83_FR_23522 83 FR 23424 - Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Partial Rescission of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

83 FR 23424 - Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Partial Rescission of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 98 (May 21, 2018)

Page Range23424-23424
FR Document2018-10779

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding the expedited review of the countervailing duty order (CVD) on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada for the period January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 98 (Monday, May 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 23424]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-10779]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-858]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Partial Rescission 
of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is partially rescinding 
the expedited review of the countervailing duty order (CVD) on certain 
softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada for the period 
January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.

DATES: Applicable May 21, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone (202) 482-4793.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 3, 2018, Commerce published the CVD order on softwood 
lumber from Canada.\1\ Subsequently, Commerce received requests for an 
expedited review from 34 companies. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(k), Commerce initiated an expedited review of the CVD order on 
softwood lumber from Canada for those companies that requested a review 
and published the Initiation Notice on March 8, 2018.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 347 (January 3, 2018).
    \2\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Initiation 
of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 9833 
(March 8, 2018) (Initiation Notice).
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    Between March 2 and May 7, 2018, Commerce received letters from 25 
companies withdrawing their requests for an expedited review.\3\ For a 
listing of the companies that withdrew their expedited review requests, 
see Attachment to this notice.
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    \3\ The withdrawal of expedited review request letters are 
available via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), 
which is available at http://access.trade.gov.
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Partial Rescission of the Expedited Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1), Commerce will rescind the 
expedited review for any company that withdraws its request for an 
expedited review within 60 days after the date of publication of the 
notice of initiation. The Initiation Notice for this expedited review 
was published on March 8, 2018.\4\ The withdrawals of review requests 
were timely filed within the 60-day deadline. Therefore, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1), we are rescinding the expedited review of 
the CVD order on softwood lumber from Canada with respect to the 25 
companies listed in the Attachment. The expedited review will continue 
with respect to all other firms for which a review was initiated.
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    \4\ See Initiation Notice.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an 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 violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(f)(3) and 351.214(k)(3).

    Dated: May 15, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Attachment

    Below is the list of companies that withdrew their requests for an 
expedited review of the countervailing duty order on softwood lumber 
from Canada.

(1) Olympic Industries, Inc.
(2) Hainesville Sawmill Ltd.
(3) Ivor Forest Products Ltd.
(4) Haida Forest Products Ltd.
(5) Maibec Inc.
(6) Canadian Bavarian Millwork and Lumber
(7) Cedarline Industries Ltd.
(8) Deep Cove Forest Products Inc.
(9) Aquila Cedar Products Ltd.
(10) Delco Forest Products Ltd.
(11) Devon Lumber Co. Ltd.
(12) H.J. Crabbe & Sons Ltd.
(13) Marwood Ltd.
(14) MP Atlantic Wood Ltd.
(15) 752615 B.C. Ltd., Fraserview Remanufacturing Inc., Gillwood 
Lumber, dba Fraserview Cedar Products
(16) Mat[eacute]riaux Blanchet Inc.
(17) Central Cedar Ltd.
(18) Leslie Forest Products Ltd.
(19) Rielly Lumber Inc.
(20) Antrim Cedar Corporation
(21) Chaleur Sawmills LP
(22) North Enderby Timber Ltd.
(23) Pacific Lumber Remanufacturing Inc.
(24) Power Wood Corp.
(25) Canyon Lumber Company Ltd.

