[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14906-14910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-6450]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-916]


Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On September 13, 2010, the Department of Commerce 
(``Department'') published in the Federal

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Register the preliminary results of the first administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on laminated woven sacks (``Sacks'') from 
the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Laminated Woven Sacks 
From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 55568 (September 13, 2010) 
(``Preliminary Results''). We gave interested parties an opportunity to 
comment on the Preliminary Results. Based upon our analysis of the 
comments and information received, we made changes to the margin 
calculations for the final results. We continue to find that the 
mandatory respondent has sold subject merchandise at less than normal 
value during the period of review (``POR''), January 31, 2008, through 
July 31, 2009.

DATES: Effective Date: March 18, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jamie Blair-Walker, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2615.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 22, 2009, the Department initiated this review with 
respect to two companies upon which an administrative review was 
requested. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 74 FR 48224, 
48228 (September 22, 2009). The review was initiated with respect to 
Zibo Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd. (``Zibo Aifudi'') and Changshu 
Xinsheng Bags Producing Company Ltd. (``Changshu Xinsheng''). On 
November 6, 2009, Changshu Xinsheng submitted to the Department a 
timely letter withdrawing its request for review from the ongoing 
administrative review. On December 17, 2009, the Department rescinded 
the review with respect to Changshu Xinsheng.\1\
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    \1\ See Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic of 
China: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
74 FR 66954 (December 17, 2009).
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    On May 25, 2010, the Department issued a preliminary determination 
regarding the country of origin of Sacks made from fabric woven in 
third countries.\2\ Following this determination by the Department, 
which stated that the PRC is the country of origin of Sacks produced in 
the PRC from imported fabric, the Department has coordinated with U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to resolve issues arising from 
differences between the Department's and CBP's respective country-of-
origin classifications and from technical restrictions in CBP's 
electronic filing systems. As a result, the Department has added 
several case numbers to the Case Reference file within the Automated 
Commercial Environment to ensure that requisite entries are and can be 
properly claimed as scope merchandise.\3\ We sent instructions to CBP 
on November 23, 2010, providing parties with notice of these new case 
reference files.\4\
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    \2\ See ``Memorandum to Abdelali Elouaradia from Zhulieta 
Willbrand through Robert Bolling re: Preliminary Decision Regarding 
the Country of Origin of Laminated Woven Sacks Exported by Zibo 
Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd.--Laminated Woven Sacks from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated May 25, 2010 (``Country of 
Origin Memo'').
    \3\ See ``Memorandum to the File from Catherine Bertrand re: 
Case Reference Files,'' dated November 12, 2010; see also CBP 
Message No. 0327303 dated November 23, 2010, regarding the 
clarification of the order.
    \4\ See id.
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    We hereby finalize our preliminary decision presented in the 
Country of Origin Memo of Sacks made from fabric woven in third 
countries.\5\ The Department has determined that the PRC is the country 
of origin of Sacks produced in the PRC from imported fabric, as 
discussed in detail in the ``Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's 
Republic of China: Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' which is dated 
concurrently with this notice (``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').\6\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 55569.
    \6\ See accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 
1d.
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    On September 20, 2010, Zibo Aifudi notified the Department of its 
withdrawal and refusal to participate in this ongoing administrative 
review.\7\ Additionally, Zibo Aifudi requested that the Department 
destroy all business proprietary submissions placed on the record by 
Zibo Aifudi. On September 30, 2010, the Department notified Zibo Aifudi 
that it had complied with its request and asked all interested parties 
to do so as well. On October 6, 2010, the Department received from all 
interested parties the confirmation of the destruction of the business 
proprietary submissions placed on the record by Zibo Aifudi.
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    \7\ See Letter from Zibo Aifudi Regarding ``Withdrawal from 
Administrative Review,'' dated September 20, 2010.
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    At the Preliminary Results, we set the deadline for interested 
parties to submit case briefs and rebuttal briefs to October 13, 2010, 
and October 18, 2010, respectively. On October 12, 2010, we extended 
the deadlines for case and rebuttal briefs submissions by one day to 
October 14, 2010, and October 19, 2010, respectively. On October 14, 
2010, Petitioners,\8\ AMS Associates, Inc., operating as Shapiro 
Packaging (``AMS''), and Commercial Bag Company, doing business as 
Commercial Packaging (``Commercial Packaging'') filed case briefs. On 
October 19, 2010, Petitioners and AMS filed rebuttal briefs. The 
Department did not hold a public hearing pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(d), 
as all hearing requests made by interested parties were withdrawn.
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    \8\ Petitioners are the Laminated Woven Sacks Committee and its 
individual members, Coating Excellence International, LLC and 
Polytex Fibers Corporation.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
these reviews are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of the issues which parties raised and to which we respond in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an 
Appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and 
is on file in the Central Records Unit, Main Commerce Building, Room 
7046, and is accessible on the Department's Web site at http://www.trade.gov/ia. The paper copy and electronic version of the 
memorandum are identical in content.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is laminated woven sacks. 
Laminated woven sacks are bags or sacks consisting of one or more plies 
of fabric consisting of woven polypropylene strip and/or woven 
polyethylene strip, regardless of the width of the strip; with or 
without an extrusion coating of polypropylene and/or polyethylene on 
one or both sides of the fabric; laminated by any method either to an 
exterior ply of plastic film such as biaxially-oriented polypropylene 
(``BOPP'') or to an exterior ply of paper that is suitable for high 
quality print graphics; \9\ printed with three colors or more in 
register; with or without lining; whether or not closed on one end; 
whether or not in roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and 
sleeves); with or without handles; with or without special closing 
features; not exceeding one kilogram in weight. Laminated woven sacks 
are typically used for retail packaging of

