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1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Lithographic 

Printing Plates from China and Japan—Petition for 

the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated September 28, 2023 (Petition). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Aluminum Lithographic 

Printing Plates from the People’s Republic of China 

and Japan: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 

2, 2023 (General Issues Questionnaire); and 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

on Imports of Aluminum Lithographic Printing 

Plates from the People’s Republic of China: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 3, 2023. 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Aluminum 

Lithographic Printing Plates from China and 

Japan—Petitioner’s Supplement to Volume I 

Relating to Request for the Imposition of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports 

from China and Japan,’’ dated October 5, 2023 

(General Issues Supplement); and ‘‘Aluminum 

Lithographic Printing Plates from the People’s 

Republic of China—Petitioner’s Supplemental 

Questionnaire Response and Amendment to 

Volume IV Relating to Countervailing Duties,’’ 

dated October 6, 2023. 

5See Petition at Volume I (page 2). 

6See, infra, section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petition.’’ 

7See General Issues Questionnaire. 

8See General Issues Supplement at 2–7 and 

Attachments 1–3. 

9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see 

also 19 CFR 351.312. 

10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

11See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 

Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014), for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

effective August 5, 2011. Information on using 

ACCESS can be found at: https://access.trade.gov/ 

Continued 

thereof from the People’s Republic of China. 

See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 

99 cc and Up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 86 FR 023675 (May 4, 2021). 

The cold water gas powered pressure 

washers subject to this order are classified in 

the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) at subheadings 

8424.30.9000 and 8424.90.9040. Although 

the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope is 

dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–157] 

Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 18, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Terre Keaton Stefanova, 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) 482–1280. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition 

On September 28, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received a countervailing duty (CVD) 

petition concerning imports of 

aluminum lithographic printing plates 

(printing plates) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China) filed in 

proper form on behalf of Eastman Kodak 

Company (the petitioner).1 The CVD 

petition was accompanied by 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of printing plates 

from China and Japan.2

On October 2 and 3, 2023, Commerce 

requested supplemental information 

pertaining to certain aspects of the 

Petition.3 On October 5 and 6, 2023, the 

petitioner filed timely responses to 

these requests for additional 

information.4

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC) is 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of 

printing plates in China, and that such 

imports are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

domestic industry producing printing 

plates in the United States. Consistent 

with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged 

programs on which we are initiating a 

CVD investigation, the Petition is 

supported by information reasonably 

available to the petitioner. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petition on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioner is an interested party, as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act.5

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigation.6

Period of Investigation 

Because the Petition was filed on 

September 28, 2023, pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(2), the period of 

investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, 

through December 31, 2022. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are printing plates from 

China. For a full description of the 

scope of this investigation, see the 

appendix to this notice. 

Comments on Scope of the Investigation 

On October 2, 2023, Commerce 

requested information and clarification 

from the petitioner regarding the 

proposed scope to ensure that the scope 

language in the Petition is an accurate 

reflection of the products for which the 

domestic industry is seeking relief.7 On 

October 5, 2023, the petitioner revised 

the scope.8 The description of 

merchandise covered by this 

investigation, as described in the 

appendix to this notice, reflects these 

clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for parties to raise issues 

regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).9

Commerce will consider all scope 

comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determination. If scope comments 

include factual information, all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information.10 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on November 7, 2023, 

which is 20 calendar days from the 

signature date of this notice. Any 

rebuttal comments, which may include 

factual information, must be filed by 

5:00 p.m. ET on November 17, 2023, 

which is ten calendar days from the 

initial comment deadline. 

Commerce requests that any factual 

information that the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the investigation 

be submitted during that period. 

However, if a party subsequently finds 

that additional factual information 

pertaining to the scope of the 

investigation may be relevant, the party 

must contact Commerce and request 

permission to submit the additional 

information. All such submissions must 

be filed on the record of each of the 

concurrent AD and CVD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS), 

unless an exception applies.11 An 


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Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

12See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty 

Petition on Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated 

October 3, 2023. 

13See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with 

Officials with the Government of China,’’ dated 

October 16, 2023. 

14See section 771(10) of the Act. 

15See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 

2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. 

v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), 

aff’d 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

16See Petition at Volume I (pages 14–16); see also 

General Issues Supplement at 7–8. 

17For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to this case and information 

regarding industry support, see Countervailing Duty 

Investigation Initiation Checklist: Aluminum 

Lithographic Printing Plates from the People’s 

Republic of China, dated concurrently with this 

notice (China CVD Initiation Checklist), at 

Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates 

from the People’s Republic of China and Japan 

(Attachment II). 

