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11See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for 

Postponement of the Final Determinations,’’ dated 

November 21, 2023. 

12See Ditar’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend Final 

Determination,’’ dated December 12, 2023. 

13Paper sacks or bags with handles made of 

braided or twisted materials, such as rope or cord, 

do not qualify for this exclusion. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), 

Commerce requires that requests by 

respondents for postponement of a final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On November 21, 2023, pursuant to 

19 CFR 351.210(e), the Coalition For 

Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (the 

petitioner) requested that Commerce 

postpone the final determination in the 

event of a negative preliminary 

determination.11 On December 12, 2023, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Ditar 

also requested that Commerce postpone 

the final determination, in the event the 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative, and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.12 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter 

accounts for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise; and 

(3) no compelling reasons for denial 

exist, Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, the 

ITC will determine before the later of 

120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

these imports are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 27, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The products within the scope of this 

investigation are paper shopping bags with 

handles of any type, regardless of whether 

there is any printing, regardless of how the 

top edges are finished (e.g., folded, serrated, 

or otherwise finished), regardless of color, 

and regardless of whether the top edges 

contain adhesive or other material for sealing 

closed. Subject paper shopping bags have a 

width of at least 4.5 inches and depth of at 

least 2.5 inches. 

Paper shopping bags typically are made of 

kraft paper but can be made from any type 

of cellulose fiber, paperboard, or pressboard 

with a basis weight less than 300 grams per 

square meter (GSM). 

A non-exhaustive illustrative list of the 

types of handles on shopping bags covered 

by the scope include handles made from any 

materials such as twisted paper, flat paper, 

yarn, ribbon, rope, string, or plastic, as well 

as die-cut handles (whether the punchout is 

fully removed or partially attached as a flap). 

Excluded from the scope are: 

• Paper sacks or bags that are of a 1⁄6 or 1⁄7

barrel size (i.e., 11.5–12.5 inches in width, 

6.5–7.5 inches in depth, and 13.5–17.5 

inches in height) with flat paper handles or 

die-cut handles; 

• Paper sacks or bags with die-cut handles, 

a grams per square meter paper weight of less 

than 86 GSM, and a height of less than 11.5 

inches; and 

• Paper sacks or bags (i) with non-paper 

handles made wholly of woven ribbon or 

other similar woven fabric 13 and (ii) that are 

finished with folded tops or for which tied 

knots or t-bar aglets (made of wood, metal, 

or plastic) are used to secure the handles to 

the bags. 

The above-referenced dimensions are 

provided for paper bags in the opened 

position. The height of the bag is the distance 

from the bottom fold edge to the top edge 

(i.e., excluding the height of handles that 

extend above the top edge). The depth of the 

bag is the distance from the front of the bag 

edge to the back of the bag edge (typically 

measured at the bottom of the bag). The 

width of the bag is measured from the left to 

the right edges of the front and back panels 

(upon which the handles typically are 

located). 

This merchandise is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes only; the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Use of Facts Available With Adverse 

Inferences 

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–552–836] 

Certain Paper Shopping Bags From the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Preliminary Affirmative Critical 

Circumstances Determination, 

Postponement of Final Determination, 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that certain paper shopping 

bags (paper bags) from the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) are 

being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV). The period of investigation 

(POI) is October 1, 2022, through March 

31, 2023. Interested parties are invited 

to comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Myrna Lobo, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–2371. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 


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1See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from 

Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the 

Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 88 FR 41589 (June 27, 2023) 

(Initiation Notice). 

2See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from 

Cambodia, the People’s Republic of China, 

Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the 

Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 88 FR 68097 (October 3, 2023). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Affirmative Determination in the 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Paper 

Shopping Bags from the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 5See AD Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 41590; see 

also Certain Paper Shopping Bags from the People’s 

Republic of China and India: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigations, 88 FR 41380, 41381 (August 7, 

2023). 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this notice 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

7These companies are NamCuong Packaging, Pan 

Pacific Vietnam, SIC Paper Bag, Kien Nang, Co., 

Ltd., and TLC Packaging. Moreover, International 

Packaging Limited Company is ineligible for a 

separate rate because it did not have a sale during 

the POI. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

8See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 41593. 

