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Ukraine.
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The People’s Republic of China.
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administrative protective orders (APO)
of their responsibility concerning the
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Timely notification of the return or
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sanction.
We are issuing and publishing these
results and notice in accordance with
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Act.
Dated: May 3, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A–570–890
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China: Notice of
Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Intent to Revoke Order in Part
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 2006.
SUMMARY: On February 2, 2006, and in
an amendment on March 16, 2006, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) received a request on
behalf of the petitioners, the American
Furniture Manufacturers Committee for
Legal Trade and its individual members
(the ‘‘AFMC’’) for a changed
circumstances review and a request to
revoke in part the antidumping duty
(‘‘AD’’) order on wooden bedroom
furniture from the People’s Republic of
China with respect to jewelry armoires
that have at least one side door, whether
or not the door is lined with felt or felt–
like material. In its February 2, 2006,
submission, AFMC stated that it no
longer has any interest in antidumping
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relief from imports of such jewelry
armoires with respect to the subject
merchandise defined in the ‘‘Scope of
the Review’’ section below. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these
preliminary results.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will
Dickerson or Robert Bolling, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, N.W., Washington D.C. 20230;
telephone (202) 482–1778 and (202)
482–3434, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 4, 2005, the Department
published the Notice of Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Antidumping Duty Order on
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (70 FR 329).
On February 2, 2006, and in an
amendment on March 16, 2006, AFMC
requested revocation in part of the AD
order pursuant to sections 751(b)(1) and
782(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (‘‘the Act’’), with respect to
jewelry armoires that have at least one
side door, whether or not lined with felt
or felt–like material, as described below.
Scope of the Order
The product covered is wooden
bedroom furniture. Wooden bedroom
furniture is generally, but not
exclusively, designed, manufactured,
and offered for sale in coordinated
groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the
individual pieces are of approximately
the same style and approximately the
same material and/or finish. The subject
merchandise is made substantially of
wood products, including both solid
wood and also engineered wood
products made from wood particles,
fibers, or other wooden materials such
as plywood, oriented strand board,
particle board, and fiberboard, with or
without wood veneers, wood overlays,
or laminates, with or without non–wood
components or trim such as metal,
marble, leather, glass, plastic, or other
resins, and whether or not assembled,
completed, or finished.
The subject merchandise includes the
following items: (1) Wooden beds such
as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds;
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(2) wooden headboards for beds
(whether stand–alone or attached to side
rails), wooden footboards for beds,
wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night
stands, dressers, commodes, bureaus,
mule chests, gentlemen’s chests,
bachelor’s chests, lingerie chests,
wardrobes, vanities, chessers,
chifforobes, and wardrobe–type
cabinets; (4) dressers with framed glass
mirrors that are attached to,
incorporated in, sit on, or hang over the
dresser; (5) chests–on-chests1,
highboys2, lowboys3, chests of drawers4,
chests5, door chests6, chiffoniers7,
hutches8, and armoires9; (6) desks,
computer stands, filing cabinets, book
cases, or writing tables that are attached
to or incorporated in the subject
merchandise; and (7) other bedroom
furniture consistent with the above list.
The scope of the order excludes the
following items: (1) seats, chairs,
benches, couches, sofas, sofa beds,
stools, and other seating furniture; (2)
mattresses, mattress supports (including
box springs), infant cribs, water beds,
1 A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-ofdrawers in two or more sections (or appearing to be
in two or more sections), with one or two sections
mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a slightly
larger chest; also known as a tallboy.
2 A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers
usually composed of a base and a top section with
drawers, and supported on four legs or a small chest
(often 15 inches or more in height).
3 A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers,
not more than four feet high, normally set on short
legs.
4 A chest of drawers is typically a case containing
drawers for storing clothing.
5 A chest is typically a case piece taller than it
is wide featuring a series of drawers and with or
without one or more doors for storing clothing. The
piece can either include drawers or be designed as
a large box incorporating a lid.