18See Petition at Volume I (pages 3–4 and 

Exhibits GEN–1 and GEN–2); see also General 

Issues Supplement at 8 and Attachment 4. 

19 Id. For further discussion, see Attachment II of 

the China CVD Initiation Checklist. 

20See Petition at Volume I (pages 3–4 and 

Exhibits GEN–1 and GEN–2); see also General 

Issues Supplement at 8 and Attachment 4. For 

further discussion, see Attachment II of the China 

CVD Initiation Checklist. 

21See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

22See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

23 Id. 

24 Id. 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the time and date it is due. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) 

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

the GOC of the receipt of the Petition 

and provided an opportunity for 

consultations with respect to the 

Petition.12 Commerce held 

consultations with the GOC on October 

16, 2023.13

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petition 

Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act provides that a petition meets 

this requirement if the domestic 

producers or workers who support the 

petition account for: (i) at least 25 

percent of the total production of the 

domestic like product; and (ii) more 

than 50 percent of the production of the 

domestic like product produced by that 

portion of the industry expressing 

support for, or opposition to, the 

petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) 

of the Act provides that, if the petition 

does not establish support of domestic 

producers or workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product, 

Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or 

rely on other information in order to 

determine if there is support for the 

petition, as required by subparagraph 

(A); or (ii) determine industry support 

using a statistically valid sampling 

method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’ 

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines 

the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a 

whole of a domestic like product. Thus, 

to determine whether a petition has the 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce to look to producers 

and workers who produce the domestic 

like product. The U.S. International 

Trade Commission (ITC), which is 

responsible for determining whether 

‘‘the domestic industry’’ has been 

injured, must also determine what 

constitutes a domestic like product in 

order to define the industry. While both 

Commerce and the ITC must apply the 

same statutory definition regarding the 

domestic like product,14 they do so for 

different purposes and pursuant to a 

separate and distinct authority. In 

addition, Commerce’s determination is 

subject to limitations of time and 

information. Although this may result in 

different definitions of the like product, 

such differences do not render the 

decision of either agency contrary to 

law.15

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the 

domestic like product as ‘‘a product 

which is like, or in the absence of like, 

most similar in characteristics and uses 

with, the article subject to an 

investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the 

reference point from which the 

domestic like product analysis begins is 

‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’ 

(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to 

be investigated, which normally will be 

the scope as defined in the petition). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, the petitioner does not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigation.16 Based on our analysis of 

the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that 

printing plates, as defined in the scope, 

constitute a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.17

In determining whether the petitioner 

has standing under section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act, we considered the industry 

support data contained in the Petition 

with reference to the domestic like 

product as defined in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigation,’’ in the appendix to this 

notice. To establish industry support, 

the petitioner provided its own 

production of printing plates in 2022 

and compared this to the estimated total 

2022 production of the domestic like 

product for the entire U.S. industry.18

We relied on data provided by the 

petitioner for purposes of measuring 

industry support.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petition, General Issues Supplement, 

and other information readily available 

to Commerce indicates that the 

petitioner has established industry 

support for the Petition.20 First, the 

Petition established support from 

domestic producers (or workers) 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product and, as such, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).21 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

accounts for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.22 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petition 

accounts for more than 50 percent of the 

production of the domestic like product 

produced by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the Petition.23 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petition was filed on 

behalf of the domestic industry within 

the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act.24

Injury Test 

Because China is a ‘‘Subsidies 

Agreement Country’’ within the 

meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, 

section 701(a)(2) of the Act applies to 

this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC 

must determine whether imports of the 

subject merchandise from China 

materially injure, or threaten material 

injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioner alleges that imports of 

the subject merchandise are benefiting 

from countervailable subsidies and that 

such imports are causing, or threaten to 

cause, material injury to the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product. In addition, the petitioner 

alleges that subject imports exceed the 


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25See Petition at Volume I (page 17 and Exhibit 

GEN–8). 

26 Id. at 17–35 and Exhibits GEN–1 through GEN– 

3, GEN–6, and GEN–8 through GEN–13; see also 

General Issues Supplement at 8–10 and Attachment 

5. 

27See China CVD Initiation Checklist at 

Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and 

Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates 

from the People’s Republic of China and Japan. 

28See Petition at Volume I at Exhibit GEN–5. 

29See Memorandum, ‘‘Release of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection Data,’’ dated October 12, 

2023. 

