83 FR 9833 - Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Initiation of Expedited Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 46 (March 8, 2018)

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating an expedited review of the countervailing duty order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 46 (Thursday, March 8, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9833-9834]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04678]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-122-858]


Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Initiation 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 initiating an 
expedited review of the countervailing duty order on certain softwood 
lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada.

DATES: Applicable March 8, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Johnson or Emily Halle, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4793 
or (202) 482-0176, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 3, 2018, Commerce published the countervailing duty 
order on softwood lumber from Canada.\1\ Between January 10, 2018, and 
February 5, 2018, Commerce received requests for an expedited review 
from 34 companies.\2\ These companies, which were not selected for 
individual examination during the investigation, made these requests 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k).
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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 Attachment for a list of the companies that requested an 
expedited review.
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Initiation of Expedited Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k)(1)(i)-(iii), each company that 
requested a review certified that it exported the subject merchandise 
to the United States during the period of investigation; that it was 
not affiliated with an exporter or producer that Commerce individually 
examined in the investigation; and that it informed the Government of 
Canada, as the government of the exporting country, that the government 
will be required to provide a full response to Commerce's 
questionnaire.
    Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(k), we are initiating 
an expedited review of the countervailing duty order on softwood lumber 
from Canada. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1) and (k)(3), we intend to 
issue the preliminary results of this expedited review not later than 
180 days from the date of initiation of this review.\3\ As specified by 
19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(i), the period of review will be the same as the 
original period of investigation, i.e., January 1, 2015, through 
December 31, 2015.
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    \3\ Under 19 CFR 351.214(k)(i)(2), this period may be extended 
to 300 days.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iii), the final results of this 
expedited review will not be the basis for the assessment of 
countervailing duties. Instead, this expedited review is intended to 
establish individual cash deposit rates for those companies that 
requested an expedited review, or to exclude from the countervailing 
duty order a company for which the final results of expedited review 
are zero or de minimis, as provided in 19 CFR 351.214(k)(3)(iv).
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(f), we will rescind the expedited review 
for any company that withdraws its request for expedited review within 
60 days after the date of publication of this notice of initiation.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.
    This initiation and notice are issued and published in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.214(k)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(i).

     Dated: March 1, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Attachment

    Below is the list of companies that requested an expedited 
review of the countervailing duty order on softwood lumber from 
Canada.
(1) 752615 B.C. Ltd., Fraserview Remanufacturing Inc., Gillwood 
Lumber, dba Fraserview Cedar Products
(2) Antrim Cedar Corporation
(3) Aquila Cedar Products Ltd.
(4) Canadian Bavarian Millwork and Lumber
(5) Canyon Lumber Company Ltd.
(6) Cedarline Industries Ltd.
(7) Central Cedar Ltd.
(8) Chaleur Sawmills LP
(9) Deep Cove Forest Products Inc.
(10) Delco Forest Products Ltd.
(11) Devon Lumber Co. Ltd.
(12) Fontaine Inc.
(13) Haida Forest Products Ltd.
(14) Hainesville Sawmill Ltd.
(15) H.J. Crabbe & Sons Ltd.
(16) Ivor Forest Products Ltd.
(17) Leslie Forest Products Ltd.
(18) Les Produits Forestiers D&G Lt[eacute]e
(19) Maibec Inc
(20) Marcel Lauzon Inc
(21) Marwood Ltd.
(22) Mat[eacute]riaux Blanchet Inc.
(23) Mobilier Rustique (Beauce) Inc.
(24) MP Atlantic Wood Ltd.
(25) North American Forest Products Ltd.
(26) North Enderby Timber Ltd.
(27) Olympic Industries, Inc.
(28) Pacific Lumber Remanufacturing Inc.
(29) Power Wood Corp.
(30) Produits Matra Inc.
(31) Rielly Lumber Inc.
(32) Roland Boulanger & Cie It[eacute]e

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(33) Sechoirs de Beauce Inc.
(34) Scierie Alexandre Lemay & Fils Inc.

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