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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91321-91322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26908]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-183, C-552-846]

Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products From the People's Republic of 
China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of 
Countervailing Duty Investigations; Correction

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

ACTION: Notice; correction.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in 
the Federal Register of November 4, 2024, in which Commerce initiated 
the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations on thermoformed molded 
fiber products (molded fiber products) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) and the Socialist Republic of

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Vietnam (Vietnam). There was a typographical error in the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings included in 
the scope of the investigations.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ashley Cossart (China) and Zachary 
Shaykin (Vietnam), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0462 
and (202) 482-2638, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 4, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
initiation notice of the CVD investigations on molded fiber products 
from China and Vietnam.\1\ In that notice, there was a typographical 
error in the HTSUS subheadings included in the scope of the 
investigations.
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    \1\ See Thermoformed Molded Fiber Products from the People's 
Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation 
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 89 FR 87556 (November 4, 2024).
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Correction

    In the Federal Register of November 4, 2024, in FR Doc 2024-
25561,\2\ on page 87560, in the second column, correct the first 
sentence of the last paragraph in this column to read as follows:
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    \2\ Id.
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    ``Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under 
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS).''
    For a full description of the scope of these investigations, 
revised to reflect the correction specified above, see the appendix to 
this notice.

Notice to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 702 
and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.203(c).

    Dated: November 13, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigations

    The merchandise subject to these investigations consists of 
thermoformed molded fiber products regardless of shape, form, 
function, fiber source, or finish. Thermoformed molded fiber 
products are formed with cellulose fibers, thermoformed using one or 
more heated molds, and dried/cured in the mold.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products include, but are not limited 
to, plates, bowls, clamshells, trays, lids, food or foodservice 
contact packaging, and consumer or other product packaging.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products are relatively dense, with a 
typical fiber density above 0.5 grams per cubic centimeter, and are 
generally characterized by relatively smooth surfaces. They may be 
derived from any virgin or recycled cellulose fiber source 
(including, but not limited to, those sourced from wood, woody 
crops, agricultural crops/byproducts/residue, and agricultural/
industrial/other waste). They may have any weight, shape, 
dimensionality, design, or size, and may be bleached, unbleached, 
dyed, colored, or printed. They may include ingredients, additives, 
or chemistries to enhance functionality including, but not limited 
to, anti-microbial, antifungal, anti-bacterial, heat/flame 
resistant, hydrophobic, oleophobic, absorbent, or adsorbent. 
Thermoformed molded fiber products may also be subject to other 
processing or treatments, including, but not limited to, hot or 
after pressing, die-cutting, punching, trimming, padding, 
perforating, printing, labeling, dying, coloring, coating, 
laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or denesting. 
Thermoformed molded fiber products subject to these investigations 
may also have additional design features, including, but not limited 
to, tab closures, venting, channeling, or stiffening.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products remain covered by the scope 
of these investigations whether the subject product is encased by 
exterior packaging or whether the subject product forms the outer 
packaging for non-subject products. They also remain covered by the 
scope of these investigations whether imported alone, or in any 
combination of subject and non-subject merchandise (e.g., a lid or 
cover of any type packaged with a molded fiber bowl, addition of any 
items to make the thermoformed molded fiber packaging suitable for 
end-use such as absorbent pads). When thermoformed molded fiber 
products are imported in combination with non-subject merchandise, 
only the thermoformed molded fiber products are subject merchandise.
    Excluded from the scope of these investigations are thermoformed 
molded fiber products imported as packaging material that enclose 
and/or surround non-subject merchandise prepackaged for final sale 
upon importation into the United States (e.g., molded fiber 
packaging surrounding a cellular phone).
    Thermoformed molded fiber products include thermoformed molded 
fiber products matching the above description that have been 
finished, packaged, or otherwise processed in a third country by 
performing finishing, packaging, or processing that would not 
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the 
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the 
thermoformed molded fiber products. Examples of finishing, 
packaging, or other processing in a third country that would not 
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the 
investigations if performed in the country of manufacture of the 
thermoformed molded fiber products include, but are not limited to, 
hot or after pressing, die-cutting, punching, trimming, padding, 
perforating, printing, labeling, dying, coloring, coating, 
laminating, embossing, debossing, repacking, or denesting.
    Thermoformed molded fiber products are classified under 
subheadings 4823.70.0020 and 4823.70.0040, Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Imports may also be 
classified under subheadings 4823.61.0020, 4823.61.0040, 
4823.69.0020, 4823.69.0040, 4823.90.1000, HTSUS. References to the 
HTSUS classification are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, and the written description of the merchandise under 
investigation is dispositive.

[FR Doc. 2024-26908 Filed 11-18-24; 8:45 am]
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