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FOREIGN PRODUCERS’/EXPORTERS’ QUESTIONNAIRE
SUPERCALENDERED PAPER FROM CANADA
This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by September 14, 2015
See last page for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its countervailing duty investigation concerning supercalendered paper from Canada (Inv. No.
701‐TA‐530 (Final)). The information requested in the questionnaire is requested under the authority of the
Tariff Act of 1930, title VII.
Name of firm
Address
Website
Has your firm produced or exported supercalendered paper (“SC paper”) (as defined on next page) at any time
since January 1, 2012?
NO
(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)
YES
(Complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire questionnaire to the Commission)
Return questionnaire via the Commission Drop Box by clicking on the following link:
https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/. (PIN: SCPP)
CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my
knowledge and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout this proceeding in any other import‐injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of this proceeding or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non‐disclosure agreements.
Name of Authorized Official Title of Authorized Official
Date
Phone:
Signature
Fax:
Email address
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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
Background. This proceeding was instituted in response to a petition filed on February 26, 2015, by
Madison Paper Industries, Madison, ME and Verso Corporation, Memphis, TN. Countervailing duties
may be assessed on the subject imports as a result of these proceedings if the Commission makes an
affirmative determination of injury, threat, or material retardation, and if the U.S. Department of
Commerce makes an affirmative determination of subsidization. Questionnaires and other information
pertinent to this proceeding are available at:
http://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/supercalendered_paper_canada/final.htm
Supercalendered Paper (“SC Paper”) or the “subject product” covered by these investigations is defined
as: SC Paper is uncoated paper that has undergone a calendering process in which the base sheet, made
of pulp and filler, (typically clay, talc, or other mineral additive), is processed through a set of
supercalenders, a supercalender, or a soft nip calender operation. Supercalendering and soft nip
calendering processing, in conjunction with the mineral filler contained in the base paper, are
performed to enhance the surface characteristics of the paper by imparting a smooth and glossy printing
surface. Supercalendering and soft nip calendering also increase the density of the base paper.
The scope of this petition covers all SC Paper regardless of basis weight, brightness, opacity,
smoothness, or grade, and whether in rolls or in sheets. The scope covers all uncoated paper that that
meets the scope definition regardless of the type of pulp fiber or filler material used to produce the
paper.
SC Paper is typically (but not exclusively) used for retail catalogs and flyers, magazines, Sunday
newspaper inserts, and other advertising circulars, magazines and catalogues, directories, direct mail
advertising, coupons, and corporate brochures.
Specifically excluded from the scope are imports of paper printed with final content of printed text or
graphics.
Until July 1, 2014, the products covered by these investigations were classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (“HTS”) under statistical reporting numbers 4802.61.3010 and
4802.61.3090. Recently a tariff breakout covering SC Paper over 40 grams per square meter was
established. This statistical subheading, which became effective on July 1, 2014, is 4802.61.3035. SC
Paper of less than 40 grams per square meter continues to be covered in 4802.61.3010. Thus, subject
imports are currently entered under either HTS 4802.61.3010 or 4802.61.3035. Although the HTS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope
of the investigation is dispositive.
Reporting of information.‐‐ If information is not readily available from your records, provide carefully
prepared estimates. If your firm is completing more than one questionnaire (i.e., a producer, importer,
purchaser and/or foreign producer questionnaire), you need not respond to duplicated questions.
Confidentiality.‐‐The commercial and financial data furnished in response to this questionnaire that
reveal the individual operations of your firm will be treated as confidential by the Commission to the
extent that such data are not otherwise available to the public and will not be disclosed except as may
be required by law (see 19 U.S.C. '1677f). Such confidential information will not be published in a
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manner that will reveal the individual operations of your firm; however, general characterizations of
numerical business proprietary information (such as discussion of trends) will be treated as confidential
business information only at the request of the submitter for good cause shown.
