Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 3 / Thursday, January 4, 2018 / Notices 513 

1See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain 

Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination, 

and Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances 

Determination, in Part, 82 FR 53473 (November 16, 

2017). 

meet U.S. Products Standard PS 1–09, PS 2– 

09, or PS 2–10 for Structural Plywood 

(including any revisions to that standard or 

any substantially equivalent international 

standard intended for structural plywood), 

and which has both a face and a back veneer 

of coniferous wood; (2) products which have 

a face and back veneer of cork; (3) 

multilayered wood flooring, as described in 

the antidumping duty and countervailing 

duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring 

from the People’s Republic of China, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration. See Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China, 

76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011) (amended 

final determination of sales at less than fair 

value and antidumping duty order), and 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China, 76 FR 76693 

(December 8, 2011) (countervailing duty 

order), as amended by Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: 

Amended Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012); 

(4) multilayered wood flooring with a face 

veneer of bamboo or composed entirely of 

bamboo; (5) plywood which has a shape or 

design other than a flat panel, with the 

exception of any minor processing described 

above; (6) products made entirely from 

bamboo and adhesives (also known as ‘‘solid 

bamboo’’); and (7) Phenolic Film Faced 

Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic 

Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a 

panel with an ‘‘Exterior’’ or ‘‘Exposure 1’’ 

bond classification as is defined by The 

Engineered Wood Association, having an 

opaque phenolic film layer with a weight 

equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently 

bonded on both the face and back veneers 

and an opaque, moisture resistant coating 

applied to the edges. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are wooden furniture goods 

that, at the time of importation, are fully 

assembled and are ready for their intended 

uses. Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation is ‘‘ready to assemble’’ (RTA) 

furniture. RTA furniture is defined as (A) 

furniture packaged for sale for ultimate 

purchase by an end-user that, at the time of 

importation, includes (1) all wooden 

components (in finished form) required to 

assemble a finished unit of furniture, (2) all 

accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers, 

dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive 

glues) required to assemble a finished unit of 

furniture, and (3) instructions providing 

guidance on the assembly of a finished unit 

of furniture; (B) unassembled bathroom 

vanity cabinets, having a space for one or 

more sinks, that are imported with all 

unassembled hardwood and hardwood 

plywood components that have been cut-tofinal dimensional component shape/size, 

painted or stained prior to importation, and 

stacked within a singled shipping package, 

except for furniture feet which may be 

packed and shipped separately; or (C) 

unassembled bathroom vanity linen closets 

that are imported with all unassembled 

hardwood and hardwood plywood 

components that have been cut-to-final 

dimensional shape/size, painted or stained 

prior to importation, and stacked within a 

single shipping package, except for furniture 

feet which may be packed and shipped 

separately. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are kitchen cabinets that, at the 

time of importation, are fully assembled and 

are ready for their intended uses. Also 

excluded from the scope of this investigation 

are RTA kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen 

cabinets are defined as kitchen cabinets 

packaged for sale for ultimate purchase by an 

end-user that, at the time of importation, 

includes (1) all wooden components (in 

finished form) required to assemble a 

finished unit of cabinetry, (2) all accessory 

parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, 

handles, knobs, hooks, adhesive glues) 

required to assemble a finished unit of 

cabinetry, and (3) instructions providing 

guidance on the assembly of a finished unit 

of cabinetry. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are finished table tops, which 

are table tops imported in finished form with 

pre-cut or drilled openings to attach the 

underframe or legs. The table tops are ready 

for use at the time of import and require no 

further finishing or processing. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are finished countertops that 

are imported in finished form and require no 

further finishing or manufacturing. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are laminated veneer lumber 

door and window components with (1) a 

maximum width of 44 millimeters, a 

thickness from 30 millimeters to 72 

millimeters, and a length of less than 2413 

millimeters (2) water boiling point exterior 

adhesive, (3) a modulus of elasticity of 

1,500,000 pounds per square inch or higher, 

(4) finger-jointed or lap-jointed core veneer 

with all layers oriented so that the grain is 

running parallel or with no more than 3 

dispersed layers of veneer oriented with the 

grain running perpendicular to the other 

layers; and (5) top layer machined with a 

curved edge and one or more profile 

channels throughout. 

