80_FR_70976 80 FR 70756 - Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

80 FR 70756 - Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 220 (November 16, 2015)

Page Range70756-70757
FR Document2015-29199

On September 24, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') published its preliminary results of a changed circumstances review \1\ of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring (``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily determined that Sino- Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd. (``Sino-Maple'') is the successor-in-interest to Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Jiafeng'') for purposes of the AD order on MLWF from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Jiafeng's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties submitted comments, and there is no other information or evidence on the record calling into question our Preliminary Results, the Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

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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 Changed Circumstances Review

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

SUMMARY: On September 24, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published its preliminary results of a changed 
circumstances review \1\ of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on 
multilayered wood flooring (``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of 
China (``PRC'').\2\ The Department preliminarily determined that Sino-
Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd. (``Sino-Maple'') is the successor-in-interest 
to Jiafeng Wood (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Jiafeng'') for purposes of the AD 
order on MLWF from the PRC and, as such, is entitled to Jiafeng's cash 
deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited 
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties 
submitted comments, and there is no other information or evidence on 
the record calling into question our Preliminary Results, the 
Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results.
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    \1\ See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the Changed Circumstances Review of 
Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd., 80 FR 57576 (September 24, 2015) 
(``Preliminary Results''), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ 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).

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DATES: Effective Date: November 16, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 13, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') 
initiated a changed circumstance review to determine whether Sino-
Maple, an exporter of subject merchandise to the United States, is the 
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng for purposes of the AD order on MLWF 
from the PRC.\3\ On September 24, 2015, the Department made a 
preliminary finding that Sino-Maple is the successor-in-interest to 
Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng's cash deposit rate with respect to 
entries of merchandise subject to the AD order on MLWF from the PRC.\4\ 
We also provided interested parties 30 days from the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Results to submit case briefs in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No interested parties 
submitted case briefs or requested a hearing. On October 19, 2015, the 
Department issued to interested parties draft customs instructions and 
solicited comments.\5\ No comments were received.
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of 
China, 80 FR 13328 (March 13, 2015) (``Initiation Notice'').
    \4\ See Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 57576.
    \5\ See Memorandum to the File from Krisha Hill, International 
Trade Compliance Analyst, regarding ``Changed Circumstances Review 
of Sino-Maple (JiangSu) Co., Ltd: Multilayered Wood Flooring from 
the People's Republic of China: Draft Customs Instructions,'' dated 
October 19, 2015.
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Scope of the Order

    Multilayered wood flooring is composed of an assembly of two or

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more layers or plies of wood veneer(s) in combination with a core. The 
several layers, along with the core, are glued or otherwise bonded 
together to form a final assembled product. Multilayered wood flooring 
is often referred to by other terms, e.g., ``engineered wood flooring'' 
or ``plywood flooring.'' Regardless of the particular terminology, all 
products that meet the description set forth herein are intended for 
inclusion within the definition of subject merchandise.
    All multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of 
subject merchandise, without regard to: Dimension (overall thickness, 
thickness of face ply, thickness of back ply, thickness of core, and 
thickness of inner plies; width; and length); wood species used for the 
face, back and inner veneers; core composition; and face grade. 
Multilayered wood flooring included within the definition of subject 
merchandise may be unfinished (i.e., without a finally finished surface 
to protect the face veneer from wear and tear) or ``prefinished'' 
(i.e., a coating applied to the face veneer, including, but not 
exclusively, oil or oil-modified or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-
violet light cured polyurethanes, wax, epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-
cured urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde finishes). The veneers may 
be also soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish. All multilayered wood 
flooring is included within the definition of subject merchandise 
regardless of whether the face (or back) of the product is smooth, wire 
brushed, distressed by any method or multiple methods, or hand-scraped. 
In addition, all multilayered wood flooring is included within the 
definition of subject merchandise regardless of whether or not it is 
manufactured with any interlocking or connecting mechanism (for 
example, tongue-and-groove construction or locking joints). All 
multilayered wood flooring is included within the definition of the 
subject merchandise regardless of whether the product meets a 
particular industry or similar standard.
    The core of multilayered wood flooring may be composed of a range 
of materials, including but not limited to hardwood or softwood veneer, 
particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, high-density fiberboard 
(``HDF''), stone and/or plastic composite, or strips of lumber placed 
edge-to-edge.
    Multilayered wood flooring products generally, but not exclusively, 
may be in the form of a strip, plank, or other geometrical patterns 
(e.g., circular, hexagonal). All multilayered wood flooring products 
are included within this definition regardless of the actual or nominal 
dimensions or form of the product. Specifically excluded from the scope 
are cork flooring and bamboo flooring, regardless of whether any of the 
sub-surface layers of either flooring are made from wood. Also excluded 
is laminate flooring. Laminate flooring consists of a top wear layer 
sheet not made of wood, a decorative paper layer, a core-layer of HDF, 
and a stabilizing bottom layer.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the 
following subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (``HTSUS''): 4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 
4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.3175; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125; 
4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175; 4412.31.6000; 
4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565; 
4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 
4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600; 4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011; 
4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039; 
4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062; 
4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030; 
4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131; 
4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100; 
4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500; 
4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 
4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 
4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115; 
4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000; 
4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; 
and 9801.00.2500.
    While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is 
dispositive.

Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    Because no party submitted a case brief in response to the 
Department's Preliminary Results, and because the record contains no 
other information or evidence that calls into question the Preliminary 
Results, the Department continues to find that Sino-Maple is the 
successor-in-interest to Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng's cash 
deposit rate with respect to entries of merchandise subject to the AD 
order on MLWF from the PRC.\6\
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    \6\ For a complete discussion of the Department's findings, 
which remain unchanged in these final results and which are herein 
incorporated by reference and adopted by this notice, see generally 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum accompanying the Preliminary 
Results.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Based on these final results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to collect estimated ADs for all shipments of subject 
merchandise exported by Sino-Maple and entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this 
notice in the Federal Register at the current AD cash deposit rate for 
Jiafeng (i.e., 13.74 percent). This cash deposit requirement shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
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/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.
    We are issuing and publishing this final results notice in 
accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216.

    Dated: November 9, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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                                              70756                      Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 220 / Monday, November 16, 2015 / Notices

                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        petitioners additional time to review                 determined that Sino-Maple (JiangSu)
                                              Dennis McClure or Elizabeth Eastwood                    and comment on the questionnaire                      Co., Ltd. (‘‘Sino-Maple’’) is the
                                              at (202) 482–5973 and (202) 482–3874,                   responses submitted in this case, as well             successor-in-interest to Jiafeng Wood
                                              respectively; AD/CVD Operations,                        as to consider the Department’s recent                (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Jiafeng’’) for
                                              Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.                        inclusion of Mexico and Romania on the                purposes of the AD order on MLWF
                                              Department of Commerce, 14th Street                     list of potential surrogate countries. The            from the PRC and, as such, is entitled
                                              and Constitution Avenue NW.,                            petitioners submitted a request for                   to Jiafeng’s cash deposit rate with
                                              Washington, DC 20230.                                   postponement of the preliminary                       respect to entries of subject
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              determination more than 25 days before                merchandise. We invited interested
                                                                                                      the scheduled date of the preliminary                 parties to comment on the Preliminary
                                              Background                                              determination.3                                       Results. As no parties submitted
                                                 On July 22, 2015, the Department of                     Because the petitioners’ request was               comments, and there is no other
                                              Commerce (the Department) published a                   timely and provided reasons for the                   information or evidence on the record
                                              notice of initiation of antidumping duty                request, and since the Department finds               calling into question our Preliminary
                                              investigation of hydrofluorocarbon                      no compelling reasons to deny the                     Results, the Department is making no
                                              blends and components thereof from the                  request, the Department is postponing                 changes to the Preliminary Results.
                                              People’s Republic of China.1 The notice                 the deadline for the preliminary                      DATES: Effective Date: November 16,
                                              of initiation stated that the Department,               determination in accordance with                      2015.
                                              in accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A)                 section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19
                                                                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended                   CFR 351.205(b)(2) and (e) by 50 days to
                                                                                                      January 21, 2016. The deadline for the                Krisha Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Office
                                              (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1),                                                                          IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
                                              would issue its preliminary                             final determination will continue to be
                                                                                                      75 days after the date of the preliminary             International Trade Administration,
                                              determination for this investigation,                                                                         U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
                                              unless postponed, no later than 140                     determination unless postponed at a
                                                                                                      later date.                                           Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                              days after the date of the initiation. The                                                                    Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
                                              preliminary determination of this                          This notice is issued and published
                                                                                                      pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act              482–4037.
                                              antidumping duty investigation is                                                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              currently due no later than December 2,                 and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
                                              2015.                                                     Dated: November 4, 2015.                            Background
                                                                                                      Paul Piquado,                                            On March 13, 2015, the Department of
                                              Period of Investigation
