82_FR_18494 82 FR 18420 - Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Clarification of the Scope of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

82 FR 18420 - Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Clarification of the Scope of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 74 (April 19, 2017)

Page Range18420-18421
FR Document2017-07910

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has issued numerous scope determinations finding that wood flooring products consisting of only two layers are outside the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on multilayered wood flooring (MLWF) from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The products subject to these rulings typically (but not exclusively) consist of a single wood veneer layer, or ply, in combination with a base layer of various constructions and materials. Due to the large number of scope ruling requests concerning the aforementioned two-layer MLWF products since the imposition of the Orders, the Department finds it necessary to clarify the scope of the orders. Interested parties are invited to comment on this scope clarification.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-970; C-570-971]


Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: 
Clarification of the Scope of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Orders

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has issued 
numerous scope determinations finding that wood flooring products 
consisting of only two layers are outside the scope of the antidumping 
and countervailing duty orders on multilayered wood flooring (MLWF) 
from the People's Republic of China (PRC). The products subject to 
these rulings typically (but not exclusively) consist of a single wood 
veneer layer, or ply, in combination with a base layer of various 
constructions and materials. Due to the large number of scope ruling 
requests concerning the aforementioned two-layer MLWF products since 
the imposition of the Orders, the Department finds it necessary to 
clarify the scope of the orders. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on this scope clarification.

DATES: Effective April 19, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jesus Saenz or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-8184 or 202-482-
0768, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The regulations governing the Department's scope determinations are 
found at 19 CFR 351.225. In past scope determinations,\1\ in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.225(k)(1), the Department has relied on the description 
of the merchandise contained in the petitions, the initial 
investigations, prior scope determinations, and rulings by the ITC to 
determine that two-layer MLWF products are outside the scope of the 
Orders.\2\
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    \1\ See e.g., Department Memorandum, ``Final Scope Ruling on the 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Multilayered Wood 
Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Request by Dunhua 
Shengda Wood Industry Co., Ltd. dated December 14, 2016 and 
Department Memorandum, ``Final Scope Ruling on the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China: Request by Alston, Inc.'' dated March 
12, 2013.
    \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) and 
Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011), as 
amended, Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of 
China: Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 
5484 (February 3, 2012) (collectively, Orders).
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Scope of the Orders

    Multilayered wood flooring is composed of an assembly of two or 
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; 
4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 4412.31.0660; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 
4412.31.2610; 4412.31.2620; 4412.31.3175; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 
4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 4412.31.4140; 
4412.31.4160; 4412.31.4175; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 
4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175; 4412.31.5225; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.9100; 
4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560;

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4412.32.0565; 4412.32.0570; 4412.32.0640; 4412.32.0665; 4412.32.2510; 
4412.32.2520; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2625; 
4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 
4412.32.3185; 4412.32.3225; 4412.32.5600; 4412.32.5700; 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; 4418.74.2000; 4418.74.9000; 4418.75.4000; 
4418.75.7000; 4418.79.0100; and 9801.00.2500.
    While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is 
dispositive.

Clarification of the Scope of the Orders

    The Department intends to clarify the scope language by specifying 
that MLWF products covered by the scope of the Orders are products 
composed of a minimum of three layers. We intend to revise the first 
paragraph of the scope of the order as follows:

    Multilayered wood flooring is composed of an assembly of two or 
more layers or plies of wood veneer(s) \3\ in combination with a 
core (i.e. a minimum of three layers). 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.
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    \3\ A ``veneer'' is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut, sliced or 
sawed from a log, bolt or flitch. Veneer is referred to as a ply 
when assembled.

    We intend to notify U.S. Customs and Border Protection of this 
scope clarification.

Submission of Comments

    Interested parties wishing to comment on this scope clarification 
should file comments within ten days of the publication date of this 
notice. All submissions must be filed electronically using Enforcement 
and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). An electronically-filed document 
must be received successfully in its entirety by 5 p.m., Eastern Time 
on the date comments due. Further, in accordance with 19 CFR 
51.303(f)(1)(i),\4\ a copy must be served on every party on the 
Department's scope service list by personal service or first class 
mail. All comments responding to this notice will be a matter of public 
record and will be available on ACCESS.
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    \4\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011).