Imports of hardwood plywood are 

primarily entered under the following 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings: 

4412.10.0500;4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 

4412.31.0560; 4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 

4412.31.0660; 4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 

4412.31.2610; 4412.31.2620; 4412.31.4040; 

4412.31.4050; 4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4075; 

4412.31.4080; 4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4150; 

4412.31.4160; 4412.31.4180; 4412.31.5125; 

4412.31.5135; 4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 

4412.31.5175; 4412.31.5235; 4412.31.5255; 

4412.31.5265; 4412.31.5275; 4412.31.6000; 

4412.31.6100; 4412.31.9100; 4412.31.9200; 

4412.32.0520; 4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0565; 

4412.32.0570; 4412.32.0620; 4412.32.0640; 

4412.32.0670; 4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2525; 

4412.32.2530; 4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2630; 

4412.32.3125; 4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 

4412.32.3165; 4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 

4412.32.3235; 4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 

4412.32.3275; 4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5600; 

4412.32.3235; 4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 

4412.32.3275; 4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5700; 

4412.94.1030; 4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 

4412.94.3111; 4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3141; 

4412.94.3161; 4412.94.3175; 4412.94.4100; 

4412.99.0600; 4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 

4412.99.1040; 4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 

4412.99.3130; 4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 

4412.99.3160; 4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 

4412.99.5115; and 4412.99.5710. 

Imports of hardwood plywood may also 

enter under HTSUS subheadings 

4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 

4412.99.9000; 4412.10.9000; 4412.94.5100; 

4412.94.9500; and 4412.99.9500. While the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28482 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–052] 

Certain Hardwood Plywood Products 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing the countervailing 

duty order on certain hardwood 

plywood products (hardwood plywood) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China). 

DATES: Applicable January 4, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Neuman at (202) 482–0486, or 

Matthew Renkey at (202) 482–2312, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office V, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with section 705(d) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act), 

on November 16, 2017, Commerce 

published its affirmative final 

determination that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of hardwood 

plywood from China.1 On December 20, 

2017, the ITC notified Commerce of its 

affirmative determination that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured within the meaning 


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2See Letter to Gary Taverman, Acting Assistant 

Secretary of Commerce for Enforcement and 

Compliance, from Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, 

Chairman of the U.S. International Trade 

Commission, regarding certain hardwood plywood 

products from the People’s Republic of China 

(December 20, 2017) (ITC Letter). 3See ITC Letter. 4See Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from 

the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary 

Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 

Preliminary Affirmative Critical Circumstances 

Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final 

Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination, 82 FR 19022 (April 25, 2017). 

of section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by 

reason of subsidized imports of subject 

merchandise from China.2

Scope of the Order 

The scope of this order covers 

hardwood plywood from China. For a 

complete description of the scope, see 

the Appendix to this notice. 

Countervailing Duty Order 

On December 20, 2017, in accordance 

with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) 

of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce 

of its final determination in this 

investigation, in which it found that an 

industry in the United States is 

materially injured by reason of imports 

of hardwood plywood from China.3

Therefore, in accordance with section 

705(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is 

issuing this countervailing duty order. 

Because the ITC determined that 

imports of hardwood plywood from 

China are materially injuring a U.S. 

industry, unliquidated entries of such 

merchandise from China, entered or 

withdrawn from warehouse for 

consumption, are subject to the 

assessment of countervailing duties. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

706(a) of the Act, Commerce will direct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) to assess, upon further instruction 

by Commerce, countervailing duties for 

all relevant entries of hardwood 

plywood from China. Countervailing 

duties will be assessed on unliquidated 

entries of hardwood plywood from 

China entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption on or after 

April 25, 2017, the date of publication 

of the Preliminary Determination,4 but 

will not include entries occurring after 

the expiration of the provisional 

measures period and before publication 

of the ITC’s final injury determination 

as further described below. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 706 of the 

