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:: Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Promotion, Research and Information Order
2012-30923
Industry Background U.S. Pulpwood Production 1
Manufacturers and Converting Operations Types of Paper and Paper-Based Packaging U.S. Manufacturing by Region 3
Export Markets Imports
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The 1996 Act provides for a number of optional provisions that allow the tailoring of orders for different commodities. Section 516 of the 1996 Act provides permissive terms for orders, and other sections provide for alternatives. For example, section 514 of the 1996 Act provides for orders applicable to (1) Producers, (2) first handlers and others in the marketing chain as appropriate, and (3) importers (if imports are subject to assessments). Section 516 states that an order may include an exemption of de minimis quantities of an agricultural commodity; different payment and reporting schedules; coverage of research, promotion, and information activities to expand, improve, or make more efficient the marketing or use of an agricultural commodity in both domestic and foreign markets; provision for reserve funds; provision for credits for generic Start Printed Page 189and branded activities; and assessment of imports.
Industry Background Paper and paper-based packaging is produced from pulp. Pulp is made by chemically or mechanically separating fibers from wood or by recycling recovered paper and paper-based packaging products. The separated, moist fibers are then pressed together and dried into flexible sheets. U.S. Pulpwood Production [1] Wood used to make pulp is known as pulpwood. Total pulpwood production includes roundwood chipped at mills and other primary industry mill residues. Roundwood includes both softwood and hardwood. Roundwood pulpwood continues to be the primary fiber source used in pulp manufacturing in the United States. Wood residues consist primarily of mill residue chips, a byproduct of sawmilling and veneer mill operations. According to U.S. Forest Service statistics, in 2008, U.S. pulpwood production totaled 89.2 million cords. Of that total, softwood roundwood and residues accounted for 69 percent (61.4 million cords). Hardwood roundwood and residues accounted for 31 percent (27.7 million cords). By region, the South accounted for 76.4 percent of total U.S. pulpwood production (68.1 million cords). The West accounted for 9.9 percent (8.8 million cords), the Midwest accounted for 7.1 percent (6.3 million cords), and the Northeast accounted for 6.6 percent (5.9 million cords) of total U.S. pulpwood production. Manufacturers and Converting Operations The U.S. paper industry encompasses two broad segments—primary producers/manufacturers (mills) and converters. Primary manufacturers make rolls of paper and paper-based packaging (commonly referred to as roll stock) from pulp produced in the same mill or pulp supplied by another mill. Primary manufacturers would be covered under the program. Converters turn roll stock into final products such as boxes, corrugated boxes, shipping containers, envelopes, magazines, catalogs, copy paper and bags/sacks. Converting operations can take place in a primary producer mill or off-site. When converting is done in a primary producer mill, the roll produced before it is converted into a final product or sold to an off-site converter would be covered under the program. Converting operations (and thus converted products) would not be covered under the program. An exception is the case of cut-size printing and writing papers (including folio sheets) made by primary producers that are cut prior to leaving the mill.[2] These are classified as primary products (not converted products) under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) and would, therefore, be assessed under the program. Types of Paper and Paper-Based Packaging There are six major types of paper and paper-based packaging produced by manufacturers: (1) Printing, writing and related paper; (2) kraft packaging paper; (3) containerboard; 4) paperboard; (5) tissue paper; and (6) newsprint. The proposed Order would cover the first four of the six types mentioned above. Printing, writing and related paper is coated or uncoated paper, including thermal but excluding carbonless paper, which is subsequently converted into products used for printing, writing and other communication purposes, such as file folders, envelopes, catalogues, magazines and brochures. Demand for carbonless paper has declined significantly due to other technologies. Thus, the Panel concluded that the carbonless segment of the industry would not be able to absorb the cost of a promotion program at this time. Kraft packaging paper is coarse, unbleached, semi-bleached or fully bleached grades of paper that are subsequently converted into products such as grocery bags, multiwall sacks, waxed paper and other products. “Kraft” refers to a process for transforming wood into a high quality, strong pulp for making paper and paper-based packaging. Bleaching is the chemical processing of pulp to remove the natural brown color and thus make the pulp and pulp products