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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91322-91327]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26889]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-555-005, A-542-806]

Paper File Folders From Cambodia and Sri Lanka: Initiation of 
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

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

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelsie Hohenberger (Cambodia) and 
Rachel Jennings (Sri Lanka), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-2517 and (202) 482-1110, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petitions

    On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of paper 
file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka filed in proper form on behalf 
of the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (the petitioner),\1\ 
the members of which are domestic producers of paper file folders.\2\ 
The AD Petitions were accompanied by a countervailing duty (CVD) 
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concerning imports of paper file folders from Cambodia.\3\
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    \1\ The members of the Coalition of Domestic Folder 
Manufacturers (the Coalition) are: Smead Manufacturing Company, Inc. 
(Smead) and TOPS Products LLC (TOPS).
    \2\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated October 21, 2024 
(Petitions).
    \3\ Id.
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    Between October 25 and 28, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental 
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions in 
supplemental questionnaires.\4\ The petitioner responded to Commerce's 
supplemental questionnaires on October 29 and 30, 2024.\5\
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    \4\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated 
October 25, 2024 (General Issues Questionnaire); see also Country-
Specific AD Supplemental Questionnaires: Cambodia Supplemental and 
Sri Lanka Supplemental, dated October 25 and 26, 2024, respectively.
    \5\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Response of Petitioner to Volume 
I Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated October 29, 2024 (General 
Issues Supplement); see also Country-Specific AD Supplemental 
Responses: Cambodia AD Supplement and Sri Lanka AD Supplement, dated 
October 30, 2024.
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    In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of paper file 
folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka are being, or are likely to be, 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) within the 
meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that imports of such products 
are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the paper 
file folders industry in the United States. Consistent with section 
732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions were accompanied by information 
reasonably available to the petitioner supporting its allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of 
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party, 
as defined in section 771(9)(F) of the Act.\6\ Commerce also finds that 
the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support for the 
initiation of the requested LTFV investigations.\7\
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    \6\ Smead and TOPS are interested parties under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act, while the Coalition is an interested party 
under section 771(9)(F) of the Act.
    \7\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
Petitions,'' infra.
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Periods of Investigation

    Because the Petitions were filed on October 21, 2024, pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.204(b)(1), the period of investigation (POI) for the 
Cambodia and Sri Lanka LTFV investigations is October 1, 2023, through 
September 30, 2024.

Scope of the Investigations

    The products covered by these investigations are paper file folders 
from Cambodia and Sri Lanka. For a full description of the scope of 
these investigations, see the appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigations

    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (i.e., scope).\8\ 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 determinations. If scope comments include factual 
information,\9\ all such factual information should be limited to 
public information. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, 
Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 
Time (ET) on December 2, 2024, which is 20 calendar days from the 
signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include 
factual information, and should also be limited to public information, 
must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 12, 2024, which is 10 
calendar days from the initial comment deadline.
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 
351.312.
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted 
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigations may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and 
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope 
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent 
LTFV 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.\10\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \10\ See 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/help.aspx and a handbook 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics

    Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the appropriate physical characteristics of paper file folders to be 
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information 
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the 
subject merchandise in order to report the relevant cost of production 
(COP) accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product comparison 
criteria.
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that 
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of 
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to 
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) general product 
characteristics; and (2) product comparison criteria. We note that it 
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product 
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful 
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there 
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers 
to describe paper file folders, it may be that only a select few 
product characteristics take into account commercially meaningful 
physical characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment 
on the order in which the physical characteristics should be used in 
matching products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most 
important physical characteristics first and the least important 
characteristics last.
    In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in 
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product 
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 2, 
2024, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice. 
Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 12, 
2024, which is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline. All 
comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using 
ACCESS, as explained above, on the record of each of the LTFV 
investigations.

Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions

    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(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 
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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 732(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 apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like 
product,\11\ 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.\12\
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    \11\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \12\ See 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 Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United 
States, 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    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 investigations.\13\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that paper file folders, as 
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we 
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like 
product.\14\
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    \13\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support, 
see Checklists, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation 
Checklists: Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Country-
Specific AD Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of 
Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Petitions Covering Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka 
(Attachment II). These checklists are on file electronically via 
ACCESS.
    \14\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
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    In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petitions with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigations,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided the 
2023 total shipment values of the domestic like product for U.S. 
producers that support the Petitions and compared this to the estimated 
total shipment values of the domestic like product for the entire 
domestic industry.\15\ Because total industry production data for the 
domestic like product for 2023 are not reasonably available to the 
petitioner, and the petitioner has established that shipments are a 
reasonable proxy for production data.\16\ We relied on the data 
provided by the petitioner for purposes of measuring industry 
support.\17\
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    \15\ Id.
    \16\ Id.
    \17\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Country-
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petitions, the General 
Issues Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce 
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the 
Petitions.\18\ First, the Petitions 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).\19\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have 
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
732(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petitions account for at least 25 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product.\20\ Finally, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petitions account 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 Petitions.\21\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petitions 
were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of 
section 732(b)(1) of the Act.\22\
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    \18\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
Checklists.
    \19\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \20\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
Checklists.
    \21\ Id.
    \22\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the 
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened 
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject 
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that 
subject imports from Cambodia exceed the negligibility threshold 
provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\23\ With respect to 
Sri Lanka, while the allegedly dumped imports do not exceed the 
statutory requirements for negligibility,\24\ the petitioner alleges 
and provides supporting evidence that: (1) there is a reasonable 
indication that the data obtained in the ITC's investigation will 
establish that imports exceed the negligibility threshold; \25\ and (2) 
there is the potential that imports from Sri Lanka will imminently 
exceed the negligibility threshold and, therefore, are not negligible 
for purposes of a threat determination.\26\ The petitioner's arguments 
regarding the limitations of publicly available import data and the 
collection of scope-specific import data in the ITC's investigation are 
consistent with the SAA. Furthermore, the petitioner's arguments 
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imminently exceed the negligibility threshold are consistent with the 
statutory criteria for ``negligibility in threat analysis'' under 
section 771(24)(A)(iv) of the Act, which provides that imports shall 
not be treated as negligible if there is a potential that subject 
imports from a country will imminently exceed the statutory 
requirements for negligibility.
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    \23\ For further information regarding negligibility and the 
injury allegation, see Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists at 
Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material 
Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Petitions Covering Paper File Folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka 
(Attachment III).
    \24\ Id.
    \25\ Id.; see also Statement of Administrative Action 
Accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, H.R. Doc 103-316, 
Vol. 1 (1994) (SAA).
    \26\ See Attachment III of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
Checklists; see also section 771(24)(A)(iv) of the Act.
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    The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by the significant and increasing volume of subject 
imports; reduced market share; underselling and price depression and/or 
suppression; lost sales and revenues; and declines in the domestic 
industry's production, U.S. shipments, net sales, and financial 
performance.\27\ We assessed the allegations and supporting evidence 
regarding material injury, threat of material injury, causation, 
cumulation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined that these 
allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence and meet the 
statutory requirements for initiation.\28\
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    \27\ See Attachment III of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
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    \28\ Id.
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Allegations of Sales at LTFV

    The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV 
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate LTFV investigations 
of imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka. The 
sources of data for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. 
price and normal value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the 
Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.

U.S. Price

    For Cambodia, the petitioner based export price (EP) on pricing 
information for paper file folders produced in Cambodia and sold or 
offered for sale in the U.S. market during the POI.\29\ For Sri Lanka, 
the petitioner based EP on the POI average unit value derived from 
official import statistics for imports of paper file folders from Sri 
Lanka.\30\ For each country, the petitioner made certain adjustments to 
U.S. price to calculate a net ex-factory U.S. price, where 
applicable.\31\
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    \29\ See Cambodia AD Initiation Checklist.
    \30\ See Sri Lanka AD Initiation Checklist.
    \31\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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    \32\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for these 
investigations, Commerce will request information necessary to 
calculate the constructed value (CV) and COP to determine whether 
there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect that sales of the 
foreign like product have been made at prices that represent less 
than the COP of the product.
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    For Cambodia and Sri Lanka, the petitioner stated that it was 
unable to obtain home market or third-country prices for paper file 
folders in the respective countries to use as a basis for NV.\33\ 
Therefore, for both countries, the petitioner calculated NV based on 
CV. For further discussion of CV, see the section ``Normal Value Based 
on Constructed Value.''
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    \33\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value

