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1See Vanillin from the People’s Republic of 

China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Alignment of Final 

Determination with Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination, 89 FR 90671 (November 18, 2024). 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated December 31, 2024 (Petition). 

2 Id. 

and/or may be uncoated or coated with any 

type of coating. 

The paper plates subject to this 

investigation remain covered by the scope of 

this investigation whether imported alone, or 

in any combination of subject and nonsubject merchandise. When paper plates 

subject to this investigation are imported in 

combination with non-subject merchandise, 

only the paper plates subject to this 

investigation are subject merchandise. 

The paper plates subject to this 

investigation include paper plates 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 investigation if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the paper plates. 

Examples of finishing, packaging, or other 

processing in a third country that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of the investigation if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the paper plates 

include, but are not limited to, printing, 

application of other surface treatments such 

as coatings, repackaging, embossing, and 

application of foil surface treatments. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper plates molded or 

pressed directly from paper pulp (including 

but not limited to unfelted pulp), which are 

currently classifiable under subheading 

4823.70.0020 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are articles that otherwise 

would be covered but which exhibit the 

following two physical characteristics: (a) 

depth (measured vertically from the base to 

the top of the lip, or edge if no lip) equal to 

or greater than 1.25 inches but less than two 

(2.0) inches, and (b) a base not exceeding five 

(5.0) inches in diameter if round, or not 

exceeding 20 square inches in area if any 

other shape. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are paper bowls, paper buckets, 

and paper food containers with closeable 

lids. 

Paper plates subject to this investigation 

are currently classifiable under HTSUS 

subheading 4823.69.0040. Paper plates 

subject to this investigation also may be 

classified under HTSUS subheading 

4823.61.0040. If packaged with other articles, 

the paper plates subject to this investigation 

also may be classified under HTSUS 

subheadings 9505.90.4000 and 9505.90.6000. 

While the HTSUS subheading(s) are provided 

for convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the subject 

merchandise is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, in Part 

IV. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for 

Export Subsidies 

V. Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

VI. Application of Facts Available and Use of 

Adverse Inference 

VII. Discussion of the Issues 

Comment 1: Selection of Surrogate Value 

for Paper Input 

Comment 2: Selection of Surrogate 

Financial Statements 

Comment 3: Separate Valuation of 

Domestic Inland Freight Insurance 

Comment 4: Calculation of Scrap Offset 

VIII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–173] 

Vanillin From the People’s Republic of 

China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and 

Alignment of Final Determination With 

Final Antidumping Duty Determination; 

Correction 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) published a 

notice in the Federal Register on 

November 18, 2024, in which it 

announced the preliminary 

determination in the countervailing 

duty (CVD) investigation of vanillin 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China). In this notice, Commerce 

incorrectly identified the mandatory 

respondent in the investigation as 

Jiaxing Guihua Chemical Import and 

Export Co., Ltd. The correct name of the 

mandatory respondent is Jiaxing Guihua 

Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff 

Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, Office 

IV, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2769. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 18, 2024, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register notice 

of the preliminary determination in the 

CVD investigation of vanillin from 

China.1 In that notice, Commerce 

incorrectly identified the name of the 

mandatory respondent in the 

investigation as Jiaxing Guihua 

Chemical Import and Export Co., Ltd. 

The correct name of the mandatory 

respondent is Jiaxing Guihua Imp. & 

Exp. Co., Ltd. 

Correction 

In the Federal Register of November 

18, 2024, in FR Doc 2024–26770, at 89 

FR 90672, correct the text and the table 

in the second column of the page, by 

replacing ‘‘Jiaxing Guihua Chemical 

Import and Export Co., Ltd.’’ with 

‘‘Jiaxing Guihua Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.’’ 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 703(f) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended, and 19 CFR 351.224(e). 

Dated: January 22, 2025. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–197] 

Slag Pots From the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Countervailing 

Duty Investigation 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable January 21, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Samuel Brummitt, Office III, AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–7851. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petition 

On December 31, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received a countervailing duty (CVD) 

petition concerning imports of slag pots 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) filed in proper form on behalf of 

WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc. (the 

petitioner), a U.S. producer of slag 

pots.1 The CVD Petition was 

accompanied by an antidumping duty 

(AD) petition concerning imports of slag 

pots from China.2


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3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated January 6, 2025; and 

‘‘Supplemental Questions,’’ dated January 7, 2025 

(General Issues Questionnaire); see also 

Memorandum ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the 

Petitioner, dated January 14, 2024 (January 14, 2025 

Memorandum). 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Response to 

Supplemental Questions Regarding Countervailing 

Duty Petition,’’ dated January 13, 2025; ‘‘Response 

to Supplemental Questions Regarding Antidumping 

Volume I of the Petitions,’’ dated January 13, 2025 

(First General Issues Supplement); and ‘‘Response 

to Second Supplemental Questions Regarding 

Volume I of Petitions,’’ dated January 16, 2025 

(Second General Issues Supplement). 