whiter. Containerboard includes all forms of linerboard, which is used as the facing material in the production of corrugated or solid fiber shipping boxes, and medium, which is used as the inner fluting material in the manufacture of such boxes. Containerboard is used to manufacture corrugated boxes, shipping containers, point-of-sale displays, pallets and other products. Paperboard is solid bleached kraft board, recycled board and unbleached kraft board, which is converted into products such as folding boxes, tubes, cans and drums. Paperboard is also used to package food, beverages and other nondurable consumer products such as pharmaceuticals, clothing, footwear and cosmetics. Nondurable goods are used immediately or have a lifespan of 3 years or less. The two types of paper and paper-based packaging that would not be covered under the program are tissue paper and newsprint. With the exception of restroom hand-dryers versus paper towels, tissue paper products are not facing competition from alternative products. The opposite is true for newsprint. Demand for newsprint has drastically declined due to the shift toward digital communications. However, the Panel concluded that the newsprint segment of the industry would not be able to incur the cost of a promotion program at this time. U.S. Manufacturing by Region [3] In 2011, about 68.5 million short tons of U.S. paper and paper-based packaging to be covered under the program were produced. Of the 68.5 million short tons, 63.2 percent was manufactured in the South, 17.1 percent was manufactured in the Midwest, 10.5 percent was manufactured in the Northeast, and 9.2 percent was manufactured in the West. In terms of type, 50.1 percent was containerboard, 29.1 percent was printing, writing and related paper, 18.3 percent was paperboard, and 2.5 percent was kraft packaging paper. Export Markets According to U.S. Census data, in 2011, exports of the four types of paper and paper-based packaging to be covered under the proposed Order Start Printed Page 190totaled about 11.5 million short tons, or 17 percent of domestic production. In terms of major export markets in 2011, 18.0 percent went to Western Europe, 16.0 percent each went to Canada and Mexico, 11.0 percent went to the Far East and Oceania, 9.0 percent went to South America and 8.0 percent went to China. Of the 11.5 million short tons, 46.0 percent was containerboard, 26.0 percent was paperboard, 22.0 percent was printing, writing and related paper, and 6.0 percent was kraft packaging paper. Imports
According to AF&PA data, markets for paper and paper-based packaging that would be covered under the program declined by 15 percent between 2000 and 2010. U.S. shipments of cut-size office papers (one sector of the printing and writing category) grew with employment in white collar-intensive industries between 2000 and 2006. However, between 2006 and 2010, shipments fell 20 percent [4] while employment in white collar-intensive industries declined by 5 percent. Moreover, in 2010, while employment in white collar-intensive industries stabilized,[5] office paper shipments declined another 5 percent.[6] This is illustrated in the following chart.
Markets for other printing and writing papers (exclusive of cut-size office papers) declined 27 percent between 2006 and 2010.[7] Digital forms of communication such as Internet advertising and the widespread availability of news, books and other digital information have contributed to this displacement. This is illustrated in the following chart.[8] Start Printed Page 191
According to AF&PA data, kraft paper markets declined 23 percent between 2000 and 2010,[9] even as food store sales rose by 1 percent.[10] Paperboard markets also have declined over the past decade.[11] Paperboard is mainly facing competition from plastics, but also from foils and, to a lesser extent, glass. Between 2000 and 2010, U.S. paperboard markets contracted 10 percent as compared with a fairly stable demand (i.e., a 1 percent increase) for nondurable consumer goods. Additionally, paperboard markets stagnated when nondurable consumer goods demand grew in the mid-2000s.[12] This is illustrated below.
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AF&PA data show that containerboard markets have remained fairly steady as compared to the other four types of paper and paper-based packaging to be covered under the program. U.S. containerboard markets declined 2 percent between 2000 and 2010,[13] while demand for nondurable consumer goods, which accounts for most of the demand for corrugated boxes, rose 1 percent. As shown below, from 2000 through 2007, containerboard markets largely kept pace with nondurable consumer goods, with containerboard demand growing 4 percent and nondurable goods up 5 percent.[14] This is illustrated in the following chart.
Pursuant to section 513 of the 1996 Act, sections 1222.1 through 1222.29 of the proposed Order would define certain terms that would be used throughout the Order. Several of the terms are common to all research and promotion programs authorized under Start Printed Page 193the 1996 Act while other terms are specific to the proposed paper and paper-based packaging Order.
