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be removed from an applicant’s 

submission and not considered during 

the selection process. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Recruitment for this trade mission 

will be conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (http://www.ita.doc.gov/ 

doctm/tmcal.html) and other Internet 

Web sites, press releases to general and 

trade media, e-mail blasts, notices by 

industry trade associations and other 

multiplier groups, and publicity at 

industry meetings, symposia, 

conferences, and trade shows. 

Recruitment for the mission will begin 

immediately and conclude no later than 

February 27, 2009. Applications 

received after that date will be 

considered only if space and scheduling 

constraints permit. 

Contacts in the United States: 

Bill Cline, Director, U.S. Commercial 

Service, Reno, Team Leader, Global 

Environmental Team, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, Tel: 

775.784.5203/Fax: 775.784.5343, 

Email: 

envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov. 

Jessica Arnold, Global Environmental 

Team Project Officer, U.S. Department 

of Commerce, Washington, DC 20004, 

Tel: (202) 482–2026/Fax: (202) 482– 

9000, Email: 

envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov. 

Contacts in Europe: 

Milan, Italy: Nicoletta Postiglione, 

American Consulate General, Tel: 

011–39–02–626–8851, Fax: 011–39– 

02–659–6561, Email: 

envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov. 

Zagreb, Croatia: Pamela Ward, American 

Embassy/Zagreb, Tel: 011–385–1– 

661–2224, Fax: 011–385–1–661–2446, 

Email: 

envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov. 

Athens, Greece: William Kutson, U.S. 

Embassy/Athens, Tel: 30/210/720– 

2303/720–2302, Fax: 30/210/721– 

8660, Email: 

envirotechmission@mail.doc.gov. 

Dated: February 18, 2009. 

Jessica Arnold, 

International Trade Specialist, U.S. 

Commercial Service, U.S. Department of 

Commerce. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–890] 

Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final 

Results of Changed Circumstances 

Review and Determination to Revoke 

Order in Part 

AGENCY: Import Administration, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2007 

SUMMARY: On January 9, 2009, the 

Department of Commerce (the 

‘‘Department’’) published a notice of 

initiation and preliminary results of 

antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) changed 

circumstances review with intent to 

revoke, in part, the AD order on wooden 

bedroom furniture from the People’s 

Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See Wooden 

Bedroom Furniture from the People’s 

Republic of China: Notice of Initiation 

and Preliminary Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review, and Intent to 

Revoke Order in Part, 74 FR 886 

(January 9, 2009) (‘‘Initiation and 

Preliminary Results’’). We are now 

revoking this order in part, with regard 

to the following product: toy boxes, as 

described in the relevant footnote 

(footnote 15 in this document) of the 

‘‘Scope of the Order’’ section of this 

notice, based on the fact that domestic 

parties have expressed no further 

interest in the relief provided by the 

order with respect to the imports of 

these toy boxes, as so described. 

In its November 25, 2008, submission, 

the American Furniture Manufacturers 

Committee for Legal Trade and its 

individual members (the ‘‘AFMC’’ or 

‘‘petitioners’’) stated that they no longer 

have any interest in seeking 

antidumping relief from imports of such 

toy boxes as defined in the ‘‘Scope of 

the Order’’ section below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Stolz or Robert Bolling, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; 

telephone (202) 482–4474 and 

(202)482–3434, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 25, 2008, the 

Department received a request on behalf 

of the petitioners, for revocation in part 

of the AD order on wooden bedroom 

furniture from the PRC pursuant to 

sections 751(b)(1) and 782(h) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the 

Act’’), with respect to toy boxes. In their 

November 25, 2008, submission, 

Petitioners stated that they no longer 

have any interest in antidumping relief 

from imports of such toy boxes. 

Scope of Changed Circumstances 

Review 

The merchandise covered by this 

changed circumstances review are toy 

boxes from the PRC meeting the 

following criteria. The toy box must: 1) 

be wider than it is tall; (2) have 

dimensions within 16 27 inches in 

height, 15 18 inches in depth, and 21 30 

inches in width; (3) have a hinged lid 

that encompasses the entire top of the 

box; (4) not incorporate any doors or 

drawers; (5) have slow–closing safety 

hinges; (6) have air vents; (7) have no 

locking mechanism; and (8) comply 

with American Society for Testing and 

Materials (ASTM) standard F963–03. 

