83 FR 47881 - Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)
International Trade Administration
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 184 (September 21, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 47881-47883] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20604] [[Page 47881]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C-570-085] Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, and Alignment of Final Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People's Republic of China (China). DATES: Applicable September 21, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown or Joshua Tucker, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1791 or (202) 482-2044, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 703(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 16, 2018.\1\ On June 29, 2018, Commerce postponed the preliminary determination of this investigation, and the revised deadline is now September 14, 2018.\2\ For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary 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 http://access.trade.gov, and is available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 22618 (May 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). \2\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 30699 (June 29, 2018). \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Investigation The products covered by this investigation are quartz surface products from China. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I. Period of Investigation The period of investigation is January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. Scope Comments In accordance with the preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise issues regarding product coverage, (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ Commerce is not preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). \5\ See Initiation Notice. \6\ See Memorandum, ``Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found countervailable, Commerce preliminarily determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\7\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \7\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In making these findings, Commerce relied, in part, on facts available and, because it finds that one or more respondents did not act to the best of their ability to respond to Commerce's requests for information, it drew an adverse inference where appropriate in selecting from among the facts otherwise available.\8\ For further information, see ``Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences'' in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ See sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alignment As noted in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the final countervailing duty (CVD) determination in this investigation with the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) investigation of quartz surface products from China based on a request made by the petitioner.\9\ Consequently, the final CVD determination will be issued on the same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled to be issued no later than December 10, 2018, unless postponed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Request to Align Determinations,'' dated August 6, 2018. The petitioner in this investigation is Cambria Company LLC. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All-Others Rate Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated all- others rate for companies not individually examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated subsidy rates established for those companies individually examined, excluding any zero and de minimis rates and any rates based entirely under section 776 of the Act. In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily assigned a rate based entirely on facts available to Fasa Industrial Corporation Limited and Foshan Hero Stone Co., Ltd. Therefore, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts otherwise available is the rate calculated for Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. (Foshan Yixin). Consequently, the rate calculated for Foshan Yixin is also assigned as the rate for all-other producers and exporters. Preliminary Determination Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated countervailable subsidy rates exist: [[Page 47882]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subsidy rate Company (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Fasa Industrial Corporation Limited..................... 178.45 Foshan Hero Stone Co., Ltd.\10\......................... 178.45 Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd............................. 34.38 All-Others.............................................. 34.38 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Suspension of Liquidation --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ As discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum, Commerce has found the following companies to be cross-owned with Foshan Hero Stone Co., Ltd.: Mingwei Quartz New Environmental Protection Materials Co., Ltd.; and Foshan Quartz Stone Imp & Exp Co., Ltd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In accordance with section 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the rates indicated above. Disclosure Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis performed to interested parties in this preliminary determination within five days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to verify the information relied upon in making its final determination. Public Comment Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline date for case briefs.\11\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this investigation are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 703(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify the International Trade Commission (ITC) of its determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination. Notification to Interested Parties This determination is issued and published pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). Dated: September 14, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operation, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Scope of the Investigation The merchandise covered by the investigation is certain quartz surface products.\12\ Quartz surface products consist of slabs and other surfaces created from a mixture of materials that includes predominately silica (e.g., quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite) as well as a resin binder (e.g., an unsaturated polyester). The incorporation of other materials, including, but not limited to, pigments, cement, or other additives does not remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation. However, the scope of the investigation only includes products where the silica content is greater than any other single material, by actual weight. Quartz surface products are typically sold as rectangular slabs with a total surface area of approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a nominal thickness of one, two, or three centimeters. However, the scope of this investigation includes surface products of all other sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of this investigation includes, but is not limited to, other surfaces such as countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall facing, shower surrounds, fire place surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain quartz surface products are covered by the investigation whether polished or unpolished, cut or uncut, fabricated or not fabricated, cured or uncured, edged or not edged, finished or unfinished, thermoformed or not thermoformed, packaged or unpackaged, and regardless of the type of surface finish. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \12\ Quartz surface products may also generally be referred to as engineered stone or quartz, artificial stone or quartz, agglomerated stone or quartz, synthetic stone or quartz, processed stone or quartz, manufactured stone or quartz, and Bretonstone[supreg]. