[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56776-56777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15181]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-690-691, 731-TA-1619-1625 and 731-TA-1627 
(Final)]


Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, 
Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by 
reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, 
Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam, provided for 
in subheadings 4819.30.00 and 4819.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States 
at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and subsidized by the Governments of 
China and India.2 3
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 89 FR 45829, 89 FR 45834 (May 24, 2024), 89 FR 45841, 89 FR 
45823, 89 FR 45843, 89 FR 45826, 89 FR 45821, 89 FR 45845, 89 FR 
45832, 89 FR 45839, (May 24, 2024).
    \3\ The Commission also finds that imports subject to Commerce's 
affirmative critical circumstances determinations are not likely to 
undermine seriously the remedial effect of the countervailing duty 
orders on paper shopping bags from China and India, or the 
antidumping duty orders on paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, 
Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Background

    The Commission instituted these investigations effective May 31, 
2023, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags, a coalition 
whose members include Novolex Holdings, LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina, 
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Commission scheduled the final phase of 
the investigations following notification of preliminary determinations 
by Commerce that imports of paper shopping bags from China and India 
were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, 
China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam were 
being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the 
Commission's investigations and of a public hearing to be held in 
connection therewith was given by posting copies of the notice in the 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of 
January 18, 2024 (89 FR 3424). The Commission conducted its hearing on 
March 14, 2024.
    The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not 
postpone its final determination for the antidumping duty investigation 
regarding paper shopping bags from Turkey, while it did postpone the 
final determinations for the countervailing duty investigations 
regarding paper

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shopping bags from China and India, and the antidumping duty 
investigations regarding paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, 
Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam. On May 2, 
2024, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its 
antidumping duty investigation of paper shopping bags from Turkey (89 
FR 38916). Following notification of final determinations by Commerce 
that imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, 
India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam were being sold at LTFV 
within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)) 
and subsidized by the governments of China and India within the meaning 
of section 705(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(a)), notice of the 
supplemental scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's 
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations was given by posting 
copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the 
Federal Register of June 3, 2024 (89 FR 47613).
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.  
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C. 
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these 
investigations on July 5, 2024. The views of the Commission are 
contained in USITC Publication 5522 (July 2024), entitled Paper 
Shopping Bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, 
Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-690-691, 731-
TA-1619-1625 and 731-TA-1627 (Final).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 5, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-15181 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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