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each filed timely requests for review.3
Additionally, on April 30, 2014, the
Department received a timely request
from Hajoca Corporation (Hajoca), a
United States importer of the subject
merchandise, to conduct a review of its
entries of the subject merchandise
during the POR produced and exported
by Yingao.4
On May 29, 2014, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice of initiation of an administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on drawn stainless steel sinks from the
PRC with respect to the above-named
companies.5
On August 27, 2014, the petitioner
timely withdrew its request for review
of Foshan Success.6
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Partial Rescission of Review
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the
Department will rescind an
administrative review, in whole or in
part, if a party who requested the review
withdraws the request within 90 days of
the date of publication of notice of
initiation of the requested review. We
received the petitioner’s withdrawal
request within the 90-day deadline.
Therefore, in response to the
withdrawal request and pursuant to 19
3 See Letter from Zhaoshun and Superte to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks from China; Administrative Review Request,’’
dated April 16, 2014; Letter from Newecan to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks from China; Administrative Review Request,’’
dated April 21, 2014; Letter from Yuyao to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks from the People’s Republic of China: Review
Request,’’ dated April 21, 2014; Letter from New
Shichu to the Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People’s Republic of
China Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
April 28, 2014; Letter from Zhongshan Silk to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks from the People’s Republic of China Request
for Administrative Review,’’ dated April 30, 2014;
Letter from Shunde Native Produce to the Secretary
of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from
the People’s Republic of China Request for
Administrative Review,’’ dated April 30, 2014;
Letter from Yingao to the Secretary of Commerce,
‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People’s
Republic of China Request for Administrative
Review,’’ dated April 30, 2014; Letter from
Dongyuan to the Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People’s Republic of
China Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated
April 30, 2014; and Letter from Feidong to the
Secretary of Commerce, ‘‘Administrative Review
Request Concerning Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
from China,’’ dated April 28, 2014.
4 See Letter from Hajoca to the Secretary of
Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the
People’s Republic of China: Hajoca Corporation’s
Request For Review,’’ dated April 30, 2014.
5 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 79 FR
30809 (May 29, 2014). (Notice of Initiation)
6 See Letter from the petitioner to the Secretary
of Commerce, ‘‘Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From
The People’s Republic Of China: Withdrawal Of
Request For Administrative Review,’’ dated August
27, 2014.
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CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding
this administrative review with regard
to Foshan Success. The instant review
will continue with respect to Dongyuan,
Feidong, Newecan, New Shichu,
Shunde Native Produce, Superte,
Yingao, Yuyao, Zhaoshun, and
Zhongshan Silk.7
Assessment
The Department will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries. For the company for
which this review is rescinded,
antidumping duties shall be assessed at
rates equal to the cash deposit of
estimated antidumping duties required
at the time of entry, or withdrawal from
warehouse, for consumption, in
accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(c)(1)(i). As the company for
which this review is rescinded is also
subject to an ongoing new shipper
review of the antidumping duty order
on drawn stainless steel sinks from the
PRC covering the period October 4,
2012, through October 14, 2013, the
Department’s assessment instructions as
a result of this rescission will only cover
the period October 15, 2013, through
March 31, 2014. The Department
intends to issue appropriate assessment
instructions directly to CBP 15 days
after the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as the only
reminder to importers of their
responsibility, under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
7 On August 27 and August 28, 2014, Zhongshan
Silk submitted withdrawals of its request for review
through the Department’s electronic filing system
IA ACCESS. The filings, however, were rejected
because they were submitted under an incorrect
case number and segment date/POR, respectively.
Zhongshan Silk was notified of the rejections and
advised to refile its review request withdrawal, but,
as of the date of this notice, has not done so. See
Memorandum to the File, ‘‘Zhongshan Silk Imp. &
Exp. Group Co., Ltd. of Guangdong’s Submission of
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,’’
dated September 10, 2014.
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their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of return/
destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751 and
777(i)(l) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: September 24, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Changed Circumstances
Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 15, 2014, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) published its initiation
and preliminary results of a changed
circumstances review 1 of the
antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on
multilayered wood flooring (‘‘MLWF’’)
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’).2 The Department preliminarily
determined that Linyi Youyou Wood
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Youyou’’) is the successor-ininterest to Shanghai Lizhong Wood
Products Co., Ltd./The Lizhong Industry
Limited Company of Shanghai
(‘‘Lizhong’’) for purposes of the
antidumping duty order on multilayered
wood flooring from the PRC and, as
such, is entitled to Lizhong’s cash
deposit rate with respect to entries of
subject merchandise. We invited
interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. As no parties
AGENCY:
1 See Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People’s
Republic of China, 79 FR 48117 (August 15, 2014)
(‘‘Preliminary Results’’).
2 See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
8, 2011) (‘‘Order’’).
