Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, 51185-51187 [E6-14339]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 167 (Tuesday, August 29, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51185-51187]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14339]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-838]


Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined, 
pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), that Ivis Partners Ltd. (IVIS) is the successor-in-interest to 
Ivis Wood Products Ltd. (Ivis Wood) and, as a result, should be 
accorded the same treatment previously accorded to Ivis Wood in regard 
to the antidumping order on certain softwood lumber products from 
Canada as of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 29, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Constance Handley or David Layton, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0631 or (202) 482-0371, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 16, 2006, in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b) (2004), IVIS, a Canadian producer of softwood 
lumber products and interested party in this proceeding, filed a 
request for a changed circumstances review. In response to this 
request, the Department initiated a changed circumstances review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber from Canada. See 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain 
Softwood Products from Canada, 71 FR 18072 (April 10, 2006) (Initiation 
Notice). On April 4, 2006, the Department issued a questionnaire to 
IVIS requesting further details on its purchase of Ivis Woods. IVIS' 
response was received by the Department on April 13, 2006. On May 10, 
2006, the Department issued an additional supplemental questionnaire to 
IVIS. IVIS' response was received on May 17, 2006. On June 22, 2006, 
the Department preliminarily determined that IVIS was the successor-in-
interest to Ivis Wood. See Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products 
from Canada, 71 FR 35867 (June 22, 2006) (Preliminary Results). We 
invited parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received no 
comments.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are softwood lumber, flooring 
and siding (softwood lumber products). Softwood lumber products include 
all products classified under subheadings 4407.1000, 4409.1010, 
4409.1090, and 4409.1020, respectively, of the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), and any softwood lumber, 
flooring and siding described below. These softwood lumber products 
include:
    (1) Coniferous wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, 
whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness 
exceeding six millimeters;
    (2) Coniferous wood siding (including strips and friezes for 
parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, 
rabbeted, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) 
along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed;
    (3) Other coniferous wood (including strips and friezes for parquet 
flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, 
rabbeted, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) 
along any of its edges or faces (other than wood mouldings and wood 
dowel rods) whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed; and
    (4) Coniferous wood flooring (including strips and friezes for 
parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, 
rabbeted, chamfered, v-jointed, beaded, molded, rounded or the like) 
along any of its edges or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or 
finger-jointed.
    Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
U.S. Customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise 
subject to this order is dispositive.
    As specifically stated in the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
accompanying the Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, 67 FR 15539 
(April 2, 2002) (see comment 53, item D, page 116, and comment 57, item 
B-7, page 126), available at www.ia.ita.doc.gov/frn, drilled and 
notched lumber and angle cut lumber are covered by the scope of this 
order.
    The following softwood lumber products are excluded from the scope 
of this order provided they meet the specified requirements detailed 
below:
    (1) Stringers (pallet components used for runners): if they have at 
least two notches on the side, positioned at equal distance from the 
center, to properly accommodate forklift blades, properly classified 
under HTSUS 4421.90.97.40.
    (2) Box-spring frame kits: if they contain the following wooden 
pieces - two side rails, two end (or top) rails and varying numbers of 
slats. The side rails and the end rails should be radius-cut at both 
ends. The kits should be individually packaged, they should

