Initiation of new shipper review - bonding option on multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China (A-570-970)

1. Commerce is conducting a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China (A-570-970) for the period 12/01/2012 through 06/30/2013. 2. The notice of initiation for these reviews was published in the Federal Register on 07/31/2013 (78 FR 46318). 3. For shipments of multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China exported and produced by the following company and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 07/31/2013, a bond or other security deposit is permitted, at the importer's option: Exporter: Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd. Producer: Dalian Huade Wood Product Co., Ltd. Case number: A-570-970-096 Deposit rate: 58.84 percent The option to post a bond or other security deposit may only be made available to the exporter/producer combination identified above only in the combination identified above. For shipments of subject merchandise from the exporter(s) or producer(s) identified above in any other combination, cash deposits only should be collected at the People's Republic of China-wide rate in effect on the date of entry. The People's Republic of China-wide rate currently in effect is 58.84 percent. 4. In accordance with T.D. 85-145, at the discretion of CBP, CBP officers may accept either a single-entry basic importation and entry bond or a continuous basic importation and entry bond only if the amount of the estimated antidumping or countervailing duty is less than five percent ad valorem (or the equivalent). Otherwise, where the importer has the option to post a bond for estimated antidumping or countervailing duties, CBP officers must require a single-entry basic importation and entry bond pursuant to T.D. 85-145. You are instructed to adhere to the requirements of T.D. 85-145 with respect to these bonding requirements. 5. Unless instructed otherwise, for all other companies identified in ACE, the cash deposit rate is the rate provided therein. 6. For all other exporters of multilayered wood flooring from the People's Republic of China which do not have a specific rate in ACE, the cash deposit rate continues to be 58.84 percent. 7. The option of a bond in lieu of a cash deposit will remain in effect for imports of subject merchandise exported and produced by the entities identified in paragraph 3 until publication of the final results of the new shipper reviews. 8. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by O4: BF.) 9. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Michael B. Walsh