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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 24 / Tuesday, February 7, 2017 / Notices
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Dated: January 31, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017–02526 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is simultaneously
initiating, and issuing the preliminarily
results of, a changed circumstances
review of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’)
order on wooden bedroom furniture
(‘‘WBF’’) from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’). We preliminary
determine that Yihua Lifestyle
Technology Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yihua Tech’’) is
the successor-in-interest to Guangdong
Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yihua
Timber’’) for purposes of the AD order
on WBF from the PRC and, as such, is
entitled to Yihua Timber’s cash deposit
rate with respect to entries of subject
merchandise. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective February 7, 2017.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 5, 2005, the Department
published the AD order on WBF from
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the PRC.1 On July 28, 2016, Yihua Tech
requested that the Department initiate
an expedited changed circumstances
review (‘‘CCR’’) and determine that it is
the successor-in-interest to Yihua
Timber for purposes of determining AD
liabilities.2 On September 9, 2016, the
Department requested from Yihua Tech
additional information in order to
determine whether to initiate the
requested CCR.3 On November 18, 2016,
Yihua Tech submitted an amendment to
its CCR Request, which included the
additional information requested by the
Department.4 Thus, the 45-day time
period for the Department to determine
whether to initiate the requested
changed circumstances review began on
this date.5 On December 23, 2016, the
Department determined that additional
time was necessary to consider Yihua
Tech’s request for the changed
circumstances reviews.6 Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.302(b), the
Department extended the time period
for determining whether to initiate the
requested changed circumstances
reviews by an additional 30 days, until
February 1, 2017. The Department
received no comments on Yihua Tech’s
CCR Request.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is
wooden bedroom furniture, subject to
certain exceptions.7 Imports of subject
merchandise are classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings:
9403.50.9042, 9403.50.9045,
9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081,
1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4,
2005) (‘‘Order’’).
2 See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of
Commerce ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (AD) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Request for Changed Circumstances
Review,’’ dated July 28, 2016 (‘‘CCR Request’’).
3 See Letter from Howard Smith, Program
Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement & Compliance to Yihua Tech dated
September 9, 2016.
4 See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of
Commerce ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (AD) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Amendment to Request for Changed
Circumstances Review,’’ dated November 18, 2016
(‘‘Amendment to CCR Request’’).
5 See 19 CFR 351.216(b).
6 See Letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Office
Director, Office IV, AD/CVD Operations ‘‘Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China (Antidumping Duty Order) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders): Request for a Changed Circumstances
Review,’’ dated December 23, 2016.
7 See Order, 70 FR at 332–33.
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9403.20.0018, 9403.90.8041,
7009.92.1000, or 7009.92.5000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description in the Order remains
dispositive.8
Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’), and the Department’s regulations
(19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3)), the
Department will conduct a changed
circumstances review upon receipt of
information concerning, or a request
from an interested party for a review of,
an order which shows changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a
review of the order. In the past, the
Department has used CCRs to address
the applicability of cash deposit rates
after there have been changes in the
name of a respondent, (‘‘successor-ininterest’’ or ‘‘successorship’’
determinations). The information
submitted by Yihua Tech claiming that
it is Yihua Timber’s successor-ininterest relates to a name change.
Specifically, Yihua Tech reported that
effective May 17, 2016, the Guangdong
Provincial Administration for Industry
and Commerce approved Yihua Tech’s
change of name from Guangdong Yihua
Timber Industry Co., Ltd. to Yihua
Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd., and
approved a minor modification to Yihua
Timber’s business scope.9 Consistent
with Department practice, the
information submitted by Yihua Tech
demonstrates changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review.10
Therefore, in accordance with section
751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(d), the Department is initiating
a changed circumstances review to
determine whether Yihua Tech is the
successor-in-interest to Yihua Timber.
Preliminary Results
When it concludes that expedited
action is warranted, the Department
may publish the notice of initiation and
preliminary results of a CCR
concurrently.11 The Department has
8 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, please see memorandum from Gary
Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Decision Memorandum of
Changed Circumstances Review,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice (‘‘Preliminary
Decision Memorandum’’).
