Notice2023-17853
Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
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Published
August 21, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
For these final results, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc. (GreenFirst QC) is the successor in interest to Rayonier A.M. Canada G.P. (RYAM).
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 160 (Monday, August 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56794-56795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17853]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-122-857]
Certain Softwood Lumber Products From Canada: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: For these final results, the U.S. Department of Commerce
(Commerce) continues to find that GreenFirst Forest Products (QC) Inc.
(GreenFirst QC) is the successor in interest to Rayonier A.M. Canada
G.P. (RYAM).
DATES: Applicable August 21, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Shaykin, 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) 482-2638.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On May 22, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results \1\ of
this changed circumstances review (CCR), in which Commerce
preliminarily found that GreenFirst QC is the successor in interest to
RYAM in the context of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood
lumber products from Canada.\2\ We provided interested parties with the
opportunity to comment and request a public hearing regarding the
Preliminary Results.\3\ On June 21, 2023, the Committee Overseeing
Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations
(the petitioner) submitted a case brief,\4\ and GreenFirst Forest
Products Inc. (GreenFirst Forest Products) and GreenFirst QC
(collectively, GreenFirst) submitted a letter in lieu of a case
brief.\5\ On June 28, 2023, the petitioner and GreenFirst submitted
letters in lieu of rebuttal briefs.\6\ On June 21, 2023, the petitioner
requested a public hearing.\7\ On July 26, 2023, Commerce held a public
hearing.\8\
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\1\ See Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review:
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada, 88 FR 32733 (May 22, 2023) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada:
Antidumping Duty Order and Partial Amended Final Determination, 83
FR 350 (January 3, 2018) (Order).
\3\ See Preliminary Results.
\4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Case Brief,'' dated June 21, 2023
(Petitioner's Case Brief).
\5\ See GreenFirst's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of Case Brief,''
dated June 21, 2023 (GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Case Brief).
\6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of Rebuttal
Brief,'' dated June 28, 2023 (Petitioner's Letter-In-Lieu-Of
Rebuttal Brief); see also GreenFirst's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of
Rebuttal Brief,'' dated June 28, 2023 (GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-
Of Rebuttal Brief).
\7\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Hearing Request,'' dated June 21,
2023.
\8\ See Hearing Transcript, ``Changed Circumstances Review of
the Antidumping Order on Certain Softwood Lumber Products from
Canada,'' dated August 8, 2023.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order is softwood lumber, siding,
flooring and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products).
Softwood lumber products that are subject to this Order are currently
classifiable under the following ten-digit HTSUS subheadings in Chapter
44: 4406.91.0000; 4407.10.01.01; 4407.10.01.02; 4407.10.01.15;
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4407.10.01.16; 4407.10.01.17; 4407.10.01.18; 4407.10.01.19;
4407.10.01.20; 4407.10.01.42; 4407.10.01.43; 4407.10.01.44;
4407.10.01.45; 4407.10.01.46; 4407.10.01.47; 4407.10.01.48;
4407.10.01.49; 4407.10.01.52; 4407.10.01.53; 4407.10.01.54;
4407.10.01.55; 4407.10.01.56; 4407.10.01.57; 4407.10.01.58;
4407.10.01.59; 4407.10.01.64; 4407.10.01.65; 4407.10.01.66;
4407.10.01.67; 4407.10.01.68; 4407.10.01.69; 4407.10.01.74;
4407.10.01.75; 4407.10.01.76; 4407.10.01.77; 4407.10.01.82;
4407.10.01.83; 4407.10.01.92; 4407.10.01.93; 4407.11.00.01;
4407.11.00.02; 4407.11.00.42; 4407.11.00.43; 4407.11.00.44;
4407.11.00.45; 4407.11.00.46; 4407.11.00.47; 4407.11.00.48;
4407.11.00.49; 4407.11.00.52; 4407.11.00.53; 4407.12.00.01;
4407.12.00.02; 4407.12.00.17; 4407.12.00.18; 4407.12.00.19;
4407.12.00.20; 4407.12.00.58; 4407.12.00.59; 4407.13.0000;
4407.14.0000; 4407.19.0001; 4407.19.0002; 4407.19.0054; 4407.19.0055;
4407.19.0056; 4407.19.0057; 4407.19.0064; 4407.19.0065; 4407.19.0066;
4407.19.0067; 4407.19.0068; 4407.19.0069; 4407.19.0074; 4407.19.0075;
4407.19.0076; 4407.19.0077; 4407.19.0082; 4407.19.0083; 4407.19.0092;
4407.19.0093; 4409.10.05.00; 4409.10.10.20; 4409.10.10.40;
4409.10.10.60; 4409.10.10.80; 4409.10.20.00; 4409.10.90.20;
4409.10.90.40; 4418.30.0100; 4418.50.0010; 4418.50.0030; 4418.50.0050;
and 4418.99.10.00.
Subject merchandise might be entered under the following ten-digit
HTSUS subheadings in Chapter 44: 4415.20.40.00; 4415.20.80.00;
4418.99.9105; 4418.99.9120; 4418.99.9140; 4418.99.9195; 4421.99.70.40;
and 4421.99.9880.
Although these HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this Order is
dispositive. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\9\
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\9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products
from Canada,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised by the parties in the case brief and letters in
lieu of case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum and are listed in the appendix to this notice. 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Upon review of the comments received,\10\ Commerce continues to
determine that GreenFirst QC is the successor-in-interest to RYAM.
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\10\ See Petitioner's Case Brief; see also GreenFirst's Letter-
In-Lieu-Of Case Brief; Petitioner's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Rebuttal
Brief; and GreenFirst's Letter-In-Lieu-Of Rebuttal Brief.
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As a result of this determination, Commerce finds that entries of
subject merchandise produced and/or exported by GreenFirst QC should
enter the United States at the cash deposit rate assigned to RYAM in
the most recently completed administrative review of the Order, which
is 6.20 percent ad valorem.\11\ Consequently, Commerce will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect estimated antidumping
duties for all shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or
exported by GreenFirst QC and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register at the cash deposit rate currently in effect for RYAM.
This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further
notice.
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\11\ See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2021, 88 FR 50106 (August 1, 2023).
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216(b),
351.221(b), and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: August 14, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Changes in Management and Ownership of
GreenFirst QC's Lumber Assets Post-Acquisition Preclude Commerce
From Making an Affirmative Successor-in-Interest Finding
Comment 2: Whether There Were Significant Changes to the
Production Facilities of GreenFirst QC's Lumber Assets Post-
Acquisition
Comment 3: Whether Commerce's Determination That Supplier
Relationships Were Materially Dissimilar Pre- and Post-Acquisition
Is Substantiated by Record Evidence
Comment 4: Whether the Successor-in-Interest Determination Is
Moot With Regards to the Final Results in the Fourth Administrative
Review of the Order
V. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2023-17853 Filed 8-18-23; 8:45 am]
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