[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 3 (Monday, January 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 496-497]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-28492]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-560-828]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Indonesia: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that APRIL,
the lone respondent in this administrative review, made sales of
certain uncoated paper at prices below normal value during the period
of review (POR) March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019.
DATES: Applicable January 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jacob Garten, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3342.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise,
APRIL. APRIL is a collapsed entity consisting of the following
companies: APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited, APRIL Fine Paper
Trading Pte. Ltd., APRIL International Enterprise Pte. Ltd., A P Fine
Paper Trading (Hong Kong) Limited, PT Anugerah Kertas Utama, PT Riau
Andalan Kertas, PT Asia Pacific Rayon, and PT Sateri Viscose
International (collectively, APRIL).\1\
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\1\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Indonesia: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 84 FR
60380 (November 8, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM) at 1.
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On November 8, 2019, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.
Although we invited parties to comment on the preliminary results of
the review,\2\ no interested party submitted comments. Accordingly, no
decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice.\3\
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with
section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\2\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 60381.
\3\ For further details of the issues addressed in this
proceeding, see Preliminary Results PDM.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise under review includes uncoated paper in sheet form;
weighing at least 40 grams per square meter but not more than 150 grams
per square meter; that either is a white paper with a GE brightness
level \4\ of 85 or higher or is a colored paper; whether or not
surface-decorated, printed (except as described below), embossed,
perforated, or punched; irrespective of the smoothness of the surface;
and irrespective of dimensions (Certain Uncoated Paper).
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\4\ One of the key measurements of any grade of paper is
brightness. Generally speaking, the brighter the paper the better
the contrast between the paper and the ink. Brightness is measured
using a GE Reflectance Scale, which measures the reflection of light
off a grade of paper. One is the lowest reflection, or what would be
given to a totally black grade, and 100 is the brightest measured
grade. ``Colored paper'' as used in this scope definition means a
paper with a hue other than white that reflects one of the primary
colors of magenta, yellow, and cyan (red, yellow, and blue) or a
combination of such primary colors.
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Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper that
meets this scope definition; (b) uncoated ground wood paper produced
from bleached chemi-thermo-mechanical pulp (BCTMP) that meets this
scope definition; and (c) any other uncoated paper that meets this
scope definition regardless of the type of pulp used to produce the
paper.
Specifically excluded from the scope are (1) paper printed with
final content of printed text or graphics and (2) lined paper products,
typically school supplies, composed of paper that incorporates straight
horizontal and/or vertical lines that would make the paper unsuitable
for copying or printing purposes. For purposes of this scope
definition, paper shall be considered ``printed with final content''
where at least one side of the sheet has printed text and/or graphics
that cover at least five percent of the surface area of the entire
sheet.
On September 1, 2017, Commerce determined that that imports of
uncoated paper with a GE brightness of 83 1% (83 Bright
paper), otherwise
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meeting the description of in-scope merchandise, constitute merchandise
``altered in form or appearance in minor respects'' from in-scope
merchandise that are subject to this order.\5\
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\5\ See Certain Uncoated Paper from Australia, Brazil, the
People's Republic of China, Indonesia, and Portugal: Affirmative
Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 41610 (September 1, 2017).
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Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) categories
4802.56.1000, 4802.56.2000, 4802.56.3000, 4802.56.4000, 4802.56.6000,
4802.56.7020, 4802.56.7040, 4802.57.1000, 4802.57.2000, 4802.57.3000,
and 4802.57.4000. Some imports of subject merchandise may also be
classified under 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000,
4802.62.5000, 4802.62.6020, 4802.62.6040, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000,
4802.69.3000, 4811.90.8050 and 4811.90.9080. While HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Final Results of the Review
We made no changes from the Preliminary Results. Therefore, as a
result of this review, we determine that the dumping margin for APRIL
for the period March 1, 2018 through February 28, 2019 is as follows:
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Ad valorem
Exporter/producer dumping margin
(percent)
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APRIL Fine Paper Macao Offshore Limited, APRIL Fine 66.82
Paper Trading Pte. Ltd., APRIL International
Enterprise Pte. Ltd., A P Fine Paper Trading (Hong
Kong) Limited, PT Anugerah Kertas Utama, PT Riau
Andalan Kertas, PT Asia Pacific Rayon, and PT Sateri
Viscose International (collectively, APRIL)...........
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Assessment Rates
Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b).
Because APRIL withdrew its participation from this review and reported
no information to Commerce for this POR, we will instruct CBP to apply
an assessment rate to all entries of merchandise produced and/or
exported by APRIL equal to the dumping margin indicated above. Commerce
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date
of publication of these final results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results
of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for APRIL will be the rate shown
above; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed
segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a
previous review, or the original less-than-fair value (LTFV)
investigation, but the manufacturer is, then the cash deposit rate will
be the rate established for the most recent segment for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 2.10 percent, the
all-others rate made effective by the LTFV investigation.\6\ These
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\6\ See Certain Uncoated Paper From Australia, Brazil,
Indonesia, the People's Republic of China, and Portugal: Amended
Final Affirmative Antidumping Determinations for Brazil and
Indonesia and Antidumping Duty Orders, 81 FR 11174, 11176 (March 3,
2016).
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Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their
responsibility, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of return/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
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and
351.221(b)(5).
Dated: December 30, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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