Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments, and Partial Rescissions; 2023, 20275-20278 [2025-08408]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 / Notices instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the company above on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review. For all nonreviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit instructions, effective upon publication of these final results, shall remain in effect until further notice. Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 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. Notification to Interested Parties These results are being issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: May 5, 2025. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. [FR Doc. 2025–08340 Filed 5–12–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 [A–570–051, C–570–052] Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments, and Partial Rescissions; 2023 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 May 12, 2025 Jkt 265001 finds that there were no shipments of certain hardwood plywood products (hardwood plywood) from the People’s Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, for certain companies under review. We are also rescinding these reviews with respect to 64 companies in the antidumping duty (AD) review, and five companies in the countervailing duty (CVD) review. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable May 13, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Jennings, AD/CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1110. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 4, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the AD and CVD orders on hardwood plywood from China.1 On January 2, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Orders covering entries of hardwood plywood from China from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023.2 On March 5, 2024, based on timely requests for administrative reviews, Commerce initiated the AD administrative review with respect to 68 companies 3 and initiated the CVD administrative review with respect to nine companies.4 On March 26, 2024, and July 2, 2024, Commerce released entry data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interested parties for comment in the AD and CVD proceedings.5 Subsequently, we notified parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review with respect to 64 of the 68 1 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); see also Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 2018) (collectively, Orders). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 63 (January 2, 2024). 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 15827 (March 5, 2024). 4 Id. We note that Govina Investment Joint Stock Company (Govina) and Greatwood Hung Yen Joint Stock Company (Greatwood Hung Yen) were inadvertently listed on the same line in the CVD portion of the initiation notice. 5 See Memoranda, ‘‘CBP Data Release,’’ dated March 26, 2024 (AD); and ‘‘CBP Data Release,’’ dated July 2, 2024 (CVD). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20275 companies subject to the AD review, and one of the nine companies subject to the CVD review, because they had no suspended entries during the POR.6 On April 4 and 18, 2024, in the AD review, we received timely no-shipment certifications and separate rate applications (SRAs), respectively, from four companies for which we did not state our intent to rescind this review.7 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative proceedings by seven days.8 On September 23, 2024, and October 2, 2024, we issued memoranda extending the deadline for the preliminary results of the AD and CVD reviews by 120 days.9 On December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative proceedings by 90 days.10 The deadline for the preliminary results of the AD and CVD reviews is now May 7, 2025. For details regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the initiation of the reviews, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.11 The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance’s Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary 6 See Memoranda, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,’’ dated September 25, 2024 (AD), and ‘‘Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,’’ dated October 11, 2024 (CVD) (collectively, Intent to Rescind Memoranda). 7 See Eagle Industries Company Limited (Eagle)’s Letters, ‘‘No Sales Certification,’’ dated April 4, 2024, and ‘‘Eagle Industries SRA,’’ dated April 11, 2024; see also Golden Bridge Industries Pte. Ltd. (Golden Bridge)’s Letters, ‘‘No Sales Certification,’’ dated April 4, 2024, and ‘‘Golden Bridge SRA,’’ dated April 11, 2024; Greatwood Hung Yen’s Letters, ‘‘No Sales Certification,’’ dated April 4, 2024, and ‘‘Greatwood Hung Yen SRA,’’ dated April 18, 2024; and Lechenwood Viet Nam Company Limited (Lechenwood)’s Letters, ‘‘No Sales Certification,’’ dated April 4, 2024, and ‘‘Lechenwood SRA,’’ dated April 18, 2024. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 9 See Memoranda, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated September 23, 2024; and ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated October 2, 2024. 10 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated December 9, 2024. 11 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China, Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments, and Partial Rescissions; 2023,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1 20276 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 / Notices Decision Memorandum is available at https://access.trade.gov/public/ FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision memorandum is included in Appendix III to this notice. Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders is hardwood plywood from China. A complete description of the scope of the Orders is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Rescission of Administrative Reviews, in Part Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of the publication of the notice of initiation. On January 31, 2024, (1) Govina Investment Joint Stock Company (Govina), (2) Groll Ply and Cabinetry Co., Ltd. (Groll Ply), 3) Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd. (Huong Son), and (4) Thang Long Wood Panel Company (Thang Long) requested review of their exports under the Orders.12 On April 24, 2024, and May 1, 2024, Govina, Groll Ply, Huong Son, and Thang Long withdrew their requests for review in the AD and CVD reviews.13 Because the requests for review were timely withdrawn for Govina, Groll Ply, Huong Son, and Thang Long, and because no other party requested reviews of these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding these reviews for Govina, Groll Ply, Huong Son, and Thang Long. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable entries of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the AD or CVD order for which liquidation is suspended, Commerce may rescind an administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular exporter or producer.14 At the end of the administrative review, any suspended entries are liquidated at the assessment 12 See Govina, Groll, Huong Son, and Thang Long’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Administrative Review Request,’’ dated January 31, 2024 (filed on the AD/CVD records). 13 See Govina, Groll, Huong Son, and Thang Long’s Letters, ‘‘Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,’’ dated April 24, 2024 (AD); and ‘‘Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,’’ dated April 24, 2024 (CVD). 14 See, e.g., Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018–2019, 85 FR 71317, 71318 (November 9, 2020); see also Certain Circular Welded NonAlloy Steel Pipe from Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016– 2017, 83 FR 54084 (October 26, 2018). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 May 12, 2025 Jkt 265001 rate computed for the review period.15 Therefore, for an administrative review to be conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry to be liquidated at the newly calculated assessment rate. On September 25, 2024, and October 11, 2024, respectively, Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind the AD and CVD reviews with respect to certain companies because those companies had no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise and invited parties to comment.16 We received no comments on our intent to rescind the reviews with respect to these companies. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR for these companies under review, we are hereby rescinding these administrative reviews, in part, with respect to these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). See Appendix II for a list of all companies for which Commerce is rescinding these reviews. Methodology Commerce is conducting these reviews in accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213. For a full description of the methodology underlying these preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. See Appendix III for a complete list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments In these administrative reviews, we issued a questionnaire to Eagle, Golden Bridge, Greatwood Hung Yen, and Lechenwood to gather information on the quantity and value of their shipments of hardwood plywood to the United States.17 All four companies reported that they had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.18 As a result of an inquiry into whether hardwood plywood exported from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) was circumventing the Orders, Commerce established a certification program that allows eligible exporters to 15 See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Intent to Rescind Memoranda. 17 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Quantity and Value Questionnaire,’’ dated September 26, 2024. 18 See Eagle’s Letter, ‘‘Eagle Quantity & Value Response,’’ dated October 10, 2024; see also Golden Bridge’s Letter, ‘‘Golden Bridge Quantity & Value Response,’’ dated October 10, 2024; Greatwood Hung Yen’s Letter, ‘‘Greatwood HY Quantity & Value Response,’’ dated October 10, 2024 (Greatwood Hung Yen’s Q&V Response); and Lechenwood’s Letter, ‘‘Lechenwood Quantity & Value Response,’’ dated October 10, 2024. 16 See PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 certify that their shipments of plywood from Vietnam were not produced using certain inputs from China.19 Eagle, Golden Bridge, and Lechenwood are currently not eligible to certify their shipments of plywood. Therefore, we issued these companies ‘‘certification eligibility’’ questionnaires to collect information about the companies’ production process and material inputs. The three companies all reported that their suspended entries consisted exclusively of non-subject merchandise.20 We have analyzed the information in these responses, which was consistent with the types of information we have examined in prior segments, and preliminarily find that all of the companies have provided information to support their claims that the hardwood plywood they exported to the United States are of non-subject plywood, and thus, they had no shipments of subject plywood from China during the POR. The fourth respondent, Greatwood Hung Yen, is currently eligible to certify that its entries of hardwood plywood shipped from Vietnam are not subject to the Orders, but was unable to certify certain of its shipments at the time of entry because Greatwood Hung Yen became eligible to participate in the certification program under these Orders near the mid-point of the POR.21 Therefore, at Commerce’s request, Greatwood Hung Yen submitted the certifications that would have accompanied its entries had the company been permitted to submit the certifications at the time of entry.22 Based on these certifications, we preliminarily find that Greatwood Hung Yen had no shipments of plywood from China during the POR. China-Wide Entity Commerce’s policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide entity applies to the AD administrative 19 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Final Scope Determination and Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 88 FR 46740 (July 20, 2023) (Circumvention Final Determination), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM). 20 See Eagle’s Letter, ‘‘Eagle Certification Eligibility Questionnaire Response,’’ dated March 24, 2025 (Eagle’s CEQR); see also Golden Bridge’s Letter, ‘‘Golden Bridge Certification Eligibility Questionnaire Response,’’ dated March 24, 2025 (Golden Bridge’s CEQR); and Lechenwood’s Letter, ‘‘Lechenwood Certification Eligibility Questionnaire Response,’’ dated March 14, 2025 (Lechenwood’s CEQR). 21 See Circumvention Final Determination IDM at 76. 22 See Greatwood Hung Yen’s Q&V Response. E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 / Notices review.23 Under this policy, the Chinawide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the China-wide entity.24 Because no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, the China-wide entity is not under review. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Separate Rates In the AD administrative review, we have not addressed the separate rate status of the four companies subject to this review because we preliminarily determine that they had no entries of subject merchandise during the POR. For additional information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Certification Eligibility Eagle, Golden Bridge, and Lechenwood are currently ineligible to certify that their shipments of hardwood plywood from Vietnam are not subject to the Orders 25 All three of these respondents have requested that they be eligible to participate in the certification program in place for entries of hardwood plywood exported from Vietnam.26 With respect to these requests, we are currently evaluating the certification eligibility of these three exporters in the 2021–2022 administrative review of these Orders, and the determinations in those reviews are forthcoming.27 We preliminarily find it appropriate to apply the certification eligibility determinations made in the forthcoming final results of the 2021–2022 administrative reviews to the respondents in the final results of these reviews. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Public Comment In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs or other written 23 See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013). 24 Id. 25 See Circumvention Final Determination IDM. 26 See Eagle’s CEQR; see also Golden Bridge’s CEQR; and Lechenwood’s CEQR. 27 See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Recission; 2021–2022, 89 FR 66346 (August 15, 2024), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM); and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission; 2021– 2022, 89 FR 66343 (August 15, 2024), and accompanying PDM. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 May 12, 2025 Jkt 265001 comments to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance at a date to be determined. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no later than five days after the deadline for case briefs.28 Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in these reviews 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. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In these reviews, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.29 Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in these reviews. