[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52066-52067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21291]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-886]
Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-
2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that
High Den Enterprises Ltd. (High Den) is not eligible for a separate
rate and is therefore a part of the China-wide entity. The period of
review is August 1, 2017 through July 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable October 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Hollander or Minoo Hatten, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2805 or (202)
482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 14, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results \1\ of
the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of
China (China).\2\ We invited interested parties to comment on these
Preliminary Results. We received no comments from interested parties.
As such, these final results are unchanged from the Preliminary
Results.
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\1\ See Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Rescission of Review in Part; 2017-2018,
84 FR 27756 (June 14, 2019) and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags
from the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 48201 (August 9, 2004)
(Order).
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Scope of the Order
The products subject to the AD order on PRCBs from China, are
PRCBs, which may be referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags,
grocery bags, or checkout bag. Imports of the subject merchandise are
currently classifiable under statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). This
subheading also covers products that are outside the scope of the
order. Furthermore, although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope
of the order is dispositive. For a complete description of the scope of
the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Methodology
Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). In the
Preliminary Results, Commerce found that High Den failed to respond to
the initial questionnaire. Therefore, Commerce preliminarily determined
that High Den is not eligible for a separate rate and is therefore part
of the China-wide entity. We have not received any information since
the issuance of the Preliminary Results that provides a basis for
reconsidering this determination. For a full description of the
methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. The Preliminary 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://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room
B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the
internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed and
the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Final Results of Review
We received no comments pertaining to the Preliminary Results. For
the Final results, we made no changes to our preliminary analysis.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
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entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of
this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
15 days after the publication date of the final results of this review.
We will instruct CBP to apply the China-wide ad valorem assessment rate
of 77.57 percent to all entries of subject merchandise during the POR
which were exported by High Den.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of
this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For
previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters
of subject merchandise that received a separate rate in a prior segment
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
existing exporter specific rate published for the most recently
completed period; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, i.e., High
Den, the cash deposit rate will be the China-wide rate of 77.57
percent; and (3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise
which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be
the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-
Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification 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 could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
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
The final results of this administrative review are issued and
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: September 24, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-21291 Filed 9-30-19; 8:45 am]
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