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subsidy rates established for exporters 

and producers individually 

investigated, excluding any zero and de 

minimis countervailable subsidy rates, 

and any rates determined entirely under 

section 776. As the rates for MDCN, 

Shenzhen Yuanming, and Xiamen Anne 

were calculated under section 776 of the 

Act, those rates were not reflected in the 

‘‘all others’’ rate. 

In accordance with sections 703(d) 

and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, for 

companies not investigated, we 

determined an ‘‘all others’’ rate by 

weighting the individual company 

subsidy rate of each of the companies 

investigated by each company’s exports 

of the subject merchandise to the United 

States. The ‘‘all others’’ rate does not 

include zero and de minimis rates or 

any rates based solely on the facts 

available. In this investigation, because 

we have only one rate that can be used 

to calculate the ‘‘all others’’ rate, GG’s 

rate, we have assigned that rate to all 

other non-investigated companies. 

Exporter/manufacturer Net subsidy rate 

Guangdong Guanhao 

High-Tech Co., Ltd.

13.17 

Shanghai Hanhong 

Paper Co., Ltd.

0.57 (de minimis) 

Shenzhen Yuanming Industrial Development 

Co., Ltd.

137.25 

MDCN Technology Co., 

Ltd.

123.65 

Xiamen Anne Paper Co., 

Ltd.

123.65 

All Others ....................... 13.17 

As a result of our Preliminary 

Determination and pursuant to section 

703(d) of the Act, we instructed the U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) 

to suspend liquidation of all entries of 

LWTP from the PRC which were entered 

or withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after March 14, 

2008, the date of the publication of the 

Preliminary Determination in the 

Federal Register, except for entries from 

Hanhong, which had a de minimis rate. 

In accordance with section 703(d) of 

the Act, we instructed CBP to 

discontinue the suspension of 

liquidation for countervailing duty 

purposes on all shipments of the subject 

merchandise entered, or withdrawn 

from the warehouse, for consumption 

on or after July 12, 2008, but to continue 

the suspension of liquidation of entries 

made from March 14, 2008 through July 

11, 2008. 

We will issue a countervailing duty 

order and reinstate the suspension of 

liquidation under section 706(a) of the 

Act if the ITC issues a final affirmative 

injury determination, and will require a 

cash deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties for such entries of merchandise 

in the amounts indicated above. If the 

ITC determines that material injury, or 

threat of material injury, does not exist, 

this proceeding will be terminated and 

all estimated duties deposited or 

securities posted as a result of the 

suspension of liquidation will be 

refunded or canceled. 

ITC Notification 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Act, we will notify the ITC of our 

determination. In addition, we are 

making available to the ITC all nonprivileged and non-proprietary 

information related to this investigation. 

We will allow the ITC access to all 

privileged and business proprietary 

information in our files, provided the 

ITC confirms that it will not disclose 

such information, either publicly or 

under an APO, without the written 

consent of the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration. 

Return or Destruction of Proprietary 

Information 

In the event that the ITC issues a final 

negative injury determination, this 

notice will serve as the only reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return/ 

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. 

This determination is published 

pursuant to sections 705(d) and 777(i) of 

the Act. 

Dated: September 25, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix 

List of Comments and Issues in the Decision 

Memorandum 

Comment 1: The Department’s Authority to 

Apply the Countervailing Duty Law to 

China. 

Comment 2: Cut-off Date for Recognition of 

Subsidies. 

Comment 3: Adverse Facts Available 

(‘‘AFA’’). 

Comment 4: Sales Denominator for GG and 

ZG. 

Comment 5: Government Policy Lending— 

Specificity. 

Comment 6: Government Policy Lending— 

Financial Contribution. 

Comment 7: Government Policy Lending— 

Whether Particular Banks Are 

‘‘Authorities’’. 

Comment 8: Chinese Interest Rates as the 

Benchmark. 

Comment 9: Benchmark Rates. 