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).30 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: (1) the party’s name, address, and telephone number, and the number of participants; (2) whether any participant is a foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 28 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 29 We use the term ‘‘issue’’ here to describe an argument that Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 30 See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023). PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20277 location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date. Assessment Rates—AD and CVD Upon issuance of the final results of these reviews, for all entries of merchandise exported by the companies listed in Appendix I, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate the entries without regard to AD/CVD duties if these preliminary results are unchanged for the final results. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). For the companies (see Appendix II) for which this review is rescinded with these preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to assess AD/CVD duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated AD/ CVD duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP for such companies no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the preliminary results of these reviews in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the CIT, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). Cash Deposit Requirements—AD The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of the AD administrative review for shipments of subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the four companies that had no shipments during the POR will remain unchanged from the rates assigned to them in the most recently completed segment for each company; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed exporters that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1 20278 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 91 / Tuesday, May 13, 2025 / Notices merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 114.72 percent); (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter, where available, or the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 114.72), if no alternate rate is available. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Cash Deposit Requirements—CVD For all firms for which we rescind the CVD review or make a no shipment determination, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent company-specific or allothers rate applicable to the company. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Final Results of Review Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final results of these administrative reviews, which will include the results of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Notification to Interested Parties These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: May 7, 2025. Christopher Abbott, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I Participating Companies Which Reported No POR Shipments of Subject Merchandise 1. Eagle Industries Company Limited VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:08 May 12, 2025 Jkt 265001 2. Golden Bridge Industries Pte. Ltd 3. Greatwood Hung Yen Joint Stock Company 4. Lechenwood Viet Nam Company Limited Appendix II Companies Rescinded From Review A. AD Review Companies for Which All Review Requests Were Withdrawn 1. Govina Investment Joint Stock Company 2. Groll Ply and Cabinetry Co., Ltd. 3. Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd. 4. Thang Long Wood Panel Company Companies With No Suspended Entries During the POR 5. Anhui Hoda Wood Co., Ltd. 6. Arrow Forest International Co., Ltd 7. Bizlink Technology Inc. 8. BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd. 9. Celtic Co., Ltd 10. China Friend Limited 11. Cosco Star International Co., Ltd. 12. Dalian Sicily Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 13. First Part Manufacturing Limited 14. Fujian Yuansheng Wood., Ltd 15. Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd 16. Golder International Trade Co., Ltd 17. Happy Wood Industrial Group Co., Ltd. 18. Huainan Mengping Import and Export Co., Ltd 19. Jiangsu Top Point International Co., Ltd 20. Jiaxing Gsun Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd 21. Jiangsu High Hope Arser Co., Ltd 22. Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd. 23. Linyi City Dongfeng Fukai Wood Industry Co., Ltd 24. Linyi City Shenrui International Trade Co., Ltd 25. Linyi Dahua Wood Co., Ltd 26. Linyi Dongstar Import & Export Co., Ltd. 27. Linyi Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd. 28. Linyi Glary Plywood Co., Ltd. 29. Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd 30. Linyi Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Ltd. 31. Linyi Jiahe Wood Industry Co., Ltd. 32. Linyi Linhai Wood Co., Ltd 33. Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd 34. Phihong Technology Co., Ltd. 35. Pingyi Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd 36. Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd. 37. Lianyungang Yuantai International Trade Co., Ltd 38. Qingdao Good Faith Import and Export Co., Ltd 39. Qingdao Top P&Q International Corp. 40. Shandong Qishang International Trading Co., Ltd 41. Shanghai Brightwood Trading Co., Ltd. 42. Shanghai Futuwood Trading Co., Ltd. 43. Shanghai Luli Trading Co., Ltd. 44. Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co., Ltd. 45. Suining Pengxiang Wood Co., Ltd 46. Sumec International Technology Co., Ltd 47. Sun Chain Trading Co., Ltd. 48. Suqian Hopeway International Trade Co., Ltd. 49. Suzhou Dongsheng Wood Co., Ltd 50. Suzhou Fengshuwan Import and Exports Trade Co., Ltd 51. Suzhou Oriental Dragon Import and Export Co., Ltd. 52. Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd 53. Xuzhou DNT Commercial Co., Ltd 54. Xuzhou Eastern Huatai International PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Trading Co., Ltd 55. Xuzhou Jiangheng Wood Products Co., Ltd. 56. Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd 57. Xuzhou Pinlin International Trade Co., Ltd 58. Xuzhou Shengping Imp and Exp Co., Ltd 59. Xuzhou Shelter Import & Export Co., Ltd 60. Xuzhou Shuner Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd 61. Xuzhou Timber International Trade Co., Ltd. 62. Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd 63. Zhejiang Xingke Wood Co., Ltd 64. Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd B. CVD Review Companies for Which All Review Requests Were Withdrawn 1. Govina Investment Joint Stock Company 2. Groll Ply and Cabinetry Co., Ltd. 3. Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd. 4. Thang Long Wood Panel Company Companies With No Suspended Entries During the POR 5. Arrow Forest International Co., Ltd Appendix III List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Orders IV. Rescission of Administrative Reviews, In Part V. Discussion of Methodology VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2025–08408 Filed 5–12–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–549–842] Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Thailand: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022–2023 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Prinx Chengshan Tire (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (Prinx) and Sumitomo Rubber (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SRT) made sales of subject merchandise in the United States at prices below normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023. Commerce further determines that sales of subject merchandise made by the non-individually examined companies were at prices below NV. DATES: Applicable May 13, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myrna Lobo or Jacob Saude, AD/CVD AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\13MYN1.SGM 13MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-051, C-570-052]


