[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 171 (Wednesday, September 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54593-54595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19368]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1469-1470 (Final)]


Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From Brazil and China; 
Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping 
Duty Investigations

AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the 
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 
701-TA-636 and 731-TA-1469-1470 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 
1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United 
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the 
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially 
retarded, by reason of imports of wood mouldings and millwork products 
from Brazil and China, primarily provided for in subheadings 
4409.10.40, 4409.10.45, 4409.10.50, 4409.22.40, 4409.22.50, 4409.29.41, 
and 4409.29.51 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 
preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') 
to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

DATES: August 12, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keysha Martinez (202-205-2136), Office 
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain 
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal 
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need 
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact 
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information 
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its 
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these 
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined 
the subject merchandise as ``wood mouldings and millwork products that 
are made of wood (regardless of wood species), bamboo, laminated veneer 
lumber (LVL), or of wood and composite materials (where the composite 
materials make up less than 50 percent of the total merchandise), and 
which are continuously shaped wood or finger-jointed or edge-glued 
moulding or millwork blanks (whether or not resawn). The merchandise 
subject to these investigations can be continuously shaped along any of 
its edges, ends, or faces.
    The percentage of composite materials contained in a wood moulding 
or millwork product is measured by length, except when the composite 
material is a coating or cladding. Wood mouldings and millwork products 
that are coated or clad, even along their entire length, with a 
composite material, but that are otherwise comprised of wood, LVL, or 
wood and composite materials (where the non-coating composite materials 
make up 50 percent or less of the total merchandise) are covered by the 
scope.
    The merchandise subject to these investigations consists of wood, 
LVL, bamboo, or a combination of wood and composite materials that is 
continuously shaped throughout its length (with the exception of any 
endwork/dados), profiled wood having a repetitive design in relief, 
similar milled wood architectural accessories, such as rosettes and 
plinth blocks, and fingerjointed or edge-glued moulding or millwork 
blanks (whether or not resawn). The scope includes continuously shaped 
wood in the forms of dowels, building components such as interior 
paneling and jamb parts, and door components such as rails, stiles, 
interior and exterior door frames or jambs (including split, flat, stop 
applied, single- or double-rabbeted), frame or jamb kits, and packaged 
door frame trim or casing sets, whether or not the door components are 
imported as part of a door kit or set.
    The covered products may be solid wood, laminated, finger-jointed, 
edge-glued, face-glued, or otherwise joined in the production or 
remanufacturing process and are covered by the scope whether imported 
raw, coated (e.g., gesso, polymer, or plastic), primed, painted, 
stained, wrapped (paper or vinyl overlay), any combination of the 
aforementioned surface coatings, treated, or which incorporate rot-
resistant elements (whether wood or composite). The covered products 
are covered by the scope whether or not any surface coating(s) or 
covers obscures the grain, textures, or markings of the wood, whether 
or not they are ready for use or require final machining (e.g., 
endwork/dado, hinge/strike machining, weatherstrip or application 
thereof, mitre) or packaging.
    All wood mouldings and millwork products are included within the 
scope even if they are trimmed; cut-to-size; notched; punched; drilled; 
or have undergone other forms of minor processing.
    Subject merchandise also includes wood mouldings and millwork 
products that have been further processed in a third country, including 
but not limited to trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, 
coating, or any other processing that would not otherwise remove the 
merchandise from the scope of the investigations if performed in the 
country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
    Excluded from the scope of these investigations are countertop/
butcherblocks, exterior fencing, exterior decking and exterior siding 
products (including solid wood siding, non-wood siding (e.g., composite 
or cement), and shingles) that are not LVL or finger jointed; finished 
and unfinished doors; flooring; parts of stair steps (including newel 
posts, balusters, easing, gooseneck, risers, treads, rail fittings and 
stair stringers); picture frame components three feet and under in 
individual lengths; and lumber whether solid, finger-jointed, or edge-
glued. To be excluded from the scope, finger-jointed or edge-glued 
lumber must have a nominal thickness greater than 1.5 inches and a 
certification stamp from an American Lumber Standard Committee-
certified grading bureau. The exclusion for lumber whether solid, 
finger-jointed, or edge-glued does not apply to screen/``surfaced on 4 
sides'' (S4S) and/or ``surface 1 side, 2 edges'' (S1S2E) stock (also 
called boards) that are finger-jointed, edge-glued mouldings, or 
millwork blanks (whether or not resawn).
    Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Hardwood Plywood 
from the People's Republic of China. See Certain Hardwood Plywood 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty 
Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018). Excluded from the scope of these 
investigations are all products covered by the scope of the antidumping 
duty order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of 
China. See Multilayered Wood Flooring from