Comment 10: Whether to Countervail Certain 

Loans Received from Shareholders. 

Comment 11: Provision of Electricity for Less 

Than Adequate Remuneration. 

Comment 12: Provision of Land for Less 

Than Adequate Remuneration. 

Comment 13: Stamp Tax and Income Tax 

Exemption Under Non-Tradable Share 

Reform. 

Comment 14: Whether ZG is Creditworthy. 

Comment 15: Double Counting/Overlapping 

Remedies. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

ADMINISTRATION 

(A–428–840) 

Lightweight Thermal Paper from 

Germany: Notice of Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) has determined that 

imports of lightweight thermal paper 

(LWTP) from Germany are being, or are 

likely to be, sold in the United States at 

less than fair value (LFTV), as provided 

in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act). The final 

estimated margins of sales at LTFV are 

listed below in the section entitled 

‘‘Final Determination Margins.’’ 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Robinson or George McMahon, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office 3, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone (202) 482–3797 or (202) 482– 

1167, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

On May 13, 2008, the Department 

published in the Federal Register its 

preliminary determination in the 

antidumping duty investigation of 

LWTP from Germany. See Lightweight 

Thermal Paper from Germany: Notice of 

Preliminary Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value and Postponement 

of Final Determination, 73 FR 27498 

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1See Preliminary Determination at 27500. 

2 Id. at 27498, 27500, and 27503. 

3The petitioner in this investigation is Appleton 

Papers, Inc. 

4Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and MIC were also 

identified by the petitioner as potential respondents 

in the petition submitted in this investigation. 

However, the Department selected Koehler as the 

only mandatory respondent due to the Department’s 

resource constraints. See ‘‘Respondent Selection 

Memorandum’’ dated December 4, 2007, for further 

details. Therefore, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper and MIC 

are not mandatory respondents in this investigation. 

5LWTP is typically produced in jumbo rolls that 

are slit to the specifications of the converting 

equipment and then converted into finished slit 

rolls. Both jumbo rolls and converted rolls (as well 

as LWTP in any other forms, presentations, or 

dimensions) are covered by the scope of this 

investigation. 

6A base coat, when applied, is typically made of 

clay and/or latex and like materials and is intended 

to cover the rough surface of the paper substrate 

and to provide insulating value. 

7A thermal active coating is typically made of 

sensitizer, dye, and co-reactant. 

8A top coat, when applied, is typically made of 

polyvinyl acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like 

materials and is intended to provide environmental 

protection, an improved surface for press printing, 

and/or wear protection for the thermal print head. 

9HTSUS subheading 4811.90.8000 was a 

classification used for LWTP until January 1, 2007. 

Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.8000 was 

replaced with 4811.90.8020 (for gift wrap, a nonsubject product) and 4811.90.8040 (for ≥other,≥ 

including LWTP). HTSUS subheading 4811.90.9000 

was a classification for LWTP until July 1, 2005. 

Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.9000 was 

replaced with 4811.90.9010 (for tissue paper, a nonsubject product) and 4811.90.9090 (for ≥other,≥ 

including LWTP). 

(May 13, 2008) (Preliminary 

Determination). 

In the Preliminary Determination, 

based on our examination of the 

petitioner’s targeted dumping allegation 

filed on March 27, 2008, we conducted 

an analysis to determine whether 

targeted dumping occurred. We 

preliminarily determined that there is 

not a pattern of export prices (EPs) for 

comparable merchandise that differ 

significantly among customers, regions 

or by time period.1

In the Preliminary Determination, the 

Department invited comments on the 

overall application of the targeted 

dumping test applied in this proceeding 

and on the Preliminary Determination 

as a whole.2 We received comments 

within the case briefs submitted by the 

petitioner3 and the respondent, 

Papierfabrik August Koehler AG and 

Koehler America, Inc. (collectively, 

Koehler) on July 31, 2008. Koehler and 

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Flensburg 

GmbH and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper 

Bielefeld GmbH (collectively, 

Mitsubishi HiTec Paper) and Mitsubishi 

International Corporation (MIC)4

submitted rebuttal comments on August 

5, 2008. 

