[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 92 (Tuesday, May 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27986-27987]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-10072]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-920]


Lightweight Thermal Paper From the People's Republic of China: 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on lightweight 
thermal paper (LWTP) from the People's Republic of China (China) for 
the period of review (POR) November 1, 2018 through October 31, 2019, 
based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable May 12, 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 November 1, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD 
order on LWTP from China.\1\ Commerce received a timely-filed request 
from Appvion, Inc. (Appvion), a domestic interested party and the 
petitioner in the underlying investigation, for an administrative 
review of exports of subject merchandise to the United States during 
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companies, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b).\2\ On January 17, 2020, 
pursuant to this request, and in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review of the AD order on LWTP from China.\3\ On March 
26, 2020, Appvion withdrew its request for an administrative review 
with respect to all companies for which it requested a review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 58690 (November 1, 2019).
    \2\ See Appvion's Letter, ``Lightweight Thermal Paper From The 
People's Republic Of China: Request For Administrative Review,'' 
dated December 2, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 3014 (January 17, 2020).
    \4\ See Appvion's Letter, ``Lightweight Thermal Paper from The 
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal Of Request For Administrative 
Review,'' dated March 26, 2020.
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    On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 
reviews by 50 days, thereby extending the deadline for these results 
until September 21, 2020.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 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 timely submitted a request to withdraw its request for 
administrative review for all companies for which an administrative 
review was initiated. No other party requested an administrative review 
of the order. Therefore, in accordance 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 antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of LWTP from 
China. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated antidumping 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 to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers whose entries 
will be liquidated as a result of this rescission notice, of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. 
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the presumption 
that reimbursement of the antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 6, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-10072 Filed 5-11-20; 8:45 am]
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