The Board would be composed of 12 members. Eleven members would be manufacturers and 1 member would be an importer. Of the 11 domestic manufacturers, 10 would be allocated to four regions within the United States based on the quantity of paper and paper-based packaging manufactured within the respective region. Of the 10 members, 6 would be from the South, two would be from the Midwest, and one each would be from the Northeast and the West. Specific areas within each domestic region would be specified in section 1222.40(b)(1). One manufacturer representative may be from any region (“at large”) and must produce at least 100,000 short tons but no more than 250,000 short tons of paper and paper-Start Printed Page 194based packaging annually. This is to help ensure that the views of smaller entities that are subject to assessments are represented on the Board. If there are no eligible nominees, this seat would be allocated to the largest producing region.
The proposed Order would also provide for the Board to take action by mail, telephone, electronic mail, facsimile, or any other electronic means when the chairperson believes it is Start Printed Page 195necessary. Actions taken under these procedures would be valid only if all members and the Secretary were notified of the meeting and all members were provided the opportunity to vote and at least a majority of Board members voted in favor of the action (unless two-thirds vote were required under the Order). Additionally, all votes would have to be confirmed in writing and recorded in Board minutes.
The Board's programs and expenses would be funded through assessments on U.S. manufacturers and importers, other income, and other funds available to the Board. The Order would provide for an initial assessment rate of $0.35 per short ton of paper and paper-based packaging domestically manufactured or imported. Domestic manufacturers would pay assessments based on the quantity of paper and paper-based packaging manufactured or produced; Start Printed Page 196the assessment would be on the rollstock. An exception previously mentioned is the case of cut-size printing and writing papers (including folio sheets) in which case the assessment would be on the cut-size paper. Importers would pay assessments based on the quantity of paper and paper-based packaging imported to the United States.
Manufacturers and importers would be required to submit periodically to the Board certain information as the Board may request. Specifically, domestic manufacturers would submit a report to the Board that would include, but not be limited to, the manufacturer's name, address, and telephone number; and the quantity of paper and paper-based packaging manufactured by type. Start Printed Page 197Manufacturers would submit this report by the 30th calendar day of the month following the end of the quarter in which the paper and paper-based packaging was manufactured. The report would accompany the payment of assessments as specified in section 1222.52. Manufacturers who received a certificate of exemption from the Board would not have to submit such a report to the Board. However, exempt manufacturers who produced 100,000 short tons or more during the fiscal year would have to submit such reports to the Board as specified in section 1222.53(a)(6).
The industry could also educate the public about the sustainability of paper and paper-based packaging. In the United States, more trees are grown than harvested. Between 1953 and 2006, the standing inventory of trees (i.e., the volume of growing trees) in U.S. forests increased by 49 percent and has increased by more than 20 percent since 1970.[15] Additionally, many paper products are manufactured using renewable energy. In 2008, an estimated 65 percent of the energy needed to operate U.S. pulp and paper mills was generated from renewable fuels derived largely from biomass.[16] Broad campaigns to educate consumers about these factors Start Printed Page 198should help all segments of the industry.
The program would also help the forest products industry maintain 870,000 jobs across the nation and begin to create new jobs.[17] In addition to these jobs, numerous other jobs in related sectors are dependent upon the economic health of this industry.
The proposed program would be funded by industry through an assessment. The program would collect approximately $25 million in assessments from the top producing U.S. manufacturers and importers to conduct marketing and educate consumers about a variety of paper products, thus, benefiting all paper manufacturers and importers, including many small operations that would be exempt from the assessment. While the benefits of the program are difficult to quantify, they are expected to outweigh program costs. If the new program preserves just 0.24 percent of the paper and allied products industry sales by slowing demand declines for some grades and/or increasing demand growth for other grades, the economy could experience 3,360 additional jobs.[18] For example, the Cotton Board has seen a Benefit-Cost Ratio for producers and the government of $8.80 return for each dollar invested; and since 1990, the Benefit-Cost Ratio for importers is a $14.80 return for each dollar invested. Other research and promotion programs have seen similar benefits.