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the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December 
8, 2011).
    Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Cabinets 
and Vanities from the People's Republic of China. See Wooden Cabinets 
and Vanities and Components Thereof from the People's Republic of 
China: Antidumping Duty Order, 85 FR 22126 (April 21, 2020).
    Excluded from the scope of these investigations are all products 
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty order on Wooden Bedroom 
Furniture from the People's Republic of China. See Notice of Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 
Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of 
China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, 2005).''
    Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being 
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of 
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative 
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which 
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec.  703 of the Act (19 
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or 
exporters in China of wood mouldings and millwork products, and that 
such products are being sold in the United States at less than fair 
value within the meaning of Sec.  733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The 
investigations were requested in petitions filed on January 8, 2020, by 
the Coalition of American Millwork Producers (Bright Wood Corporation, 
Madras, Oregon; Cascade Wood Products, Inc., White City, Oregon; Endura 
Products, Inc., Colfax, North Carolina; Sierra Pacific Industries, Red 
Bluff, California; Sunset Moulding, Live Oak, California; Woodgrain 
Millwork Inc., Fruitland, Idaho; and Yuba River Moulding, Yuba City, 
California).
    For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the 
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application, 
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, 
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19 
CFR part 207).
    Although Commerce has preliminarily determined that imports of wood 
mouldings and millwork products from Brazil are not being and are not 
likely to be sold in the United States at less than fair value, for 
purposes of efficiency the Commission hereby waives rule 207.21(b) \1\ 
so that the final phase of the investigations may proceed concurrently 
in the event that Commerce makes a final affirmative determination with 
respect to such imports.
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    \1\ Sec.  207.21(b) of the Commission's rules provides that, 
where Commerce has issued a negative preliminary determination, the 
Commission will publish a Final Phase Notice of Scheduling upon 
receipt of an affirmative final determination from Commerce.
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    Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if 
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these 
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the 
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec.  201.11 of the 
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date 
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance 
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an 
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary 
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses 
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigations.
    Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under 
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec.  207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary 
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations 
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the 
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21 
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized 
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C. 
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access 
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply 
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the 
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
    Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of 
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on December 
8, 2020, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to 
Sec.  207.22 of the Commission's rules.
    Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the 
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 
December 22, 2020. Information about the place and form of the hearing, 
including about how to participate in and/or view the hearing, will be 
posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html. Interested parties should check the 
Commission's website periodically for updates.
    Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with 
the Secretary to the Commission on or before December 16, 2020. A 
nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations 
may request permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All 
parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral 
presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held 
on December 18, 2020, at the U.S. International Trade Commission 
Building, if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to 
be submitted at the public hearing are governed by Sec. Sec.  
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties 
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony 
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the 
hearing.
    Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall 
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must 
conform with the provisions of Sec.  207.23 of the Commission's rules; 
the deadline for filing is December 15, 2020. Parties may also file 
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing, 
as provided in Sec.  207.24 of the Commission's rules, and posthearing 
briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.  207.25 of the 
Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing briefs is 
December 31, 2020. In addition, any person who has not entered an 
appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written 
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the 
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the 
petition, on or before December 31, 2020. On January 15, 2021, the 
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they 
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final 
comments on this information on or before January 20, 2021, but such 
final comments must not contain new factual information and must 
otherwise comply with Sec.  207.30 of the Commission's rules. All 
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec.  201.8 of 
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also 
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec.  201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of 
the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing

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Procedures, available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates 
upon the Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
    Additional written submissions to the Commission, including 
requests pursuant to Sec.  201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not 
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions, 
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a 
Commissioner or Commission staff.
    In accordance with Sec. Sec.  201.16(c) and 207.3 of the 
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the 
investigations must be served on all other parties to the 
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service 
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary 
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
    Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority 
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published 
pursuant to Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: August 28, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-19368 Filed 9-1-20; 8:45 am]
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