[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 11, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27090-27091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-12283]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-917]
Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Second Expedited Five-Year (Sunset) Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of
the countervailing duty (CVD) order on laminated woven sacks from the
People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the
continuation or recurrence of net countervailable subsidies at the
rates in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable June 11, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Dunne or Jacqueline Arrowsmith,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-2328
or (202) 482-5255, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2008, Commerce published the CVD Order on laminated
woven sacks from China.\1\ On February 5, 2019, Commerce published the
notice of initiation for the second sunset review of the CVD Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\2\ Subsequently, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate from the Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition and its
individual members, Polytex Fibers Corporation and ProAmpac Holdings,
Inc. (collectively, the domestic interested parties), within the
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
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\1\ See Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 45955 (August 7, 2008) (CVD
Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 84 FR 1704
(February 5, 2019).
\3\ See Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition's (LWSFTC)
Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order
on Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic of China:
Domestic Interested Parties Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
February 19, 2019.
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Commerce received a complete substantive response to the notice of
initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce received no
substantive responses from the Government of China or any respondent
interested party. As a result, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of the CVD Order.
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\4\ See LWSFTC's Letter, ``Five Year (``Sunset'') Review of
Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's
Republic of China: Domestic Interested Parties Substantive
Response,'' dated March 7, 2019 (Domestic Interested Parties' March
7, 2019, Response).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the CVD Order is laminated woven sacks.
A full description of the scope of the CVD Order is contained in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this
notice.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of a countervailable subsidy and the net countervailable
subsidy likely to prevail if the CVD Order were revoked. A list of
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to
this notice as an Appendix. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at
http://trade.gov/enforcement/ and in the Central Records Unit, Room B-
8024, in the Herbert C. Hoover Building. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues
and Decision Memorandum and electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to sections 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the CVD Order would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Net
countervailable
Manufacturers/exporters subsidy rates
(percent)
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Zibo Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd................ * 83.34
Han Shing Chemical Co., Ltd........................... * 277.54
Ningbo Yong Feng packaging Co., Ltd................... * 277.54
Shandong Shouguang Jianyuan Chun Co., Ltd./Shandong * 406.62
Longxing Plastic Products Company Ltd................
Shandong Qilu Plastic Fabric Group, Ltd............... * 358.20
All others............................................ * 280.65
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* ad valorem.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only 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 orders is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: June 5, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
V. Discussion of the Issues
(1) Likelihood of Continuation of a Countervailable Subsidy
(2) Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
(3) Nature of the Subsidy
[FR Doc. 2019-12283 Filed 6-10-19; 8:45 am]
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