9 See CCR Request at Attachment 1.
10 See 19 CFR 351.216(d).
11 See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
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combined the notice of initiation and
preliminary results in successor-ininterest cases when sufficient
documentation has been provided
supporting the request to make a
preliminary determination.12 In this
instance, because the record contains
information necessary to support the
request for a preliminary determination,
we find that expedited action is
warranted, and we are combining the
notice of initiation and the notice of
preliminary results, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
In a CCR, we generally consider a
company to be the successor to another
company for AD cash deposit purposes
if the operations of the successor are not
materially dissimilar from those of its
predecessor.13 In making this
determination, the Department
examines a number of factors including,
but not limited to, changes in: (1)
Management; (2) production facilities;
(3) suppliers; and (4) customer base.14
While no one or several of these factors
will necessarily provide a dispositive
indication of succession, the
Department will generally consider one
company to be the successor to another
company if its resulting operation is
essentially the same as that of its
predecessor.15 Thus, if the evidence
demonstrates that, with respect to the
production and sale of the subject
merchandise, the new company
operates as the same business entity as
the prior company, the Department will
assign the new company the cash
deposit rate of its predecessor.16
In its CCR Request (and its
Amendment,) Yihua Tech provided
evidence demonstrating that its
operations are not materially dissimilar
from those of its predecessor.17
Specifically, Yihua Tech is managed
and operated by the same management
teams as those of Yihua Timber, with
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12 See,
e.g., Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or
Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s
Republic of China, 81 FR 76561 (November 3, 2016)
(‘‘Solar Cells PRC 2016’’), unchanged in Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review, 81 FR 91909 (December 19,
2016).
13 Id.
14 See Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review:
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China, 79 FR 48117, 48118 (August 15,
2014), unchanged in Multilayered Wood Flooring
from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results
of Changed Circumstances Review, 79 FR 58740
(September 30, 2014).
15 Id.
16 See Solar Cells PRC 2016 at 76562.
17 See generally CCR Request and Amendment to
CCR Request.
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the exception of the change to the
general manager, which occurred prior
to the name change, and was unrelated
to the name change.18 Further, Yihua
has not added, or discontinued use of,
wooden bedroom furniture production
facilities as a result of the change in
name.19 Finally, there have been nonmaterial changes to the company’s
suppliers,20 and no changes to the
company’s customer base.21 Based on
the foregoing, which is explained in
greater detail in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, we
preliminarily determine that Yihua
Tech is the successor-in-interest to
Yihua Timber and, as such, that it is
entitled to Yihua Timber’s AD cash
deposit rate with respect to entries of
subject merchandise. Should our final
results remain the same as these
preliminary results, we will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to
assign entries of subject merchandise
exported by Yihua Tech the AD cashdeposit rate applicable to Yihua Timber,
effective the date of publication of the
final results.
Public Comment
Interested parties may submit case
briefs not later than 14 days after the
date of publication of this notice.22
Rebuttal briefs, which must be limited
to issues raised in such briefs, may be
filed not later than seven days after the
date of publication of this notice.23
Parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this changed
circumstances review are requested to
submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; and (2) a brief
summary of the argument with an
electronic version included.24
Any interested party may request a
hearing within 14 days of publication of
this notice.25 Hearing requests should
contain the following information: (1)
The party’s name, address, and
telephone number; (2) the number of
participants; and (3) a list of the issues
to be discussed. Oral presentations at
18 See CCR Request at Attachments 1 and 5 and
Amendment to CCR Request at Attachments 2 and
3.
19 See CCR Request at 4 and Attachment 4 and
Amendment to CCR Request at 2–4 and Attachment
1.
20 See CCR Request at Attachment 9 and
Amendment to CCR Request at Attachment 4.
21 See CCR Request at Attachment 10.
22 The Department is exercising its discretion
under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit
for the filing of case briefs.
23 The Department is exercising its discretion
under 19 CFR 351.309(d)(I) to alter the time limit
for the filing of rebuttal briefs.
24 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
25 The Department is exercising its discretion
under 19 CFR 351.310(c) to alter the time limit for
requesting a hearing.
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the hearing will be limited to issues
raised in the briefs. If a request for a
hearing is made, parties will be notified
of the time and date for the hearing to
be held at the U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230 in a room
to be determined.26
All submissions, with limited
exceptions, must be filed electronically
using Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(‘‘ACCESS’’).27 An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(‘‘ET’’) on the due date. Documents
excepted from the electronic submission
requirements must be filed manually
(i.e., in paper form) with the APO/
Dockets Unit in Room 18022 and
stamped with the date and time of
receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the due date.28
Unless extended, consistent with 19
CFR 351.216(e), we intend to issue the
final results of this changedcircumstances review no later than 270
days after the date on which this review
was initiated or within 45 days if all
parties agree to the outcome of the
review. We intend to issue and publish
this initiation and preliminary results
notice in accordance with sections
751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3) of the
Department’s regulations.