                                                                                                      Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and               Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) initiated
                                                 The period of investigation is October               Compliance.                                           a changed circumstance review to
                                              1, 2014, through March 31, 2015.                        [FR Doc. 2015–29172 Filed 11–13–15; 8:45 am]          determine whether Sino-Maple, an
                                              Postponement of Preliminary                             BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                exporter of subject merchandise to the
                                              Determination                                                                                                 United States, is the successor-in-
                                                                                                                                                            interest to Jiafeng for purposes of the AD
                                                 Section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act                      DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                order on MLWF from the PRC.3 On
                                              permits the Department to postpone the
                                                                                                      International Trade Administration                    September 24, 2015, the Department
                                              time limit for the preliminary
                                                                                                                                                            made a preliminary finding that Sino-
                                              determination if it receives a timely                   [A–570–970]                                           Maple is the successor-in-interest to
                                              request from the petitioner for
                                                                                                                                                            Jiafeng, and is entitled to Jiafeng’s cash
                                              postponement. The Department may                        Multilayered Wood Flooring From the                   deposit rate with respect to entries of
                                              postpone the preliminary determination                  People’s Republic of China: Final                     merchandise subject to the AD order on
                                              under section 733(c)(1) of the Act no                   Results of Changed Circumstances                      MLWF from the PRC.4 We also provided
                                              later than the 190th day after the date                 Review                                                interested parties 30 days from the date
                                              on which the administering authority
                                                                                                      AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,                 of publication of the Preliminary Results
                                              initiates an investigation.
                                                                                                      International Trade Administration,                   to submit case briefs in accordance with
                                                 On October 28, 2015, American HFC
                                                                                                      Department of Commerce.                               19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). No interested
                                              Coalition and its individual members,2
                                                                                                      SUMMARY: On September 24, 2015, the                   parties submitted case briefs or
                                              as well as District Lodge 154 of the
                                                                                                      Department of Commerce (the                           requested a hearing. On October 19,
                                              International Association of Machinists
                                                                                                      ‘‘Department’’) published its                         2015, the Department issued to
                                              and Aerospace Workers (collectively,
                                                                                                      preliminary results of a changed                      interested parties draft customs
                                              the petitioners), made a timely request
                                                                                                      circumstances review 1 of the                         instructions and solicited comments.5
                                              pursuant to section 733(c)(1) of the Act
                                                                                                      antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order on                    No comments were received.
                                              and 19 CFR 351.205(e) for
                                              postponement of the preliminary                         multilayered wood flooring (‘‘MLWF’’)                 Scope of the Order
                                              determination in this investigation. The                from the People’s Republic of China
                                                                                                      (‘‘PRC’’).2 The Department preliminarily                Multilayered wood flooring is
                                              petitioners requested a 50-day                                                                                composed of an assembly of two or
                                              postponement of the preliminary                           3 See  19 CFR 351.205(e).
                                              determination in order to allow the                       1 See
                                                                                                                                                               3 See Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed
                                                                                                               Multilayered Wood Flooring From the
                                                                                                      People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of    Circumstances Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring
                                                1 See Hydrofluorocarbon Blends and Components
                                                                                                      the Changed Circumstances Review of Sino-Maple        From the People’s Republic of China, 80 FR 13328
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                                              Thereof From the People’s Republic of China:            (JiangSu) Co., Ltd., 80 FR 57576 (September 24,       (March 13, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
                                              Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 80    2015) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’), and accompanying        4 See Preliminary Results, 80 FR at 57576.