30See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

31 Id. 

32See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

33See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

34See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at: https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm. 

negligibility threshold provided for 

under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.25

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by a significant and 

increasing volume of subject imports; 

declining market share; underselling 

and price suppression; lost sales and 

revenues; plant closures; declining 

employment variables; and adverse 

impact on financial performance.26 We 

assessed the allegations and supporting 

evidence regarding material injury, 

threat of material injury, causation, as 

well as negligibility, and we have 

determined that these allegations are 

properly supported by adequate 

evidence, and meet the statutory 

requirements for initiation.27

Initiation of CVD Investigation 

Based upon the examination of the 

Petition and supplemental responses, 

we find that they meet the requirements 

of section 702 of the Act. Therefore, we 

are initiating a CVD investigation to 

determine whether imports of printing 

plates from China benefit from 

countervailable subsidies conferred by 

the GOC. Based on our review of the 

Petition, we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 14 of 16 programs 

alleged by the petitioner. For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate an investigation of each 

program, see the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. A public version of the 

initiation checklist for this investigation 

is available on ACCESS. In accordance 

with section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, 

we will make our preliminary 

determination no later than 65 days 

after the date of this initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

In the Petition, the petitioner 

identified eight companies in China as 

producers/exporters of printing plates.28

Following standard practice in CVD 

investigations, in the event Commerce 

determines that the number of exporters 

or producers is large such that 

Commerce cannot individually examine 

each company based on its resources, 

Commerce intends to select mandatory 

respondents based on U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) entry data for 

U.S. imports under the appropriate 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

listed in the scope of the investigation. 

On October 12, 2023, Commerce 

released CBP data on imports of printing 

plates from China under administrative 

protective order (APO) to all parties 

with access to information protected by 

APO and indicated that interested 

parties wishing to comment on CBP data 

and/or respondent selection must do so 

within three business days of the 

publication date of the notice of 

initiation of this investigation.29

Comments must be filed electronically 

using ACCESS. An electronically-filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety via ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 

ET on the specified deadline. Commerce 

will not accept rebuttal comments 

regarding the CBP data or respondent 

selection. 

Distribution of Copies of the Petition 

In accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), a copy of the public version 

of the Petition has been provided to the 

GOC via ACCESS. To the extent 

practicable, we will attempt to provide 

a copy of the public version of the 

Petition to each exporter named in the 

Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 

351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

Commerce will notify the ITC of our 

initiation, as required by section 702(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determination by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the Petition was filed, whether there is 

a reasonable indication that imports of 

printing plates from China are 

materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, a U.S. industry.30 A 

negative ITC determination will result 

in the investigation being terminated.31

Otherwise, this CVD investigation will 

proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) evidence 

submitted in response to questionnaires; 

(ii) evidence submitted in support of 

allegations; (iii) publicly available 

information to value factors under 19 

CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 

adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on 

the record by Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b) 

of Commerce’s regulations requires any 

party, when submitting factual 

information, to specify under which 

subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the 

information is being submitted 32 and, if 

the information is submitted to rebut, 

clarify, or correct factual information 

already on the record, to provide an 

explanation identifying the information 

already on the record that the factual 

information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 

correct.33 Time limits for the 

submission of factual information are 

addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which 

provides specific time limits based on 

the type of factual information being 

submitted. Interested parties should 

review the regulations prior to 

submitting factual information in this 

investigation. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301.34 For submissions that are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously, 

an extension request will be considered 

untimely if it is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET 

on the due date. Under certain 

circumstances, Commerce may elect to 

specify a different time limit by which 

extension requests will be considered 

untimely for submissions which are due 

from multiple parties simultaneously. In 

such a case, Commerce will inform 

parties in a letter or memorandum of the 

deadline (including a specified time) by 

which extension requests must be filed 

to be considered timely. An extension 

request must be made in a separate, 

stand-alone submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimely 

filed requests for the extension of time 

limits, where we determine, based on 19 

CFR 351.302, that extraordinary 

circumstances exist. Parties should 

review Commerce’s regulations 

concerning the extension of time limits 

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35See 19 CFR 351.302; see also Time Limits Final 

Rule. 

36See section 782(b) of the Act. 

37See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at: 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

38See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD 

Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension 

of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

Additionally, note that Commerce has modified its 

regulations to make permanent certain changes to 

its service procedures that were adopted on a 

temporary basis due to COVID–19, as well as 

additional clarifications and corrections to its AD/ 

CVD regulations. Effective October 30, 2023, these 

changes will apply to all AD/CVD proceedings that 

are ongoing on the effective date and all AD/CVD 

proceedings initiated on or after the effective date. 

