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1See Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene 

Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia, 69 FR 48203 

(August 9, 2004) (Order). 

2See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

To Request Administrative Review and Join Annual 

Inquiry Service List, 87 FR 47187 (August 2, 2022). 

3See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 

61278 (October 11, 2022). 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Polyethylene Retail Carrier 

Bags from Malaysia: Extension of Deadline for the 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2019–2020,’’ dated March 

31, 2021. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Results of the 2021–2022 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Malaysia,’’ 

dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 

this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

ceased involvement with the production 

and/or exportation of subject 

merchandise prior to the POR, was 

acquired by an unrelated third-party 

ownership a month prior, and all 

indicia of affiliation and/or control 

between the two companies ceased as of 

that date. Accordingly, we continue to 

review the single entity for the February 

11, 2021, through January 13, 2022, 

segment of this review and for the 

purposes of subsequent assessment. 

Therefore, should Commerce continue 

to determine the companies are not a 

single entity and XMT remains the only 

component of the former ZXM/XMT 

entity involved in the exportation of 

subject merchandise in the final results, 

we intend to assign the prospective cash 

deposit rate only to XMT as the 

exporter, and to instruct CBP to 

discontinue the ZXM/XMT combination 

rate. 

Notification to Importers 

This notice also serves as a 

preliminary reminder to importers of 

their responsibility under 19 CFR 

351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 

regarding the reimbursement of 

antidumping and/or countervailing 

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 and/or countervailing 

duties occurred and the subsequent 

assessment of double antidumping 

duties, and/or an increase in the amount 

of antidumping duties by the amount of 

the countervailing duties. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing the 

preliminary results of this review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(l) and 

777(i)(l) of the Act, 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(4), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 31, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

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. Use of Partial Facts Available With 

Adverse Inferences 

A. Application of Facts Available With 

Adverse Inferences 

B. Selection of the AFA Rate 

V. Single Entity Analysis 

VI. Partial Recission of Administrative 

Review 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

A. Non-Market Economy Country 

B. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value 

Comments 

C. Separate Rates 

D. The China-Wide Entity 

E. Date of Sale 

F. Comparisons to Fair Value 

G. Export Price 

H. Constructed Export Price 

I. Value-Added Tax 

J. Normal Value 

K. Factor Valuation Methodology 

VIII. Currency Conversion 

IX. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(F) of 

the Act 

X. Recommendation 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–557–813] 

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From 

Malaysia: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2021–2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

finds that Euro SME Sdn Bhd (Euro 

SME) made sales of polyethylene retail 

carrier bags (PRCBs) from Malaysia at 

less than normal value (NV) during the 

period of review (POR), August 1, 2021, 

through July 31, 2022. We invite 

interested parties to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable September 8, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Sliney, 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) 482–2437. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 9, 2004, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on 

polyethylene retail carrier bags from 

Malaysia.1 On August 2, 2022, 

Commerce published in the Federal 

Register a notice of opportunity to 

request an administrative review of the 

Order.2 On October 11, 2022, based on 

timely requests for review and in 

accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) 

and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce 

initiated an administrative review of the 

Order.3 Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) 

of the Act, Commerce extended the 

deadline for the preliminary results 

until August 31, 2021.4

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this review, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.5 A list of topics 

included in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included 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. 

Scope of the Order 

The merchandise covered by this 

Order is polyethylene retail carrier bags 

from Malaysia, which also may be 

referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise 

bags, grocery bags, or checkout bags. For 

a full description of the scope of the 

Order, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this review 

in accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Act. Export price and constructed 

export price were 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. 

Preliminary Results of the Review 

We preliminarily determine that the 

following estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin exists for the period 

August 1, 2021, through July 31, 2022: 


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6 In the 2018–2019 review, Commerce treated 

Euro SME and Euro Nature Green Sdn. Bhd. (Nature 

Green) as a single entity. See Polyethylene Retail 

Carrier Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018– 

2019, 85 FR 83515 (December 22, 2020), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

at 3–5, unchanged in Polyethylene Retail Carrier 

Bags from Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping 

Administrative Review; 2018–19, 86 FR 22019 

(April 26, 2021). Our treatment of Euro SME and 

Nature Green remains unchanged in this review. 