We conducted sales and cost 

verifications of the questionnaire 

responses submitted by Koehler. See 

Memorandum to the File from George 

McMahon and Cindy Robinson, Case 

Analysts, through James Terpstra, 

Program Manager, Office 3, entitled 

‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of 

Papierfabrik August Koehler AG and 

Koehler America, Inc. (collectively, 

Koehler) in the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Lightweight Thermal 

Paper (LWTP) from Germany,’’ dated 

July 24, 2008 (Koehler Sales Verification 

Report); see also Memorandum to the 

File through Neal M. Halper, from 

Robert B. Greger, entitled ‘‘Verification 

of the Cost Response of Papierfabrik 

August Koehler AG in the Antidumping 

Investigation of Lightweight Thermal 

Paper from Germany,’’ dated June 18, 

2008 (Koehler Cost Verification Report). 

All verification reports are on file and 

available in the Central Records Unit 

(CRU), Room 1117, of the main 

Department of Commerce building. 

Based on the Department’s findings at 

verification, as well as the minor 

corrections presented by Koehler at the 

start of its verifications, we requested 

during verification that respondent 

submit revised sales databases. As 

requested, Koehler submitted its revised 

sales databases at verification on June 

26, 2008. 

Period of Investigation 

The POI is July 1, 2006, to June 30, 

2007. This period corresponds to the 

four most recent fiscal quarters prior to 

the month of the filing of the petition. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation includes certain 

lightweight thermal paper, which is 

thermal paper with a basis weight of 70 

grams per square meter (g/m2) (with a 

tolerance of ± 4.0 g/m2) or less; 

irrespective of dimensions;5 with or 

without a base coat6 on one or both 

sides; with thermal active coating(s)7 on 

one or both sides that is a mixture of the 

dye and the developer that react and 

form an image when heat is applied; 

with or without a top coat;8 and without 

an adhesive backing. Certain lightweight 

thermal paper is typically (but not 

exclusively) used in point–of-sale 

applications such as ATM receipts, 

credit card receipts, gas pump receipts, 

and retail store receipts. The 

merchandise subject to this 

investigation may be classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) under 

subheadings 4811.90.8040 and 

4811.90.9090.9 As discussed below, we 

added to the scope of the investigation 

the following HTSUS subheadings: 

3703.10.60, 4811.59.20, 4820.10.20, and 

4823.40.00. Although HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of the 

investigation is dispositive. 

Scope Comments 

On November 19, 2007, the petitioner 

submitted scope comments in which it 

requested that the Department add the 

following additional HTSUS 

subheadings to the scope of the 

investigation: HTSUS subheading 

3703.10.60, 4811.59, 4820.10, and 

4823.40 based on the claim that subject 

merchandise may also enter under these 

HTSUS subheadings. 

On April 11, 2008, and April 16, 

2008, the Department received letters 

from the National Import Specialists at 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) requesting that HTSUS 

subheadings 3703.10.60, 4811.59.20, 

4820.10.20, and 4823.40.00 be added to 

the scope of the antidumping duty 

investigation of LWTP from Germany 

and simultaneous antidumping duty 

and countervailing duty investigations 

of LWTP from the People’s Republic of 

China (PRC) on the basis that entries of 

subject merchandise could be classified 

therein. See Memorandum to the File 

from the Team to the File through James 

Terpstra, entitled ‘‘Request from 

Customs and Border Protection to 

update AD /CVD Module,’’ dated April 

17, 2008. Since the Preliminary 

Determination, no party to this 

proceeding has commented on this issue 

and we have found no additional 

information that would compel us to 

reverse our preliminary decision to add 

the aforementioned HTSUS subheadings 

to the scope of the investigation. Thus, 

for purposes of the final determination, 

we have added these additional 

subheadings to the scope of this 

investigation. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

antidumping investigation are 

addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final 

Determination of the Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Lightweight Thermal 

Paper from Germany’’ (Decision 

Memorandum) from Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, to David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, dated September 25, 

2008, which is hereby adopted by this 

notice. A list of the issues which parties 

have raised and to which we have 

responded, all of which are in the 

Decision Memorandum, is attached to 

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10See Preliminary Determination at 27500. 