9See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates 

Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market 

Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy 

Bulletin 05.1), available at https://access.trade.gov/ 

Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf. 

in the Federal Register on June 27, 

2023.1 On October 3, 2023, Commerce 

postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation until 

December 27, 2023.2

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included 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. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are paper bags from 

Vietnam. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 in the 

Initiation Notice, Commerce set aside a 

period of time for parties to raise issues 

regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5

Certain interested parties commented on 

the scope of the investigation as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a 

summary of the product coverage 

comments and rebuttal responses 

submitted to the record for this 

investigation and accompanying 

discussion and analysis of all comments 

timely received, see the Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum.6 As 

discussed in the Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

preliminarily modified the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. In the Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

established the deadline for parties to 

submit scope case and rebuttal briefs. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce has 

calculated export prices in accordance 

with section 772(a) of the Act. Because 

Vietnam is a non-market economy 

(NME) country, within the meaning of 

section 771(18) of the Act, Commerce 

has calculated normal value in 

accordance with section 773(c) of the 

Act. 

Furthermore, pursuant to sections 

776(a) and (b) of the Act, Commerce 

preliminarily has relied upon facts 

otherwise available, with adverse 

inferences (AFA), to assign a dumping 

margin for the Vietnam-wide entity. For 

a full description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s preliminary 

determination, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum. 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination 

of Critical Circumstances 

In accordance with section 733(e) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that critical 

circumstances exist with respect to 

imports of paper bags from Vietnam for 

Goldsun Packaging and Printing Joint 

Stock Company (Goldsun), the nonselected respondents eligible for a 

separate rate, and the Vietnam-wide 

entity. For a full description of the 

methodology and results of Commerce’s 

analysis, see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Vietnam-Wide Entity 

Commerce preliminarily finds that 

several companies, including one 

mandatory respondent (Hi-Level, as 

discussed below), have not established 

their eligibility for a separate rate and 

are considered to be part of the 

Vietnam-wide entity.7

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,8 Commerce 

stated that it would calculate producer/ 

exporter combination rates for the 

respondents that are eligible for a 

separate rate in this investigation. Policy 

Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.9

Separate Rates 

In this investigation, in addition to 

Goldsun, we have preliminarily granted 

certain non-individually examined 

respondents a separate rate. However, 

because Hi-Level Enterprise Co., Ltd. 

(Hi-Level) requested a separate rate and 

did not fully respond to Commerce’s 

questionnaire as a mandatory 

respondent, we have preliminarily 

denied a separate rate to Hi-Level and 

are treating it as part of the Vietnamwide entity. 

In calculating the rate for nonindividually examined separate rate 

respondents in NME antidumping duty 

(AD) investigation, Commerce normally 

looks to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, 

which pertains to the calculation of the 

all-others rate in a market economy AD 

investigation, for guidance. Pursuant to 

section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, normally 

this rate shall be an amount equal to the 

weighted average of the estimated AD 

rate established for those companies 

individually examined, excluding zero 

and de minimis and any rates based 

entirely under section 776 of the Act. 

Commerce calculated an individual 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for Goldsun that is not zero, de 

minimis, or based entirely on facts 

otherwise available. Thus, the weighted 

average dumping margin calculated for 

Goldsun is the basis to determine the 

weighted-average dumping margin for 

the non-examined separate rate 

companies, using section 735(c)(5)(A) of 

the Act for guidance, which provides for 

the determination of the estimated 

weighted-average dumping for all other 

producers and exporters in a market 

economy investigation. See the below 

table in the ‘‘Preliminary 

Determination’’ section of this notice. 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist: 


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10 Dong Sung is sometimes translated as one word 

‘‘Dongsung.’’ 

