[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 33 (Friday, February 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7013-7014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03162]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-920]


Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: On December 1, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the 2015-
2016 administrative review (AR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from the People's Republic of China 
(China), covering the period of review (POR) November 1, 2015, through 
October 31, 2016. We received no comments or requests for a hearing. 
Therefore, we have made no changes for these final results and continue 
to find that none of the companies under review established eligibility 
for a separate rate status and, thus, are part of the China-wide 
entity.

DATES: Applicable February 16, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Rosen, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7814.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 1, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and 
gave interested parties an opportunity to comment.\1\ Commerce received 
no comments. Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce 
has exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the 
closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If 
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with 
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day. 
The revised deadline for the final results of this review is now April 
3, 2018.\2\
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    \1\ See Lightweight Thermal Paper from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2015-2016, 82 FR 56951 (December 1, 2017) (Preliminary 
Results).
    \2\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order includes certain lightweight 
thermal paper, which is thermal paper with a basis weight of 70 grams 
per square meter (g/m2) (with a tolerance of 4.0 g/m2) or 
less; irrespective of dimensions; \3\ with or without a base coat \4\ 
on one or both sides; with thermal active coating(s) \5\ on one or both 
sides that is a mixture of the dye and the developer that react and 
form an image when heat is applied; with or without a top coat; \6\ and 
without an adhesive backing. Certain lightweight thermal paper is 
typically (but not exclusively) used in point-of-sale applications such 
as ATM receipts, credit card receipts, gas pump receipts, and retail 
store receipts. The merchandise subject to this order may be classified 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings 3703.10.60, 4811.59.20, 4811.90.8040, 4811.90.9090, 
4820.10.20, 4823.40.00, 4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 
4811.90.9050.\7\ \8\ Although HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this order is dispositive.
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    \3\ LWTP is typically produced in jumbo rolls that are slit to 
the specifications of the converting equipment and then converted 
into finished slit rolls. Both jumbo and converted rolls (as well as 
LWTP in any other form, presentation, or dimension) are covered by 
the scope of these orders.
    \4\ A base coat, when applied, is typically made of clay and/or 
latex and like materials and is intended to cover the rough surface 
of the paper substrate and to provide insulating value.
    \5\ A thermal active coating is typically made of sensitizer, 
dye, and co-reactant.
    \6\ A top coat, when applied, is typically made of polyvinyl 
acetone, polyvinyl alcohol, and/or like materials and is intended to 
provide environmental protection, an improved surface for press 
printing, and/or wear protection for the thermal print head.
    \7\ HTSUS subheading 4811.90.8000 was a classification used for 
LWTP until January 1, 2007. Effective that date, subheading 
4811.90.8000 was replaced with 4811.90.8020 (for gift wrap, a non-
subject product) and 4811.90.8040 (for ``other'' including LWTP). 
HTSUS subheading 4811.90.9000 was a classification for LWTP until 
July 1, 2005. Effective that date, subheading 4811.90.9000 was 
replaced with 4811.90.9010 (for tissue paper, a non-subject product) 
and 4811.90.9090 (for ``other,'' including LWTP).
    \8\ As of January 1, 2009, the International Trade Commission 
deleted HTSUS subheadings 4811.90.8040 and 4811.90.9090 and added 
HTSUS subheadings 4811.90.8030, 4811.90.8050, 4811.90.9030, and 
4811.90.9050 to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(2009). See Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (2009), 
available at www.usitc.gov. These HTSUS subheadings were added to 
the scope of the order in LWTP's LTFV investigation.
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Final Results of the Review

    Commerce preliminarily determined that none of the companies under 
review, Shenzhen Formers Printing Co., Ltd (Formers), Sailing 
International Ltd (Sailing), and Suzhou Xiandai Paper Production Co 
(Xiandai) demonstrated eligibility for separate rate status and, thus, 
found them to be part of the China-wide entity.\9\ As there are no 
changes from, or comments upon, the Preliminary Results, Commerce finds 
that there is no reason to modify its analysis. As a result, for these 
final results, we are continuing to treat these exporters as part of 
the China-wide entity and subject to the China-wide rate. Accordingly, 
no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. For 
further details of the issues addressed in this proceeding, see 
Preliminary Results and the accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum. In these final results of review, we continue to treat 
Formers, Sailing, and Xiandai as part of the China-wide entity. The 
China-wide entity rate is 115.29 percent, as determined in the 
Order.\10\
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    \9\ In the Preliminary Results, we found Formers, Sailing, and 
Xiandai to be part of the China-wide entity. Specifically, Sailing 
and Xiandai each failed to submit a separate rate application to 
establish eligibility for separate rate status. Formers did not 
provide evidence of a suspended entry of subject merchandise into 
the United States during the POR, and our inquiry of the U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data reported no suspended AD/
CVD entries of subject merchandise associated with Formers during 
the POR. For further details of the issues addressed in this 
proceeding, see the Preliminary Results.
    \10\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Lightweight Thermal Paper from 
Germany and the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 70959, 70960 
(November 24, 2008) (Order).
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China-Wide Entity

    Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-
wide entity applies to this administrative review.\11\ Under this 
policy, the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party 
specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the 
entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity in 
this review, the entity is not under review and the entity's rate is 
not subject to change from 115.29 percent in this review.
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    \11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).

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Assessment Rates

    Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries in this review, in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Commerce intends to 
issue assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication 
in the Federal Register of these final results of administrative 
review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed China and non-China exporters who are not 
under review in this segment of the proceeding but who have separate 
rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific 
rate published for the most recent period; (2) for all China exporters 
of subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, including Formers, Sailing and Xiandai, the cash deposit 
rate will be the China-wide rate of 115.29 percent; and (3) for all 
non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not received 
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to 
the China exporter(s) that supplied that non-China exporter. These 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
performed in connection with the final results within five days of its 
public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five 
days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce determined that Formers, 
Sailing and Xiandai are part of the China-wide entity, to which the 
China-wide rate applies, there are no calculations to disclose.

Reimbursement of Duties

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

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice of the final results of this antidumping duty 
administrative review is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 19 
CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: February 9, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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