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In addition, quartz surface products are covered by the investigation whether or not they are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink bowls, vanities, cabinets, and furniture. If quartz surface products are imported attached to, or in conjunction with, such non-subject merchandise, only the quartz surface product is covered by the scope. Subject merchandise includes material matching the above description that has been finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated in a third country, including by cutting, polishing, curing, edging, thermoforming, attaching to, or packaging with another product, or any other finishing, packaging, or fabrication that would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation if performed in the country of manufacture of the quartz surface products. The scope of the investigation does not cover quarried stone surface products, such as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite. Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigation are crushed glass surface products. Crushed glass surface products are surface products in which the crushed glass content is greater than any other single material, by actual weight. The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the following subheading: 6810.99.0010. Subject merchandise may also enter under subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070, 6810.19.1200, 6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000, 6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070, 2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010, 2506.20.0080. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of the scope is dispositive. [[Page 47883]] Appendix II List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Injury Test IV. Application of the CVD Law to Imports From the China V. Diversification of China's Economy VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences VII. Subsidies Valuation VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates IX. Analysis of Programs X. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2018-20604 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Centralized Electronic Service System because it finds that one or more
(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to respondents did not act to the best of
International Trade Administration registered users at http:// their ability to respond to Commerce’s
[C–570–085] access.trade.gov, and is available to all requests for information, it drew an
parties in the Central Records Unit, adverse inference where appropriate in
Certain Quartz Surface Products From room B8024 of the main Department of selecting from among the facts
the People’s Republic of China: Commerce building. In addition, a otherwise available.8 For further
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing complete version of the Preliminary information, see ‘‘Use of Facts
Duty Determination, and Alignment of Decision Memorandum can be accessed Otherwise Available and Adverse
Final Determination With Final directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ Inferences’’ in the Preliminary Decision
Antidumping Duty Determination frn/. The signed and electronic versions Memorandum.
of the Preliminary Decision
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Memorandum are identical in content. Alignment
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce. Scope of the Investigation As noted in the Preliminary Decision
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce The products covered by this Memorandum, in accordance with
(Commerce) preliminarily determines investigation are quartz surface products section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
that countervailable subsidies are being from China. For a complete description 351.210(b)(4), Commerce is aligning the
provided to producers and exporters of of the scope of this investigation, see final countervailing duty (CVD)
certain quartz surface products (quartz Appendix I. determination in this investigation with
surface products) from the People’s the final determination in the
Republic of China (China). Period of Investigation companion antidumping duty (AD)
DATES: Applicable September 21, 2018. The period of investigation is January investigation of quartz surface products
1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. from China based on a request made by
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Darla Brown or Joshua Tucker, AD/CVD the petitioner.9 Consequently, the final
Scope Comments CVD determination will be issued on
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade In accordance with the preamble to the same date as the final AD
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation determination, which is currently
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Notice set aside a period of time for scheduled to be issued no later than
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: parties to raise issues regarding product December 10, 2018, unless postponed.
(202) 482–1791 or (202) 482–2044, coverage, (i.e., scope).5 Certain All-Others Rate
respectively. interested parties commented on the
scope of the investigation as it appeared Sections 703(d) and 705(c)(5)(A) of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
in the Initiation Notice. For a summary the Act provide that in the preliminary
Background of the product coverage comments and determination, Commerce shall
This preliminary determination is rebuttal responses submitted to the determine an estimated all-others rate
made in accordance with section 703(b) record for this preliminary for companies not individually
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended determination, and accompanying examined. This rate shall be an amount
(the Act). Commerce published the discussion and analysis of all comments equal to the weighted average of the
notice of initiation of this investigation timely received, see the Preliminary estimated subsidy rates established for
on May 16, 2018.1 On June 29, 2018, Scope Decision Memorandum.6 those companies individually
Commerce postponed the preliminary Commerce is not preliminarily examined, excluding any zero and de
determination of this investigation, and modifying the scope language as it minimis rates and any rates based
the revised deadline is now September appeared in the Initiation Notice. entirely under section 776 of the Act. In
14, 2018.2 For a complete description of Methodology this investigation, Commerce
the events that followed the initiation of preliminarily assigned a rate based
this investigation, see the Preliminary Commerce is conducting this entirely on facts available to Fasa
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics investigation in accordance with section Industrial Corporation Limited and
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy Foshan Hero Stone Co., Ltd. Therefore,
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
programs found countervailable, the only rate that is not zero, de minimis
Memorandum is included as Appendix
Commerce preliminarily determines or based entirely on facts otherwise
II to this notice. The Preliminary
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial available is the rate calculated for
Decision Memorandum is a public
contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that Foshan Yixin Stone Co., Ltd. (Foshan
document and is on file electronically
gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, Yixin). Consequently, the rate
via Enforcement and Compliance’s
and that the subsidy is specific.7 calculated for Foshan Yixin is also
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
In making these findings, Commerce assigned as the rate for all-other
1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the
relied, in part, on facts available and, producers and exporters.
