[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56794-56795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17853]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-122-857]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review

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

SUMMARY: For these final results, the U.S. Department of Commerce 
(Commerce) continues to find that GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. 
(GreenFirst QC) is the successor in interest to Rayonier A.M. Canada 
G.P. (RYAM).

DATES: Applicable August 21, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2638.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 22, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results \1\ of 
this changed circumstances review (CCR), in which Commerce 
preliminarily found that GreenFirst QC is the successor in interest to 
RYAM in the context of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood 
lumber products from Canada.\2\ We provided interested parties with the 
opportunity to comment and request a public hearing regarding the 
Preliminary Results.\3\ On June 21, 2023, the Committee Overseeing 
Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations 
(the petitioner) submitted a case brief,\4\ and GreenFirst Forest 
Products Inc. (GreenFirst Forest Products) and GreenFirst QC 
(collectively, GreenFirst) submitted a letter in lieu of a case 
brief.\5\ On June 28, 2023, the petitioner and GreenFirst submitted 
letters in lieu of rebuttal briefs.\6\ On June 21, 2023, the petitioner 
requested a public hearing.\7\ On July 26, 2023, Commerce held a public 
hearing.\8\
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    \1\ See Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review: 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 
Canada, 88 FR 32733 (May 22, 2023) (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: 
Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Amended Final Determination, 83 
FR 350 (January 3, 2018) (Order).
    \3\ See Preliminary Results.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated June 21, 2023 
(Petitioner's Case Brief).
    \5\ See GreenFirst's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of Case Brief,'' 
dated June 21, 2023 (GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Case Brief).
    \6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of Rebuttal 
Brief,'' dated June 28, 2023 (Petitioner's Letter-In-Lieu-Of 
Rebuttal Brief); see also GreenFirst's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of 
Rebuttal Brief,'' dated June 28, 2023 (GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-
Of Rebuttal Brief).
    \7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Hearing Request,'' dated June 21, 
2023.
    \8\ See Hearing Transcript, ``Changed Circumstances Review of 
the Antidumping Order on Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 
Canada,'' dated August 8, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is softwood lumber, siding, 
flooring and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products). 
Softwood lumber products that are subject to this Order are currently 
classifiable under the following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in Chapter 
44: 4406.91.0000; 4407.10.01.01; 4407.10.01.02; 4407.10.01.15;

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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; 4407.13.0000; 
4407.14.0000; 4407.19.0001; 4407.19.0002; 4407.19.0054; 4407.19.0055; 
4407.19.0056; 4407.19.0057; 4407.19.0064; 4407.19.0065; 4407.19.0066; 
4407.19.0067; 4407.19.0068; 4407.19.0069; 4407.19.0074; 4407.19.0075; 
4407.19.0076; 4407.19.0077; 4407.19.0082; 4407.19.0083; 4407.19.0092; 
4407.19.0093; 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; 4418.30.0100; 4418.50.0010; 4418.50.0030; 4418.50.0050; 
and 4418.99.10.00.
    Subject merchandise might be entered under the following ten-digit 
HTSUS subheadings in Chapter 44: 4415.20.40.00; 4415.20.80.00; 
4418.99.9105; 4418.99.9120; 4418.99.9140; 4418.99.9195; 4421.99.70.40; 
and 4421.99.9880.
    Although these HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is 
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\
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    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products 
from Canada,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised by the parties in the case brief and letters in 
lieu of case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum and are listed in the 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 Changed Circumstances Review

    Upon review of the comments received,\10\ Commerce continues to 
determine that GreenFirst QC is the successor-in-interest to RYAM.
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    \10\ See Petitioner's Case Brief; see also GreenFirst's Letter-
In-Lieu-Of Case Brief; Petitioner's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Rebuttal 
Brief; and GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Rebuttal Brief.
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    As a result of this determination, Commerce finds that entries of 
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by GreenFirst QC should 
enter the United States at the cash deposit rate assigned to RYAM in 
the most recently completed administrative review of the Order, which 
is 6.20 percent ad valorem.\11\ Consequently, Commerce will instruct 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect estimated antidumping 
duties for all shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or 
exported by GreenFirst QC and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the publication date of this notice in the 
Federal Register at the cash deposit rate currently in effect for RYAM. 
This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \11\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2021, 88 FR 50106 (August 1, 2023).
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216(b), 
351.221(b), and 351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: August 14, 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. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Changes in Management and Ownership of 
GreenFirst QC's Lumber Assets Post-Acquisition Preclude Commerce 
From Making an Affirmative Successor-in-Interest Finding
    Comment 2: Whether There Were Significant Changes to the 
Production Facilities of GreenFirst QC's Lumber Assets Post-
Acquisition
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce's Determination That Supplier 
Relationships Were Materially Dissimilar Pre- and Post-Acquisition 
Is Substantiated by Record Evidence
    Comment 4: Whether the Successor-in-Interest Determination Is 
Moot With Regards to the Final Results in the Fourth Administrative 
Review of the Order
V. Recommendation

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