[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 215 (Wednesday, November 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51812-51813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24188]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-843, A-570-901]


Certain Lined Paper Products From India and the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Reviews of 
Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
orders on certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India and the 
People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the rates identified in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable: November 8, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Robinson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3797.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 28, 2006, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the AD Orders on CLPP from India and the PRC.\1\ On July 3, 
2017, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), the Department initiated the second sunset reviews of the AD 
Orders on CLPP from India and the PRC.\2\ On July 18, 2017, the 
Department received a notice of intent to participate in these reviews 
from the Association of American School Paper Suppliers (AASPS) and its 
individual members \3\ (collectively, petitioner), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The petitioner comprises 
manufacturers of a domestic like product in the United States and, 
accordingly, are domestic interested parties pursuant to section 
771(9)(C) of the Act.\5\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value: Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's 
Republic of China; Notice of Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Lined 
Paper Products from India, Indonesia and the People's Republic of 
China; and Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper 
Products from India and Indonesia, 71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006) 
(Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 30844 
(July 3, 2017) (CLPP Sunset 2017).
    \3\ See AASPS' letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products from 
India: Notification of Membership Change, dated May 1, 2012, 
indicates that its individual members include: Mead Products LLC 
(which is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of ACCO Brands 
Corporation.), Norcom, Inc., and Top Flight, Inc. (collectively, the 
petitioners).
    \4\ See the petitioners' letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products 
from India: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review, dated 
July 18, 2017. See also the petitioners' letter re: Certain Lined 
Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review, dated July 18, 2017.
    \5\ Id. The petitioner claimed interested party status for this 
sunset review under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
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    On August 2, 2017, the Department received an adequate substantive 
response to the notice of initiation from the petitioner within the 30-
day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ However, the 
Department did not receive any timely filed responses from the 
respondent interested parties, i.e., CLPP producers and exporters from 
India and the PRC. On the basis of the notices of intent to participate 
and the adequate substantive responses filed by the petitioner, and the 
inadequate response from any respondent interested party, the 
Department has conducted expedited (120-day) reviews of the AD Orders 
with respect to India and the PRC, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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    \6\ See the petitioner's letter re: Certain Lined Paper Products 
from India: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset 
Review, dated July 18, 2017. See also the petitioners' letter re: 
Certain Lined Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review, dated 
July 18, 2017.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by the Orders \7\ is certain lined paper 
products from India and the PRC. The merchandise subject to the orders 
is currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4811.90.9035, 4811.90.9080, 
4820.30.0040, 4810.22.5044, 4811.90.9050, 4811.90.9090, 4820.10.2010, 
4820.10.2020, 4820.10.2030, 4820.10.2040, 4820.10.2050, 4820.10.2060, 
and 4820.10.4000. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description 
remains dispositive.\8\
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    \7\ See Orders.
    \8\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Orders, see 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Certain Lined Paper Products from India and 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

    All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, including the following: (1) The likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of dumping and 
(2) the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the AD Orders 
were revoked.\9\ Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues 
raised in this review and the corresponding recommendation in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum which 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 and is available to all 
parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department 
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.
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    \9\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the AD Orders on CLPP from 
India and the PRC would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of dumping. We determine that the weighted-average percentage dumping 
margins likely to prevail are up to the following percentages:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                         Country                          dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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India...................................................           23.17
The People's Republic of China..........................          258.21
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only 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(a). Timely written notification 
of the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations

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and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    The Department is 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.

    Dated: October 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
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 Margins Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-24188 Filed 11-7-17; 8:45 am]
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