6 A door chest is typically a chest with hinged
doors to store clothing, whether or not containing
drawers. The piece may also include shelves for
televisions and other entertainment electronics.
7 A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest
of drawers normally used for storing undergarments
and lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached.
8 A hutch is typically an open case of furniture
with shelves that typically sits on another piece of
furniture and provides storage for clothes.
9 An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or
wardrobe (typically 50 inches or taller), with doors,
and with one or more drawers (either exterior below
or above the doors or interior behind the doors),
shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for
storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used
to hold television receivers and/or other audiovisual entertainment systems.
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and futon frames; (3) office furniture,
such as desks, stand–up desks,
computer cabinets, filing cabinets,
credenzas, and bookcases; (4) dining
room or kitchen furniture such as dining
tables, chairs, servers, sideboards,
buffets, corner cabinets, china cabinets,
and china hutches; (5) other non–
bedroom furniture, such as television
cabinets, cocktail tables, end tables,
occasional tables, wall systems, book
cases, and entertainment systems; (6)
bedroom furniture made primarily of
wicker, cane, osier, bamboo or rattan; (7)
side rails for beds made of metal if sold
separately from the headboard and
footboard; (8) bedroom furniture in
which bentwood parts predominate10;
(9) jewelry armories11; (10) cheval
mirrors12 (11) certain metal parts13 (12)
mirrors that do not attach to,
incorporate in, sit on, or hang over a
dresser if they are not designed and
marketed to be sold in conjunction with
a dresser as part of a dresser–mirror set.
Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under subheading
9403.50.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) as ‘‘wooden...beds’’ and
under subheading 9403.50.9080 of the
HTSUS as ‘‘other...wooden furniture of
a kind used in the bedroom.’’ In
addition, wooden headboards for beds,
wooden footboards for beds, wooden
side rails for beds, and wooden canopies
for beds may also be entered under
subheading 9403.50.9040 of the HTSUS
as ‘‘parts of wood’’ and framed glass
mirrors may also be entered under
subheading 7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS
as ‘‘glass mirrors...framed.’’ This order
10 As used herein, bentwood means solid wood
made pliable. Bentwood is wood that is brought to
a curved shape by bending it while made pliable
with moist heat or other agency and then set by
cooling or drying. See Customs’ Headquarters’
Ruling Letter 043859, dated May 17, 1976.
11 Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for
the purpose of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24’’
in width, 18’’ in depth, and 49’’ in height, including
a minimum of 5 lined drawers lined with felt or
felt-like material, at least one side door lined with
felt or felt-like material, with necklace hangers, and
a flip-top lid with inset mirror. See Memorandum
from Laurel LaCivita to Laurie Parkhill, Office
Director, Issues and Decision Memorandum
Concerning Jewelry Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in
the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China, dated August 31, 2004.
12 Cheval mirrors, i.e., any framed, tiltable mirror
with a height in excess of 50’’ that is mounted on
a floor-standing, hinged base.
13 Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture
parts made of wood products (as defined above)
that are not otherwise specifically named in this
scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds, wooden
footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and
wooden canopies for beds) and that do not possess
the essential character of wooden bedroom
furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or
unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified
under HTSUS subheading 9403.90.7000.
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covers all wooden bedroom furniture
meeting the above description,
regardless of tariff classification.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the
scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review, and
Intent to Revoke Order in Part
At the request of AFMC, and in
accordance with sections 751(d)(1) and
751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216,
the Department is initiating a changed
circumstances review of wooden
bedroom furniture from the People’s
Republic of China to determine whether
partial revocation of the AD order is
warranted with respect to jewelry
armoires that have at least one side
door, whether or not the door is lined
with felt or felt–like material. Section
782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the
Department may revoke an order (in
whole or in part) if it determines that
producers accounting for substantially
all of the production of the domestic
like product have no further interest in
the order, in whole or in part. In
addition, in the event the Department
determines that expedited action is
warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii)
permits the Department to combine the
notices of initiation and preliminary
results.