5See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petition,’’ infra. 

6See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

7See General Issues Questionnaire; see also 

January 14, 2025, Memorandum. 

8See First General Issues Supplement at 1–3 and 

Exhibit I–SUPP–2; see also Second General Issues 

Supplement at 1 and Exhibit I–2Supp–1. 

9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) 

(Preamble). 

10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

11See 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. 

12See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Invitation for 

Consultation to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated December 16, 2024. 

13The GOC submitted comments on the CVD 

petition. See GOC’s Letter, ‘‘Comments on 

Countervailing Duty Petition,’’ dated January 14, 

2025. 

Between January 6 and 14, 2025, 

Commerce requested supplemental 

information pertaining to certain aspects 

of the Petition in supplemental 

questionnaires.3 On January 13 and 16, 

2025, the petitioner filed timely 

responses to these requests for 

additional information.4

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC) is 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of slag 

pots in China, and that such imports are 

materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, the domestic industry 

producing slag pots 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)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigation.5

Period of Investigation 

Because the Petition was filed on 

December 31, 2024, the period of 

investigation for the CVD investigation 

is January 1, 2023, through December 

31, 2023.6

Scope of the Investigation 

The product covered by this 

investigation is slag pots from China. 

For a full description of the scope of this 

investigation, see the appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigation 

On January 7 and 14, 2025, Commerce 

requested information and clarification 

from the petitioner regarding the 

proposed scope to ensure that the scope 

language in the Petition is an accurate 

reflection of the products for which the 

domestic industry is seeking relief.7 On 

January 13 and 16, 2025, the petitioner 

provided clarifications and revised the 

scope.8 The description of merchandise 

covered by this investigation, as 

described in the appendix to this notice, 

reflects these clarifications. 

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 questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on February 10, 2025, 

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 February 20, 

2025, which is 10 calendar days from 

the initial comment deadline. 

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. 

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.13

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 


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14See section 771(10) of the Act. 

15See 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)). 

16For 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: Slag Pots from the People’s Republic of 

China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (China CVD Initiation 

Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry 

Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Petitions Covering Slag Pots from the People’s 

Republic of China (Attachment II). This checklist is 

on file electronically via ACCESS. 

17See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

18 Id. 

19For further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

China CVD Initiation Checklist. 

20 Id. 

21 Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

22See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

23 Id. 

24 Id. 

25For further information regarding negligibility 

and the injury allegation, see China CVD Initiation 

Checklist at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations 

and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for 

the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Slag Pots from the People’s Republic of 

China (Attachment III). 

26 Id. 

27 Id. 

28See Petition at Volume I (page 6 and Exhibit 

I–4); see also First General Issues Supplement at 1. 

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,14 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.15

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 

investigation.16 Based on our analysis of 

the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that slag 

pots, as defined in the scope, constitute 

a single domestic like product, and we 

have analyzed industry support in terms 

of that domestic like product.17

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 its own 

production of the domestic like product 

in 2023 and compared this to the 

estimated total production of the 

domestic like product in 2023 by the 

U.S. slag pots industry.18 We relied on 

data provided by the petitioner for 

purposes of measuring industry 

support.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petition, the First General Issues 

Supplement, the Second 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

Injury Test 

Because China 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 China 

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 China 

exceed the negligibility threshold 

provided for under section 771(24)(A) of 

the Act.25

The petitioner contends that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by the significant volume and 

market share of subject imports; 

underselling and price suppression; lost 

sales and revenues; and declines in the 

domestic industry’s net sales quantities, 

employment variables, and financial 

performance.26 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.27

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 slag pots 

from China 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 29 of the 32 programs 

alleged by the petitioner. For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate on each program, see the 

China 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 11 companies in China as 

producers and/or exporters of slag 

pots.28 Commerce intends to follow its 


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29See Memorandum, ‘‘Release of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection Entry Data,’’ dated January 

16, 2025. 

30See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

31 Id. 

32See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

33See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

34See 19 CFR 351.302. 

35See 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. 

36See section 782(b) of the Act. 

37See 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. 

38See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

standard practice in CVD investigations 

and calculate company-specific subsidy 

rates in this investigation. In the event 

that Commerce determines that the 

number 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 

Investigation’’ in the appendix. 

On January 16, 2025, Commerce 

released CBP data on imports of slag 

pots from China 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.29

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. 

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/administrativeprotective-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 

slag pots from China are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.30 A negative ITC 

determination will result in the 

investigation being terminated.31

Otherwise, this CVD investigation will 

proceed according to statutory and 

regulatory time limits. 

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 32 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.33 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. 

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.34 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.35

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.36

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).37 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

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).38

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 


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1See Certain Paper Plates from the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part, Postponement of Final 

Determination, and Extension of Provisional 

Measures, 89 FR 72367 (September 5, 2024) 

(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Affirmative 

Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Certain Paper Plates from the 

People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently 

with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 

Decision Memorandum). 