7See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Temporary Rule 

Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to 

COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule). 

8See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

9See, generally, 19 CFR 351.303. 

10See 19 CFR 351.303(f). 

11See Temporary Rule. 

12See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2); see also 

Antidumping Proceeding: Calculation of the 

Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 

Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 

Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 

(February 14, 2012). 

13See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 

FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). 

14See Order, 69 FR at 48204. 

Exporter/producer 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Euro SME Sdn. Bhd.; and Euro 

Nature Green Sdn. Bhd.6 ....... 2.12 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

used for these preliminary results to 

interested parties within five days of the 

date of publication of this notice, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Commerce will announce the briefing 

schedule to interested parties at a later 

date. Interested parties may submit case 

briefs on the deadline that Commerce 

will announce. Rebuttal briefs, limited 

to issues raised in the case briefs, may 

be filed no later than seven days after 

the date for filing case briefs.7 Parties 

who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs 

in this proceeding are requested to 

submit with each argument: (1) a 

statement of the issue; (2) a brief 

summary of the argument; and (3) a 

table of authorities.8 Executive 

summaries should be limited to five 

pages total, including footnotes. Case 

and rebuttal briefs should be filed using 

ACCESS 9 and must be served on 

interested parties.10

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, 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; (3) 

whether any participant is a foreign 

national; and (4) a list of issues parties 

intend to discuss. Issues raised in the 

hearing will be limited to those raised 

in the respective case and rebuttal 

briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, 

Commerce will announce the date and 

time of the hearing. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Note that Commerce has temporarily 

modified certain of its requirements for 

serving documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.11 An electronically filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety in ACCESS by 5 p.m. 

Eastern Time on the due date. 

We intend to issue the final results of 

this administrative review, which will 

include the results of our analysis of the 

issues raised in the case and rebuttal 

briefs, within 120 days of publication of 

this notice, unless extended, pursuant to 

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 

Assessment Rates 

Upon issuance of the final results of 

this review, Commerce will determine, 

and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties 

on all appropriate entries covered by 

this review. If the weighted-average 

dumping margin for Euro SME (i.e., the 

sole individually-examined respondent 

in this review) is not zero or de minimis 

(i.e., greater than or equal to 0.5 percent) 

in the final results of this review, we 

will calculate importer-specific ad 

valorem antidumping duty assessment 

rates on the basis of the ratio of the total 

amount of dumping calculated for the 

examined sales made during the POR to 

each importer and the total entered 

value of those same sales, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If Euro SME 

has not reported entered values, we will 

calculate a per-unit assessment rate for 

each importer by dividing the total 

amount of dumping calculated for the 

examined sales made to that importer by 

the total quantity associated with those 

sales. To determine whether an 

importer-specific, per-unit assessment 

rate is de minimis, in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also will 

calculate an importer-specific ad 

valorem ratio based on estimated 

entered values. Where either Euro 

SME’s weighted average dumping 

margin is zero or de minimis, or an 

importer-specific ad valorem 

assessment rate is zero or de minimis, 

we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate 

appropriate entries without regard to 

antidumping duties.12

For entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR produced by Euro SME 

for which the producer did not know its 

merchandise was destined for the 

United States, we will instruct CBP to 

liquidate those entries at the all-others 

rate (i.e., 84.94 percent) 13 if there is no 

rate for the intermediate company (or 

companies) involved in the transaction. 

We intend 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 

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 Euro SME will be 

equal to the weighted-average dumping 

margin established in the final results of 

this administrative 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 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, a prior 

review, or the original less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigation, but the 

producer is, 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 and/or exporters will 

continue to be 84.94 percent, the allothers rate established in the LTFV 

investigation of this proceeding.14 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)(2) to file a certificate 

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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. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing the 

preliminary results of this review in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.213(h) and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: August 31, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

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. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Currency Conversion 

VI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Interagency Marine Debris 

Coordinating Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual public meeting of the 

Interagency Marine Debris Coordinating 

Committee (IMDCC). IMDCC members 

will discuss Federal marine debris 

activities, with a particular emphasis on 

the topics identified in the section on 

Matters to Be Considered. 