In accordance with section 751(b) of
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.222(g)(l)(i) and
351.221(c)(3), we are initiating this
changed circumstances review and have
determined that expedited action is
warranted. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.216(c), we find that the petitioners’
affirmative statement of no interest
constitutes good cause for the conduct
of this review. Additionally, our
decision to expedite this review stems
from the domestic industry’s lack of
interest in applying the AD order to the
specific wooden bedroom furniture (i.e.,
jewelry armories discussed above)
covered by this request.
Based on the expression of no interest
by the petitioners and absent any
objection by any other domestic
interested parties, we have preliminarily
determined that substantially all of the
domestic producers of the like product
have no interest in the continued
application of the AD order on wooden
bedroom furniture to the merchandise
that is subject to this request. Therefore,
we are notifying the public of our intent
to revoke, in part, the AD order as it
relates to imports of the jewelry
armoires from the People’s Republic of
China that have at least one side door,
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whether or not the door is lined with
felt or felt–like material.
Therefore, we intend to change
footnote 11 of the scope on wooden
bedroom furniture from the People’s
Republic of China to read as follows:
Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for
the purpose of storing jewelry, not to
exceed 24’’ in width, 18’’ in depth, and
49’’ in height, including a minimum of
5 lined drawers lined with felt or felt–
like material, at least one side door
(whether or not the door is lined with
felt or felt–like material), with necklace
hangers, and a flip–top lid with inset
mirror. See Memorandum from Laurel
LaCivita to Laurie Parkhill, Office
Director, Issues and Decision
Memorandum Concerning Jewelry
Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China dated August
31, 2004. See Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China: Notice of Final Results of
Changed Circumstances Review and
Revocation in the Part (FR citation and
date to be added).
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to
comment on these preliminary results.
Written comments may be submitted no
later than 14 days after the date of
publication of these preliminary results.
Rebuttals to written comments, limited
to issues raised in such comments, may
be filed no later than 21 days after the
date of publication. The Department
will issue the final results of this
changed circumstances review, which
will include the results of its analysis
raised in any such written comments,
no later than 270 days after the date on
which this review was initiated, or
within 45 days if all parties agree to our
preliminary results. See 19 CFR
351.216(e).
If final revocation occurs, we will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to end the suspension of
liquidation for the merchandise covered
by the revocation on the effective date
of the notice of revocation and to release
any cash deposit or bond. See 19 CFR
351.222(g)(4). The current requirement
for a cash deposit of estimated AD
duties on all subject merchandise will
continue unless and until it is modified
pursuant to the final results of this
changed circumstances review.
This initiation and preliminary results
of review and notice are in accordance
with sections 751(b) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.216, 351.221, and 351.222.
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Dated: April 27, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary 6 for Import
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Department of the Army
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Surplus Properties; Notice
SUMMARY: This notice provides
information regarding the properties
that have been determined surplus to
the United States needs in accordance
with the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, Public Law
101–510, as amended, and the 2005
Base Closure and Realignment
Commission Report, as approved, and
following screening with Federal
agencies and Department of Defense
components.
DATES: Effective May 9, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Headquarters, Department of the Army,
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation
Management, Base Realignment and
Closure Division, Attn: DAIM–BD, 600
Army Pentagon, Washington DC 20310–
0600, (703) 601–2418. For information
regarding a specific property, a contact
is provided on the list of properties
below.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
provisions of the Federal Property and
Administrative Services Act of 1949, as
amended, the Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Act of 1990, as amended,
and other public benefit conveyance
authorities, this surplus property may
be available for conveyance to State and
local governments and other eligible
entities for public benefit purposes.
