[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 2010)] [Notices] [Pages 32910-32911] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2010-13972] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-570-894] Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated a sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain tissue paper products from the People's Republic of China (PRC) pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this order. As a result of this sunset review, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty order would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping. The dumping margins are identified in the Final Results of Review section of this notice. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 10, 2010. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Brandon Farlander, AD/ CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202) 482-0182, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: On February 1, 2010, the Department published the notice of initiation of the sunset review of the antidumping duty order on certain tissue paper products from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Review, 75 FR 5042, February 1, 2010. The Department received a Notice of Intent to Participate from the following domestic tissue paper producers: Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc., Eagle Tissue LLC, Flower City Tissue Mills Co., Garlock Printing & Converting, Inc., and Putney Paper Co., Ltd. (collectively the domestic interested parties), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The domestic interested parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as producers of a domestic like product in the United States. We received an adequate substantive response from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). We received no substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the order. Scope of the Order The tissue paper products covered by the order are cut-to-length sheets of tissue paper having a basis weight not exceeding 29 grams per square meter. Tissue paper products subject to the order may or may not be bleached, dye-colored, surface-colored, glazed, surface decorated or printed, sequined, crinkled, embossed, and/or die cut. The tissue paper subject to the order is in the form of cut-to-length sheets of tissue paper with a width equal to or greater than one-half (0.5) inch. Subject tissue paper may be flat or folded, and may be packaged by banding or wrapping with paper or film, by placing in plastic or film bags, and/or by placing in boxes for distribution and use by the ultimate consumer. Packages of tissue paper subject to the order may consist solely of tissue paper of one color and/or style, or may contain multiple colors and/or styles. The merchandise subject to the order does not have specific classification numbers assigned to them under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). Subject merchandise may be under one or more of several different subheadings, including: 4802.30, 4802.54, 4802.61, 4802.62, 4802.69, 4804.31.1000, 4804.31.2000, 4804.31.4020, 4804.31.4040, 4804.31.6000, 4804.39, 4805.91.1090, 4805.91.5000, 4805.91.7000, 4806.40, 4808.30, 4808.90, 4811.90, 4823.90, 4802.50.00, 4802.90.00, 4805.91.90, 9505.90.40. The tariff classifications are provided for convenience and customs purposes; however, the written description of the scope of the order is dispositive.\1\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ On January 30, 2007, at the direction of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department added the following HTSUS classifications to the antidumping duty/countervailing duty module for tissue paper: 4802.54.3100, 4802.54.6100, and 4823.90.6700. However, we note that the six-digit classifications for these numbers were already listed in the scope. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Excluded from the scope of the order are the following tissue paper products: (1) tissue paper products that are coated in wax, paraffin, or polymers, of a kind used in floral and food service applications; (2) tissue paper products that have been perforated, embossed, or die- cut to the shape of a toilet seat, i.e., disposable sanitary covers for toilet seats; (3) toilet or facial tissue stock, towel or napkin stock, paper of a kind used for household or sanitary purposes, cellulose wadding, and webs of cellulose fibers (HTSUS 4803.00.20.00 and 4803.00.40.00). Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in this review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tissue Paper Products from the People's Republic of China'' (Decision Memo), which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of the continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the order were to be revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit, room 1117 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in content. Final Results of Review We determine that revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain [[Page 32911]] tissue paper products from the PRC would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage margins: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Manufacturers/Exporters/Producers Weighted-Average Margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Qingdao Wenlong Co. Ltd............ 112.64 Fujian Nanping Investment & 112.64 Enterprise Co..................... Fuzhou Light Industry Import & 112.64 Export Co. Ltd.................... Guilin Qifeng Paper Co. Ltd........ 112.64 Ningbo Spring Stationary Limited 112.64 Company........................... Everlasting Business & Industry 112.64 Corporation Ltd................... BA Marketing & Industrial Co. Ltd.. 112.64 Samsam Production Limited & 112.64 Guangzhou Baxi Printing Products Limited........................... Max Fortune Industrial Limited..... 112.64 PRC-wide rate...................... 112.64 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: June 3, 2010. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 2010-13972 Filed 6-9-10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-S