[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38221-38225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16753]


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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 and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Jiangsu 
Senmao Bamboo Wood Industry Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Senmao) and Riverside 
Plywood Corp. and its cross-owned affiliates (Riverside Plywood), 
producers and/or exporters of multilayered wood flooring (wood 
flooring) from the People's Republic of China (China), received 
countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 
2016 through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable August 6, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Suzanne Lam, 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) 482-5973 or (202) 
482-0783, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the administrative 
review in the Federal Register on December 28, 2018.\1\ For the events 
that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Results, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\2\ We invited interested parties to 
comment on the Preliminary Results. On April 23, 2019, we received 
comments from Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co. (Jiaxing Brilliant) 
in lieu of a case brief.\3\ On April 23, 2019, we received case briefs 
from American Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring (Petitioner), 
the GOC, Jiangsu Senmao, and Riverside Plywood.\4\ On May 1, 2019, we 
received rebuttal case briefs from the Petitioner, the Government of 
the People's Republic of China (GOC), Jiangsu Senmao, and Riverside 
Plywood.\5\
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    \1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review, Rescission of Review, in Part, and Intent to Rescind the 
Review in Part; 2016, 83 FR 67229 (December 28, 2018) (Preliminary 
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum to Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, from James Maeder, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, ``Decision Memorandum for Final Results and Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review: 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China; 
2016'' (Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, 
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
    \3\ See Letter from Jiaxing Brilliant, ``Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China--Letter In Lieu of Case 
Brief,'' dated April 23, 2019.
    \4\ See Letters from Petitioner, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring 
from the People's Republic of China: Case Brief,'' dated April 23, 
2019; the Government of China (GOC), ``Government of China's 
Affirmative Case Brief Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated April 23, 2019; Jiangsu Senmao, 
``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: 
Case Brief,'' dated April 23, 2019; and Riverside Plywood, 
``Riverside Plywood Co., Ltd.--Administrative Case Brief: 2016 
Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from China (C-570-971),'' dated April 23, 
2019.
    \5\ See Letters from the Petitioner, ``Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief,'' 
dated May 1, 2019; the GOC, ``Government of China's Rebuttal Case 
Brief Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated May 1, 2019; Jiangsu Senmao, ``Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Rebuttal Brief,'' 
dated May 1, 2019; and Riverside Plywood, ``Riverside Plywood--
Rebuttal Brief: 2016 Administrative Review of the Countervailing 
Duty Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from China (C-570-971),'' 
dated May 1, 2019.
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018 through 
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\6\ The revised 
deadline for the final results was May 30, 2019. On May 29, 2019, we 
extended this deadline to July 30, 2019.\7\
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    \6\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``Deadlines 
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated 
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
have been extended by 40 days.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China: Extension of the Deadline for the Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated May 
29, 2019.
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Scope of the Order 8
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    \8\ See Order; see also Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Clarification of the Scope of the 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 82 FR 27799 (June 19, 
2017).
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    The product covered by the Order is wood flooring from the 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 parties' briefs are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is 
attached to this notice.\9\ 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 
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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    \9\ See Appendix I.
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Changes From the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, Commerce made 
certain revisions to the rates assigned to Jiangsu Senmao and Riverside 
Plywood. The Issues and Decision Memorandum contains descriptions of 
these revisions.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found 
countervailable, we find that there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-
provided financial contribution that gives rise to a benefit to the 
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\10\ The Issues and 
Decision Memorandum contains a full description of the methodology 
underlying Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that 
relied upon the use of adverse facts available pursuant to sections 
776(a) and (b) of the Act.
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    \10\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    As noted in the Preliminary Results, Commerce timely received no-
shipment certifications from Anhui Boya Bamboo & Wood Products Co., 
Ltd., Chinafloors Timber (China) Co., Ltd., Hunchun

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Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd. (Hunchun Forest), Jiangsu Keri 
Wood Co., Ltd., Jiashan On-Line Lumber Co., Ltd., Kingman Floors Co., 
Ltd., Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and Zhejiang Shiyou 
Timber Co., Ltd. We inquired with U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) whether these companies had shipped merchandise to the United 
States during the POR. CBP provided no evidence to contradict the 
claims of no shipments made by these companies, except for Hunchun 
Forest. Accordingly, we stated our intention to rescind the review with 
respect to these companies in the Preliminary Results. As the facts 
have remained the same since the Preliminary Results, we are rescinding 
the administrative review of these companies, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(3).
    On October 29, 2018, Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd. (Muyun Wood) filed 
a no-shipment certification. On November 13, 2018, we rejected Muyun 
Wood's request for no-shipment status because the request was untimely 
filed. Therefore, we are including Muyun Wood in this administrative 
review for purposes of the final results.
    Hunchun Forest also timely filed a no-shipment certification. 
However, Hunchun Forest subsequently withdrew its no-shipment 
submission. Therefore, we are including Hunchun Forest in this 
administrative review for purposes of the final results.

Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review

    In this review, in addition to the two selected mandatory 
respondents, there are 132 companies for which a review was requested 
and not rescinded, but which were not selected for individual 
examination (non-selected companies). For these companies, we applied 
the average of the rates calculated for the mandatory respondents, 
Jiangsu Senmao and Riverside Plywood, which are above de minimis. For 
further information on the calculation of the non-selected rate, refer 
to the section in the Issues and Decision Memorandum entitled, ``Ad 
Valorem Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review.'' Concerning 
Jiaxing Brilliant's April 23, 2019, comments, we note that we 
inadvertently included the company in our review. Jiaxing Brilliant was 
excluded from the order as a result of the final determination in the 
investigation segment of this case.\11\ Therefore, Jiaxing Brilliant is 
not subject to this review and is excluded from the list of non-
selected companies receiving a rate below.
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    \11\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic 
of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693, 76694 (December 8, 
2011).
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Final Results

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(i), we determine the 
following net subsidy rates for the 2016 administrative review:

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                                                          Subsidy rate
                   Producer/exporter                        (percent)
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Jiangsu Senmao Bamboo Wood Industry Co., Ltd..........              2.96
Riverside Plywood Corp. and its Cross-Owned Affiliates              3.20
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    Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Non-
Selected Companies:
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    \12\ Cross-owned affiliates are Baroque Timber Zhongshan Co. 
Ltd. and Suzhou Times Flooring Co., Ltd.

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                                                          Subsidy rate
                   Producer/exporter                        (percent)
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A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Anhui Longhua Bamboo Product Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.....................              3.10
Armstrong Wood Products (Kunshan) Co., Ltd............              3.10
Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Benxi Flooring Factory (General Partnership)..........              3.10
Benxi Wood Company....................................              3.10
Changbai Mountain Development and Protection Zone                   3.10
 Hongtu Wood Industrial Co., Ltd......................
Changzhou Hawd Flooring Co., Ltd......................              3.10
Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd..............................              3.10
Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd............................              3.10
Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd....................              3.10
Dalian Huilong Wooden Products Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Dalian Jaenmaken Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Dalian Jiahong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Dalian Kemian Wood Industry Co., Ltd..................              3.10
Dalian Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd................              3.10
Dalian T-Boom Wood Products Co., Ltd..................              3.10
Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Dongtai Fuan Universal Dynamics, LLC..................              3.10
Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co. Ltd................              3.10
Dun Hua Sen Tai Wood Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Dunhua City Dexin Wood Industry Co., Ltd..............              3.10
Dunhua City Hongyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd...........              3.10
Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd............              3.10
Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Fine Furniture (Shanghai) Limited.....................              3.10

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Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd...........................              3.10
Fujian Wuyishan Werner Green Industry Co., Ltd........              3.10
Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd..................              3.10
Fusong Qianqiu Wooden Product Co., Ltd................              3.10
GTP International Ltd.................................              3.10
Guangdong Fu Lin Timber Technology Limited............              3.10
Guangdong Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd..............              3.10
Guangzhou Homebon Timber Manufacturing Co., Ltd.......              3.10
Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd................              3.10
HaiLin LinJing Wooden Products, Ltd...................              3.10
HaiLin XinCheng Wooden Products, Ltd..................              3.10
Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd (dba Dasso Industrial              3.10
 Group Co., Ltd)......................................
Hangzhou Hanje Tec Company Limted.....................              3.10
Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Hangzhou Zhengtian Industrial Co., Ltd................              3.10
Henan Xingwangjia Technology Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Hong Kong Easoon Wood Technology Co., Ltd.............              3.10
Huaxin Jiasheng Wood Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Huber Engineering Wood Corp...........................              3.10
Hunchun Forest Wolf Wooden Industry Co., Ltd..........              3.10
Hunchun Xingjia Wooden Flooring Inc...................              3.10
Huzhou Chenghang Wood Co., Ltd........................              3.10
Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., Ltd..............              3.10
Huzhou Fulinmen Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd..................              3.10
Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd.............................              3.10
Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd............................              3.10
Huzhou Sunergy World Trade Co., Ltd...................              3.10
Innomaster Home (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd..................              3.10
Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd........................              3.10
Jiangsu Guyu International Trading Co., Ltd...........              3.10
Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Jiangsu Simba Flooring Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Jiangsu Yuhui International Trade Co., Ltd............              3.10
Jiashan Fengyun Timber Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Jiashan HuiJiaLe Decoration Material Co., Ltd.........              3.10
Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd........................              3.10
Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd.              3.10
Jilin Xinyuan Wooden Industry Co., Ltd................              3.10
Jingsu Mingle Flooring Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Karly Wood Product Limited............................              3.10
Kember Flooring, Inc..................................              3.10
Kemian Wood Industry (Kunshan) Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Kornbest Enterprises Limited..........................              3.10
Kunming Alston (AST) Wood Products Co., Ltd...........              3.10
Les Planchers Mercier, Inc............................              3.10
Linyi Anying Wood Co., Ltd............................              3.10
Linyi Youyou Wood Co., Ltd............................              3.10
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc.....................              3.10
Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd.........              3.10
Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co., Ltd..............              3.10
Ningbo Tianyi Bamboo and Wood Products Co., Ltd.......              3.10
Pinge Timber Manufacturing (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd........              3.10
Power Dekor Group Co. Ltd.............................              3.10
Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Samling Elegant Living Trading (Labuan) Ltd...........              3.10
Samling Global USA, Inc...............................              3.10
Samling Riverside Co., Ltd............................              3.10
Scholar Home (Shanghai) New Material Co. Ltd..........              3.10
Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Shandong Longteng Wood Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Shandong Puli Trading Co., Ltd........................              3.10
Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd.............              3.10
Shanghai Demeija Timber Co., Ltd......................              3.10
Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd (aka The                    3.10
 Lizhong Wood Industry Limited Company of Shanghai)...
Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Shanghai Shenlin Corporation..........................              3.10
Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd...................              3.10
Shenyang Sende Wood Co., Ltd..........................              3.10
Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd....................              3.10

