82_FR_13137 82 FR 13092 - Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order

82 FR 13092 - Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 45 (March 9, 2017)

Page Range13092-13094
FR Document2017-04640

As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring (``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administation

[A-570-970]


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

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(``the Department'') finds that revocation

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of the antidumping duty (``AD'') order on multilayered wood flooring 
(``MLWF'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level 
identified in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective March 9, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maliha Khan, 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) 482-0895.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On December 8, 2011, the Department published the AD Order on MLWF 
from the PRC.\1\ On November 1, 2016, the Department initiated the 
first sunset review of the AD Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On November 16, 2016, 
the Department received a notice of intent to participate in this 
review from Coalition for American Hardwood Parity (``CAHP''), an ad 
hoc association of domestic manufacturers of MLWF, within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ CAHP claimed interested party 
status under sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act as a manufacturer in 
the United States of a domestic like product as well as an association 
whose members are interested parties. On December 1, 2016, the 
Department received a complete and adequate substantive response from 
CAHP within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ The Department received no substantive responses 
from respondent interested parties with respect to the AD Order. As a 
result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited (120-
day) sunset review of the AD Order.
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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) (``AD 
Order'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 75808 
(November 1, 2016).
    \3\ See Letter from CAHP to the Department, ``Petitioners' 
Notice of Intent to Participate: Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review: 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China'' 
(November 16, 2016).
    \4\ See Letter from CAHP to the Department, ``Petitioners' 
Substantive Response: Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review: Multilayered 
Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China'' (December 1, 
2016) (``CAHP Substantive Response'').
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the AD Order are multilayered wood flooring 
composed of an assembly of two or more layers or plies of wood 
veneer(s) in combination with a core. 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; 4412.31.4040; 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; 4412.31.6000; 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.\5\
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    \5\ See Letter to the File from Lilit Astvatsatrian, Case 
Analyst, Enforcement and Compliance, Office IV, regarding 
``Multilayered Wood Flooring from the PRC, Modification of the Case 
Reference File in ACE'' (November 18, 2013).
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    While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is 
dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence

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of dumping in the event of revocation of the AD Order and the magnitude 
of the margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked, is provided 
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice.\6\ 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 and to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly on the Internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frnl. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \6\ See Memorandum from James Maeder, Senior Director, Office I, 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. 
Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited First 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the AD Order would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the 
magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-
average margins up to 25.62 percent.

