Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations; Correction, 91330-91331 [2024-26907]
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Exporter or producer
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Interpipe Europe S.A./Interpipe Ukraine LLC/PJSC Interpipe Niznedneprovsky Tube Rolling Plant/LLC Interpipe Niko Tube ........
1.39
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce will disclose the
calculations performed in connection
with the final results of a review to
interested parties within five days of the
date of publication of the notice of final
results in the Federal Register.7
However, because Commerce made no
change to the preliminary weightedaverage dumping margin calculation for
Interpipe, there are no calculations to
disclose.
Assessment Rates
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1),
Commerce has determined, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with these
final results of review.8 For Interpipe,
we will calculate importer-specific
assessment rates on the basis of the ratio
of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for each importer’s
examined sales and the total entered
value of the sales, in accordance with 19
CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an importerspecific ad valorem assessment rate is
not zero or de minimis, Commerce will
instruct CBP to collect the appropriate
duties at the time of liquidation.
Consistent with Commerce’s
assessment practice, for entries of
subject merchandise during the POR
produced by Interpipe for which it did
not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.9
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
7 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
8 See Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the
Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101
(February 14, 2012).
9 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the
cash deposit rate for Interpipe will be
equal to the weighted-average dumping
margin established in these final results;
(2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not listed above,
the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for
the most recently completed segment of
this proceeding in which the company
participated; (3) if the exporter is not a
firm covered in this review or in a prior
segment of the proceeding, but the
producer was covered, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding for the producer of the
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers or exporters
will continue to be the all-others rate of
7.47 percent established in the lessthan-fair-value investigation.10
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
liquidation of the relevant entries
during this review period. 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.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
10 See
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with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
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 the terms of an APO is
a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Discussion of the Issue
Comment: Whether To Grant Interpipe a
Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
V. Recommendation
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–182, A–552–845]
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products
From the People’s Republic of China
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations; Correction
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) published
notice in the Federal Register of
November 4, 2024, in which Commerce
initiated the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigations on thermoformed molded
fiber products (molded fiber products)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China) and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam (Vietnam). There was a
SUMMARY:
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typographical error in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) subheadings included in the
scope of the investigations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Trainor or Dennis McClure at
(202) 482–4007 or (202) 482–5973,
respectively (China), and Thomas
Martin at (202) 482–3936 (Vietnam),
AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 4, 2024, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
initiation notice of the LTFV
investigations on molded fiber products
from China and Vietnam.1 In that
notice, there was a typographical error
in the HTSUS subheadings included in
the scope of the investigations.
Correction
In the Federal Register of November
4, 2024, in FR Doc 2024–25562,2 on
page 87556, in the first column, correct
the first sentence of the last paragraph
in this column to read as follows:
‘‘Thermoformed molded fiber
products are classified under
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and
4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS).’’
For a full description of the scope of
these investigations, revised to reflect
the correction specified above, see the
appendix to this notice.
Notice to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 732 and 777(i)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended,
and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise subject to these
investigations consists of thermoformed
molded fiber products regardless of shape,
form, function, fiber source, or finish.
Thermoformed molded fiber products are
formed with cellulose fibers, thermoformed
using one or more heated molds, and dried/
cured in the mold.
1 See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from
the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 89 FR 87551 (November 4,
2024).
2 Id.
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Thermoformed molded fiber products
include, but are not limited to, plates, bowls,
clamshells, trays, lids, food or foodservice
contact packaging, and consumer or other
product packaging.
Thermoformed molded fiber products are
relatively dense, with a typical fiber density
above 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter, and are
generally characterized by relatively smooth
surfaces. They may be derived from any
virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source
(including, but not limited to, those sourced
from wood, woody crops, agricultural crops/
byproducts/residue, and agricultural/
industrial/other waste). They may have any
weight, shape, dimensionality, design, or
size, and may be bleached, unbleached, dyed,
colored, or printed. They may include
ingredients, additives, or chemistries to
enhance functionality including, but not
limited to, anti-microbial, antifungal, antibacterial, heat/flame resistant, hydrophobic,
oleophobic, absorbent, or adsorbent.
Thermoformed molded fiber products may
also be subject to other processing or
treatments, including, but not limited to, hot
or after pressing, die-cutting, punching,
trimming, padding, perforating, printing,
labeling, dying, coloring, coating, laminating,
embossing, debossing, repacking, or
denesting. Thermoformed molded fiber
products subject to these investigations may
also have additional design features,
including, but not limited to, tab closures,
venting, channeling, or stiffening.
Thermoformed molded fiber products
remain covered by the scope of these
investigations whether the subject product is
encased by exterior packaging or whether the
subject product forms the outer packaging for
non-subject products. They also remain
covered by the scope of these investigations
whether imported alone, or in any
combination of subject and non-subject
merchandise (e.g., a lid or cover of any type
packaged with a molded fiber bowl, addition
of any items to make the thermoformed
molded fiber packaging suitable for end-use
such as absorbent pads). When thermoformed
molded fiber products are imported in
combination with non-subject merchandise,
only the thermoformed molded fiber
products are subject merchandise.
Excluded from the scope of these
investigations are thermoformed molded
fiber products imported as packaging
material that enclose and/or surround nonsubject merchandise prepackaged for final
sale upon importation into the United States
(e.g., molded fiber packaging surrounding a
cellular phone).
