[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31696-31697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-971]


Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: 
Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019

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 duty order on 
multilayered wood flooring (wood flooring) from the People's Republic 
of China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2019, 
through December 31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable June 15, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dennis McClure or Suzanne Lam, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5973 or (202) 
482-0783, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 2, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on 
wood flooring from China.\1\ Pursuant to requests from interested 
parties, on February 4, 2021, Commerce published the initiation of an 
administrative review with respect to 170 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, the 
petitioner \3\ timely withdrew its request for an administrative review 
of 88 companies, as discussed below. No other party had requested a 
review of these 88 companies. There are active review

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requests on the record for the remaining 82 companies.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 77431 (December 2, 2020).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 8166 (February 4, 2021) (Initiation 
Notice); see also Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 8166 (March 4, 2021) (Amended 
Initiation Notice), in which Commerce also initiated review of 
Metropolitan Hardwood Floors, Inc. after it had been inadvertently 
omitted from the February 4, 2021, Initiation Notice.
    \3\ The petitioner is American Manufacturers of Multilayered 
Wood Flooring.
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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 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation. All requests for an 
administrative review were withdrawn by the established deadline, May 
5, 2021, for the companies listed in the Appendix.\4\ As a result, 
Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these companies, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The administrative review will 
continue with respect to the remaining 82 companies listed in our 
Initiation Notice and Amended Initiation Notice.\5\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated May 5, 2021.
    \5\ See Initiation Notice, 86 FR at 8173; and Amended Initiation 
Notice, 86 FR at 12610.
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Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. For the 
companies for which this review is rescinded, countervailing duties 
shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
countervailing 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 assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of this rescission notice in 
the Federal Register.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a 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 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: June 10, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

Appendix

Companies Rescinded From Review

1. A&W (Shanghai) Woods Co., Ltd.
2. Anhui Suzhou Dongda Wood Co., Ltd.
3. Baishan Huafeng Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
4. Baiying Furniture Manufacturer Co., Ltd.
5. Changbai Mountain Development And Protection Zone Hongtu Wood 
Industrial Co., Ltd.
6. Cheng Hang Wood Co., Ltd.
7. Chinafloors Timber (China) Co., Ltd.
8. Dalian Dajen Wood Co., Ltd.
9. Dalian Deerfu Wooden Product Co., Ltd.
10. Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd.
11. Dalian Jinda Wood Products Corporation
12. Dalian Jiuyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
13. Dalian Meisen Woodworking
14. Dalian Xinjinghua Wood Co., Ltd.
15. Dongtai Zhangshi Wood Industry Co. Ltd.
16. Dunhua City Wanrong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
17. Fu Lik Timber (HK) Co., Ltd.
18. Fujian Wuyishan Werner Green Industry Co., Ltd.
19. Furnco International Shanghai Company
20. Gaotang Weilong Industry and Trade
21. Gold Seagull Shanghai Flooring
22. GTP International Ltd.
23. Guangdong Fu Lin Timber Technology Limited
24. Guangzhou Panyu Kangda Board Co., Ltd.
25. Guangzhou Panyu Southern Star Co., Ltd.
26. HaiLin XinCheng Wooden Products, Ltd.
27. Hangzhou Dazhuang Floor Co., Ltd. (DBA Dasso Industrial Group 
Co., Ltd.)
28. Hangzhou Huahi Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
29. Henan Xingwangjia Technology Co., Ltd.
30. Hong Kong Easoon Wood Technology Co., Ltd.
31. Huaxin Jiasheng Wood Co., Ltd.
32. Huber Engineering Wood Corp.
33. Huzhou City Nanxun Guangda Wood Co., Ltd.
34. Huzhou Daruo Import And Export
35. Huzhou Fuma Wood Co., Ltd.
36. Huzhou Laike Import and Export Co.
37. Huzhou Muyun Wood Co., Ltd.
38. Innomaster Home (Zhongshan) Co., Ltd.
39. Jesonwood Forest Products ZJ
40. Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd.
41. Jiangsu Kentier Wood Co., Ltd.
42. Jiashan Fengyun Timber Co., Ltd.
43. Jilin Forest Industry Jinqiao Flooring Group Co., Ltd.
44. Kunming Alston (AST) Wood Products Co., Ltd.
45. Liaoning Daheng Timber Group
46. Linyi Bonn Flooring Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
47. Max Choice Wood Industry
48. Mudanjiang Bosen Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
49. Nakahiro Jyou Sei Furniture (Dalian) Co., Ltd.
50. Nanjing Minglin Wooden Industry Co., Ltd.
51. Ningbo Tianyi Bamboo and Wood Products Co., Ltd.
52. PT. Tanjung Kreasi Parquet Industry
53. Qingdao Barry Flooring Co., Ltd.
54. Qingdao Wisdom International
55. Samling Riverside Co., Ltd.
56. Shandong Kaiyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
57. Shandong Longteng Wood Co., Ltd.
58. Shandong Puli Trading Co., Ltd.
59. Shanghai Anxin (Weiguang) Timber Co., Ltd.
60. Shanghai Demeija Timber Co., Ltd.
61. Shanghai Eswell Timber Co., Ltd.
62. Shanghai Lairunde Wood Co., Ltd.
63. Shanghai Lizhong Wood Products Co., Ltd. (a/k/a The Lizhong Wood 
Industry Limited Company of Shanghai)
64. Shanghai New Sihe Wood Co., Ltd.
65. Shanghai Shenlin Corporation
66. Shenyang Haobainian Wooden Co., Ltd.
67. Shenyang Sende Wood Co., Ltd.
68. Shenzhenshi Huanwei Woods Co., Ltd.
69. Suifenhe Chengfeng Trading Co., Ltd.
70. Sunyoung Wooden Products
71. Suzhou Anxin Weiguang Timber Co., Ltd.
72. Tak Wah Building Material (Suzhou) Co.
73. The Greenville Flooring Co., Ltd.
74. Topocean Consolidation Service
75. Vicwood Industry (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.
76. Xuzhou Antop International Trade Co., Ltd.
77. Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry
78. Zhejiang Anji Xinfeng Bamboo And Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
79. Zhejiang Biyork Wood Co., Ltd.
80. Zhejiang Dadongwu Auto Elect Motor
81. Zhejiang Desheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
82. Zhejiang Fudeli Timber Industry Co., Ltd.
83. Zhejiang Fuma Warm Technology Co., Ltd.
84. Zhejiang Haoyun Wooden Co., Ltd.
85. Zhejiang Jesonwood Co., Ltd.
86. Zhejiang Jiaye Flooring
87. Zhejiang Tianzhen Bamboo & Wood Development Co., Ltd.
88. Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.

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