Notice2024-15181
Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam
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Published
July 10, 2024
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56776-56777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15181]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-690-691, 731-TA-1619-1625 and 731-TA-1627
(Final)]
Paper Shopping Bags From Cambodia, China, Colombia, India,
Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, 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 an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China,
Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam, provided for
in subheadings 4819.30.00 and 4819.40.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, that have been found by the U.S.
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the United States
at less than fair value (``LTFV'') and subsidized by the Governments of
China and India.<SUP>2 3</SUP>
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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 45829, 89 FR 45834 (May 24, 2024), 89 FR 45841, 89 FR
45823, 89 FR 45843, 89 FR 45826, 89 FR 45821, 89 FR 45845, 89 FR
45832, 89 FR 45839, (May 24, 2024).
\3\ The Commission also finds that imports subject to Commerce's
affirmative critical circumstances determinations are not likely to
undermine seriously the remedial effect of the countervailing duty
orders on paper shopping bags from China and India, or the
antidumping duty orders on paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China,
Taiwan and Vietnam.
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Background
The Commission instituted these investigations effective May 31,
2023, following receipt of petitions filed with the Commission and
Commerce by the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags, a coalition
whose members include Novolex Holdings, LLC, Charlotte, North Carolina,
and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Commission scheduled the final phase of
the investigations following notification of preliminary determinations
by Commerce that imports of paper shopping bags from China and India
were being subsidized within the meaning of section 703(b) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1671b(b)) and imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia,
China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam were
being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 733(b) of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1673b(b)). Notice of the scheduling of the final phase of the
Commission's investigations and of a public hearing 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 18, 2024 (89 FR 3424). The Commission conducted its hearing on
March 14, 2024.
The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not
postpone its final determination for the antidumping duty investigation
regarding paper shopping bags from Turkey, while it did postpone the
final determinations for the countervailing duty investigations
regarding paper
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shopping bags from China and India, and the antidumping duty
investigations regarding paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China,
Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam. On May 2,
2024, the Commission issued a final affirmative determination in its
antidumping duty investigation of paper shopping bags from Turkey (89
FR 38916). Following notification of final determinations by Commerce
that imports of paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia,
India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam were being sold at LTFV
within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(a))
and subsidized by the governments of China and India within the meaning
of section 705(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(a)), notice of the
supplemental scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's
countervailing and antidumping duty investigations 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 June 3, 2024 (89 FR 47613).
The Commission made these determinations pursuant to Sec. Sec.
705(b) and 735(b) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 19 U.S.C.
1673d(b)). It completed and filed its determinations in these
investigations on July 5, 2024. The views of the Commission are
contained in USITC Publication 5522 (July 2024), entitled Paper
Shopping Bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia,
Portugal, Taiwan, and Vietnam: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-690-691, 731-
TA-1619-1625 and 731-TA-1627 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: July 5, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-15181 Filed 7-9-24; 8:45 am]
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