[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82981-82982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23696]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-920]


Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
certain companies subject to the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on lightweight thermal paper (paper) from the 
People's Republic of China (China), are not eligible for separate rates 
and are, therefore, part of the China-wide entity. The period of review 
(POR) is November 1, 2022, through October 31, 2023.

DATES: Applicable October 15, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Cipolla, 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) 482-4956.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 18, 2024, Commerce published the preliminary results of the 
2022-2023 administrative review of the antidumping duty order \1\ on 
lightweight thermal paper from China in the Federal Register and 
invited interested parties to comment.\2\ We received no comments from 
interested parties on the Preliminary Results, and we have made no 
changes to the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, there is no decision 
memorandum accompanying this notice and the final results are unchanged 
from the Preliminary Results. Commerce conducted this administrative 
review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Lightweight Thermal Paper from 
Germany and the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 70959 (November 
24, 2008) (Order).
    \2\ See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 51499 (June 18, 2024) (Preliminary 
Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this Order includes certain lightweight 
thermal paper, which is thermal paper with a basis weight of 70 grams 
per square meter (g/m2) (with a tolerance of <plus-minus>4.0 g/m2) or 
less; irrespective of dimensions; \3\ with or without a base coat \4\ 
on one or both sides; with thermal active coating(s) \5\ on one or both 
sides that is a mixture of the dye and the developer that react and 
form an image when heat is applied; with or without a top coat; \6\ and 
without an adhesive backing. Certain lightweight thermal paper is 
typically (but not exclusively) used in point-of-sale applications such 
as ATM receipts, credit card receipts, gas pump receipts, and retail 
store receipts. The merchandise subject to this order may be classified 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)

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under subheadings 3703.10.60, 4811.59.20, 4811.90.8040, 4811.90.9090, 
4820.10.20, 4823.40.00, 4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 
4811.90.9050.<SUP>7 8</SUP> Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this Order is dispositive.
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    \3\ LWTP is typically produced in jumbo rolls that are slit to 
the specifications of the converting equipment and then converted 
into finished slit rolls. Both jumbo and converted rolls (as well as 
LWTP in any other form, presentation, or dimension) are covered by 
the scope of these orders.
    \4\ A base coat, when applied, is typically made of clay and/or 
latex and like materials and is intended to cover the rough surface 
of the paper substrate and to provide insulating value.
    \5\ A thermal active coating is typically made of sensitizer, 
dye, and co-reactant.
    \6\ A top coat, when applied, is typically made of polyvinyl 
acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like materials and is intended to 
provide environmental protection, an improved surface for press 
printing, and/or wear protection for the thermal print head.
    \7\ HTSUS subheading 4811.90.8000 was a classification used for 
LWTP until January 1, 2007. Effective that date, subheading 
4811.90.8000 was replaced with 4811.90.8020 (for gift wrap, a non-
subject product) and 4811.90.8040 (for ``other'' including LWTP). 
HTSUS subheading 4811.90.9000 was a classification for LWTP until 
July 1, 2005. Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.9000 was 
replaced with 4811.90.9010 (for tissue paper, a non-subject product) 
and 4811.90.9090 (for ``other,'' including LWTP).
    \8\ As of January 1, 2009, the ITC deleted HTSUS subheadings 
4811.90.8040 and 4811.90.9090 and added HTSUS subheadings 
4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 4811.90.9050 to the 
HTSUS (2009). See Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(2009), available at https://www.usitc.gov. These HTSUS subheadings 
were added to the scope of the order in lightweight thermal paper's 
LTFV investigation.
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Final Results of Review

    Because we received no comments, we made no changes from the 
Preliminary Results. We continue to find that: (1) Guangdong Guanhao 
High-Tech (Guangdong Guanhao); (2) Guangdong Polygon New Materials 
(Guangdong Polygon); (3) and Henan Jianghe Paper (Henan Jianghe) did 
not file separate rate applications or certifications and, thus, did 
not demonstrate their eligibility for separate rate status and, 
therefore, are part of the China-wide entity. As stated in the 
Preliminary Results, no party requested a review of the China-wide 
entity.\9\ Moreover, we did not self-initiate a review of the China-
wide entity. Because no review of the China-wide entity is being 
conducted, the China-wide entity's entries are not subject to the 
review, and the weighted-average dumping margin for the China-wide 
entity (i.e., 115.29 percent) is not subject to change.\10\
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    \9\ See Preliminary Results, 89 FR at 51500.
    \10\ See Order, 73 FR at 70959.
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Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a 
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five 
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the 
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 
because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are 
no calculations to disclose.

Assessment

    Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b), upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce 
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise covered this review. Because Commerce finds the three 
companies subject to this review, Guangdong Guanhao, Guangdong Polygon, 
and Henan Jianghe are part of the China-wide entity in the final 
results, Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate entries containing 
subject merchandise exported by the companies under review at the 
China-wide entity rate of 115.29 percent.
    Commerce intends 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 date of publication as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for previously 
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters for which a 
review was not requested and that received a separate rate in a prior 
segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the existing exporter-specific rate; (2) for all Chinese exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-
wide entity (115.29 percent); \11\ and (3) for all non-Chinese 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese 
exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \11\ See Order, 73 FR at 70959.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during the POR. 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

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results of this review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 8, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-23696 Filed 10-11-24; 8:45 am]
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