81 FR 35052 - Paper Clips From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 105 (June 1, 2016)

Page Range		35052-35054
FR Document		2016-12434
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on paper clips from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for responses is July 1, 2016. Comments on the adequacy of responses may be filed with the Commission by August 15, 2016. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-663 (Fourth Review)]


Paper Clips From China; Institution of a Five-Year Review

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted a 
review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act''), as amended, to 
determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on paper 
clips from China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence 
of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are 
requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information 
specified below to the Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, 
the deadline for responses is July 1, 2016. Comments on the adequacy of 
responses may be filed with the Commission by August 15, 2016.
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    \1\ No response to this request for information is required if a 
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not 
displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 16-5-357, 
expiration date June 30, 2017. Public reporting burden for the 
request is estimated to average 15 hours per response. Please send 
comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the 
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E 
Street SW., Washington, DC 20436.

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DATES: Effective Date: June 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of 
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information 
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special 
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the 
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning 
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server 
(http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be 
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background.-- On November 25, 1994, the Department of Commerce 
(``Commerce'') issued an antidumping duty order on imports of paper 
clips from China (59 FR 60606). Following five-year reviews by Commerce 
and the Commission, effective August 15, 2000, Commerce issued a 
continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of paper clips 
from China (65 FR 49784). Following second five-year reviews by 
Commerce and the Commission, effective February 7, 2006, Commerce 
issued a continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of paper 
clips from China (71 FR 6269). Following the third five-year reviews by 
Commerce and the Commission, effective July 26, 2011, Commerce issued a 
continuation of the antidumping duty order on imports of paper clips 
from China (76 FR 44575). The Commission is now conducting a fourth 
review pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 
1675(c)), to determine whether revocation of the order would be likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to the 
domestic industry within a reasonably foreseeable time. Provisions 
concerning the conduct of this proceeding may be found in the 
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure at 19 CFR parts 201, 
Subparts A and B and 19 CFR part 207, subparts A and F. The Commission 
will assess the adequacy of interested party responses to this notice 
of institution to determine whether to conduct a full review or an 
expedited review. The Commission's determination in any expedited 
review will be based on the facts available, which may include 
information provided in response to this notice.
    Definitions.--The following definitions apply to this review:
    (1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is 
within the scope of the five-year review, as defined by the Department 
of Commerce.

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    (2) The Subject Country in this review is China.
    (3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product 
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original 
determination and its expedited first, second, and third five-year 
review determinations, the Commission defined the Domestic Like Product 
as certain wire paper clips, coextensive with Commerce's scope.
    (4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the 
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of 
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total 
domestic production of the product. In its original determination and 
its expedited first, second, and third five-year review determinations, 
the Commission defined the Domestic Industry to consist of all domestic 
producers of paper clips.
    (5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or 
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject 
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or 
through its selling agent.
    Participation in the proceeding and public service list.--Persons, 
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the 
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the proceeding as parties must 
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as 
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later 
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names 
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties 
to the proceeding.
    Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission 
five-year reviews are advised that they may appear in a review even if 
they participated personally and substantially in the corresponding 
underlying original investigation or an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation. The Commission's designated agency ethics 
official has advised that a five-year review is not the same particular 
matter as the underlying original investigation, and a five-year review 
is not the same particular matter as an earlier review of the same 
underlying investigation for purposes of 18 U.S.C. 207, the post 
employment statute for Federal employees, and Commission rule 201.15(b) 
(19 CFR 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 
2008). Consequently, former employees are not required to seek 
Commission approval to appear in a review under Commission rule 19 CFR 
201.15, even if the corresponding underlying original investigation or 
an earlier review of the same underlying investigation was pending when 
they were Commission employees. For further ethics advice on this 
matter, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, at 
202-205-3088.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI submitted in this proceeding available to authorized 
applicants under the APO issued in the proceeding, provided that the 
application is made no later than 21 days after publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. Authorized applicants must represent 
interested parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to 
the proceeding. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Certification.--Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's 
rules, any person submitting information to the Commission in 
connection with this proceeding must certify that the information is 
accurate and complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In 
making the certification, the submitter will be deemed to consent, 
unless otherwise specified, for the Commission, its employees, and 
contract personnel to use the information provided in any other reviews 
or investigations of the same or comparable products which the 
Commission conducts under Title VII of the Act, or in internal audits 
and investigations relating to the programs and operations of the 
Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
    Written submissions.--Pursuant to section 207.61 of the 
Commission's rules, each interested party response to this notice must 
provide the information specified below. The deadline for filing such 
responses is July 1, 2016. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the 
Commission's rules, eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments concerning the adequacy of 
responses to the notice of institution and whether the Commission 
should conduct an expedited or full review. The deadline for filing 
such comments is August 15, 2016. All written submissions must conform 
with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules; any 
submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of 
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The 
Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the Commission's Web 
site at http://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the Commission's rules 
with respect to electronic filing. Also, in accordance with sections 
201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's rules, each document filed by a 
party to the proceeding must be served on all other parties to the 
proceeding (as identified by either the public or APO service list as 
appropriate), and a certificate of service must accompany the document 
(if you are not a party to the proceeding you do not need to serve your 
response).
    Inability to provide requested information.--Pursuant to section 
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot 
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form 
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time, 
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested 
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide 
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this 
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the 
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to 
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the 
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1677e(b)) in 
making its determination in the review.
    Information To Be Provided in Response to This Notice of 
Institution: As used below, the term ``firm'' includes any related 
firms.
    (1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World 
Wide Web address) and name, telephone number, fax number, and Email 
address of the certifying official.
    (2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S. 
producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a 
U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or 
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or 
business association, or another interested party (including an 
explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/business 
association, identify the firms in which your workers are employed or 
which are members of your association.
    (3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to 
participate in this proceeding by providing information requested by 
the Commission.

