Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 82981-82982 [2024-23696]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices
immediately. Approximately half of the
positions open on the DEC will be
appointed to a term ending December
31, 2025, and the remainder for the term
ending December 31, 2027. The online
nomination form is available at https://
app.keysurvey.com/f/41751734/3f30/.
All potential nominees must complete
the online nomination form linked
above and consent to sharing of the
information on that form, if appointed,
with other DEC members, relevant
government agencies and private sector
organizations with a focus on trade.
Interested individuals are highly
encouraged to reach out to the local
USEAC Director to learn more about the
DEC and to begin the application
process as soon as possible.
Eligibility and Appointment Criteria:
Appointment is based upon an
individual’s international trade
leadership in the local community,
ability to influence the local
environment for exporting, knowledge
of day-to-day international operations,
interest in export development, and
willingness and ability to devote time to
DEC activities. Members must be
employed as exporters or export service
providers or in a profession which
supports U.S. export promotion efforts.
DEC member appointments are made
without regard to political affiliation.
DEC membership is open to U.S.
citizens and permanent residents of the
United States. As representatives of the
local exporting community, DEC
Members must reside in, or conduct the
majority of their work in, the territory
that the DEC covers. DEC membership is
not open to federal government
employees. Individuals representing
foreign governments, including
individuals registered with the
Department of Justice under the Foreign
Agents Registration Act, must disclose
such representation and may be
disqualified if the Department
determines that such representation is
likely to impact the ability to carry out
the duties of a DEC member or raise an
appearance issue for the Department.
Selection Process: Nominations of
individuals who have applied for DEC
membership will be forwarded to the
local USEAC Director for the Director’s
consideration. The local USEAC
Director ensures that all nominees meet
the membership criteria. The local
USEAC Director then evaluates all
nominees to determine their interest,
commitment, and qualifications. In
reviewing nominees, the local USEAC
Director strives to ensure a balance
among exporters from a manufacturing
or service industry and export service
providers. A fair representation should
be considered from companies and
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:35 Oct 11, 2024
Jkt 265001
organizations that support exporters,
representatives of local and state
government, and trade organizations
and associations. Membership should
reflect the diversity of the local business
community, encompass a broad range of
business and industry sectors, and be
distributed geographically across the
DEC service area, and where possible,
the Department of Commerce will also
consider the ethnic, racial, and gender
diversity and various abilities of the
United States population.
The local USEAC Director determines
which nominees to forward to the
US&FCS Office of U.S. Field for further
consideration for recommendation to
the Secretary of Commerce. A
candidate’s background and character
are pertinent to determining suitability
and eligibility for DEC membership.
Since DEC appointments are made by
the Secretary, the Department must
make a suitability determination for all
DEC nominees. After completion of a
vetting process, the Secretary selects
nominees for appointment to the local
DEC. DEC members are appointed by
and serve at the pleasure of the
Secretary of Commerce.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1512 and 4721.
Laura Barmby,
District Export Council Program Manager.
[FR Doc. 2024–23762 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–920]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022–2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain companies subject to the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on lightweight
thermal paper (paper) from the People’s
Republic of China (China), are not
eligible for separate rates and are,
therefore, part of the China-wide entity.
The period of review (POR) is November
1, 2022, through October 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex
Cipolla, AD/CVD Operations, Office III,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
AGENCY:
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
82981
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 18, 2024, Commerce
published the preliminary results of the
2022–2023 administrative review of the
antidumping duty order 1 on lightweight
thermal paper from China in the Federal
Register and invited interested parties
to comment.2 We received no comments
from interested parties on the
Preliminary Results, and we have made
no changes to the Preliminary Results.
Accordingly, there is no decision
memorandum accompanying this notice
and the final results are unchanged from
the Preliminary Results. Commerce
conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order
includes certain lightweight thermal
paper, which is thermal paper with a
basis weight of 70 grams per square
meter (g/m2) (with a tolerance of ±4.0 g/
m2) or less; irrespective of dimensions; 3
with or without a base coat 4 on one or
both sides; with thermal active
coating(s) 5 on one or both sides that is
a mixture of the dye and the developer
that react and form an image when heat
is applied; with or without a top coat; 6
and without an adhesive backing.
Certain lightweight thermal paper is
typically (but not exclusively) used in
point-of-sale applications such as ATM
receipts, credit card receipts, gas pump
receipts, and retail store receipts. The
merchandise subject to this order may
be classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
1 See Antidumping Duty Orders: Lightweight
Thermal Paper from Germany and the People’s
Republic of China, 73 FR 70959 (November 24,
2008) (Order).
2 See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022–
2023, 89 FR 51499 (June 18, 2024) (Preliminary
Results).
3 LWTP is typically produced in jumbo rolls that
are slit to the specifications of the converting
equipment and then converted into finished slit
rolls. Both jumbo and converted rolls (as well as
LWTP in any other form, presentation, or
dimension) are covered by the scope of these
orders.
