Certain Softwood Lumber From Canada: Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review

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-122-858] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: Based on a request from the Committee Overseeing Action for Lumber International Trade Investigations or Negotiations (the petitioner), the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstances review (CCR) of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain softwood lumber from Canada. DATES: Applicable July 27, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 3, 2018, Commerce published the CVD order on certain softwood lumber from Canada. [ 1 ] On May 11, 2023, the petitioner requested that Commerce initiate a CCR of the Order, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216 , and 19 CFR 251.221(c)(3) . [ 2 ] Specifically, the petitioner requests that Commerce determine that Interfor Corporation, EACOM Timber Corporation, Chaleur Forest Products Inc., and Chaleur Forest Products LP are cross-owned entities. [ 3 ] Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this Order is softwood lumber, siding, flooring and certain other coniferous wood (softwood lumber products). The scope includ…