Toy boxes are boxes generally designed 

for the purpose of storing children’s 

items such as toys, books, and 

playthings. Effective upon publication 

of this final results of changed 

circumstances review in the Federal 

Register, the amended scope of the 

order will read as follows. 

Scope of the Amended Order 

The product covered by the order is 

wooden bedroom furniture. Wooden 

bedroom furniture is generally, but not 

exclusively, designed, manufactured, 

and offered for sale in coordinated 

groups, or bedrooms, in which all of the 

individual pieces are of approximately 

the same style and approximately the 

same material and/or finish. The subject 

merchandise is made substantially of 

wood products, including both solid 

wood and also engineered wood 

products made from wood particles, 

fibers, or other wooden materials such 

as plywood, oriented strand board, 

particle board, and fiberboard, with or 

without wood veneers, wood overlays, 

or laminates, with or without non–wood 

components or trim such as metal, 

marble, leather, glass, plastic, or other 

resins, and whether or not assembled, 

completed, or finished. 

The subject merchandise includes the 

following items: (1) wooden beds such 

as loft beds, bunk beds, and other beds; 

(2) wooden headboards for beds 

(whether stand–alone or attached to side 

rails), wooden footboards for beds, 

wooden side rails for beds, and wooden 

canopies for beds; (3) night tables, night 

stands, dressers, commodes, bureaus, 

mule chests, gentlemen’s chests, 

bachelor’s chests, lingerie chests, 

wardrobes, vanities, chessers, 

chifforobes, and wardrobe–type 

cabinets; (4) dressers with framed glass 


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1A chest-on-chest is typically a tall chest-ofdrawers in two or more sections (or appearing to be 

in two or more sections), with one or two sections 

mounted (or appearing to be mounted) on a slightly 

larger chest; also known as a tallboy. 

2A highboy is typically a tall chest of drawers 

usually composed of a base and a top section with 

drawers, and supported on four legs or a small chest 

(often 15 inches or more in height). 

3A lowboy is typically a short chest of drawers, 

not more than four feet high, normally set on short 

legs. 

4A chest of drawers is typically a case containing 

drawers for storing clothing. 

5A chest is typically a case piece taller than it 

is wide featuring a series of drawers and with or 

without one or more doors for storing clothing. The 

piece can either include drawers or be designed as 

a large box incorporating a lid. 

6A door chest is typically a chest with hinged 

doors to store clothing, whether or not containing 

drawers. The piece may also include shelves for 

televisions and other entertainment electronics. 

7A chiffonier is typically a tall and narrow chest 

of drawers normally used for storing undergarments 

and lingerie, often with mirror(s) attached. 

8A hutch is typically an open case of furniture 

with shelves that typically sits on another piece of 

furniture and provides storage for clothes. 

9An armoire is typically a tall cabinet or 

wardrobe (typically 50 inches or taller), with doors, 

and with one or more drawers (either exterior below 

or above the doors or interior behind the doors), 

shelves, and/or garment rods or other apparatus for 

storing clothes. Bedroom armoires may also be used 

to hold television receivers and/or other audiovisual entertainment systems. 

10As used herein, bentwood means solid wood 

made pliable. Bentwood is wood that is brought to 

a curved shape by bending it while made pliable 

with moist heat or other agency and then set by 

cooling or drying. See Customs’ Headquarters’ 

Ruling Letter 043859, dated May 17, 1976. 

11Any armoire, cabinet or other accent item for 

the purpose of storing jewelry, not to exceed 24’’ 

in width, 18‘‘ in depth, and 49’’ in height, including 

a minimum of 5 lined drawers lined with felt or 

felt-like material, at least one side door (whether or 

not the door is lined with felt or felt-like material), 

with necklace hangers, and a flip-top lid with inset 

mirror. See Issues and Decision Memorandum from 

Laurel LaCivita to Laurie Parkhill, Office Director, 

Concerning Jewelry Armoires and Cheval Mirrors in 

the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Wooden 

Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China, dated August 31, 2004. See also Wooden 

Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China: Notice of Final Results of Changed 

Circumstances Review and Revocation in Part, 71 

FR 38621 (July 7, 2006). 

