[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32910-32911]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-13972]


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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

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain tissue paper products from the People's Republic of China (PRC) 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). The Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of 
this order. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead 
to the continuation or recurrence of dumping. The dumping margins are 
identified in the Final Results of Review section of this notice.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Brandon Farlander, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202) 
482-0182, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background:

    On February 1, 2010, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain tissue paper products from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 
5042, February 1, 2010. The Department received a Notice of Intent to 
Participate from the following domestic tissue paper producers: Seaman 
Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc., Eagle Tissue LLC, Flower City 
Tissue Mills Co., Garlock Printing & Converting, Inc., and Putney Paper 
Co., Ltd. (collectively the domestic interested parties), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act, as producers of a domestic like product in the United States. We 
received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested 
parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive responses from any 
respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the 
Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order.

Scope of the Order

    The tissue paper products covered by the order are cut-to-length 
sheets of tissue paper having a basis weight not exceeding 29 grams per 
square meter. Tissue paper products subject to the order may or may not 
be bleached, dye-colored, surface-colored, glazed, surface decorated or 
printed, sequined, crinkled, embossed, and/or die cut. The tissue paper 
subject to the order is in the form of cut-to-length sheets of tissue 
paper with a width equal to or greater than one-half (0.5) inch. 
Subject tissue paper may be flat or folded, and may be packaged by 
banding or wrapping with paper or film, by placing in plastic or film 
bags, and/or by placing in boxes for distribution and use by the 
ultimate consumer. Packages of tissue paper subject to the order may 
consist solely of tissue paper of one color and/or style, or may 
contain multiple colors and/or styles.
    The merchandise subject to the order does not have specific 
classification numbers assigned to them under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may be under 
one or more of several different subheadings, 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. The tariff 
classifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; 
however, the written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.\1\
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    \1\ On January 30, 2007, at the direction of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection, the Department added the following HTSUS 
classifications to the antidumping duty/countervailing duty 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.
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    Excluded from the scope of the order are the following tissue paper 
products: (1) tissue paper products that are coated in wax, paraffin, 
or polymers, of a kind used in floral and food service applications; 
(2) tissue paper products that have been perforated, embossed, or die-
cut to the shape of a toilet seat, i.e., disposable sanitary covers for 
toilet seats; (3) toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock, 
paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose 
wadding, and webs of cellulose fibers (HTSUS 4803.00.20.00 and 
4803.00.40.00).

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``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'' (Decision Memo), which is hereby 
adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo 
include the likelihood of the continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order were to be 
revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in 
this review and the corresponding recommendations in this public 
memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 1117 of 
the main Commerce building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo 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 Memo are 
identical in content.

Final Results of Review

    We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
certain

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tissue paper products from the PRC would be likely to lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average 
percentage margins:

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 Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers    Weighted-Average Margin (percent)
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Qingdao Wenlong Co. Ltd............                               112.64
Fujian Nanping Investment &                                       112.64
 Enterprise Co.....................
Fuzhou Light Industry Import &                                    112.64
 Export Co. Ltd....................
Guilin Qifeng Paper Co. Ltd........                               112.64
Ningbo Spring Stationary Limited                                  112.64
 Company...........................
Everlasting Business & Industry                                   112.64
 Corporation Ltd...................
BA Marketing & Industrial Co. Ltd..                               112.64
Samsam Production Limited &                                       112.64
 Guangzhou Baxi Printing Products
 Limited...........................
Max Fortune Industrial Limited.....                               112.64
PRC-wide rate......................                               112.64
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    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (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.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 3, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-13972 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am]
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