83 FR 31728 - Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)

Page Range		31728-31729
FR Document		2018-14634

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and exporters of rubber bands from Thailand for the period of investigation of January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-549-836]

Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Negative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty Determination

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are not being provided to producers and
exporters of rubber bands from Thailand for the period of investigation
of January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

DATES: Applicable July 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Halle or Shanah Lee, AD/CVD
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-0176 or 202-482-6386,
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). On February 20,
2018, we initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of rubber
bands from Thailand.\1\ On April 12, 2018, in accordance with section
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act, we postponed the preliminary determination of
this investigation to July 2, 2018.\2\
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\1\ See Rubber Bands from Thailand, the People's Republic of
China, and Sri Lanka: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 83 FR 8429 (February 27, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Rubber Bands from Thailand and the People's Republic of
China: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 15789 (April 12, 2018).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this notice. The Preliminary
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, and is available to all
parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Duty Determination of Citric
Acid and Certain Citrate Salts from Thailand,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

The products subject to this investigation are rubber bands from
Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.

Methodology

Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a
subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives
rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is
specific.\4\
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\4\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Alignment

As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with
section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4)(i), we are
aligning the final CVD determination in this investigation with the
final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD)
investigation of rubber bands based on a request made by the
petitioner.\5\ Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued
on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently
scheduled to be issued no later than November 13, 2018, unless
postponed.\6\
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\5\ The petitioner in this investigation is Alliance Rubber Co.
See Letter from the petitioner, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties on Rubber Bands from Thailand
and China--Petitioner's Request for Postponement of the Preliminary
Determinations,'' dated March 27, 2018.
\6\ The AD preliminary determination was postponed to no later
than August 29, 2018, see Rubber Bands from the People's Republic of
China and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in
the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 83 FR 29748 (June 26,
2018). Therefore, the AD final determination is currently due for
signature no later than Monday, November 12, 2018, which is a
federal holiday. Commerce's practice dictates that where a deadline
falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate deadline is
the next business day (see Notice of Clarification: Application of
``Next Business Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination
Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR
24533 (May 10, 2005). As such, the AD final determination signature
date rolls to Tuesday, November 13, 2018.
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Preliminary Determination

For this preliminary determination, Commerce calculated de minimis
estimated countervailable subsidies for all individually examined
producers/exporters of the subject merchandise. Consistent with section
703(b)(4)(A) of the Act, Commerce has disregarded the de minimis rates.
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
countervailable subsidy rates exist:

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Company Subsidy rate (percent)
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Liang Hah Heng International Rubber Co., 0.23 (de minimis).
Ltd.
U. Yong Industry Co., Ltd................. 0.37 (de minimis).
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Consistent with section 703(d) of the Act, Commerce has not
calculated an estimated weighted-average subsidy rate for all other
producers/exporters because it has not made an affirmative preliminary
determination.

Suspension of Liquidation

Because Commerce preliminarily determines that no countervailable
subsidies are being provided to the production or exportation of
subject merchandise, Commerce will not direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of any such entries.

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Public Comment

Interested parties may submit case and rebuttal briefs, as well as
request a hearing. Case briefs or other written comments may be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no
later than seven days after the date on which the last verification
report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to
issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days
after the deadline date for case briefs.\7\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal
briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\8\ This summary should be
limited to five pages total, including footnotes.
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\7\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general
filing requirements).
\8\ See 19 CFR .309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register
via ACCESS. Hearing requests should contain the party's name, address,
and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be
discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold
the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined.
Prior to the date of the hearing, Commerce will contact all parties
that submitted case or rebuttal briefs to determine if they wish to
participate in the hearing. Commerce will then provide a hearing
schedule to the parties prior to the hearing and only those parties
listed on the schedule may present issues raised in their briefs.
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the
hearing two days before the scheduled date.
Electronically filed documents must be received successfully in
their entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,\9\ on the due dates
established above.
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\9\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
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International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification

In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, we will notify the
ITC of our determination. In addition, Commerce will make available to
the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary information relating to
this investigation. Commerce will allow the ITC access to all
privileged and business proprietary information in the files, provided
the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, either
publicly or under an APO, without the written consent of the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the Act, if Commerce's final
determination is affirmative, the ITC will make its final determination
before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary
determination, or 45 days after Commerce's final determination.