11 Id. 

12 Id. at 27503. 

13See the petitioner’s case brief, dated July 31, 

2008; see also Koehler and Mitsubishi HiTec Paper 

and MIC’s rebuttal briefs, dated August 5, 2008. 

14See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab 

Emirates: Notice of Final Determination of Sales at 

Not Less Than Fair Value, 73 FR 33985 (June 16, 

2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum (Steel Nails from the UAE) at 

Comment 5; see also Certain Steel Nails from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, 73 FR 33977 (June 16, 2008), and 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 

(Steel Nails from the PRC) at Comments 3, 5, and 

9 (collectively, Nails); see also Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination 

of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Partial 

Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, 73 FR 40480 (July 15, 2008), and 

accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 

(PRC Tires) at Comments 23. B and 23.G. 

15 Id. 

this notice as an appendix. Parties can 

find a complete discussion of all issues 

raised in this investigation and the 

corresponding recommendations in the 

Decision Memorandum which is on file 

in the CRU. In addition, a complete 

version of the Decision Memorandum 

can be accessed directly on the Web at 

http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. The 

paper copy and electronic version of the 

Decision Memorandum are identical in 

content. 

Targeted Dumping 

In the Preliminary Determination, 

with respect to targeted dumping, we 

followed the methodology outlined in 

the post–preliminary targeted dumping 

analysis in the investigations of steel 

nails from the People’s Republic of 

China and the United Arab Emirates. 

See Memorandum to David M. Spooner, 

Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, from Stephen J. Claeys, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration, RE: Antidumping Duty 

Investigation of Certain Steel Nails from 

the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 

and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), 

Subject: Post–Preliminary 

Determinations on Targeted Dumping, 

dated April 21, 2008 (Nails Targeted 

Dumping Memorandum).10 Based on 

the targeted dumping test that we 

applied in the Preliminary 

Determination, we did not find a pattern 

of EPs for comparable merchandise that 

differ significantly among customers, 

regions or by time period.1 As a result, 

we applied the average–to-average 

methodology to the EPs of all of 

Koehler’s sales to the United States 

during the POI and calculated a margin 

of 6.49 percent for Koehler.12

In the Preliminary Determination, the 

Department applied the targeted 

dumping test based on the methodology 

outlined in the Nail Targeted Dumping 

Memorandum and found that all three 

allegations of targeted dumping 

(customer, region, and time period) 

failed the test. We have analyzed the 

case and rebuttal briefs13 with respect to 

targeted dumping issues submitted for 

the record in this investigation and 

considered the changes made to the 

targeted dumping test applied in the 

final determinations of Nails and PRC 

Tires.14 As a result of our analysis, we 

utilized the Nails targeted dumping test 

from the Preliminary Determination and 

applied certain modifications from Nails 

and PRC Tires for purposes of the final 

determination.15

As in the Preliminary Determination, 

we did not find a pattern of EPs for 

comparable merchandise that differ 

significantly among customers, regions 

or by time period. For further 

discussion, see Comments 2 through 4 

of the Decision Memorandum. See also; 

‘‘Final Analysis Memorandum for Sales 

Koehler,’’ dated September 25, 2008 

(Final Sales Memorandum) and 

Memorandum to Neal M. Halper, 

Director, Office of Accounting, entitled 

‘‘Cost of Production and Constructed 

Value Calculation Adjustments for the 

Final Determination Koehler,’’ dated 

September 25, 2008 (Final Cost 

Memorandum). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i) of the 

Act, we verified the sales and cost 

information submitted by Koehler for 

use in our final determination. We used 

standard verification procedures 

including an examination of relevant 

accounting and production records, and 

original source documents provided by 

Koehler. See ‘‘Koehler Sales Verification 

Report’’ and ‘‘Koehler Cost Verification 

Report.’’ 

