the argument;
and (3) a table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number; the
number of participants; and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If a request for
a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230, at a time and date to be
determined.4 Parties should confirm by
telephone the date, time, and location of
the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
All submissions, with limited
exceptions, must be filed electronically
using ACCESS. An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(ET) on the due date. Documents
excepted from the electronic submission
requirements must be filed manually
(i.e., in paper form) with the APO/
Dockets Unit in Room 18022 and
stamped with the date and time of
receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any written
briefs, not later than 120 days after the
2 See
19 CFR 351.309(c).
19 CFR 351.309(d).
4 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
3 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-843, A-570-901]
Certain Lined Paper Products From India and the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD)
orders on certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India and the
People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the rates identified in the
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable: November 8, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Robinson, 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) 482-3797.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 28, 2006, the Department published in the Federal
Register the AD Orders on CLPP from India and the PRC.\1\ On July 3,
2017, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), the Department initiated the second sunset reviews of the AD
Orders on CLPP from India and the PRC.\2\ On July 18, 2017, the
Department received a notice of intent to participate in these reviews
from the Association of American School Paper Suppliers (AASPS) and its
individual members \3\ (collectively, petitioner), within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The petitioner comprises
manufacturers of a domestic like product in the United States and,
accordingly, are domestic interested parties pursuant to section
771(9)(C) of the Act.\5\
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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)
(Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 30844
(July 3, 2017) (CLPP Sunset 2017).
\3\ See AASPS' letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products from
India: Notification of Membership Change, dated May 1, 2012,
indicates that its individual members include: Mead Products LLC
(which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of ACCO Brands
Corporation.), Norcom, Inc., and Top Flight, Inc. (collectively, the
petitioners).
\4\ See the petitioners' letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products
from India: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review, dated
July 18, 2017. See also the petitioners' letter re: Certain Lined
Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent
to Participate in Sunset Review, dated July 18, 2017.
\5\ Id. The petitioner claimed interested party status for this
sunset review under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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On August 2, 2017, the Department received an adequate substantive
response to the notice of initiation from the petitioner within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ However, the
Department did not receive any timely filed responses from the
respondent interested parties, i.e., CLPP producers and exporters from
India and the PRC. On the basis of the notices of intent to participate
and the adequate substantive responses filed by the petitioner, and the
inadequate response from any respondent interested party, the
Department has conducted expedited (120-day) reviews of the AD Orders
with respect to India and the PRC, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\6\ See the petitioner's letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products
from India: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset
Review, dated July 18, 2017. See also the petitioners' letter re:
Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China:
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review, dated
July 18, 2017.
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the Orders \7\ is certain lined paper
products from India and the PRC. The merchandise subject to the orders
is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4811.90.9035, 4811.90.9080,
4820.30.0040, 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. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description
remains dispositive.\8\
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\7\ See Orders.
\8\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Orders, see
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on
Certain Lined Paper Products from India and the People's Republic of
China'' dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the following: (1) The likelihood of
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of dumping and
(2) the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the AD Orders
were revoked.\9\ Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues
raised in this review and the corresponding recommendation in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum which 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 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 can be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
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\9\ Id.
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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 AD Orders on CLPP from
India and the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence
of dumping. We determine that the weighted-average percentage dumping
margins likely to prevail are up to the following percentages:
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Weighted-
average
Country dumping margin
(percent)
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India................................................... 23.17
The People's Republic of China.......................... 258.21
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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 disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial
protective orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the
regulations
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and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
The Department is issuing and publishing these final results and
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
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.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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