Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Notice of Final Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 43189 [2021-16839]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 149 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 43189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16839]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-858]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Notice of Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On June 25, 2021, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the initiation and preliminary results of a changed 
circumstances review (CCR) of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. For 
these final results, Commerce continues to find that Chaleur Forest 
Products LP (CFP LP) and Chaleur Forest Products Inc. (CFP Inc.) are 
the successors-in-interest (SIIs) to Chaleur Sawmills LP (Chaleur LP) 
and Fornebu Lumber Co. Inc. (Fornebu Inc.), respectively, in the 
context of the CVD order on softwood lumber from Canada.

DATES: Applicable August 6, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 11, 2021, CFP LP and CFP Inc. (collectively, the Chaleur 
Companies) requested that, pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216, and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(3), Commerce conduct a CCR of the Order \1\ to confirm that 
CFP LP and CFP Inc. are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., 
respectively, and accordingly, to assign them the cash deposit rates of 
Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc.\2\ In their submission, the Chaleur 
Companies state that Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc. undertook name changes 
to CFP LP and CFP Inc., respectively, but are otherwise unchanged.\3\
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    \1\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 347 (January 3, 2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Chaleur Companies' Letter, ``Certain Softwood Lumber 
Products from Canada: Chaleur's Request for Changed Circumstances 
Reviews,'' dated March 11, 2021 (CCR Request).
    \3\ Id. at 2-3.
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    On June 25, 2021, Commerce initiated a CCR and preliminarily 
determined that CFP LP and CFP Inc. are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and 
Fornebu Inc., respectively.\4\ In the Initiation and Preliminary 
Results CCR, we provided all interested parties with an opportunity to 
comment on the results. However, we received no comments.
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    \4\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Notice of 
Initiation and Preliminarily Results of Countervailing Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review, 86 FR 33660 (June 25, 2021) (Initiation and 
Preliminary Results CCR).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is certain softwood lumber 
products.\5\ The products are currently classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 
4406.11.0000; 4406.91.0000; 4407.10.01.01; 4407.10.01.02; 
4407.10.01.15; 4407.10.01.16; 4407.10.01.17; 4407.10.01.18; 
4407.10.01.19; 4407.10.01.20; 4407.10.01.42; 4407.10.01.43; 
4407.10.01.44; 4407.10.01.45; 4407.10.01.46; 4407.10.01.47; 
4407.10.01.48; 4407.10.01.49; 4407.10.01.52; 4407.10.01.53; 
4407.10.01.54; 4407.10.01.55; 4407.10.01.56; 4407.10.01.57; 
4407.10.01.58; 4407.10.01.59; 4407.10.01.64; 4407.10.01.65; 
4407.10.01.66; 4407.10.01.67; 4407.10.01.68; 4407.10.01.69; 
4407.10.01.74; 4407.10.01.75; 4407.10.01.76; 4407.10.01.77; 
4407.10.01.82; 4407.10.01.83; 4407.10.01.92; 4407.10.01.93; 
4407.11.00.01; 4407.11.00.02; 4407.11.00.42; 4407.11.00.43; 
4407.11.00.44; 4407.11.00.45; 4407.11.00.46; 4407.11.00.47; 
4407.11.00.48; 4407.11.00.49; 4407.11.00.52; 4407.11.00.53; 
4407.12.00.01; 4407.12.00.02; 4407.12.00.17; 4407.12.00.18; 
4407.12.00.19; 4407.12.00.20; 4407.12.00.58; 4407.12.00.59; 
4407.19.05.00; 4407.19.06.00; 4407.19.10.01; 4407.19.10.02; 
4407.19.10.54; 4407.19.10.55; 4407.19.10.56; 4407.19.10.57; 
4407.19.10.64; 4407.19.10.65; 4407.19.10.66; 4407.19.10.67; 
4407.19.10.68; 4407.19.10.69; 4407.19.10.74; 4407.19.10.75; 
4407.19.10.76; 4407.19.10.77; 4407.19.10.82; 4407.19.10.83; 
4407.19.10.92; 4407.19.10.93; 4409.10.05.00; 4409.10.10.20; 
4409.10.10.40; 4409.10.10.60; 4409.10.10.80; 4409.10.20.00; 
4409.10.90.20; 4409.10.90.40; 4418.50.0010; 4418.50.0030; 4418.50.0050 
and 4418.99.10.00. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description 
remains dispositive.
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    \5\ For a complete description of the Order, see Memorandum, 
``Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances 
Review: Preliminary Decision Memorandum,'' dated June 14, 2021.
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Final Results of CCR

    For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results 
CCR, Commerce continues to find that CFP LP and CFP Inc. are the SIIs 
to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively. As a result of this 
determination and consistent with established practice, we find that 
CFP LP and CFP Inc. should receive the cash deposit rates previously 
assigned to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively. Consequently, 
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend 
liquidation of all shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or 
exported by CFP LP and CFP Inc. and entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this 
notice in the Federal Register at the cash deposit rate in effect for 
Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively. This cash deposit 
requirement shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing this determination and publishing these final 
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) 
and (2) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and 
351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: August 2, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
[FR Doc. 2021-16839 Filed 8-5-21; 8:45 am]
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