[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 77 (Friday, April 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21687-21688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-08412]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-959]


Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-Quality Print Graphics 
Using Sheet-Fed Presses From the People's Republic of China: Rescission 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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 
coated paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed 
presses from the People's Republic of China (China) for the period of 
review (POR) January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, based on the 
timely withdrawal of the request for review.

DATES: Applicable April 23, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Langley, 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) 482-3861.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 3, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the CVD order on certain coated 
paper suitable for high-quality print graphics using sheet-fed presses 
(coated paper) from China for the POR of January 1, 2019, through 
December 31, 2019.\1\ In accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), Commerce 
received a timely-filed request for an administrative review from Verso 
Corporation (the petitioner) for the following producers/exporters: 
Shandong Sun Paper Industry Joint Stock Co., Ltd.; Yanzhou Tianzhang 
Paper Industry Co., Ltd.; Shandong International Paper and Sun Coated 
Paperboard Co., Ltd.; International Paper and Sun Cartonboard Co., 
Ltd.; Gold East Paper (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.; Gold Huasheng Paper Co., 
Ltd.; Gold East (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Zhonghua Paper 
Co., Ltd.; Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper Co., Ltd.; Hainan Jinhai Pulp and 
Paper Co., Ltd.; Shandong Huatai Paper Industry Shareholding Co., Ltd.; 
Shandong Chenming Paper Holding Ltd.; Chenming HK, Ltd.; Jingxi 
Chenming Paper Co., Ltd.; and Sinar Mas Paper (China) Investment Co. 
Ltd.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 69586 (November 3, 2020).
    \2\ See the petitioner's Letter, ``Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Coated Paper Suitable for High-
Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from the People's 
Republic of China (1/01/19-12/31/19),'' dated November 30, 2020.
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    On January 6, 2021, 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 CVD order on coated paper from China with 
respect to each of the requested companies.\3\ On March 26, 2021, the 
petitioner withdrew its request for an administrative review with 
respect to all of the companies for which it had requested a review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 511 (January 6, 2021).
    \4\ See the petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Coated Paper Suitable 
for High-Quality Print Graphics Using Sheet-Fed Presses from the 
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated March 26, 2021.
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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. 
As noted above, the petitioner withdrew its request for review of all 
companies within 90 days of the publication date of the notice of 
initiation. 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 coated 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 no earlier than 35 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

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protective order (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 
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 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, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 19, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-08412 Filed 4-22-21; 8:45 am]
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