[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12801-12802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05564]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-848]


Commodity Matchbooks From India: Final Results of the Expedited 
First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On November 3, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
commodity matchbooks from India pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ The Department has 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review for this order \2\ 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). As a result of this sunset review, the 
Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in 
the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 79 FR 
65186 (November 3, 2014) (Notice of Initiation).
    \2\ See Commodity Matchbooks from India: Antidumping Duty Order, 
74 FR 65737 (December 11, 2009).

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DATES: Effective March 11, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo at (202) 482-3693, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On November 3, 2014, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the first sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
commodity matchbooks from India pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Act.\3\
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    \3\ Notice of Initiation, 79 FR at 65186.
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    The Department received a notice of intent to participate from D.D. 
Bean & Sons Co. (D.D. Bean), a domestic interested party, within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The company claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a 
producer of a domestic like product in the United States.
    The Department received a complete substantive response to the 
notice of initiation from D.D. Bean within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive 
responses from respondent interested parties with respect to the order 
covered by this sunset review, nor was a hearing requested. 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 antidumping duty order on commodity 
matchbooks from India.

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is commodity matchbooks, also 
known as commodity book matches, paper matches or booklet matches.\4\ 
Commodity matchbooks typically, but do not necessarily, consist of 
twenty match stems which are usually made from paperboard or similar 
material tipped with a match head composed of any chemical formula. The 
match stems may be stitched, stapled, or otherwise fastened into a 
matchbook cover of any material, on which a striking strip composed of 
any chemical formula has been applied to assist in the ignition 
process.
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    \4\ Such commodity matchbooks are also referred to as ``for 
resale'' because they always enter into retail channels, meaning 
businesses that sell a general variety of tangible merchandise, 
e.g., convenience stores, supermarkets, dollar stores, drug stores 
and mass merchandisers.
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    Commodity matchbooks included in the scope of this order may or may 
not contain printing. For example, they may have no printing other than 
the identification of the manufacturer or importer. Commodity 
matchbooks may also be printed with a generic message such as ``Thank 
You'' or a generic image such as the American Flag, with store brands 
(e.g., Kroger, 7-Eleven, Shurfine or Giant); product brands for 
national or regional advertisers such as cigarettes or alcoholic 
beverages; or with corporate brands for national or regional 
distributors (e.g., Penley Corp. or Diamond Brands). They all enter 
retail distribution channels. Regardless of the materials used for the 
stems of the matches and regardless of the way the match stems are 
fastened to the matchbook cover, all commodity matchbooks are included 
in the scope of this order.
    All matchbooks, including commodity matchbooks, typically comply 
with the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Safety 
Standard for Matchbooks, codified at 16 CFR 1202.1 et seq.
    The scope of this order excludes promotional matchbooks, often 
referred to as ``not for resale,'' or ``specialty advertising'' 
matchbooks, as they do not enter into retail channels and are sold

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to businesses that provide hospitality, dining, drinking or 
entertainment services to their customers, and are given away by these 
businesses as promotional items. Such promotional matchbooks are 
distinguished by the physical characteristic of having the name and/or 
logo of a bar, restaurant, resort, hotel, club, caf[eacute]/coffee 
shop, grill, pub, eatery, lounge, casino, barbecue or individual 
establishment printed prominently on the matchbook cover. Promotional 
matchbook cover printing also typically includes the address and the 
phone number of the business or establishment being promoted.\5\ Also 
excluded are all other matches that are not fastened into a matchbook 
cover such as wooden matches, stick matches, box matches, kitchen 
matches, pocket matches, penny matches, household matches, strike-
anywhere matches (aka ``SAW'' matches), strike-on-box matches (aka 
``SOB'' matches), fireplace matches, barbeque/grill matches, fire 
starters, and wax matches.
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    \5\ The gross distinctions between commodity matchbooks and 
promotional matchbooks may be summarized as follows: (1) If it has 
no printing, or is printed with a generic message such as ``Thank 
You'' or a generic image such as the American Flag, or printed with 
national or regional store brands or corporate brands, it is 
commodity; (2) if it has printing, and the printing includes the 
name of a bar, restaurant, resort, hotel, club, caf[eacute]/coffee 
shop, grill, pub, eatery, lounge, casino, barbecue, or individual 
establishment prominently displayed on the matchbook cover, it is 
promotional.
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    The merchandise subject to this order is properly classified under 
subheading 3605.00.0060 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may also enter under subheading 
3605.00.0030 of the HTSUS. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
scope of the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Decision 
Memorandum for the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Commodity Matchbooks from India'' from Christian Marsh, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance (March 3, 2015) (Decision Memo), which is hereby adopted by 
this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the 
likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude 
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the order were revoked. 
The Decision Memo is a public document and is on file electronically 
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).\6\ ACCESS is available 
to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and it is available to 
all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Decision Memo can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Decision Memo and the electronic version of 
the Decision Memo are identical in content.
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    \6\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed the 
name of Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``IA ACCESS'') to AD and CVD Centralized 
Electronic Service System (``ACCESS''). The Web site location was 
changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov to http://access.trade.gov. 
The Final Rule changing the references to the Regulations can be 
found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014).
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Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 752(c) of the Act, the Department determines 
that revocation of the antidumping duty order on commodity matchbooks 
from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping, and that the magnitude of the margins of dumping that are 
likely to prevail are up to 66.07 percent.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written 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 these results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

     Dated: March 3, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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