Act, Commerce will instruct CBP to 

reinstitute the suspension of liquidation 

of hardwood plywood from China. We 

will also instruct CBP to require, 

pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act, 

countervailing duties for each entry of 

the subject merchandise in an amount 

based on the net countervailable 

subsidy rates for the subject 

merchandise. These instructions 

suspending liquidation will remain in 

effect until further notice. The all-others 

rate applies to all producers and 

exporters of subject merchandise. 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Shandong Dongfang Bayley Wood Co., Ltd 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Sanfortune Wood Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................... 22.98 

All-Others ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22.98 

Anji Qichen Bamboo Industry Co. Ltd 6 ............................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Deqing Shengqiang Wood Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Guangxi Sunway Cen.Xi Artificial Board Ltd ....................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Guangxi Sunway Forest Products Industry Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Hebei Tongli Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................ 194.90 

Heze Fulin Wood Products Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Jiashan Minghong Wood Industry Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Jiaxing Brilliant Import & Export Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................ 194.90 

Keens Products ................................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

King Sheng .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Kunming Alston Ast Wood Products Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Langfang Baomujie Wood Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Larkcop International Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Linyi Cathay Pacific Wood Factory ..................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Celtic Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Dongri Plywood Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Linyi Hongma ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Jinhua Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Linyi Kai Yi Arts and Crafts Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Laiyi Timber Industry Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Lianyi Wood Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Linyi Raya Commerce ......................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Linyi Yutai Wood Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Lishui Liancheng Pencil Manufacturing Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Mol Consolidation Service ................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Ningbo Asia Pulp and Paper ............................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Ningbo Zhonghua Paper ..................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Qiangsheng Wood Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Qingdao Liansheng International Trading ........................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Qufu Shengda Wood Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Shandong Fengtai Wood Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Shandong Hongyang Fire Resistant ................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Shandong Xingang Group ................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Shanghai Sunshine Decorative Materials Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Shenghe Wood Company Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Shouguang Evergreen Im & Ex Co. Ltd 7 ........................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Shouguang Taizhong Wood Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Siyang Jiayuan Woodindustry Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Siyang Senda Wood Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................ 194.90 


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5As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, 

Commerce found that Shandong Dongfang Bayley 

Wood Co., Ltd. (Bayley Wood) is cross-owned with 

Linyi Yinhe Panel Factory (Yinhe Panel), a 

producer of subject merchandise. Commerce is also 

applying Bayley Wood’s rate to Yinhe Panel. 6This company and those listed below are 

receiving the AFA rate because they did not 

respond to our quantity and value questionnaire. 7This company was listed as having the 

following two ‘‘aka’’ names: Shouguang Evergreen 

Co., Ltd. and Weifang Evergreen Wood Co., Ltd. 8This company was listed as having the 

following ‘‘aka’’ name: Suqian Sulu Import and 

Export Trading. 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Suqian Bairun Wood Industry Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................................ 194.90 

Suqian Foreign Trade Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................ 194.90 

Suqian Sulu Wood Industry Co., Ltd 8 ................................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Suzbou Dong He Wood Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Tianjin Canex ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Tianjin Zhanye Metal Products Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Xuzhou Fuyuan Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Hongwei Wood Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Ruilin Timber Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................ 194.90 

Xuzhou Shenghe Wood Products ....................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Woodhi Trading Co. Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Yishun Brightwood Co. Ltd .................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Zhongda Building Materials Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Xuzhou Zhongyuan Wood Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Yixing Lion-King Timber Industry Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Zhejiang Deqing Shengqiang Wood Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Zhejiang Fuerjia Wooden Company .................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Zhejiang Jufeng Wood Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Zhejiang Xinyuan Bamboo Products Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................... 194.90 

Zhejiang Yongyu Bamboo Joint-Stock Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................. 194.90 

Provisional Measures 

Section 703(d) of the Act states that 

instructions issued pursuant to an 

affirmative preliminary determination 

may not remain in effect for more than 

four months. In the underlying 

investigation, Commerce published the 

Preliminary Determination on April 25, 

2017. As such, the four-month period 

beginning on the date of the publication 

of the Preliminary Determination ended 

on August 23, 2017. Furthermore, 

section 707(b) of the Act states that 

definitive duties are to begin on the date 

of publication of the ITC’s final injury 

determination. 