Notices of interest from representatives
of the homeless, and other interested
parties located in the vicinity of any
listed surplus property should be
submitted to both the recognized Local
Redevelopment Authority and Army
point of contact as listed above, or
where no Local Redevelopment
Authority has been recognized, the
notice of interest shall be submitted to
the Army point of contact as listed
below. Local Redevelopment
Authorities are in the process of being
recognized. Where no Local
Redevelopment Authority is listed,
please contact the Army point contact
below for the latest information. Notices
of interest from representatives of the
homeless shall include the information
required by 32 CFR 176.20(c)(2)(ii).
Recognized Local Redevelopment
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Authorities, or the Army where no Local
Redevelopment Authority has been
recognized, shall assist interested
parties in evaluating the surplus
properties for the intended use.
Deadlines for notices of interest shall be
90 days from the date a corresponding
notice is published in a newspaper of
general circulation in the vicinity of the
installation. The properties are listed by
state. Additional information for any
listed property may be found at https://
www.hqda.army.mil/acsimweb/brac/
braco.htm.
Surplus Property List
Alabama
Dothan—Harry L. Gary Jr. USARC, 801
Mill Avenue, POC: Commander, 81st
Regional Readiness Command, ATTN:
Base Transition Coordinator, 225
West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL
35209 Telephone: 205–329–9215
Fort McClellan—Faith Wing USARC,
215 Regimental Avenue, POC:
Commander, 81st Regional Readiness
Command, ATTN: Base Transition
Coordinator, 225 West Oxmoor Road,
Birmingham, AL 35209 Telephone:
205–329–9215
Mobile—Wright USARC, 1900 Hurtel
Street: Commander, 81st Regional
Readiness Command, ATTN: Base
Transition Coordinator, 225 West
Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209
Telephone: 205–329–9215
Montgomery—BG William P. Screws
USARC, 4050 Atlanta Highway POC:
Commander, 81st Regional Readiness
Command, ATTN: Base Transition
Coordinator, 225 West Oxmoor Road,
Birmingham, AL 35209 Telephone:
205–329–9215
Troy—PFC Grady C. Anderson USARC,
358 Elba Highway, POC: Commander,
81st Regional Readiness Command,
ATTN: Base Transition Coordinator,
225 West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham,
AL 35209 Telephone: 205–329–9215
Tuscaloosa—AMSA 51, 2627 10th
Avenue POC: Commander, 81st
Regional Readiness Command, ATTN:
Base Transition Coordinator, 225
West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL
35209 Telephone: 205–329–9215
Tuscaloosa—Finnell AFRC, 2627 10th
Avenue POC: Commander, 81st
Regional Readiness Command, ATTN:
Base Transition Coordinator, 225
West Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL
35209 Telephone: 205–329–9215
Tuskegee—Cleveland Leight Abbott
USARC, 2202 VA Hospital Road,
POC: Commander, 81st Regional
Readiness Command, ATTN: Base
Transition Coordinator, 225 West
Oxmoor Road, Birmingham, AL 35209
Telephone: 205–329–9215
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Arizona
Tucson—Allen Hall USARC, 1750 E.
29th Street, POC: Commander 63rd
Regional Readiness Command, ATTN:
Base Transition Coordinator, 4235
Yorktown Avenue, Los Alamitos, CA
90720–5002 Telephone: 520–889–
1129
Arkansas
El Dorado—Rufus N. Garrett Jr. USARC,
815 West 8th Street, POC: City of El
Dorado Local Redevelopment
Authority, P.O. Box 486, El Dorado,
AR 71731 Telephone: 870–863–4070
Fayetteville—Leroy R. Pond USARC,
1616 N. Woolsey Street, POC: Public
Information and Policy Advisor, City
of Fayetteville, 113 W. Mountain,
Fayetteville, AR 72701 Telephone:
479–575–8330
Hot Springs—Hot Springs USARC, 200
Reserve Street, POC: Commander,
90th Regional Readiness Command,
ATTN: Base Transition Coordinator,
8000 Camp Robinson Road, North
Little Rock, AR 72118 Telephone:
501–771–8788
Jonesboro—Jonesboro USARC, 1001 S.
