[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 82 (Friday, April 30, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22934-22936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09071]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-857]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Notice of 
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed 
circumstances review (CCR) to determine whether Chaleur Forest Products 
LP (CFP LP) and Chaleur Forest Products Inc. (CFP Inc.) are the 
successors-in-interest (SIIs) to Chaleur Sawmills LP (Chaleur LP) and 
Fornebu Lumber Co. Inc. (Fornebu Inc.), respectively, in the context of 
the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain softwood lumber products 
from Canada. We preliminarily determine that CFP LP and CFP Inc. are 
the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively.

DATES: Applicable April 30, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric B. Greynolds, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 481-6071.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 3, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register an 
AD order on certain softwood lumber products from Canada.\1\ On March 
11, 2021, CFP LP and CFP Inc. (collectively the Chaleur Companies) 
requested that, pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3), 
Commerce conduct a CCR of the Order to confirm that CFP LP and CFP Inc. 
are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively, and 
accordingly, to assign them the cash deposit rates of Chaleur LP and 
Fornebu Inc.\2\ In its submission, the Chaleur Companies state that 
Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc. undertook name changes to CFP LP and CFP 
Inc., respectively, but are otherwise unchanged.\3\ In a March 19, 
2021, filing, the Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International 
Trade

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Investigations or Negotiations (hereinafter referred to as the 
petitioner) argued that Fornebu Inc. was not eligible to receive a cash 
deposit rate the differs from the all-others rate that is listed in the 
Order and, thus, argued that Commerce should refrain from initiating 
the CCR.\4\ In a March 29, 2021, filing, the Chaleur Companies argue 
that Fornebu Inc. is eligible for a CCR and that Commerce should 
therefore initiate and preliminarily determine that CFP LP and CFP Inc. 
are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc, respectively.\5\
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    \1\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: 
Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Amended Final Determination, 83 
FR 350 (January 3, 2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Chaleur Companies' Letter, ``Chaleur's Request for 
Changed Circumstances Reviews,'' dated March 11, 2021 (CCR Request).
    \3\ Id. at 2-3.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Response to Chaleur's Request for 
Changed Circumstances Reviews,'' dated March 19, 2021 at 2.
    \5\ See Chaleur Companies' Letter, ``Rebuttal to Petitioner's 
Response to Chaleur's Request for Changed Circumstances Reviews,'' 
dated March 29, 2021 at 2.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is certain softwood lumber 
products.\6\ The products are currently classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 
4406.11.0000; 4406.91.0000; 4407.10.01.01; 4407.10.01.02; 
4407.10.01.15; 4407.10.01.16; 4407.10.01.17; 4407.10.01.18; 
4407.10.01.19; 4407.10.01.20; 4407.10.01.42; 4407.10.01.43; 
4407.10.01.44; 4407.10.01.45; 4407.10.01.46; 4407.10.01.47; 
4407.10.01.48; 4407.10.01.49; 4407.10.01.52; 4407.10.01.53; 
4407.10.01.54; 4407.10.01.55; 4407.10.01.56; 4407.10.01.57; 
4407.10.01.58; 4407.10.01.59; 4407.10.01.64; 4407.10.01.65; 
4407.10.01.66; 4407.10.01.67; 4407.10.01.68; 4407.10.01.69; 
4407.10.01.74; 4407.10.01.75; 4407.10.01.76; 4407.10.01.77; 
4407.10.01.82; 4407.10.01.83; 4407.10.01.92; 4407.10.01.93; 
4407.11.00.01; 4407.11.00.02; 4407.11.00.42; 4407.11.00.43; 
4407.11.00.44; 4407.11.00.45; 4407.11.00.46; 4407.11.00.47; 
4407.11.00.48; 4407.11.00.49; 4407.11.00.52; 4407.11.00.53; 
4407.12.00.01; 4407.12.00.02; 4407.12.00.17; 4407.12.00.18; 
4407.12.00.19; 4407.12.00.20; 4407.12.00.58; 4407.12.00.59; 
4407.19.05.00; 4407.19.06.00; 4407.19.10.01; 4407.19.10.02; 
4407.19.10.54; 4407.19.10.55; 4407.19.10.56; 4407.19.10.57; 
4407.19.10.64; 4407.19.10.65; 4407.19.10.66; 4407.19.10.67; 
4407.19.10.68; 4407.19.10.69; 4407.19.10.74; 4407.19.10.75; 
4407.19.10.76; 4407.19.10.77; 4407.19.10.82; 4407.19.10.83; 
4407.19.10.92; 4407.19.10.93; 4409.10.05.00; 4409.10.10.20; 
4409.10.10.40; 4409.10.10.60; 4409.10.10.80; 4409.10.20.00; 
4409.10.90.20; 4409.10.90.40; 4418.50.0010; 4418.50.0030; 4418.50.0050 
and 4418.99.10.00. Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written product description 
remains dispositive.
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    \6\ For a complete description of the Order, see Memorandum, 
``Initiation and Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances 
Review: Preliminary Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with 
this notice (Initiation and Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Initiation and Preliminary Results of CCR

    Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce will conduct a 
CCR upon receipt of information concerning, or a request from, an 
interested party for a review of an AD order which shows changed 
circumstances sufficient to warrant a review of the order. The 
information submitted by the Chaleur Companies supporting their claim 
that CFP LP and CFP Inc. are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., 
respectively, demonstrates changed circumstances sufficient to warrant 
such a review.\7\ Therefore, in accordance with section 751(b)(1)(A) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d) and (e), we are initiating a CCR based 
upon the information contained in Chaleur Companies' filings.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.216(d).
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    Section 351.221(c)(3)(ii) of Commerce's regulations permits 
Commerce to combine the notice of initiation of a CCR and the notice of 
preliminary results if Commerce concludes that expedited action is 
warranted.\8\ In this instance, because the record contains information 
necessary to make a preliminary finding, we find that expedited action 
is warranted and have combined the notice of initiation and the notice 
of preliminary results.\9\ In this CCR, pursuant to section 751(b) of 
the Act, Commerce conducted an SII analysis. In making a successor-in-
interest determination, Commerce examines several factors, including, 
but not limited to, changes in the following: (1) Management; (2) 
production facilities; (3) supplier relationships; and (4) customer 
base.\10\ While no single factor or combination of factors will 
necessarily provide a dispositive indication of a successor-in-interest 
relationship, generally, Commerce will consider the new company to be 
the successor to the previous company if the new company's resulting 
operation is not materially dissimilar to that of its predecessor.\11\ 
Thus, if the record evidence demonstrates that, with respect to the 
production and sale of the subject merchandise, the new company 
operates as the same business entity as the predecessor company, 
Commerce may assign the new company the cash deposit rate of its 
predecessor.\12\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii); see also Certain Pasta from 
Italy: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review, 80 FR 33480, 33480-41 (June 12, 2015) 
(Pasta from Italy Preliminary Results), unchanged in Certain Pasta 
from Italy: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 80 FR 
48807 (August 14, 2015) (Pasta from Italy Final Results).
    \9\ See, e.g., Pasta from Italy Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 
33480-41, unchanged in Pasta from Italy Final Results, 80 FR at 
48807.
    \10\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: 
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review, 81 FR 75376 (October 31, 2016) (Shrimp from 
India Preliminary Results), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from India: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review, 81 FR 90774 (December 15, 2016) 
(Shrimp from India Final Results).
    \11\ See, e.g., Shrimp from India Preliminary Results, 81 FR at 
75377, unchanged in Shrimp from India Final Results, 81 FR at 90774.
    \12\ Id.; see also Notice of Final Results of Changed 
Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: 
Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, 67 FR 58, 59 (January 2, 2002); 
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France: Final Results of 
Changed-Circumstances Review, 75 FR 34688, 34689 (June 18, 2010); 
and Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from the Republic of Korea; 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review, 63 FR 14679 (March 26, 1998), unchanged in Circular Welded 
Non-Alloy Steel Pipe from Korea; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review, 63 FR 20572 (April 27, 1998), in which 
Commerce found that a company which only changed its name and did 
not change its operations is a SII to the company before it changed 
its name.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.216, we preliminarily determine that 
CFP LP and CFP Inc. are the SIIs to Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., 
respectively. Record evidence, as submitted by the Chaleur Companies, 
indicates that CFP LP and CFP Inc. operate as essentially the same 
business entities as Chaleur LP and Fornebu Inc., respectively, with 
respect to the subject merchandise.\13\ For the complete successor-in-
interest analysis, including discussion of business proprietary 
information, refer to the accompanying Initiation and Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum. Commerce will issue its final results of the 
review in accordance with the time limits set forth in 19 CFR 
351.216(e).
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    \13\ See CCR Request.
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Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a 
hearing within 30 days of publication of this notice. In accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case 
briefs not later than 30 days

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after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited 
to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven 
days after the case briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). 
Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs are encouraged to submit 
with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary 
of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\14\ All comments are 
to be filed electronically using Enforcement and Compliance's 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS) available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov, and must also be served on interested parties. An 
electronically filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day it is due.\15\ 
Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements 
for serving documents containing business proprietary information, 
until further notice.\16\
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b).
    \16\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    Consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we will issue the final results 
of this CCR no later than 270 days after the date on which this review 
was initiated, or within 45 days if all parties agree to our 
preliminary finding. This notice is published in accordance with 
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(b), 
351.221(b) and 351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: April 23, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
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