Notice2024-26180
Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order
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Published
November 12, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on laminated woven sacks from the People's Republic of China (China) 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 218 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 88965-88966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26180]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-917]
Laminated Woven Sacks From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
AGENCY: 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 laminated woven
sacks from the People's Republic of China (China) 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 November 12, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacqueline Arrowsmith, 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) 482-5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 7, 2008, Commerce published the order on laminated woven
sacks from China.\1\ On July 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the third sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On July 12,
2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from the
Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition \3\ (the domestic interested
party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\
The domestic interested party claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29) as U.S.
manufacturers of laminated woven sacks.
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\1\ See Laminated Woven Sacks from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 78 FR 39256 (August 7, 2008)
(Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 54335
(July 1, 2024).
\3\ The Laminated Woven Sacks Fair Trade Coalition consists of
Polytex Fibers LLC and ProAmpac Holdings Inc.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Third Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven
Sacks from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested
Parties Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated July 12, 2024.
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On July 31, 2024, 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).\5\ Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party
to this proceeding. On August 21, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate
substantive response from respondent interested parties.\6\ 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).
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\5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Third Five-Year
(``Sunset'') Review of Countervailing Duty Order on Laminated Woven
Sacks from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Interested
Parties Substantive Response,'' dated July 31, 2024.
\6\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for July 2024,''
dated August 21, 2024.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is laminated woven sacks. For
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Laminated Woven Sacks from China,'' dated concurrently
with and adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics
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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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Subsidy rate (percent
Producers/exporters ad valorem)
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Zibo Aifudi Plastic Packaging Co., Ltd......... 83.34
Han Shing Chemical Co., Ltd.................... 277.54
Ningbo Yong Feng Packaging Co., Ltd............ 277.54
Shandong Shougang Jianyuan Chun Co., Ltd./ 398.62
Shandong Longxing Plastic Products Company
Ltd...........................................
Shandong Qilu Plastic Fabric Group, Ltd........ 358.20
All-Others..................................... 280.65
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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 and this
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: November 5, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-26180 Filed 11-8-24; 8:45 am]
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