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submitted comments, the Department is
making no changes to the Preliminary
Results.
DATES: Effective Date: September 30,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Riggle, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–0650.
Background
On August 15, 2014, the Department
made a preliminary finding that Youyou
is the successor-in-interest to Lizhong,
and is entitled to Lizhong’s cash deposit
rate with respect to entries of
merchandise subject to the antidumping
duty order on multilayered wood
flooring from the PRC. We also provided
interested parties 14 days from the date
of publication of the Preliminary Results
to submit comments in accordance with
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No parties
submitted comments.
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Because no party submitted
comments opposing the Department’s
Preliminary Results, and because the
record contains no other information or
evidence that calls into question the
Preliminary Results, the Department
determines that Youyou is the
successor-in-interest to Lizhong, and is
entitled to Lizhong’s cash deposit rate
with respect to entries of merchandise
subject to the antidumping duty order
on multilayered wood flooring from the
PRC.
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Scope of the Order
Multilayered wood flooring is
composed of an assembly of two or
more layers or plies of wood veneer(s)
in combination with a core. The several
layers, along with the core, are glued or
otherwise bonded together to form a
final assembled product. Multilayered
wood flooring is often referred to by
other terms, e.g., ‘‘engineered wood
flooring’’ or ‘‘plywood flooring.’’
Regardless of the particular terminology,
all products that meet the description
set forth herein are intended for
inclusion within the definition of
subject merchandise.
All multilayered wood flooring is
included within the definition of subject
merchandise, without regard to:
dimension (overall thickness, thickness
of face ply, thickness of back ply,
thickness of core, and thickness of inner
plies; width; and length); wood species
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used for the face, back and inner
veneers; core composition; and face
grade. Multilayered wood flooring
included within the definition of subject
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e.,
without a finally finished surface to
protect the face veneer from wear and
tear) or ‘‘prefinished’’ (i.e., a coating
applied to the face veneer, including,
but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified
or water-based polyurethanes, ultraviolet light cured polyurethanes, wax,
epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-cured
urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde
finishes). The veneers may be also
soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish.
All multilayered wood flooring is
included within the definition of subject
merchandise regardless of whether the
face (or back) of the product is smooth,
wire brushed, distressed by any method
or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.
In addition, all multilayered wood
flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise
regardless of whether or not it is
manufactured with any interlocking or
connecting mechanism (for example,
tongue-and-groove construction or
locking joints). All multilayered wood
flooring is included within the
definition of the subject merchandise
regardless of whether the product meets
a particular industry or similar
standard.
The core of multilayered wood
flooring may be composed of a range of
materials, including but not limited to
hardwood or softwood veneer,
particleboard, medium-density
fiberboard, high-density fiberboard
(‘‘HDF’’), stone and/or plastic
composite, or strips of lumber placed
edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products
generally, but not exclusively, may be in
the form of a strip, plank, or other
geometrical patterns (e.g., circular,
hexagonal). All multilayered wood
flooring products are included within
this definition regardless of the actual or
nominal dimensions or form of the
product. Specifically excluded from the
scope are cork flooring and bamboo
flooring, regardless of whether any of
the sub-surface layers of either flooring
are made from wood. Also excluded is
laminate flooring. Laminate flooring
consists of a top wear layer sheet not
made of wood, a decorative paper layer,
a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing
bottom layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise
are provided for under the following
subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’): 4412.31.0520;
4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520;
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4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070;
4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135;
4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165;
4412.31.3175; 4412.31.6000;
4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520;
4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560;
4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520;
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135;
4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165;
4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185;
4412.32.5600; 4412.39.1000;
4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011;
4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019;
4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032;
4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051;
4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059;
4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062;
4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010;
4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050;
4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050;
4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111;
4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131;
4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160;
4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100;
4412.94.5100; 4412.94.6000;
4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000;
4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500;
4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;
4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040;
4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120;
4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140;
4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160;
4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100;
4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5710;
4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000;
4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000;
4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000;
4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000;
4418.72.9500; and 9801.00.2500.
While HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
subject merchandise is dispositive.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
For the reasons stated in the
Preliminary Results, we continue to find
that Youyou is the successor-in-interest
to Lizhong and, as such, is entitled to
Lizhong’s cash deposit rate with respect
to entries of merchandise subject to the
antidumping duty order on multilayered
wood flooring from the PRC. We will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to assign entries of subject
merchandise exported by Youyou the
antidumping duty cash-deposit rate
applicable to Lizhong, effective as of the
date of publication of these final results.
Notification
This notice serves as a reminder to
parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) 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.
