Subsidy Programs Provided by Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber and Softwood Lumber Products to the United States; Request for Comment, 65031-65032 [2022-23442]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2022 / Notices 9618. Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be available for public viewing as they become available at the www.facadatabase.gov. Persons interested in the work of this advisory committee are advised to go to the Commission’s website, www.usccr.gov, or to contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above phone number or email address. Dated: October 24, 2022. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. Agenda Subsidy Programs Provided by Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber and Softwood Lumber Products to the United States; Request for Comment Tuesday, November 1, 2022; 12:00 p.m. (ET) 1. Welcome and Roll call 2. Chair Remarks 3. Web Briefing; Civil Asset Forfeiture 4. Public Comment 5. Other Business 6. Adjourn Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this meeting is given fewer than 15 calendar days prior to the meeting because of the exceptional circumstances of panelist availability. Dated: October 21, 2022. David Mussatt, Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. [FR Doc. 2022–23367 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) seeks public comment on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, provided by certain countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products to the United States during the period January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of this notice. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4793. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Foreign-Trade Zones Board Background [B–27–2022] Pursuant to section 805 of title VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008), the Secretary of Commerce is mandated to submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report every 180 days on any subsidy provided by countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products to the United States, including stumpage subsidies. Commerce submitted its last subsidy report to the Congress on June 30, 2022. Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 149— Freeport, Texas; Authorization of Production Activity; Maxter Healthcare Inc. (Medical Examination Disposable Gloves); Rosharon, Texas khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES [FR Doc. 2022–23430 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] On June 24, 2022, Port Freeport, grantee of FTZ 149, submitted a notification of proposed production activity to the FTZ Board on behalf of Maxter Healthcare Inc., within Subzone 149H, in Rosharon, Texas. The notification was processed in accordance with the regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (87 FR 40484, July 7, 2022). On October 24, 2022, the applicant was notified of the FTZ Board’s decision that no further review of the activity is warranted at this time. The production activity described in the notification was authorized, subject to the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s regulations, including section 400.14. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Oct 26, 2022 Jkt 259001 Request for Comments Given the large number of countries that export softwood lumber and softwood lumber products to the United States, we are soliciting public comment only on subsidies provided by countries which had exports accounting for at least one percent of total U.S. imports of softwood lumber by quantity, as classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) codes 4407.1100, 4407.1200, 4407.1300, 4407.1400, and 4407.1900, during the period January 1, 2022, through June 30, PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65031 2022.1 Official U.S. import data, published by the United States International Trade Commission’s DataWeb, indicate that six countries (Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Romania, and Sweden) exported softwood lumber to the United States during that time period in amounts sufficient to account for at least one percent of U.S. imports of softwood lumber products. We intend to rely on similar six-month periods to identify the countries subject to future reports on softwood lumber subsidies. For example, we will rely on U.S. imports of softwood lumber and softwood lumber products during the period July 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, to select the countries subject for the next report. Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists where an authority: (i) provides a financial contribution; (ii) provides any form of income or price support within the meaning of article XVI of the GATT 1994; or (iii) makes a payment to a funding mechanism to provide a financial contribution to a person, or entrusts or directs a private entity to make a financial contribution, if providing the contribution would normally be vested in the government and the practice does not differ in substance from practices normally followed by governments, and a benefit is thereby conferred.2 Parties should include in their comments: (1) the country which provided the subsidy; (2) the name of the subsidy program; (3) a brief description (no more than 3–4 sentences) of the subsidy program; and (4) the government body or authority that provided the subsidy. Submission of Comments As specified above, to be assured of consideration, comments must be received no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. All comments must be submitted through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https:// www.regulations.gov, Docket No. ITA– 2022–0011. The materials in the docket will not be edited to remove identifying or contact information, and Commerce cautions against including any information in an electronic submission that the submitter does not want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic comments will be accepted in 1 We previously queried HTSUS codes 4407.1001, 4407.1905, 4407.1906, 4407.1910. However, those codes were deactivated and replaced by codes included in the import data query for the period January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022. 2 See section 771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1 65032 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 207 / Thursday, October 27, 2022 / Notices Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only. All comments should be addressed to Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, at U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. Dated: October 24, 2022. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2022–23442 Filed 10–26–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Scope Ruling Applications International Trade Administration Certain Quartz Surface Products from India (A–533–889/C–533–890); quartz sinks, basins, integrated vanities, and shower trays (Quartz Sinks and Basins); 2 produced in and exported from India; submitted by Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (Pokarna); August 31, 2022; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘Quartz Sinks and Basins.’’ Fresh Garlic from the People’s Republic of China (China) (A–570–831); Large and Small Garlic Chunks; 3 produced in and exported from China; submitted by Green Garden Produce, LLC (Green Garden); September 23, 2022; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘Green Garden Produce.’’ Certain Quartz Surface Products from China (A–570–084/C–570–085); Crushed Glass Surface Product (Crushed Glass); 4 produced in and exported from Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce’s regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of September 2022. DATES: Applicable October 27, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Monroe, AD/CVD Operations, Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–1384. AGENCY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES the products are exported (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full names of the applicants; and (5) the dates that the scope applications were filed with Commerce and the name of the ACCESS scope segment where the scope applications can be found.1 This notice does not include applications which have been rejected and not properly resubmitted. The scope ruling applications listed below are available on Commerce’s online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), at https://access.trade.gov. Notice of Scope Ruling Applications In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the public of the following scope ruling applications related to AD and CVD orders and findings filed in or around the month of September 2022. This notification includes, for each scope application: (1) identification of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR 351.225(c)(1)); (2) concise public descriptions of the products at issue, including the physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the products (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the countries where the products are produced and the countries from where VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:55 Oct 26, 2022 Jkt 259001 1 See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule) (‘‘It is our expectation that the Federal Register list will include, where appropriate, for each scope application the following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary of the product’s description, including the physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the product; (3) the country(ies) where the product is produced and the country from where the product is exported; (4) the full name of the applicant; and (5) the date that the scope application was filed with Commerce.’’) 2 The following are the models specified in the scope application: Sink Models: Como, Garda, Orta, Iseo, Lugano, Bracciano; Basin Models: Bellagio, Bellano, Colico, Lecco, Menaggio, Tremezzo, Varenna, Domaso, Lenno, Nesso, Sirmoine, Bardolino, Arona, Cannero, Ascona; Integrated Vanity Model: Moxy; and Shower Tray Models: Capri, Sardinia, Tenerife, Hvar, Corsica, Elba, Sicily, Milos, Burano, Valeta, Ischia, Hoy, Crete, Cyprus, Menorca, Gozo, Mallorca. 3 Large, peeled, trimmed, blanched, and individually quick frozen (IQF) garlic chunks coated with citric acid; Small, peeled, trimmed and cut, blanched, and individually quick frozen (IQF) garlic chunks coated with citric acid. 4 The product the subject of this scope request is crushed glass slab containing visible pieces of glass. The slab is produced in one size 63’’ by 120’’ or prefabricated into cut to size pieces. The Materials which go into the slab are as follows: Crushed Glass PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 China; submitted by Golden Spectrum, LLC (Golden Spectrum); September 27, 2022; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘Golden Spectrum.’’ Notification to Interested Parties This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day—day 31.5 Commerce’s practice generally dictates that where a deadline falls on a weekend, Federal holiday, or other non-business day, the appropriate deadline is the next business day.6 Accordingly, if the 30th day after the filing of the application falls on a non-business day, the next business day will be considered the ‘‘updated’’ 30th day, and if the application is not rejected or a scope inquiry initiated by or on that particular business day, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated on the next business day which follows the ‘‘updated’’ 30th day.7 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of origin, the scope inquiry will be is a material consisting of glass which has been crushed into particles of various sizes. This raw material would be classified under HTS 7001.00.5100 as Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass. Quartz Powder/Sand is a natural material consisting of a mixture of clean quartz sand and quartz powder made by crushing quartz rock. Colorant is material added to the crushed glass and quartz powder to color the slab. Resin is the material mixed with the crushed glass and quartz sand in order to hold together the slab. Finished slab is a solid product which is either 20 or 30 mm thick and which mimics the feel and appearance of natural stone such as granite but contains colors and patterns not found in nature. The product is produced in China and is exported from China. The agglomerated glass slab is classified under HTS 7020.00.6000. 5 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 30 days after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered merchandise inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will notify the applicant that it will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative segment. 6 See Notice of Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). 7 This structure maintains the intent of the applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be separate business days. E:\FR\FM\27OCN1.SGM 27OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65031-65032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23442]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration


Subsidy Programs Provided by Countries Exporting Softwood Lumber 
and Softwood Lumber Products to the United States; Request for Comment

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) seeks public 
comment on any subsidies, including stumpage subsidies, provided by 
certain countries exporting softwood lumber or softwood lumber products 
to the United States during the period January 1, 2022, through June 
30, 2022.

DATES: Comments must be submitted within 30 days after publication of 
this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
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

    Pursuant to section 805 of title VIII of the Tariff Act of 1930 
(the Softwood Lumber Act of 2008), the Secretary of Commerce is 
mandated to submit to the appropriate Congressional committees a report 
every 180 days on any subsidy provided by countries exporting softwood 
lumber or softwood lumber products to the United States, including 
stumpage subsidies. Commerce submitted its last subsidy report to the 
Congress on June 30, 2022.

Request for Comments

    Given the large number of countries that export softwood lumber and 
softwood lumber products to the United States, we are soliciting public 
comment only on subsidies provided by countries which had exports 
accounting for at least one percent of total U.S. imports of softwood 
lumber by quantity, as classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
the United States (HTSUS) codes 4407.1100, 4407.1200, 4407.1300, 
4407.1400, and 4407.1900, during the period January 1, 2022, through 
June 30, 2022.\1\ Official U.S. import data, published by the United 
States International Trade Commission's DataWeb, indicate that six 
countries (Austria, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Romania, and Sweden) 
exported softwood lumber to the United States during that time period 
in amounts sufficient to account for at least one percent of U.S. 
imports of softwood lumber products. We intend to rely on similar six-
month periods to identify the countries subject to future reports on 
softwood lumber subsidies. For example, we will rely on U.S. imports of 
softwood lumber and softwood lumber products during the period July 1, 
2022, through December 31, 2022, to select the countries subject for 
the next report.
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    \1\ We previously queried HTSUS codes 4407.1001, 4407.1905, 
4407.1906, 4407.1910. However, those codes were deactivated and 
replaced by codes included in the import data query for the period 
January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2022.
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    Under U.S. trade law, a subsidy exists where an authority: (i) 
provides a financial contribution; (ii) provides any form of income or 
price support within the meaning of article XVI of the GATT 1994; or 
(iii) makes a payment to a funding mechanism to provide a financial 
contribution to a person, or entrusts or directs a private entity to 
make a financial contribution, if providing the contribution would 
normally be vested in the government and the practice does not differ 
in substance from practices normally followed by governments, and a 
benefit is thereby conferred.\2\
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    \2\ See section 771(5)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
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    Parties should include in their comments: (1) the country which 
provided the subsidy; (2) the name of the subsidy program; (3) a brief 
description (no more than 3-4 sentences) of the subsidy program; and 
(4) the government body or authority that provided the subsidy.

Submission of Comments

    As specified above, to be assured of consideration, comments must 
be received no later than 30 days after the publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register. All comments must be submitted through the 
Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, Docket No. 
ITA-2022-0011. The materials in the docket will not be edited to remove 
identifying or contact information, and Commerce cautions against 
including any information in an electronic submission that the 
submitter does not want publicly disclosed. Attachments to electronic 
comments will be accepted in

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Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF formats only.
    All comments should be addressed to Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, at U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

    Dated: October 24, 2022.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-23442 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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