    Dated: April 14, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-07910 Filed 4-18-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Regulations, including notice in the                    Background                                            urethanes and acid-curing formaldehyde
                                                  Federal Register inviting public                          The regulations governing the                       finishes). The veneers may be also
                                                  comment (82 FR 11341–11342, February                    Department’s scope determinations are                 soaked in an acrylic-impregnated finish.
                                                  22, 2017). The FTZ staff examiner                       found at 19 CFR 351.225. In past scope                All multilayered wood flooring is
                                                  reviewed the application and                            determinations,1 in accordance with 19                included within the definition of subject
                                                  determined that it meets the criteria for               CFR 351.225(k)(1), the Department has                 merchandise regardless of whether the
                                                  approval. Pursuant to the authority                     relied on the description of the                      face (or back) of the product is smooth,
                                                  delegated to the FTZ Board’s Executive                  merchandise contained in the petitions,               wire brushed, distressed by any method
                                                  Secretary (15 CFR 400.36(f)), the                       the initial investigations, prior scope               or multiple methods, or hand-scraped.
                                                  application to expand Subzone 20E is                    determinations, and rulings by the ITC                In addition, all multilayered wood
                                                  approved, subject to the FTZ Act and                    to determine that two-layer MLWF                      flooring is included within the
                                                  the Board’s regulations, including                      products are outside the scope of the                 definition of subject merchandise
                                                  § 400.13, and further subject to FTZ 20’s               Orders.2                                              regardless of whether or not it is
                                                  2,000-acre activation limit.                                                                                  manufactured with any interlocking or
                                                                                                          Scope of the Orders                                   connecting mechanism (for example,
                                                    Dated: April 13, 2017.
                                                  Andrew McGilvray,                                          Multilayered wood flooring is                      tongue-and-groove construction or
                                                                                                          composed of an assembly of two or                     locking joints). All multilayered wood
                                                  Executive Secretary.
                                                                                                          more layers or plies of wood veneer(s)                flooring is included within the
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–07899 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                          in combination with a core. The several               definition of the subject merchandise
                                                  BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                                                                          layers, along with the core, are glued or             regardless of whether the product meets
                                                                                                          otherwise bonded together to form a                   a particular industry or similar
                                                                                                          final assembled product. Multilayered                 standard.
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                                                                           The core of multilayered wood
                                                                                                          wood flooring is often referred to by
                                                  International Trade Administration                      other terms, e.g., ‘‘engineered wood                  flooring may be composed of a range of
                                                                                                          flooring’’ or ‘‘plywood flooring.’’                   materials, including but not limited to
                                                  [A–570–970; C–570–971]                                  Regardless of the particular terminology,             hardwood or softwood veneer,
                                                                                                          all products that meet the description                particleboard, medium-density
                                                  Multilayered Wood Flooring from the                                                                           fiberboard, high-density fiberboard
                                                  People’s Republic of China:                             set forth herein are intended for
                                                                                                          inclusion within the definition of                    (‘‘HDF’’), stone and/or plastic
                                                  Clarification of the Scope of the                                                                             composite, or strips of lumber placed
                                                  Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                     subject merchandise.
                                                                                                             All multilayered wood flooring is                  edge-to-edge.
                                                  Orders                                                                                                           Multilayered wood flooring products
                                                                                                          included within the definition of subject
                                                  AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,                    merchandise, without regard to:                       generally, but not exclusively, may be in
                                                  International Trade Administration,                     Dimension (overall thickness, thickness               the form of a strip, plank, or other
                                                  Commerce.                                               of face ply, thickness of back ply,                   geometrical patterns (e.g., circular,
