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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91331-91335]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26888]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-555-006]

Paper File Folders From Cambodia: Initiation of Countervailing 
Duty Investigation

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

DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of 
paper file folders from Cambodia 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 
CVD Petition was accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions 
concerning imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri 
Lanka.\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

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information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition.\4\ Between 
October 29 and November 1, 2024, the petitioner filed timely responses 
to these requests for additional information.\5\
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    \4\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated 
October 25, 2024; see also Commerce's Letter, ``Supplemental 
Questions,'' dated October 28, 2024.
    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Response of Petitioner to Volume 
I Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated October 29, 2024 (General 
Issues Supplement); see also Petitioner's Letter, ``Response of 
Petitioner to Volume III Supplemental Questionnaire,'' dated 
November 1, 2024.
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    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of 
Cambodia (GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the 
meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of paper 
file folders from Cambodia, and that such imports are materially 
injuring, or threatening material injury to, the domestic industry 
producing paper file folders in the United States. Consistent with 
section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged 
programs on which we are initiating a CVD investigation, the Petition 
was accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioner 
supporting its allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition 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 with respect to 
the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\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 
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation

    Because the Petition was filed on October 21, 2024, the period of 
investigation for the CVD investigation is January 1, 2023, through 
December 31, 2023.\8\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation

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

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    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).\9\ Commerce will consider all comments 
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with 
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary 
determination. If scope comments include factual information, all such 
factual information should be limited to public information.\10\ To 
facilitate preparation of its questionnaire, 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, 
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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    \9\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of the investigation be submitted during 
that time period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the 
investigation 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 
AD 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.\11\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \11\ 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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Consultations

    Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce 
notified the GOC of the receipt of the Petition and provided an 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\12\ The GOC 
did not request consultations.
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    \12\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultation to 
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated October 22, 2024.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(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 
25 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 702(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,\13\ 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.\14\
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    \13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \14\ 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,

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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 investigation.\15\ 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.\16\
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    \15\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist: 
Paper File Folders from Cambodia,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Cambodia CVD Initiation Checklist), 
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). This checklist is on file 
electronically via ACCESS.
    \16\ See Attachment II of the Cambodia CVD Initiation Checklist.
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    In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' 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.\17\ 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,\18\ we have relied on data 
provided by the petitioner for purposes of measuring industry 
support.\19\
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    \17\ Id.
    \18\ Id.
    \19\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the Cambodia 
CVD Initiation Checklist.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the General Issues 
Supplement, and other information readily available to Commerce 
indicates that the petitioner has established industry support for the 
Petition.\20\ First, the Petition 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).\21\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have 
met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total 
production of the domestic like product.\22\ Finally, the domestic 
producers (or workers) have met the statutory criteria for industry 
support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic 
producers (or workers) who support the Petition 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 Petition.\23\ Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition 
was filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the meaning of 
section 702(b)(1) of the Act.\24\
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    \20\ Id.
    \21\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \22\ See Attachment II of the Cambodia CVD Initiation Checklist.
    \23\ Id.
    \24\ Id.
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Injury Test

    Because Cambodia is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of the subject merchandise from Cambodia materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioner alleges that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are 
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry 
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioner 
alleges that subject imports from Cambodia individually exceed the 
negligibility threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the 
Act.\25\ Further, in the instance of a CVD petition, section 771(24)(B) 
of the Act provides that imports of subject merchandise from developing 
and least developed countries must exceed the negligibility threshold 
of four percent. The petitioner also demonstrates that imports from 
Cambodia, which has been designated as a least developed country under 
section 771(36)(B) of the Act, exceed the negligibility threshold of 
four percent.\26\
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    \25\ For further information regarding negligibility and the 
injury allegation, see Cambodia CVD Initiation Checklist 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).
    \26\ Id.
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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\ Id.
    \28\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether imports of paper file folders benefit from countervailable 
subsidies conferred by the GOC. In accordance with section 703(b)(1) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our 
preliminary determination no later than 65 days after the date of this 
initiation.
    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 12 of the 12 
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis 
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the Cambodia CVD 
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for 
this investigation is available on ACCESS.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petition, the petitioner identified four companies in 
Cambodia as producers and/or exporters of paper file folders.\29\ 
Commerce intends to follow its standard practice in CVD investigations 
and calculate company-specific subsidy rates in this investigation. In 
the event that Commerce determines that the number

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of companies is large and it cannot individually examine each company 
based on Commerce's resources, Commerce normally selects mandatory 
respondents in CVD investigations using U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) entry data for U.S. 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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    \29\ See Petition 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 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 this investigation.\30\ 
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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    \30\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection Entry Data,'' dated November 7, 2024.
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective order (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 Petition

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the GOC via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will 
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each 
exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports of paper file folders from Cambodia are 
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S. 
industry.\31\ A negative ITC determination will result in the 
investigation being terminated.\32\ Otherwise, this CVD investigation 
will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \31\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
    \32\ 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 of production 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 \33\ 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.\34\ 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 this investigation.
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    \33\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \34\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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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.\35\ 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 this investigation.\36\
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    \35\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
    \36\ 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.
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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.\37\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\38\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \37\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \38\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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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 this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of 
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of appearance). 
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining 
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\39\
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    \39\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

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

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The products within the scope of this investigation are file 
folders consisting primarily of paper, paperboard, pressboard, or 
other cellulose material, whether coated or

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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 this investigation is dispositive.

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