Certain Hardwood Plywood Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Orders, Preliminary Determinations of No 
Shipments, and Partial Rescissions; 2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds 
that there were no shipments of certain hardwood plywood products 
(hardwood plywood) from the People's Republic of China (China) during 
the period of review (POR) January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, 
for certain companies under review. We are also rescinding these 
reviews with respect to 64 companies in the antidumping duty (AD) 
review, and five companies in the countervailing duty (CVD) review. We 
invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable May 13, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Jennings, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 4, 2018, Commerce published in the Federal Register the 
AD and CVD orders on hardwood plywood from China.\1\ On January 2, 
2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the Orders covering 
entries of hardwood plywood from China from January 1, 2023, through 
December 31, 2023.\2\ On March 5, 2024, based on timely requests for 
administrative reviews, Commerce initiated the AD administrative review 
with respect to 68 companies \3\ and initiated the CVD administrative 
review with respect to nine companies.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value, and Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 504 (January 4, 2018); 
see also Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 83 FR 513 (January 4, 
2018) (collectively, Orders).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review and Join Inquiry Service List, 89 FR 63 (January 2, 2024).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 15827 (March 5, 2024).
    \4\ Id. We note that Govina Investment Joint Stock Company 
(Govina) and Greatwood Hung Yen Joint Stock Company (Greatwood Hung 
Yen) were inadvertently listed on the same line in the CVD portion 
of the initiation notice.
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    On March 26, 2024, and July 2, 2024, Commerce released entry data 
from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to interested parties for 
comment in the AD and CVD proceedings.\5\ Subsequently, we notified 
parties of our intent to rescind this administrative review with 
respect to 64 of the 68 companies subject to the AD review, and one of 
the nine companies subject to the CVD review, because they had no 
suspended entries during the POR.\6\
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    \5\ See Memoranda, ``CBP Data Release,'' dated March 26, 2024 
(AD); and ``CBP Data Release,'' dated July 2, 2024 (CVD).
    \6\ See Memoranda, ``Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In 
Part,'' dated September 25, 2024 (AD), and ``Notice of Intent to 
Rescind Review, In Part,'' dated October 11, 2024 (CVD) 
(collectively, Intent to Rescind Memoranda).
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    On April 4 and 18, 2024, in the AD review, we received timely no-
shipment certifications and separate rate applications (SRAs), 
respectively, from four companies for which we did not state our intent 
to rescind this review.\7\
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    \7\ See Eagle Industries Company Limited (Eagle)'s Letters, ``No 
Sales Certification,'' dated April 4, 2024, and ``Eagle Industries 
SRA,'' dated April 11, 2024; see also Golden Bridge Industries Pte. 
Ltd. (Golden Bridge)'s Letters, ``No Sales Certification,'' dated 
April 4, 2024, and ``Golden Bridge SRA,'' dated April 11, 2024; 
Greatwood Hung Yen's Letters, ``No Sales Certification,'' dated 
April 4, 2024, and ``Greatwood Hung Yen SRA,'' dated April 18, 2024; 
and Lechenwood Viet Nam Company Limited (Lechenwood)'s Letters, ``No 
Sales Certification,'' dated April 4, 2024, and ``Lechenwood SRA,'' 
dated April 18, 2024.
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    On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these 
administrative proceedings by seven days.\8\ On September 23, 2024, and 
October 2, 2024, we issued memoranda extending the deadline for the 
preliminary results of the AD and CVD reviews by 120 days.\9\ On 
December 9, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these 
administrative proceedings by 90 days.\10\ The deadline for the 
preliminary results of the AD and CVD reviews is now May 7, 2025. For 
details regarding the events that occurred subsequent to the initiation 
of the reviews, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\11\ The 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is made 
available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary

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Decision Memorandum is available at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary 
Decision memorandum is included in Appendix III to this notice.
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
    \9\ See Memoranda, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated September 
23, 2024; and ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated October 2, 2024.
    \10\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated December 9, 2024.
    \11\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Order 
and Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Hardwood Plywood Products 
from the People's Republic of China, Preliminary Determinations of 
No Shipments, and Partial Rescissions; 2023,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the scope of the Orders is hardwood 
plywood from China. A complete description of the scope of the Orders 
is contained in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Rescission of Administrative Reviews, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of the 
publication of the notice of initiation. On January 31, 2024, (1) 
Govina Investment Joint Stock Company (Govina), (2) Groll Ply and 
Cabinetry Co., Ltd. (Groll Ply), 3) Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd. 
(Huong Son), and (4) Thang Long Wood Panel Company (Thang Long) 
requested review of their exports under the Orders.\12\ On April 24, 
2024, and May 1, 2024, Govina, Groll Ply, Huong Son, and Thang Long 
withdrew their requests for review in the AD and CVD reviews.\13\ 
Because the requests for review were timely withdrawn for Govina, Groll 
Ply, Huong Son, and Thang Long, and because no other party requested 
reviews of these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 
Commerce is rescinding these reviews for Govina, Groll Ply, Huong Son, 
and Thang Long.
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    \12\ See Govina, Groll, Huong Son, and Thang Long's Letter, 
``Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Administrative Review Request,'' dated January 31, 2024 
(filed on the AD/CVD records).
    \13\ See Govina, Groll, Huong Son, and Thang Long's Letters, 
``Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,'' dated April 24, 
2024 (AD); and ``Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,'' 
dated April 24, 2024 (CVD).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), when there are no reviewable 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR subject to the AD or CVD 
order for which liquidation is suspended, Commerce may rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or only with respect to a particular 
exporter or producer.\14\ At the end of the administrative review, any 
suspended entries are liquidated at the assessment rate computed for 
the review period.\15\ Therefore, for an administrative review to be 
conducted, there must be a reviewable, suspended entry to be liquidated 
at the newly calculated assessment rate. On September 25, 2024, and 
October 11, 2024, respectively, Commerce notified all interested 
parties of its intent to rescind the AD and CVD reviews with respect to 
certain companies because those companies had no reviewable, suspended 
entries of subject merchandise and invited parties to comment.\16\ We 
received no comments on our intent to rescind the reviews with respect 
to these companies. Accordingly, in the absence of suspended entries of 
subject merchandise during the POR for these companies under review, we 
are hereby rescinding these administrative reviews, in part, with 
respect to these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3). 
See Appendix II for a list of all companies for which Commerce is 
rescinding these reviews.
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    \14\ See, e.g., Forged Steel Fittings from Taiwan: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019, 85 FR 71317, 
71318 (November 9, 2020); see also Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy 
Steel Pipe from Mexico: Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 54084 (October 26, 2018).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \16\ See Intent to Rescind Memoranda.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting these reviews in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 
351.213. For a full description of the methodology underlying these 
preliminary results, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. See 
Appendix III for a complete list of topics discussed in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Preliminary Determinations of No Shipments