Changes Since the Preliminary 

Determination 

Based on our analysis of the 

comments received and our findings at 

verification, we have made certain 

changes to the margin calculation for 

Koehler. For a discussion of these 

changes, see the Final Sales 

Memorandum and Final Cost 

Memorandum. 

Final Determination Margins 

We determine that the following 

weighted–average dumping margin 

exists for the period July 1, 2006, to June 

30, 2007: 

Manufacturer/Exporter Weighted–Average 

Margin (percent) 

Papierfabrik August 

Koehler AG and 

Koehler America, Inc. 6.50 

All Others ...................... 6.50 

Disclosure 

We will disclose the calculations 

performed within five days of the date 

of publication of this notice to parties in 

this proceeding in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.224(b). 

Continuation of Suspension of 

Liquidation 

Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B) of the 

Act, we will instruct U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) to continue to 

suspend liquidation of all entries of 

subject merchandise from Germany, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after May 13, 

2008, the date of publication of the 

Preliminary Determination. We will 

instruct CBP to require a cash deposit or 

the posting of a bond equal to the 

weighted–average dumping margins, as 

indicated in the chart above. These 

suspension–of-liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 735(d) of 

the Act, we have notified the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

our final determination. As our final 

determination is affirmative and in 

accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the 

Act, the ITC will determine, within 45 

days, whether the domestic industry in 

the United States is materially injured, 

or threatened with material injury, by 

reason of imports or sales (or the 

likelihood of sales) for importation of 

the subject merchandise. If the ITC 

determines that such injury does exist, 

the Department will issue an 

antidumping duty order directing CBP 

to assess antidumping duties on all 

imports of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the effective 

date of the suspension of liquidation. 

Notification Regarding APO 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 

notification of return/destruction of 

APO materials or conversion to judicial 

protective order is hereby requested. 

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and the terms of an APO is a 

sanctionable violation. 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 735(d) 

and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: Septembe 25, 2008. 

Stephen J. Claeys, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

Appendix -- Issues in Decision 

Memorandum 

I. GENERAL ISSUES 

Comment 1: Ministerial Error Correction 

II. TARGETED DUMPING ISSUES 

Comment 2: Whether the Department’s 

Targeted Dumping Test is Flawed and 

Should be Replaced with the 

‘‘preponderance at two percent test’’ (P/ 

2 Test) 

Comment 3: Whether the Department 

Should Apply any Margins Calculated 

for Koehler Pursuant to its Targeted 

Dumping Test to Mitsubishi HiTec 

Paper and the Non–Selected 

Respondents 

Comment 4: Whether Margins Should 

be Calculated Without Applying Offsets 

for Non–Dumped Sales 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–920] 

Lightweight Thermal Paper From the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 2, 2008. 

SUMMARY: On May 13, 2008, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

‘‘Department’’) published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’) in the 

antidumping investigation of 

lightweight thermal paper (‘‘LWTP’’) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(‘‘PRC’’). The period of investigation 

(‘‘POI’’) is January 1, 2007, to June 30, 

2007. We invited interested parties to 

comment on our preliminary 

determination of sales at LTFV. Based 

on our analysis of the comments we 

received, we have made changes to our 

calculations for the mandatory 

respondents. The final dumping 

margins for this investigation are listed 

in the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ 

section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frances Veith or Demitrios 

Kalogeropoulos, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office 8, Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 

482–4295 or (202) 482–2623, 

respectively. 

