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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-471-807]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that sales of certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal were made at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
 DATES: Applicable April 4, 2022.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Scully, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0572.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On May 5, 2021, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the 
                    ( print page 19481)
                    antidumping duty order on uncoated paper from Portugal,[1]
                    
                     in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[2]
                    
                     This review covers one producer/exporter of subject merchandise, The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator). For details regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the review, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.[3] Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, Commerce determined that it was not practicable to complete the preliminary results of this review within the 245 days and extended these preliminary results by 120 days, until March 31, 2022.[4] Scope of the Order The products covered by the 
                    *Order*
                     are certain uncoated paper products from Portugal. For a full description of the scope, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Methodology Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act. We calculated constructed export price in accordance with section 772 of the Act. We calculated normal value in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, 
                    *see*
                     the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
                    *https://access.trade.gov.*
                     In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is available at 
                    *https://access.trade.gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.* Preliminary Results of the Review We preliminarily determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period March 1, 2020, through February 28, 2021: Exporter/producer
Weighted-average dumping margin
                             (percent)The Navigator Company, S.A
5.81
 Assessment Rates Upon completion of the final results of this administrative review, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. If Navigator's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or 
                    *de minimis*
                     (
                    *i.e.,*
                     less than 0.5 percent) in the final results of this review, we will calculate importer-specific 
                    *ad valorem*
                     antidumping duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is not zero or 
                    *de minimis.*
                     If Navigator's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or 
                    *de minimis,*
                     we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable.[5] In accordance with Commerce's “automatic assessment” practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Navigator for which it did not know that the merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those entries at the all-others rate established in the original less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation (
                    *i.e.,*
                     7.80 percent) [6]
                    
                     if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction.[7] Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                    . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (
                    *i.e.,*
                     within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the finals results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Navigator in the final results of review will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, 
                    *de minimis*
                     within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding in which they were reviewed; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review or the original LTFV investigation but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the merchandise; (4) the cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be 7.80 percent,[8]
                    
                     the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Disclosure and Public Comment We intend to disclose the calculations performed to parties within five days after public announcement of the preliminary results.[9]
                    
                     Interested parties will be notified of the deadline for the submission of case briefs at a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later than seven days after the date for filing case briefs.[10]
                    
                     Parties who submit case 
                    ( print page 19482)
                    briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.[11]
                    
                     Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS [12]
                    
                     and must be served on interested parties.[13]
                    
                     Executive summaries should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice.[14] Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must do so within 30 days of publication of these preliminary results by submitting a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance using Enforcement and Compliance's ACCESS system.[15]
                    
                     Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs.[16]
                    
                     If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the date and time of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Parties are reminded that all briefs and hearing requests must be filed electronically using ACCESS and received successfully in their entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Verification As provided in section 782(i)(3) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in the final results.[17]
                    
                     Normally, Commerce verifies information using standard procedures, including an on-site examination of original accounting, financial, and sales documentation. However, due to current travel restrictions in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Commerce is unable to conduct on-site verification in this administrative review. Accordingly, we intend to verify the information relied upon for the final results through alternative means in lieu of an on-site verification. Final Results of Review Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Notification to Interested Parties This administrative review and notice are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4). Dated: March 28, 2022. Lisa W. Wang, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
 Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the 
                        *Order* IV. Discussion of the Methodology V. Product Comparisons VI. Date of Sale VII. Constructed Export Price VIII. Normal Value IX. Currency Conversion X. Recommendation


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Portugal: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders,*81 FR 11174 (March 3, 2016) (
                        *Order*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         
                        *See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,*86 FR 23925 (May 5, 2021). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal, 2020-2021,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum, “Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated October 18, 2021. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act. Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See Order.* Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         For a full discussion of this practice, 
                        *see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,*68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See Order.* Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.224(b). Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1); 
                        *see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension 
                            
                            of Effective Period,*85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (
                        *Temporary Rule*). Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See generally*19 CFR 351.303. Back to Citation
 13.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.303(f). Back to Citation
 14.
    
                         
                        *See Temporary Rule.* Back to Citation
 15.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.310(c). Back to Citation
 16.
    
                         
                        *See*19 CFR 351.310. Back to Citation
 17.
    
                         Commerce received a timely request to verify from Domtar Corporation, North Pacific Paper Company, and Finch Paper LLC (collectively, the petitioners). 
                        *See*
                         Petitioners' Letter, “Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Petitioners' Request for Verification,” dated August 12, 2021. Back to Citation


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