[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 5493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01702]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-557-825]


Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Postponement of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigation

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the 
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of certain paper shopping bags (shopping 
bags) from Malaysia until May 17, 2024, and is extending the 
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more 
than six months.

DATES: Applicable January 29, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, 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) 482-4313.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 20, 2023, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of 
imports of paper bags from Malaysia.\1\ The period of investigation is 
April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. On January 3, 2024, Commerce 
published its preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation of 
paper bags from Malaysia.\2\
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    \1\ See 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).
    \2\ See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary 
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than- Fair-Value, 89 FR 
333 (January 3, 2024) (Preliminary Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide 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 the exporters or producers 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. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that 
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for 
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period 
not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act.
    On January 5, 2024, Nanwang Pack (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Nanwang) and 
Hexachase Packaging Sdn Bhd, Malaysia (Hexachase), mandatory 
respondents in this investigation, requested that Commerce postpone the 
deadline for final determination until no later than 135 days from the 
publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extend the 
application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a 
period of not more than six months.\3\ In accordance with section 
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the 
preliminary determination was affirmative; (2) the request for 
postponement was made by the exporters and producers who 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 until no later than 135 days after the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extending the 
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more 
than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final 
determination no later than May 17, 2024.
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    \3\ See Hexachase's Letter, ``Request to Postpone the Final 
Determination in the matter of case no A-557-825,'' dated January 5, 
2024; see also Nanwang's Letter, ``Request to Extend Final 
Determination,'' dated January 5, 2023.
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 735(a)(2) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).

    Dated: January 19, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-01702 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
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