Notice2025-19027

High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil and Norway; Determinations

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Published
September 30, 2025

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International Trade Commission

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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 30, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46920-46921]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-19027]


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INTERNTIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-777 and 731-TA-1762-1763 (Preliminary)]


High Purity Dissolving Pulp From Brazil and Norway; 
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 high purity 
dissolving pulp (``HPDP'') from Brazil and Norway, provided for in 
subheading 4702.00.00 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 imports of the subject merchandise from 
Brazil that are alleged to be subsidized by the government of 
Brazil.<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\ 90 FR 43168 and 43174 (September 8, 2025).
    \3\ Commissioner David S. Johanson determines that there is a 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury by reason of imports of HPDP from 
Brazil and Norway.

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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 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 August 12, 2025, Rayonier Advanced Materials, Inc., 
Jacksonville, Florida and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO Washington, DC 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 HPDP from Brazil and LTFV imports of HPDP from 
Brazil and Norway. Accordingly, effective August 12, 2025, the 
Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation No.701-TA-777 
and antidumping duty investigation Nos. 731-TA-1762-1763 (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 August 15, 2025 (90 FR 39419). The 
Commission conducted its conference on September 2, 2025. 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 
September 26, 2025. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5680 (October 2025), entitled High Purity Dissolving Pulp 
from Brazil and Norway: Investigation Nos. 701-TA-777 and 731-TA-1762-
1763 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 26, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-19027 Filed 9-29-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7020-02-P


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