Final Determination 

We determine that LWTP from the 

PRC is being, or is likely to be, sold in 

the United States at LTFV as provided 

in section 735 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (‘‘the Act’’). The estimated 

margins of sales at LTFV are shown in 

the ‘‘Final Determination Margins’’ 

section of this notice. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Case History 

The Department published its 

preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV on May 13, 2008. See Lightweight 

Thermal Paper From the People’s 

Republic of China: Preliminary 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination, 73 FR 27504 (May 13, 

2008) (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). 

Additionally, the Department postponed 

the deadline for the final determination 

by 60 days to September 25, 2008. See 

Preliminary Determination, at 27504. 

On May 28, 2008, Appleton Papers, Inc. 

(‘‘petitioner’’) submitted comments 

regarding Guanhao’s eligibility for a 

separate rate. From June 2 through 13, 

2008, the Department conducted 

verifications of Hanhong International 

Limited, Shanghai Hanhong Paper Co., 

Ltd., and Hong Kong Hanhong Ltd. 

(collectively (‘‘Hanhong’’)) and 

Guangdong Guanhao High-Tech Co., 

Ltd. (‘‘Guanhao’’) and released its 

verification reports for both companies 

on July 16, 2008. See the ‘‘Verification’’ 

section below for additional 

information. On June 12, 2008, 

petitioner filed a timely request for a 

public hearing. On June 23, 2008, 

petitioner and Guanhao submitted 

surrogate value information for the 

record. On July 2, 2008, the Department 

placed its updated wage rate 

calculations on the record. On July 24, 

2008, case briefs were filed by both 

petitioner and Hanhong. On July 29, 

2008, Hanhong and Guanhao each filed 

rebuttal briefs. On August 14, 2008, 

petitioner withdrew its request for a 

hearing. 

Targeted Dumping 

On May 5, 2008, petitioner filed an 

allegation of targeted dumping with 

respect to patterns of Hanhong’s 

constructed export prices (‘‘CEPs’’) for 

comparable merchandise that differ 

significantly among purchases and 

periods of time. Petitioner limited its 

targeted dumping allegation to patterns 

of prices found in Hanhong’s CEP sales. 

In our Preliminary Determination, we 

found that Hanhong was not affiliated 

with its U.S. customer, and based our 

margin analysis on Hanhong’s export 

price (‘‘EP’’) sales. As a result, 

petitioner’s targeted dumping allegation 

was inapplicable to our margin 

calculations. Since the Preliminary 

Determination, no interested party has 

provided any argument or information 

on the record concerning petitioner’s 

targeted dumping allegation. In our final 

determination, we have continued to 

find Hanhong unaffiliated with its U.S. 

customer, and consequently, based our 

margin calculations on Hanhong’s EP 

sales. As a result, petitioner’s allegation 

of targeted dumping is not applicable to 

our margin analysis. Therefore, we did 

not address it in this final 

determination. 

Period of Investigation 

The period of investigation (‘‘POI’’) is 

January 1, 2007, through June 30, 2007. 

This period corresponds to the two most 

recent fiscal quarters prior to the month 

of the filing of the petition, which was 

September 2007. See 19 CFR 

351.204(b)(1). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i) of the 

Act, we verified the information 

submitted by Hanhong and Guanhao for 

use in our final determination. See the 

Department’s verification reports on the 

record of this investigation in the 

Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), Room 

1117 of the main Department building, 

with respect to these entities. For all 

verified companies, we used standard 

verification procedures, including 

examination of relevant accounting and 

production records, as well as original 

source documents provided by 

respondents. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in the case and 

rebuttal briefs by parties to this 

investigation are addressed in the 

‘‘Investigation of Lightweight Thermal 

Paper from the People’s Republic of 

China: Issues and Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently 

with this notice and hereby adopted by 

this notice (‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum’’). A list of the issues 

which parties raised and to which we 

respond in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is attached to this notice 

as Appendix I. The Issues and Decision 

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