[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 4, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19923-19924]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06973]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-970]


Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on Multilayered Wood 
Flooring (MLWF) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be 
likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of 
this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 4, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max Goldman, 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) 482-0224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 8, 2011, Commerce published the antidumping duty order 
on MLWF from China.\1\ On December 1, 2022, Commerce published the 
initiation of the second sunset review of the Order on MLWF from China, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On December 13, 2022, Commerce received a timely and complete 
notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from the American 
Manufacturers of Multilayered Wood Flooring (AMMWF), within the 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ AMMWF claimed 
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(F) of the 
Act as an association of producers of the domestic like product in the 
United States.\4\
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    \1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring from 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); see also 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 
(February 3, 2012), wherein the scope of the Order was modified 
(collectively, Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews, 87 FR 
73757 (December 1, 2022).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate in Sunset Review,'' dated December 13, 2022.
    \4\ Id.
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    On January 3, 2023, AMMWF filed a timely and adequate substantive 
response, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ 
Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any respondent 
interested party. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \5\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation of Sunset Review,'' dated January 
3, 2023.
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Scope of the Order \6\
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    \6\ See Order.
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    The product covered by the Order is MLWF from China. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Issue and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Order on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, 
this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the margin 
likely to prevail if the Order was to be revoked, is provided in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1),752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order on MLWF from China 
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and 
that the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail would be a 
weighted-average margin up to 25.62 percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only 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. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective orders, 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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: March 29, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Dumping Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review

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VIII. Recommendation

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