[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 66 (Monday, April 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19135-19136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-07148]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-921]


Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
lightweight thermal paper (thermal paper) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2018 through 
December 31, 2018, based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for 
review.

DATES: Applicable April 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dusten Hom, 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) 482-5075.

SUPPLMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2019, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on thermal paper from 
China for the POR of January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018.\1\ 
Commerce received a timely-filed request from Appvion, Inc. (Appvion) 
for an administrative review of Sailing International Limited, Shenzhen 
Formers Printing Co., Ltd., Suzhou Xiandai Paper Production Co., Dong 
Nam Pack, Gold Shengpu Paper Products (Suzhou), Xiamen ATP Technology 
Co., Ltd., Gold Huasheng Paper (Suzhou IP) Co., Henan Jianghe Paper Co. 
Ltd., Wuxi Honglinxin International Trade, Shenzhen HDB Network 
Technology, Jinan Fuzhi Paper Co., Ltd., Avery Dennison (China) Co., 
Ltd., Pax Technology Limited, Shenzhen Speedy Import & Export Co., 
Ltd., SYCDA Company Limited, and Prosper (HK) Co., Ltd., in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\
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    \1\ [thinsp]See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request 
Administrative Review, 84 FR 58690 (November 1, 2019).
    \2\ See letter from Appvion, ``Lightweight Thermal Paper from 
the People's Republic of China; Request for Administrative Review,'' 
dated December 2, 2019.

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    On February 6, 2020, pursuant to these requests and in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of the countervailing duty order on thermal paper 
from China with respect to all of the companies for which Appvion had 
requested the review.\3\ On March 26, 2020, Appvion withdrew its 
request for an administrative review with respect to all of the 
companies for which Commerce had initiated the review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 6896 (February 6, 2020).
    \4\ See letter from Appvion, ``Lightweight Thermal Paper from 
the People's Republic of China/Withdrawal for Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated March 26, 2020.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Appvion withdrew its request for review of all companies that were 
subject to the review within the requisite 90 days. No other parties 
requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in 
its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of thermal 
paper from China. Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties required 
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 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. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its 
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary 
information, until May 19, 2020, unless extended.\5\
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    \5\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 
to COVID-19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020).
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    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 31, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-07148 Filed 4-3-20; 8:45 am]
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