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1 MEMORANDUM TO: -osepK A. /arosNi -r.
MEMORANDUM TO: -osepK A. /arosNi -r. for PoOicy and Negotiations TKe Department of Commerce Commerce Kas anaOy]ed tKe case and rebuttaO briefs submitted by interested parties in tKe administrative revieZ AR of tKe antooring from tKe PeopOe’s Re Ke Surrogate FinanciaO Ratios Ke Surrogate VaOue for /abor Surrogate VaOue for ,nOand Fr Ke Surrogate VaOue for *Oue Ke Surrogate VaOue for TKinner Surrogate VaOue for AOuminum nies FiOed Proper No SKipment Certifications to AppOy a =ero Dumping MarginPreliminary Results. On February 1 2020 Ze deadOines in ARs by an additionaO 60 days.,n accordance ZitK 1 CFR 351.30cii Ze invited parties to -inOong’s February 21 2020 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Respons *uyu’s MarcK 20 2020 SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response. Memorandum ³ToOOing of DeadOines for Antidumping and CountervaiOing Duty Administrative RevieZs in Response to OperationaO AdMustments Due to COV,D-1´ dated ApriO 24 2020. ,f tKe neZ deadOine faOOs on a ZeeNend or a federaO KoOiday in accordance ZitK our reguOations tKe deadOine ZiOO be moved to tKe ne[t business day. As tKe actuaO toOOed deadOine Zas Saturday -uOy 25 2020 tKe ne[t business day Zas Monday -uOy 2 2020. Memorandum ³MuOtiOayered

2 :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s Repub
:ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: E[tension of DeadOine for FinaO ResuOts of Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ and NeZ SKipper RevieZ´ dated -une 5 2020. As tKe actuaO toOOed deadOine Zas Saturday -uOy 25 2020 Ze are e[tending tKe finaO resuOts deadOine 60 days from tKis date. Memorandum ³ToOOing of DeadOines for Antidumping and CountervaiOing Duty Administrative RevieZs´ dated -uOy 21 2020. Submission of NeaO R. *ross and Co. Transcript of PubOic +earing fiOed October 21 2020. Omni’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from CKina: Case Brief - Omni Arbor SoOution Co. /td.´ dated MarcK 10 2020 Omni’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina Request for RevieZ´ dated December 31 201.´ ,n tKe Preliminary Results Commerce inadvertentOy identified Omni as /td. =KeMiang Simite :ooden and ³Omni Arbor SoOutions Co. /td.´ +oZever tKe correct speOOing of tKis company’s name is ³Omni Arbor SoOution Co. /td.´ AccordingOy Commerce is correcting tKe speOOing of tKis company name in tKese finaO resuOts. Petitioner’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Case Brief´ Petitioner’s Case Brief Senmaoâ€

3 ™s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FO
™s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Case Brief´ Senmao’s Case Brief Baroque’s /etter ³/etter in /ieu of Case Brief for Baroque Timber ,ndustries =KongsKan Co. /td. in tKe SeventK Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Order on MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina´ Baroque’s /etter and +omebon’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PRC: +omebon /etter in /ieu of Case Brief´ +omebon’s /etter aOO dated -uOy  2020 see alsoBiyorN ’s /etters ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina A-50-0 Case Brief´ dated MarcK 30 2020 and ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina A-50-0 Re-Submitted Case Brief´ dated -uOy  2020 BiyorN ’s -uOy  2020 Case Brief. MudanMiang Bosen :ood ,ndustry Co. /td. NaNaKiro -you Sei Furniture DaOian Co. /td. SKenyang +aobainian :ooden Co. /td. MetropoOitan +ardZood FOoors ,nc. *aOOeKer //C and *aOOeKer Corp.’s /etter MudanMiang et al. ³MuOtiOayered :ood

