Notice2024-05470
Paper Plates From China, Thailand, and Vietnam; Determinations
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Published
March 15, 2024
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 52 (Friday, March 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18970-18971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05470]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-704-705 and 731-TA-1664-1666 (Preliminary)]
Paper Plates From China, Thailand, 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 there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of paper
plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam, provided for in subheading
4823.69.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value
(``LTFV'') and to be subsidized by the governments of China and
Vietnam.\2\
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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 13043 (February 21, 2024) and 89 FR 14046 (February
26, 2024).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations
Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary
determinations in the investigations under Sec. Sec. 703(b) or 733(b)
of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations
under Sec. Sec. 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the
investigations. Any other party may file an entry of appearance for the
final phase of the investigations after publication of the final phase
notice of scheduling. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations. As provided in
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section 207.20 of the Commission's rules, the Director of the Office of
Investigations will circulate draft questionnaires for the final phase
of the investigations to parties to the investigations, placing copies
on the Commission's Electronic Document Information System (EDIS,
<a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>), for comment.
Background
On January 25, 2024, the American Paper Plate Coalition, which is
comprised of AJM Packaging Corporation, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan;
Aspen Products, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri; Dart Container
Corporation, Mason, Michigan; Hoffmaster Group, Inc., Oshkosh,
Wisconsin; Huhtamaki Americas, Inc., De Soto, Kansas; and Unique
Industries, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, filed petitions with the
Commission and Commerce, alleging that an industry in the United States
is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of
subsidized imports of paper plates from China and Vietnam and LTFV
imports of paper plates from China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Accordingly,
effective January 25, 2024, the Commission instituted countervailing
duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-704-705 and antidumping duty
investigation Nos. 731-TA-1664-1666 (Preliminary).
Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of
a public conference 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 31, 2024 (89 FR 6130). The
Commission conducted its conference on February 15, 2024. All persons
who requested the opportunity were permitted to participate.
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on March
11, 2024. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC
Publication 5499 (March 2024), entitled Paper Plates from China,
Thailand, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-704-705 and 731-TA-
1664-1666 (Preliminary).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: March 11, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-05470 Filed 3-14-24; 8:45 am]
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