[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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