[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 56 (Monday, March 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16328-16329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-06054]


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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 Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
lightweight thermal paper (LWTP) from the People's Republic of China 
(China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the dumping margins identified in the ``Final Results of 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable March 23, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle Clahane, 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) 482-5449.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 2, 2019, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the second sunset review of the Order on LWTP from China, pursuant to 
section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ 
On December 13, 2019, Commerce received a notice of

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intent to participate from Appvion Operations, Inc. and Kanzaki 
Specialty Papers Inc. (collectively, domestic interested parties) 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\2\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 84 FR 65968 
(December 2, 2019).
    \2\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(Sunset) Review of Antidumping Order on Lightweight Thermal Paper 
from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate'' dated December 13, 2019.
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    On December 23, 2019, Commerce received a complete substantive 
response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We did not receive 
any responses from respondent interested parties in this proceeding. 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 Order.
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    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(Sunset) Review of Antidumping Order on Lightweight Thermal Paper 
from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry Substantive 
Response,'' dated December 23, 2019.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order include 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; \4\ with or without a base coat \5\ 
on one or both sides; with thermal active coating(s) \6\ 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; \7\ 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 
4811.90.9050.8 9 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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    \4\ 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.
    \5\ 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.
    \6\ A thermal active coating is typically made of sensitizer, 
dye, and co-reactant
    \7\ 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.
    \8\ 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).
    \9\ 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 ww.usitc.gov. These HTSUS subheadings were added to the 
scope of the order in lightweight thermal paper's LTFV 
investigation.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    Commerce addresses all issues raised in this sunset review in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice.\10\ 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 https://access.trade.gov, 
and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main 
Commerce building. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Lightweight Thermal Paper from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby 
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the antidumping duty order on 
lightweight thermal paper from China would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
margin likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of up to 
115.29 percent.

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 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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation of Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Third Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-06054 Filed 3-20-20; 8:45 am]
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