4 A base coat, when applied, is typically made of
clay and/or latex and like materials and is intended
to cover the rough surface of the paper substrate
and to provide insulating value.
5 A thermal active coating is typically made of
sensitizer, dye, and co-reactant.
6 A top coat, when applied, is typically made of
polyvinyl acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like
materials and is intended to provide environmental
protection, an improved surface for press printing,
and/or wear protection for the thermal print head.
E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM
15OCN1
82982
Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 199 / Tuesday, October 15, 2024 / Notices
under subheadings 3703.10.60,
4811.59.20, 4811.90.8040, 4811.90.9090,
4820.10.20, 4823.40.00, 4811.90.8030,
4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and
4811.90.9050.7 8 Although HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
Order is dispositive.
Final Results of Review
Because we received no comments,
we made no changes from the
Preliminary Results. We continue to
find that: (1) Guangdong Guanhao HighTech (Guangdong Guanhao); (2)
Guangdong Polygon New Materials
(Guangdong Polygon); (3) and Henan
Jianghe Paper (Henan Jianghe) did not
file separate rate applications or
certifications and, thus, did not
demonstrate their eligibility for separate
rate status and, therefore, are part of the
China-wide entity. As stated in the
Preliminary Results, no party requested
a review of the China-wide entity.9
Moreover, we did not self-initiate a
review of the China-wide entity.
Because no review of the China-wide
entity is being conducted, the Chinawide entity’s entries are not subject to
the review, and the weighted-average
dumping margin for the China-wide
entity (i.e., 115.29 percent) is not subject
to change.10
Disclosure
khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES
Normally, Commerce discloses to
interested parties the calculations of the
final results of an administrative review
within five days of a public
announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the
date of publication of the notice of final
results in the Federal Register, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
However, because we have made no
changes from the Preliminary Results,
there are no calculations to disclose.
7 HTSUS subheading 4811.90.8000 was a
classification used for LWTP until January 1, 2007.
Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.8000 was
replaced with 4811.90.8020 (for gift wrap, a nonsubject product) and 4811.90.8040 (for ‘‘other’’
including LWTP). HTSUS subheading 4811.90.9000
was a classification for LWTP until July 1, 2005.
Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.9000 was
replaced with 4811.90.9010 (for tissue paper, a nonsubject product) and 4811.90.9090 (for ‘‘other,’’
including LWTP).
8 As of January 1, 2009, the ITC deleted HTSUS
subheadings 4811.90.8040 and 4811.90.9090 and
added HTSUS subheadings 4811.90.8030,
4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 4811.90.9050 to
the HTSUS (2009). See Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (2009), available at https://
www.usitc.gov. These HTSUS subheadings were
added to the scope of the order in lightweight
thermal paper’s LTFV investigation.
9 See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 51500.
10 See Order, 73 FR at 70959.
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:35 Oct 11, 2024
Jkt 265001
Assessment
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), upon
completion of the administrative
review, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties
on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered this review.
Because Commerce finds the three
companies subject to this review,
Guangdong Guanhao, Guangdong
Polygon, and Henan Jianghe are part of
the China-wide entity in the final
results, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate entries containing subject
merchandise exported by the companies
under review at the China-wide entity
rate of 115.29 percent.
Commerce intends to issue
assessment instructions to CBP no
earlier than 35 days after the date of
publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a
timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Court of International Trade, the
assessment instructions will direct CBP
not to liquidate relevant entries until the
time for parties to file a request for a
statutory injunction has expired (i.e.,
within 90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the date of
publication as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters for which a
review was not requested and that
received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash
deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all
Chinese exporters of subject
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate for the
China-wide entity (115.29 percent); 11
and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of
subject merchandise that have not
received their own rate, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate applicable to the
Chinese exporter that supplied that nonChinese exporter. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder
to importers of their responsibility
under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a
certificate regarding the reimbursement
of antidumping duties prior to
11 See
PO 00000
Order, 73 FR at 70959.
Frm 00014
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
liquidation of the relevant entries
during the POR. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
the final results of this review in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: October 8, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and
Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive
functions and duties of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–23696 Filed 10–11–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–887]
Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod
From India: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, and Partial Rescission; 2022–
2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
carbon and alloy steel threaded rod
(steel threaded rod) from India was sold
in the United States at below normal
value during the period of review (POR),
April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023.
Further, we are rescinding this review
with respect to 83 companies.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kabir Archuletta or Samuel Frost, AD/
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–2593 or (202) 482–8180,
respectively.