DATES: The virtual public meeting will 

be held on September 26, 2023, from 2 

to 3 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually using Google Meet. You can 

connect to the meeting using the 

website or phone number provided: 

Meeting link: https://

meet.google.com/paw-wtws-fip. 

Phone: +1 470–285–4443; PIN: 752 

261 320#. 

Attendance will be limited to the first 

500 individuals to join the virtual 

meeting room. Refer to the IMDCC 

website at https://

marinedebris.noaa.gov/our-work/ 

IMDCC for the most up-to-date 

information on the agenda and how to 

participate. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ya’el Seid-Green, Executive Secretariat, 

IMDCC, Marine Debris Program; Phone 

240–622–5910; Email yael.seid-green@

noaa.gov or visit the IMDCC website at 

https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/ourwork/IMDCC. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The IMDCC is a multi-agency body 

responsible for coordinating a 

comprehensive program of marine 

debris research and activities among 

Federal agencies, in cooperation and 

coordination with non-governmental 

organizations, industry, academia, 

States, Tribes, and other nations, as 

appropriate. Representatives meet to 

share information, assess and promote 

best management practices, and 

coordinate the Federal Government’s 

efforts to address marine debris. 

The Marine Debris Act establishes the 

IMDCC (33 U.S.C. 1954). The IMDCC 

submits biennial progress reports to 

Congress with updates on activities, 

achievements, strategies, and 

recommendations. NOAA serves as the 

Chairperson of the IMDCC. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance on September 26, 2023, from 

2 to 3 p.m. ET. There will not be a 

public comment period. The meeting 

will not be recorded. 

Matters To Be Considered 

The open meeting will include a 

presentation from the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration’s 

Marine Debris Program and the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Trash Free Waters Program on the 

Report on Microfiber Pollution required 

by section 132 of the Save Our Seas 2.0 

Act (Pub. L. 116–224). On behalf of the 

IMDCC, Meridian Institute will provide 

information on the process to create 

new IMDCC recommendations on 

addressing marine debris. The agenda 

topics described are subject to change. 

The latest version of the agenda will be 

posted at https://

marinedebris.noaa.gov/our-work/ 

IMDCC. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is accessible to people 

with disabilities. Closed captioning will 

be available. Requests for other auxiliary 

aids should be directed to Ya’el SeidGreen, Executive Secretariat at 

yael.seid-green@noaa.gov or 240–622– 

5910 by September 15, 2023. 

Scott Lundgren, 

Director, Office of Response and Restoration, 

National Ocean Service, National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration. 

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COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM 

PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR 

SEVERELY DISABLED 

Procurement List; Additions and 

Deletions 

AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From 

People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled. 

ACTION: Additions to and deletions from 

the Procurement List. 

SUMMARY: This action adds product(s) 

and service(s) to the Procurement List 

that will be furnished by nonprofit 

agencies employing persons who are 

blind or have other severe disabilities 

and deletes product(s) from the 

Procurement List previously furnished 

by such agencies. 

DATES: Date added to and deleted from 

the Procurement List: October 8, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Committee for Purchase 

From People Who Are Blind or Severely 

Disabled, 355 E Street SW, Suite 325, 

Washington, DC 20024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael R. Jurkowski, Telephone: (703) 

785–6404, or email CMTEFedReg@

AbilityOne.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additions 

On 7/7/2023 and 7/21/2023, the Committee 

for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or 

Severely Disabled published notice of 

proposed additions to the Procurement List. 

This notice is published pursuant to 41 

U.S.C. 8503(a)(2) and 41 CFR 51–2.3. 

After consideration of the material 

presented to it concerning capability of 

qualified nonprofit agencies to provide the 

product(s) and service(s) and impact of the 

additions on the current or most recent 

contractors, the Committee has determined 

that the product(s) and service(s) listed below 

are suitable for procurement by the Federal 

Government under 41 U.S.C. 8501–8506 and 

41 CFR 51–2.4. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification 

I certify that the following action will not 

have a significant impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. The major factors 

considered for this certification were: 

1. The action will not result in any 

additional reporting, recordkeeping or other 

compliance requirements for small entities 

other than the small organizations that will 


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