We are issuing and publishing these
final results and revocation, in part, and
notice in accordance with sections
751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216
and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: September 19, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–929]
Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes
From the People’s Republic of China:
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New
Shipper Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Effective Date: September 30,
2014.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) has determined that a
request for a new shipper review of the
antidumping duty order on small
diameter graphite electrodes from the
People’s Republic of China (PRC), meets
the statutory and regulatory
requirements for initiation.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hermes Pinilla, AD/CVD Operations
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; Telephone:
(202) 482–3477.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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AGENCY:
Background
The antidumping duty order on small
diameter graphite electrodes from the
PRC published in the Federal Register
on February 26, 2009.1 Pursuant to
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), we
received a timely request for a new
shipper review of the order from
Xuzhou Jianglong Carbon Products Co.,
1 See Antidumping Duty Order: Small Diameter
Graphite Electrodes from the People’s Republic of
China, 74 FR 8775 (February 26, 2009) (SDGE
Order).
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Ltd. (Jianglong).2 Jianglong certified that
it is both the producer and exporter of
the subject merchandise upon which the
request was based.3
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i),
Jianglong certified that it did not export
subject merchandise to the United
States during the period of investigation
(POI).4 In addition, pursuant to section
751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Jianglong certified
that, since the initiation of the
investigation, it has never been affiliated
with any exporter or producer who
exported subject merchandise to the
United States during the POI, including
those respondents not individually
examined during the POI.5 As required
by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B),
Jianglong also certified that its export
activities were not controlled by the
government of the PRC.6
In addition to the certifications
described above, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.214(b)(2), Jianglong submitted
documentation establishing the
following: (1) The date on which it first
shipped subject merchandise for export
to the United States; (2) the volume of
its first shipment; and (3) the date of its
first sale to an unaffiliated customer in
the United States.7
Period of Review
In accordance with 19 CFR
351.214(g)(1)(B) of the Act, the period of
review (POR) for new shipper reviews
initiated in the month immediately
following the semi-annual anniversary
month will be the six-month period
immediately preceding the semiannual
anniversary month. Therefore, under
this order, the POR is February 1, 2014,
through July 31, 2014. However, the
Department has used its discretion to
extend the POR for Jianglong’s new
shipper review by one month, making
the POR February 1, 2014, through
August 31, 2014.8
2 See Jianglong’s new shipper request dated
August 29, 2014.
3 See Jianglong’s new shipper request at Exhibit
1.
4 Id.
5 Id.
6 Id.
7 Jianglong’s new shipper request at Exhibit 1 and
Jianglong’s new shipper request at Exhibit 2.
8 When the sale of the subject merchandise occurs
within the POR specified by the Department’s
regulations but the entry occurs after the POR, the
specified POR may be extended unless it would be
likely to prevent the completion of the review
within the time limits set by the Department’s
regulations. See 19 CFR 351.214(f)(2)(ii).
Additionally, the preamble to the Department’s
regulations states that both the entry and the sale
should occur during the POR, but that under
‘‘appropriate’’ circumstances the Department has
the flexibility to extend the POR. See Antidumping
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Initiation of New Shipper Review
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), the
Department finds that the request from
Jianglong meets the threshold
requirements for initiation of a new
shipper review for shipments of small
diameter graphite electrodes from the
PRC produced and exported by
Jianglong.9
The Department intends to issue the
preliminary results of this new shipper
review no later than 180 days from the
date of initiation and final results of the
review no later than 90 days after the
date the preliminary results are
issued.10 It is the Department’s usual
practice, in cases involving non-market
economy countries, to require that a
company seeking to establish eligibility
for an antidumping duty rate separate
from the country-wide rate provide
evidence of de jure and de facto absence
of government control over the
company’s export activities.
Accordingly, we will issue a
questionnaire to Jianglong which will
include a section requesting information
concerning its eligibility for a separate
rate. The new shipper review of
Jianglong will be rescinded if the
Department determines that Jianglong
has not demonstrated that it is eligible
for a separate rate.
We will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to allow, at the option
of the importer, the posting, until the
completion of the review, of a bond or
security in lieu of a cash deposit for
each entry of the subject merchandise
from Jianglong in accordance with
section 751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.214(e). Because Jianglong
certified that it produced and exported
subject merchandise, the sale of which
is the basis for the request for a new
shipper review, we will apply the
bonding privilege to Jianglong only for
subject merchandise which was
produced and exported by Jianglong.
To assist in its analysis of the bona
fides of Jianglong’s sales, upon initiation
of this new shipper review, the
Department will require Jianglong to
Duties; Countervailing Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR
27296, 27319–27320 (May 19, 1997). In this
instance, Jianglong’s sale of subject merchandise
was made during the POR specified by the
Department’s regulations but the shipment entered
after the end of that POR. The Department finds that
extending the POR to capture this entry would not
prevent the completion of the review within the
time limits set by the Department’s regulations.