The assessments collected from U.S. manufacturers and importers are expected to be relatively small compared to U.S. manufacturer revenue and the value of paper and paper-based packaging imports. Many businesses make the decision to not pass these costs to consumers and instead keep it as a cost to do business because the costs are so small compared to the total revenue. To calculate the percentage of revenue represented by the assessment rate, the $0.35 per short ton assessment rate is divided by the average price, and that number is multiplied by 100. For domestic manufacturers, using a 2011 average price of $760 per short ton,[19] the percentage of revenue represented by the assessment rate would be .046 percent. For importers, using an average price of $824 per short ton ($6.2 billion in 2011 imports divided by 7.5 million short tons of imports × 100),[20] the percentage revenue represented by the assessment rate would be .042 percent. Thus, for both domestic manufacturers and importers covered under the proposed program, the percentage revenue represented by the assessment rate would be well under 1 percent (just under 5/100ths of a percent) of the average value per ton produced or imported.
The Order would provide for an exemption for domestic manufacturers and importers who manufacture or import less than 100,000 short tons annually. Of the 84 domestic manufacturers in 2011, it is estimated that about 33, or 39 percent, produced less than 100,000 short tons per year and would thus be exempt from paying Start Printed Page 199assessments under the proposed Order. Of the 2,612 importers in 2011, it is estimated that about 2,593, or 99 percent, imported less than 100,000 short tons per year and would also be exempt from paying assessments. Thus, about 51 domestic manufacturers and 19 importers would pay assessments under the Order. Using 2011 data and deducting exempt tonnage, it is estimated that if 72.5 million short tons of paper and paper-based packaging (67.2 million short tons domestic and 5.3 million short tons imported) were assessed at a rate of $0.35 per short ton, about $25.4 million would be collected in assessments. Of that $25.4 million, 92.5 percent ($23.5 million) would be paid by domestic manufacturers and 7.5 percent ($1.9 million) would be paid by importers.
Approximate Assessment Income at Various Assessment RatesApproximate assessment incomeU.S. production and imports with a 100,000 short ton-exemption (72.5 million short tons)$10.0 million$0.138$20.0 million$0.276$25.4 million$0.350$30.0 million$0.413
Consideration has been given to the potential civil rights implications of this proposed rule on affected parties to ensure that no person or group shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital or family status, political beliefs, parental status or protected genetic information. Although detailed information is not available on the domestic manufacturers and importers who would be subject to the program or the users of paper and paper-based packaging, broad consideration was given to the employees of such entities and those individuals who wish to use information collected under this mandatory program. This proposed rule does not require affected entities to relocate or alter their operations in ways that could adversely affect such persons or groups. Moreover, the program would not exclude from participation any persons or groups, deny any persons or groups the benefits of the program, or Start Printed Page 200subject any persons or groups to discrimination.
Respondents: Domestic manufacturers and importers.Start Printed Page 201
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of functions of the proposed Order and USDA's oversight of the proposed Order, including whether the information would have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of USDA's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) the accuracy of USDA's estimate of the principal manufacturing areas in the United States for paper and paper-based packaging; (d) the accuracy of USDA's estimate of the number of manufacturers and importers of paper and paper-based packaging that would be covered under the program; (e) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (f) ways Start Printed Page 202to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Start Amendment PartFor the reasons set forth in the preamble, it is proposed that Title 7, Chapter XI of the Code of Federal Regulations, be amended by adding Part 1222 to read as follows:End Amendment Part
Converted products.
Customs or CBP.
Manufacture or produce.
Paper and paper-based packaging.
Program, plans and projects.
Short ton or ton.
Patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, product formulations, and publications.
§ 1222.1 Act.
§ 1222.2 Board.
Board means the Paper and Paper-Based Packaging Board established pursuant to § 1222.40, or such other name as recommended by the Board and approved by the Department.
§ 1222.3 Conflict of interest.
§ 1222.4 Converted products.
§ 1222.5 Customs or CBP.
§ 1222.6 Department or USDA.
§ 1222.7 Fiscal period and marketing year.
§ 1222.8 Importer.