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Sino-Maple (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Suzhou Anxin Weiguang Timber Co., Ltd.................              3.10
Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd...........................              3.10
Tak Wah Building Material (Suzhou) Co.................              3.10
Tech Wood International Ltd...........................              3.10
Tongxiang Jisheng Import and Export Co., Ltd..........              3.10
Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.....................              3.10
Xiamen Yung De Ornament Co., Ltd......................              3.10
Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd.............              3.10
Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Co., Ltd..........................              3.10
Yekalon Industry, Inc.................................              3.10
Yihua Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd...................              3.10
Yingyi-Nature (Kunshan) Wood Industry Co., Ltd........              3.10
Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry......................              3.10
Zhejiang Anji Xinfeng Bamboo and Wood Industry Co.,                 3.10
 Ltd..................................................
Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd.........................              3.10
Zhejiang Dadongwu Green Home Wood Co., Ltd............              3.10
Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd..............              3.10
Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Co., Ltd......................              3.10
Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd................              3.10
Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Zhejiang Jesonwood Co., Ltd...........................              3.10
Zhejiang Jiechen Wood Industry Co., Ltd...............              3.10
Zhejiang Longsen Lumbering Co., Ltd...................              3.10
Zhejiang Shuimojiangnan New Material Technology Co.,                3.10
 Ltd..................................................
Zhejiang Simite Wooden Co., Ltd.......................              3.10
Zhejiang Tianzhen Bamboo & Wood Development Co., Ltd..              3.10
Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co., Ltd...........              3.10
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and CBP 
shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of 
subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this 
review, for the above-listed companies at the applicable ad valorem 
assessment rates listed. We intend to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these final results of 
review.
    For the companies for which this review is rescinded, Commerce will 
instruct CBP to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries 
at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, during the POR in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for each of the 
respective companies listed above on shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of the final results of this administrative review. 
For all non-reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect 
cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent 
company-specific or all others rate applicable to the company, as 
appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, effective upon 
publication of these final results, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

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(a)(3). 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 sanctionable 
violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: July 30, 2019.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Partial Rescission of Administrative Review
V. Period of Review
VI. Subsidies Valuation Information
VII. Changes From the Preliminary Results
VIII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available
IX. Analysis of Programs
X. Analysis of Comments
    Comment 1: Application of Total Adverse Facts Available (AFA) to 
the GOC and Riverside Plywood
    Comment 2: Application of Partial AFA with Respect to 
Riverside's Plywood's Purchases of Veneers for Less than Adequate 
Remuneration (LTAR)
    Comment 3: Application of AFA with Respect to the Jiangsu 
Senmao's Receipt of Policy Loans for LTAR
    Comment 4: Application of AFA with Respect to the Export Buyer's 
Credit Program
    Comment 5: Selection of the AFA Rate for the Export Buyer's 
Credit Program
    Comment 6: Countervailability of Other Subsidies
    Comment 7: Whether to Adjust Benchmark Prices to Account for 
Prevailing Market Conditions
    Comment 8: Applicable Value Added Tax (VAT) Rate for Benchmark 
Prices
    Comment 9: Applicable Import Duty for Benchmark Prices
    Comment 10: Requirements Necessary to Determine 
Countervailability of Land Use
    Comment 11: Amount to Use as Benefit for Grants
    Comment 12: Exclusion of Certain Export Data Used to Calculate 
the Veneers Benchmark

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XI. Recommendation

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