12Cheval mirrors are any framed, tiltable mirror 

with a height in excess of 50’’ that is mounted on 

a floor-standing, hinged base. Additionally, the 

scope of the order excludes combination cheval 

mirror/jewelry cabinets. The excluded merchandise 

is an integrated piece consisting of a cheval mirror, 

i.e., a framed tiltable mirror with a height in excess 

of 50 inches, mounted on a floor-standing, hinged 

base, the cheval mirror serving as a door to a 

cabinet back that is integral to the structure of the 

mirror and which constitutes a jewelry cabinet 

lined with fabric, having necklace and bracelet 

hooks, mountings for rings and shelves, with or 

without a working lock and key to secure the 

contents of the jewelry cabinet back to the cheval 

mirror, and no drawers anywhere on the integrated 

piece. The fully assembled piece must be at least 

50 inches in height, 14.5 inches in width, and 3 

inches in depth. See Wooden Bedroom Furniture 

From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results 

of Changed Circumstances Review and 

Determination To Revoke Order in Part, 72 FR 948 

(January 9, 2007). 

13Metal furniture parts and unfinished furniture 

parts made of wood products (as defined above) 

that are not otherwise specifically named in this 

scope (i.e., wooden headboards for beds, wooden 

footboards for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and 

wooden canopies for beds) and that do not possess 

the essential character of wooden bedroom 

furniture in an unassembled, incomplete, or 

unfinished form. Such parts are usually classified 

under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheading 9403.90.7000. 

14Upholstered beds that are completely 

upholstered, i.e., containing filling material and 

completely covered in sewn genuine leather, 

synthetic leather, or natural or synthetic decorative 

fabric. To be excluded, the entire bed (headboards, 

footboards, and side rails) must be upholstered 

except for bed feet, which may be of wood, metal, 

or any other material and which are no more than 

nine inches in height from the floor. See Wooden 

Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances 

Review and Determination to Revoke Order in Part, 

72 FR 7013 (February 14, 2007). 

15To be excluded the toy box must: 1) be wider 

than it is tall; (2) have dimensions within 16 - 27 

inches in height, 15 - 18 inches in depth, and 21 

- 30 inches in width; (3) have a hinged lid that 

encompasses the entire top of the box; (4) not 

incorporate any doors or drawers; (5) have slowclosing safety hinges; (6) have air vents; (7) have no 

locking mechanism; and (8) comply with American 

Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard 

F963-03. Toy boxes are boxes generally designed for 

the purpose of storing children’s items such as toys, 

books, and playthings. 

mirrors that are attached to, 

incorporated in, sit on, or hang over the 

dresser; (5) chests–on-chests,1

highboys,2 lowboys,3 chests of drawers,4

chests,5 door chests,6 chiffoniers,7

hutches,8 and armoires;9 (6) desks, 

computer stands, filing cabinets, book 

cases, or writing tables that are attached 

to or incorporated in the subject 

merchandise; and (7) other bedroom 

furniture consistent with the above list. 

The scope of the order excludes the 

following items: (1) seats, chairs, 

benches, couches, sofas, sofa beds, 

stools, and other seating furniture; (2) 

mattresses, mattress supports (including 

box springs), infant cribs, water beds, 

and futon frames; (3) office furniture, 

such as desks, stand–up desks, 

computer cabinets, filing cabinets, 

credenzas, and bookcases; (4) dining 

room or kitchen furniture such as dining 

tables, chairs, servers, sideboards, 

buffets, corner cabinets, china cabinets, 

and china hutches; (5) other non– 

bedroom furniture, such as television 

cabinets, cocktail tables, end tables, 

occasional tables, wall systems, book 

cases, and entertainment systems; (6) 

bedroom furniture made primarily of 

wicker, cane, osier, bamboo or rattan; (7) 

side rails for beds made of metal if sold 

separately from the headboard and 

footboard; (8) bedroom furniture in 

which bentwood parts predominate;10

(9) jewelry armoires;11 (10) cheval 

mirrors;12 (11) certain metal parts;13 (12) 

mirrors that do not attach to, 

incorporate in, sit on, or hang over a 

dresser if they are not designed and 

marketed to be sold in conjunction with 

a dresser as part of a dresser–mirror set; 