Importer means any person who imports paper and paper-based packaging from outside the United States for sale in the United States as a principal or as an agent, broker, or consignee of any person who Start Printed Page 203manufactures paper and paper-based packaging outside the United States for sale in the United States, and who is listed in the import records as the importer of record for such paper and paper-based packaging.
§ 1222.9 Information.
§ 1222.10 Kraft process.
§ 1222.11 Linerboard.
§ 1222.12 Manufacture or produce.
§ 1222.13 Manufacturer or producer.
§ 1222.14 Medium.
§ 1222.15 Order.
§ 1222.16 Panel.
§ 1222.17 Paper and paper-based packaging.
§ 1222.18 Part and subpart.
§ 1222.19 Person.
§ 1222.20 Programs, plans and projects.
§ 1222.21 Promotion.
§ 1222.22 Pulp.
§ 1222.23 Research.
§ 1222.24 Secretary.
§ 1222.25 Short ton or ton.
§ 1222.26 State.
§ 1222.27 Suspend.
§ 1222.28 Terminate.
§ 1222.29 United States.
United States means collectively the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories and possessions of the United States.Start Printed Page 204
§ 1222.40 Establishment and membership.
§ 1222.41 Nominations and appointments.
(b) Initial nominations shall be submitted to the Secretary by the Panel. Before considering any nominations, the Panel shall publicize the nomination process, using trade press or other means it deems appropriate, and shall conduct outreach to all known manufacturers and importers manufacturing or importing 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging in a marketing year to generate nominees that reflect the range of operations within the paper and paper-based packaging industry. The Panel may use regional caucuses, mail or other methods to elicit potential nominees. The Panel shall work with USDA to ensure that all eligible candidates are aware of the opportunity to serve on the Board. The Panel shall submit the nominations to the Secretary and recommend two nominees for each Board position specified in § 1222.40(b). The Secretary shall select the initial members of the Board from the nominations submitted by the Panel.
(9) From the nominations made pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall appoint the members of the Board on the basis of representation provided in § 1222.40(b);Start Printed Page 205
§ 1222.42 Term of office.
§ 1222.43 Removal and vacancies.
§ 1222.44 Procedure.
§ 1222.45 Reimbursement and attendance.
§ 1222.46 Powers and duties.
(g) To prepare and submit for the approval of the Secretary fiscal year budgets in accordance with § 1222.50;
(j) To recommend changes to the assessment rates as provided in this part;Start Printed Page 206
§ 1222.47 Prohibited activities.
§ 1222.50 Budget and expenses.
§ 1222.51 Financial statements.
§ 1222.52 Assessments.
(b) Subject to the exemptions specified in § 1222.53, each Start Printed Page 207manufacturer and importer shall pay an assessment to the Board in the amount of 35 cents per short ton or its equivalent manufactured and imported. The assessment shall be on the roll of paper and paper-based packaging manufactured or imported, except that the assessment for cut-size printing and writing paper imported or made by domestic manufacturers prior to leaving the manufacturer's mill shall be on the cut-size paper.
Paper and paper-based packagingAssessment $/kg4802.54.1000.0003864802.54.3100.0003864802.54.5000.0003864802.54.6100.0003864802.55.1000.0003864802.55.2000.0003864802.55.4000.0003864802.55.6000.0003864802.55.7020.0003864802.55.7040.0003864802.56.1000.0003864802.56.2000.0003864802.56.4000.0003864802.56.6000.0003864802.56.70.0003864802.57.1000.0003864802.57.2000.0003864802.57.4000.0003864802.58.1000.0003864802.58.20.0003864802.58.5000.0003864802.58.60.0003864802.61.1000.0003864802.61.2000.0003864802.61.30.0003864802.61.5000.0003864802.61.60.0003864802.62.1000.0003864802.62.2000.0003864802.62.3000.0003864802.62.5000.0003864802.62.60.0003864802.69.0003864804.11.0000.0003864804.19.0000.0003864804.21.0000.0003864804.29.0000.0003864804.31.40.0003864804.31.6000.0003864804.39.4020.0003864804.39.4049.0003864804.39.60.0003864804.41.2000.0003864804.41.4000.0003864804.42.00.0003864804.49.0000.0003864804.51.0000.0003864804.52.00.0003864804.59.0000.0003864805.11.0000.0003864805.12.0003864805.19.0003864805.24.0003864805.25.0000.0003864805.91.1010.0003864805.91.9000.0003864805.92.4010.0003864805.92.4030.0003864805.93.4010.0003864805.93.4030.0003864805.93.4050.0003864805.93.4060.0003864807.00.9100.0003