                                                  SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce                     thickness of core, and thickness of inner             hexagonal). All multilayered wood
                                                  (the Department) has issued numerous                    plies; width; and length); wood species               flooring products are included within
                                                  scope determinations finding that wood                  used for the face, back and inner                     this definition regardless of the actual or
                                                  flooring products consisting of only two                veneers; core composition; and face                   nominal dimensions or form of the
                                                  layers are outside the scope of the                     grade. Multilayered wood flooring                     product. Specifically excluded from the
                                                  antidumping and countervailing duty                     included within the definition of subject             scope are cork flooring and bamboo
                                                  orders on multilayered wood flooring                    merchandise may be unfinished (i.e.,                  flooring, regardless of whether any of
                                                  (MLWF) from the People’s Republic of                    without a finally finished surface to                 the sub-surface layers of either flooring
                                                  China (PRC). The products subject to                    protect the face veneer from wear and                 are made from wood. Also excluded is
                                                  these rulings typically (but not                        tear) or ‘‘prefinished’’ (i.e., a coating             laminate flooring. Laminate flooring
                                                  exclusively) consist of a single wood                   applied to the face veneer, including,                consists of a top wear layer sheet not
                                                  veneer layer, or ply, in combination                    but not exclusively, oil or oil-modified              made of wood, a decorative paper layer,
                                                  with a base layer of various                            or water-based polyurethanes, ultra-                  a core-layer of HDF, and a stabilizing
                                                  constructions and materials. Due to the                 violet light cured polyurethanes, wax,                bottom layer.
                                                  large number of scope ruling requests                   epoxy-ester finishes, moisture-cured                     Imports of the subject merchandise
                                                  concerning the aforementioned two-                                                                            are provided for under the following
                                                  layer MLWF products since the                              1 See e.g., Department Memorandum, ‘‘Final         subheadings of the Harmonized Tariff
                                                  imposition of the Orders, the                           Scope Ruling on the Antidumping and                   Schedule of the United States
                                                                                                          Countervailing Duty Orders on Multilayered Wood       (‘‘HTSUS’’): 4412.31.0520;
                                                  Department finds it necessary to clarify                Flooring from the People’s Republic of China:
                                                  the scope of the orders. Interested                     Request by Dunhua Shengda Wood Industry Co.,
                                                                                                                                                                4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560;
                                                  parties are invited to comment on this                  Ltd. dated December 14, 2016 and Department           4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640;
                                                  scope clarification.                                    Memorandum, ‘‘Final Scope Ruling on the               4412.31.0660; 4412.31.2510;
                                                                                                          Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on         4412.31.2520; 4412.31.2610;
                                                  DATES: Effective April 19, 2017.                        Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s
                                                                                                          Republic of China: Request by Alston, Inc.’’ dated
                                                                                                                                                                4412.31.2620; 4412.31.3175;
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050;
                                                                                                          March 12, 2013.
                                                  Jesus Saenz or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD                       2 See Multilayered Wood Flooring from the          4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4070;
                                                  Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement                    People’s Republic of China: Amended Final             4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080;
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                                                  and Compliance, International Trade                     Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and    4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4160;
                                                  Administration, U.S. Department of                      Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 76690 (December
                                                                                                          8, 2011) and Multilayered Wood Flooring from the      4412.31.4175; 4412.31.5125;
                                                  Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty       4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155;
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone:                   Order, 76 FR 76693 (December 8, 2011), as             4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175;
                                                  202–482–8184 or 202–482–0768,                           amended, Multilayered Wood Flooring from the
                                                                                                                                                                4412.31.5225; 4412.31.6000;
                                                  respectively.                                           People’s Republic of China: Amended Antidumping
                                                                                                          and Countervailing Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484            4412.31.9100; 4412.32.0520;
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              (February 3, 2012) (collectively, Orders).            4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0560;


