[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16715-16716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06212]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-560-824]


Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics 
Using Sheet-Fed Presses From Indonesia: Final Results of Expedited 
Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order 
on certain coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using 
sheet-fed presses (certain coated paper) from Indonesia would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.


DATES: Applicable March 24, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, 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) 482-4313.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 17, 2010, Commerce published its CVD order on certain 
coated paper from Indonesia in the Federal Register.\1\ On December 1, 
2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the second sunset 
review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from the domestic interested parties within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Verso Corporation and Sappi 
North America, Inc. claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers of the domestic like product in 
the United States. The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (USW) claimed interested party status 
under section 771(9)(D) of the Act, as a certified or recognized union 
that represents workers engaged in manufacturing the domestic like 
product and thus is a domestic interested party.
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    \1\ See Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print 
Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from Indonesia: Countervailing Duty 
Order, 75 FR 70206 (November 17, 2010) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 68220 
(December 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(`Sunset') Review Of Countervailing Duty Order On Coated Paper 
Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses 
from Indonesia: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' 
dated December 15, 2021.
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    Commerce received a substantive response from the domestic 
interested parties \4\ within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive response from any other 
domestic or interested parties in this proceeding, nor was a hearing 
requested.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Second Five-Year 
(Sunset) Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Coated Paper 
Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses 
from Indonesia: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' 
dated January 3, 2022.
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    On January 20, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from

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respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on 
December 1, 2021,'' dated January 20, 2022.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order includes coated paper and 
paperboard (1) in sheets suitable for high quality print graphics using 
sheet-fed presses; coated on one or both sides with kaolin (China or 
other clay), calcium carbonate, titanium dioxide, and/or other 
inorganic substances; with or without a binder; having a GE brightness 
level of 80 or higher (2); weighing not more than 340 grams per square 
meter; whether gloss grade, satin grade, matte grade, dull grade, or 
any other grade of finish; whether or not surface-colored, surface-
decorated, printed (except as described below), embossed, or 
perforated; and irrespective of dimensions.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the 
following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS): 4810.29.1035, 4810.29.7035, 4810.92.1235, 4810.92.1435, 
4810.92.6535, 4810.14.11, 4810.14.1900, 4810.14.2010, 4810.14.2090, 
4810.14.5000, 4810.14.6000, 4810.14.70, 4810.19.1100, 4810.19.1900, 
4810.19.2010, 4810.19.2090, 4810.22.1000, 4810.22.50, 4810.22.6000, 
4810.22.70, 4810.29.1000, 4810.29.5000, 4810.29.6000, 4810.29.70, 
4810.32.10, 4810.32.30, 4810.32.65, 4810.92.30, 4810.92.65, 4810.39.12, 
4810.39.14, 4810.39.30, 4810.39.65, 4810.92.12, and 4810.92.14. While 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written description of the scope of this order is dispositive. A 
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Second 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain 
Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-
Fed Presses from Indonesia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the internet at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the CVD order on certain coated paper from Indonesia 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
countervailable subsidies at the following rates:

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                                                   Net countervailable
               Producer/exporter                    subsidy (percent)
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APP/SMG (PT Pabrik Kertas Tjiwi, Tbk, PT Pindo                     17.94
 Deli Pulp and Paper Mills, PT Indah Kiat Pulp
 and Paper, Tbk)...............................
All Others.....................................                    17.94
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305. 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 terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the 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: March 16, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. History of the Order
IV. Scope 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. 2022-06212 Filed 3-23-22; 8:45 am]
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