[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88965-88966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26180]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-917]


Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on laminated woven 
sacks from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, 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) 482-5255.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 7, 2008, Commerce published the order on laminated woven 
sacks from China.\1\ On July 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On July 12, 
2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the 
Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition \3\ (the domestic interested 
party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ 
The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29) as U.S. 
manufacturers of laminated woven sacks.
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    \1\ See Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic of 
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 78 FR 39256 (August 7, 2008) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54335 
(July 1, 2024).
    \3\ The Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition consists of 
Polytex Fibers LLC and ProAmpac Holdings Inc.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Third Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven 
Sacks from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested 
Parties Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 12, 2024.
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    On July 31, 2024, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party 
to this proceeding. On August 21, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from respondent interested parties.\6\ As a 
result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Third Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven 
Sacks from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested 
Parties Substantive Response,'' dated July 31, 2024.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for July 2024,'' 
dated August 21, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this Order is laminated woven sacks. For 
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Laminated Woven Sacks from China,'' dated concurrently 
with and adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics

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discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 
appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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), which is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                  Subsidy rate (percent
              Producers/exporters                      ad valorem)
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Zibo Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd.........                    83.34
Han Shing Chemical Co., Ltd....................                   277.54
Ningbo Yong Feng Packaging Co., Ltd............                   277.54
Shandong Shougang Jianyuan Chun Co., Ltd./                        398.62
 Shandong Longxing Plastic Products Company
 Ltd...........................................
Shandong Qilu Plastic Fabric Group, Ltd........                   358.20
All-Others.....................................                   280.65
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: November 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-26180 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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