864807.00.9400.0003864810.13.11.0003864810.13.1900.0003864810.13.20.0003864810.13.5000.0003864810.13.6000.0003864810.13.70.0003864810.14.11.0003864810.14.1900.0003864810.14.20.0003864810.14.5000.0003864810.14.6000.0003864810.14.70.0003864810.19.1100.0003864810.19.1900.0003864810.19.20.0003864810.22.1000.0003864810.22.50.0003864810.22.6000.0003864810.22.70.0003864810.29.10.0003864810.29.5000.0003864810.29.6000.0003864810.29.70.0003864810.31.1020.0003864810.31.1040.0003864810.31.3000.0003864810.31.6500.0003864810.32.10.0003864810.32.3000.0003864810.32.6500.0003864810.39.1200.0003864810.39.1400.0003864810.39.3000.0003864810.39.6500.0003864810.92.12.0003864810.92.65.0003864810.99.1050.0003864810.99.6500.0003864811.51.2010.0003864811.51.2020.0003864811.51.2030.0003864811.59.4020.0003864811.90.8030.000386
§ 1222.53 Exemption from assessment.
(2) Importers that import into the United States less than 100,000 short tons of paper and paper-based packaging in a marketing year are exempt from paying assessments. Such importers must apply to the Board, on Start Printed Page 208a form provided by the Board, for a certificate of exemption prior to the start of the fiscal year. This is an annual exemption and importers must reapply each year. Such imports shall certify that they will import less than 100,000 short tons of paper and paper-based packaging during the marketing year for which the exemption is claimed. Upon receipt of an application for exemption, the Board shall determine whether an exemption may be granted. The Board may request past import data to support the exemption request. The Board will issue, if deemed appropriate, a certificate of exemption to the eligible importer. It is the responsibility of the importer to retain a copy of the certificate of exemption. The Board shall refund such importers their assessments as collected by Customs no later than 60 calendar days after receipt of such assessments by the Board. No interest shall be paid on the assessments collected by Customs.
(6) Manufacturers and importers that received an exemption certificate from the Board but manufactured or imported 100,000 short tons or more of paper and paper-based packaging during the marketing year shall pay the Board the applicable assessments owed on the quantity manufactured or imported within 30 calendar days after the end of the marketing year and submit any necessary reports to the Board pursuant to § 1222.70.
§ 1222.60 Programs, plans and projects.
§ 1222.61 Independent evaluation.
§ 1222.62 Patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, product formulations, and publications.
Any patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, product formulations, and publications developed through the use of funds received by the Board under this subpart shall be the property of the U.S. Government, as represented by the Start Printed Page 209Board, and shall along with any rents, royalties, residual payments, or other income from the rental, sales, leasing, franchising, or other uses of such patents, copyrights, trademarks, inventions, product formulations, or publications, inure to the benefit of the Board, shall be considered income subject to the same fiscal, budget, and audit controls as other funds of the Board, and may be licensed subject to approval by the Secretary. Upon termination of this subpart, § 1222.83 shall apply to determine disposition of all such property.
§ 1222.70 Reports.
(b) For manufacturers, such information shall be reported to the Board no later than the 30th calendar day of the month following the end of the quarter in which the paper and paper-based packaging was manufactured and shall accompany the collected payment of assessments as specified in § 1222.52. First quarter data (January-March) shall be reported to the Board no later than the 30th calendar day of April; second quarter data (April-June) shall be reported no later than the 30th calendar day of July; third quarter data (July-September) shall be reported no later than the 30th calendar day of October; and fourth quarter data (October-December) shall be reported no later than the 30th calendar day of January of the following marketing year.
(c) For importers who pay their assessments directly to the Board, such information shall accompany the payment of collected assessments within 30 calendar days after the end of the quarter in which the paper and paper-based packaging was imported specified in § 1222.52.
§ 1222.71 Books and records.
