88 FR 165 pgs. 58548-58549 - Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
Type: NOTICEVolume: 88Number: 165Pages: 58548 - 58549
Pages: 58548, 58549Docket number: [A-471-807]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2023-18522 Filed 8-25-23; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-471-807]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Portugal: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that The Navigator Company, S.A. (Navigator) made sales of certain uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from Portugal in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) March 1, 2021, through February 28, 2022.
DATES:
Applicable August 28, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Eric Hawkins, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1988.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On April 6, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results of this administrative review covering one producer/exporter, Navigator. 1 We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. On August 2, 2023, Commerce extended the time period for issuing the final results of this review until August 22, 2023. 2 For a complete description of the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 3
Footnotes:
1 ? See Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order; 2021-2022, 88 FR 20484 (April 6, 2023) ( Preliminary Results ), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
2 ? See Memorandum, "Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review," dated August 2, 2023.
3 ? See Memorandum, "Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal; 2021-2022," dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Scope of the Order? 4
Footnotes:
4 ? 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 (March 3, 2016) ( Order ).
The product covered by this Order is certain uncoated paper from Portugal. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that parties raised and to which we responded in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as an appendix. 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). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from interested parties, we have recalculated the weighted-average dumping margin for Navigator. Specifically, we have used weight-averaged quarterly costs in determining Navigator's dumping margin. We also made changes in calculating certain rebate caps for Navigator's home market sales. For a more detailed discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period March 1, 2021, through February 28, 2022:
| Exporter/producer | Weighted- average dumping margin (percent) |
|---|---|
| The Navigator Company, S.A | 7.11 |
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose to interested parties the calculations performed in connection with the final results within five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final determination in the Federal Register , in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
Because Navigator's weighted-average dumping margin is not zero or de minimis ( i.e., less than 0.5 percent), Commerce has calculated importer-specific antidumping duty assessment rates. We calculated importer-specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of the sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by Navigator for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. 5
Footnotes:
5 ?For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
[top] Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register . If a timely summons is filed at the U.S.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all shipments of the 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 Navigator will be the rate established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by producers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 7.80 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation. 6 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Footnotes:
6 ? See Certain Uncoated Paper from Portugal: Final Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 81 FR 3105 (January 20, 2016).
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Dated: August 22, 2023.
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. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Grant Navigator a Constructed Export Price (CEP) Offset
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Use Navigator's Consolidated Quarterly Costs Instead of the Mill Specific Costs
Comment 3: Capping of Rebates
VI. Recommendation
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