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    (4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the 
antidumping duty order on the Domestic Industry in general and/or your 
firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the various 
factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675a(a)) 
including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price effects of 
subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject Merchandise on 
the Domestic Industry.
    (5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of 
the Domestic Like Product. Identify any known related parties and the 
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act 
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
    (6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of 
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject 
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 2010.
    (7) A list of 3-5 leading purchasers in the U.S. market for the 
Domestic Like Product and the Subject Merchandise (including street 
address, World Wide Web address, and the name, telephone number, fax 
number, and Email address of a responsible official at each firm).
    (8) A list of known sources of information on national or regional 
prices for the Domestic Like Product or the Subject Merchandise in the 
U.S. or other markets.
    (9) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product, 
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that 
product during calendar year 2015, except as noted (report quantity 
data in units and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are 
a union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the 
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers 
are employed/which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. production of the Domestic Like Product 
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) Capacity (quantity) of your firm to produce the Domestic Like 
Product (i.e., the level of production that your establishment(s) could 
reasonably have expected to attain during the year, assuming normal 
operating conditions (using equipment and machinery in place and ready 
to operate), normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year), 
time for downtime, maintenance, repair, and cleanup, and a typical or 
representative product mix);
    (c) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of the 
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s);
    (d) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company 
transfers of the Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); 
and
    (e) the value of (i) net sales, (ii) cost of goods sold (COGS), 
(iii) gross profit, (iv) selling, general and administrative (SG&A) 
expenses, and (v) operating income of the Domestic Like Product 
produced in your U.S. plant(s) (include both U.S. and export commercial 
sales, internal consumption, and company transfers) for your most 
recently completed fiscal year (identify the date on which your fiscal 
year ends).
    (10) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of 
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject Country, 
provide the following information on your firm's(s') operations on that 
product during calendar year 2015 (report quantity data in units and 
value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a trade/business association, 
provide the information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are 
members of your association.
    (a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including 
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from the 
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
    (b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported 
from the Subject Country; and
    (c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping 
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject 
Merchandise imported from the Subject Country.
    (11) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business 
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the 
Subject Country, provide the following information on your firm's(s') 
operations on that product during calendar year 2015 (report quantity 
data in units and value data in U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at 
the U.S. port but not including antidumping duties). If you are a 
trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate 
basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
    (a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in the Subject 
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
    (b) capacity (quantity) of your firm(s) to produce the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country (i.e., the level of production that 
your establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during 
the year, assuming normal operating conditions (using equipment and 
machinery in place and ready to operate), normal operating levels 
(hours per week/weeks per year), time for downtime, maintenance, 
repair, and cleanup, and a typical or representative product mix); and
    (c) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United 
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the 
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise 
from the Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
    (12) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand 
conditions or business cycle for the Domestic Like Product that have 
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject 
Merchandise in the Subject Country after 2010, and significant changes, 
if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably foreseeable time. 
Supply conditions to consider include technology; production methods; 
development efforts; ability to increase production (including the 
shift of production facilities used for other products and the use, 
cost, or availability of major inputs into production); and factors 
related to the ability to shift supply among different national markets 
(including barriers to importation in foreign markets or changes in 
market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider include end uses 
and applications; the existence and availability of substitute 
products; and the level of competition among the Domestic Like Product 
produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise produced in the 
Subject Country, and such merchandise from other countries.
    (13) (OPTIONAL) A statement of whether you agree with the above 
definitions of the Domestic Like Product and Domestic Industry; if you 
disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain why 
and provide alternative definitions.

