[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 43 (Thursday, March 6, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 11398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-03615]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-858]


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

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that a 
producer/exporter subject to the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
certain softwood lumber from Canada, Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd. 
(ISM), is cross-owned with Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber 
Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products 
LP in the context of the CVD order on certain softwood lumber from 
Canada.

DATES: Applicable March 6, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Talbot Russ, 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) 482-5516.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 3, 2018, Commerce published the CVD order on certain 
softwood lumber from Canada.\1\ On January 8, 2025, Commerce published 
the Preliminary Results of this changed circumstances review (CCR), 
finding that the following companies are cross-owned entities: ISM, 
Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products 
Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP.\2\ In the Preliminary Results, we 
provided interested parties an opportunity to comment regarding 
Commerce's preliminary findings. On January 21 and February 4, 2025, 
the petitioner and ISM submitted comments on the Preliminary Results, 
respectively.\3\ The petitioner urged Commerce to maintain the findings 
of the Preliminary Results in the final results, while ISM took no 
position on Commerce's preliminary findings.
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    \1\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 347 (January 3, 2018) (Order).
    \2\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review, 90 FR 1442 
(January 8, 2025) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Letter in Lieu of 
Case Brief,'' dated January 21, 2025; see also ISM's Letter, 
``Resubmission of Interfor Sales & Marketing Ltd.'s Comments on the 
CCR Preliminary Results (Redacted),'' dated February 4, 2025.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this Order is softwood lumber, siding, 
flooring, and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products). 
For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the 
Preliminary Results PDM.

Final Results of CCR

    For the reasons stated in the Preliminary Results, and because we 
received no comments from interested parties opposing the Preliminary 
Results, Commerce continues to find that ISM is cross-owned with 
Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products 
Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP.\4\ Because our findings remain 
unchanged from the Preliminary Results, no decision memorandum 
accompanies this notice. We are adopting the Preliminary Results as the 
final results of this CCR. See the Preliminary Results PDM for a 
complete discussion of our findings.
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    \4\ However, as noted in the Preliminary Results, these cross-
ownership findings do not speak to the applicable cash deposit rates 
of the relevant entities. See Preliminary Results PDM at 7.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction 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 the terms of an 
APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing this determination and publishing these final 
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) 
and (2) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and 
351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: February 27, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-03615 Filed 3-5-25; 8:45 am]
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