Notification to Interested Parties

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

    Dated: March 1, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting 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 Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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                                                    of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) order                     composed of an assembly of two or                   consists of a top wear layer sheet not
                                                    on multilayered wood flooring                              more layers or plies of wood veneer(s)              made of wood, a decorative paper layer,
                                                    (‘‘MLWF’’) from the People’s Republic                      in combination with a core. All                     a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing
                                                    of China (‘‘PRC’’) would be likely to                      multilayered wood flooring is included              bottom layer.
                                                    lead to continuation or recurrence of                      within the definition of subject                       Imports of the subject merchandise
                                                    dumping at the level identified in the                     merchandise, without regard to:                     are provided for under the following
                                                    ‘‘Final Results of Review’’ section of this                Dimension (overall thickness, thickness             subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
                                                    notice.                                                    of face ply, thickness of back ply,                 Schedule of the United States
                                                    DATES: Effective March 9, 2017.                            thickness of core, and thickness of inner           (‘‘HTSUS’’): 4412.31.0520;
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                           plies; width; and length); wood species             4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
                                                    Maliha Khan, AD/CVD Operations,                            used for the face, back, and inner                  4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520;
                                                    Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,                     veneers; core composition; and face                 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
                                                                                                               grade. Multilayered wood flooring                   4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070;
                                                    International Trade Administration,
                                                                                                               included within the definition of subject           4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080;
                                                    U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
                                                                                                               merchandise may be unfinished (i.e.,                4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135;
                                                    Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                                                                               without a finally finished surface to               4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165;
                                                    DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0895.
                                                                                                               protect the face veneer from wear and               4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100;
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                     4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540;
                                                                                                               tear) or ‘‘prefinished’’ (i.e., a coating
                                                       On December 8, 2011, the Department                                                                         4412.32.0560; 4412.32.0565;
                                                                                                               applied to the face veneer, including,
                                                    published the AD Order on MLWF from                                                                            4412.32.0570; 4412.32.2510;
                                                                                                               but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified
                                                    the PRC.1 On November 1, 2016, the                                                                             4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525;
                                                                                                               or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-
                                                    Department initiated the first sunset                                                                          4412.32.2530; 4412.32.3125;
                                                                                                               violet light cured polyurethanes, wax,
                                                    review of the AD Order, pursuant to                                                                            4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155;
                                                                                                               epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-cured
                                                    section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930,                                                                      4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175;
                                                                                                               urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde
                                                    as amended (‘‘the Act’’).2 On November                     finishes). The veneers may be also                  4412.32.3185; 4412.32.5600;
                                                    16, 2016, the Department received a                        soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish.            4412.39.1000; 4412.39.3000;
                                                    notice of intent to participate in this                    All multilayered wood flooring is                   4412.39.4011; 4412.39.4012;
                                                    review from Coalition for American                         included within the definition of subject           4412.39.4019; 4412.39.4031;
                                                    Hardwood Parity (‘‘CAHP’’), an ad hoc                      merchandise regardless of whether the               4412.39.4032; 4412.39.4039;
                                                    association of domestic manufacturers                      face (or back) of the product is smooth,            4412.39.4051; 4412.39.4052;
                                                    of MLWF, within the deadline specified                     wire brushed, distressed by any method              4412.39.4059; 4412.39.4061;
                                                    in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).3 CAHP                          or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.               4412.39.4062; 4412.39.4069;
                                                    claimed interested party status under                      In addition, all multilayered wood                  4412.39.5010; 4412.39.5030;
                                                    sections 771(9)(C) and (F) of the Act as                   flooring is included within the                     4412.39.5050; 4412.94.1030;
                                                    a manufacturer in the United States of                     definition of subject merchandise                   4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105;
                                                    a domestic like product as well as an                      regardless of whether or not it is                  4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121;
                                                    association whose members are                              manufactured with any interlocking or               4412.94.3131; 4412.94.3141;
                                                    interested parties. On December 1, 2016,                   connecting mechanism (for example,                  4412.94.3160; 4412.94.3171;
                                                    the Department received a complete and                     tongue-and-groove construction or                   4412.94.4100; 4412.94.5100;
                                                    adequate substantive response from                         locking joints). All multilayered wood              4412.94.6000; 4412.94.7000;
                                                    CAHP within the 30-day deadline                            flooring is included within the                     4412.94.8000; 4412.94.9000;
                                                    specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).4                     definition of the subject merchandise               4412.94.9500; 4412.99.0600;
                                                    The Department received no substantive                     regardless of whether the product meets             4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030;
                                                    responses from respondent interested                       a particular industry or similar                    4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110;
                                                    parties with respect to the AD Order. As                   standard.                                           4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130;
                                                    a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B)                    The core of multilayered wood                    4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150;
                                                    of the Act and 19 CFR                                      flooring may be composed of a range of              4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170;
                                                    351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department                    materials, including but not limited to             4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5100;
                                                    conducted an expedited (120-day)                           hardwood or softwood veneer,                        4412.99.5105; 4412.99.5115;
                                                    sunset review of the AD Order.                             particleboard, medium-density                       4412.99.5710; 4412.99.6000;
                                                    Scope of the Order                                         fiberboard, high-density fiberboard                 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000;
                                                                                                               (‘‘HDF’’), stone and/or plastic                     4412.99.9000; 4412.99.9500;
                                                      The products covered by the AD                           composite, or strips of lumber placed               4418.71.2000; 4418.71.9000;
                                                    Order are multilayered wood flooring                       edge-to-edge.                                       4418.72.2000; 4418.72.9500; and
                                                                                                                  Multilayered wood flooring products              9801.00.2500.5
                                                       1 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
                                                                                                               generally, but not exclusively, may be in              While HTSUS subheadings are
                                                    People’s Republic of China: Amended Final
                                                    Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
                                                                                                               the form of a strip, plank, or other                provided for convenience and customs
                                                    Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December              geometrical patterns (e.g., circular,               purposes, the written description of the
                                                    8, 2011) (‘‘AD Order’’).                                   hexagonal). All multilayered wood                   subject merchandise is dispositive.
                                                       2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 81
                                                                                                               flooring products are included within
                                                    FR 75808 (November 1, 2016).                                                                                   Analysis of Comments Received
                                                                                                               this definition regardless of the actual or
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                                                       3 See Letter from CAHP to the Department,
                                                                                                               nominal dimensions or form of the                      A complete discussion of all issues
                                                    ‘‘Petitioners’ Notice of Intent to Participate: Five-
                                                    Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Multilayered Wood                product.                                            raised in this review, including the
                                                    Flooring from the People’s Republic of China’’                Specifically excluded from the scope             likelihood of continuation or recurrence
                                                    (November 16, 2016).                                       are cork flooring and bamboo flooring,
                                                       4 See Letter from CAHP to the Department,                                                                     5 See Letter to the File from Lilit Astvatsatrian,
                                                                                                               regardless of whether any of the sub-
                                                    ‘‘Petitioners’ Substantive Response: Five-Year                                                                 Case Analyst, Enforcement and Compliance, Office
                                                    (‘‘Sunset’’) Review: Multilayered Wood Flooring
                                                                                                               surface layers of either flooring are               IV, regarding ‘‘Multilayered Wood Flooring from
                                                    from the People’s Republic of China’’ (December 1,         made from wood. Also excluded is                    the PRC, Modification of the Case Reference File in
                                                    2016) (‘‘CAHP Substantive Response’’).                     laminate flooring. Laminate flooring                ACE’’ (November 18, 2013).