Notification to Interested Parties

This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections
703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

Disclosure

Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis
performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination
within five days of its public announcement in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).

Verification

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.

Dated: July 2, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation

The products subject to this investigation are bands made of
vulcanized rubber, with a flat length, as actually measured end-to-
end by the band lying flat, no less than \1/2\ inch and no greater
than 10 inches; with a width, which measures the dimension
perpendicular to the length, actually of at least 3/64 inch and no
greater than 2 inches; and a wall thickness actually from 0.020 inch
to 0.125 inch. Vulcanized rubber has been chemically processed into
a more durable material by the addition of sulfur or other
equivalent curatives or accelerators. Subject products are included
regardless of color or inclusion of printed material on the rubber
band's surface, including but not limited to, rubber bands with
printing on them, such as a product name, advertising, or slogan,
and printed material (e.g., a tag) fastened to the rubber band by an
adhesive or another temporary type of connection. The scope includes
vulcanized rubber bands which are contained or otherwise exist in
various forms and packages, such as, without limitation, vulcanized
rubber bands included within a desk accessory set or other type of
set or package, and vulcanized rubber band balls. The scope excludes
products that consist of an elastomer loop and durable tag all-in-
one, and bands that are being used at the time of import to fasten
an imported product. Merchandise covered by this investigation is
currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) under subheading 4016.99.3510. Merchandise covered by
the scope may also enter under HTSUS subheading 4016.99.6050. While
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of the investigation
is dispositive.

Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope Comments
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Alignment
VI. Injury Test
VII. Subsidies Valuation
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Verification
XI. Calculation of the All Others Rate
XII. Conclusion

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proprietary information in this segment accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of final CVD determination in this
of the proceeding. Timely written the Act, we postponed the preliminary investigation with the final
notification of the return or destruction determination of this investigation to determination in the companion
of APO materials or conversion to July 2, 2018.2 antidumping duty (AD) investigation of
judicial protective order is hereby For a complete description of the rubber bands based on a request made
requested. Failure to comply with the events that followed the initiation of by the petitioner.5 Consequently, the
regulations and the terms of an APO is this investigation, see the Preliminary final CVD determination will be issued
a sanctionable violation. Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics on the same date as the final AD
This notice is issued and published in discussed in the Preliminary Decision determination, which is currently
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and Memorandum is included as an scheduled to be issued no later than
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR Appendix to this notice. The November 13, 2018, unless postponed.6
351.213(d)(4). Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a
Preliminary Determination
Dated: June 29, 2018. public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and For this preliminary determination,
Scot Fullerton, Commerce calculated de minimis
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Director, Office VI, Antidumping and estimated countervailable subsidies for
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Countervailing Duty Operations. all individually examined producers/
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
[FR Doc. 2018–14611 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] exporters of the subject merchandise.
ACCESS is available to registered users
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at https://access.trade.gov, and is Consistent with section 703(b)(4)(A) of
available to all parties in the Central the Act, Commerce has disregarded the
Records Unit, room B8024 of the main de minimis rates. Commerce
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE preliminarily determines that the
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the following estimated countervailable
International Trade Administration subsidy rates exist:
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
[C–549–836] be accessed directly at http://
Subsidy rate
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Company (percent)
Rubber Bands From Thailand: and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Negative Countervailing Preliminary Decision Memorandum are Liang Hah Heng Inter- 0.23 (de minimis).
Duty Determination and Alignment of identical in content. national Rubber Co.,
Final Determination With Final Ltd.
Antidumping Duty Determination Scope of the Investigation U. Yong Industry Co., 0.37 (de minimis).
The products subject to this Ltd.
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, investigation are rubber bands from
International Trade Administration, Thailand. For a complete description of Consistent with section 703(d) of the
Department of Commerce. the scope of this investigation, see Act, Commerce has not calculated an
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Appendix I. estimated weighted-average subsidy rate
(Commerce) preliminarily determines for all other producers/exporters
that countervailable subsidies are not Methodology because it has not made an affirmative
being provided to producers and Commerce is conducting this preliminary determination.
exporters of rubber bands from Thailand investigation in accordance with section Suspension of Liquidation
for the period of investigation of January 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. programs found countervailable, Because Commerce preliminarily
Interested parties are invited to Commerce preliminarily determines determines that no countervailable
comment on this preliminary that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial subsidies are being provided to the
determination. contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that production or exportation of subject
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, merchandise, Commerce will not direct
DATES: Applicable July 9, 2018. U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
and that the subsidy is specific.4
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: suspend liquidation of any such entries.
Emily Halle or Shanah Lee, AD/CVD Alignment
Operations, Office III, Enforcement and As noted in the Preliminary Decision 5 The petitioner in this investigation is Alliance