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consumer goods such as pet foods and bird seed.
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    \9\ ``Paper suitable for high quality print graphics,'' as used 
herein, means paper having an ISO brightness of 82 or higher and a 
Sheffield Smoothness of 250 or less. Coated free sheet is an example 
of a paper suitable for high quality print graphics.
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    Effective July 1, 2007, laminated woven sacks are classifiable 
under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') 
subheadings 6305.33.0050 and 6305.33.0080. Laminated woven sacks were 
previously classifiable under HTSUS subheading 6305.33.0020. If entered 
with plastic coating on both sides of the fabric consisting of woven 
polypropylene strip and/or woven polyethylene strip, laminated woven 
sacks may be classifiable under HTSUS subheadings 3923.21.0080, 
3923.21.0095, and 3923.29.0000. If entered not closed on one end or in 
roll form (including sheets, lay-flat tubing, and sleeves), laminated 
woven sacks may be classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 
3917.39.0050, 3921.90.1100, 3921.90.1500, and 5903.90.2500. If the 
polypropylene strips and/or polyethylene strips making up the fabric 
measure more than 5 millimeters in width, laminated woven sacks may be 
classifiable under other HTSUS subheadings including 4601.99.0500, 
4601.99.9000, and 4602.90.0000. Although HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of the order is dispositive.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    In the Preliminary Results, we found that the one mandatory 
respondent (i.e., Zibo Aifudi) demonstrated its eligibility for 
separate-rate status. However, we no longer find Zibo Aifudi eligible 
for separate rate status as it has significantly impeded the 
Department's ability to conduct this proceeding and, by withdrawing 
from the review, prevented the verification of the information it had 
earlier provided.

Facts Available

    Section 776(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act'') 
provides that, if an interested party or any other person: (A) 
Withholds information that has been requested by the administering 
authority; (B) fails to provide such information by the deadlines for 
the submission of the information or in the form and manner requested, 
subject to subsections (c)(1) and (e) of section 782 of the Act; (C) 
significantly impedes a proceeding under this title; or (D) provides 
such information but the information cannot be verified as provided in 
section 782(i) of the Act, the Department shall, subject to section 
782(d) of the Act, use the facts otherwise available in reaching the 
applicable determination under this title. Where the Department 
determines that a response to a request for information does not comply 
with the request, section 782(d) of the Act provides that the 
Department shall promptly inform the party submitting the response of 
the nature of the deficiency and shall, to the extent practicable, 
provide that party with an opportunity to remedy or explain the 
deficiency. Section 782(d) of the Act further states that, if the party 
submits further information that is unsatisfactory or untimely, the 
administering authority may, subject to subsection (e), disregard all 
or part of the original and subsequent responses. Section 782(e) of the 
Act provides that the Department shall not decline to consider 
information that is submitted by an interested party and is necessary 
to the determination but does not meet all the applicable requirements 
established by the administering authority if (1) the information is 
submitted by the deadline established for its submission, (2) the 
information can be verified, (3) the information is not so incomplete 
that it cannot serve as a reliable basis for reaching the applicable 
determination, (4) the interested party has demonstrated that it acted 
to the best of its ability in providing the information and meeting the 
requirements established by the administering authority with respect to 
the information, and (5) the information can be used without undue 
difficulties.