    In these administrative reviews, we issued a questionnaire to 
Eagle, Golden Bridge, Greatwood Hung Yen, and Lechenwood to gather 
information on the quantity and value of their shipments of hardwood 
plywood to the United States.\17\ All four companies reported that they 
had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.\18\ As a result 
of an inquiry into whether hardwood plywood exported from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) was circumventing the Orders, Commerce 
established a certification program that allows eligible exporters to 
certify that their shipments of plywood from Vietnam were not produced 
using certain inputs from China.\19\ Eagle, Golden Bridge, and 
Lechenwood are currently not eligible to certify their shipments of 
plywood. Therefore, we issued these companies ``certification 
eligibility'' questionnaires to collect information about the 
companies' production process and material inputs. The three companies 
all reported that their suspended entries consisted exclusively of non-
subject merchandise.\20\ We have analyzed the information in these 
responses, which was consistent with the types of information we have 
examined in prior segments, and preliminarily find that all of the 
companies have provided information to support their claims that the 
hardwood plywood they exported to the United States are of non-subject 
plywood, and thus, they had no shipments of subject plywood from China 
during the POR.
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    \17\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Quantity and Value 
Questionnaire,'' dated September 26, 2024.
    \18\ See Eagle's Letter, ``Eagle Quantity & Value Response,'' 
dated October 10, 2024; see also Golden Bridge's Letter, ``Golden 
Bridge Quantity & Value Response,'' dated October 10, 2024; 
Greatwood Hung Yen's Letter, ``Greatwood HY Quantity & Value 
Response,'' dated October 10, 2024 (Greatwood Hung Yen's Q&V 
Response); and Lechenwood's Letter, ``Lechenwood Quantity & Value 
Response,'' dated October 10, 2024.
    \19\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Scope Determination and Affirmative Final 
Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Orders, 88 FR 46740 (July 20, 2023) (Circumvention Final 
Determination), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 
(IDM).
    \20\ See Eagle's Letter, ``Eagle Certification Eligibility 
Questionnaire Response,'' dated March 24, 2025 (Eagle's CEQR); see 
also Golden Bridge's Letter, ``Golden Bridge Certification 
Eligibility Questionnaire Response,'' dated March 24, 2025 (Golden 
Bridge's CEQR); and Lechenwood's Letter, ``Lechenwood Certification 
Eligibility Questionnaire Response,'' dated March 14, 2025 
(Lechenwood's CEQR).
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    The fourth respondent, Greatwood Hung Yen, is currently eligible to 
certify that its entries of hardwood plywood shipped from Vietnam are 
not subject to the Orders, but was unable to certify certain of its 
shipments at the time of entry because Greatwood Hung Yen became 
eligible to participate in the certification program under these Orders 
near the mid-point of the POR.\21\ Therefore, at Commerce's request, 
Greatwood Hung Yen submitted the certifications that would have 
accompanied its entries had the company been permitted to submit the 
certifications at the time of entry.\22\ Based on these certifications, 
we preliminarily find that Greatwood Hung Yen had no shipments of 
plywood from China during the POR.
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    \21\ See Circumvention Final Determination IDM at 76.
    \22\ See Greatwood Hung Yen's Q&V Response.
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China-Wide Entity

    Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide 
entity applies to the AD administrative

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review.\23\ Under this policy, the China-wide entity will not be under 
review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-
initiates, a review of the China-wide entity.\24\ Because no party 
requested a review of the China-wide entity, the China-wide entity is 
not under review. For additional information, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \23\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
    \24\ Id.
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Separate Rates

    In the AD administrative review, we have not addressed the separate 
rate status of the four companies subject to this review because we 
preliminarily determine that they had no entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR. For additional information, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Certification Eligibility

    Eagle, Golden Bridge, and Lechenwood are currently ineligible to 
certify that their shipments of hardwood plywood from Vietnam are not 
subject to the Orders \25\ All three of these respondents have 
requested that they be eligible to participate in the certification 
program in place for entries of hardwood plywood exported from 
Vietnam.\26\ With respect to these requests, we are currently 
evaluating the certification eligibility of these three exporters in 
the 2021-2022 administrative review of these Orders, and the 
determinations in those reviews are forthcoming.\27\ We preliminarily 
find it appropriate to apply the certification eligibility 
determinations made in the forthcoming final results of the 2021-2022 
administrative reviews to the respondents in the final results of these 
reviews.
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    \25\ See Circumvention Final Determination IDM.
    \26\ See Eagle's CEQR; see also Golden Bridge's CEQR; and 
Lechenwood's CEQR.
    \27\ See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, 
and Partial Recission; 2021-2022, 89 FR 66346 (August 15, 2024), and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM); and Certain 
Hardwood Plywood Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission; 
2021-2022, 89 FR 66343 (August 15, 2024), and accompanying PDM.
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Public Comment

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may 
submit case briefs or other written comments to the Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and Compliance at a date to be determined. Rebuttal 
briefs, limited to issues raised in case briefs, may be submitted no 
later than five days after the deadline for case briefs.\28\ Pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in these reviews 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.
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    \28\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
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    As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an 
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes. In these reviews, we instead request that 
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, 
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\29\ Further, 
we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of 
each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We 
intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment 
summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will 
accompany the final results in these reviews. We request that 
interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the 
executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain 
of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 
351.303(f).\30\
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    \29\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \30\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023).
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    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: 
(1) the party's name, address, and telephone number, and the number of 
participants; (2) whether any participant is a foreign national; and 
(3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is 
made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a date and time to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

Assessment Rates--AD and CVD

    Upon issuance of the final results of these reviews, for all 
entries of merchandise exported by the companies listed in Appendix I, 
we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate the entries without regard to 
AD/CVD duties if these preliminary results are unchanged for the final 
results. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no 
earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results 
of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at 
the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT), the assessment 
instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until 
the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has 
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).
    For the companies (see Appendix II) for which this review is 
rescinded with these preliminary results, we will instruct CBP to 
assess AD/CVD duties on all appropriate entries at a rate equal to the 
cash deposit of estimated AD/CVD duties required at the time of entry, 
or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, during the period 
January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(l)(i). Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP for such companies no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of the preliminary results of these reviews in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the CIT, the assessment 
instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until 
the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has 
expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements--AD

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of the AD administrative review for 
shipments of subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date of the final results 
of this administrative review, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of 
the Act: (1) the cash deposit rates for the four companies that had no 
shipments during the POR will remain unchanged from the rates assigned 
to them in the most recently completed segment for each company; (2) 
for previously investigated or reviewed exporters that have separate 
rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific 
rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject

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merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, 
the cash deposit rate will be the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 
114.72 percent); (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not received their own rate, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter that supplied that 
non-Chinese exporter, where available, or the rate for the China-wide 
entity (i.e., 114.72), if no alternate rate is available. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Cash Deposit Requirements--CVD

    For all firms for which we rescind the CVD review or make a no 
shipment determination, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect 
cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties at the most recent 
company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company. These 
cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Final Results of Review

    Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final 
results of these administrative reviews, which will include the results 
of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of 
publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and 
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(l) of the 
Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: May 7, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Participating Companies Which Reported No POR Shipments of Subject 
Merchandise