Caraway Road, POC: Commander,
90th Regional Readiness Command,
ATTN: Base Transition Coordinator,
8000 Camp Robinson Road, North
Little Rock, AR 72118 Telephone:
501–771–8788
California
Long Beach—Schroeder Hall USARC,
3800 Willow St, POC: Commander
63rd Regional Readiness Command,
ATTN: Base Transition Coordinator,
4235 Yorktown Avenue, Los
Alamitos, CA 90720–5002 Telephone:
530–889–1129
Pasadena—Desiderio Hall USARC, 655
Westminster Drive, POC: Planning
and Development Department, City of
Pasadena, 175 North Garfield Avenue,
3rd Floor, Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: 626–744–7143
Riverbank—Riverbank Army
Ammunition Plant, POC: City Council
of Riverbank and District 1 Board
Supervisors of Stanislaus County, City
of Riverbank, 6707 Third Street,
Riverbank, CA 95367–2396
Telephone: 209–863–7129
San Jose—PVT George L. Richey
USARC, 155 W. Hedding Street, POC:
Commander 63rd Regional Readiness
Command, ATTN: Base Transition
Coordinator, 4235 Yorktown Avenue,
Los Alamitos, CA 90720–5002
Telephone: 530–889–1129
Connecticut
Fairfield—1LT John S. Turner USARC,
180 High St., POC: Fairfield High
Street Redevelopment Authority, First
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-570-890
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China:
Notice of Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances
Review, and Intent to Revoke Order in Part
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
EFFECTIVE DATE: May 9, 2006.
SUMMARY: On February 2, 2006, and in an amendment on March 16, 2006,
the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') received a request on
behalf of the petitioners, the American Furniture Manufacturers
Committee for Legal Trade and its individual members (the ``AFMC'') for
a changed circumstances review and a request to revoke in part the
antidumping duty (``AD'') order on wooden bedroom furniture from the
People's Republic of China with respect to jewelry armoires that have
at least one side door, whether or not the door is lined with felt or
felt-like material. In its February 2, 2006, submission, AFMC stated
that it no longer has any interest in antidumping relief from imports
of such jewelry armoires with respect to the subject merchandise
defined in the ``Scope of the Review'' section below. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Will Dickerson or Robert Bolling,
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-1778 and (202) 482-3434,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 4, 2005, the Department published the Notice of Amended
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China (70 FR 329). On February 2, 2006, and in an amendment on March
16, 2006, AFMC requested revocation in part of the AD order pursuant to
sections 751(b)(1) and 782(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(``the Act''), with respect to jewelry armoires that have at least one
side door, whether or not lined with felt or felt-like material, as
described below.
Scope of the Order
The product covered is wooden bedroom furniture. Wooden bedroom
furniture is generally, but not exclusively, designed, manufactured,
and offered for sale in coordinated groups, or bedrooms, in which all
of the individual pieces are of approximately the same style and
approximately the same material and/or finish. The subject merchandise
is made substantially of wood products, including both solid wood and
also engineered wood products made from wood particles, fibers, or
other wooden materials such as plywood, oriented strand board, particle
board, and fiberboard, with or without wood veneers, wood overlays, or
laminates, with or without non-wood components or trim such as metal,
marble, leather, glass, plastic, or other resins, and whether or not
assembled, completed, or finished.
The subject merchandise includes the following items: (1) Wooden
beds such as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds; (2) wooden
headboards for beds (whether stand-alone or attached to side rails),
wooden footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night stands, dressers, commodes,
bureaus, mule chests, gentlemen's chests, bachelor's chests, lingerie
chests, wardrobes, vanities, chessers, chifforobes, and wardrobe-type
cabinets; (4) dressers with framed glass mirrors that are attached to,
incorporated in, sit on, or hang over the dresser; (5) chests-on-
chests\1\, highboys\2\, lowboys\3\, chests of drawers\4\, chests\5\,
door chests\6\, chiffoniers\7\, hutches\8\, and armoires\9\; (6) desks,
computer stands, filing cabinets, book cases, or writing tables that
are attached to or incorporated in the subject merchandise; and (7)
other bedroom furniture consistent with the above list.