Zibo Aifudi

    Zibo Aifudi responded to the Department's original questionnaire 
and several supplemental questionnaires, and the Department calculated 
a company-specific margin for Zibo Aifudi in the Preliminary Results. 
After the issuance of the Preliminary Results, the Department received 
a letter from Zibo Aifudi withdrawing from this administrative review 
and requesting that all business proprietary information be 
destroyed.\10\ The Department therefore finds that, pursuant to 
sections 776(a)(2)(A), (B), (C), and (D) of the Act, Zibo Aifudi has 
significantly impeded the Department's ability to conduct this 
administrative review and, by withdrawing from the review and 
requesting the removal of information from the record, prevented the 
verification of the information it had earlier provided. Therefore, the 
application of facts available is warranted with respect to Zibo 
Aifudi.
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    \10\ See Letter from Zibo Aifudi Regarding ``Withdrawal from 
Administrative Review,'' dated September 20, 2010.
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Application of an Adverse Inference

    Section 776(b) of the Act provides that, in selecting from among 
the facts available, the Department may use an inference that is 
adverse to the interests of the respondent if it determines that a 
party has failed to cooperate to the best of its ability. Adverse 
inferences are appropriate ``to ensure that the party does not obtain a 
more favorable result by failing to cooperate than if it had cooperated 
fully.'' \11\ In determining whether a respondent has failed to 
cooperate to the best of its ability, the Department need not make a 
determination regarding the willfulness of a respondent's conduct.\12\ 
Furthermore, ``affirmative evidence of bad faith on the part of the 
respondent is not required before the Department may make an adverse 
inference.''\13\
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    \11\ See Statement of Administrative Action (``SAA'') 
accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H. Doc. No. 316, 103d 
Cong., 2d Session at 870 (1994).
    \12\ See Nippon Steel Corp. v. United States, 337 F.3d 1373, 
1382-1383 (Fed. Cir. 2003) (``Nippon Steel'').
    \13\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 
27340 (May 19, 1997).
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    In determining whether a party failed to cooperate to the best of 
its ability, the Department considers whether a party could comply with 
the request for information, and whether a party paid insufficient 
attention to its statutory duties.\14\ Furthermore, the Department also 
considers the accuracy and completeness of submitted information, and 
whether the respondent has hindered the calculation of accurate dumping 
margins.\15\
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    \14\ See Pacific Giant, Inc. v. United States, 223 F. Supp. 2d 
1336, 1342 (August 6, 2002).
    \15\ See Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipes and Tubes From 
Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
62 FR 53808, 53819-53820 (October 16, 1997).
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    In Nippon Steel the Federal Circuit explained that,

if a respondent ``fails to provide requested information by the 
deadlines for submission,'' Commerce shall fill in the gaps with 
``facts otherwise available.'' The focus of {section 776(a) of the 
Act{time}  is respondent's failure to provide information. The 
reason for the failure is of no moment. As a separate matter, 
{section 776(b) of the Act{time}  permits Commerce to ``use an 
inference that is adverse to the interests of a respondent in 
selecting from among the facts otherwise available,'' only if 
Commerce makes the separate determination that the respondent ``has 
failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to 
comply.'' The focus of {section 776(b) of the Act{time}  is 
respondent's failure to cooperate to the best of its ability, not 
its failure to provide requested information.

See Nippon Steel, 337 F.3d at 1381. The Federal Circuit also held that 
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statutory mandate that a respondent act to the `best of its ability' 
requires the respondent to do the maximum it is able to do.'' \16\
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    \16\ See Nippon Steel, 337 F.3d at 1382.
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    An adverse inference may include reliance on information derived 
from the petition, the final determination in the investigation, any 
previous review, or any other information placed on the record. See 
section 776(b) of the Act. It is the Department's practice to assign 
the highest rate from any segment of a proceeding as total adverse 
facts available (``AFA'') when a respondent fails to cooperate to the 
best of its ability.\17\
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    \17\ See, e.g., Stainless Steel Plate in Coils From Taiwan; 
Preliminary Results and Rescission in Part of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 67 FR 5789, 5790 (February 7, 2002) 
(``Consistent with Department practice in cases where a respondent 
fails to cooperate to the best of its ability, and in keeping with 
section 776(b)(3) of the Act, as adverse facts available, we have 
applied a margin based on the highest margin from any prior segment 
of the proceeding.'').
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Zibo Aifudi/PRC-Wide Entity