1. Eagle Industries Company Limited
2. Golden Bridge Industries Pte. Ltd
3. Greatwood Hung Yen Joint Stock Company
4. Lechenwood Viet Nam Company Limited

Appendix II

Companies Rescinded From Review

A. AD Review

Companies for Which All Review Requests Were Withdrawn

1. Govina Investment Joint Stock Company
2. Groll Ply and Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
3. Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd.
4. Thang Long Wood Panel Company

Companies With No Suspended Entries During the POR

5. Anhui Hoda Wood Co., Ltd.
6. Arrow Forest International Co., Ltd
7. Bizlink Technology Inc.
8. BTR New Material Group Co., Ltd.
9. Celtic Co., Ltd
10. China Friend Limited
11. Cosco Star International Co., Ltd.
12. Dalian Sicily Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
13. First Part Manufacturing Limited
14. Fujian Yuansheng Wood., Ltd
15. Fusong Jinlong Wooden Group Co., Ltd
16. Golder International Trade Co., Ltd
17. Happy Wood Industrial Group Co., Ltd.
18. Huainan Mengping Import and Export Co., Ltd
19. Jiangsu Top Point International Co., Ltd
20. Jiaxing Gsun Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd
21. Jiangsu High Hope Arser Co., Ltd
22. Jiaxing Hengtong Wood Co., Ltd.
23. Linyi City Dongfeng Fukai Wood Industry Co., Ltd
24. Linyi City Shenrui International Trade Co., Ltd
25. Linyi Dahua Wood Co., Ltd
26. Linyi Dongstar Import & Export Co., Ltd.
27. Linyi Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd.
28. Linyi Glary Plywood Co., Ltd.
29. Linyi Hengsheng Wood Industry Co., Ltd
30. Linyi Huasheng Yongbin Wood Co., Ltd.
31. Linyi Jiahe Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
32. Linyi Linhai Wood Co., Ltd
33. Linyi Mingzhu Wood Co., Ltd
34. Phihong Technology Co., Ltd.
35. Pingyi Jinniu Wood Co., Ltd
36. Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd.
37. Lianyungang Yuantai International Trade Co., Ltd
38. Qingdao Good Faith Import and Export Co., Ltd
39. Qingdao Top P&Q International Corp.
40. Shandong Qishang International Trading Co., Ltd
41. Shanghai Brightwood Trading Co., Ltd.
42. Shanghai Futuwood Trading Co., Ltd.
43. Shanghai Luli Trading Co., Ltd.
44. Shenzhen Kedali Industry Co., Ltd.
45. Suining Pengxiang Wood Co., Ltd
46. Sumec International Technology Co., Ltd
47. Sun Chain Trading Co., Ltd.
48. Suqian Hopeway International Trade Co., Ltd.
49. Suzhou Dongsheng Wood Co., Ltd
50. Suzhou Fengshuwan Import and Exports Trade Co., Ltd
51. Suzhou Oriental Dragon Import and Export Co., Ltd.
52. Xuzhou Andefu Wood Co., Ltd
53. Xuzhou DNT Commercial Co., Ltd
54. Xuzhou Eastern Huatai International Trading Co., Ltd
55. Xuzhou Jiangheng Wood Products Co., Ltd.
56. Xuzhou Longyuan Wood Industry Co., Ltd
57. Xuzhou Pinlin International Trade Co., Ltd
58. Xuzhou Shengping Imp and Exp Co., Ltd
59. Xuzhou Shelter Import & Export Co., Ltd
60. Xuzhou Shuner Import & Export Trade Co., Ltd
61. Xuzhou Timber International Trade Co., Ltd.
62. Zhejiang Layo Wood Industry Co., Ltd
63. Zhejiang Xingke Wood Co., Ltd
64. Zhejiang Yuhua Timber Co., Ltd

B. CVD Review

Companies for Which All Review Requests Were Withdrawn

1. Govina Investment Joint Stock Company
2. Groll Ply and Cabinetry Co., Ltd.
3. Huong Son Wood Group Co., Ltd.
4. Thang Long Wood Panel Company

Companies With No Suspended Entries During the POR

5. Arrow Forest International Co., Ltd

Appendix III

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. Rescission of Administrative Reviews, In Part
V. Discussion of Methodology
VI. Recommendation

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