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contain the exact number of wooden components needed to make a 
particular box spring frame, with no further processing required. None 
of the components exceeds 1'' in actual thickness or 83'' in length.
    (3) Radius-cut box-spring-frame components, not exceeding 1'' in 
actual thickness or 83'' in length, ready for assembly without further 
processing. The radius cuts must be present on both ends of the boards 
and must be substantial cuts so as to completely round one corner.
    (4) Fence pickets requiring no further processing and properly 
classified under HTSUS 4421.90.70, 1'' or less in actual thickness, up 
to 8'' wide, 6' or less in length, and have finials or decorative 
cuttings that clearly identify them as fence pickets. In the case of 
dog-eared fence pickets, the corners of the boards should be cut off so 
as to remove pieces of wood in the shape of isosceles right angle 
triangles with sides measuring 3/4 inch or more.
    (5) U.S. origin lumber shipped to Canada for minor processing and 
imported into the United States, is excluded from the scope of this 
order if the following conditions are met: 1) the processing occurring 
in Canada is limited to kiln-drying, planing to create smooth-to-size 
board, and sanding, and 2) if the importer establishes to the 
satisfaction of CBP that the lumber is of U.S. origin.
    (6) Softwood lumber products contained in single family home 
packages or kits,\1\ regardless of tariff classification, are excluded 
from the scope of this order if the importer certifies to items 6 A, B, 
C, D, and requirement 6 E is met:
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    \1\ To ensure administrability, we clarified the language of 
exclusion number 6 to require an importer certification and to 
permit single or multiple entries on multiple days as well as 
instructing importers to retain and make available for inspection 
specific documentation in support of each entry.
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    A. The imported home package or kit constitutes a full package of 
the number of wooden pieces specified in the plan, design or blueprint 
necessary to produce a home of at least 700 square feet produced to a 
specified plan, design or blueprint;
    B. The package or kit must contain all necessary internal and 
external doors and windows, nails, screws, glue, sub floor, sheathing, 
beams, posts, connectors, and if included in the purchase contract, 
decking, trim, drywall and roof shingles specified in the plan, design 
or blueprint;
    C. Prior to importation, the package or kit must be sold to a 
retailer of complete home packages or kits pursuant to a valid purchase 
contract referencing the particular home design plan or blueprint, and 
signed by a customer not affiliated with the importer;
    D. Softwood lumber products entered as part of a single family home 
package or kit, whether in a single entry or multiple entries on 
multiple days, will be used solely for the construction of the single 
family home specified by the home design matching the entry.
    E. For each entry, the following documentation must be retained by 
the importer and made available to CBP upon request:
     i. A copy of the appropriate home design, plan, or blueprint 
matching the entry;
     ii. A purchase contract from a retailer of home kits or packages 
signed by a customer not affiliated with the importer;
    iii. A listing of inventory of all parts of the package or kit 
being entered that conforms to the home design package being entered;
    iv. In the case of multiple shipments on the same contract, all 
items listed in E(iii) which are included in the present shipment shall 
be identified as well.
    Lumber products that CBP may classify as stringers, radius cut box-
spring-frame components, and fence pickets, not conforming to the above 
requirements, as well as truss components, pallet components, and door 
and window frame parts, are covered under the scope of this order and 
may be classified under HTSUS subheadings 4418.90.45.90, 4421.90.70.40, 
and 4421.90.97.40.
    Finally, as clarified throughout the course of the investigation, 
the following products, previously identified as Group A, remain 
outside the scope of this order. They are:
    1. Trusses and truss kits, properly classified under HTSUS 4418.90;
    2. I-joist beams;
    3. Assembled box spring frames;
    4. Pallets and pallet kits, properly classified under HTSUS 
4415.20;
    5. Garage doors;
    6. Edge-glued wood, properly classified under HTSUS 4421.90.97.40;
    7. Properly classified complete door frames;
    8. Properly classified complete window frames; and
    9. Properly classified furniture.
    In addition, this scope language was further clarified to specify 
that all softwood lumber products entered from Canada claiming non-
subject status based on U.S. country of origin will be treated as non-
subject U.S.-origin merchandise under the countervailing duty order, 
provided that these softwood lumber products meet the following 
condition: upon entry, the importer, exporter, Canadian processor and/
or original U.S. producer establish to CBP's satisfaction that the 
softwood lumber entered and documented as U.S.-origin softwood lumber 
was first produced in the United States as a lumber product satisfying 
the physical parameters of the softwood lumber scope.\2\ The 
presumption of non-subject status can, however, be rebutted by evidence 
demonstrating that the merchandise was substantially transformed in 
Canada.
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    \2\ See the scope clarification message ( 3034202), 
dated February 3, 2003, to CBP, regarding treatment of U.S. origin 
lumber on file in Room B-099 of the Central Records Unit (CRU) of 
the Main Commerce Building.
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    On March 3, 2006, the Department issued a scope ruling that any 
product entering under HTSUS 4409.10.05 which is continually shaped 
along its end and/or side edges which otherwise conforms to the written 
definition of the scope is within the scope of the order.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum from Constance Handley, Program Manager, to 
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary regarding Scope 
Request by the Petitioner Regarding Entries Made Under HTSUS 
4409.10.05, dated March 3, 2006.
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    Based on the information provided by IVIS, and the fact that the 
Department did not receive any comments during the comment period 
following the preliminary results of this review, the Department hereby 
determines that IVIS is the successor-in-interest to Ivis Wood for 
antidumping duty cash deposit purposes.

Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    The Department will instruct CBP to suspend liquidation of all 
shipments of the subject merchandise produced and exported by IVIS 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the 
publication date of this notice at 3.78 percent (i.e., Ivis Wood's cash 
deposit rate). This deposit rate shall remain in effect until 
publication of the final results of the next administrative review in 
which Ivis Wood participates.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance

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with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of the return/
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms 
of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i)(1) of 
the Act, and section 351.216(e) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: August 23, 2006.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-14339 Filed 8-28-06; 8:45 am]
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