See Administrative Protective order, Service, and 

Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67079 

(September 29, 2023). 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Aluminum Lithographic 

Printing Plates from China and Japan—Petition for 

the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated September 28, 2023 (Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Aluminum Lithographic 

Printing Plates from the People’s Republic of China 

and Japan: Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 

2, 2023 (General Issues Questionnaire); ‘‘Petition for 

the Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports 

of Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from the 

People’s Republic of China: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated October 3, 2023; ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping Duties on Imports of 

Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates from Japan: 

Supplemental Questions,’’ dated October 3, 2023; 

and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the 

Petitioner,’’ dated October 12, 2023. 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Aluminum 

Lithographic Printing Plates from China and 

Japan—Petitioner’s Supplement to Volume I 

Relating to Request for the Imposition of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Imports 

from China and Japan,’’ dated October 5, 2023 

submitting factual information in this 

investigation.35

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.36

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).37 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in this 

investigation should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required 

letters of appearance). Note that 

Commerce has temporarily modified 

certain of its requirements for serving 

documents containing business 

proprietary information, until further 

notice.38

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: October 18, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is aluminum lithographic 

printing plates. Aluminum lithographic 

printing plates consist of a flat substrate 

containing at least 90 percent aluminum. The 

aluminum-containing substrate is generally 

treated using a mechanical, electrochemical, 

or chemical graining process, which is 

followed by one or more anodizing 

treatments that form a hydrophilic layer on 

the aluminum-containing substrate. An 

image-recording, oleophilic layer that is 

sensitive to light, including but not limited 

to ultra-violet, visible, or infrared, is 

dispersed in a polymeric binder material that 

is applied on top of the hydrophilic layer, 

generally on one side of the aluminum 

lithographic printing plate. The oleophilic 

light-sensitive layer is capable of capturing 

an image that is transferred onto the plate by 

either light or heat. The image applied to an 

aluminum lithographic printing plate 

facilitates the production of newspapers, 

magazines, books, yearbooks, coupons, 

packaging, and other printed materials 

through an offset printing process, where an 

aluminum lithographic printing plate 

facilitates the transfer of an image onto the 

printed media. Aluminum lithographic 

printing plates within the scope of this 

investigation include all aluminum 

lithographic printing plates, irrespective of 

the dimensions or thickness of the 

underlying aluminum substrate, whether the 

plate requires processing after an image is 

applied to the plate, whether the plate is 

ready to be mounted to a press and used in 

printing operations immediately after an 

image is applied to the plate, or whether the 

plate has been exposed to light or heat to 

create an image on the plate or remains 

unexposed and is free of any image. 

Subject merchandise also includes 

aluminum lithographic printing plates 

produced from an aluminum sheet coil that 

has been coated with a light-sensitive imagerecording layer in a subject country and that 

is subsequently unwound and cut to the final 

dimensions to produce a finished plate in a 

third country (including the United States), 

or exposed to light or heat to create an image 

on the plate in a third country (including in 

a foreign trade zone within the United 

States). 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are lithographic printing plates 

manufactured using a substrate produced 

from a material other than aluminum, such 

as rubber or plastic. 

Aluminum lithographic printing plates are 

currently classifiable under Harmonized 

Tariff of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings 3701.30.0000 and 3701.99.6060. 

Further, merchandise that falls within the 

scope of this investigation may also be 

entered into the United States under HTSUS 

subheadings 3701.99.3000 and 8442.50.1000. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–156, A–588–881] 

Aluminum Lithographic Printing Plates 

From the People’s Republic of China 

and Japan: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable October 18, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Benito Ballesteros (the People’s 

Republic of China (China)) and Adam 

Simons (Japan), 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) 482–7425 

and (202) 482–6172, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On September 28, 2023, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received antidumping duty (AD) 

petitions concerning imports of 

aluminum lithographic printing plates 

(printing plates) from China and Japan 

filed in proper form on behalf of 

Eastman Kodak Company (the 

petitioner).1 These AD petitions were 

accompanied by a countervailing duty 

(CVD) petition concerning imports of 

printing plates from China.2

On October 2, 3, and 12, 2023, 

Commerce requested supplemental 

information pertaining to certain aspects 

of the Petitions.3 On October 5, 6, and 

13, 2023, the petitioner filed timely 

responses to these requests for 

additional information.4


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