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                                                    13094                         Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 45 / Thursday, March 9, 2017 / Notices

                                                    of dumping in the event of revocation of                  Dated: March 1, 2017.                               at less than fair value (‘‘LTFV’’).1 On
                                                    the AD Order and the magnitude of the                   Ronald K. Lorentzen,                                  March 2, 2017, the ITC notified the
                                                    margins likely to prevail if the order                  Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement            Department of its final affirmative
                                                    were revoked, is provided in the                        and Compliance.                                       determination that an industry in the
                                                    accompanying Issues and Decision                                                                              United States is materially injured by
                                                                                                            Appendix
                                                    Memorandum, which is hereby adopted                                                                           reason of LTFV imports and subsidized
                                                    by this notice.6 The Issues and Decision                List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and            imports of ammonium sulfate from the
                                                    Memorandum is a public document and                     Decision Memorandum                                   PRC, within the meaning of sections
                                                    is on file electronically via Enforcement               I. Summary                                            705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
                                                    and Compliance’s Antidumping and                        II. Background                                        Act.2
                                                    Countervailing Duty Centralized                         III. Scope of the Order
                                                                                                            IV. History of the Order                              Scope of the Orders
                                                    Electronic Service System (ACCESS).                     V. Legal Framework
                                                    ACCESS is available to registered users                                                                          The merchandise covered by these
                                                                                                            VI. Discussion of the Issues                          orders is ammonium sulfate in all
                                                    at https://access.trade.gov and to all                     1. Likelihood of Continuation or
                                                    parties in the Central Records Unit,                                                                          physical forms, with or without
                                                                                                                  Recurrence of Dumping
                                                                                                               2. Magnitude of the Margins Likely To              additives such as anti-caking agents.
                                                    Room B8024 of the main Department of
                                                                                                                  Prevail                                         Ammonium sulfate, which may also be
                                                    Commerce building. In addition, a
                                                                                                            VII. Final Results of Sunset Review                   spelled as ammonium sulphate, has the
                                                    complete version of the Issues and
                                                                                                            VIII. Recommendation                                  chemical formula (NH4)2SO4.
                                                    Decision Memorandum can be accessed                                                                              The scope includes ammonium
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–04640 Filed 3–8–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    directly on the Internet at http://                                                                           sulfate that is combined with other
                                                    enforcement.trade.gov/frnl. The signed                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                                                                                  products, including by, for example,
                                                    Issues and Decision Memorandum and                                                                            blending (i.e., mixing granules of
                                                    the electronic version of the Issues and                                                                      ammonium sulfate with granules of one
                                                                                                            DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                    Decision Memorandum are identical in                                                                          or more other products), compounding
                                                    content.                                                International Trade Administration                    (i.e., when ammonium sulfate is
                                                    Final Results of Sunset Review                                                                                compacted with one or more other
                                                                                                            [A–570–049, C–570–050]                                products under high pressure), or
                                                      Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and                                                                          granulating (incorporating multiple
                                                    752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the                       Ammonium Sulfate From the People’s                    products into granules through, e.g., a
                                                    Department determines that revocation                   Republic of China: Antidumping Duty                   slurry process). For such combined
                                                    of the AD Order would be likely to lead                 and Countervailing Duty Orders                        products, only the ammonium sulfate
                                                    to continuation or recurrence of                                                                              component is covered by the scope of
                                                    dumping, and that the magnitude of the                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                  these orders.
                                                    dumping margins likely to prevail                       International Trade Administration,                      Ammonium sulfate that has been
                                                    would be weighted-average margins up                    Department of Commerce.                               combined with other products is
                                                    to 25.62 percent.                                       SUMMARY:     Based on affirmative final               included within the scope regardless of
                                                                                                            determinations by the Department of                   whether the combining occurs in
                                                    Notification to Interested Parties                      Commerce (‘‘Department’’) and the                     countries other than China.
                                                                                                            International Trade Commission                           Ammonium sulfate that is otherwise
                                                       This notice serves as the only                                                                             subject to these orders is not excluded
                                                    reminder to parties subject to                          (‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing
                                                                                                            antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) and                         when commingled (i.e., mixed or
                                                    administrative protective order (APO) of                                                                      combined) with ammonium sulfate from
                                                    their responsibility concerning the                     countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) orders on
                                                                                                            ammonium sulfate from the People’s                    sources not subject to these orders. Only
                                                    return or destruction of proprietary                                                                          the subject component of such
                                                    information disclosed under APO in                      Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’).
                                                                                                                                                                  commingled products is covered by the
                                                    accordance with 19 CFR 351.305.                         DATES:   Effective March 9, 2017.                     scope of these orders.
                                                    Timely written notification of the return               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:   Tom                   The Chemical Abstracts Service
                                                    or destruction of APO materials, or                     Martin (AD) at (202) 482–3936 or Robert               (‘‘CAS’’) registry number for ammonium
                                                    conversion to judicial protective order,                Galantucci (CVD) at (202) 482–2923,                   sulfate is 7783–20–2.
                                                    is hereby requested. Failure to comply                  AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,                            The merchandise covered by these
                                                    with the regulations and terms of an                    Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.                      orders is currently classifiable under
                                                    APO is a violation which is subject to                  Department of Commerce, 1401                          Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
                                                    sanction.                                               Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
                                                       We are issuing and publishing these                  DC 20230.                                                1 See Ammonium Sulfate from the People’s