4 FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of
FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Submission of Comments on tKe PreOiminary Determination in /ieu of FiOing an Administrative Case Brief´ dated -uOy  2020 see also Stru[tur ,nc. and EvoOutions FOooring ,nc.’s Stru[tur and EvoOutions /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina Case Brief´ dated -uOy  2020. Petitioner’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: RebuttaO Brief´ Petitioner’s RebuttaO Brief -inOong’s /etteer ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina -- RebuttaO Brief´ and *uyu’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: -iangsu *uyu ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td.’s RebuttaO Case Brief´ *uyu’s RebuttaO Brief aOO dated -uOy 15 2020. /etters from AnKui { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", "contentUrl": "https://www.docslides.com/slides/877760/NANFOooring_from_tKe_PeopOe___s_RepubOic_of", "description": "FOooring_from_tKe_PeopOe___s_RepubOic_of_CKina___Submission_of_Comments_on_tKe_PreOiminary_Determination_in__ieu_of_FiOi", "width": "1275" }

5 Oon ,ndustry ,nc. and Ba
Oon ,ndustry ,nc. and Baroque +u]Kou ³/etter ,n /ieu of RebuttaO Brief in tKe SeventK Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of tKe Antidumping Order on MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina´ MudanMiang et al. ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Submission of Comments in /ieu of FiOing a RebuttaO Brief´ Stru[tur and EvoOutions ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina RebuttaO Brief´ { "@context": "http://schema.org", "@type": "ImageObject", "contentUrl": "https://www.docslides.com/slides/877760/NANOon__ndustry__x000f___nc___x000f__and_Ba", "description": "Oon__ndustry__x000f___nc___x000f__and_Baroque___x000b__u_Kou__x000c___x000f_____etter__n__ieu_of_RebuttaO_Brief_in_tKe_S", "width": "1275" }

6 from the People’s Republic of China: Ame
from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders  FR 544 February 3 2012 coOOectiveOy Ordersee also Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Clarification of the Scope of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders 2 FR 2 -une 1 201. A ³veneer´ is a tKin sOice of Zood rotary cut sOiced or saZed from a Oog boOt or fOitcK. Veneer is referred to as a pOy ZKen assembOed. Commerce ,nterpretive Note: Commerce interprets tKis Oanguage to refer to Zood fOooring products ZitK a minimum of tKree Oayers. tKe United States +TSUS:KiOe +TSUS subKeadings are provids purposes tKe Zritten AFF,/,AT,ON AND S,N*/E ENT,T< tKese companies as a singOe entity. C+AN*ES FROM T+E PRE/,M,NAR< RESU/TS On October 31 201 Ze added tKe foOOoZing +TS numbers to update tKe ACE Case Reference FiOe: 4412.33.0640 4412.33.0665 4412.33.060 4412.33.2625 4412.33.2630 4412.33.3225 4412.33.3235 4412.33.3255 4412.33.325 4412.33.325 4412.33.500 4412.34.2600 4412.34.3225 4412.34.3235 4412.34.3255 4412.34.325 4412.34.325�

7 f; 4412.34.500 441

f; 4412.34.500 441.4.2000 4412.4.000 441.5.4000 and 441.5.000. Memorandum ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina A-50-0: Request from Customs and Border Protection to Update tKe ACE AD/CVD Case Reference FiOe´ dated October 31 201. See Preliminary Resultsand accompanying Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: AffiOiation and CoOOapsing of TKe Fusong -inOong *roup.´ 21’s reported marNet-economy D,SCUSS,ON OF T+E ,SSUES Comment 1 Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: Surrogate VaOues for tKe FinaO ResuOts´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum FinaO SV Memorandum. Comment 3also proprietary versions of Memoranda ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: FinaO ResuOts Margin CaOcuOations for DaOian Qianqiu :ooden Product Co. /td. Fusong -inOong :ooden *roup Co. /td. Fusong -inqiu :ooden Product Co. /td. and Fusong Qianqiu :o

