Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 70756-70757 [2015-29199]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure or Elizabeth Eastwood
at (202) 482–5973 and (202) 482–3874,
respectively; AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 22, 2015, the Department of
Commerce (the Department) published a
notice of initiation of antidumping duty
investigation of hydrofluorocarbon
blends and components thereof from the
People’s Republic of China.1 The notice
of initiation stated that the Department,
in accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1),
would issue its preliminary
determination for this investigation,
unless postponed, no later than 140
days after the date of the initiation. The
preliminary determination of this
antidumping duty investigation is
currently due no later than December 2,
2015.
Period of Investigation
The period of investigation is October
1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.
petitioners additional time to review
and comment on the questionnaire
responses submitted in this case, as well
as to consider the Department’s recent
inclusion of Mexico and Romania on the
list of potential surrogate countries. The
petitioners submitted a request for
postponement of the preliminary
determination more than 25 days before
the scheduled date of the preliminary
determination.3
Because the petitioners’ request was
timely and provided reasons for the
request, and since the Department finds
no compelling reasons to deny the
request, the Department is postponing
the deadline for the preliminary
determination in accordance with
section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.205(b)(2) and (e) by 50 days to
January 21, 2016. The deadline for the
final determination will continue to be
75 days after the date of the preliminary
determination unless postponed at a
later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
determined that Sino-Maple (JiangSu)
Co., Ltd. (‘‘Sino-Maple’’) is the
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng Wood
(Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiafeng’’) for
purposes of the AD order on MLWF
from the PRC and, as such, is entitled
to Jiafeng’s cash deposit rate with
respect to entries of subject
merchandise. We invited interested
parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results. As no parties submitted
comments, and there is no other
information or evidence on the record
calling into question our Preliminary
Results, the Department is making no
changes to the Preliminary Results.
DATES: Effective Date: November 16,
2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Krisha Hill, 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)
482–4037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: November 4, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Background
On March 13, 2015, the Department of
Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) initiated
a changed circumstance review to
determine whether Sino-Maple, an
exporter of subject merchandise to the
United States, is the successor-ininterest to Jiafeng for purposes of the AD
order on MLWF from the PRC.3 On
September 24, 2015, the Department
made a preliminary finding that SinoMaple is the successor-in-interest to
Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng’s cash
deposit rate with respect to entries of
merchandise subject to the AD order on
MLWF from the PRC.4 We also provided
interested parties 30 days from the date
of publication of the Preliminary Results
to submit case briefs in accordance with
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No interested
parties submitted case briefs or
requested a hearing. On October 19,
2015, the Department issued to
interested parties draft customs
instructions and solicited comments.5
No comments were received.
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Section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act
permits the Department to postpone the
time limit for the preliminary
determination if it receives a timely
request from the petitioner for
postponement. The Department may
postpone the preliminary determination
under section 733(c)(1) of the Act no
later than the 190th day after the date
on which the administering authority
initiates an investigation.
On October 28, 2015, American HFC
Coalition and its individual members,2
as well as District Lodge 154 of the
International Association of Machinists
and Aerospace Workers (collectively,
the petitioners), made a timely request
pursuant to section 733(c)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(e) for
postponement of the preliminary
determination in this investigation. The
petitioners requested a 50-day
postponement of the preliminary
determination in order to allow the
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Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
1 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components
Thereof From the People’s Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 80
FR 43387 (July 22, 2015).
2 The individual members of the American HFC
Coalition are: Amtrol Inc., Arkema Inc., The
Chemours Company FC LLC, Honeywell
International Inc., Hudson Technologies, Mexichem
Fluor Inc., and Worthington Industries, Inc.
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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 September 24, 2015, the
Department of Commerce (the
‘‘Department’’) published its
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
AGENCY:
3 See
19 CFR 351.205(e).
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of
the Changed Circumstances Review of Sino-Maple
(JiangSu) Co., Ltd., 80 FR 57576 (September 24,
2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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).