Compliance, International Trade Rubber Co. See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Petition
Memorandum, in accordance with for the Imposition of Antidumping and
Administration, U.S. Department of section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR Countervailing Duties on Rubber Bands from
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 351.210(b)(4)(i), we are aligning the Thailand and China—Petitioner’s Request for
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations,’’
202–482–0176 or 202–482–6386, dated March 27, 2018.
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 8429 6 The AD preliminary determination was
respectively. (February 27, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
postponed to no later than August 29, 2018, see
2 See Rubber Bands from Thailand and the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Rubber Bands from the People’s Republic of China
People’s Republic of China: Postponement of and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary
Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Background Duty Investigations, 83 FR 15789 (April 12, 2018). Investigations, 83 FR 29748 (June 26, 2018).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
This preliminary determination is Therefore, the AD final determination is currently
the Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty due for signature no later than Monday, November
made in accordance with section 703(b) Determination and Alignment of Final 12, 2018, which is a federal holiday. Commerce’s
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended Determination with Final Antidumping Duty practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a
(the Act). On February 20, 2018, we Determination of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate
initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) Salts from Thailand,’’ dated concurrently with, and deadline is the next business day (see Notice of
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’
investigation of rubber bands from Decision Memorandum). Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines
Thailand.1 On April 12, 2018, in 4 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70
regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). As such, the AD final
1 See Rubber Bands from Thailand, the People’s of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of determination signature date rolls to Tuesday,
Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Initiation of the Act regarding specificity. November 13, 2018.

