[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 180 (Tuesday, September 21, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52444-52445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20398]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-894]


Certain Tissue Paper Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of 
the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain tissue paper products 
(tissue paper) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be 
likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Applicable September 21, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 30, 2005, Commerce published the antidumping duty order on 
tissue paper from China.\1\ On June 1, 2021, Commerce published the 
initiation of the third sunset review of the Order on tissue paper from 
China, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ On June 11, 2021, Commerce received a timely and complete 
notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from Seaman Paper 
Company of Massachusetts, Inc. (Seaman Paper), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Seaman Paper claimed 
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as a U.S. producer of the domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Tissue Paper 
Products from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 16223 (March 30, 
2005) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 86 FR 
29239 (June 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Certain Tissue 
Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated June 11, 2021.
    \4\ Id.
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    On July 1, 2021, Seaman Paper filed a timely and adequate 
substantive response, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response 
from any respondent interested party. 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 the Order.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Certain Tissue 
Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated July 1, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is certain tissue paper 
products from China. The subject merchandise may be under one or more 
of several different subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS), including: 4802.30, 4802.54, 4802.61, 
4802.62, 4802.69, 4804.31.1000, 4804.31.2000, 4804.31.4020, 
4804.31.4040, 4804.31.6000, 4804.39, 4805.91.1090, 4805.91.5000, 
4805.91.7000, 4806.40, 4808.30, 4808.90, 4811.90, 4823.90, 4802.50.00, 
4802.90.00, 4805.91.90, 9505.90.40. Although HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope is dispositive.\6\ A full description of the scope of the 
Order is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\7\
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    \6\ On January 30, 2007, at the direction of CBP, the Department 
added the following HTSUS classifications to the AD/CVD module for 
tissue paper: 4802.54.3100, 4802.54.6100, and 4823.90.6700. However, 
we note that the six- digit classifications for these numbers were 
already listed in the scope.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margin 
likely to prevail if the Order was to be revoked, is provided in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the 
Issues and Decision

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Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order on tissue paper from 
China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, 
and that the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail would be 
a weighted-average margin of 112.64 percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (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 orders, 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 these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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