    As discussed above, Zibo Aifudi withdrew from participation in this 
segment of the proceeding and requested that all of its business 
proprietary submissions be destroyed. Because of this, the Department 
does not have any record evidence upon which to determine whether Zibo 
Aifudi is eligible for a separate rate for this review period. Thus, 
pursuant to Department practice, as Zibo Aifudi has not demonstrated 
its entitlement to a separate rate, we consider it to be part of the 
PRC-entity and subject to the PRC-wide rate.\18\ Furthermore, because 
Zibo Aifudi is part of the PRC-wide entity and the only mandatory 
respondent in this administrative review, it is necessary that we 
review the PRC-wide entity. In doing so, we note that section 776(a)(1) 
of the Act mandates that the Department use the facts available if 
necessary information is not available on the record of an antidumping 
proceeding. In addition, we find that an element of the PRC-wide entity 
(Zibo Aifudi) did not respond to our requests for information, the 
necessary information was not provided, and the information that was 
provided was unable to be verified. Therefore, we find it necessary, 
under section 776(a)(2) of the Act, to continue to use facts otherwise 
available as the basis for the final results of this review for the 
PRC-wide entity.
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    \18\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, Preliminary Results of New Shipper Review and Partial 
Rescission of Administrative Review, 73 FR 8273, 8279 (February 13, 
2008) unchanged in Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and New Shipper Review, 73 FR 49162 (August 20, 2008) (``WBF 
2008'').
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    Pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act, we find that the PRC-wide 
entity failed to cooperate by not acting to the best of its ability to 
comply with requests for information. As noted above, an element of the 
PRC-wide entity (Zibo Aifudi) informed the Department that it would not 
participate further in this review. Thus, because the PRC-wide entity 
refused to participate fully in this proceeding, we find it appropriate 
to use an inference that is adverse to the interests of the PRC-wide 
entity in selecting from among the facts otherwise available. By doing 
so, we ensure that the companies that are part of the PRC-wide entity 
will not obtain a more favorable result by failing to cooperate than 
had they cooperated fully in this review.
    As stated above, the PRC-wide entity (including Zibo Aifudi) 
withdrew from this administrative review. Because of this, we find it 
necessary, under sections 776(a)(2) and 776(b) of the Act, to use AFA 
as the basis for these final results of review for the PRC-wide entity. 
In accordance with the Department's practice, as AFA, we have assigned 
to the PRC-wide entity the rate of 91.73 percent, which is the highest 
rate assigned in any segment of this proceeding. See Laminated Woven 
Sacks from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value and Partial Affirmative Determination of 
Critical Circumstances, 73 FR 35646, 35648 (June 24, 2008) (``LTFV 
Final Determination'').\19\ In selecting a rate as AFA, the Department 
selects a rate that is sufficiently adverse ``as to effectuate the 
purpose of the facts available rule to induce respondents to provide 
the Department with complete and accurate information in a timely 
manner.'' \20\
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    \19\ See, e.g., Brake Rotors From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Second New Shipper Review and Final Results and 
Partial Rescission of First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
64 FR 61581, 61584 (November 12, 1999).
    \20\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value: Static Random Access Memory Semiconductors From Taiwan, 
63 FR 8909, 8932 (February 23, 1998).
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Corroboration of AFA Rate for PRC-Wide Entity, Including Zibo Aifudi

