[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 144 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35461-35464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15799]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-970]


Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final 
Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jiangsu 
Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Senmao) has not made 
sales of multilayered wood flooring (MLWF) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) at prices below normal value during the period of 
review (POR) December 1, 2015, through November 30, 2016. We also 
determine that Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd. 
(Jinqiao Flooring) is not eligible for a separate rate.

DATES: Applicable July 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sergio Balbontin or Michael Bowen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-6478 and 202-482-
0768, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On January 16, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ 
For the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary 
Results, see Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this 
administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Rescission of 
Review, in Part; 2015-2016, 83 FR 2137 (January 16, 2018) 
(Preliminary Results) and accompanying Memorandum from James Maeder, 
Associate Director performing the duties of the Associate Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-
exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Preliminary Decision Memorandum: 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China; 
2015-2016'' (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
    \2\ See Memorandum from James Maeder, Associate Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to 
Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive 
functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China; 2015-2016'' (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum) dated concurrently with and hereby adopted 
by the notice.
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. 
As a result, the revised deadline for the final results of this 
administrative review was May 22, 2018.\3\ On May 15, 2018, we extended 
this deadline to July 18, 2018.\4\
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    \3\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of 
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23, 
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been 
extended by 3 days.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016,'' dated May 
15, 2018.
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the order is multilayered wood flooring from 
China. A full description of the scope of the order is contained in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in 
the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of these issues 
is attached to this notice as an Appendix. 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 directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and 
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, we determined preliminarily that 16 
companies did not have shipments of subject merchandise during the 
POR.\5\ As we have not received any information to contradict our 
preliminary finding, we determine that these companies did not have any 
shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. We will issue 
appropriate instructions that are consistent with our ``automatic 
assessment'' clarification, for these final results.\6\
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    \5\ See Preliminary Results, 83 FR 2137, and Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum at 4.
    \6\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011) (Assessment 
Notice); see also ``Assessment Rates'' section below.
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Separate Rates

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that Jiangsu Senmao 
and 69 additional companies not selected for individual review 
demonstrated their eligibility for separate rates.\7\ Commerce also 
determined that Jinqiao Flooring, one of the companies that Commerce 
selected as a mandatory respondent in this administrative review, was 
ineligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity, 
subject to the China-wide entity rate of 25.62 percent.\8\ These 
determinations remain unchanged. See the Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for further discussion.
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    \7\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Weighted-Average 
Dumping Margin for Non-Examined Separate-Rate Companies''.
    \8\ See Preliminary Results, 83 FR 2137-2138. See also 
Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department 
Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings 
and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME 
Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    In accordance with the Court of International Trade's decision in 
Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States,\9\ and 
consistent with the amended final determination, dated concurrently 
with this notice,\10\ we are excluding Fine Furniture (Shanghai) 
Limited and Dunhau City Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd., from the 
antidumping duty order. As a result, we are partially rescinding this 
administrative review with respect to these companies.
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    \9\ See Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd., et al. v. United 
States,---- F. Supp. 3d----, 2018 WL 3322918 (CIT July 3, 2018) 
(Changzhou Hawd).
    \10\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Second 
Amended Final Determination and Notice of Third Amended Final 
Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation, dated 
concurrently with this notice.
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Separate Rate Respondents

    In accordance with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal 
Circuit's decision in Albemarle Corp. v. United States,\11\ we assigned 
to eligible non-selected respondents the separate rate we assigned to 
Jiangsu Senmao for the final results of this review.\12\
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    \11\ See Albemarle Corp. & Subsidiaries v. United States, 821 
F.3d 1345 (Fed. Cir. 2016).
    \12\ The separate rate for non-selected companies is normally 
the amount equal to the weighted average of the calculated weighted-
average dumping margins established for mandatory respondents, 
excluding any margins that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely 
on adverse facts available. See section 735(c)(5) of the Act.
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Final Results