8 oden Products Co. /td. -
oden Products Co. /td. -inOong FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum and ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: FinaO ResuOts Margin CaOcuOations for -iangsu *uyu ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td.´ *uyu FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum botK dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum Comment 11. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 15 ± 16 see also -inOong FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 11 ± 15: see also -inOong FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at16 -inOong FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 22 ± 23 see also *uyu FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. *eneraO ,ssues properOy aOOocate costs resuOting in inaccurate financiaO ratiPreliminary ResultsgOect Note  ³AnaOysis of Operai.e.Preliminary Resultsare aOOocated to O+. +oZever not accounting for financiaO e[penses and income tKe Preliminary Results onOy aOOocates RON 1352 tenergy M/E and overKead i.e.onsistent ZitK Sigstrat’s financiaO statement. For tKe finaO resuOts Commerce sKouOd revise its caOcuOations Commerce’s caOcuOated financiaO ratios from Sigstrat’s annuaO report for tKe Preliminary at 3 - 5. . at E[Kibit 1 citing Petitioner’s /

9 etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOoori
etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina:,nitiaO Comments on Surrogate VaOues´ dated August 23 201 Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit 10a.. -inOong’s RebuttaO Brief at 1 - 2. . citing to Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017 4 FR 3002 August 5 201 2016-2017 Final ResultsMultilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission; 2015-2016 3 FR 35461 -uOy 26 201 2015-2016 Final ResultsMultilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 2 FR 2566 -une 5 201 Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014 Commerce’s Position:r tKe finaO resuOts Ze determine tKat  CO*S after cKange in fi[ed goods i financiaO statemenCO*S. AccordingOy for t

10 Ke finaOtKe vaOue of depreciation as ttK
Ke finaOtKe vaOue of depreciation as ttKe Surrogate VaOue for /abor 1 FR 46 -uOy 1 2016 and Certain Hardwood Plywood Products from the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in  2 FR 53460 November 16 201. FinaO SV Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 5 - . Id. at 5 - 6 citing Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ and NeZ SKipper RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: Surrogate VaOues for tKe PreOiminary ResuOts´ dated -anuary 31 2020 PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 6. because tKe former tKat better refOect tKe fuOO Oabor cost. for Romania tKat tKe petitioncomments.submitted by -inOong tKis does not maNe tKe petitioner’s data Commerce Kas previousOy seOected SimiOar to best avaiOabOe information because tKey refOect gross earnings present tKe fuOO costs incurred +oZever tKe petitioner submitted Economic Co-operation and DeveOopme Id. at 6 citing -inOong’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina²PreOiminary Surrogate VaOue Submission´ dated August 23 201 -inOong SV Submission

11 at E[Kibit SV-5.Id. cit
at E[Kibit SV-5.Id. citing Alloy and Certain Carbon Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 5 FR 21 February 1 2020 Threaded Rod from China LTFV and accompanying ,ssues and Decision Memorandum ,DM at Comment 6. Id. citing Antidumping Methodologies in Proceedings Involving Non-Market Economies: Valuing the Factor of Production: Labor 6 FR 3602 -une 21 2011 Labor Methodologies. Id. citing Threaded Rod from China LTFV, and accompanying ,DM at Comment 6. Id. citing Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit 5. Id. at 6- citing Certain Steel Threaded Rod from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2013-2014 0 FR 63 November 12 2015 Threaded Rod from China 2013-2014 at Comment . Id. at . Id. citing -inOong SV Submission at E[Kibit SV-5. Id. citing Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit 5C. number of ZorNing Kours in a mont tKe average ,nstitute of Statistics ,NSSE ZKicK Zas fuOOy contemporaneouuse tKis Oabor rate repre

