Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

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 [C-570-971] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) has determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of multilayered wood flooring (“wood flooring”) from the People's Republic of China (“PRC”). For information on the subsidy rates, see the “Suspension of Liquidation” section of this notice. DATES: Effective Date: October 18, 2011. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Joshua Morris, AD/CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189 and (202) 482-1779, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Period of Investigation The period for which we are measuring subsidies, or period of investigation (“POI”), is January 1, 2009, through December 31, 2009. Case History The following events have occurred since our Preliminary Determination. See Multilayered Wood Flooring From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 76 FR 19034 (April 6, 2011) (“ Preliminary Determination ”). From March 24, 2011, through April 15, 2011, the Department received ministerial error allegations regarding certain companies that…