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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–552–805]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Final Results of Expedited Second
Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset
review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on
polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs)
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Daniel Alexander, 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) 482–4313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On May 4, 2010, Commerce published
its CVD order on PRCBs from Vietnam
in the Federal Register.1 On March 31,
2021, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the second sunset review of
the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 Commerce received a notice of
intent to participate from the
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag
Committee (the Committee), an ad hoc
association of U.S. producers of PRCBs,
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).3 The Committee
1 See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty
Order, 75 FR 23670 (May 4, 2010) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 86
FR 16701 (March 31, 2021).
3 See Committee’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (‘Sunset’)
Review the Countervailing Duty Order On
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claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(E) of the Act, as a trade
or business association a majority of
whose members manufacture, produce,
or wholesale a domestic like product in
the United States and stated that each
member of the Committee is a
manufacturer of the domestic like
product and thus, is a domestic
interested party pursuant to section
771(9)(C) of the Act.4
Commerce received a substantive
response from the Committee 5 within
the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no
substantive responses from the
Government of Vietnam or any other
domestic or interested parties in this
proceeding, nor was a hearing
requested.
On May 21, 2021, Commerce notified
the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.6 As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the Order.
Scope of the Order
The scope of this Order covers PRCBs.
Imports of merchandise included within
the scope of this Order are currently
classifiable under statistical category
3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum.7
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via the Enforcement and Compliance’s
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Vietnam:
Domestic Industry Notice Of Intent To Participate
In Sunset Review,’’ dated April 9, 2021.
4 Id. The individual members of the Committee
are Hilex Poly Co., LLC and Superbag LLC.
5 See Committee’s Letter, ‘‘Five-Year (Sunset)
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order On
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Vietnam:
Domestic Industry Substantive Response,’’ dated
April 28, 2021.
6 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews for
April 2021,’’ dated May 21, 2021.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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VIII. Recommendation
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
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(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
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registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Memorandum can be accessed directly
International Trade Administration
on the internet at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Final Results of Sunset Review
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Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b) of the Act, we determine that
revocation of the CVD order on PRCBs
from Vietnam would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the
following rates:
Oil Country Tubular Goods From the
People’s Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determinations
of Circumvention
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
DATES:
This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an 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 violation which is subject to
sanction.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
Net
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
countervailable (Commerce) preliminarily determines
Producer/exporter
subsidy
that imports of welded oil country
(percent)
tubular goods (OCTG) completed in
Advance Polybag Co., Ltd ...
52.56 Brunei or the Philippines using inputs
Fotai Vietnam Enterprise
manufactured in the People’s Republic
Corp. and Fotai Enterprise
of China (China) are circumventing the
Corporation .......................
5.28 antidumping and countervailing duty
All Others ..............................
5.28
orders on OCTG from China.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and this notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.218.
Dated: July 23, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates
Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
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AGENCY:
Applicable August 10, 2021.
Yang Jin Chun or John Drury, AD/CVD
Operations Office VI, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–5760 and (202) 482–0195,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 3, 2020, Commerce selfinitiated these anti-circumvention
inquiries to determine whether certain
imports of welded OCTG completed in
Brunei or the Philippines using inputs
manufactured in China are
circumventing the antidumping and
countervailing duty orders on OCTG
from China.1
Scope of the Orders
The products covered by the orders
are certain OCTG, which are hollow
steel products of circular cross-section,
including oil well casing and tubing, of
iron (other than cast iron) or steel (both
carbon and alloy), whether seamless or
welded, regardless of end finish. A full
description of the scope of the orders is
contained in the Preliminary Decision
1 See Oil Country Tubular Goods from the
People’s Republic of China: Self-Initiation of AntiCircumvention Inquiries on the Antidumping Duty
and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 71877
(November 12, 2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-552-805]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order
on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable August 10, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, 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) 482-4313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 4, 2010, Commerce published its CVD order on PRCBs from
Vietnam in the Federal Register.\1\ On March 31, 2021, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the second sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from
the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee (the Committee), an ad
hoc association of U.S. producers of PRCBs, within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The Committee
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claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(E) of the Act, as
a trade or business association a majority of whose members
manufacture, produce, or wholesale a domestic like product in the
United States and stated that each member of the Committee is a
manufacturer of the domestic like product and thus, is a domestic
interested party pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act.\4\
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\1\ See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 23670 (May 4,
2010) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Review, 86 FR 16701
(March 31, 2021).
\3\ See Committee's Letter, ``Five-Year (`Sunset') Review the
Countervailing Duty Order On Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
Vietnam: Domestic Industry Notice Of Intent To Participate In Sunset
Review,'' dated April 9, 2021.
\4\ Id. The individual members of the Committee are Hilex Poly
Co., LLC and Superbag LLC.
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Commerce received a substantive response from the Committee \5\
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We
received no substantive responses from the Government of Vietnam or any
other domestic or interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a
hearing requested.
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\5\ See Committee's Letter, ``Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order On Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from
Vietnam: Domestic Industry Substantive Response,'' dated April 28,
2021.
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On May 21, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\6\ As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for April 2021,''
dated May 21, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of this Order covers PRCBs. Imports of merchandise
included within the scope of this Order are currently classifiable
under statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States. For a complete description of the scope
of the Order, see the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam,'' 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 this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the internet at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the CVD order on PRCBs from Vietnam would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at
the following rates:
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Net
countervailable
Producer/exporter subsidy
(percent)
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Advance Polybag Co., Ltd............................... 52.56
Fotai Vietnam Enterprise Corp. and Fotai Enterprise 5.28
Corporation...........................................
All Others............................................. 5.28
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
an 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 violation which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these final results and this notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act,
and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: July 23, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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