Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the People's Republic of China, Thailand, and Malaysia

Federal Register: October 19, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 200)

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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-570-886, A-557-813, A-549-821

Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of

China, Thailand, and Malaysia: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset

Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On July 1, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) initiated sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC),

Thailand, and Malaysia pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'')

Review, 74 FR 31412 (July 1, 2009). The Department has conducted expedited (120-day) sunset reviews for these orders. As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 19, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dustin Ross or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD

Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482- 0747 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 1, 2009, the Department published the notice of initiation of the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders \1\ on PRCBs from the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.

See Initiation of Five-year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 74 FR 31412 (July 1, 2009) (Notice of Initiation).

\1\ On August 9, 2004, the Department published the following antidumping duty orders: Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail

Carrier Bags From the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 48201

(August 9, 2004); Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail

Carrier Bags From Malaysia, 69 FR 48203 (August 9, 2004);

Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags From

Thailand, 69 FR 48204 (August 9, 2004).

The Department received notices of intent to participate in these sunset reviews from the Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bag Committee and its individual members, Hilex Poly Co., LLC, Superbag Corporation,

Unistar Plastics LLC, Command Packaging, Roplast Industries Inc., and

Genpack LLC (collectively, the Committee) within the 15-day period 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.

The Department received complete substantive responses to the

Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department received no substantive responses from any respondent interested parties. On the basis of a notice of intent to participate and adequate substantive responses filed on behalf of the domestic interested parties and no responses filed on behalf of respondent interested parties and in accordance with 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department is conducting expedited (120- day) sunset reviews of the

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antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Scope of the Orders

The product covered in the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand is PRCBs which may be referred to as t-shirt sacks, merchandise bags, grocery bags, or checkout bags. The subject merchandise is defined as non-sealable sacks and bags with handles (including drawstrings), without zippers or integral extruded closures, with or without gussets, with or without printing, of polyethylene film having a thickness no greater than 0.035 inch (0.889 mm) and no less than 0.00035 inch (0.00889 mm), and with no length or width shorter than 6 inches (15.24 cm) or longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm). The depth of the bag may be shorter than 6 inches but not longer than 40 inches (101.6 cm).

PRCBs are typically provided without any consumer packaging and free of charge by retail establishments, e.g., grocery, drug, convenience, department, specialty retail, discount stores, and restaurants, to their customers to package and carry their purchased products. The scopes of the orders exclude (1) polyethylene bags that are not printed with logos or store names and that are closeable with drawstrings made of polyethylene film and (2) polyethylene bags that are packed in consumer packaging with printing that refers to specific end-uses other than packaging and carrying merchandise from retail establishments, e.g., garbage bags, lawn bags, trash-can liners.

As a result of changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the

United States (HTSUS), imports of the subject merchandise are currently classifiable under statistical category 3923.21.0085 of the HTSUS.

Furthermore, although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written descriptions of the scopes of the orders are dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

All issues raised in these reviews are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Sunset Reviews of the

Antidumping Duty Orders on Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from the

People's Republic of China, Malaysia, and Thailand'' from Acting Deputy

Assistant Secretary John M. Andersen to Acting Assistant Secretary

Ronald K. Lorentzen dated concurrently with this notice (Decision

Memo), which is hereby adopted by this notice. The issues discussed in the Decision Memo include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in these reviews and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit,

Room 1117 of the main Department of 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. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Reviews

The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on PRCBs from the PRC, Malaysia, and Thailand would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the following weighted-average percentage margins:

Weighted-average

Country

Company

margin (percent)

PRC.......................... Dongguan Nozawa

23.22

Plastics Products

Co., Ltd. and United

Power Packaging,

Ltd. (formerly

Dongguan Huang Jiang

United Wah Plastic

Bag Factory).

Rally Plastics

23.85

Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Glopack

19.79

Packing Company,

Ltd., and Sea Lake

Polyethylene

Enterprise, Ltd.

Xiamen Ming Pak

35.58

Plastics Company,

Ltd.

Zhongshan Dongfeng

41.28

Hung Wai Plastic Bag

Manufactory.

Beijing Lianbin

25.69

Plastics and

Printing Company,

Ltd.

Dongguan Maruman

25.69

Plastic Packaging

Co., Ltd. (formerly

Dongguan Zhongqiao

Combine Plastic Bag

Factory).

Good-in Holdings, Ltd

25.69

Guangdong Esquel

25.69

Packaging Co., Ltd.

Nan Sing Plastics,

25.69

Ltd.

Ningbo Fanrong

25.69

Plastics Products

Co., Ltd.

Ningbo Huansen

25.69

Plasthetics Co., Ltd.

Rain Continent

25.69

Shanghai Company,

Ltd.

Shanghai Dazhi

25.69

Enterprise

Development Company,

Ltd.

Shanghai Fangsheng

25.69

Coloured Packaging

Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Jingtai

25.69

Packaging Material

Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Light

25.69

Industrial Products

Import and Export

Corporation.

Shanghai Minmetals

25.69

Development, Ltd.

Shanghai New Ai Lian

25.69

Import and Export

Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Overseas

25.69

International

Trading Company, Ltd.

Shanghai Yafu

25.69

Plastics Industries

Company, Ltd.

Weihai Weiquan

25.69

Plastic and Rubber

Products Company,

Ltd.

Xiamen Xingyatai

25.69

Industry Company,

Ltd.

Xinhui Henglong......

25.69

PRC-wide Rate........

77.57

Malaysia..................... Teong Chuan Plastic

101.74 and Timber Sdn. Bhd.

Brandpak Industries

101.74

Sdn. Bhd.

Gants Pac Industries.

101.74

Sido Bangun Sdn. Bhd.

101.74

Zhin HinlChin un

101.74

Plastic Manufacturer

Sdn. Bhd.

All Others...........

84.94

Thailand..................... Thai Plastic Bags

2.26

Industries Co., Ltd.

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Universal Polybags

5.35

Co. Ltd./Advance

Polybags Inc./Alpine

Plastics Inc./API

Enterprises Inc.

TRC Polypack.........

122.88

Champion Paper

122.88

Polybags Ltd.

Zip-Pac Co., Ltd./

122.88

King Pac Industrial

Co., Ltd./King Pak/

Zippac/Dpac

Industrial/Kingbag/

KP.

All Others...........

2.80

Notification Regarding APO

This notice 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). Timely written notification of the 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 violation which is subject to sanction.

The Department is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the

Act.

Dated: October 6, 2009.

Ronald K. Lorentzen,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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