[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 213 (Tuesday, November 4, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 62431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-838]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood 
lumber products from Canada for the period May 22, 2002, through April 
30, 2003. We are now rescinding this review with respect to eight 
companies for which the requests for an administrative review have been 
withdrawn.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 4, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amber Musser or Constance Handley,at 
(202) 482-1777 or (202) 482-0631, respectively; AD/CVD Enforcement, 
Office 5, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street & Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 1, 2003, the Department published a notice of opportunity to 
request the first administrative review of this order. See Antidumping 
or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 68 FR 23281
    (May 1, 2003). On May 30, 2003, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(b), the Coalition for Fair Lumber Imports Executive Committee 
(the petitioner) requested a review of 192 producers/exporters of 
certain softwood lumber products. Also, between the dates of May 7, 
2003, and June 2, 2003, 338 Canadian producers requested a review on 
their own behalf or had a review of their company requested by a U.S. 
importer. Taking into consideration the overlap in the three 
aforementioned categories, the total number of companies for which 
reviews were requested was 422.
    On July 1, 2003, the Department published a notice of initiation of 
this antidumping duty administrative review, covering the period May 
22, 2002, through April 30, 2003. See Initiation of Antidumping 
Administrative Review, 68 FR 39059 (July 1, 2003). The initiation, and 
subsequent correction, covered 422 companies.\1\ On September 11, 2003, 
the Department published a notice of rescission for 48 companies for 
which review requests had been withdrawn on July 18 and August 4, 2003. 
See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 68 FR 53546 
(September 11, 2003) (First Rescission Notice). Based on this 
rescission of the 48 companies, the total number of companies under 
review was reduced to 374.
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    \1\ Buchanan Lumber, a distinct entity from Buchanan Lumber 
Sales Inc., was inadvertently omitted from the original initiation 
notice. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Requests for Revocation in Part and Deferral 
of Administrative Reviews, 68 FR 44524 (July 29, 2003).
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    On September 29, 2003, nine lumber companies withdrew their 
requests for their own reviews. However, the petitioner had also 
requested the review of one of these nine companies, Pr[eacute]parabois 
Inc. The petitioner has not withdrawn its request for the review of 
Pr[eacute]parabois Inc. Accordingly, the Department has not rescinded 
the review with respect to this company.

Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

    The additional 8 companies, for whom the review will be rescinded, 
are as follows:
    Ainsworth Lumber Co. Ltd.
    Bathurst Lumber
    Blackville Lumber
    Bois de l'Est F.B. Inc.
    Boscus Canada Inc.
    Groupe de Scieries G.D.S. Inc.
    Produits Forestiers Lamco Inc.
    Taylor Lumber Company Ltd.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 315.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the 
administrative review with respect to each of the above listed 
companies. The Department will issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection within 15 days of 
publication of this notice.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 751 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 28, 2003.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 03-27688 Filed 11-3-03; 8:45 am]
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