12 sents comparabOe. :KiOe tKe ,NSSE da
sents comparabOe. :KiOe tKe ,NSSE data are offi fuOO Oabor cost tKan tKe ,NSSEppropriate as a best avaiOabOe information.Oternative argument tKat Commerce sKouOd revise its Id. citing -inOong SV Submission at E[Kibit SV-5. -inOong’s RebuttaO Brief at 2 - 5. Id. at 2 citing Petitioner’s Case Brief at 6. Id. at 3 citing Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit 5B. Id.Id. citing Taian Ziyang Food Co. v. United States 3 F. Supp. 2d 122 1330 C,T 2011 Taian finding tKat ³product specificity´ must be tKe primary consideration in determining ³best avaiOabOe infootKerZise not reOevant Qingdao Sea-Line Trading Co. v. United States 66 F.3d 13 136 CACF 2014 QingdaoaOOoZing Commerce’s SV seOections ZKere Commerce treated product-specificity as a ³more important factor´ tKan otKer criteria and Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Comm. v. United States 61 F.3d 1316 1320 CACF 2010 affirming tKe seOection of ³product-specific data´ as tKe ³best avaiOabOe information´. Id. at 3 - 4 citing 2016-2017 Final Results and Fresh Garlic from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Rescission, and Final Rescission, in Part, of the 24th Antidu

13 mping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2
mping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018 5 FR 2400 -anuary 15 2020. tKe OECD it is not Commerce’s practice to use a secinformation tonnuaO Oabor Kours of various OECD c to Romania. AOtKougK tKe OECDBecause tKe record OacNs adequate information about botK tKe ,Ne.g. seasonaO part-time  ZKicK can e[pOain ZKy tKe OECD’s annuaO as per its Ke OECD’s Kours imprecise and inaccurate.rabOe countries. ionaO ,nstitute of Statistics  tKe ,NSSE: ³Manufacture of Zood and products of Zood and co materiaOs´ in tKe Oast tZo TKe petitioner cites to a singOe case in ZKicK Commerce cKose tspecific Zages from tKe primary sinput in non-marNet economy NME AD duty proceedings because i concOude tKat Commerce vieZs Id. at 4 citing Petitioner’s SV Submission at E[Kibit 5C. Id. at 5 citing to Petitioner’s Case Brief at  comparing tKe OECD’s data of 134 Kours per year per ZorNer and Commerce’s normaO estimate of 2304 Kours per year per ZorNer *uyu’s RebuttaO Brief at 2 - 3. Id. citing 2016-2017 Final Results2015-2016 Final Results. Id. citing Labor Methodologies. Commerce’s Position:Preliminary Results Ze caOcuOated c data from CKand in accordance ZitK our normaO practice and is consistent ZiTKe petitioner cites compe

14 ting sets of product-specific data and t
ting sets of product-specific data and tKe average Oabor cost preferabOe because tKey better e cost noted tKe Court of ,nternationa tKat ³µproduct specificity’ OogicaOOy  stating tKat ³Commerce geneous ZitK tKe period of revieZ.´ PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 6. Id. Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017 3 FR 65630 December 21 201 2106-2017 Preliminary Results accompanying PDM see also Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 2016-201: Surrogate VaOues for tKe PreOiminary Determination´ at 5 uncKanged in 2016-2017 Final ResultsSee Threaded Rod from China LTFV and accompanying ,DM at Comment at 6. Id.See Labor Methodologies. Id.See Taian 3 F. Supp. 2d 1330. See Qingdao 66 F.3d 136. n accordance ZitK our normaO practice. OcuOation for tKe finaO resuOts. eigKt+oZever numerous SVs and FOPs are reported in M.* to a FOP quantity or SV reported in M as tKese rates ZiOO ensure tKat a proper trucN freigKt amount is caOcuOated. ade AtOas *TA +TS data forTKe density of Zoods reported by *uyu are actuaO densities ratKer tKan impOied See Labor Methodologies at 360