People’s Republic of China: Initiation of
Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 22618 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Preliminary Determination
(May 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997).
2 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 5 See Initiation Notice. Commerce preliminarily determines
People’s Republic of China: Postponement of 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Quartz Surface
that the following estimated
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Preliminary Determination in the Countervailing Products from the People’s Republic of China: countervailable subsidy rates exist:
Duty Investigation, 83 FR 30699 (June 29, 2018). Scope Comments Decision Memorandum for the
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Determination,’’ dated concurrently
the Preliminary Determination of the with this notice (Preliminary Scope Decision 8 Seesections 776(a) and (b) of the Act.
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Quartz Memorandum). 9 SeeLetter from the petitioner, ‘‘Certain Quartz
Surface Products from the People’s Republic of 7 See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act Surface Products from the People’s Republic of
China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) China: Request to Align Determinations,’’ dated
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of August 6, 2018. The petitioner in this investigation
Memorandum). the Act regarding specificity. is Cambria Company LLC.
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Appendix II 26, 2018, the petitioner filed a request Importers,5 Chinese Exporters,6 IKEA,7
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary that Commerce conduct an anti- and Shelter Forest.8 On July 30, 2018,
Decision Memorandum circumvention inquiry pursuant to we received rebuttal comments from the
section 781(d) of the Act with respect to petitioner 9 and CNFPIA.10 11
I. Summary certain plywood with a face and back
II. Background Scope of the Orders
veneer of radiata and/or agathis pine
III. Injury Test The merchandise covered by the
IV. Application of the CVD Law to Imports that: (1) Has a Toxic Substances Control
Orders is hardwood and decorative
From the China Act (TSCA) or California Air Resources
V. Diversification of China’s Economy Board (CARB) label certifying that it is 5 See East Coast Lumber Co., Elberta Crate and
VI. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and compliant with TSCA/CARB Box Co., Holland Southwest International, Inc.,
Adverse Inferences requirements; and (2) is made with a Laminate Technologies, Inc., Liberty Woods
VII. Subsidies Valuation resin, the majority of which is International, Inc., Masterbrand Cabinets, Inc.,
VIII. Benchmarks and Interest Rates McCorry & Company Limited, MJB Wood Group,
IX. Analysis of Programs
comprised of one or more of the Inc., Northwest Hardwoods, Inc., Patriot Timber
X. Conclusion following three product types—urea Products Inc., Sierra Forest Products, Inc., Taraca
formaldehyde, polyvinyl acetate, and/or Pacific, Inc. and USPLY LLC (collectively, U.S.
[FR Doc. 2018–20604 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] Importers) letter, ‘‘Certain Hardwood Plywood
soy.2 Specifically, the petitioner alleges Products from the People’s Republic of China:
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
that the inquiry merchandise was not Objection to Second Request for Anti-
commercially available prior to the Circumvention Inquiry,’’ dated July 16, 2018.