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Public Comment will make available to the ITC all non- and packages, such as, without limitation,
privileged and non-proprietary vulcanized rubber bands included within a
Interested parties may submit case desk accessory set or other type of set or
and rebuttal briefs, as well as request a information relating to this
package, and vulcanized rubber band balls.
hearing. Case briefs or other written investigation. Commerce will allow the The scope excludes products that consist of
comments may be submitted to the ITC access to all privileged and business an elastomer loop and durable tag all-in-one,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and proprietary information in the files, and bands that are being used at the time of
Compliance no later than seven days provided the ITC confirms that it will import to fasten an imported product.
after the date on which the last not disclose such information, either Merchandise covered by this investigation is
publicly or under an APO, without the currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff
verification report is issued in this Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under
investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to written consent of the Assistant
subheading 4016.99.3510. Merchandise
issues raised in case briefs, may be Secretary for Enforcement and
covered by the scope may also enter under
submitted no later than five days after Compliance. HTSUS subheading 4016.99.6050. While the
the deadline date for case briefs.7 Pursuant to section 705(b)(2) of the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and Act, if Commerce’s final determination convenience and customs purposes, the
(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or is affirmative, the ITC will make its final written description of the scope of the
rebuttal briefs in this investigation are determination before the later of 120 investigation is dispositive.
encouraged to submit with each days after the date of this preliminary Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; determination, or 45 days after in the Preliminary Decision
(2) a brief summary of the argument; Commerce’s final determination. Memorandum
and (3) a table of authorities.8 This Notification to Interested Parties I. Summary
summary should be limited to five pages II. Background
total, including footnotes. This determination is issued and
published pursuant to sections 703(f) III. Scope Comments
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), IV. Scope of the Investigation
interested parties who wish to request a and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
V. Alignment
hearing, limited to issues raised in the 351.205(c). VI. Injury Test
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a Disclosure VII. Subsidies Valuation
written request to the Assistant VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and
Secretary for Enforcement and Commerce intends to disclose its Adverse Inferences
Compliance, U.S. Department of calculations and analysis performed to IX. Analysis of Programs
Commerce within 30 days after the date interested parties in this preliminary X. Verification
determination within five days of its XI. Calculation of the All Others Rate
of publication of this notice in the XII. Conclusion
Federal Register via ACCESS. Hearing public announcement in accordance
requests should contain the party’s with 19 CFR 351.224(b). [FR Doc. 2018–14634 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am]
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name, address, and telephone number, Verification
the number of participants, whether any
As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the
participant is a foreign national, and a DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Act, Commerce intends to verify the
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
information relied upon in making its
request for a hearing is made, Commerce International Trade Administration
final determination.
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401 Dated: July 2, 2018. [C–570–070]
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, Gary Taverman,
Rubber Bands From the People’s
DC 20230, at a time and date to be Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
Republic of China: Preliminary
determined. Prior to the date of the and Countervailing Duty Operations
performing the non-exclusive functions and Affirmative Countervailing Duty
hearing, Commerce will contact all Determination and Alignment of Final
parties that submitted case or rebuttal duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance. Determination With Final Antidumping
briefs to determine if they wish to Determination
participate in the hearing. Commerce Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
will then provide a hearing schedule to AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance,
The products subject to this investigation
the parties prior to the hearing and only International Trade Administration,
are bands made of vulcanized rubber, with a
those parties listed on the schedule may flat length, as actually measured end-to-end Department of Commerce.
present issues raised in their briefs. by the band lying flat, no less than 1⁄2 inch SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Parties should confirm by telephone the and no greater than 10 inches; with a width, (Commerce) preliminarily determines
date, time, and location of the hearing which measures the dimension that countervailable subsidies are being
two days before the scheduled date. perpendicular to the length, actually of at provided to producers and exporters of
Electronically filed documents must least 3/64 inch and no greater than 2 inches; rubber bands from the People’s Republic
be received successfully in their entirety and a wall thickness actually from 0.020 inch of China (China) for the period of
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time,9 on the due to 0.125 inch. Vulcanized rubber has been
chemically processed into a more durable
investigation of January 1, 2017, through
dates established above. December 31, 2017. Interested parties
material by the addition of sulfur or other
International Trade Commission (ITC) equivalent curatives or accelerators. Subject are invited to comment on this
Notification products are included regardless of color or preliminary determination.
inclusion of printed material on the rubber DATES: Applicable July 9, 2018.
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In accordance with section 703(f) of band’s surface, including but not limited to, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Act, we will notify the ITC of our rubber bands with printing on them, such as
determination. In addition, Commerce Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations,
a product name, advertising, or slogan, and
printed material (e.g., a tag) fastened to the
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
7 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 rubber band by an adhesive or another International Trade Administration,
(for general filing requirements). temporary type of connection. The scope U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
8 See 19 CFR .309(c)(2) and (d)(2). includes vulcanized rubber bands which are Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
9 See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). contained or otherwise exist in various forms DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4793.

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Dates		Applicable July 9, 2018.
Contact		Emily Halle or Shanah Lee, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202-482-0176 or 202-482-6386, respectively.
FR Citation		83 FR 31728

83 FR 31728 - Rubber Bands From Thailand: Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCEInternational Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 131 (July 9, 2018)

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