Thermal Paper From Germany: Preliminary Results and Rescission, In Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 100961-100963 [2024-29322]
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publication of these preliminary results
in the Federal Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
preliminary results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Diversification of Türkiye’s Economy
V. Subsidies Valuation
VI. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–428–850]
Thermal Paper From Germany:
Preliminary Results and Rescission, In
Part, of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022–2023
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that sales of thermal paper
from Germany were not made at less
than normal value (NV) during the
period of review (POR), November 1,
2022, through October 31, 2023.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne Entz, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IX, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
On November 22, 2021, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty order on thermal
paper from Germany.1 On November 2,
2023, Commerce published in the
1 See Thermal Paper from Germany, Japan, the
Republic of Korea, and Spain: Antidumping Duty
Orders, 86 FR 66284 (November 22, 2021) (Order).
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Federal Register a notice of opportunity
to request an administrative review of
the Order for the POR.2 On December
29, 2023, based on timely requests for
review, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order.3 On
March 15, 2024, Lollicup USA
Incorporated (Lollicup) withdrew its
request for review of Mitsubishi Hitec
Paper (Mitsubishi).4 Therefore,
Commerce is examining Koehler Paper
SE and Koehler Kehl GmbH
(collectively, Koehler) as the sole
mandatory respondent in this review.5
On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled
certain deadlines in this administrative
proceeding by seven days.6 In July 2024
and November 2024, we extended the
deadline for preliminary results of this
administrative review. The deadline to
issue the preliminary results is no later
than December 6, 2024.7 For a complete
description of the events that followed
the initiation of this review, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.8
Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order
is thermal paper from Germany. For a
complete description of the scope of the
Order, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Administrative
Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if a party who requested a review
withdraws its request within 90 days of
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation Opportunity to
Request Administrative Review and Join Annual
Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 75270 (November 2,
2023).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
90168 (December 29, 2023).
4 See Lollicup’s Letter, ‘‘Withdrawal of
Administrative Reque Request,’’ dated March 15,
2024.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated February 29, 2024; see also Memorandum,
‘‘Suspension of Deadlines for Mitsubishi Hitec
Paper; and Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Affiliation
Between Koehler and Matra,’’ dated April 10, 2024).
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results of 2022–2023 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated July 15, 2024;
see also Memorandum, ‘‘Second Extension of
Deadline for Preliminary Results of 2022–2023
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated
November 8, 2024.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2022–2023
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Thermal Paper from the Republic of
Germany,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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the date of publication of notice of
initiation. As noted above, Lollicup
withdrew its request for review of
Mitsubishi within the 90-day deadline.
As no other party requested for review
of Mitsubishi, we are rescinding this
administrative review with respect to
Mitsubishi, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.
213(d)(1).
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with section 751(a) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
We calculated constructed export price
in accordance with section 772 of the
Act. We calculated NV in accordance
with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is attached as an
appendix to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period November
1, 2022, through October 31, 2023:
Exporter/producer
Koehler Paper SE; Koehler Kehl
GmbH 9 ....................................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
0.00
Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed for these
preliminary results to interested parties
within five days of any public
9 In accordance with our collapsing determination
in the prior administrative review, Commerce
continues to collapse these companies and treat
them as a single entity. See Thermal Paper From
the Republic of Germany: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022, 88 FR 83397 (November 29, 2023), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
at 4–5, unchanged in Thermal Paper From the
Federal Republic of Germany: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–
2022, 89 FR 47517 (June 3, 2024).
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announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit case briefs
no later than 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in case
briefs, may be filed no later than five
days after the date for filing case
briefs.10 Interested parties who submit
case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding must submit: (1) a table of
contents listing each issue; and (2) a
table of authorities.11 All briefs must be
filed electronically using ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety in
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on
the established deadline.
As provided under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged
interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that
should be limited to five pages total,
including footnotes. In this review, we
instead request that interested parties
provide at the beginning of their briefs
a public, executive summary for each
issue raised in their briefs.12 Further, we
request that interested parties limit their
executive summary of each issue to no
more than 450 words, not including
citations. We intend to use the executive
summaries as the basis of the comment
summaries included in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum that will
accompany the final results in this
administrative review. We request that
interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive
summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its
requirements pertaining to the service of
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).13
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, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within
30 days after the date of publication of
this notice. Requests should contain: (1)
the party’s name, address, and
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also
Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September
29, 2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
12 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an
argument that Commerce would normally address
in a comment of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
13 See Administrative Protective Order, Service,
and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final Rule, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be
discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the
respective case briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the time and date for the hearing.14
Unless otherwise extended,
Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of its analysis
raised in any written briefs, not later
than 120 days after the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register,
pursuant to 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Assessment Rates
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 covered by this review. Pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because
Koehler reported the entered value for
all of its U.S. sales, we calculated
importer-specific ad valorem duty
assessment rates based on the ratio of
the total amount of antidumping duties
calculated for the examined sales to the
total entered value of the sales for which
entered value was reported. Where
either Koehler’s weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c), or an importer-specific rate
is zero or de minimis, we will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce’s ‘‘automatic assessment’’
will apply to entries of subject
merchandise during the POR produced
by Koehler for which it did not know
that the merchandise it sold to an
intermediary (e.g., a reseller, trading
company, or exporter) was destined for
the United States. In such instances, we
will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no
rate for the intermediate company(ies)
involved in the transaction.15
For Mitsubishi, the company for
which Commerce is rescinding this
review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries at a rate equal to the