Verification.‐‐The information submitted in this questionnaire is subject to audit and verification by the
Commission. To facilitate possible verification of data, please keep all files, worksheets, and supporting
documents used in the preparation of the questionnaire response. Please also retain a copy of the final
document that you submit.
Release of information.‐‐The information provided by your firm in response to this questionnaire, as
well as any other business proprietary information submitted by your firm to the Commission in
connection with this proceeding, may become subject to, and released under, the administrative
protective order provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. '1677f) and section 207.7 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR '207.7). This means that certain lawyers and
other authorized individuals may temporarily be given access to the information for use in connection
with this proceeding or other import‐injury proceedings conducted by the Commission on the same or
similar merchandise; those individuals would be subject to severe penalties if the information were
divulged to unauthorized individuals.
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I‐1.
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OMB statistics.‐‐Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of completing this questionnaire.
I‐2.
Hours
Dollars
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that
issues of concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful,
and as limited as possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average
20 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the questionnaire.
We welcome comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate, suggestions for
reducing the burden, and any suggestions for improving this questionnaire. Please attach such
comments to your response or send to the Office of Investigations, USITC, 500 E St. SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
Establishments covered.‐‐Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire. If your firm is publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading
symbol.
“Establishment”‐‐ Each facility of a firm in Canada involved in the production or export of SC
paper, including auxiliary facilities operated in conjunction with (whether or not physically
separate from) such facilities. Firms operating more than one establishment in Canada should
combine the data for all establishments into a single report.
I‐3.
Related U.S. producers.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm produce, have the capability to
produce, or have any plans to produce SC paper in the United States or other countries?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) and country(ies) below and, if U.S. producer(s),
ensure that they complete the Commission’s producer questionnaire.
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Related U.S. importers.‐‐Does your firm or any related firm import or have any plans to import
SC paper into the United States?
No
Yes‐‐Please name the firm(s) below and ensure that they complete the
Commission’s importer questionnaire.
I‐5.
U.S. importers.‐‐Please provide the names, street addresses (not P.O. boxes), contacts,
telephone numbers, and e‐mail addresses of the FIVE largest U.S. importers of your firm’s SC
paper in 2014.
Importer’s name
Contact
person
Email
Telephone
1
2
3
4
5
Share of
your
Street address (not
firm’s
P.O. box), city, state,
2014 U.S.
and zip code
exports
(%)
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
Street Address
,
City State Zip Code
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PART II.‐‐TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Christopher J. Cassise (202‐
708‐5408, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar‐year basis.
II‐1. Contact information.‐‐ Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted
in part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax
II‐2. Changes in operations.‐‐Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the production of SC paper since January 1, 2012.
(check as many as appropriate)
(please describe)
plant openings
plant closings
relocations
expansions
acquisitions
consolidations
prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments
revised labor agreements
other (e.g., technology)
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Anticipated changes in operations.‐‐Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
its operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the production of SC paper in the
future?
No
Yes–Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue. Include in the response a specific projection of your firm’s
capacity to produce SC paper (in short tons) for 2015 and 2016.
II‐4a. Overall capacity and production.‐‐ Please report your firm’s production of products made on
the same equipment and machinery used to produce SC paper, and the combined production
capacity on this shared equipment and machinery.
“Average production capacity” or “capacity” –The level of production that your
establishment(s) could reasonably have expected to attain during the specified periods for all
products manufactured in that establishment using the same manufacturing equipment.
Assume normal operating conditions (i.e., using equipment and machinery in place and ready to
operate; normal operating levels (hours per week/weeks per year) and time for downtime,
maintenance, repair, and cleanup; and a typical or representative product mix).
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar years
Item
Overall production capacity
Production of:
SC paper1
2
Other products
Total
1
2
2012
2013
January‐June
2014
2014
2015
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Data entered for production of product will populate here once reported in question II‐7.
Please identify these products: .