15 4 footnote 11. Wooden Cabinets a
4 footnote 11. Wooden Cabinets and Vanities and Components Thereof from the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value 4 FR 1153 February 2 2020 and accompanying ,DM at Comment . Petitioner’s Case Brief at  - . Id. at  citing PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 6. Id. . at citing *uyu’s -uOy 10 201 Section D Questionnaire Response at E[Kibit D-1-2 *uyu’s -uOy 10 201 DQR. -inOong’s RebuttaO Brief at 5 - 6. Commerce’s Position:resuOt in tZo rates i.e. basis. ,nstead because Commerce reOied on tKe data in :orOd to .* Ze agree ZitK -inOong for -inOong’s inputs because tKe tKe Surrogate VaOue for *OueScKeduOe +S number 3506.1.10 to vaaneO dispOays or toucK-sensitive screen paneOs.´ PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 6. *uyu’s -uOy 10 201 DQR at E[Kibit D-1-2. Petitioner’s Case Brief at E[Kibit 2. TKe petitioner refers to tKe PreOiminary SV Memorandum at AttacKment V, sKeet ³CaOcuOated_SV_Data´ KoZever tKis attacKment is part of Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201:

16 PreOiminary ResuOts Margin CaOcuOation
PreOiminary ResuOts Margin CaOcuOation for tKe Fusong -inOong *roup´ dated -anuary 31 2020 -inOong PreOiminary CaOcuOation Memorandum. -inOong FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. *uyu FinaO CaOcuOation Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at  - 10. Id. at  citing PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 4. Id. citing Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit 3. Id. Commerce’s Position: :e disagree ZitK tKe petitioner. TKe petitioner does not cite reasonabOe SV for gOue for botK rpreOiminariOy determined to use tKe more specific +S number forfor tKe finaO resuOt yu :Ken conducting an AD proceeding tKat invoOves an NME country  CKina de jurede factocircumstances.ber/representative´ of a OocaO congressfor promotionaO purposes due to tKis person’s recognition and r -inOong PreOiminary CaOcuOation Memorandum. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 16 - 22. Id. at 16 - 1 citing Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2017-2018 5 FR 2356 ApriO 2 2020 Fillets from Vietnam and accompanying ,DM at Comment 6. Id. at 1. Id. TKis company’s identity is subMect to tKe administrative protective order APO of tKis AR. Petitioner

17 ’s Case Brief at 1 cit
’s Case Brief at 1 citing *uyu’s -une 1 201 Section A Questionnaire Response at A-3. Id. at 1 - 1 citing Petitioner’s /etters ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: FactuaO ,nformation on -iangsu *uyu’s Section A Response´ dated -uOy 3 201 see also Petitioner’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Petitioner’s Comments on -iangsu *uyu’s Section A Response´ dated -uOy 10 201. Id. at 1 citing *uyu’s August 13 2020 Section A SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response at 5. s in Zas ³not appOicabOe´ toOocaO congress Kas a KigK position in a company associated Zitindependence from tKe CKinese government. tKe OocaO government entity ZKOacN of independence ZKere tKe gove[ercise controO of a comp*uyu. Because tKis individuaO is invoOved ZitK tKe CKinese govd determine tKat *uyu does not quaOi Commerce correctOy foOOoZed its recent practice and continued Id. at 20 citing *uyu’s MarcK 20 2020 FourtK SuppOementaO Questionnaire Response *uyu’s MarcK 20 2020SQR at 1-2. Id.Id. at 21 citing Galvanized Steel Wire from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value �

18 1a;6 FR 35 �
1a;6 FR 35 November 2 2011 Galvanized Steel Wire from China and accompanying PDM at 4. See alsoGalvanized Steel Wire from the People’s Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value  FR 1430 MarcK 26 2012 and accompanying ,DM at Comment 5. Id. citing Galvanized Steel Wire from China and accompanying ,DM at Comment 5 and  and accompanying ,DM at Comment 33 determining tKat tKe Vietnamese government Zas directOy invoOved in tKe oversigKt of tKe respondent ,D,’s business tKrougK its representation via Mr. X ZKo Zas on tKe board of ,D, and its parent company Company < because Mr. X KeOd a position ZitK a OocaO provinciaO government during tKe POR. Id. at 22 citing Fillets from Vietnam and accompanying ,DM at Comment 33. *uyu’s RebuttaO Brief at 3 - . for a separate rate because of famiOy reOationsKips betZeen tKePreliminary Resultstrate an ³absence of seOect management and rovinciaO or OocaO congress tioner’s aOOegation tKat a SpecificaOOy Commerce stated tKat ³a untenabOe because tKere is insufficient evidence of KoZ tKese gers Silicon Photovoltaic Products from China Id. at 3 - 4 citing Multilayered Wood Flooring