cash deposit of estimated antidumping
duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for
consumption, during the period
November 1, 2022, through October 31,
2023, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to
14 See
19 CFR 351.310(d).
a full discussion of this practice, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003).
15 For
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issue assessment instructions to CBP
regarding Mitsubishi no earlier than 35
days after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final results
of this review shall be the basis for the
assessment of antidumping duties on
entries of merchandise covered by the
final results of this review and for future
deposits of estimated duties, where
applicable. 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 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 the company listed
above will be that established in the
final results of this review, except if the
rate is less than 0.50 percent and,
therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in
which case the cash deposit rate will be
zero; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not covered by
this review, the cash deposit 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 the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent segment for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
and/or exporters will continue to be
2.90 percent, the all-others rate
established in the LTFV investigation.16
These deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
16 See
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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 the
Commerce’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–809]
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary 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) preliminarily
finds that circular welded non-alloy
steel pipe (CWP) from the Republic of
Korea (Korea) was sold at less than
normal value (NV) during the period of
review (POR), November 1, 2022,
through October 31, 2023. Additionally,
Commerce determines that one
mandatory respondent did not make
sales of subject merchandise at less than
NV during the POR. We invite
interested parties to comment on these
preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benjamin Nathan or Mira Warrier, AD/
CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
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Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3834 or 202–482–8031,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 2, 1992, Commerce
published in the Federal Register the
antidumping duty (AD) order on CWP
from Korea.1 On November 1, 2022,
Commerce published in the Federal
Register a notice of opportunity to
request an administrative review of the
Order.2 On December 29, 2023, based on
timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an
administrative review of the Order
covering 26 producers/exporters.3 On
February 27, 2024, we selected Husteel
Co., Ltd. (Husteel) and Hyundai Steel
Company (Hyundai Steel) 4 for
individual examination as mandatory
respondents in this administrative
review.5
On July 17, 2024, Commerce extended
the deadline to issue the preliminary
results of this review until November
29, 2024.6 On July 22, 2024, Commerce
tolled certain deadlines in this
administrative proceeding by seven
days.7 The deadline for the preliminary
results is now December 6, 2024. For a
complete description of the events that
1 See Notice of Antidumping Orders: Certain
Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Brazil,
the Republic of Korea (Korea), Mexico, and
Venezuela, and Amendment to Final Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Circular
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea, 57 FR
49453 (November 2, 1992) (Order).
2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual
Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 65750 (November 1,
2022).
3 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR
90168 (December 29, 2023); see also Circular
Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of
Korea; Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from the
Republic of Korea; Welded Line Pipe from the
Republic of Korea; and Large Diameter Welded Pipe
from the Republic of Korea: Notice of Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Reviews, 89 FR 89962 (November 14, 2024)
(Hyundai Steel CCR), determining that Hyundai
Steel Pipe Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to
Hyundai Steel Company.
4 We note that in the context of the Hyundai Steel
CCR, Commerce determined that Hyundai Steel
Pipe Co., Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to the
mandatory respondent, Hyundai Steel. At the
completion of the final results of this review, the
cash deposit rate applicable to Hyundai Steel will
be applicable to Hyundai Steel Pipe Co., Ltd.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Respondent Selection,’’
dated February 27, 2024.
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for
Preliminary Results,’’ dated July 17, 2024.
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followed the initiation of this review,
see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.8
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the
scope of the Order is CWP from Korea.
