Paper File Folders From Cambodia: 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-555-006] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable November 12, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6241. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On October 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of paper file folders from Cambodia filed in proper form on behalf of the Coalition of Domestic Folder Manufacturers (the petitioner), [ 1 ] the members of which are domestic producers of paper file folders. [ 2 ] The CVD Petition was accompanied by antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of paper file folders from Cambodia and Sri Lanka. [ 3 ] Between October 25 and 28, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental ( printed page 91332) information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition. [ 4 ] Between October 29 and November 1, 2024, the petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional information. [ 5 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of Cambodia (GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to pr…