9 See the memorandum to the file entitled ‘‘Small
Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation Checklist for
Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of Xuzhou
Jianglong Carbon Products Co., Ltd.’’ dated
concurrently with this notice.
10 See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-970]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On August 15, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published its initiation and preliminary results of a
changed circumstances review \1\ of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order
on multilayered wood flooring (``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of
China (``PRC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily determined that Linyi
Youyou Wood Co., Ltd. (``Youyou'') is the successor-in-interest to
Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd./The Lizhong Industry Limited
Company of Shanghai (``Lizhong'') for purposes of the antidumping duty
order on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC and, as such, is
entitled to Lizhong's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of
subject merchandise. We invited interested parties to comment on the
Preliminary Results. As no parties
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submitted comments, the Department is making no changes to the
Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People's Republic of China, 79 FR 48117 (August 15, 2014)
(``Preliminary Results'').
\2\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of
China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011)
(``Order'').
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DATES: Effective Date: September 30, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0650.
Background
On August 15, 2014, the Department made a preliminary finding that
Youyou is the successor-in-interest to Lizhong, and is entitled to
Lizhong's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of merchandise
subject to the antidumping duty order on multilayered wood flooring
from the PRC. We also provided interested parties 14 days from the date
of publication of the Preliminary Results to submit comments in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No parties submitted
comments.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Because no party submitted comments opposing the Department's
Preliminary Results, and because the record contains no other
information or evidence that calls into question the Preliminary
Results, the Department determines that Youyou is the successor-in-
interest to Lizhong, and is entitled to Lizhong's cash deposit rate
with respect to entries of merchandise subject to the antidumping duty
order on multilayered wood flooring from the PRC.
Scope of the Order
Multilayered wood flooring is composed of an assembly of two or
more layers or plies of wood veneer(s) in combination with a core. The
several layers, along with the core, are glued or otherwise bonded
together to form a final assembled product. Multilayered wood flooring
is often referred to by other terms, e.g., ``engineered wood flooring''
or ``plywood flooring.'' Regardless of the particular terminology, all
products that meet the description set forth herein are intended for
inclusion within the definition of subject merchandise.
All multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of
subject merchandise, without regard to: dimension (overall thickness,
thickness of face ply, thickness of back ply, thickness of core, and
thickness of inner plies; width; and length); wood species used for the
face, back and inner veneers; core composition; and face grade.
Multilayered wood flooring included within the definition of subject
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e., without a finally finished surface
to protect the face veneer from wear and tear) or ``prefinished''
(i.e., a coating applied to the face veneer, including, but not
exclusively, oil or oil-modified or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-
violet light cured polyurethanes, wax, epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-
cured urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde finishes). The veneers may
be also soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish. All multilayered wood
flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise
regardless of whether the face (or back) of the product is smooth, wire
brushed, distressed by any method or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.
In addition, all multilayered wood flooring is included within the
definition of subject merchandise regardless of whether or not it is
manufactured with any interlocking or connecting mechanism (for
example, tongue-and-groove construction or locking joints). All
multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of the
subject merchandise regardless of whether the product meets a
particular industry or similar standard.
The core of multilayered wood flooring may be composed of a range
of materials, including but not limited to hardwood or softwood veneer,
particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, high-density fiberboard
(``HDF''), stone and/or plastic composite, or strips of lumber placed
edge-to-edge.
Multilayered wood flooring products generally, but not exclusively,
may be in the form of a strip, plank, or other geometrical patterns
(e.g., circular, hexagonal). All multilayered wood flooring products
are included within this definition regardless of the actual or nominal
dimensions or form of the product. Specifically excluded from the scope
are cork flooring and bamboo flooring, regardless of whether any of the
sub-surface layers of either flooring are made from wood. Also excluded
is laminate flooring. Laminate flooring consists of a top wear layer
sheet not made of wood, a decorative paper layer, a core-layer of HDF,
and a stabilizing bottom layer.
Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the
following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (``HTSUS''): 4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060;
4412.31.4070; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165;
4412.31.3175; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540;
4412.32.0560; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520; 4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135;
4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019;
4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052;
4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010;
4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105;
4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160;
4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100; 4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000;
4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;
4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;
4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100;
4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000;
4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000;
4418.72.9500; and 9801.00.2500.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
For the reasons stated in the Preliminary Results, we continue to
find that Youyou is the successor-in-interest to Lizhong and, as such,
is entitled to Lizhong's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of
merchandise subject to the antidumping duty order on multilayered wood
flooring from the PRC. We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to assign entries of subject merchandise exported by Youyou
the antidumping duty cash-deposit rate applicable to Lizhong, effective
as of the date of publication of these final results.
Notification
This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') 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.
We are issuing and publishing these final results and revocation,
in part, and notice in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216 and 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3).
Dated: September 19, 2014.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-23287 Filed 9-29-14; 8:45 am]
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