Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 1537-1538 [2024-00330]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1537-1538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-00330]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-857, C-122-858]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Continuation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty 
(CVD) orders on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from 
Canada would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and countervailable subsidies, and material injury to an industry in 
the United States, Commerce is publishing a notice of continuation of 
these AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable December 28, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, 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) 482-2638.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
AD and CVD orders on softwood lumber from Canada.\1\ On December 1, 
2022, the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the first 
sunset review of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce 
determined that revocation of the Orders, would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, 
and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of 
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be 
revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: 
Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Amended Final Determination, 83 
FR 350 (January 3, 2018); and Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 
Canada: Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination 
and Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 347 (January 3, 2018) 
(collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Softwood Lumber Products from Canada; Institution of 
Five-Year Reviews, 87 FR 73778 (December 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 73757 
(December 1, 2022).
    \4\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final 
Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order, 88 FR 19613 (April 3, 2023), and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (IDM); see also Certain Softwood Lumber Products 
from Canada: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order, 88 FR 20479 (April 6, 2023), and 
accompanying IDM.
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    On December 28, 2023, the ITC published its determination, pursuant 
to sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\5\
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    \5\ See Softwood Lumber Products from Canada, 88 FR 89726 
(December 28, 2023).
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by the Orders is softwood lumber, siding, 
flooring, and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products). 
The scope includes:
     Coniferous wood, sawn, or chipped lengthwise, sliced or 
peeled, whether or not planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or not 
finger-jointed, of an actual thickness exceeding six millimeters.
     Coniferous wood siding, flooring, and other coniferous 
wood (other than moldings and dowel rods), including strips and friezes 
for parquet flooring, that is continuously shaped (including, but not 
limited to, tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, 
molded, rounded) along any of its edges, ends, or faces, whether or not 
planed, whether or not sanded, or whether or not end-jointed.
     Coniferous drilled and notched lumber and angle cut 
lumber.
     Coniferous lumber stacked on edge and fastened together 
with nails, whether or not with plywood sheathing.
     Components or parts of semi-finished or unassembled 
finished products made from subject merchandise that would otherwise 
meet the definition of the scope above.
    Finished products are not covered by the scope of these Orders. For 
the purposes of this scope, finished products contain, or are comprised 
of, subject merchandise and have undergone sufficient processing such 
that they can no longer be considered intermediate products, and such 
products can be readily differentiated from merchandise subject to 
these Orders at the time of importation. Such differentiation may, for 
example, be shown through marks of special adaptation as a particular 
product. The following products are illustrative of the

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type of merchandise that is considered ``finished'' for the purpose of 
this scope: I-joists; assembled pallets; cutting boards; assembled 
picture frames; garage doors.
    The following items are excluded from the scope of these Orders:
     Softwood lumber products certified by the Atlantic Lumber 
Board as being first produced in the Provinces of Newfoundland and 
Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island from logs harvested in 
Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, or Prince Edward Island.
     U.S.-origin lumber shipped to Canada for processing and 
imported into the United States if the processing occurring in Canada 
is limited to one or more of the following: (1) kiln drying; (2) 
planing to create smooth-to-size board; or (3) sanding.
     Box-spring frame kits if they contain the following wooden 
pieces--two side rails, two end (or top) rails and varying numbers of 
slats. The side rails and the end rails must be radius-cut at both 
ends. The kits must be individually packaged and must contain the exact 
number of wooden components needed to make a particular box-spring 
frame, with no further processing required. None of the components 
exceeds 1'' in actual thickness or 83'' in length.
     Radius-cut box-spring-frame components, not exceeding 1'' 
in actual thickness or 83'' in length, ready for assembly without 
further processing. The radius cuts must be present on both ends of the 
boards and must be substantially cut so as to completely round one 
corner.
    Softwood lumber product imports are generally entered under Chapter 
44 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). This 
chapter of the HTSUS covers ``Wood and articles of wood.'' Softwood 
lumber products that are subject to these Orders are currently 
classifiable under the following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in Chapter 
44: 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; 4407.13.0000; 
4407.14.0000; 4407.19.0001; 4407.19.0002; 4407.19.0054; 4407.19.0055; 
4407.19.0056; 4407.19.0057; 4407.19.0064; 4407.19.0065; 4407.19.0066; 
4407.19.0067; 4407.19.0068; 4407.19.0069; 4407.19.0074; 4407.19.0075; 
4407.19.0076; 4407.19.0077; 4407.19.0082; 4407.19.0083; 4407.19.0092; 
4407.19.0093; 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; 4418.30.0100; 4418.50.0010; 4418.50.0030; 4418.50.0050; 
and 4418.99.10.00.
    Subject merchandise as described above might be identified on entry 
documentation as stringers, square cut box-spring-frame components, 
fence pickets, truss components, pallet components, flooring, and door 
and window frame parts. Items so identified might be entered under the 
following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in Chapter 44: 4415.20.40.00; 
4415.20.80.00; 4418.99.9105; 4418.99.9120; 4418.99.9140; 4418.99.9195; 
4421.99.70.40; and 4421.99.9880.
    Although these HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these Orders 
is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury 
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of 
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise.
    The effective date of the continuation of the Orders is December 
28, 2023.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews 
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the 
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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    \6\ Id.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 
notification of the return or 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 violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance 
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in 
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: January 4, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-00330 Filed 1-9-24; 8:45 am]
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