    As noted above, for Cambodia and Sri Lanka, the petitioner stated 
it was unable to obtain home market or third-country prices for paper 
file folders to use as a basis for NV. Therefore, for both countries, 
the petitioner calculated NV based on CV.
    Pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, the petitioner calculated CV 
as the sum of the cost of manufacturing, selling, general and 
administrative (SG&A) expenses, financial expenses, and profit.\34\ For 
both countries, in calculating the cost of manufacturing, the 
petitioner relied on the production experience and input consumption 
rates of a U.S. producer of paper file folders, valued using publicly 
available information applicable to the respective countries, where 
applicable.\35\ In calculating SG&A expenses, financial expenses, and 
profit ratios, the petitioner relied on the fiscal year 2023 financial 
statements of producers of comparable merchandise domiciled in each 
country, respectively.\36\
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    \34\ Id.
    \35\ Id.
    \36\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons

    Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to 
believe that imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka 
are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. 
Based on comparisons of EP to NV in accordance with sections 772 and 
773 of the Act, the estimated dumping margins for paper file folders 
for each of the countries covered by this initiation are as follows: 
(1) Cambodia--127.58 to 288.36 percent; and (2) Sri Lanka--23.57 to 
91.28 percent.\37\
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    \37\ Id.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigations

    Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental 
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 732 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating LTFV investigations to determine 
whether imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka are 
being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In 
accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary 
determinations no later than 140 days after the date of these 
initiations.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petitions, the petitioner identified four companies in 
Cambodia and five companies in Sri Lanka as producers and/or exporters 
of paper file folders.\38\ Following standard practice in LTFV 
investigations involving market economy countries, in the event 
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large, and it 
cannot individually examine each company based upon Commerce's 
resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory 
respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for 
imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the 
Investigations,'' in the appendix.
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    \38\ See Petitions at Volume I (page 18 and Exhibit I-18); see 
also General Issues Supplement at 1-2 and Exhibit I-S1.
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    On November 7, 2024, Commerce released CBP data on imports of paper 
file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka 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 
these investigations.\39\ 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.
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    \39\ See Country-Specific Memoranda, ``Release of U.S. Customs 
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders.

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions

    In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been 
provided to the governments of Cambodia and Sri Lanka via ACCESS. To 
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practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of 
the Petitions to each exporter named in the Petitions, as provided 
under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by 
section 732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and/or Sri 
Lanka are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a 
U.S. industry.\40\ A negative ITC determination for any country will 
result in the investigation being terminated with respect to that 
country.\41\ Otherwise, these LTFV investigations will proceed 
according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \40\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
    \41\ Id.
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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 \42\ 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.\43\ 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 these investigations.
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    \42\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \43\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 773(e) of the Act addresses the concept of particular 
market situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, stating that ``if a 
particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and 
fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect 
the cost of production in the ordinary course of trade, the 
administering authority may use another calculation methodology under 
this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.'' When an 
interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of 
the Act (i.e., a cost-based PMS allegation), the submission must be 
filed in accordance with the requirements of 19 CFR 351.416(b), and 
Commerce will respond to such a submission consistent with 19 CFR 
351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds that a cost-based PMS exists under 
section 773(e) of the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations 
appropriately.
    Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v), 
sets a deadline for the submission of cost-based PMS allegations and 
supporting factual information. However, in order to administer section 
773(e) of the Act, Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting 
factual information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, 
should an interested party wish to submit a cost-based PMS allegation 
and supporting new factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of 
the Act, it must do so no later than 20 days after submission of a 
respondent's initial section D questionnaire response.
    We note that a PMS allegation filed pursuant to sections 
773(a)(1)(B)(ii)(III) or 773(a)(1)(C)(iii) of the Act (i.e., a sales-
based PMS allegation) must be filed within 10 days of submission of a 
respondent's initial section B questionnaire response, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(i) and 351.404(c)(2).