1 See
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Scope of the Order
Multilayered wood flooring is
composed of an assembly of two or
3 See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring
From the People’s Republic of China, 80 FR 13328
(March 13, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
4 See Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 57576.
5 See Memorandum to the File from Krisha Hill,
International Trade Compliance Analyst, regarding
‘‘Changed Circumstances Review of Sino-Maple
(JiangSu) Co., Ltd: Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China: Draft Customs
Instructions,’’ dated October 19, 2015.
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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, 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
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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;
4412.31.3175; 4412.31.4040;
4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060;
4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075;
4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125;
4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155;
4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175;
4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100;
4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540;
4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565;
4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510;
4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525;
4412.32.2530; 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;
4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115;
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.
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Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Because no party submitted a case
brief in response to the Department’s
Preliminary Results, and because the
record contains no other information or
evidence that calls into question the
Preliminary Results, the Department
continues to find that Sino-Maple is the
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng, and is
entitled to Jiafeng’s cash deposit rate
with respect to entries of merchandise
subject to the AD order on MLWF from
the PRC.6
Instructions to U.S. Customs and
Border Protection
Based on these final results, we will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to collect estimated ADs for
all shipments of subject merchandise
exported by Sino-Maple and entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date of this notice in the Federal
Register at the current AD cash deposit
rate for Jiafeng (i.e., 13.74 percent). This
cash deposit requirement shall remain
in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder
to parties subject to administrative
protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 this
final results notice in accordance with
sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.216.
Dated: November 9, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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6 For a complete discussion of the Department’s
findings, which remain unchanged in these final
results and which are herein incorporated by
reference and adopted by this notice, see generally
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
accompanying the Preliminary Results.
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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 September 24, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published its 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 Sino-
Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd. (``Sino-Maple'') is the successor-in-interest
to Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Jiafeng'') for purposes of the AD
order on MLWF from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Jiafeng's cash
deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties
submitted comments, and there is no other information or evidence on
the record calling into question our Preliminary Results, the
Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results.
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\1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Results of the Changed Circumstances Review of
Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd., 80 FR 57576 (September 24, 2015)
(``Preliminary Results''), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\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).
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DATES: Effective Date: November 16, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, 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) 482-4037.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On March 13, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'')
initiated a changed circumstance review to determine whether Sino-
Maple, an exporter of subject merchandise to the United States, is the
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng for purposes of the AD order on MLWF
from the PRC.\3\ On September 24, 2015, the Department made a
preliminary finding that Sino-Maple is the successor-in-interest to
Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng's cash deposit rate with respect to
entries of merchandise subject to the AD order on MLWF from the PRC.\4\
We also provided interested parties 30 days from the date of
publication of the Preliminary Results to submit case briefs in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No interested parties
submitted case briefs or requested a hearing. On October 19, 2015, the
Department issued to interested parties draft customs instructions and
solicited comments.\5\ No comments were received.
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\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of
China, 80 FR 13328 (March 13, 2015) (``Initiation Notice'').
\4\ See Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 57576.
\5\ See Memorandum to the File from Krisha Hill, International
Trade Compliance Analyst, regarding ``Changed Circumstances Review
of Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd: Multilayered Wood Flooring from
the People's Republic of China: Draft Customs Instructions,'' dated
October 19, 2015.
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Scope of the Order
Multilayered wood flooring is composed of an assembly of two or
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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; 4412.31.3175; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125;
4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175; 4412.31.6000;
4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565;
4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530;
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; 4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115;
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.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Because no party submitted a case brief in response to the
Department's Preliminary Results, and because the record contains no
other information or evidence that calls into question the Preliminary
Results, the Department continues to find that Sino-Maple is the
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng's cash
deposit rate with respect to entries of merchandise subject to the AD
order on MLWF from the PRC.\6\
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\6\ For a complete discussion of the Department's findings,
which remain unchanged in these final results and which are herein
incorporated by reference and adopted by this notice, see generally
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum accompanying the Preliminary
Results.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Based on these final results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to collect estimated ADs for all shipments of subject
merchandise exported by Sino-Maple and entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this
notice in the Federal Register at the current AD cash deposit rate for
Jiafeng (i.e., 13.74 percent). This cash deposit requirement shall
remain in effect until further notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 this final results notice in
accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216.
Dated: November 9, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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