[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 73 (Thursday, April 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20037-20038]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8579]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-1070 (Preliminary)]


Certain Tissue Paper Products and Crepe Paper Products From China

Determination

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigation, the United States International Trade Commission 
(Commission) determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act), that there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured 
by reason of imports from China of certain tissue paper products and 
that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason 
of imports from China of crepe paper products that are alleged to be 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The tissue 
paper products and crepe paper products subject to this investigation 
do not have specific classification numbers assigned to them under the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) and appear to be 
imported under one or more of several different residual or ``basket'' 
categories, including but not necessarily limited to the following 
subheadings: 4802.30; 4802.54; 4802.61; 4802.62; 4802.69; 4804.39; 
4806.40; 4808.30; 4808.90; 4811.90; 4823.90; and 9505.90.40.
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    \1\ The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigation

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigation. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the FR as provided in section 
207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) of an affirmative preliminary determination in the 
investigation under section 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary 
determination is negative, upon notice of an affirmative final 
determination in that investigation under section 735(a) of the Act. 
Parties that filed entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of 
the investigation need not enter a separate appearance for the final 
phase of the investigation. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise 
under investigation is sold at the retail level, representative 
consumer organizations have the right to appear as parties in 
Commission antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The 
Secretary will prepare a public service list containing the names and 
addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to 
the investigation.

Background

    On February 17, 2004, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc. (Otter River, 
MA), American Crepe Corporation (Montoursville, PA), Eagle Tissue LLC 
(South Windsor, CT), Flower City Tissue Mills Co. (Rochester, NY), 
Garlock Printing & Converting, Inc. (Gardner, MA), Paper Service Ltd. 
(Hinsdale, NH), Putney Paper Co., Ltd. (Putney, VT), and the Paper, 
Allied-Industrial, Chemical and Energy Workers International Union AFL-
CIO, CLC, alleging that industries in the United States are materially 
injured by reason of LTFV imports of certain tissue paper products and 
crepe paper products from China. Accordingly, effective February 17, 
2004, the Commission instituted antidumping duty investigation No. 731-
TA-1070 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigation and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the FR of February 23, 2004 (69 FR 8232). The conference was 
held in Washington, DC, on March 9, 2004, and all persons who requested 
the opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel. The 
Commission transmitted its determination in this investigation to the 
Secretary of Commerce on April 2, 2004. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 3682 (April 2004), entitled Certain 
Tissue Paper Products and Crepe Paper

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Products from China: Investigation No. 731-TA-1070 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: April 9, 2004.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 04-8579 Filed 4-14-04; 8:45 am]
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