6 See Far East American, Inc., Fei County
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE initiation of the investigations, and that Hongsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd, Feixian
the inquiry merchandise is being Dongqin Woodwork Co., Ltd, Feixian Longteng
International Trade Administration marketed by Chinese exporters to U.S. Wood Co., Ltd., Feixian Tanyi Youcheng Jiafu
Plywood Factory, Grand Focus Intl. Ltd., Jiangsu
[A–570–051/C–570–052] importers as a direct substitute for Hanbao Building Material Co., Ltd, Lin Yi
merchandise subject to the Orders.3 In Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Lin Yi Tian He
Certain Hardwood Plywood Products the alternative to an anti-circumvention Wooden Industry Co., Ltd, Linyi Celtic Wood Co.,
Ltd, Linyi City Lanshan District Fubo Wood
From the People’s Republic of China: inquiry pursuant to section 781(d) of the Factory, Linyi City Lanshan District Fuerda Wood
Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry Act, the petitioner requests that Factory, Linyi City Lanshan District Wanmei Board
on the Antidumping Duty and Commerce initiate an anti- Factory, Linyi City Shenrui International Trade Co.,
Countervailing Duty Orders circumvention inquiry pursuant to Ltd., Linyi Dongfang Bayley Wood Co. Ltd., Linyi
Dongfangjuxin Wood Co. Ltd., Linyi Evergreen
section 781(c) of the Act and find that Wood Co., Ltd., Linyi Glary Plywood Co. Ltd., Linyi
AGENCY: Enforcement & Compliance,
International Trade Administration, inquiry merchandise constitutes subject Hengsheng Wood Industry Co. Ltd., Linyi Jiahe
merchandise that has undergone minor Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Linyi Linhai Wooden
Department of Commerce. Industry Co., Ltd., Linyi Qianfeng Wood Factory,
alterations in order to circumvent the Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co. Ltd Linyi Tuopu Zhixin
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Orders.4 Wooden Industry Co., Ltd., Shanghai Futuwood
the Coalition for Fair Trade in Trading Company Ltd., Sumec International
Hardwood Plywood (the petitioner), the On July 16, 2018, we received Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou Oriental Dragon
Department of Commerce (Commerce) is comments objecting to the allegations Import And Export Corp. Ltd., Xu Zhou
initiating an anti-circumvention inquiry made by the petitioner from U.S. Changcheng Wood Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Camry Wood
Co., Ltd., Xuzhou Golden River Wood Co., Ltd., and
pursuant to section 781(d) of the Tariff Xuzhou Jiangyang Wood Industries Co., Ltd.,
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
determine whether certain plywood (collectively, Chinese Exporters) letter, ‘‘Hardwood
Plywood from the People’s Republic of China
with face and back veneers of radiata Comments In Opposition to Request for Anti-
and/or agathis pine that is Circumvention Inquiry: Certain Softwood Species,’’
circumventing the antidumping duty dated July 16, 2018.
(AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) 7 See IKEA Supply AG (IKEA) letter, ‘‘Certain
orders on certain hardwood plywood Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s
Republic of China: Comments Related to
products from the People’s Republic of Petitioner’s Second Anti-Circumvention Inquiry
China (China). Request,’’ dated July 16, 2018.
8 See Shelter Forest International Acquisition,
DATES: Applicable September 21, 2018.
Inc., Xuzhou Shelter Import & Export Co., Ltd., and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shandong Shelter Forest Products Co., Ltd.
Amanda Brings or Ryan Mullen, AD/ (collectively, Shelter Forest) letter ‘‘Comment on
CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement Certain U.S. Producers’ Request for Anti-
Circumvention Inquiry Certain Hardwood Plywood
& Compliance, International Trade Products from China,’’ dated July 16, 2018.
Administration, U.S. Department of 9 See China National Forest Products Industry
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue Association and its members Dangshan County Gui
NW, Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: Yang Wood Industry Co., Ltd., Shandong Dongfang
Bayley Wood Co., Ltd., and Pingyi Jinniu Wood Co.,
(202) 482–3927 or (202) 482–5260, Ltd., (CNFPIA) letter, ‘‘Hardwood Plywood
respectively. Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Products from the People’s Republic of China:
and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January Rebuttal Comments in Opposition to Petitioner’s
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 4, 2018) and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products Second Anti-Circumvention Inquiry Request,’’
Background from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing dated July 30, 2018.
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Duty Order, 82 FR 513 (January 4, 2018) 10 See the petitioner letter, ‘‘Certain Hardwood
On January 4, 2018, Commerce (collectively, Orders). Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
published in the Federal Register AD 2 See the petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Certain Hardwood China: Rebuttal Comments,’’ dated July 30, 2018.
11 After consideration of the comments filed by
and CVD Orders on certain hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of
interested parties in opposition to the initiation of
plywood products from China.1 On June China: Request for Anti-Circumvention Inquiry,’’
the petitioner’s circumvention allegation,
dated June 26, 2018 (Petitioner’s Request), at 6–8.
Commerce will address the arguments and factual
1 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from 3 Id.
information presented in the comments during the
the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 4 Id. at 33. course of this anti-circumvention inquiry.
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