AGENCY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This administrative review covers 29
companies.1 Commerce selected two
1 We initiated this administrative review with
respect to 112 companies. See Initiation of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 38021 (June 12,
2023). However, we are rescinding this review for
83 companies that did not have reviewable entries
E:\FR\FM\15OCN1.SGM
15OCN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82981-82982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23696]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-920]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain companies subject to the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on lightweight thermal paper (paper) from the
People's Republic of China (China), are not eligible for separate rates
and are, therefore, part of the China-wide entity. The period of review
(POR) is November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023.
DATES: Applicable October 15, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, 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) 482-4956.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 18, 2024, Commerce published the preliminary results of the
2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order \1\ on
lightweight thermal paper from China in the Federal Register and
invited interested parties to comment.\2\ We received no comments from
interested parties on the Preliminary Results, and we have made no
changes to the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, there is no decision
memorandum accompanying this notice and the final results are unchanged
from the Preliminary Results. Commerce conducted this administrative
review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Lightweight Thermal Paper from
Germany and the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 70959 (November
24, 2008) (Order).
\2\ See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 51499 (June 18, 2024) (Preliminary
Results).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this Order includes certain lightweight
thermal paper, which is thermal paper with a basis weight of 70 grams
per square meter (g/m2) (with a tolerance of 4.0 g/m2) or
less; irrespective of dimensions; \3\ with or without a base coat \4\
on one or both sides; with thermal active coating(s) \5\ on one or both
sides that is a mixture of the dye and the developer that react and
form an image when heat is applied; with or without a top coat; \6\ and
without an adhesive backing. Certain lightweight thermal paper is
typically (but not exclusively) used in point-of-sale applications such
as ATM receipts, credit card receipts, gas pump receipts, and retail
store receipts. The merchandise subject to this order may be classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
[[Page 82982]]
under subheadings 3703.10.60, 4811.59.20, 4811.90.8040, 4811.90.9090,
4820.10.20, 4823.40.00, 4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and
4811.90.9050.7 8 Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of this Order is dispositive.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\3\ LWTP is typically produced in jumbo rolls that are slit to
the specifications of the converting equipment and then converted
into finished slit rolls. Both jumbo and converted rolls (as well as
LWTP in any other form, presentation, or dimension) are covered by
the scope of these orders.
\4\ A base coat, when applied, is typically made of clay and/or
latex and like materials and is intended to cover the rough surface
of the paper substrate and to provide insulating value.
\5\ A thermal active coating is typically made of sensitizer,
dye, and co-reactant.
\6\ A top coat, when applied, is typically made of polyvinyl
acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like materials and is intended to
provide environmental protection, an improved surface for press
printing, and/or wear protection for the thermal print head.
\7\ HTSUS subheading 4811.90.8000 was a classification used for
LWTP until January 1, 2007. Effective that date, subheading
4811.90.8000 was replaced with 4811.90.8020 (for gift wrap, a non-
subject product) and 4811.90.8040 (for ``other'' including LWTP).
HTSUS subheading 4811.90.9000 was a classification for LWTP until
July 1, 2005. Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.9000 was
replaced with 4811.90.9010 (for tissue paper, a non-subject product)
and 4811.90.9090 (for ``other,'' including LWTP).
\8\ As of January 1, 2009, the ITC deleted HTSUS subheadings
4811.90.8040 and 4811.90.9090 and added HTSUS subheadings
4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 4811.90.9050 to the
HTSUS (2009). See Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(2009), available at https://www.usitc.gov. These HTSUS subheadings
were added to the scope of the order in lightweight thermal paper's
LTFV investigation.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final Results of Review
Because we received no comments, we made no changes from the
Preliminary Results. We continue to find that: (1) Guangdong Guanhao
High-Tech (Guangdong Guanhao); (2) Guangdong Polygon New Materials
(Guangdong Polygon); (3) and Henan Jianghe Paper (Henan Jianghe) did
not file separate rate applications or certifications and, thus, did
not demonstrate their eligibility for separate rate status and,
therefore, are part of the China-wide entity. As stated in the
Preliminary Results, no party requested a review of the China-wide
entity.\9\ Moreover, we did not self-initiate a review of the China-
wide entity. Because no review of the China-wide entity is being
conducted, the China-wide entity's entries are not subject to the
review, and the weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide
entity (i.e., 115.29 percent) is not subject to change.\10\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\9\ See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 51500.
\10\ See Order, 73 FR at 70959.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However,
because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are
no calculations to disclose.
Assessment
Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b), upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise covered this review. Because Commerce finds the three
companies subject to this review, Guangdong Guanhao, Guangdong Polygon,
and Henan Jianghe are part of the China-wide entity in the final
results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing
subject merchandise exported by the companies under review at the
China-wide entity rate of 115.29 percent.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within
90 days of publication).
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for previously
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters for which a
review was not requested and that received a separate rate in a prior
segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all Chinese exporters of
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-
wide entity (115.29 percent); \11\ and (3) for all non-Chinese
exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese
exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
\11\ See Order, 73 FR at 70959.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: October 8, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-23696 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
