[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 230 (Friday, December 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68637-68638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-26291]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-953]


Narrow Woven Ribbons With Woven Selvedge From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Five-Year 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing 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 countervailing duty order (CVD) 
order on narrow woven ribbons with woven selvedge (ribbons) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable December 3, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Macey Mayes, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202)-482-4473.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 1, 2010, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of the CVD order on ribbons from China.\1\ On August 2, 2021, 
Commerce published the notice of initiation of the second sunset review 
of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act).\2\ Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from Berwick Offray LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiary 
Lion Ribbon Company, LLC (collectively, the petitioner), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The petitioner 
claimed domestic interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(v) as a manufacturer in the United 
States of the domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Narrow Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the 
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 75 FR 53642 
(September 1, 2010) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 41439 
(August 2, 2021).
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate 
in Sunset Review,'' dated August 17, 2021.
    \4\ Id. at 2.
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    On September 1, 2021, the petitioner filed an adequate substantive 
response within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ We received no substantive response from any other 
interested party in this proceeding. On September 20, 2021, Commerce 
notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not 
receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\6\ As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(l)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \5\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Substantive Response to the 
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated September 1, 2021.
    \6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review Initiated on August 
2, 2021,'' dated September 20, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is narrow woven ribbons with 
woven selvedge, in any length, but with a width (measured at the 
narrowest span of the ribbon) less than or equal to 12 centimeters, 
composed of, in whole or in part, man-made fibers (whether artificial 
or synthetic, including but not limited to nylon, polyester, rayon, 
polypropylene, and polyethylene teraphthalate), metal threads and/or 
metalized yarns, or any combination thereof. The merchandise subject to 
the Order is classifiable under the HTSUS statistical categories 
5806.32.1020; 5806.32.1030; 5806.32.1050 and 5806.32.1060. Subject 
merchandise also may enter under subheadings 5806.31.00; 5806.32.20; 
5806.39.20; 5806.39.30; 5808.90.00; 5810.91.00; 5810.99.90; 5903.90.10; 
5903.90.25; 5907.00.60; and 5907.00.80 and under statistical categories 
5806.32.1080; 5810.92.9080; 5903.90.3090; and

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6307.90.9889. The HTSUS statistical categories and subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written 
description of the merchandise under the Order is dispositive.\7\
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    \7\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
Memorandum ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of 
the Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Narrow 
Woven Ribbons with Woven Selvedge from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice. 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 http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                               Net
                                                         countervailable
               Exporters or manufacturers                  subsidy rate
                                                            (percent)
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Changtai Rongshu Textile Co., Ltd......................           143.53
Yama Ribbons and Bows Co., Ltd.........................            27.14
All Others.............................................            27.14
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to 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, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of return/destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: November 29, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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 or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of the Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2021-26291 Filed 12-2-21; 8:45 am]
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