[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62509-62510]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24827]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-051]


Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding 
its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) for the period June 23, 2017 through December 31, 
2018.

DATES: Applicable November 15, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicolas Mayora or Kabir Archuletta, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3053 or (202) 482-2593, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on hardwood plywood from China for the 
period of review (POR) June 23, 2017, through December 31, 2018.\1\ 
Pursuant to requests from interested parties, Commerce initiated an 
administrative review with respect to 58 companies in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ 
Subsequent to the initiation of the administrative review, several 
interested parties timely withdrew their request for 29 of these 
companies, as discussed below. No other party requested an 
administrative review of these companies.
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    \1\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Reviews, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 12200 (April 1, 2019).
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the publication of 
the notice of initiation. The request for an administrative review of 
the following companies was withdrawn within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the Initiation Notice: Celtic Co., Ltd.; \3\ Feixian 
Longteng Wood Co., Ltd.; \4\ Golder International Trade Co., Ltd.; \5\ 
Highland Industries-Hanlin.; \6\ Huainan Mengping Import and Export 
Co., Ltd.; \7\ Jiangsu Top Point International Co., Ltd.; \8\ Jiaxing 
Gsun Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd.; \9\ Lianyungang Yuantai International Trade 
Co., Ltd. (Yuantai); \10\ Linyi City Dongfang Jinxin Economic and Trade 
Co., Ltd. (a/k/a Linyi City Dongfang Jinxjin Economic and Trade Co., 
Ltd.; \11\ Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; \12\ Linyi Linhai 
Wood Co., Ltd.; \13\ Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd.; \14\ Qingdao Good 
Faith Import and Export Co., Ltd.; \15\ Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood 
Co., Ltd.; \16\ Shandong Jinluda International Trade Co., Ltd.; \17\ 
Shandong Qishan International Trading Co., Ltd.; \18\ Shandong Senmanqi 
Import & Export Co., Ltd., Ltd.; \19\ Shandong Shengdi International 
Trading Co., Ltd.; \20\ Suining Pengxiang Wood Co., Ltd.; \21\ Sumec 
International Technology Co., Ltd.; \22\ Suzhou Fengshuwan Import and 
Export Trade Co., Ltd. a/k/a Suzhou Fengshuwan I&E Trade Co., Ltd.; 
\23\ Vietnam Finewood Company Limited.; \24\ Win Faith Trading 
Limited.; \25\ Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd.; \26\ Xuzhou DNT Commercial 
Co., Ltd.; \27\ Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.; \28\ XuZhou 
PinLin International Trade Co., Ltd.; \29\ Xuzhou Shengping Imp and Exp 
Co., Ltd.; \30\

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Yishui Zelin Wood Made Co., Ltd.\31\ All review requests were withdrawn 
for these 29 companies, as detailed above. As a result, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding the administrative review of 
the AD order on certain hardwood plywood products with respect to these 
29 companies. The instant review will continue with respect to the 
remaining companies for which a review was initiated on.
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    \3\ See Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd (Bayley) et al. 
Letter, ``Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 
25, 2019 (Bayley Withdrawal Letter); see also Richmond International 
Forest Products LLC (RIFP) Letter, ``Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Order on Plywood Products from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated June 21, 2019 (RIFP 
Withdrawal Letter); and Sierra Forest Products Inc. (SFP) Letter, 
``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 (SFP 
Withdrawal Letter).
    \4\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ See Morgan Truck Body LLC (Morgan) Letter, ``Certain 
Hardwood Plywood Products from China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Review,'' dated June 26, 2019.
    \7\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \8\ Id.
    \9\ Id.
    \10\ See SFP Withdrawal Letter; see also Yuantai's Letter, 
``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from China: Withdrawal of 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 1, 2019.
    \11\ See Canusa Wood Products Ltd. (Canusa) Letter, 
``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 (Canusa 
Withdrawal Letter); see also Canusa's Letter, ``Administrative 
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Plywood Products from the 
People's Republic of China: Clarification of Withdrawal of Request 
for Review,'' dated November 6, 2019.
    \12\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \13\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter; see also Taraca Pacific Inc. 
(Taraca) Letter, ``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 (Taraca Withdrawal Letter).
    \14\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter; see also RIFP Withdrawal 
Letter.
    \15\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \16\ Id.
    \17\ Id.
    \18\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter; see also Taraca Withdrawal 
Letter.
    \19\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter; see also Shandong Senmanqi 
Import & Export Co., Ltd Letter, ``Hardwood Plywood Products from 
the People's Republic of China: Clarification of Senmanqi's Name,'' 
dated November 7, 2019.
    \20\ Id.
    \21\ Id.
    \22\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter; see also RIFP Withdrawal 
Letter.
    \23\ See Concannon Corp. (Concannon) Letter, ``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 (Concannon Withdrawal Letter).
    \24\ See Vietnam Finewood Company Limited Letter, ``Hardwood 
Plywood Products from the Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated June 28, 2019.
    \25\ See SFP withdrawal Letter.
    \26\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \27\ Id.
    \28\ Id.
    \29\ See Canusa Withdrawal Letter.
    \30\ See Bayley Withdrawal Letter.
    \31\ Id.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies 
for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be 
assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping 
duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instruction to CBP 15 days 
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register, if 
appropriate.

Notification to Importers

    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 any antidumping or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. 
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the presumption 
that reimbursement of any antidumping or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), 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 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: November 8, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-24827 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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