[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 103 (Tuesday, June 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29248-29249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11460]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-602-807; A-351-842; A-570-022; A-560-828; A-471-807]


Uncoated Paper From Australia, Brazil, the People's Republic of 
China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Final Results of the Expedited First 
Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
orders on certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Australia, 
Brazil, the People's Republic of China (China), Indonesia, and Portugal 
would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable June 1, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, 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) 482-0012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2021, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset reviews of the Orders \1\ on certain uncoated paper 
(uncoated paper) from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal 
pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ On February 12, 2021, Commerce received a notice of 
intent to participate from Domtar Corporation (Domtar), Finch Paper LLC 
(Finch), and North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ Domtar, Finch, and NORPAC 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as 
domestic producers of uncoated paper in the United States. On February 
16, 2021, Commerce received notice of intent to participate from 
Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) and United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Services 
Workers International Union (USW), within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ PCA claimed interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v), as a 
domestic producer of uncoated paper in the United States, and USW 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(vi), as a certified union with workers engaged in 
the manufacture and production of the domestic like product in the 
United States.
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    \1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, 
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Portugal: Amended 
Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and 
Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 11174 (March 3, 2016) 
(Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 7709 
(February 1, 2021).
    \3\ See Domtar, Finch, and NORPAC's Letters, ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper 
from Australia: Domestic Industry's Notice of Intent to Participate 
in Sunset Review,'' dated February 12, 2021; ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper 
from Brazil: Domestic Industry's Notice of Intent to Participate in 
Sunset Review,'' dated February 12, 2021; ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper 
from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 12, 2021; 
``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on 
Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 12, 2021; 
and ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on 
Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Domestic Industry's Notice of 
Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated February 12, 2021.
    \4\ See PCA and USW's Letters, ``Notice of Intent to Participate 
in the First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia,'' dated February 16, 2021; 
``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil,'' 
dated February 16, 2021; ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the 
First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Uncoated Paper from the People's Republic of China,'' dated February 
16, 2021; ``Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from 
Indonesia,'' dated February 16, 2021; and ``Notice of Intent to 
Participate in the First Five-Year Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal,'' dated February 16, 
2021.
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    On March 1, 2021, Commerce received a complete substantive response 
from the domestic interested parties \5\ within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3).\6\ No respondent interested party 
submitted a substantive response within the 50-day deadline. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is

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conducting expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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    \5\ Collectively, Domtar, Finch Paper, NORPAC, PCA, and USW are 
referred to as the domestic interested parties.
    \6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letters, ``First Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper 
from Australia: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response to Notice 
of Initiation,'' dated March 1, 2021 (Substantive Response--
Australia); ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping 
Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil: Domestic Industry's 
Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 1, 2021 
(Substantive Response--Brazil); ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') 
Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from the 
People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response 
to Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 1, 2021 (Substantive 
Response--China); ``First Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Domestic 
Industry's Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated 
March 1, 2021 (Substantive Response--Indonesia); and ``First Five-
Year (``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Order on Certain Uncoated 
Paper from Portugal: Domestic Industry's Substantive Response to 
Notice of Initiation,'' dated March 1, 2021 (Substantive Response--
Portugal) (collectively, Substantive Response).
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Scope of the Orders

    The scope of these orders 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 3 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).
    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 orders is dispositive.\7\
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    \7\ For a full description of the scope of the orders, see 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders 
on Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the People's 
Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these sunset reviews are addressed in the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by 
this notice.\8\ 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. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. A complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
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    \8\ See 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 AD orders on uncoated paper 
from Australia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, and Portugal would be likely 
to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the 
magnitude of the margins likely to prevail are up to: 222.46 percent 
for Australia, 41.39 percent for Brazil, 149.00 percent for China, 
17.46 percent for Indonesia, and 7.80 percent for Portugal.

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: May 25, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation of Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-11460 Filed 5-28-21; 8:45 am]
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