(13) upholstered beds;14 and (14) toy 

boxes.15 Imports of subject merchandise 

are classified under subheading 

9403.50.9040 of the HTSUS as ‘‘wooden 

. . . beds’’ and under subheading 

9403.50.9080 of the HTSUS as ‘‘other . 

. . wooden furniture of a kind used in 

the bedroom.’’ In addition, wooden 

headboards for beds, wooden footboards 

for beds, wooden side rails for beds, and 

wooden canopies for beds may also be 

entered under subheading 9403.50.9040 

of the HTSUS as ‘‘parts of wood’’ and 

framed glass mirrors may also be 

entered under subheading 7009.92.5000 

of the HTSUS as ‘‘glass mirrors . . . 

framed.’’ This order covers all wooden 

bedroom furniture meeting the above 

description, regardless of tariff 

classification. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, our 

written description of the scope of this 

proceeding is dispositive. 

Final Results of Review; Partial 

Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order 

The affirmative statement of no 

interest by petitioners concerning toy 

boxes, as described herein, constitutes 

changed circumstances sufficient to 

warrant revocation of this order in part. 

No party commented on the Initiation 

and Preliminary Results. Additionally, 

no party contests that petitioner’s 

statement of no interest represents the 

views of domestic producers accounting 

for substantially all of the production of 

the particular domestic like product 

(i.e., toy boxes). Therefore, the 

Department is partially revoking the 

order on wooden bedroom furniture 

with respect to toy boxes from the PRC 

with regard to products which meet the 

specifications detailed above, in 

accordance with sections 751(b), (d) and 

782(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d) 

and 351.222(g). 

In this changed circumstances review 

we have determined to revoke the order 

in part, retroactive to January 1, 2007, 

(the date following the last day of the 

most recently completed administrative 

review) for unliquidated entries in light 

of: 1) the submission by petitioners; 2) 

the fact that entries after this date are 

not subject to a final determination by 

the Department; and 3) we have 

received no comments following our 

preliminary results of January 9, 2009, 

where we indicated that this changed 

circumstances review will apply 

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public of our revocation in part with 

respect to toy boxes in the antidumping 

duty order on wooden bedroom 

furniture from the PRC retroactive to 

January 1, 2007. 

We will instruct the U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection to liquidate without 

regard to antidumping duties, as 

applicable, and to refund any estimated 

antidumping duties collected for all 

unliquidated entries of toy boxes, made 

on or after January 1, 2007, meeting the 

specifications indicated above, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.222. 

This notice serves as a reminder to 

parties subject to administrative 

protective orders (‘‘APOs’’) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.306. 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 sanctionable 

violation. 

This changed circumstances 

administrative review, partial 

revocation of the antidumping duty 

order and notice are in accordance with 

sections 751(b), (d) and 782(h) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.216(e) and 

351.222(g). 

Dated: February 13, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Building for the Future: U.S. Building 

Products Trade Mission to Asia 

AGENCY: Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Revision. 

Mission Statement 

Building for the Future: U.S. Building 

Products Trade Mission to Asia. April 

20–28, 2009. 

Mission Description 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service is organizing a 

Trade Mission to Hong Kong, Singapore, 

and Bangkok, Thailand, April 20–28, 

2009, to promote U.S. firms offering 

environmentally friendly design and 

engineering services, energy efficient 

building systems, efficient lighting and 

heating/ventilation/air conditioning 

(HVAC) systems, and eco-friendly 

building products. 