                                                                                                                                                                  Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing
                                                    results and notice in accordance with                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Duty Determination, 82 FR 4850 (January 17, 2017)
                                                    sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of                                                                     (‘‘CVD Final Determination’’); Ammonium Sulfate
                                                    the Act, 19 CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR                     Background                                            from the People’s Republic of China: Final
                                                                                                                                                                  Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
                                                    351.221(c)(5)(ii).                                         In accordance with sections 705(d)                 Fair Value, 82 FR 8403 (January 25, 2017) (‘‘AD
                                                                                                            and 735(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as              Final Determination’’).
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                                                      6 See Memorandum from James Maeder, Senior            amended (the ‘‘Act’’), on January 17,                    2 See Letter to Ronald Lorentzen, Acting Assistant

                                                    Director, Office I, Antidumping and Countervailing      2017, and January 25, 2017,                           Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and
                                                    Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting                                                               Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein,
                                                    Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
                                                                                                            respectively, the Department published                Chairman of the U.S. International Trade
                                                    Compliance, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for        its affirmative final determination that              Commission, regarding antidumping and
                                                    the Expedited First Sunset Review of the                countervailable subsidies are being                   countervailing duty investigations concerning
                                                    Antidumping Duty Order on Multilayered Wood             provided to producers and exporters of                imports of ammonium sulfate from the People’s
                                                    Flooring from the People’s Republic of China,’’                                                               Republic of China (Investigation Nos 701–TA–562
                                                    dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
                                                                                                            ammonium sulfate from the PRC and its                 and 731–TA–1329), dated March 2, 2017 (‘‘ITC
                                                    Decision Memorandum).                                   affirmative final determination of sales              Letter’’).



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Document Created: 2017-03-09 04:59:01
Document Modified: 2017-03-09 04:59:01
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
DatesEffective March 9, 2017.
ContactMaliha Khan, 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) 482-0895.
FR Citation82 FR 13092 

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