11 Id. 

12See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also 19 CFR 

351.303 (for general filing requirements). 

13Case briefs and rebuttal briefs submitted in 

response to this preliminary LTFV determination 

should not include scope-related issues. See 

Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. 

14See 19 CFR 351.309(d); 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). 

15See 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

16We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an 

argument that Commerce would normally address 

in a comment of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

17See APO and Service Final Rule. 

Producer Exporter 

Weighted-average 

dumping margin 

(percent) 

Goldsun Packaging and Printing Joint Stock Company ......... Goldsun Packaging and Printing Joint Stock Company ......... 51.25 

Dong Sung Vina Printing Co., Ltd 10 ....................................... Dong Sung Printing Co., Ltd 11 ............................................... 51.25 

Khang Thanh Manufacturing Company Limited ...................... Khang Thannh Manufacturing Company Limited ................... 51.25 

Vietnam Red Star Industry Company Limited ......................... Vietnam Red Star Industry Company Limited ........................ 51.25 

Vietnam-Wide Entity ................................................................ .................................................................................................. * 92.34 

* Rate based on AFA. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with this 

preliminary determination within five 

days of its public 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). 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of entries of subject 

merchandise, as described in Appendix 

I, entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

the date 90 days prior to the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, as discussed below. Further, 

pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce 

will instruct CBP to require a cash 

deposit equal to the weighted-average 

amount by which normal value exceeds 

U.S. price, as indicated in the chart 

above, as follows: (1) for the producer/ 

exporter combination listed in the table 

above, the cash deposit rate is equal to 

the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin listed for that 

combination in the table; (2) for all 

combinations of Vietnam producers/ 

exporters of subject merchandise that 

have not established eligibility for their 

own separate rates, the cash deposit rate 

will be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

the Vietnam-wide entity; and (3) for all 

third-county exporters of subject 

merchandise not listed in the table 

above, the cash deposit rate is the cash 

deposit rate applicable to the Vietnam 

producer/exporter combination (or the 

Vietnam-wide entity) that supplied that 

third-country exporter. 

Section 733(e)(2) of the Act provides 

that, given an affirmative determination 

of critical circumstances, any 

suspension of liquidation shall apply to 

unliquidated entries of merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the later of: 

(a) the date which is 90 days before the 

date on which the suspension of 

liquidation was first ordered, or (b) the 

date on which notice of initiation of the 

investigation was published. Commerce 

preliminarily finds that critical 

circumstances exist for imports of 

subject merchandise from Goldsun, the 

non-selected respondents eligible for a 

separate rate, and the Vietnam-wide 

entity.11 In accordance with section 

733(e)(2)(A) of the Act, the suspension 

of liquidation shall apply to all 

unliquidated entries of merchandise 

from Goldsun, the non-selected 

respondents eligible for a separate rate, 

and the Vietnam-wide entity that were 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date 

which is 90 days before the publication 

of this notice in the Federal Register. 

These suspension of liquidation 

instructions will remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written 

comments 12 may be submitted to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than seven days 

after the date on which the final 

verification report is issued in this 

investigation.13 Rebuttal briefs, limited 

to issues raised in the case briefs, may 

be filed not later than five days after the 

date for filing case briefs.14 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.15

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 brief that 

should be limited to five pages total, 

including footnotes. In this 

investigation, we instead request that 

interested parties provide at the 

beginning of their briefs a public, 

executive summary for each issue raised 

in their briefs.16 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 determination in this investigation. 

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).17

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm the date and time of the hearing 

two days before the scheduled date. 


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18See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for 

Postponement of the Final Determinations,’’ dated 

November 21, 2023. 

19See Goldsun’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend Final 

Determination,’’ dated December 20, 2023. 

20Paper sacks or bags with handles made of 

braided or twisted materials, such as rope or cord, 

do not qualify for this exclusion. 