Therefore, in accordance with section 

703(d) of the Act and our practice, we 

instructed CBP to terminate the 

suspension of liquidation and to 

liquidate, without regard to 

countervailing duties, unliquidated 

entries of hardwood plywood from 

China entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse, for consumption, on or after 

August 23, 2017, the date the 

provisional measures expired, until and 

through the day preceding the date of 

publication of the ITC’s final injury 

determination in the Federal Register. 

Suspension of liquidation will resume 

on the date of publication of the ITC’s 

final determination in the Federal 

Register. 

Notifications to Interested Parties 

This notice constitutes the 

countervailing duty order with respect 

to hardwood plywood from China 

pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act. 

Interested parties can find a list of 

countervailing duty orders currently in 

effect at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ 

stats/iastats1.html. 

This order is issued and published in 

accordance with section 706(a) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b). 

Dated: December 28, 2017. 

Christian Marsh, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is hardwood and decorative 

plywood, and certain veneered panels as 

described below. For purposes of this 

proceeding, hardwood and decorative 

plywood is defined as a generally flat, 

multilayered plywood or other veneered 

panel, consisting of two or more layers or 

plies of wood veneers and a core, with the 

face and/or back veneer made of nonconiferous wood (hardwood) or bamboo. The 

veneers, along with the core may be glued or 

otherwise bonded together. Hardwood and 

decorative plywood may include products 

that meet the American National Standard for 

Hardwood and Decorative Plywood, ANSI/ 

HPVA HP–1–2016 (including any revisions 

to that standard). 

For purposes of this investigation a 

‘‘veneer’’ is a slice of wood regardless of 

thickness which is cut, sliced or sawed from 

a log, bolt, or flitch. The face and back 

veneers are the outermost veneer of wood on 

either side of the core irrespective of 

additional surface coatings or covers as 

described below. 

The core of hardwood and decorative 

plywood consists of the layer or layers of one 

or more material(s) that are situated between 

the face and back veneers. The core may be 

composed of a range of materials, including 

but not limited to hardwood, softwood, 

particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard 

(MDF). 

All hardwood plywood is included within 

the scope of this investigation regardless of 

whether or not the face and/or back veneers 

are surface coated or covered and whether or 

not such surface coating(s) or covers obscures 

the grain, textures, or markings of the wood. 

Examples of surface coatings and covers 

include, but are not limited to: Ultra violet 

light cured polyurethanes; oil or oil-modified 

or water based polyurethanes; wax; epoxyester finishes; moisture-cured urethanes; 

paints; stains; paper; aluminum; high 

pressure laminate; MDF; medium density 

overlay (MDO); and phenolic film. 

Additionally, the face veneer of hardwood 

plywood may be sanded; smoothed or given 

a ‘‘distressed’’ appearance through such 

methods as hand-scraping or wire brushing. 

All hardwood plywood is included within 

the scope even if it is trimmed; cut-to-size; 

notched; punched; drilled; or has underwent 

other forms of minor processing. 

All hardwood and decorative plywood is 

included within the scope of this 

investigation, without regard to dimension 

(overall thickness, thickness of face veneer, 

thickness of back veneer, thickness of core, 

thickness of inner veneers, width, or length). 

However, the most common panel sizes of 

hardwood and decorative plywood are 1219 

x 1829 mm (48 x 72 inches), 1219 x 2438 mm 

(48 x 96 inches), and 1219 x 3048 mm (48 

x 120 inches). 

Subject merchandise also includes 

hardwood and decorative plywood that has 

been further processed in a third country, 

including but not limited to trimming, 

cutting, notching, punching, drilling, or any 

other processing that would not otherwise 

remove the merchandise from the scope of 

the investigation if performed in the country 

of manufacture of the in-scope product. 


