[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 208 (Friday, October 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65361-65363]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-26410]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-866]


Folding Gift Boxes From the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of the Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: On April 2, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') initiated the second five-year (``sunset'') review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain folding gift boxes \1\ from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). On the basis of a notice 
of intent to participate and an

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adequate substantive response filed on behalf of the domestic 
interested parties, as well as a lack of response from respondent 
interested parties, the Department determined to conduct an expedited 
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). On July 23, 2012, the Department 
reconsidered its determination to conduct an expedited sunset review of 
the Order and determined instead to conduct a full sunset review of the 
Order on folding gift boxes from the PRC.\2\ As a result of this sunset 
review, the Department preliminarily finds that revocation of the Order 
on folding gift boxes from the PRC would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Preliminary Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Folding Gift 
Boxes From the People's Republic of China, 67 FR 864 (January 8, 
2002) (``Order'').
    \2\ See Memorandum titled ``Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Folding Gift Boxes from the People's Republic of 
China: Adequacy Redetermination Memorandum,'' (July 23, 2012).

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DATES: Effective Date: October 26, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Demitri Kalogeropoulos; AD/CVD 
Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-2623.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 2, 2012, the Department initiated the second sunset review 
of the Order on folding gift boxes from the PRC, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Act.\3\ On May 2, 2012, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3), 
The Folding Gift Boxes Fair Trade Coalition (``Domestic Parties''),\4\ 
filed a timely and adequate substantive response within 30 days after 
the date of publication of the initiation notice.\5\ The Department did 
not receive a substantive response from any respondent interested 
party. However, because the issues that the Department must analyze 
pursuant to the Final Modification for Reviews \6\ are complex, we 
determined that this sunset review is extraordinarily complicated, 
pursuant to section 75l(c)(5)(C) of the Act. As a result, the 
Department is conducting a full sunset review of the Order on folding 
gift boxes from the PRC.
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    \3\ See Initiation of Second (``Sunset'') Review, 77 FR 19643 
(April 2, 2012).
    \4\ The Folding Gift Boxes Fair Trade Coalition is comprised of 
Harvard Folding Gift Box Company, Inc. and Graphic Packaging 
International, Inc., both U.S. producers of folding gift boxes.
    \5\ See Substantive Response of the Domestic Parties (May 2, 
2012).
    \6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) 
(``Final Modification for Reviews'').
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are certain folding gift boxes. 
Folding gift boxes are a type of folding or knock-down carton 
manufactured from paper or paperboard. Folding gift boxes are produced 
from a variety of recycled and virgin paper or paperboard materials, 
including, but not limited to, clay-coated paper or paperboard and 
kraft (bleached or unbleached) paper or paperboard. The scope of the 
order excludes gift boxes manufactured from paper or paperboard of a 
thickness of more than 0.8 millimeters, corrugated paperboard, or paper 
mache. The scope also excludes those gift boxes for which no side of 
the box, when assembled, is at least nine inches in length.
    Folding gift boxes included in the scope are typically decorated 
with a holiday motif using various processes, including printing, 
embossing, debossing, and foil stamping, but may also be plain white or 
printed with a single color. The subject merchandise includes folding 
gift boxes, with or without handles, whether finished or unfinished, 
and whether in one-piece or multi-piece configuration. One-piece gift 
boxes are die-cut or otherwise formed so that the top, bottom, and 
sides form a single, contiguous unit. Two-piece gift boxes are those 
with a folded bottom and a folded top as separate pieces. Folding gift 
boxes are generally packaged in shrink-wrap, cellophane, or other 
packaging materials, in single or multi-box packs for sale to the 
retail customer. The scope excludes folding gift boxes that have a 
retailer's name, logo, trademark or similar company information printed 
prominently on the box's top exterior (such folding gift boxes are 
often known as ``not-for-resale'' gift boxes or ``give-away'' gift 
boxes and may be provided by department and specialty stores at no 
charge to their retail customers). The scope of the order also excludes 
folding gift boxes where both the outside of the box is a single color 
and the box is not packaged in shrink-wrap, cellophane, other resin-
based packaging films, or paperboard.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedules of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheadings 
4819.20.0040 and 4819.50.4060. These subheadings also cover products 
that are outside the scope of the order. Furthermore, although the 
HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ The 
issues discussed in the accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the Order is 
revoked. Parties may find a complete discussion of all issues raised in 
the review and the corresponding recommendations in this public 
memorandum which is on file electronically via Import Administration's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Services 
System (``IA ACCESS''). Access to IA ACCESS is available to registered 
users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit room 
7046 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Web 
at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The signed Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \7\ See the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Folding Gift Boxes From the People's Republic of China'', dated 
concurrently with this notice (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'').
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Preliminary Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the Department preliminarily 
determines that revocation of the Order on folding gift boxes would 
likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following 
weighted-average percentage margin:
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    \8\ Max Fortune Industrial Ltd. was excluded from the order. See 
Order.

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                                               Weighted-average margin
                 Exporters                            (percent)
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All producers and exporters \8\...........  Above de minimis.
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    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 50 days 
after the date of publication of the preliminary results of this full 
sunset review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i). Any 
interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of publication of 
this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(c). Rebuttal briefs,

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which must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed 
not later than the five days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    A hearing, if requested, will be held two days after the date the 
rebuttal briefs are due. The Department will issue a notice of final 
results of this full sunset review, which will include the results of 
its analysis of issues raised in any such comments, no later than 
February 26, 2012.\9\
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    \9\ See Folding Gift Boxes From the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary and Final Results of Second 
Antidumping Duty Sunset Review, 77 FR 45337 (July 31, 2012).
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to parties 
subject to administrative protective order (``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 order 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 these preliminary results and notice 
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: October 19, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-26410 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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