1See Antidumping Duty Orders: Stainless Steel 

Bar from Brazil, India and Japan, 60 FR 9661 

(February 21, 1995) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year Reviews, 88 FR 60438 

(September 1, 2023) (Initiation Notice). 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the 

petitioners. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that 

requests by exporters for postponement 

of a final determination be accompanied 

by a request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On November 21, 2023, the Coalition 

for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags (the 

petitioner) requested that Commerce 

postpone the final determination in the 

event of a negative preliminary 

determination.18 On December 20, 2023, 

Goldsun timely requested that 

Commerce postpone the final 

determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months in the event of an 

affirmative preliminary determination.19

In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), 

because: (1) the preliminary 

determination is affirmative; (2) the 

requesting exporter accounts for a 

significant proportion of exports of the 

subject merchandise; and (3) no 

compelling reasons for denial exist, 

Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. If the final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will determine 

before the later of 120 days after the date 

of this preliminary determination or 45 

days after the final determination 

whether imports of the subject 

merchandise are materially injuring, or 

threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: December 27, 2023. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation 

The products within the scope of this 

investigation are paper shopping bags with 

handles of any type, regardless of whether 

there is any printing, regardless of how the 

top edges are finished (e.g., folded, serrated, 

or otherwise finished), regardless of color, 

and regardless of whether the top edges 

contain adhesive or other material for sealing 

closed. Subject paper shopping bags have a 

width of at least 4.5 inches and depth of at 

least 2.5 inches. 

Paper shopping bags typically are made of 

kraft paper but can be made from any type 

of cellulose fiber, paperboard, or pressboard 

with a basis weight less than 300 grams per 

square meter (GSM). 

A non-exhaustive illustrative list of the 

types of handles on shopping bags covered 

by the scope include handles made from any 

materials such as twisted paper, flat paper, 

yarn, ribbon, rope, string, or plastic, as well 

as die-cut handles (whether the punchout is 

fully removed or partially attached as a flap). 

Excluded from the scope are: 

• Paper sacks or bags that are of a 1⁄6 or 1⁄7

barrel size (i.e., 11.5–12.5 inches in width, 

6.5–7.5 inches in depth, and 13.5–17.5 

inches in height) with flat paper handles or 

die-cut handles; 

• Paper sacks or bags with die-cut handles, 

a grams per square meter paper weight of less 

than 86 GSM, and a height of less than 11.5 

inches; and 

• Paper sacks or bags (i) with non-paper 

handles made wholly of woven ribbon or 

other similar woven fabric 20 and (ii) that are 

finished with folded tops or for which tied 

knots or t-bar aglets (made of wood, metal, 

or plastic) are used to secure the handles to 

the bags. 

The above-referenced dimensions are 

provided for paper bags in the opened 

position. The height of the bag is the distance 

from the bottom fold edge to the top edge 

(i.e., excluding the height of handles that 

extend above the top edge). The depth of the 

bag is the distance from the front of the bag 

edge to the back of the bag edge (typically 

measured at the bottom of the bag). The 

width of the bag is measured from the left to 

the right edges of the front and back panels 

(upon which the handles typically are 

located). 

This merchandise is currently classifiable 

under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheadings 

4819.30.0040 and 4819.40.0040. The HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes only; the written 

description of the scope is dispositive. 

Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Preliminary Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–810] 

Stainless Steel Bar From India: Final 

Results of the Expedited Fifth Sunset 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited 

sunset review, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) finds that 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

(AD) order on stainless steel bar (SS Bar) 

from India would be likely to lead to 

continuation or recurrence of dumping 

at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final 

Results of Expedited Sunset Review’’ 

section of this notice. 

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Garry Kasparov, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1397. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 21, 1995, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

AD Order on SS Bar from India.1 On 

September 1, 2023, Commerce 

published Initiation Notice of the fifth 

sunset review of the Order, pursuant to 

section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.218(c)(2).2


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