“Production” ‐‐All production in your establishment(s) in Canada, including production
consumed internally within your firm.
II‐4b. Operating parameters.‐‐The production capacity (see definitions in instruction booklet) reported in
II‐4a is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year.
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Capacity calculation.‐‐Please describe the methodology used to calculate overall production
capacity reported in II‐4a, and explain any changes in reported capacity.
II‐4d. Production constraints.‐‐Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your firm’s
production capacity.
II‐4e. Product shifting.—
(i).
Is your firm able to switch production (capacity) between SC paper and other products using
the same equipment and/or labor?
No
Yes‐‐ (i.e., have produced other products or are able to produce other
products). Please identify other actual or potential products:
(ii).
Please describe the factors that affect your firm’s ability to shift production capacity
between products (e.g., time, cost, relative price change, etc.), and the degree to which
these factors enhance or constrain such shifts.
II‐5.
Share of sales.‐‐What percentage of your firm’s total sales in its most recent fiscal year was
represented by sales of SC paper? percent
II‐6.
II‐7.
Firm's estimated share of production in Canada.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total
production of SC paper in the country specified on the certification page accounted for by your
firm’s production in 2014. percent
Firm's estimated share of country's exports.‐‐Please estimate the percentage of total exports to
the United States of SC paper from the country specified on the certification page accounted for
by your firm’s exports in 2014. percent
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Inventories in the United States.‐‐Has your firm, since January 1, 2012, maintained any
inventories of SC paper in the United States (not including inventories held by firms identified in
questionI‐3)?
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work in progress.
No
Yes‐‐Report the quantity of such end‐of‐period inventories below.
Quantity (in short tons)
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
January‐June
2014
2014
Inventory
II‐9. Third country trade actions.‐‐Is the SC paper exported by your firm subject to
antidumping/countervailing duty/safeguard findings, remedies, or proceedings?
No
Yes‐‐List the products(s), countries affected, and the date of such
findings/remedies/proceedings.
2015
II‐10. Unfilled orders.—Since January 1, 2012, was your firm unable to fill any customer order(s) for
SC paper?
No
Yes‐‐Please provide the customer, the date, the quantity, and the value of
any unfilled orders. Also provide any explanation regarding why those
orders were unfilled and the actions your firm took as a result.
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Definitions
Do not submit data by manufacturing facility if they are in the same country. If your firm has
multiple manufacturing establishments within one country, you are required to combine data
for those establishments within one foreign producer questionnaire response.
“Shipments”‐‐Shipments of products produced in your establishment(s) in Canada. Quantities
reported should be net of returns.
“Home market commercial shipments”‐‐Shipments, other than internal consumption and
transfers to related firms, within Canada.
“Home market internal consumption/transfers to related firms”‐‐Shipments made to
related firms in Canada, including product consumed internally by your firm.
“Export shipments”‐‐Shipments to destinations outside Canada, including shipments
to related firms.
“Inventories”‐‐Finished goods inventory, not raw materials or work‐in‐progress.
Note: As requested in Part I of this questionnaire, please keep all supporting documents/records
used in the preparation of the trade data, as Commission staff may contact your firm regarding
questions on the trade data. The Commission may also request that your company submit copies
of the supporting documents/records (such as production and sales schedules, inventory records,
etc.) used to compile these data.
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II‐11. Trade data.‐‐Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, and inventories
related to the production of SC paper in your establishment(s) in Canada during the specified
periods. Please report value data in thousands of U.S. dollars and not Canadian dollars.
Quantity (in short tons); Value (1,000s of USD)
Projections1
Actual experience
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
January‐June
2014
2014
Calendar year
2015
2015
2016
2
Average production capacity
(A) Quantity
Beginning‐of‐period inventories
(B) Quantity
Production (C) Quantity
Home market shipments:
Internal consumption/
transfers
Quantity (D)
Value (G)
Export shipments:
to the United States
Quantity (H)
Total export quantity (M)
(should automatically equal
H+J)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total shipment quantity (N)
(should automatically
D+G+H+J)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
End‐of‐period inventories (O)
Quantity
Average conversion USD/CAD
rate used (P)5
Value (E)
Commercial shipments:
Quantity (F)
3
Value (I)
to all other markets4
Quantity (J)
Value (L)
Table footnotes next page
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II‐11. Trade data.—Continued.
