[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22560-22561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-9059]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-428-840]
Lightweight Thermal Paper From Germany: Notice of Partial
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: April 16, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Moore or George McMahon, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 3, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3692 or (202) 482-1167, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (the Department)
published in the Federal Register a notice of ``Opportunity to Request
Administrative Review'' of the antidumping duty order on lightweight
thermal paper (thermal paper) from Germany for the period of review
(POR) November 1, 2010, through October 31, 2011.\1\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 76 FR 67413 (November 1, 2011).
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On November 30, 2011, the Department received a timely request
filed on behalf of Appleton Papers Inc. (petitioner) to conduct an
administrative review of Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Flensburg GmbH,
Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Bielefeld GmbH, and Mitsubishi International
Corp. (collectively, Mitsubishi), and Papierfabrik August Koehler AG
and Koehler America, Inc. (Koehler). On November 30, 2011, the
Department also received a request filed on behalf of Mitsubishi HiTec
Paper Europe GmbH to conduct an administrative review of Mitsubishi
HiTec Paper Europe GmbH \2\ and a request filed on behalf of Koehler to
conduct an administrative review of Koehler.
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\2\ Mitsubishi stated in its review request letter, dated
November 30, 2011, ``{a{time} s of October 15, 2010, and for
purposes of streamlining in-house processes and organizational
structure, Mitsubishi HiTec Paper Flensburg GmbH, and Mitsubishi
HiTec Paper Bielefeld GmbH have merged and now operate as Mitsubishi
HiTec Paper Europe GmbH.''
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Pursuant to the aforementioned requests, the Department published
in the Federal Register a notice of
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initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on
thermal paper from Germany, covering two respondents, Mitsubishi and
Koehler.\3\
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 76 FR
82268 (December 30, 2011) (Notice of Initiation).
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Partial Rescission of the 2010-2011 Administrative Review
On March 29, 2011, petitioner and Mitsubishi withdrew their
respective requests for review of Mitsubishi. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an administrative review, in
whole or in part, if the parties that requested a review withdraw the
request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. The instant review was initiated on
December 30, 2011. See Notice of Initiation. The petitioner and
Mitsubishi's withdrawals of their respective requests for a review of
Mitsubishi fall within the 90-day deadline for rescission by the
Department, and no other party requested an administrative review of
this particular respondent. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), and consistent with our practice, we are rescinding this
review with respect to Mitsubishi.\4\ The instant review will continue
with respect to Koehler.
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\4\ See, e.g., Certain Lined Paper Products From India: Notice
of Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and
Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 21781 (May 11, 2009).
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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 duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
We have been enjoined from liquidating entries of the subject
merchandise produced and/or exported by Mitsubishi. Therefore, we do
not intend to issue liquidation instructions to U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) for such entries entered on or after November 1, 2009,
until such time as the preliminary injunction issued on March 17, 2009,
is lifted.
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: April 5, 2012.
Edward C. Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
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