For a complete description of the scope
of the Order, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Rescission of Administrative Review in
Part
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1),
Commerce will rescind an
administrative review if a party that
requested a review withdraws the
request within 90 days of the date of
publication of notice of initiation of the
requested review. On March 13, 2024,
Wheatland Tube Company timely
withdrew its request for review with
respect to three companies.9 Because no
other parties requested a review of these
companies, we are rescinding this
review, in part, with respect to the
following three companies: SeAH Steel
VINA Corporation, Hoa Sen Group, and
Hoa Phat Steel Pipe Co Ltd.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1)(B)
and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Constructed export
price is 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 these
preliminary results, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum. A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is attached as Appendix
II to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Results of the 2022–2023
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
from the Republic of Korea,’’ dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
9 See Wheatland Tube Company’s Letter,
‘‘Withdrawal Request for Administrative Reviews,’’
dated March 13, 2024.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-850]
Thermal Paper From Germany: Preliminary Results and Rescission,
In Part, 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) preliminarily
determines that sales of thermal paper from Germany were not made at
less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), November
1, 2022, through October 31, 2023. Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Applicable December 13, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Entz, AD/CVD Operations, Office
IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3845.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 22, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the antidumping duty order on thermal paper from Germany.\1\ On
November 2, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice
of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order for the
POR.\2\ On December 29, 2023, based on timely requests for review, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative
review of the Order.\3\ On March 15, 2024, Lollicup USA Incorporated
(Lollicup) withdrew its request for review of Mitsubishi Hitec Paper
(Mitsubishi).\4\ Therefore, Commerce is examining Koehler Paper SE and
Koehler Kehl GmbH (collectively, Koehler) as the sole mandatory
respondent in this review.\5\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\6\ In July
2024 and November 2024, we extended the deadline for preliminary
results of this administrative review. The deadline to issue the
preliminary results is no later than December 6, 2024.\7\ For a
complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this
review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\8\
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\1\ See Thermal Paper from Germany, Japan, the Republic of
Korea, and Spain: Antidumping Duty Orders, 86 FR 66284 (November 22,
2021) (Order).
\2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation Opportunity to Request Administrative Review
and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 75270 (November 2,
2023).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 90168 (December 29, 2023).
\4\ See Lollicup's Letter, ``Withdrawal of Administrative Reque
Request,'' dated March 15, 2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Respondent Selection,'' dated February 29,
2024; see also Memorandum, ``Suspension of Deadlines for Mitsubishi
Hitec Paper; and Commerce's Letters, ``Affiliation Between Koehler
and Matra,'' dated April 10, 2024).
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary
Results of 2022-2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated
July 15, 2024; see also Memorandum, ``Second Extension of Deadline
for Preliminary Results of 2022-2023 Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review,'' dated November 8, 2024.
\8\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Results of the 2022-2023 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Thermal Paper from the Republic of Germany,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order is thermal paper from Germany.
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested a
review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication
of notice of initiation. As noted above, Lollicup withdrew its request
for review of Mitsubishi within the 90-day deadline. As no other party
requested for review of Mitsubishi, we are rescinding this
administrative review with respect to Mitsubishi, pursuant to 19 CFR
351. 213(d)(1).
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We calculated
constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We
calculated NV in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of the
topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as
an appendix to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Preliminary Results of Review
As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period
November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter/producer dumping
margin
(percent)
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\9\ In accordance with our collapsing determination in the prior
administrative review, Commerce continues to collapse these
companies and treat them as a single entity. See Thermal Paper From
the Republic of Germany: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 83397 (November 29, 2023),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4-5, unchanged
in Thermal Paper From the Federal Republic of Germany: Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 89 FR 47517
(June 3, 2024).
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Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
preliminary results to interested parties within five days of any
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announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case
briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this
notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may
be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case
briefs.\10\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing
each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\11\ All briefs must be
filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically filed document
must be received successfully in its entirety in ACCESS by 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Time on the established deadline.
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1); see also Administrative
Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this review, we instead request that
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public,
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\12\ Further,
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment
summaries included in the Issues and Decision Memorandum that will
accompany the final results in this administrative review. We request
that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR
351.303(f).\13\
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\12\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\13\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final
Rule, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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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, filed electronically via
ACCESS by 5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice. Requests should contain: (1) the party's
name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of participants;
and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing
will be limited to those raised in the respective case briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, parties will be notified of the time and
date for the hearing.\14\
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\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, including the results of its
analysis raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after
the publication of this notice in the Federal Register, pursuant to
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Assessment Rates
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 covered by this review.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Koehler reported the entered
value for all of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the total
entered value of the sales for which entered value was reported. Where
either Koehler's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c), or an importer-specific rate
is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' will apply to entries of
subject merchandise during the POR produced by Koehler for which it did
not know that the merchandise it sold to an intermediary (e.g., a
reseller, trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\15\
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\15\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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For Mitsubishi, the company for which Commerce is rescinding this
review, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated
antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, during the period November 1, 2022, through
October 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP regarding Mitsubishi no
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties,
where applicable. 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 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 the company
listed above will be that established in the final results of this
review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the
cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or
investigated companies not covered by this review, the cash deposit
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 the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer
is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most
recent segment for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the
cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers and/or exporters will
continue to be 2.90 percent, the all-others rate established in the
LTFV investigation.\16\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate
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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 the Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 6, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Methodology
VI. Currency Conversion
VII. Recommendation
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