Thermoformed molded fiber products
include thermoformed molded fiber products
matching the above description that have
been finished, packaged, or otherwise
processed in a third country by performing
finishing, packaging, or processing that
would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of
manufacture of the thermoformed molded
fiber products. Examples of finishing,
packaging, or other processing in a third
country that would not otherwise remove the
merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of
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manufacture of the thermoformed molded
fiber products include, but are not limited to,
hot or after pressing, die-cutting, punching,
trimming, padding, perforating, printing,
labeling, dying, coloring, coating, laminating,
embossing, debossing, repacking, or
denesting.
Thermoformed molded fiber products are
classified under subheadings 4823.70.0020
and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Imports may also be classified under
subheadings 4823.61.0020, 4823.61.0040,
4823.69.0020, 4823.69.0040, 4823.90.1000,
HTSUS. References to the HTSUS
classification are provided for convenience
and customs purposes, and the written
description of the merchandise under
investigation is dispositive.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–555–006]
Paper File Folders From Cambodia:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable November 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Subler, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6241.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On October 21, 2024, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD)
petition concerning imports of paper file
folders from Cambodia filed in proper
form on behalf of the Coalition of
Domestic Folder Manufacturers (the
petitioner),1 the members of which are
domestic producers of paper file
folders.2 The CVD Petition was
accompanied by antidumping duty (AD)
petitions concerning imports of paper
file folders from Cambodia and Sri
Lanka.3
Between October 25 and 28, 2024,
Commerce requested supplemental
1 The members of the Coalition of Domestic
Folder Manufacturers (the Coalition) are: Smead
Manufacturing Company, Inc. (Smead) and TOPS
Products LLC (TOPS).
2 See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the
Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing
Duties,’’ dated October 21, 2024 (Petitions).
3 Id.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-182, A-552-845]
Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-
Fair-Value Investigations; Correction
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in
the Federal Register of November 4, 2024, in which Commerce initiated
the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations on thermoformed molded
fiber products (molded fiber products) from the People's Republic of
China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam). There
was a
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typographical error in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) subheadings included in the scope of the investigations.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Trainor or Dennis McClure at
(202) 482-4007 or (202) 482-5973, respectively (China), and Thomas
Martin at (202) 482-3936 (Vietnam), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 4, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
initiation notice of the LTFV investigations on molded fiber products
from China and Vietnam.\1\ In that notice, there was a typographical
error in the HTSUS subheadings included in the scope of the
investigations.
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\1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the People's
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation
of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR 87551 (November 4,
2024).
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Correction
In the Federal Register of November 4, 2024, in FR Doc 2024-
25562,\2\ on page 87556, in the first column, correct the first
sentence of the last paragraph in this column to read as follows:
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\2\ Id.
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``Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS).''
For a full description of the scope of these investigations,
revised to reflect the correction specified above, see the appendix to
this notice.
Notice to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 732
and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.203(c).
Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise subject to these investigations consists of
thermoformed molded fiber products regardless of shape, form,
function, fiber source, or finish. Thermoformed molded fiber
products are formed with cellulose fibers, thermoformed using one or
more heated molds, and dried/cured in the mold.
Thermoformed molded fiber products include, but are not limited
to, plates, bowls, clamshells, trays, lids, food or foodservice
contact packaging, and consumer or other product packaging.
Thermoformed molded fiber products are relatively dense, with a
typical fiber density above 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter, and are
generally characterized by relatively smooth surfaces. They may be
derived from any virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source
(including, but not limited to, those sourced from wood, woody
crops, agricultural crops/byproducts/residue, and agricultural/
industrial/other waste). They may have any weight, shape,
dimensionality, design, or size, and may be bleached, unbleached,
dyed, colored, or printed. They may include ingredients, additives,
or chemistries to enhance functionality including, but not limited
to, anti-microbial, antifungal, anti-bacterial, heat/flame
resistant, hydrophobic, oleophobic, absorbent, or adsorbent.
Thermoformed molded fiber products may also be subject to other
processing or treatments, including, but not limited to, hot or
after pressing, die-cutting, punching, trimming, padding,
perforating, printing, labeling, dying, coloring, coating,
laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or denesting.
Thermoformed molded fiber products subject to these investigations
may also have additional design features, including, but not limited
to, tab closures, venting, channeling, or stiffening.
Thermoformed molded fiber products remain covered by the scope
of these investigations whether the subject product is encased by
exterior packaging or whether the subject product forms the outer
packaging for non-subject products. They also remain covered by the
scope of these investigations whether imported alone, or in any
combination of subject and non-subject merchandise (e.g., a lid or
cover of any type packaged with a molded fiber bowl, addition of any
items to make the thermoformed molded fiber packaging suitable for
end-use such as absorbent pads). When thermoformed molded fiber
products are imported in combination with non-subject merchandise,
only the thermoformed molded fiber products are subject merchandise.
Excluded from the scope of these investigations are thermoformed
molded fiber products imported as packaging material that enclose
and/or surround non-subject merchandise prepackaged for final sale
upon importation into the United States (e.g., molded fiber
packaging surrounding a cellular phone).
Thermoformed molded fiber products include thermoformed molded
fiber products matching the above description that have been
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country by
performing finishing, packaging, or processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the
thermoformed molded fiber products. Examples of finishing,
packaging, or other processing in a third country that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the
thermoformed molded fiber products include, but are not limited to,
hot or after pressing, die-cutting, punching, trimming, padding,
perforating, printing, labeling, dying, coloring, coating,
laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or denesting.
Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Imports may also be
classified under subheadings 4823.61.0020, 4823.61.0040,
4823.69.0020, 4823.69.0040, 4823.90.1000, HTSUS. References to the
HTSUS classification are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, and the written description of the merchandise under
investigation is dispositive.
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