§ 1222.72 Confidential treatment.
§ 1222.80 Right of the Secretary.
§ 1222.81 Referenda.
§ 1217.82 Suspension or termination.
(b) The Secretary shall suspend or terminate this subpart at the end of the fiscal year whenever the Secretary determines that its suspension or termination is favored by a majority of manufacturers and importers voting in the referendum who also represent a majority of the volume represented in the referendum who, during a representative period determined by the Secretary, have been engaged in the manufacturing or importation of paper and paper-based packaging.Start Printed Page 210
§ 1222.83 Proceedings after termination.
§ 1222.84 Effect of termination or amendment.
§ 1222.85 Personal liability.
§ 1222.86 Separability.
§ 1222.87 Amendments.
§ 1222.88 OMB control numbers.
Johnson, Tony G., Ronald J., Walters, Brian F., Sorenson, Colin, Woodall, Christopher W., Morgan, Todd A., National Pulpwood Production, 2008, USDA, p. 15 (www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/​pubs/​37960).
Cut-size office papers are used in office machines and are sold in sheet form typically 8.5″ x 11,″ 8.5″ x 14″ or 11″ x 11.″ Folio sheets are cut-size papers sold in sheet form in sizes of 17″ x 22″ or larger. These would be included in the printing, writing and related paper category.
Manufacturing data was compiled by the AF&PA from its 51st Annual Survey of Paper, Paperboard and Pulp, 2011.
AF&PA's Statistics of Pulp, Paper and Paperboard, p. 7.
Employment data was compiled by the AF&PA from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, http://www.bls.gov/​data.
AF&PA's Statistics, p. 7.
AF&PA's Statistics, p. 7 and 12.
Printing activity index is from http://www.federalreserve.gov/​releases/​g17/​ipdisk/​ip_​nsa.txt. The Federal Reserve Board reports production of nondurable goods, as well as other items, as indexes rather than in terms of tons, pounds or units. The base year is 2007, which means that if the index reaches 105 in 2008, production has increased 5 percent relative to the 2007 level. If the index falls to 95, it means that production has declined 5 percent relative to the 2007 level.
AF&PA monthly Kraft Paper Statistical Reports.
Retail food and beverage store sales data is from the U.S. Census Bureau (http://www.census.gov/​retail) and was adjusted for inflation by the AF&PA using U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' consumer price index for food and beverages (http://www.bls.gov/​data/​#prices).
AF&PA's Statistics, p. 9.
http://www.federalreserve.gov/​releases/​g17/​ipdisk/​ip_​nsa.txt.
AF&PA's Statistics, p. 9 and 20.
National Report of Sustainable Forests (2010), Page II-112, U.S. Forest Service (www.fs.fed.us/​research/​sustain/​).
This is based on a 2008 survey of AF&PA member companies that produced pulp, paper and paperboard.
Forest products industry employment was calculated by summing March 2012 Bureau of Labor Statistics employment data for the following categories: Paper and paper products, logging, wood products, wood kitchen cabinets and countertops.
This is an AF&PA estimate and was computed as follows. The paper and paper products industry currently employs 395,000 people, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The grades of paper and paper-based packaging to be covered by the proposed program accounted for about 83.3 percent of total paper and paper-based packaging in 2011. Hence, an estimated 329,000 direct jobs (83.3 percent of 395,000) are associated with grades that would be covered by the program. Multipliers compiled by the Economic Policy Institute indicate that 100 jobs in the paper industry support an additional 325 jobs outside the industry (supplier industries, government entities and schools, and local communities where paper industry employees spend their wages). Thus, 329,000 paper industry jobs support 1.4 million jobs throughout the economy ((329,000 jobs) + (329,000 jobs × 3.25)). If the proposed program preserves just 0.24 percent of the paper and allied products industry sales by slowing demand declines for some grades and/or increasing demand growth for other grades, the economy will have 3,360 additional jobs (0.24 percent × 1.4 million).
Industry sources do not publish information on average price for paper and paper-based packaging. A reasonable estimate for average price of paper and paper-based packaging is the value per ton of paper and paper-based packaging exports. According to U.S. Census data, the average value of paper and paper-based packaging exports in 2011 was approximately $760 per short ton.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.