3See Memoranda, ‘‘Verification of the 

Questionnaire Responses of Jinhua P&P Product 

Co., Ltd. (JPP) in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigation of Certain Paper Plates from the 

People’s Republic of China (China),’’ dated 

December 16, 2024; and ‘‘Verification of the 

Questionnaire Responses of Hengli Paper Co., Ltd. 

(Hengli) and its producer Guangdong Ecosource 

Environmental Technology Co., Ltd. (Ecosource),’’ 

dated December 17, 2024. 

4See Issues and Decision Memorandum at 5. 

5See Preliminary Determination, 89 FR at 72367. 

Dated: January 21, 2025. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by the 

investigation is slag pots with a nominal 

capacity of 65 cubic feet to 1200 cubic feet 

regardless of shape, form, or finish. 

Slag pots are load bearing devices typically 

formed as a curved shell or bowl-shaped 

container. Slag pots are metallurgical goods 

typically produced either using a casting 

process or a fabrication process (e.g., 

welding) and may include a ceramic 

refractory coating, heat treatment or various 

finishes in order to handle high temperature 

slag. Slag pots may contain integral features 

or attachments including (1) legs (or a stand) 

and (2) pivotal mounting hooks or brackets. 

Legs (or a stand) are a fixed or detachable 

support structure which allows the slag pot 

to be securely positioned upright on a surface 

when not being lifted or transported and may 

also keep the slag pot off the ground and 

allow for air cooling. The pivotal mounting 

hooks and brackets are specialized 

attachment points (such as lifting lugs or 

trunnions) that allow the slag pot to be 

securely lifted and transported by a crane or 

lifting device, or that enable the slag pot to 

swing or rotate while remaining attached to 

the lifting mechanism. The merchandise 

covered by this investigation includes all 

aforementioned attachments of a fully 

assembled slag pot, regardless of whether 

shipped assembled or unassembled. 

Slag pots are included within the scope 

whether finished or unfinished, whether 

imported individually or with other subject 

or non-subject merchandise, or whether 

assembled with attachments or unassembled. 

Finishing includes, but is not limited to, arc 

washing, welding, grinding, shot blasting, 

heat treatment, machining, and assembly of 

various parts. 

The country of origin for slag pots whether 

fully assembled, unfinished or finished, is 

the country where the slag pot was cast or 

forged. Subject merchandise includes slag 

pots that have been further processed or 

further assembled in a third country. Further 

processing and further assembly include, but 

is not limited to, arc washing, welding, 

grinding, shot blasting, heat treatment, 

painting, coating, priming, machining, and 

assembly of attachments. 

Slag pots subject to the investigation are 

specified within the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

subheading 7309.00.0090. The slag pot 

attachments covered by the scope of this 

investigation may enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 7316.00.0000, 7325.10.0080, 

7325.99.1000, 7325.99.5000, and 

7326.19.0080. The HTSUS subheading is 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes only. The written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2025–01794 Filed 1–27–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–164] 

Certain Paper Plates From the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, in Part 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

certain paper plates (paper plates) from 

the People’s Republic of China (China) 

are being, or are likely to be, sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV) during the period of 

investigation (POI) July 1, 2023, through 

December 31, 2023. 

DATES: Applicable January 28, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Page or Lingjun Wang, 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) 482–1398 or (202) 482–2316, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 5, 2024, Commerce 

published the Preliminary 

Determination in the Federal Register 

and invited interested parties to 

comment.1 For a complete description 

of the events that followed the 

Preliminary Determination, see the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum.2

The Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is a public document and 

is on file electronically via 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 at https://access.trade.gov/ 

public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are paper plates from 

China. For a complete description of the 

scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

We received no comments from 

interested parties on the scope of the 

investigation as it appeared in the 

Preliminary Determination. Therefore, 

we made no changes to the scope of the 

investigation. 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

between November 12 and 24, 2024, 

Commerce conducted verification of the 

sales and factors of production 

information submitted by Fuzhou 

Hengli Paper Co., Ltd. (Fuzhou Hengli) 

and Jinhua P&P Product Co., Ltd 

(Jinhua).3 We used standard verification 

procedures, including an examination of 

relevant accounting records and original 

source documents provided by Fuzhou 

Hengli and Jinhua. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

The issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by the parties in this 

investigation are discussed in the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. For a list of 

the issues raised by interested parties 

and addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum, see Appendix 

II. 

Final Affirmative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, in Part 

In accordance with section 

735(a)(3)(B) of the Act, and 19 CFR 

351.206(h), Commerce finds for the final 

determination that critical 

circumstances exist with respect to 

imports of paper plates for the nonselected companies eligible for a 

separate rate 4 and continues to find that 

critical circumstances exist with respect 

to the China-wide entity.5 We find for 

the final determination that critical 

circumstances exist with respect to 


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