[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 10 (Friday, January 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2171-2172]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00619]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-821]


Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From Thailand: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review in part on polyethylene retail carrier bags from 
Thailand for the period of review (POR) August 1, 2014, through July 
31, 2015.

DATES: Effective date: January 15, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andre Gziryan, AD/CVD Operations 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
2201.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 3, 2015, we published a notice of opportunity to request 
an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene 
retail carrier bags from Thailand for the POR August 1, 2014, through 
July 31, 2015.\1\ On October 6, 2015, in response to timely requests 
from the petitioners \2\ and in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
polyethylene retail carrier bags from Thailand with respect to 45 
companies.\3\ On December 18, 2015, the petitioners withdrew their 
request for an administrative review for 44 out of 45 companies.\4\ No 
other party requested a review.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 80 FR 45952 (August 3, 2015).
    \2\ Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee and its individual 
members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC and Superbag Corporation (collectively, 
the petitioners).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 80 FR 60356 (October 6, 2015).
    \4\ The 44 companies for which the petitioners have withdrawn 
their request for a review are as follows: 2 P Work Co., Ltd., 2PK 
Interplas Co., Ltd., Angkapol Plastech Co., Ltd., Asia Industry Co., 
Ltd., Asian Packaging Limited Partnership, Bags and Gloves Co., 
Ltd., Completely Co., Ltd., C.P. Poly Industry Co., Ltd., CT Import-
Export Co., Ltd., Dpac Inter. Corporation Co., Ltd., DTOP Co., Ltd., 
Ecoplas (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Elite Poly and Packaging Co., Ltd., 
Firstpack Co. Ltd., G.L.K. (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Green Smile Supply 
Co., Ltd., Hinwiset Packaging Limited Partnership, King Bag Co., 
Ltd., King Pac Industrial Co., Ltd., KPA Packing & Product Co., 
Ltd., Napa Plastic Co., Ltd., Naraipak Co., Ltd., NKD Intertrade 
Limited Partnership, NNN Packaging Limited Partnership, Northeast 
Pack Company Limited, P.C.S. International Company Limited, Pasiam 
Ltd., Partnership, PMC Innopack Co., Ltd., Poly Plast (Thailand) 
Co., Ltd., Poly World Co., Ltd., PPN Plaspack Limited Partnership, 
Prepack Thailand Co., Ltd., PSSP Plaspack Co., Ltd., SSGT Products 
Limited Partnership, Super Grip Co., Ltd., T.P. Plaspack Co., Ltd., 
T.T.P. Packaging (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Thantawan Industry Public 
Co., Ltd., Triple B Pack Co., Ltd., Triyamook Vanich Limited 
Partnership, Two Path Plaspack Co., Ltd., Udomrutpanich Limited 
Partnership, Win Win and Pro Pack Co. Ltd., and Winbest Industrial 
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. See letter from the petitioners to the 
Department, ``Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from Thailand: 
Partial Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review'' (December 
18, 2015). No withdrawal was requested for K. International Packing 
Co., Ltd.
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Rescission of Administrative Review in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of

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the date of publication of notice of initiation of the requested 
review.'' Because the petitioners withdrew their review request in a 
timely manner, and because no other party requested a review of these 
companies, we are rescinding the administrative review in part with 
respect to the aforementioned 44 companies.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the 
aforementioned companies, for which the review is rescinded, 
antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit 
of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP within 15 days after publication of this 
notice.

Notifications to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement may result in the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: January 8, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
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