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1See Petitioner’s letter, ‘‘Petition for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duties: Sodium 

Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and Derivative Products 

from the People’s Republic of China and France,’’ 

dated November 30, 2017 (the Petitions). 

The scope of the investigation excludes the 

following items: (1) Structural plywood (also 

known as ‘‘industrial plywood’’ or 

‘‘industrial panels’’) that is manufactured to 

meet U.S. Products Standard PS 1–09, PS 2– 

09, or PS 2–10 for Structural Plywood 

(including any revisions to that standard or 

any substantially equivalent international 

standard intended for structural plywood), 

and which has both a face and a back veneer 

of coniferous wood; (2) products which have 

a face and back veneer of cork; (3) 

multilayered wood flooring, as described in 

the antidumping duty and countervailing 

duty orders on Multilayered Wood Flooring 

from the People’s Republic of China, Import 

Administration, International Trade 

Administration. See Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China, 

76 FR 76690 (December 8, 2011) (amended 

final determination of sales at less than fair 

value and antidumping duty order), and 

Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 

People’s Republic of China, 76 FR 76693 

(December 8, 2011) (countervailing duty 

order), as amended by Multilayered Wood 

Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: 

Amended Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Orders, 77 FR 5484 (February 3, 2012); 

(4) multilayered wood flooring with a face 

veneer of bamboo or composed entirely of 

bamboo; (5) plywood which has a shape or 

design other than a flat panel, with the 

exception of any minor processing described 

above; (6) products made entirely from 

bamboo and adhesives (also known as ‘‘solid 

bamboo’’); and (7) Phenolic Film Faced 

Plyform (PFF), also known as Phenolic 

Surface Film Plywood (PSF), defined as a 

panel with an ‘‘Exterior’’ or ‘‘Exposure 1’’ 

bond classification as is defined by The 

Engineered Wood Association, having an 

opaque phenolic film layer with a weight 

equal to or greater than 90g/m3 permanently 

bonded on both the face and back veneers 

and an opaque, moisture resistant coating 

applied to the edges. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are wooden furniture goods 

that, at the time of importation, are fully 

assembled and are ready for their intended 

uses. Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation is ‘‘ready to assemble’’ (RTA) 

furniture. RTA furniture is defined as (A) 

furniture packaged for sale for ultimate 

purchase by an end-user that, at the time of 

importation, includes (1) all wooden 

components (in finished form) required to 

assemble a finished unit of furniture, (2) all 

accessory parts (e.g., screws, washers, 

dowels, nails, handles, knobs, adhesive 

glues) required to assemble a finished unit of 

furniture, and (3) instructions providing 

guidance on the assembly of a finished unit 

of furniture; (B) unassembled bathroom 

vanity cabinets, having a space for one or 

more sinks, that are imported with all 

unassembled hardwood and hardwood 

plywood components that have been cut-tofinal dimensional component shape/size, 

painted or stained prior to importation, and 

stacked within a singled shipping package, 

except for furniture feet which may be 

packed and shipped separately; or (C) 

unassembled bathroom vanity linen closets 

that are imported with all unassembled 

hardwood and hardwood plywood 

components that have been cut-to-final 

dimensional shape/size, painted or stained 

prior to importation, and stacked within a 

single shipping package, except for furniture 

feet which may be packed and shipped 

separately. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are kitchen cabinets that, at the 

time of importation, are fully assembled and 

are ready for their intended uses. Also 

excluded from the scope of this investigation 

are RTA kitchen cabinets. RTA kitchen 

cabinets are defined as kitchen cabinets 

packaged for sale for ultimate purchase by an 

end-user that, at the time of importation, 

includes (1) all wooden components (in 

finished form) required to assemble a 

finished unit of cabinetry, (2) all accessory 

parts (e.g., screws, washers, dowels, nails, 

handles, knobs, hooks, adhesive glues) 

required to assemble a finished unit of 

cabinetry, and (3) instructions providing 

guidance on the assembly of a finished unit 

of cabinetry. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are finished table tops, which 

