Certain Uncoated Groundwood Paper From Canada: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-122-862] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable September 1, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Crespo at (202) 482-3693, or Whitley Herndon at (202) 482-6274, Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On August 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) received a countervailing duty (CVD) Petition concerning imports of certain uncoated groundwood paper (UGW paper) from Canada, filed in proper form on behalf of North Pacific Paper Company (NORPAC, or the petitioner). [ 1 ] The CVD Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) Petition concerning imports of UGW paper from Canada. The petitioner is a domestic producer of UGW paper. [ 2 ] On August 11 and 14, 2017, the Department requested supplemental information pertaining to certain areas of the Petition. [ 3 ] The petitioner filed responses to these requests on August 15 and 16, 2017. [ 4 ] On August 17, 2017, the Department contacted the petitioner regarding the proposed scope of the investigations. [ 5 ] The petitioner filed revised scope language on August 21, 2017. [ 6 ] As discussed below, on August 10, 2017, the Department issued polling questionnaires to all known U.S. producers of …