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                                                  4412.32.0565; 4412.32.0570;                              the description set forth herein are intended         lumber products from Canada.1 Section
                                                  4412.32.0640; 4412.32.0665;                              for inclusion within the definition of subject        733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
                                                  4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2520;                              merchandise.                                          amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
                                                  4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530;                                We intend to notify U.S. Customs and                351.205(b)(1) state that the Department
                                                  4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2625;                              Border Protection of this scope                       will make a preliminary determination
                                                  4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135;                              clarification.                                        no later than 140 days after the date of
                                                  4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165;                                                                                    the initiation. Accordingly, the
                                                  4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185;                              Submission of Comments
                                                                                                                                                                 preliminary determination of this
                                                  4412.32.3225; 4412.32.5600;                                Interested parties wishing to comment               antidumping duty investigation is
                                                  4412.32.5700; 4412.39.1000;                              on this scope clarification should file               currently due no later than May 4, 2017.
                                                  4412.39.3000; 4412.39.4011;                              comments within ten days of the
                                                  4412.39.4012; 4412.39.4019;                              publication date of this notice. All                  Postponement of Preliminary
                                                  4412.39.4031; 4412.39.4032;                              submissions must be filed electronically              Determination
                                                  4412.39.4039; 4412.39.4051;                              using Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                                  4412.39.4052; 4412.39.4059;                              Antidumping and Countervailing Duty                      On March 30, 2017, the Committee
                                                  4412.39.4061; 4412.39.4062;                              Centralized Electronic Service System                 Overseeing Action for Lumber
                                                  4412.39.4069; 4412.39.5010;                              (ACCESS). An electronically-filed                     International Trade Investigations or
                                                  4412.39.5030; 4412.39.5050;                              document must be received successfully                Negotiations (Petitioner) made a timely
                                                  4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050;                              in its entirety by 5 p.m., Eastern Time               request, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(e),
                                                  4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111;                              on the date comments due. Further, in                 for postponement of the preliminary
                                                  4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3131;                              accordance with 19 CFR 51.303(f)(1)(i),4              determination, to ensure that the
                                                  4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3160;                              a copy must be served on every party on               Department has sufficient time to obtain
                                                  4412.94.3171; 4412.94.4100;                              the Department’s scope service list by                and review all relevant information
                                                  4412.94.5100; 4412.94.6000;                              personal service or first class mail. All             from the parties to this proceeding.2
                                                  4412.94.7000; 4412.94.8000;                              comments responding to this notice will               Because there are no compelling reasons
                                                  4412.94.9000; 4412.94.9500;                              be a matter of public record and will be              to deny the request, in accordance with
                                                  4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020;                              available on ACCESS.                                  section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, the
                                                  4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040;                                                                                    Department is postponing the deadline
                                                                                                             Dated: April 14, 2017.
                                                  4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120;                                                                                    for the preliminary determination by 50
                                                                                                           Gary Taverman,
                                                  4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140;
                                                                                                           Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/          days.
                                                  4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160;
                                                                                                           CVD Operations.                                          For the reasons stated above, the
                                                  4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100;
                                                  4412.99.5100; 4412.99.5105;                              [FR Doc. 2017–07910 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]           Department, in accordance with section
                                                  4412.99.5115; 4412.99.5710;                              BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing
                                                  4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000;                                                                                    the deadline for the preliminary
                                                  4412.99.8000; 4412.99.9000;                                                                                    determination to no later than 190 days
                                                  4412.99.9500; 4418.71.2000;                              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                after the date on which the Department
                                                  4418.71.9000; 4418.72.2000;                              International Trade Administration                    initiated this investigation. Therefore,
                                                  4418.72.9500; 4418.74.2000;                                                                                    the new deadline for the preliminary
                                                  4418.74.9000; 4418.75.4000;                              [A–122–857]                                           determination is June 23, 2017. In
                                                  4418.75.7000; 4418.79.0100; and                                                                                accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the
                                                  9801.00.2500.                                            Certain Softwood Lumber Products                      Act, the deadline for the final
                                                    While HTSUS subheadings are                            from Canada: Postponement of                          determination of this investigation will
                                                  provided for convenience and customs                     Preliminary Determination of
                                                                                                                                                                 continue to be 75 days after the date of
                                                  purposes, the written description of the                 Antidumping Duty Investigation
                                                                                                                                                                 the preliminary determination, unless
                                                  subject merchandise is dispositive.                                                                            postponed at a later date.
                                                                                                           AGENCY:  Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  Clarification of the Scope of the Orders                 International Trade Administration,                      This notice is issued and published
                                                    The Department intends to clarify the                  Department of Commerce.                               pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
                                                  scope language by specifying that                        DATES: Effective April 19, 2017.                      and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
                                                  MLWF products covered by the scope of                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Dated: April 14, 2017.
                                                  the Orders are products composed of a                    Jeffrey Pedersen at (202) 482–2769 or
                                                                                                                                                                 Gary Taverman,
                                                  minimum of three layers. We intend to                    Robert Galantucci at (202) 482–2923,
                                                  revise the first paragraph of the scope of               AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and                    Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                                  the order as follows:                                    Compliance, U.S. Department of                        Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                                                                                                                                 Operations.
                                                     Multilayered wood flooring is composed of             Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                                                                           NW., Washington, DC 20230.                            [FR Doc. 2017–07922 Filed 4–18–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  an assembly of two or more layers or plies
                                                  of wood veneer(s) 3 in combination with a                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
                                                  core (i.e. a minimum of three layers). The
                                                  several layers, along with the core, are glued           Background
                                                  or otherwise bonded together to form a final
                                                  assembled product. Multilayered wood                       On December 15, 2016, the
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                                                  flooring is often referred to by other terms,            Department of Commerce (the
                                                  e.g., ‘‘engineered wood flooring’’ or                    Department) initiated an antidumping                    1 See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from

                                                  ‘‘plywood flooring.’’ Regardless of the                  duty investigation of certain softwood                Canada: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
                                                  particular terminology, all products that meet                                                                 Investigation, 81 FR 93892 (December 15, 2016).
                                                                                                                                                                   2 See Letter from Petitioner, ‘‘Certain Softwood
                                                                                                             4 See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                                    3A  ‘‘veneer’’ is a thin slice of wood, rotary cut,    Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures;            Lumber Products from Canada: Petitioner’s Request
                                                  sliced or sawed from a log, bolt or flitch. Veneer is    Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR     to Extend Preliminary Determination,’’ dated March
                                                  referred to as a ply when assembled.                     39263 (July 6, 2011).                                 30, 2017.



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Document Created: 2018-11-14 09:43:22
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesEffective April 19, 2017.
ContactJesus Saenz or Michael Bowen, AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-8184 or 202-482- 0768, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 18420 

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