[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 242 (Friday, December 17, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 79019]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-31694]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-476 and 731-TA-1179 (Preliminary)]


Multilayered Wood Flooring From China

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(Commission) determines, pursuant to sections 703(a) and 733(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)) (the Act), that 
there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States 
is materially injured by reason of imports from China of multilayered 
wood flooring, provided for in subheadings 4409.10, 4409.29, 4412.31, 
4412.32, 4412.39, 4412.94, 4412.99, 4418.71, 4418.72, 4418.79.00, and 
4418.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that 
are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than fair value 
(LTFV) and subsidized by the Government of China.
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in section 207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the 
Department of Commerce (Commerce) of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under sections 703(b) or 733(b) of 
the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries 
of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not 
enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. 
Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold 
at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the 
right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to the investigations.

Background

    These investigations are being instituted in response to a petition 
filed on October 21, 2010, on behalf of the Coalition for American 
Hardwood Parity (``CAHP''), an ad hoc association of U.S. manufacturers 
of multilayered wood flooring. The following companies are members of 
the CAHP: Anderson Hardwood Floors, LLC, Fountain Inn, SC; Award 
Hardwood Floors, Wausau, WI; Baker's Creek Wood Floors, Inc., Edwards, 
MS; From the Forest, Weston, WI; Howell Hardwood Flooring, Dothan, AL; 
Mannington Mills, Inc., Salem, NJ; Nydree Flooring, Forest, VA; and 
Shaw Industries Group, Inc., Dalton, GA. Accordingly, effective October 
21, 2010, the Commission instituted countervailing duty investigation 
No. 701-TA-476 and antidumping duty investigation No. 731-TA-1179 
(Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of October 27, 2010 (75 FR 66126). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on November 12, 2010, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on December 6, 2010. The 
views of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 4206 
(December 2010), entitled Multilayered Wood Flooring from China: 
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-476 and 731-TA-1179 (Preliminary).

    Issued: December 13, 2010.

    By order of the Commission.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2010-31694 Filed 12-16-10; 8:45 am]
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