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23424 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 98 / Monday, May 21, 2018 / Notices III. Scope Comments Enforcement and Compliance, destruction of proprietary information IV. Scope of the Investigation International Trade Administration, disclosed under an APO in accordance V. Subsidies Valuation U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely VI. Benchmarks and Discount Rates VII. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, written notification of the return/ Adverse Inferences DC 20230; telephone (202) 482–4793. destruction of APO materials or VIII. Analysis of Programs SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: conversion to judicial protective order is IX. Discussion of the Issues hereby requested. Failure to comply Comment 1: Whether Commerce is Background with the regulations and terms of an Conducting this Investigation in On January 3, 2018, Commerce APO is a violation which is subject to Accordance with its Obligations published the CVD order on softwood sanction. Comment 2: Commerce’s Application of This notice is issued and published in AFA for the GOI’s Failure to Provide lumber from Canada.1 Subsequently, Requested Information Commerce received requests for an accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(3) Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should expedited review from 34 companies. In and 351.214(k)(3). Use GFL’s Corrections Presented at accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k), Dated: May 15, 2018. Verification Commerce initiated an expedited review James Maeder, Comment 4: Whether EPCGS Continues to of the CVD order on softwood lumber Confer a Countervailable Benefit Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for from Canada for those companies that Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Comment 5: Whether the GOI Maintains a requested a review and published the Operations performing the duties of Deputy Reasonable or Effective Input Verification System for AAP Initiation Notice on March 8, 2018.2 Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Comment 6: Whether GFL Has a Reliable Between March 2 and May 7, 2018, Countervailing Duty Operations. AAP Database Commerce received letters from 25 Attachment Comment 7: Whether Commerce’s Decision companies withdrawing their requests to find SHIS Countervailable is in for an expedited review.3 For a listing of Below is the list of companies that Accordance with its Statutory the companies that withdrew their withdrew their requests for an Obligations expedited review requests, see expedited review of the countervailing Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should duty order on softwood lumber from Use GFL’s Minor Correction to the Attachment to this notice. Electricity Duty Exemption for Wind Canada. Partial Rescission of the Expedited Power (1) Olympic Industries, Inc. Review (2) Hainesville Sawmill Ltd. Comment 9: Whether GFL Received a Countervailable Benefit from SGOG Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1), (3) Ivor Forest Products Ltd. Preferential Water Rates Commerce will rescind the expedited (4) Haida Forest Products Ltd. Comment 10: Countervailability of review for any company that withdraws (5) Maibec Inc. Renewable Energy Certificates its request for an expedited review (6) Canadian Bavarian Millwork and Lumber Comment 11: Whether a Tier-One (7) Cedarline Industries Ltd. within 60 days after the date of (8) Deep Cove Forest Products Inc. Benchmark is Appropriate for SGOG Provision of Land for LTAR publication of the notice of initiation. (9) Aquila Cedar Products Ltd. Comment 12: Whether MEIS is Tied to The Initiation Notice for this expedited (10) Delco Forest Products Ltd. Non-Subject Merchandise review was published on March 8, (11) Devon Lumber Co. Ltd. Comment 13: Whether GFL Received a 2018.4 The withdrawals of review (12) H.J. Crabbe & Sons Ltd. Benefit from Income Tax Exemption (80– requests were timely filed within the 60- (13) Marwood Ltd. IA) and Section 32AC (32AC) of the day deadline. Therefore, in accordance (14) MP Atlantic Wood Ltd. Income Tax Act with 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1), we are (15) 752615 B.C. Ltd., Fraserview X. Conclusion Remanufacturing Inc., Gillwood Lumber, rescinding the expedited review of the [FR Doc. 2018–10780 Filed 5–18–18; 8:45 am] dba Fraserview Cedar Products CVD order on softwood lumber from (16) Matériaux Blanchet Inc. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Canada with respect to the 25 (17) Central Cedar Ltd. companies listed in the Attachment. (18) Leslie Forest Products Ltd. The expedited review will continue (19) Rielly Lumber Inc. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE with respect to all other firms for which (20) Antrim Cedar Corporation International Trade Administration a review was initiated. (21) Chaleur Sawmills LP (22) North Enderby Timber Ltd. [C–122–858] Notification Regarding Administrative (23) Pacific Lumber Remanufacturing Inc. Protective Order (24) Power Wood Corp. Certain Softwood Lumber Products This notice serves as a reminder to (25) Canyon Lumber Company Ltd. 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Document Created: 2018-11-02 11:08:17
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 11:08:17
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
DatesApplicable May 21, 2018.
ContactKristen Johnson, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4793.
FR Citation83 FR 23424 
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