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, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\44\ 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, we 
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, standalone 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 and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 
submitting factual information in these investigations.\45\
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    \44\ See 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.
    \45\ See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.
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Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\46\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\47\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \46\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \47\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional 
information regarding the Final Rule is available at https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html.
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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 these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements 
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of 
appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements 
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\48\
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    \48\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) 
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

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    Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigations

    The products within the scope of these investigations are file 
folders consisting primarily of paper, paperboard, pressboard, or 
other cellulose material, whether coated or uncoated, that has been 
folded (or creased in preparation to be folded), glued, taped, 
bound, or otherwise assembled to be suitable for holding documents. 
The scope includes all such folders, regardless of color, whether or 
not expanding, whether or not laminated, and with or without tabs, 
fasteners, closures, hooks, rods, hangers, pockets, gussets, or 
internal dividers. The term ``primarily'' as used in the first 
sentence of this scope means 50 percent or more of the total product 
weight, exclusive of the weight of fasteners, closures, hooks, rods, 
hangers, removable tabs, and similar accessories, and exclusive of 
the weight of the packaging.
    Subject folders have the following dimensions in their folded 
and closed position: lengths and widths of at least 8 inches and no 
greater than 17 inches, regardless of depth.
    The scope covers all varieties of folders, including but not 
limited to manila folders, hanging folders, fastener folders, 
classification folders, expanding folders, pockets, jackets, and 
wallets.
    Excluded from the scope are:
     mailing envelopes with a flap bearing one or more 
adhesive strips that can be used permanently to seal the entire 
length of a side such that, when sealed, the folder is closed on all 
four sides;
     binders, with two or more rings to hold documents in 
place, made of paperboard or pressboard encased entirely in plastic;
     binders consisting of a front cover, back cover, and 
spine, with or without a flap; to be excluded, a mechanism with two 
or more metal rings must be included on or adjacent to the interior 
spine;
     non-expanding folders with a depth exceeding 2.5 inches 
and that are closed or closeable on the top, bottom, and all four 
sides (e.g., boxes or cartons);
     expanding folders that have: (1) 13 or more pockets; 
(2) a flap covering the top; (3) a latching mechanism made of 
plastic and/or metal to close the flap; and (4) an affixed plastic 
or metal carry handle;
     folders that have an outer surface (other than the 
gusset, handles, and/or closing mechanisms, if any) that is covered 
entirely with fabric, leather, and/or faux leather;
     fashion folders, which are defined as folders with all 
of the following characteristics: (1) plastic lamination covering 
the entire exterior of the folder; (2) printing, foil stamping, 
embossing (i.e., raised relief patterns that are recessed on the 
opposite side), and/or debossing (i.e., recessed relief patterns 
that are raised on the opposite side), covering the entire exterior 
surface area of the folder; (3) at least two visible and printed or 
foil stamped colors (other than the color of the base paper), each 
of which separately covers no less than 10 percent of the entire 
exterior surface area; and (4) patterns, pictures, designs, or 
artwork covering no less than thirty percent of the exterior surface 
area of the folder;
     portfolios, which are folders having: (1) a width of at 
least 16 inches when open flat; (2) no tabs or dividers; and (3) one 
or more pockets that are suitable for holding letter size documents 
and that cover at least 15 percent of the surface area of the 
relevant interior side or sides; and
     report covers, which are folders having: (1) no tabs, 
dividers, or pockets; and (2) one or more fasteners or clips, each 
of which is permanently affixed to the center fold, to hold papers 
securely in place.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) category 
4820.30.0040. Subject imports may also enter under other HTSUS 
classifications. While the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of these investigations is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2024-26889 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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