Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India would be likely to lead...
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain lined paper products (CLPP) from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of the Sunset Review” section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable June 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katherine Sliney, 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) 482-2437.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 28, 2006, Commerce published a CVD order on CLPP from
( printed page 36536)
India.[1]
On February 1, 2023, Commerce initiated the third sunset review of the
Order,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[2]
On February 15, 2023, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the Association of American School Paper Suppliers (AASPS) [3]
(the domestic interested party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).[4]
AASPS claims interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(F) of the Act, as an association whose member companies are U.S. producers of the domestic like product.[5]
Additionally, ACCO Brands USA LLC, Norcom, Inc., and Top Flight, Inc. claimed interested party status pursuant to section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as manufacturers in the United States of the domestic like product.[6]
On March 2, 2023, Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).[7]
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any government or respondent interested party to this proceeding. On March 23, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.[8]
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)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this
Order
is certain lined paper products from India. For a complete description of the scope of the
Order, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[9]
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed 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), which is available to registered users at
https://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) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine that revocation of the
Order
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:
Producers/exporters
Subsidy rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Aero Exports
165.95
Navneet Education Limited
169.36
All Others
168.49
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 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 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
Dated: May 26, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
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 Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
Footnotes
1.
See Notice of Countervailing Duty Orders: Certain Lined Paper Products from India and Indonesia,71 FR 56949 (September 28, 2006) (
Order).
9.
See
Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Lined Paper Products from India,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
88 FR 36535
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order,” thefederalregister.org (June 5, 2023), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2023-11839/certain-lined-paper-products-from-india-final-results-of-the-expedited-sunset-review-of-the-countervailing-duty-order.