    Section 776(c) of the Act provides that, when the Department relies 
on secondary information rather than on information obtained in the 
course of an investigation or review, it shall, to the extent 
practicable, corroborate that information from independent sources that 
are reasonably at its disposal. As described in the SAA, it is the 
Department's practice to use secondary information from the petition, 
the final determination, or any previous review under section 751 of 
the Act concerning the subject merchandise. See SAA at 870. Further, 
the Department will satisfy itself that the secondary information has 
probative value and, to the extent practicable, will examine the 
reliability and relevance of the information to be used.
    In this case, the AFA rate we are assigning to the PRC-wide entity, 
including Zibo Aifudi, is the highest rate from any segment of this 
proceeding, and is the petition rate in the less-than-fair-value 
investigation. See LTFV Final Determination, 73 FR at 35648. This rate 
was corroborated in the LTFV Final Determination, finding that the 
petition margin of 91.73 percent had probative value because it was 
within the range of CONNUM margins for Zibo Aifudi. See id. 
Furthermore, no information has been presented by interested parties 
challenging the reliability of the 91.73 percent AFA rate. We note that 
this is the highest rate from any segment of the proceeding and the 
rate is less than four years old. Thus, the Department finds that the 
information continues to be reliable.
    With respect to the relevance aspect of corroboration, the 
Department will consider information reasonably at its disposal to 
determine whether a margin continues to have relevance. Where 
circumstances indicate that the selected margin is not appropriate as 
AFA, the Department will disregard the margin and determine an 
appropriate margin.\21\ Similarly, the Department does not apply a 
margin that has been discredited.\22\ None of these unusual 
circumstances are present with respect to the rate being used here.\23\ 
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the rate selected is the rate currently applicable to the PRC-wide 
entity and was corroborated in the LTFV Final Determination, using Zibo 
Aifudi's CONNUM margins. See LTFV Final Determination, 73 FR at 35648. 
The Department assumes that if an uncooperative respondent could have 
obtained a lower rate, it would have cooperated.\24\ Consequently, as 
there is no information on the record of this review that demonstrates 
that this rate is not appropriate for use as AFA, we determine that 
this rate continues to have relevance.
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    \21\ See WBF 2008, 73 FR at 49166; see also Fresh Cut Flowers 
From Mexico; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 61 FR 6812, 6814 (February 22, 1996) (where the Department 
disregarded the highest margin in that case as adverse best 
information available {the predecessor to facts available{time}  
because the margin was based on another company's uncharacteristic 
business expense resulting in an unusually high margin).
    \22\ See D&L Supply Co. v. United States, 113 F.3d 1220, 1221 
(Fed. Cir. 1997) (the Department will not use a margin that has been 
judicially invalidated).
    \23\ See e.g., Fresh Garlic from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results and Partial Rescission of the 14th Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 75 FR 34976, 34979 (June 21, 2010); Certain 
Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Preliminary Results, Preliminary Partial Rescission and Final 
Partial Rescission of the Second Administrative Review, 73 FR 12127, 
12131-12132 (March 6, 2008) unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and 
Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
73 FR 52273 (September 9, 2008).
    \24\ See Rhone Poulenc, Inc. v. United States, 899 F.2d 1185, 
1190-91 (Fed. Cir. 1990); Ta Chen Stainless Steel Pipe, Inc. v. 
United States, 24 CIT 841, 848 (2000) (respondents should not 
benefit from failure to cooperate).
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    Based on our analysis as described above, we find that the margin 
of 91.73 percent is reliable and has relevance. As the 91.73 percent 
rate is both reliable and relevant, we determine that it has probative 
value. Accordingly, we determine that the calculated rate of 91.73 
percent, which is the current PRC-wide rate, is in accordance with the 
requirement of section 776(c) of the Act that secondary information be 
corroborated to the extent practicable (i.e., that it have probative 
value). Consequently, we have assigned this AFA rate to exports of the 
subject merchandise from the PRC-wide entity, including Zibo Aifudi.

Final Results of Review

    The weighted-average dumping margins for the POR are as follows:
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    \25\ The PRC-Wide entity, including Zibo Aifudi Plastic 
Packaging Co., Ltd.

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PRC-Wide Rate \25\...................................             91.73
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Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
the Department will determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with 
the final results of this review. For assessment purposes, we 
calculated importer (or customer)-specific assessment rates for 
merchandise subject to this review. Where appropriate, we calculated an 
ad valorem rate for each importer (or customer) by dividing the total 
dumping margins for reviewed sales to that party by the total entered 
values associated with those transactions. For duty-assessment rates 
calculated on this basis, we will direct CBP to assess the resulting ad 
valorem rate against the entered customs values for the subject 
merchandise. Where appropriate, we calculated a per-unit rate for each 
importer (or customer) by dividing the total dumping margins for 
reviewed sales to that party by the total sales quantity associated 
with those transactions. For duty-assessment rates calculated on this 
basis, we will direct CBP to assess the resulting per-unit rate against 
the entered quantity of the subject merchandise. Where an importer (or 
customer)-specific assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 
percent), the Department will instruct CBP to assess that importer (or 
customer's) entries of subject merchandise without regard to 
antidumping duties, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). The 
Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of these final results of review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash-deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit 
rate for each of the reviewed companies that received a separate rate 
in this review will be the rate listed in the final results of review 
(except that if the rate for a particular company is de minimis, i.e., 
less than 0.5 percent, no cash deposit will be required for that 
company); (2) for previously investigated companies not listed above, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recent POR; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less than fair 
value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate established for the most recent period for the 
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all 
other manufacturers or exporters will be the PRC-wide rate of 91.73 
percent. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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.
    We are issuing and publishing this administrative review and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: March 14, 2011.
Kim Glas,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix I--Issues and Decision Memorandum

    Comment 1: Preliminary Decision Regarding Country of Origin
    1a. Procedures in Determining Country of Origin
    1b. Department's Decision of Country of Origin of Sacks
    1c. Authority to Issue Clarification Instruction to CBP
    1d. Finalizing the Country-of-Origin Memorandum
    Comment 2: Liquidation Instructions

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