Dated: February 1, 2017.
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–570–970, C–570–971]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Changed Circumstances Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is simultaneously
AGENCY:
26 See
19 CFR 351.310(d).
is available to registered users at
https://access.trade.gov and available to all parties
in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the
main Department of Commerce building.
28 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures:
Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR
39263 (July 6, 2011).
27 ACCESS
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is
simultaneously initiating, and issuing the preliminarily results of, a
changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on
wooden bedroom furniture (``WBF'') from the People's Republic of China
(``PRC''). We preliminary determine that Yihua Lifestyle Technology
Co., Ltd. (``Yihua Tech'') is the successor-in-interest to Guangdong
Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. (``Yihua Timber'') for purposes of the
AD order on WBF from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Yihua
Timber's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject
merchandise. Interested parties are invited to comment on this
preliminary determination.
DATES: Effective February 7, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 5, 2005, the Department published the AD order on WBF
from the PRC.\1\ On July 28, 2016, Yihua Tech requested that the
Department initiate an expedited changed circumstances review (``CCR'')
and determine that it is the successor-in-interest to Yihua Timber for
purposes of determining AD liabilities.\2\ On September 9, 2016, the
Department requested from Yihua Tech additional information in order to
determine whether to initiate the requested CCR.\3\ On November 18,
2016, Yihua Tech submitted an amendment to its CCR Request, which
included the additional information requested by the Department.\4\
Thus, the 45-day time period for the Department to determine whether to
initiate the requested changed circumstances review began on this
date.\5\ On December 23, 2016, the Department determined that
additional time was necessary to consider Yihua Tech's request for the
changed circumstances reviews.\6\ Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.302(b), the Department extended the time period for determining
whether to initiate the requested changed circumstances reviews by an
additional 30 days, until February 1, 2017. The Department received no
comments on Yihua Tech's CCR Request.
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\1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture
from the People's Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005)
(``Order'').
\2\ See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of Commerce
``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China (AD)
and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Request for Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated July 28,
2016 (``CCR Request'').
\3\ See Letter from Howard Smith, Program Manager, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance to Yihua Tech dated
September 9, 2016.
\4\ See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of Commerce
``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China (AD)
and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Amendment to Request for Changed Circumstances Review,''
dated November 18, 2016 (``Amendment to CCR Request'').
\5\ See 19 CFR 351.216(b).
\6\ See Letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Office Director, Office
IV, AD/CVD Operations ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's
Republic of China (Antidumping Duty Order) and Multilayered Wood
Flooring from the People's Republic of China (Antidumping Duty and
Countervailing Duty Orders): Request for a Changed Circumstances
Review,'' dated December 23, 2016.
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Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is wooden bedroom furniture,
subject to certain exceptions.\7\ Imports of subject merchandise are
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
(``HTSUS'') subheadings: 9403.50.9042, 9403.50.9045, 9403.50.9041,
9403.60.8081, 9403.20.0018, 9403.90.8041, 7009.92.1000, or
7009.92.5000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description in
the Order remains dispositive.\8\
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\7\ See Order, 70 FR at 332-33.
\8\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, please
see memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations to
Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance ``Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of
China: Preliminary Decision Memorandum of Changed Circumstances
Review,'' dated concurrently with this notice (``Preliminary
Decision Memorandum'').
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Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(``the Act''), and the Department's regulations (19 CFR 351.216 and
351.221(c)(3)), the Department will conduct a changed circumstances
review upon receipt of information concerning, or a request from an
interested party for a review of, an order which shows changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a review of the order. In the past,
the Department has used CCRs to address the applicability of cash
deposit rates after there have been changes in the name of a
respondent, (``successor-in-interest'' or ``successorship''
determinations). The information submitted by Yihua Tech claiming that
it is Yihua Timber's successor-in-interest relates to a name change.
Specifically, Yihua Tech reported that effective May 17, 2016, the
Guangdong Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce approved
Yihua Tech's change of name from Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co.,
Ltd. to Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd., and approved a minor
modification to Yihua Timber's business scope.\9\ Consistent with
Department practice, the information submitted by Yihua Tech
demonstrates changed circumstances sufficient to warrant a review.\10\
Therefore, in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(d), the Department is initiating a changed circumstances review
to determine whether Yihua Tech is the successor-in-interest to Yihua
Timber.
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\9\ See CCR Request at Attachment 1.
\10\ See 19 CFR 351.216(d).
