[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 19 (Wednesday, January 29, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5192-5193]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-560-829]


Uncoated Paper From Indonesia: Final Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review; 2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters 
of uncoated paper from Indonesia during the period of review (POR) 
January 1 through December 31, 2018.

DATES: Applicable January 29, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Miller, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3906.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The review covers PT Anugerah Kertas Utama, PT Riau Andalan Kertas, 
APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited, PT Asia Pacific Rayon, PT 
Sateri Viscose International, A P Fine Paper Trading (Hong Kong) 
Limited, and APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd. (collectively, 
APRIL).\1\
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    \1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018, 84 FR 
60378 (November 8, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM) at 1.
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    On November 8, 2019, Commerce published the preliminary results of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register.\2\ Although we 
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results,\3\ we 
received no comments. Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies 
this Federal Register notice.\4\
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    \2\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 60378.
    \3\ Id. at 60379.
    \4\ For further details of the issues addressed in this 
proceeding, see Preliminary Results and PDM.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise under review includes uncoated paper in sheet form; 
weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but not more than 150 grams 
per square meter; that either is a white paper with a GE brightness 
level \5\ of 85 or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not 
surface-decorated, printed (except as described below), embossed, 
perforated, or punched; irrespective of the smoothness of the surface; 
and irrespective of dimensions (Certain Uncoated Paper). Certain 
Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper that meets this 
scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood paper produced from bleached 
chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets this scope definition; 
and (c) any other uncoated paper that meets this scope definition 
regardless of the type of pulp used to produce the paper.
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    \5\ One of the key measurements of any grade of paper is 
brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter the paper the better 
the contrast between the paper and the ink. Brightness is measured 
using a GE Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of light 
off a grade of paper. One is the lowest reflection, or what would be 
given to a totally black grade, and 100 is the brightest measured 
grade. ``Colored paper'' as used in this scope definition means a 
paper with a hue other than white that reflects one of the primary 
colors of magenta, yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a 
combination of such primary colors.
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    Specifically excluded from the scope are: (1) Paper printed with 
final content of printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper products, 
typically school supplies, composed of paper that incorporates straight 
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would make the paper unsuitable 
for copying or printing purposes. For purposes of this scope 
definition, paper shall be considered ``printed with final content'' 
where at least one side of the sheet has printed text and/or graphics 
that cover at least five percent of the surface area of the entire 
sheet.
    On September 1, 2017, Commerce determined that that imports of 
uncoated paper with a GE brightness of 83 +/- 1% (83 Bright paper), 
otherwise meeting the description of in-scope merchandise, constitute 
merchandise ``altered in form or appearance in minor respects'' from 
in-scope merchandise that are subject to this order.\6\
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    \6\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the 
People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Affirmative 
Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 41610 (September 1, 2017).
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    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories 
4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000, 
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000, 
and 4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject merchandise may also be 
classified under 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 
4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, 
4802.69.3000, 4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While HTSUS subheadings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.

Final Results of the Review

    We determine the following net countervailable subsidy rate for the 
period January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018:

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                                                           Net subsidy
                        Company                          rate ad valorem
                                                            (percent)
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PT Anugerah Kertas Utama, PT Riau Andalan Kertas, APRIL          104.00
 Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited, PT Asia Pacific
 Rayon, PT Sateri Viscose International, A P Fine Paper
 Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, and APRIL International
 Enterprise Pte. Ltd. (collectively, APRIL)............
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Commerce intends to 
issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amount indicated above for APRIL on shipments of subject 
merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or 
after the date of publication of the final results of this 
administrative review. For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP 
to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most 
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company, 
as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 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 return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: January 22, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-01561 Filed 1-28-20; 8:45 am]
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