Notice2024-01702
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Postponement of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigation
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Published
January 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair- value (LTFV) investigation of certain paper shopping bags (shopping bags) from Malaysia until May 17, 2024, and is extending the provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more than six months.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 19 (Monday, January 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 5493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01702]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-557-825]
Certain Paper Shopping Bags From Malaysia: Postponement of Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is postponing the
deadline for issuing the final determination in the less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation of certain paper shopping bags (shopping
bags) from Malaysia until May 17, 2024, and is extending the
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more
than six months.
DATES: Applicable January 29, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel Alexander, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4313.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 20, 2023, Commerce initiated an LTFV investigation of
imports of paper bags from Malaysia.\1\ The period of investigation is
April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. On January 3, 2024, Commerce
published its preliminary determination in this LTFV investigation of
paper bags from Malaysia.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Cambodia, the People's
Republic of China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, the
Republic of Turkey, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 41589 (June
27, 2023).
\2\ See Certain Paper Shopping Bags from Malaysia: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less-Than- Fair-Value, 89 FR
333 (January 3, 2024) (Preliminary Determination).
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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act),
and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2) provide that a final determination may be
postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by the exporters or producers who account for a significant
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a
negative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is
made by the petitioners. Further, 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2) requires that
such postponement requests by exporters be accompanied by a request for
extension of provisional measures from a four-month period to a period
not more than six months, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act.
On January 5, 2024, Nanwang Pack (M) Sdn. Bhd. (Nanwang) and
Hexachase Packaging Sdn Bhd, Malaysia (Hexachase), mandatory
respondents in this investigation, requested that Commerce postpone the
deadline for final determination until no later than 135 days from the
publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extend the
application of the provisional measures from a four-month period to a
period of not more than six months.\3\ In accordance with section
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the
preliminary determination was affirmative; (2) the request for
postponement was made by the exporters and producers who accounts for a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3)
no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the
final determination until no later than 135 days after the date of
publication of the Preliminary Determination, and extending the
provisional measures from a four-month period to a period of not more
than six months. Accordingly, Commerce will issue its final
determination no later than May 17, 2024.
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\3\ See Hexachase's Letter, ``Request to Postpone the Final
Determination in the matter of case no A-557-825,'' dated January 5,
2024; see also Nanwang's Letter, ``Request to Extend Final
Determination,'' dated January 5, 2023.
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 735(a)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(g).
Dated: January 19, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-01702 Filed 1-26-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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