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\1\ A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-of-drawers in two
or more sections (or appearing to be in two or more sections), with
one or two sections mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a
slightly larger chest; also known as a tallboy.
\2\ A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers usually
composed of a base and a top section with drawers, and supported on
four legs or a small chest (often 15 inches or more in height).
\3\ A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers, not more
than four feet high, normally set on short legs.
\4\ A chest of drawers is typically a case containing drawers
for storing clothing.
\5\ A chest is typically a case piece taller than it is wide
featuring a series of drawers and with or without one or more doors
for storing clothing. The piece can either include drawers or be
designed as a large box incorporating a lid.
\6\ A door chest is typically a chest with hinged doors to store
clothing, whether or not containing drawers. The piece may also
include shelves for televisions and other entertainment electronics.
\7\ A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest of drawers
normally used for storing undergarments and lingerie, often with
mirror(s) attached.
\8\ A hutch is typically an open case of furniture with shelves
that typically sits on another piece of furniture and provides
storage for clothes.
\9\ An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or wardrobe
(typically 50 inches or taller), with doors, and with one or more
drawers (either exterior below or above the doors or interior behind
the doors), shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for
storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used to hold
television receivers and/or other audio-visual entertainment
systems.
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The scope of the order excludes the following items: (1) seats,
chairs, benches, couches, sofas, sofa beds, stools, and other seating
furniture; (2) mattresses, mattress supports (including box springs),
infant cribs, water beds,
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and futon frames; (3) office furniture, such as desks, stand-up desks,
computer cabinets, filing cabinets, credenzas, and bookcases; (4)
dining room or kitchen furniture such as dining tables, chairs,
servers, sideboards, buffets, corner cabinets, china cabinets, and
china hutches; (5) other non-bedroom furniture, such as television
cabinets, cocktail tables, end tables, occasional tables, wall systems,
book cases, and entertainment systems; (6) bedroom furniture made
primarily of wicker, cane, osier, bamboo or rattan; (7) side rails for
beds made of metal if sold separately from the headboard and footboard;
(8) bedroom furniture in which bentwood parts predominate\10\; (9)
jewelry armories\11\; (10) cheval mirrors\12\ (11) certain metal
parts\13\ (12) mirrors that do not attach to, incorporate in, sit on,
or hang over a dresser if they are not designed and marketed to be sold
in conjunction with a dresser as part of a dresser-mirror set.
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\10\ As used herein, bentwood means solid wood made pliable.
Bentwood is wood that is brought to a curved shape by bending it
while made pliable with moist heat or other agency and then set by
cooling or drying. See Customs' Headquarters' Ruling Letter 043859,
dated May 17, 1976.
\11\ Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for the purpose
of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24'' in width, 18'' in depth, and
49'' in height, including a minimum of 5 lined drawers lined with
felt or felt-like material, at least one side door lined with felt
or felt-like material, with necklace hangers, and a flip-top lid
with inset mirror. See Memorandum from Laurel LaCivita to Laurie
Parkhill, Office Director, Issues and Decision Memorandum Concerning
Jewelry Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in the Antidumping Duty
Investigation of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic
of China, dated August 31, 2004.
\12\ Cheval mirrors, i.e., any framed, tiltable mirror with a
height in excess of 50'' that is mounted on a floor-standing, hinged
base.
\13\ Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture parts made
of wood products (as defined above) that are not otherwise
specifically named in this scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds,
wooden footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden
canopies for beds) and that do not possess the essential character
of wooden bedroom furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or
unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified under HTSUS
subheading 9403.90.7000.