                                              FR 43387 (July 22, 2015).                               Preliminary Decision Memorandum.                         5 See Memorandum to the File from Krisha Hill,
                                                2 The individual members of the American HFC             2 See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the          International Trade Compliance Analyst, regarding
                                              Coalition are: Amtrol Inc., Arkema Inc., The            People’s Republic of China: Amended Final             ‘‘Changed Circumstances Review of Sino-Maple
                                              Chemours Company FC LLC, Honeywell                      Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and    (JiangSu) Co., Ltd: Multilayered Wood Flooring
                                              International Inc., Hudson Technologies, Mexichem       Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December         from the People’s Republic of China: Draft Customs
                                              Fluor Inc., and Worthington Industries, Inc.            8, 2011).                                             Instructions,’’ dated October 19, 2015.



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                                              more layers or plies of wood veneer(s)                  flooring products are included within                 Final Results of Changed
                                              in combination with a core. The several                 this definition regardless of the actual or           Circumstances Review
                                              layers, along with the core, are glued or               nominal dimensions or form of the
                                              otherwise bonded together to form a                     product. Specifically excluded from the                 Because no party submitted a case
                                              final assembled product. Multilayered                   scope are cork flooring and bamboo                    brief in response to the Department’s
                                              wood flooring is often referred to by                   flooring, regardless of whether any of                Preliminary Results, and because the
                                              other terms, e.g., ‘‘engineered wood                    the sub-surface layers of either flooring             record contains no other information or
                                              flooring’’ or ‘‘plywood flooring.’’                     are made from wood. Also excluded is                  evidence that calls into question the
                                              Regardless of the particular terminology,               laminate flooring. Laminate flooring                  Preliminary Results, the Department
                                              all products that meet the description                  consists of a top wear layer sheet not                continues to find that Sino-Maple is the
                                              set forth herein are intended for                       made of wood, a decorative paper layer,               successor-in-interest to Jiafeng, and is
                                              inclusion within the definition of                      a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing                entitled to Jiafeng’s cash deposit rate
                                              subject merchandise.                                    bottom layer.                                         with respect to entries of merchandise
                                                 All multilayered wood flooring is                       Imports of the subject merchandise                 subject to the AD order on MLWF from
                                              included within the definition of subject               are provided for under the following                  the PRC.6
                                              merchandise, without regard to:                         subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
                                              Dimension (overall thickness, thickness                 Schedule of the United States                         Instructions to U.S. Customs and
                                              of face ply, thickness of back ply,                     (‘‘HTSUS’’): 4412.31.0520;                            Border Protection
                                              thickness of core, and thickness of inner               4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
                                              plies; width; and length); wood species                 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520;                              Based on these final results, we will
                                              used for the face, back and inner                       4412.31.3175; 4412.31.4040;                           instruct U.S. Customs and Border
                                              veneers; core composition; and face                     4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060;                           Protection to collect estimated ADs for
                                              grade. Multilayered wood flooring                       4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075;                           all shipments of subject merchandise
                                              included within the definition of subject               4412.31.4080; 4412.31.5125;                           exported by Sino-Maple and entered, or
                                              merchandise may be unfinished (i.e.,                    4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155;                           withdrawn from warehouse, for
                                              without a finally finished surface to                   4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175;                           consumption on or after the publication
                                              protect the face veneer from wear and                   4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100;                           date of this notice in the Federal
                                              tear) or ‘‘prefinished’’ (i.e., a coating               4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540;                           Register at the current AD cash deposit
                                              applied to the face veneer, including,                  4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565;                           rate for Jiafeng (i.e., 13.74 percent). This
                                              but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified                4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510;                           cash deposit requirement shall remain
                                              or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-                    4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525;                           in effect until further notice.
                                              violet light cured polyurethanes, wax,                  4412.32.2530; 4412.32.3125;
                                              epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-cured                    4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155;                           Notification to Interested Parties
                                              urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde                  4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175;
                                              finishes). The veneers may be also                      4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;                              This notice serves as a final reminder
                                              soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish.                4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000;                           to parties subject to administrative
                                              All multilayered wood flooring is                       4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012;                           protective order (‘‘APO’’) of their
                                              included within the definition of subject               4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031;                           responsibility concerning the
                                              merchandise regardless of whether the                   4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039;                           disposition of proprietary information
                                              face (or back) of the product is smooth,                4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052;                           disclosed under APO in accordance
                                              wire brushed, distressed by any method                  4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061;                           with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
                                              or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.                   4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069;                           written notification of the return/
                                              In addition, all multilayered wood                      4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030;                           destruction of APO materials or
                                              flooring is included within the                         4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030;                           conversion to judicial protective order is
                                              definition of subject merchandise                       4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105;                           hereby requested. Failure to comply
                                              regardless of whether or not it is                      4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121;                           with the regulations and terms of an
                                              manufactured with any interlocking or                   4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141;                           APO is a sanctionable violation.
                                              connecting mechanism (for example,                      4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171;
                                              tongue-and-groove construction or                       4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100;                              We are issuing and publishing this
                                              locking joints). All multilayered wood                  4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000;                           final results notice in accordance with
                                              flooring is included within the                         4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000;                           sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff
                                              definition of the subject merchandise                   4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600;                           Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
                                              regardless of whether the product meets                 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030;                           351.216.
                                              a particular industry or similar                        4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110;                             Dated: November 9, 2015.
                                              standard.                                               4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;                           Paul Piquado,
                                                 The core of multilayered wood                        4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150;
                                              flooring may be composed of a range of                  4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170;                           Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                              materials, including but not limited to                                                                       Compliance.
                                                                                                      4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100;
                                              hardwood or softwood veneer,                            4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115;                           [FR Doc. 2015–29199 Filed 11–13–15; 8:45 am]
                                              particleboard, medium-density                           4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000;                           BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                              fiberboard, high-density fiberboard                     4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000;
                                              (‘‘HDF’’), stone and/or plastic                         4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500;
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                                              composite, or strips of lumber placed                   4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000;
                                              edge-to-edge.                                           4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and                          6 For a complete discussion of the Department’s
                                                 Multilayered wood flooring products                  9801.00.2500.                                         findings, which remain unchanged in these final
                                              generally, but not exclusively, may be in                  While HTSUS subheadings are                        results and which are herein incorporated by
                                              the form of a strip, plank, or other                    provided for convenience and customs                  reference and adopted by this notice, see generally
                                              geometrical patterns (e.g., circular,                   purposes, the written description of the              the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
                                              hexagonal). All multilayered wood                       subject merchandise is dispositive.                   accompanying the Preliminary Results.



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Document Created: 2015-12-14 14:13:22
Document Modified: 2015-12-14 14:13:22
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ContactKrisha Hill, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4037.
FR Citation80 FR 70756 

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