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Preliminary Results
When it concludes that expedited action is warranted, the
Department may publish the notice of initiation and preliminary results
of a CCR concurrently.\11\ The Department has
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combined the notice of initiation and preliminary results in successor-
in-interest cases when sufficient documentation has been provided
supporting the request to make a preliminary determination.\12\ In this
instance, because the record contains information necessary to support
the request for a preliminary determination, we find that expedited
action is warranted, and we are combining the notice of initiation and
the notice of preliminary results, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii).
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
\12\ See, e.g., Initiation and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the
People's Republic of China, 81 FR 76561 (November 3, 2016) (``Solar
Cells PRC 2016''), unchanged in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's
Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 81
FR 91909 (December 19, 2016).
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In a CCR, we generally consider a company to be the successor to
another company for AD cash deposit purposes if the operations of the
successor are not materially dissimilar from those of its
predecessor.\13\ In making this determination, the Department examines
a number of factors including, but not limited to, changes in: (1)
Management; (2) production facilities; (3) suppliers; and (4) customer
base.\14\ While no one or several of these factors will necessarily
provide a dispositive indication of succession, the Department will
generally consider one company to be the successor to another company
if its resulting operation is essentially the same as that of its
predecessor.\15\ Thus, if the evidence demonstrates that, with respect
to the production and sale of the subject merchandise, the new company
operates as the same business entity as the prior company, the
Department will assign the new company the cash deposit rate of its
predecessor.\16\
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\13\ Id.
\14\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China, 79 FR 48117, 48118 (August 15, 2014),
unchanged in Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic
of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 79 FR 58740
(September 30, 2014).
\15\ Id.
\16\ See Solar Cells PRC 2016 at 76562.
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In its CCR Request (and its Amendment,) Yihua Tech provided
evidence demonstrating that its operations are not materially
dissimilar from those of its predecessor.\17\ Specifically, Yihua Tech
is managed and operated by the same management teams as those of Yihua
Timber, with the exception of the change to the general manager, which
occurred prior to the name change, and was unrelated to the name
change.\18\ Further, Yihua has not added, or discontinued use of,
wooden bedroom furniture production facilities as a result of the
change in name.\19\ Finally, there have been non-material changes to
the company's suppliers,\20\ and no changes to the company's customer
base.\21\ Based on the foregoing, which is explained in greater detail
in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we preliminarily determine that
Yihua Tech is the successor-in-interest to Yihua Timber and, as such,
that it is entitled to Yihua Timber's AD cash deposit rate with respect
to entries of subject merchandise. Should our final results remain the
same as these preliminary results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to assign entries of subject merchandise exported by
Yihua Tech the AD cash-deposit rate applicable to Yihua Timber,
effective the date of publication of the final results.
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\17\ See generally CCR Request and Amendment to CCR Request.
\18\ See CCR Request at Attachments 1 and 5 and Amendment to CCR
Request at Attachments 2 and 3.
\19\ See CCR Request at 4 and Attachment 4 and Amendment to CCR
Request at 2-4 and Attachment 1.
\20\ See CCR Request at Attachment 9 and Amendment to CCR
Request at Attachment 4.
\21\ See CCR Request at Attachment 10.
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Public Comment
Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 14 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\22\ Rebuttal briefs,
which must be limited to issues raised in such briefs, may be filed not
later than seven days after the date of publication of this notice.\23\
Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this changed
circumstances review are requested to submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; and (2) a brief summary of the argument with an
electronic version included.\24\
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\22\ The Department is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the filing of case
briefs.
\23\ The Department is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.309(d)(I) to alter the time limit for the filing of rebuttal
briefs.
\24\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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Any interested party may request a hearing within 14 days of
publication of this notice.\25\ Hearing requests should contain the
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to
be discussed. Oral presentations at the hearing will be limited to
issues raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made,
parties will be notified of the time and date for the hearing to be
held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 in a room to be determined.\26\
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\25\ The Department is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR
351.310(c) to alter the time limit for requesting a hearing.
\26\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed
electronically using Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System
(``ACCESS'').\27\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (``ET'') on the due
date. Documents excepted from the electronic submission requirements
must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/Dockets Unit
in Room 18022 and stamped with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m.
ET on the due date.\28\
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\27\ ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and available to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building.
\28\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures: Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).
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Unless extended, consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we intend to
issue the final results of this changed-circumstances review no later
than 270 days after the date on which this review was initiated or
within 45 days if all parties agree to the outcome of the review. We
intend to issue and publish this initiation and preliminary results
notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3) of the Department's regulations.
Dated: February 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-02468 Filed 2-6-17; 8:45 am]
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