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Imports of subject merchandise are classified under subheading
9403.50.9040 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS'') as ``wooden...beds'' and under subheading 9403.50.9080 of
the HTSUS as ``other...wooden furniture of a kind used in the
bedroom.'' In addition, wooden headboards for beds, wooden footboards
for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies for beds may
also be entered under subheading 9403.50.9040 of the HTSUS as ``parts
of wood'' and framed glass mirrors may also be entered under subheading
7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ``glass mirrors...framed.'' This order
covers all wooden bedroom furniture meeting the above description,
regardless of tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description
of the scope of this proceeding is dispositive.
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, and
Intent to Revoke Order in Part
At the request of AFMC, and in accordance with sections 751(d)(1)
and 751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, the Department is
initiating a changed circumstances review of wooden bedroom furniture
from the People's Republic of China to determine whether partial
revocation of the AD order is warranted with respect to jewelry
armoires that have at least one side door, whether or not the door is
lined with felt or felt-like material. Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that the Department may revoke an order
(in whole or in part) if it determines that producers accounting for
substantially all of the production of the domestic like product have
no further interest in the order, in whole or in part. In addition, in
the event the Department determines that expedited action is warranted,
19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) permits the Department to combine the notices
of initiation and preliminary results.
In accordance with section 751(b) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.222(g)(l)(i) and 351.221(c)(3), we are initiating this changed
circumstances review and have determined that expedited action is
warranted. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(c), we find that the
petitioners' affirmative statement of no interest constitutes good
cause for the conduct of this review. Additionally, our decision to
expedite this review stems from the domestic industry's lack of
interest in applying the AD order to the specific wooden bedroom
furniture (i.e., jewelry armories discussed above) covered by this
request.
Based on the expression of no interest by the petitioners and
absent any objection by any other domestic interested parties, we have
preliminarily determined that substantially all of the domestic
producers of the like product have no interest in the continued
application of the AD order on wooden bedroom furniture to the
merchandise that is subject to this request. Therefore, we are
notifying the public of our intent to revoke, in part, the AD order as
it relates to imports of the jewelry armoires from the People's
Republic of China that have at least one side door, whether or not the
door is lined with felt or felt-like material.
Therefore, we intend to change footnote 11 of the scope on wooden
bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China to read as
follows:
Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for the purpose of storing
jewelry, not to exceed 24'' in width, 18'' in depth, and 49'' in
height, including a minimum of 5 lined drawers lined with felt or
felt-like material, at least one side door (whether or not the door
is lined with felt or felt-like material), with necklace hangers,
and a flip-top lid with inset mirror. See Memorandum from Laurel
LaCivita to Laurie Parkhill, Office Director, Issues and Decision
Memorandum Concerning Jewelry Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in the
Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People's Republic of China dated August 31, 2004. See Wooden Bedroom
Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Final
Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Revocation in the Part
(FR citation and date to be added).
Public Comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results. Written comments may be submitted no later than 14 days after
the date of publication of these preliminary results. Rebuttals to
written comments, limited to issues raised in such comments, may be
filed no later than 21 days after the date of publication. The
Department will issue the final results of this changed circumstances
review, which will include the results of its analysis raised in any
such written comments, no later than 270 days after the date on which
this review was initiated, or within 45 days if all parties agree to
our preliminary results. See 19 CFR 351.216(e).
If final revocation occurs, we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to end the suspension of liquidation for the
merchandise covered by the revocation on the effective date of the
notice of revocation and to release any cash deposit or bond. See 19
CFR 351.222(g)(4). The current requirement for a cash deposit of
estimated AD duties on all subject merchandise will continue unless and
until it is modified pursuant to the final results of this changed
circumstances review.
This initiation and preliminary results of review and notice are in
accordance with sections 751(b) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221,
and 351.222.
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Dated: April 27, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary 6 for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-6938 Filed 5-8-06; 8:45 am]
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