Notice2026-17811
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews
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Published
September 1, 2026
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and suspended investigations listed below. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same orders and suspended investigations.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 168 (Tuesday, September 1, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56127-56129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-17811]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is automatically
initiating the five-year reviews (Sunset Reviews) of the antidumping
duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders and suspended
investigations listed below. The U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) is publishing concurrently with this notice its notice of
Institution of Five-Year Reviews which covers the same orders and
suspended investigations.
DATES: Applicable September 1, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commerce official identified in the
Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. For
information from the ITC, contact Mary Messer, Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at (202) 205-3193.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce's procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set
forth in its Procedures for Conducting Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR
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13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on
methodological or analytical issues relevant to Commerce's conduct of
Sunset Reviews is set forth in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain
Antidumping Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February
14, 2012).
Initiation of Review
In accordance with section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c),
we are initiating the Sunset Reviews of the following AD and CVD orders
and suspended investigations:
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Commerce case No. ITC case No. Country Product Commerce contact
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Antidumping Duty Proceedings
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A-570-504..................... 731-TA-282.............. China............. Petroleum Wax Thomas Martin
Candles (6th (202) 482-3938.
Review).
A-570-886..................... 731-TA-1043............. China............ Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (4th
Review).
A-560-822..................... 731-TA-1156............. Indonesia......... Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (3rd
Review).
A-557-813..................... 731-TA-1044............. Malaysia.......... Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (4th
Review)..
A-583-843..................... 731-TA-1157............. Taiwan............ Polyethylene Mary
Retail Carrier Kolberg(202)
Bags (3rd 482-1785.
Review).
A-549-821..................... 731-TA-1045............. Thailand.......... Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (4th
Review).
A-552-806..................... 731-TA-1158............. Vietnam........... Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (3rd
Review).
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Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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C-552-805..................... 701-TA-462.............. Vietnam........... Polyethylene Mary Kolberg
Retail Carrier (202) 482-1785.
Bags (3rd
Review).
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Suspended Investigations
No Sunset Reviews of suspended investigations are scheduled for
initiation in September 2026.
Filing Information
All submissions in these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance
with Commerce's regulations regarding format, translation, and service
of documents. These rules, including electronic filing requirements via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), can be found at 19 CFR
351.303.
In accordance with section 782(b) of the Act, any party submitting
factual information in an AD/CVD proceeding must certify to the
accuracy and completeness of that information. Parties must use the
certification formats provided in 19 CFR 351.303(g). Commerce intends
to reject factual submissions if the submitting party does not comply
with applicable revised certification requirements.
Letters of Appearance and Administrative Protective Orders
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), Commerce will maintain and make
available a public service list for these proceedings. Parties wishing
to participate in any of these five-year reviews must file letters of
appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d). To facilitate the timely
preparation of the public service list, it is requested that those
seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding submit an
entry of appearance within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of
Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we
urge interested parties who want access to proprietary information
under administrative protective order (APO) to file an APO application
immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this
notice of initiation. Commerce's regulations on submission of
proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business
proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304-306.
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements
for serving documents containing business proprietary information,
until further notice.\1\
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\1\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due
to COVID-19, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
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Information Required from Interested Parties
Domestic interested parties, as defined in sections 771(9)(C), (D),
(E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b), wishing to
participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days
after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of
initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The required
contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with Commerce's regulations, if we do
not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one
domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, Commerce will
automatically revoke the order without further review.\2\
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\2\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii).
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If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate
from a domestic interested party, Commerce's regulations provide that
all parties wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must file
complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of
publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The
required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific
basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain
information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties.
Also, note that Commerce's information requirements are distinct from
the ITC 's information requirements. Consult Commerce's regulations for
information regarding Commerce's conduct of Sunset Reviews. Consult
Commerce's regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and
for other general information concerning antidumping and countervailing
duty proceedings at Commerce. Note that Commerce has amended certain of
its requirements pertaining to the service of documents
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in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\3\ An electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on the day on which it is due.
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\3\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings; Final
Rule, 88 FR 67069 (September 29, 2023).
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In prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to
provide an executive summary of their comments, including footnotes. In
these sunset reviews, we request that interested parties provide at the
beginning of their comments, an executive summary for each issue raised
in their comments. Further, we request that interested parties limit
their public executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words,
not including citations. We intend to use the public executive
summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the
decision memorandum that will accompany the notice to be published in
the Federal Register. Finally, we request that interested parties
include footnotes for relevant citations in the public executive
summary of each issue.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice of initiation is being published in accordance with
section 751(c) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(c).
Dated: August 26, 2026.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2026-17811 Filed 8-31-26; 8:45 am]
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