[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38978-38979]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-886, A-557-813, A-549-821]


Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of 
China, Malaysia, and Thailand: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (Department) and the International Trade Commission (ITC) that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail 
carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), 
Malaysia, and Thailand would likely lead to a continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United 
States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders.

DATES: Effective Date: July 7, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Ross or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0747 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2009, the Department initiated and the ITC instituted 
sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, 
Malaysia, and Thailand \1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') 
Review, 74 FR 31412 (July 1, 2009); see also Polyethylene Retail 
Carrier Bags From China, Malaysia, and Thailand, 74 FR 31750 (July 2, 
2009).
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    \1\ On August 9, 2004, the Department published the following 
antidumping duty orders: Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail 
Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 48201 
(August 9, 2004); Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail 
Carrier Bags From Malaysia, 69 FR 48203 (August 9, 2004); 
Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From 
Thailand, 69 FR 48204 (August 9, 2004).
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    As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department determined that 
revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, 
Malaysia, and Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail should the orders be revoked. See 
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of China, 
Thailand, and Malaysia: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews 
of the Antidumping Duty Orders, 74 FR 53470 (October 19, 2009).
    On June 8, 2010, pursuant to section 752(a) of the Act, the ITC 
determined that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from 
the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States 
within a reasonably foreseeable time. See Polyethylene Retail Carrier 
Bags From China, Malaysia, and Thailand; Determinations, 75 FR 36679 
(June 28, 2010), and ITC Publication 4160 (June 2010) entitled 
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from China, Malaysia, and Thailand: 
Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1043-1045 (Review).

Scopes of the Orders

    The merchandise subject to the antidumping duty orders is PRCBs 
which may be referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags, grocery 
bags, or checkout bags. The subject merchandise is defined as 
nonsealable sacks and bags with handles (including drawstrings), 
without zippers or integral extruded closures, with or without

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gussets, with or without printing, of polyethylene film having a 
thickness no greater than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and no less than 
0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm), and with no length or width shorter than 6 
inches (15.24 cm) or longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the 
bag may be shorter than 6 inches but not longer than 40 inches (101.6 
cm).
    PRCBs are typically provided without any consumer packaging and 
free of charge by retail establishments, e.g., grocery, drug, 
convenience, department, specialty retail, discount stores, and 
restaurants, to their customers to package and carry their purchased 
products. The scopes of the orders exclude (1) polyethylene bags that 
are not printed with logos or store names and that are closeable with 
drawstrings made of polyethylene film and (2) polyethylene bags that 
are packed in consumer packaging with printing that refers to specific 
end-uses other than packaging and carrying merchandise from retail 
establishments, e.g., garbage bags, lawn bags, trash-can liners.
    As a result of changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS), imports of the subject merchandise are currently 
classifiable under statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the HTSUS. 
Furthermore, although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written descriptions of the scopes of the 
orders are dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of these antidumping duty orders would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act, the Department hereby orders the continuation of the antidumping 
duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand.
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect 
antidumping duty cash deposits at the rates in effect at the time of 
entry for all imports of subject merchandise. The effective date of 
continuation of these orders will be the date of publication in the 
Federal Register of this notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 
751(c)(2) of the Act, the Department intends to initiate the next five-
year review of these orders not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.
    These five-year sunset reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with section 751(c) of the Act and published pursuant to section 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 30, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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