Growing interest in energy efficiency, 

environmental protection, and ‘‘green’’ 

building are generating significant 

opportunities in these markets for U.S. 

firms offering innovative products and 

technologies. The mission will include 

one-on-one business matchmaking 

appointments with prospective agents, 

distributors, and end-users; updates on 

major projects; Embassy briefings on 

doing business in each country market; 

and networking receptions. 

Commercial Setting 

Hong Kong 

In Hong Kong’s estimated $24 billion 

annual construction and building sector, 

usage of eco-friendly and energy-saving 

products has increased in recent years 

as developers are becoming more 

concerned about their environmental 

image and seek to attract multinational 

corporate tenants who prefer features 

that will save energy, reduce waste, and 

increase productivity in their 

commercial projects. 

Government regulations and 

incentives play a pivotal role in shaping 

the design of residential buildings in 

Hong Kong. Government incentives to 

encourage green building and waste 

reduction include exempting green 

features from the calculation of the gross 

floor area of a property, which grants 

developers extra floor space to boost the 

market value of their properties. 

In the last five years, growth in 

demand has been significant for 

environmentally-friendly products such 

as T5 lamps, variable-speed pumps, heat 

recovery systems in HVAC, service-ondemand features, advanced window 

glazings, and motion sensors. Metal 

formworks have extensively replaced 

timber. More pre-fabricated elements are 

used to allow cleaner construction sites. 

Use of photovoltaic panels has also 

increased, particularly in public 

buildings, although not on a large scale. 

The market for green building products 

in Hong Kong is far from maturity and 

holds genuine potential. 

Singapore 

Singapore’s $17 billion construction 

market is estimated to reach $20 billion 

annually over the next five years. 

Government spending will be the main 

factor sustaining construction demand, 

with emphasis on infrastructure 

projects. Singapore’s interest in green 

building promises to be substantial. The 

Government has set aside about $13 

million over the next three years for the 

Green Mark Incentive Program, 

administered by the Building and 

Construction Authority (BCA), offering 

cash incentives to private developers 

and building owners for efforts to 

achieve a BCA Green Mark Gold rating 

for new or retrofitted buildings with a 

gross floor area exceeding 5,000 square 

meters. Furthermore, under BCA’s 

Green Mark program, the Marina Bay 

area is to serve as a model eco-city, with 

a new reservoir and gardens, and most 

buildings in the vicinity Green Mark 

certified. (For details on BCA’s Green 

Mark program, see http:// 

www.bca.gov.sg/GreenMark/ 

green_mark_buildings.html). 

Singapore’s Housing and 

Development Board is developing an 

eco-precinct in an effort to ensure the 

sustainability of public housing 

developments. The BCA is also 

establishing the One North area as a 

model of green facilities for the 

industrial sector. BCA’s Green Mark 

building program is strongly supported 

by Singapore’s National Environment 

Agency, pointing to excellent 

opportunities for U.S. suppliers of green 

materials and technology. The BCA 

specifically recommends the use of 

recyclable materials, as well as products 

and systems designed to harness 

renewable energy (e.g., solar, wind, 

biomass), increase energy efficiency, 

improve indoor air quality, and reduce 

noise and air pollution. 

Another $34 million has been setaside to be used within the next five 

years for a new Research Fund for the 

Built Environment. This Fund aims to 

intensify research and development 

efforts in green building technologies 

and energy efficiency. Separately, the 

Singapore Economic Development 

Board is committing $234 million for 

the green energy push, which includes 

an initiative to make Singapore a testing 

ground for new technologies, such as 

the latest solar panels or fuel cell 

engines. 

In all, the market potential in 

Singapore for technologies, systems and 

equipment used in the construction of 

environmentally sustainable (‘‘green’’) 

buildings is growing. This covers all 

types of systems and products to 

improve energy and water efficiency of 

a building, technologies and equipment 

that improve indoor air quality, 

construction systems that reduce noise 

and air pollution, and recyclable 

building materials. 

Thailand 

The United States and Thailand have 

enjoyed a special commercial 

relationship for 175 years under the 

Treaty of Amity and Commerce, which 

in most sectors affords U.S. companies 

operating in Thailand national 


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