Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-970] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective Date: May 26, 2011. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) preliminarily determines that multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”) is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (“LTFV”), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”). The estimated margins of sales at LTFV are shown in the “Preliminary Determination” section of this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Riggle, John Hollwitz, Brandon Petelin or Erin Kearney, AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0650, (202) 482-2336, (202) 482-8173 or (202) 482-0167, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 21, 2010, the Department received a petition concerning imports of multilayered wood flooring from the PRC filed in proper form by the Coalition for American Hardwood Parity  [ 1 ] (“Petitioner”). [ 2 ] On October 27, 2010, the Department issued several requests for information and clarification of certain areas of the petition, to which Petitioner timely filed additional re…