[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84863-84865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24750]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-117]


Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products From the People's Republic 
of China: Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2022-2023

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 
final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on wood mouldings and millwork products (WMMP) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) to correct a ministerial error. The period of 
review (POR) is February 1, 2022, through January 31, 2023.

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Smith or Hannah Lee, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1766 or (202) 482-1216, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 17, 2024, Commerce received timely submitted 
ministerial error allegations from the Coalition of American Millwork 
Producers (the petitioner) \1\ with respect to the margin calculations 
for Jinquan/Baiyuan,\2\ one of the two mandatory respondents.\3\ No 
other parties submitted comments. On September 18, 2024, Commerce 
published the Final Results in the Federal Register.\4\ We are amending 
the Final Results to correct one of the petitioner's alleged 
ministerial errors while finding the other allegation to be

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methodological in nature rather than a clerical error.\5\
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    \1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Ministerial Error Allegations,'' 
dated September 17, 2024 (Ministerial Error Comments).
    \2\ The full names for the companies included in this collapsed 
entity are Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd./Baiyuan Wood Machining 
Co., Ltd. (Jinquan/Baiyuan).
    \3\ The other mandatory respondent in this administrative review 
is Fujian Yinfeng Imp & Exp Trading Co., Ltd./Fujian Province Youxi 
City Mangrove Wood Machining Co., Ltd.
    \4\ See Wood Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results and Partial Rescission in Part, of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023, 89 FR 76452 
(September 18, 2024) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (IDM).
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Analysis of Ministerial Error 
Allegations,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum).
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Legal Framework

    Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
defines a ``ministerial error'' as including ``errors in addition, 
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting 
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other 
unintentional error which the administering authority considers 
ministerial.'' \6\ With respect to final results of administrative 
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any 
comments received and, if appropriate, correct any . . . ministerial 
error by amending the final results of review. . . .''
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    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Error

    In the Final Results, we stated that we recalculated the freight 
revenue cap for Jinquan/Baiyuan.\7\ In its Ministerial Error Comments, 
the petitioner alleged that while Commerce correctly calculated the 
freight revenue cap, Commerce incorrectly applied it to the original 
gross unit price by: (a) failing to remove the freight expenses from 
the price; and (b) incorrectly subtracting, rather than adding, the 
freight revenue cap to the price.\8\
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    \7\ See Final Results IDM at Comment 6.
    \8\ See Ministerial Error Comments at 1-2.
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    We agree with the petitioner that we made a ministerial error 
pursuant to section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f). Pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are amending the Final Results to correct this 
ministerial error in the calculation of the weighted-average dumping 
margin for Jinquan/Baiyuan. As a result, the margin changes from 4.25 
percent to 4.68 percent. Furthermore, based on the revised weighted-
average dumping margin calculated for Jinquan/Baiyuan, we are also 
amending the rate for the companies not selected for individual 
examination in this review, which changes from 4.25 percent to 4.68 
percent.
    For a complete discussion of the ministerial error allegation, as 
well as Commerce's analysis, see the Ministerial Error Memorandum.\9\ 
The Ministerial Error Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov.
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    \9\ See also Memorandum, ``Amended Final Results Margin 
Calculation for Jinquan/Baiyuan,'' dated concurrently with this 
memorandum.
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Amended Final Results of Review

    As a result of correcting the ministerial error described above, we 
determine the following estimated amended weighted-average dumping 
margins for the period February 1, 2022, through January 31, 2023:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                      Exporters                         dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Fujian Jinquan Trade Co., Ltd./Baiyuan Wood                         4.68
 Machining Co., Ltd.................................
Non-Selected Companies Under Review Receiving a                     4.68
 Separate Rate \10\.................................
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Disclosure
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    \10\ See Appendix.
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    We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with 
these amended final results of review to interested parties within five 
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise in accordance with the amended final results of review. 
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP for Jinquan/
Baiyuan and the non-selected companies under review receiving a 
separate rate no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of 
the amended final results in the Federal Register. If a timely summons 
is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, 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).
    Because Jinquan/Baiyuan's ad valorem weighted-average final dumping 
margin is not zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent), we 
have calculated importer-specific assessment rates for this respondent, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\11\ For sales for which 
Jinquan/Baiyuan reported entered value, we have calculated importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rates based on the ratio of the total 
amount of dumping calculated for each importer's examined sales to the 
total entered value of those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1). For sales for which Jinquan/Baiyuan did not report 
entered value, we have calculated importer-specific per-unit duty 
assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping 
duties calculated for the examined sales to the total quantity of those 
sales. To determine whether an importer-specific, per-unit assessment 
rate is de minimis, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we also 
calculated an importer-specific ad valorem ratio based on estimated 
entered values.
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    \11\ In these amended final results, Commerce applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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    For entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales databases 
submitted by Jinquan/Baiyuan during this review, Commerce will instruct 
CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate (i.e., 220.87 
percent).
    For the respondents not selected for individual examination in this 
administrative review that qualified for a separate rate, the 
assessment rate will be equal to Jinquan/Baiyuan's amended cash deposit 
rate (i.e., 4.68 percent).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the amended final results of this administrative review 
for all shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: for Jinquan/
Baiyuan and the other companies which were found eligible for a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 4.68 percent.

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Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    This notice also serves as a final 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 has 
occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, 
and/or increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of 
the countervailing duties.

Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 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 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 violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these amended final results of 
administrative review and notice in accordance with sections 751(h) and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

    Dated: October 18, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Non-Selected Companies Under Review Receiving a Separate Rate

1. Anji Huaxin Bamboo & Wood Products Co., Ltd.
2. Composite Technology International, Limited
3. Fujian Hongjia Craft Products Co., Ltd.
4. Fujian Sanming City Donglai Wood Co., Ltd.
5. Fujian Wangbin Decorative Material Co., Ltd.
6. Fujian Youxi Best Arts & Crafts Co. Ltd.
7. Huaan Longda Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
8. Jiangsu Wenfeng Wood Co., Ltd.
9. Longquan Jiefeng Trade Co., Ltd.
10. Nanping Huatai Wood & Bamboo Co., Ltd.
11. Nicer Window Fashions Co., Ltd.
12. Putian Yihong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
13. Qimen Jianxing Bamboo and Wood Goods Co., Ltd.
14. Rui Xing Wooden Products Co., Ltd.
15. Shandong Miting Household Co., Ltd.
16. Shaxian Hengtong Wood Industry Co., Ltd.
17. Shaxian Shiyiwood, Ltd.
18. Shuyang Kevin International Co., Ltd.
19. Sun Valley Shade Co., Ltd.
20. Suqian Sulu Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd.
21. Zhangzhou Wangjiamei Industry & Trade Co., Ltd.
22. Zhangzhou Yihong Industrial Co., Ltd.

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