[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20121-20122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07043]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-051]


Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain hardwood plywood products 
(hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 5, 2023.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 4, 2018, Commerce issued the AD order on hardwood 
plywood from China.\1\ On December 1, 2022, Commerce published the 
Notice of Initiation of the first sunset review of the Order pursuant 
to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ 
On December 13, 2022, Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from the Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood,\3\ a 
coalition of domestic producers of hardwood plywood products and the 
petitioner in the underlying

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investigation, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\4\ The petitioner claimed domestic interested party 
status under section 771(9)(F) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.102(b)(29)(viii), as an association whose members are manufacturers 
of the domestic like product in the United States.\5\ On January 3, 
2023, the petitioner filed its timely substantive response within the 
30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ Commerce 
received no substantive responses from any other interested parties 
with respect to the Order, nor was a hearing requested. Commerce 
received comments on the adequacy of responses only from the domestic 
interested party in this sunset review.\7\ On January 25, 2023, 
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did 
not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested 
parties in this sunset review.\8\ As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is 
conducting an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ 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) 
(Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 73757 
(December 1, 2022) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ The Coalition for Fair Trade in Hardwood Plywood's members 
are Columbia Forest Products, Commonwealth Plywood Co., Ltd., 
Manthei Wood Products, States Industries LLC, and Timber Products 
Company.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate 
in Sunset Review,'' dated December 13, 2022.
    \5\ Id.
    \6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Substantive Response to Notice of 
Initiation,'' dated January 3, 2023.
    \7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Comments on Adequacy of 
Response,'' dated January 20, 2023.
    \8\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for December 2022,'' 
dated January 25, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to this Order is hardwood and decorative 
plywood, and certain veneered panels as described below. For purposes 
of this proceeding, hardwood and decorative plywood is defined as a 
generally flat, multilayered plywood or other veneered panel, 
consisting of two or more layers or plies of wood veneers and a core, 
with the face and/or back veneer made of non-coniferous wood (hardwood) 
or bamboo. The veneers, along with the core may be glued or otherwise 
bonded together. Hardwood and decorative plywood may include products 
that meet the American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative 
Plywood, ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2016 (including any revisions to that 
standard). A full description of the scope of the Order is contained in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decisions Memorandum for the 
Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain 
Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues 
and Decisions Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of 
dumping and the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail 
if the Order were revoked. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included 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) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the margins of 
dumping likely to prevail would be weighted-average margins of up to 
183.36 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely notification of the 
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.

Notifications to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: March 30, 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 Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-07043 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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