International pulpwood trade review 2023 pdf

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice.

DATES:

Applicable April 3, 2023.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kristen Johnson or Laura Griffith, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4793 and (202) 482–6430, respectively.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On January 3, 2018, Commerce published the Order on softwood lumber from Canada.[] On December 1, 2022, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[] On December 5 and 16, 2022, Commerce received notices of intent to participate in this review from the Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations (COALITION) and Sierra Pacific Industries, including its subsidiary Seneca Sawmill Company (Sierra Pacific), respectively, within the deadline specified in .[] The COALITION, the petitioner in the underlying investigation, claims that it has interested party status within the meaning of , as an association, the majority of whose members are interested parties described in subparagraphs (C), (D), or (E) of section 771(9) of the Act with respect to a domestic like product.[] Sierra Pacific claims interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and as a U.S. producer of the domestic like product.[]

On December 30, 2022, and January 3, 2023, Commerce received adequate substantive responses from the COALITION and Sierra Pacific, respectively, within the 30-day deadline specified in .[] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from either the Government of Canada or any other respondent interested party to this proceeding. On January 25, 2023, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.[] As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and and .

Scope of the Order

The merchandise covered by this Order is softwood lumber, siding, flooring and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products). For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.[]

Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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), which is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/​public/​FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine that revocation Start Printed Page 19614 of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:

Producers/exportersNet countervailable subsidy rate (percent) ad valoremCanfor Corporation and its cross-owned affiliates 913.96J.D. Irving, Limited and its cross-owned affiliates 103.58Resolute FP Canada Inc. and its cross-owned affiliates 1119.19Tolko Marketing and Sales Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates 1220.28West Fraser Mills Ltd. and its cross-owned affiliates 1318.68All-Others Rate19.62

Administrative Protective Order

This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.