AD/CVD message 5078302 - Correction of message 5056302, dated 02/25/2015 concerning the countervailing duty investigation on certain uncoated paper from the People's Republic of China (C-570-023)

5078302
Mar 19, 2015
Active

Effective Date: Feb 18, 2015

Period of Review: Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014

Cite as: 80 FR 8598 • Cite date: Feb 18, 2015

Category: Countervailing • Type: Initiation of Administrative Review • Sub type: COR-Correction • Reference messages: 5056302 • Cases: C-570-023

1. This is a correction to message 5056302, dated 2/25/2015, to correct paragraphs 1 and 3.

2. Paragraphs 1 and 3 of message 5056302 contain incorrect information about the case type, number, country, and Federal Register citation. Below is the fully corrected message.

3. On 02/18/2015, Commerce published in the Federal Register its initiation of the countervailing duty investigation of certain uncoated paper from the People's Republic of China (80 FR 8598).

4. The merchandise covered by this investigation 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 {footnote 1} 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).

Certain Uncoated Paper includes (a) uncoated free sheet paper that meets this scope definition; (b) uncoated groundwood 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.

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 investigations is dispositive.

Footnote 1: 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.

5. This investigation has been assigned investigation number C-570-023.

6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIII: PMT.)

7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Michael B. Walsh