[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 42 (Monday, March 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12555-12556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04271]


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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 First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on multilayered wood 
flooring (MLWF) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) 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: Effective March 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert James or John Anwesen, 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) 482-0649 or (202) 482-
0131, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2016, the Department initiated the first sunset 
review of the CVD order on MLWF from the PRC pursuant to section 751(c) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 
351.218(c).\1\ The Department received a notice of intent to 
participate in the review on behalf of the Coalition for American 
Hardwood Parity and its member companies, Cumberland Products Group, 
LLC, d/b/a American OEM Wood Floors, Mannington Mills, Inc., Mohawk 
Industries, Inc., Shaw Industries Group, Inc. (collectively, CAHP), 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\2\ CAHP 
claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) and (F) of the 
Act, as domestic producers of the domestic like product and an 
association comprised of domestic producers.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 81 FR 
75808 (November 1, 2016).
    \2\ See Coalition for American Hardwood Parity et al.'s Notice 
of Intent to Participate entitled, ``Petitioners' Notice of Intent 
to Participate: Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review: Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China,'' dated November 16, 
2016.
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response from the 
domestic industry within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ The Department did not receive a substantive 
response from any government or respondent interested party to the 
proceeding. Because the Department received no response from the 
respondent interested parties, the Department conducted an expedited 
review of this CVD order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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    \3\ See Coalition for American Hardwood Parity et al.'s 
Substantive Response entitled ``Petitioner's Substantive Response: 
Five Year (``Sunset'') Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated December 1, 2016.
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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) \4\ in combination with a core. Imports of the 
subject merchandise are provided for under the following subheadings of 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 
4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 4412.31.0660; 4412.31.2610; 4412.31.2620; 
4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4160; 4412.31.4175; 4412.31.5225; 4412.32.0640; 
4412.32.0665; 4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2625; 4412.32.3225; 4412.32.5700; 
4418.74.2000; 4418.74.9000; 4418.75.4000; 4418.75.7000; 4418.79.0100; 
4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 
4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.5125; 
4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 
4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520; 
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 
4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600; 4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 
4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039; 
4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 
4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 
4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 
4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100; 
4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 
4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 
4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 
4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 
4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 
4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and 9801.00.2500.\5\ Although 
the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes, 
the written product description remains dispositive. For a full 
description of the scope, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which 
is hereby adopted by this notice.\6\
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    \4\ 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.
    \5\ The following HTS numbers were added to the Case Reference 
File in ACE: 9801.00.2500, 4412.31.0620, 4412.31.0640, 4412.31.0660, 
4412.31.2610, 4412.31.2620, 4412.31.4140, 4412.31.4160, 
4412.31.4175, 4412.31.5225, 4412.32.0640, 4412.32.0665, 
4412.32.2610, 4412.32.2625, 4412.32.3225, 4412.32.5700, 
4418.74.2000, 4418.74.9000, 4418.75.4000, 4418.75.7000, 
4418.79.0100. See Memorandum regarding: Multilayered Wood Flooring 
from the PRC, Modification of the Case Reference File in ACE, dated 
February 8, 2017; see also Memorandum regarding: Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China: A-570-970, C-570-971, 
dated February 9, 2017.
    \6\ See Department Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited First 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 this final notice.
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    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 http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum address the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of a 
countervailable subsidy, the net countervailable subsidy likely to 
prevail if the order were revoked, and the nature of the subsidy.

Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 752(b)(1) and (3) of the Act, we determine that 
revocation of the CVD order on MLWF from the PRC would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
rates listed below:

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                                                       Net subsidy rate
                Exporter/manufacturer                   % (ad valorem)
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Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Ltd.; Great Wood (Tonghua)                1.90
 Ltd.; Fine Furniture Plantation (Shishou) Ltd......
All-Others..........................................                2.27
124 Non-Cooperating Companies \7\...................               27.37
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order
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    \7\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Appendix I.
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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.
    The Department 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: February 27, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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