    As a result of this administrative review, we determine that the 
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the period 
December 1, 2015, through November 30, 2016:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                      Exporters                         dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd.......................                0.00
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd...............                0.00
Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd.............                0.00
Benxi Wood Company..................................                0.00
Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd....................                0.00
Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd..........................                0.00
Dalian Guhua Wood Product Co., Ltd..................                0.00
Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd..................                0.00
Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd.............                0.00
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd.............                0.00
Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd................                0.00
Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd.....................                0.00
Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC................                0.00
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd............                0.00
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.........                0.00
Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd..........                0.00
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............                0.00
Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.......................                0.00
Double F Limited....................................                0.00
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd................                0.00
Fusong Jinqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd...............                0.00
Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd..............                0.00
Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd...............                0.00
Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd..............                0.00
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd.................                0.00
Hangzhou Hanje Tec Co., Ltd.........................                0.00
Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd........                0.00
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc.................                0.00
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd......................                0.00
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd................                0.00
Huzhou Jesonwood Co., Ltd...........................                0.00
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd.................                0.00
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd.........                0.00
Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd.......................                0.00
Jiangsu Mingle Flooring Co..........................                0.00
Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd....                0.00
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd.....................                0.00
Jiashan Huijiale Decoration Material Co., Ltd.......                0.00
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd......................                0.00
Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd..............                0.00
Karly Wood Product Limited..........................                0.00
Kember Flooring, Inc................................                0.00
Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.............                0.00
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd..........................                0.00
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd..........................                0.00
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc...................                0.00
Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.............                0.00
Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd.......                0.00
Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd......                0.00
Scholar Home (Shanghai) New Material Co. Ltd........                0.00
Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd.....................                0.00
Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd.................                0.00
Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd..................                0.00
Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.......................                0.00
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.........................                0.00
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd........                0.00
Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd....................                0.00
Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd...........                0.00
Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd........................                0.00
Yekalon Industry, Inc...............................                0.00
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd. (successor-in-                 0.00
 interest to Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co.,
 Ltd.)..............................................
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd......                0.00
Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd.......................                0.00
Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd..........                0.00
Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd............                0.00
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd....................                0.00
Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd..............                0.00
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd.................                0.00
Zhejiang Shiyou Timber Co., Ltd.....................                0.00
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in accordance with these final results of review. Commerce 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date 
of publication of these final results. With regard to Jinqiao Flooring, 
we will instruct CBP to apply the China-wide assessment rate of 25.62 
percent of the entered value of subject merchandise which was exported 
by this company during the POR. For Jiangsu Senmao and the other 
companies listed above that were not selected for individual review but 
were found eligible for separate rates, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    Additionally, consistent with its assessment practice in non-market 
economy (NME) cases, for the 16 companies which Commerce determined had 
no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries made 
under those exporters' case numbers (i.e., at the exporters' rates) 
will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.\13\ These companies are 
listed in Appendix II.
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    \13\ For a full discussion of this practice see Assessment 
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    With regard to Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited, and Dunhua City 
Jisen Wood Industry Co., Ltd., because of the pending litigation, as 
discussed above, we intend to provide CBP with appropriate instructions 
with respect to this review at a later time.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of these final results of administrative review for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For companies which 
have received a separate rate in this segment of the proceeding, no 
cash deposit will be required; (2) for previously investigated or 
reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters that received a separate 
rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese 
exporters of subject merchandise that have not been found to be 
entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the 
China-wide entity; and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied 
that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a 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, 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.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: July 18, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Improperly Selected Jinqiao Flooring 
as a Mandatory Respondent
    Comment 2: Whether Jinqiao Flooring Is Entitled to a Separate 
Rate
    Comment 3: Whether Jinqiao Flooring Is Entitled to an 
Individually-Calculated Rate
    Comment 4: Whether To Allow, and How To Value Jiangsu Senmao's 
By-Product Offset
    Comment 5: How To Value Jiangsu Senmao's Wood Veneers
    Comment 6: Whether To Remove Baishan Huafeng Wood Product Co., 
Ltd. From the China-Wide Entity
    Comment 7: Whether To Remove Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry 
Co., Ltd. From the China-Wide Entity
    Comment 8: Whether To Amend Commerce's Draft Liquidation 
Instructions To Identify an Injunction Applicable to Entries Made by 
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited
V. Recommendation

Appendix II

No-Shipment Certifications

Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd.
Changbai Mountain Development and Protection Zone Hongtu Wood 
Industrial Co., Ltd.
Chinafloors Timber (China) Co, Ltd.
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Keri Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd.
Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd.
Kingman Floors Co., Ltd.
Les Planchers Mercier, Inc.
Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Power Dekor Group Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.

China-Wide Entity Companies

Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd.
Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Dalian Qinqui Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd.
GTP International Ltd.
HaiLin Xincheng Wooden Products, Ltd.
Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd. (dba Dasso Industrial Group Co., 
Ltd.)
Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Huber Engineering Wood Corp.
Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., Ltd.
Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd.
Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd.
Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd.
Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Shenlin Corporation
Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry
Zhejiang AnJi Xinfeng Bamboo and Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd.

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