    Authority: This proceeding is being conducted under authority of 
Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: May 23, 2016.
Lisa R. Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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(2) The Subject Country in this review 201.15(b)), 79 FR 3246 (Jan. 17, 2014), provisions of section 201.8 of the
is China. 73 FR 24609 (May 5, 2008). Commission’s rules; any submissions
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the Consequently, former employees are not that contain BPI must also conform with
domestically produced product or required to seek Commission approval the requirements of sections 201.6,
products which are like, or in the to appear in a review under Commission 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s
absence of like, most similar in rule 19 CFR 201.15, even if the rules. The Commission’s Handbook on
characteristics and uses with, the corresponding underlying original E-Filing, available on the Commission’s
Subject Merchandise. In its original investigation or an earlier review of the Web site at http://edis.usitc.gov,
determination and its expedited first, same underlying investigation was elaborates upon the Commission’s rules
second, and third five-year review pending when they were Commission with respect to electronic filing. Also, in
determinations, the Commission employees. For further ethics advice on accordance with sections 201.16(c) and
defined the Domestic Like Product as this matter, contact Carol McCue 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
certain wire paper clips, coextensive Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official, document filed by a party to the
with Commerce’s scope. at 202–205–3088. proceeding must be served on all other
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. Limited disclosure of business parties to the proceeding (as identified
producers as a whole of the Domestic proprietary information (BPI) under an by either the public or APO service list
Like Product, or those producers whose administrative protective order (APO) as appropriate), and a certificate of
collective output of the Domestic Like and APO service list.—Pursuant to service must accompany the document
Product constitutes a major proportion section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s (if you are not a party to the proceeding
of the total domestic production of the rules, the Secretary will make BPI you do not need to serve your response).
product. In its original determination submitted in this proceeding available Inability to provide requested
and its expedited first, second, and third to authorized applicants under the APO information.—Pursuant to section
five-year review determinations, the issued in the proceeding, provided that 207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any
Commission defined the Domestic the application is made no later than 21 interested party that cannot furnish the
Industry to consist of all domestic days after publication of this notice in information requested by this notice in
producers of paper clips. the Federal Register. Authorized the requested form and manner shall
(5) An Importer is any person or firm applicants must represent interested notify the Commission at the earliest
engaged, either directly or through a parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), possible time, provide a full explanation
parent company or subsidiary, in who are parties to the proceeding. A of why it cannot provide the requested
importing the Subject Merchandise into separate service list will be maintained information, and indicate alternative
the United States from a foreign by the Secretary for those parties forms in which it can provide
manufacturer or through its selling authorized to receive BPI under the equivalent information. If an interested
agent. APO. party does not provide this notification
Participation in the proceeding and Certification.—Pursuant to section (or the Commission finds the
public service list.—Persons, including 207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any explanation provided in the notification
industrial users of the Subject person submitting information to the inadequate) and fails to provide a
Merchandise and, if the merchandise is Commission in connection with this complete response to this notice, the
sold at the retail level, representative proceeding must certify that the Commission may take an adverse
consumer organizations, wishing to information is accurate and complete to inference against the party pursuant to
participate in the proceeding as parties the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In section 776(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
must file an entry of appearance with making the certification, the submitter 1677e(b)) in making its determination in
the Secretary to the Commission, as will be deemed to consent, unless the review.
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the otherwise specified, for the Information To Be Provided in
Commission’s rules, no later than 21 Commission, its employees, and Response to This Notice of Institution:
days after publication of this notice in contract personnel to use the As used below, the term ‘‘firm’’ includes
the Federal Register. The Secretary will information provided in any other any related firms.
maintain a public service list containing reviews or investigations of the same or (1) The name and address of your firm
the names and addresses of all persons, comparable products which the or entity (including World Wide Web
or their representatives, who are parties Commission conducts under Title VII of address) and name, telephone number,
to the proceeding. the Act, or in internal audits and fax number, and Email address of the
Former Commission employees who investigations relating to the programs certifying official.
are seeking to appear in Commission and operations of the Commission (2) A statement indicating whether
five-year reviews are advised that they pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of
may appear in a review even if they Written submissions.—Pursuant to the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union
participated personally and section 207.61 of the Commission’s or worker group, a U.S. importer of the
substantially in the corresponding rules, each interested party response to Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer
underlying original investigation or an this notice must provide the information or exporter of the Subject Merchandise,
earlier review of the same underlying specified below. The deadline for filing a U.S. or foreign trade or business
investigation. The Commission’s such responses is July 1, 2016. Pursuant association, or another interested party
designated agency ethics official has to section 207.62(b) of the Commission’s (including an explanation). If you are a
advised that a five-year review is not the rules, eligible parties (as specified in union/worker group or trade/business
same particular matter as the underlying Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may also association, identify the firms in which
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original investigation, and a five-year file comments concerning the adequacy your workers are employed or which are
review is not the same particular matter of responses to the notice of institution members of your association.
as an earlier review of the same and whether the Commission should (3) A statement indicating whether
underlying investigation for purposes of conduct an expedited or full review. your firm/entity is willing to participate
18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment The deadline for filing such comments in this proceeding by providing
statute for Federal employees, and is August 15, 2016. All written information requested by the
Commission rule 201.15(b) (19 CFR submissions must conform with the Commission.

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Contact		Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW., Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205- 1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its Internet server (http://www.usitc.gov). The public record for this proceeding may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at http:// edis.usitc.gov.
FR Citation		81 FR 35052