Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 20120-20121 [2023-07085]
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Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
People’s Republic of China: Final
Results of Expedited Second Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited
second sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
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revocation of the countervailing duty
(CVD) order on multilayered wood
flooring (MLWF) from the People’s
Republic of China (China) would likely
lead to continuation or recurrence of a
countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ‘‘Final Results of
Review’’ section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable April 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dennis McClure or Jonathan Schueler,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482–5973 or
(202) 482–9175, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 8, 2011, Commerce
published the CVD order on MLWF
from China.1 On November 1, 2022,
Commerce initiated the second sunset
review of the Order pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act) and 19 CFR
351.218(c).2 Commerce received a
notice of intent to participate in the
review on behalf of the American
Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood
Flooring (AMMWF), a domestic
interested party, within the deadline
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3
AMMWF’s members include AHF
Product, LLC, Cahaba Veneer, Mohawk
Industries, Inc., and Mullican Flooring,
L.P. AMMWF claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(F) of the
Act, as an association comprised of
domestic producers of the domestic like
product.
Commerce received an adequate
substantive response from AMMWF
within the 30-day deadline specified in
19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4 Commerce did
not receive a substantive response from
the Government of China or any other
respondent interested party to the
proceeding, and no hearing was
requested.
On January 25, 2023, Commerce
notified the U.S. International Trade
1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty
Order, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011); see also
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February
3, 2012), wherein the scope of the Order was
modified (collectively, Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews,
87 FR 73757 (December 1, 2022).
3 See AMMWF’s Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to
Participate in Sunset Review,’’ dated December 13,
2022.
4 See AMMWF’s Letter, ‘‘Substantive Response to
Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review’’ dated
January 3, 2023.
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Commission that it did not receive an
adequate substantive response from
respondent interested parties.5 As a
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)
of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day)
sunset review of this Order.
Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order
are certain multilayered wood flooring
which are composed of an assembly of
two or more layers or plies of wood
veneer(s) 6 in combination with a core.
For a full description of the scope, see
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.7
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum. A list of topics discussed
in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum is included as an
appendix to this notice. The Issues and
Decision Memorandum is a public
document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/
FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and
752(b)(1) of the Act, we determine that
revocation of the CVD order on MLWF
from China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of
countervailable subsidies at the rates
listed below:
Net
countervailable
subsidy rate
(percent)
Producer/exporter
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd.; Great Wood (Tonghua) Ltd.; Fine Furniture Plantation (Shishou) Ltd .......................................
All-Others .......................................................................................................................................................................................
124 Non-Cooperating Companies 8 ...............................................................................................................................................
Notification Regarding Administrative
Protective Order
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
return or destruction of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.
Timely 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 violation which is subject to
sanction.
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
a. Likelihood of Continuation or
Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy
b. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates
Likely to Prevail
c. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing
these final results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b),
and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218.
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plywood products (hardwood plywood)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China) would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the levels indicated in the ‘‘Final
Results of Review’’ section of this
notice.
DATES: Applicable April 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kabir Archuletta, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2593.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited
sunset review, the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on certain hardwood
Background
On January 4, 2018, Commerce issued
the AD order on hardwood plywood
from China.1 On December 1, 2022,
Commerce published the Notice of
Initiation of the first sunset review of
the Order pursuant to section 751(c) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).2 On December 13, 2022,
Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate from the Coalition for Fair
Trade in Hardwood Plywood,3 a
coalition of domestic producers of
hardwood plywood products and the
petitioner in the underlying
5 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Sunset Reviews
Initiated on December 1, 2022,’’ dated January 25,
2022.
6 A ‘‘veneer’’ is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut,
sliced or sawed from a log, bolt or flitch. Veneer is
referred to as a ply when assembled.
7 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited
Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People’s Republic of China,’’ (Issues and Decision
Memorandum) dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
8 Commerce assigned a rate based on facts
available with an adverse inference (AFA) to 124
non-cooperating companies in the investigation. For
the full list of these companies, see Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty
Determination, 76 FR 64313 (October 18, 2011).
1 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less than Fair Value, and
Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4,
2018) (Order).
2 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87
FR 73757 (December 1, 2022) (Notice of Initiation).
3 The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood
Plywood’s members are Columbia Forest Products,
Commonwealth Plywood Co., Ltd., Manthei Wood
Products, States Industries LLC, and Timber
Products Company.
Dated: March 27, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-971]
Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited second sunset review, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
countervailing duty (CVD) order on multilayered wood flooring (MLWF)
from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the levels
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable April 5, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Jonathan Schueler,
AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973
or (202) 482-9175, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 8, 2011, Commerce published the CVD order on MLWF from
China.\1\ On November 1, 2022, Commerce initiated the second sunset
review of the Order pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.218(c).\2\ Commerce received
a notice of intent to participate in the review on behalf of the
American Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring (AMMWF), a
domestic interested party, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ AMMWF's members include AHF Product, LLC, Cahaba
Veneer, Mohawk Industries, Inc., and Mullican Flooring, L.P. AMMWF
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act, as
an association comprised of domestic producers of the domestic like
product.
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\1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011);
see also Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of
China: Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR
5484 (February 3, 2012), wherein the scope of the Order was modified
(collectively, Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 87 FR
73757 (December 1, 2022).
\3\ See AMMWF's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate in
Sunset Review,'' dated December 13, 2022.
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Commerce received an adequate substantive response from AMMWF
within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from the Government of
China or any other respondent interested party to the proceeding, and
no hearing was requested.
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\4\ See AMMWF's Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of
Initiation of Sunset Review'' dated January 3, 2023.
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On January 25, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
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Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, pursuant to section
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of this Order.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
December 1, 2022,'' dated January 25, 2022.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by this order are certain multilayered wood
flooring which are composed of an assembly of two or more layers or
plies of wood veneer(s) \6\ in combination with a core. For a full
description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\
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\6\ A ``veneer'' is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut, sliced or
sawed from a log, bolt or flitch. Veneer is referred to as a ply
when assembled.
\7\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
People's Republic of China,'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum) dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The
Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNotices/ListLayout.aspx.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b)(1) of the Act, we
determine that revocation of the CVD order on MLWF from China would be
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable
subsidies at the rates listed below:
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Net
countervailable
Producer/exporter subsidy rate
(percent)
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Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd.; Great Wood (Tonghua) 1.90
Ltd.; Fine Furniture Plantation (Shishou) Ltd.......
All-Others........................................... 18.87
124 Non-Cooperating Companies \8\.................... 43.96
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
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\8\ Commerce assigned a rate based on facts available with an
adverse inference (AFA) to 124 non-cooperating companies in the
investigation. For the full list of these companies, see
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 76 FR 64313
(October 18, 2011).
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This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
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 violation which is subject
to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and notice
in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: March 27, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
a. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable
Subsidy
b. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
c. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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