are table tops imported in finished form with 

pre-cut or drilled openings to attach the 

underframe or legs. The table tops are ready 

for use at the time of import and require no 

further finishing or processing. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are finished countertops that 

are imported in finished form and require no 

further finishing or manufacturing. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are laminated veneer lumber 

door and window components with (1) a 

maximum width of 44 millimeters, a 

thickness from 30 millimeters to 72 

millimeters, and a length of less than 2413 

millimeters (2) water boiling point exterior 

adhesive, (3) a modulus of elasticity of 

1,500,000 pounds per square inch or higher, 

(4) finger-jointed or lap-jointed core veneer 

with all layers oriented so that the grain is 

running parallel or with no more than 3 

dispersed layers of veneer oriented with the 

grain running perpendicular to the other 

layers; and (5) top layer machined with a 

curved edge and one or more profile 

channels throughout. 

Imports of hardwood plywood are 

primarily entered under the following 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4412.10.0500; 

4412.31.0520; 4412.31.0540; 4412.31.0560; 

4412.31.0620; 4412.31.0640; 4412.31.0660; 

4412.31.2510; 4412.31.2520; 4412.31.2610; 

4412.31.2620; 4412.31.4040; 4412.31.4050; 

4412.31.4060; 4412.31.4075; 4412.31.4080; 

4412.31.4140; 4412.31.4150; 4412.31.4160; 

4412.31.4180; 4412.31.5125; 4412.31.5135; 

4412.31.5155; 4412.31.5165; 4412.31.5175; 

4412.31.5235; 4412.31.5255; 4412.31.5265; 

4412.31.5275; 4412.31.6000; 4412.31.6100; 

4412.31.9100; 4412.31.9200; 4412.32.0520; 

4412.32.0540; 4412.32.0565; 4412.32.0570; 

4412.32.0620; 4412.32.0640; 4412.32.0670; 

4412.32.2510; 4412.32.2525; 4412.32.2530; 

4412.32.2610; 4412.32.2630; 4412.32.3125; 

4412.32.3135; 4412.32.3155; 4412.32.3165; 

4412.32.3175; 4412.32.3185; 4412.32.3235; 

4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 4412.32.3275; 

4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5600; 4412.32.3235; 

4412.32.3255; 4412.32.3265; 4412.32.3275; 

4412.32.3285; 4412.32.5700; 4412.94.1030; 

4412.94.1050; 4412.94.3105; 4412.94.3111; 

4412.94.3121; 4412.94.3141; 4412.94.3161; 

4412.94.3175; 4412.94.4100; 4412.99.0600; 

4412.99.1020; 4412.99.1030; 4412.99.1040; 

4412.99.3110; 4412.99.3120; 4412.99.3130; 

4412.99.3140; 4412.99.3150; 4412.99.3160; 

4412.99.3170; 4412.99.4100; 4412.99.5115; 

and 4412.99.5710. 

Imports of hardwood plywood may also 

enter under HTSUS subheadings 

4412.99.6000; 4412.99.7000; 4412.99.8000; 

4412.99.9000; 4412.10.9000; 4412.94.5100; 

4412.94.9500; and 4412.99.9500. While the 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes, the 

written description of the scope of this 

investigation is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2017–28481 Filed 1–3–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–427–829, A–570–071] 

Sodium Gluconate, Gluconic Acid, and 

Derivative Products From France and 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable December 20, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Bailey at (202) 482–0193 and 

Maliha Khan at (202) 482–0895 

(France), Jeffrey Pedersen at (202) 482– 

2769 and Celeste Chen at (202) 482– 

0890 (the People’s Republic of China 

(China)), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On November 30, 2017, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received antidumping duty (AD) 

Petitions concerning imports of sodium 

gluconate, gluconic acid, and derivative 

products (GNA products) from France 

and China, filed in proper form on 

behalf of PMP Fermentation Products, 

Inc. (PMP, the petitioner).1 The AD 

Petitions were accompanied by a 

countervailing duty (CVD) petition 

concerning imports of GNA products 


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