1
Please explain the basis for your firm’s projections.
.
The production capacity reported is based on operating hours per week, weeks per year. Please describe
the methodology used to calculate production capacity, and explain any changes in reported capacity. .
3
What has been the impact on the exchange rate for converting Canadian to U.S. dollars (USD/CAD) on your firm's
exports to the United States over the period? .
4
Identify principal other export markets. .
5
Leave blank if your firm's accounting records are kept in U.S. dollars and conversion rates are not applicable. Otherwise,
please report the average conversion rate USD/CAD, or number of Canadian dollars needed in period to purchase one U.S.
dollar, that your firm used to convert reported values into U.S. dollars.
2
RECONCILIATION OF SHIPMENTS, PRODUCTION, AND INVENTORY.‐‐Generally, the data reported
for the end‐of‐period inventories (i.e., line J) should be equal to the beginning‐of‐period
inventories (i.e., line B), plus production (i.e., line C), less total shipments (i.e., lines D, F, H, and J).
Please ensure that any differences are not due to data entry errors in completing this form, but
rather actually reflect your firm’s records; and also provide any likely explanations for any
differences (e.g., theft, loss, damage, record systems issues, etc.) if they exist.
Actual experience
Projections
Calendar year
Item
2012
2013
January‐June
2014
2014
2015
Calendar year
2015
2016
B + C – D – F – H –J – O
= should equal zero
("0") or provide an
explanation.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Explanation if the calculated fields above are returning values other than zero (i.e., “0”) but are
nonetheless accurate.
II‐12. Other explanations:‐‐If your firm would like to further explain a response to a question in Part II
that did not provide a narrative box, please note the question number and the explanation in
the space provided below. Please also use this space to highlight any issues your firm had in
providing the data in this section, including but not limited to technical issues with the MS Word
questionnaire.
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HOW TO FILE YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSE
This questionnaire is available as a “fillable” form in MS Word format on the
Commission’s website at:
http://usitc.gov/investigations/701731/2015/supercalendered_paper_canada/fi
nal.htm
Please do not attempt to modify the format or permissions of the questionnaire
document. Please submit the completed questionnaire using one of the methods
noted below. If your firm is unable to complete the MS Word questionnaire or
cannot use one of the electronic methods of submission, please contact the
Commission for further instructions.
• Upload via Secure Drop Box.—Upload the MS Word questionnaire along with a scanned copy
of the signed certification page (page 1) through the Commission’s secure upload facility:
Web address: https://dropbox.usitc.gov/oinv/ Pin: SCPP
• E‐mail.—E‐mail your questionnaire to [email protected]; include a scanned copy of the
signed certification page (page 1). Please note that submitting your questionnaire by e‐mail may
subject your firm’s business proprietary information to transmission over an unsecure environment and
to possible disclosure. If you choose this option, the Commission warns you that any risk involving
possible disclosure of such information is assumed by the submitter and not by the Commission.
If your firm did not produce or export SC paper, please fill out page 1, print, sign, and submit a
scanned copy to the Commission.
Parties to this proceeding.—If your firm is a party to this proceeding, you are required to serve
a copy of the completed questionnaire on parties to the proceeding that are subject to
administrative protective order (see 19 CFR 207.7). A list of such parties may be obtained from
the Commission’s Secretary (202‐205‐1803). A certificate of service must accompany the
completed questionnaire you submit (see 19 CFR 207.7). Service of the questionnaire must be
made in paper form.
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File Modified | 2015-08-14 |
File Created | 2015-08-14 |