[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 166 (Tuesday, August 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44853-44854]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18440]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-052]
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of
China: Partial Rescission of 2017-2018 Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding
the administrative review of the countervailing order on certain
hardwood plywood products from the People's Republic of China for the
period of review (POR), April 25, 2017, through December 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable August 27, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Omar Qureshi, AD/CVD Operations,
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 202.482.5307
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD
order on certain hardwood plywood products from the People's Republic
of China (China).\1\ On April 1, 2019, based on a timely requests for
review,\2\ Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of
initiation of an administrative review of the countervailing duty order
on certain hardwood plywood products from China with respect to 59
companies, covering the POR.\3\
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\1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
\2\ See Letter from Canusa Wood Products Ltd., ``Administrative
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood
Products from the People's Republic of China: Request for Review,''
dated February 28, 2019; see Letter from Cha Trading LLC, ``Certain
Hardwood Plywood from the People's Republic of China: Request for
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2019; see Letter from
Concannon Corp., ``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Request for Review,'' dated February 28, 2019;
see Letter from the Law Office of DeKieffer and Horgan, PLLC,
``Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2019; see
Letter from the Law Offices of Husch Blackwell, ``Certain Hardwood
Plywood Products from China: Request for Administrative Review,''
dated February 28, 2019; see Letter from Richmond International
Forest Products LLC, ``Administrative Review of the Countervailing
Duty Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Request for Review, dated February 28, 2019; see
Letter from Sierra Forest Products Inc., ``Administrative Review of
the Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Review,'' dated
February 28, 2019; see Letter from Shandong Huaxin Jiasheng Wood
Co., Ltd., ``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated February 28, 2019; see Letter from Taraca Pacific
Inc., ``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of
China: Request for Review,'' dated February 28, 2019; see Letter
from Vietnam Finewood Company Limited, ``Hardwood Plywood Products
from the People's Republic of China: Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated February 28, 2019; and see Letter from the Law
Office of Husch Blackwell, ``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
China: Correction to Request for Administrative Review,'' dated
March 1, 2019.
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 12200 (April 1, 2019); see also
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative
Reviews, 84 FR 18777 (May 2, 2019).
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Rescission of Review
From June 21, 2019, to July 25, 2019, multiple entities timely
withdrew their request for administrative review.\4\ Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind and administrative review, in
whole or in part, if the party that requested the review withdraws its
request within 90 day of the date of publication of the notice of
initiation of the requested review. Multiple entities requested reviews
and timely withdrew their requests for review. As a result, Commerce is
rescinding, in part, the administrative review of certain hardwood
plywood products from China for the following 47 entities where a
request for review was timely withdrawn: Anhui Hoda Wood Co., Ltd;
Celtic Co., Ltd; Cosco Star International Co., Ltd.; Feixian Longteng
Wood Co., Ltd.; Golder International Trade Co., Ltd.; Huainan Mengping
Import and Export Co., Ltd; Jiangsu Top Point International Co., Ltd;
Jiangsu Top Point International Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Gsun Imp. & Exp.
Co., Ltd.; Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd.; Lianyungang Yuantai
International Trade Co., Ltd.; Linyi Chengen Import and Export Co.,
Ltd.; Linyi City Dongfang Jinxin Economic and Trade Co., Ltd. (a/k/a;
Linyi City Dongfang Jinxjin Economic and Trade Co., Ltd.); Linyi Dahua
Wood Co., Ltd.; Linyi Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd; Linyi Glary Plywood Co.,
Ltd.; Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.;
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Linyi Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Ltd.; Linyi Jiahe Wood Industry Co.,
Ltd; Linyi Linhai Wood Co., Ltd.; Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd; Linyi
Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd; Qingdao Good Faith Import and Export Co.,
Ltd; Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd; Shandong Jinluda
International Trade Co., Ltd.; Shandong Qishan International Trading
Co., Ltd.; Shandong Senmanqi Import & Export Co., Ltd.; Shandong
Shengdi International Trading Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Brightwood Trading
Co., Ltd.; Shanghai Futuwood Trading Co., Ltd.; Suining Pengxiang Wood
Co., Ltd; Suqian Hopeway International Trade Co., Ltd; Suzhou
Fengshuwan Import and Export Trade Co., Ltd. a/k/a Suzhou Fengshuwan
I&E Trade Co., Ltd.; Sumec International Technology Co., Ltd; Suzhou
Oriental Dragon Import and Export Co., Ltd; Vietnam Finewood Company
Limited; Win Faith Trading Limited; Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd.;
Xuzhou DNT Commercial Co., Ltd.; Xuzhou Jiangheng Wood Products Co.,
Ltd.; Xuzhou Jiangyang Wood Industries Co., Ltd; Xuzhou Longyuan Wood
Industry Co., Ltd.; XuZhou PinLin International Trade Co., Ltd.; Xuzhou
Shengping Imp and Exp Co., Ltd.; Xuzhou Timber International Trade Co.,
Ltd.; and Yishui Zelin Wood Made Co., Ltd.
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\4\ See Letter from Richmond International Forest Products LLC,
'' Administrative Review of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Order on Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated June 21, 2019; see Letter
from Canusa Wood Products Ltd., ``Administrative Review of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from
the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Requests for Review,''
dated June 21, 2019; see Letter from Concannon Corp.,
``Administrative Review of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Order on Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated June 21, 2019; see Letter
from Sierra Forest Products Inc., ``Administrative Review of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from
the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Review,''
dated June 21, 2019; see Letter from Concannon Corp.,
``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood
Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request
for Review,'' dated June 28, 2019; see Letter from Richmond
International Forest Products LLC, ``Administrative Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Requests for Review,'' dated June
28, 2019; see Letter from Canusa Wood Products Ltd.,
``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood
Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request
for Review,'' dated June 28, 2019; Letter from the Law Offices of
DeKieffer & Horgan, ``Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated June 25, 2019; see Letter from Vietnam Finewood
Company Limited, ``Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated June 28, 2019; see Letter from Cosco Star
International Co., Ltd., ``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June
28, 2019; see Letter from Taraca Pacific Inc., ``Administrative
Review of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood
Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request
for Review,'' dated June 28, 2019; see Letter from Richmond
International Forest Products LLC, ``Administrative Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from the People's
Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated June
29, 2019; see Letter from Taraca Pacific Inc., ``Administrative
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from the
People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for Review,''
dated July 1, 2019; see Letter from Richmond International Forest
Products LLC, ``Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China:
Withdrawal of Request for Review and Correction to June 21
Submission,'' dated July 1, 2019; see Letter from Lianyungang
Yuantai International Trade Co., Ltd., ``Certain Hardwood Plywood
Products from China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative
Review,'' dated July 1, 2019; and see Letter from Linyi Dahua Wood
Co., Ltd. (Linyi Dahua), ``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from
China: Withdrawal from Administrative Review,'' dated July 25, 2019.
Linyi Dahua's withdrawal of review request was timely because it was
submitted within 90 days of the corrected initiation notice that
published on May 2, 2019, in which it was first listed as a company
under review.
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Assessment
We will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. Commerce intends to
issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication of this notice.
Notifications
This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of countervailing duties prior to
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption
that reimbursement of the countervailing duties occurred and the
subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as a final 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/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 notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19
CFR 351.213(d)(4).
Dated: August 22, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-18440 Filed 8-26-19; 8:45 am]
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