19 from the People’s Republic of China: F
from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Results of New Shipper Review; 2012-2013 0 FR 4146 -uOy 15 2015 and 2015-2016 Final Results. Id. at 5 citing *uyu’s MarcK 20 2020 SQR. Id. citing to Small Diameter Graphite Electrodes from the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015 1 FR 6244 September  2016 Graphite Electrodes from China) and accompanying ,DM at Comment 13 at 15-16. Id. Id. at 6 citing to Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair ValueSilicon Photovoltaic Products from China and accompanying ,DM at 44-45. PeopOe’s Congress of Siyang City Kas eOigibOe for a separate raCommerce’s Position:of tKe Act. ,n AD proceedings invoOving NME countries sucK asPreliminary Resultstice ZitK respect management and 4 tKe respondent retains tKe proceeds of its ts concerning ZKetKer an individcongress ZKo is aOso tKe oZnernce  indicating tKat tKe Ney individuaO KoOds a position or can be empOoyed resuOting in totaOity of tKe circumstances Ze because *uyu Kas demonstrated tKat 1

20  it sets its oZn e[port p Id. I
 it sets its oZn e[port p Id. Id. citing to Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part  FR 631 October 1 2012 Silicon Photovoltaic Cells from China accompanying ,DM at 35 noting tKat ³tKe record does not sKoZ tKat tKe membersKip or position of senior managers or board directors of certain ^separate rate appOications} in tKese organi]ations resuOted in a OacN of autonomy on tKe part of tKe respondent to set prices negotiate and sign agreements seOect management or decide KoZ to dispose of profits or financing of Oosses´. Sigma Corp. v. United States 11 F.3d 1401 1405-6 CAFC 1. See Preliminary Results and accompanying PDM at 11-14. TKe petitioner Kas not made arguments ZitK respect to tKe absence of de jure government controO. Id. at 13. revenue. Due to tKe business propate Rate Memorandum. reOated to Romania’s +S number 324..15 to vaOue reactive tKinner for *uyu. TKis is not tKe proper +S nic composite soOvents Commerce’s Position: :e disagree ZitK tKe petitioner tKat +S category 314 is more aPrel

21 iminary er´ description of its reactive
iminary er´ description of its reactive tKinner inputbecause eacK respondent described tKis input differentOy. TKerefor *uyu’s reactive tKinner for tKe finaO resuOts. Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina 201-201: FinaO Separate Rate Determination for -iangsu *uyu ,nternationaO Trading Co. /td.´ dated concurrentOy ZitK tKis memorandum *uyu’s Separate Rate M Petitioner’s Case Brief at 10. Id. citing PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 4. Id. citing PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 3. PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 3 - 4. *uyu’s -uOy 10 201 DQR at E[Kibit D-1-1. -inOong SV Submission at E[Kibit SV-2 sKeet ³FOP & USP´. Petitioner’s Case Brief at 10 - 11. Id. citing PreOiminary SV Memorandum at 4. +S 603.10.00 covers ³PoZders of AOuCommerce’s Position:tKan +S number 603.10.00 to vaOue tKis input. Because *uyu’s Comment : :KetKer Commerce SKouOd +ave SeOected Senmao as a V1 CFR 351.204d and 1 CFR 351.213f. ,n its request Senmao son CBP entry data sNeZed CommKat Commerce issue quantity Commerce reMected nd inKibit tKe timeOy e[porters to tKe United States Id. citing Petitioner SV Submission at E[Kibit

22 3. *uyu FinaO AnaOysis Memoran
3. *uyu FinaO AnaOysis Memorandum. Senmao’s Case Brief. Id. at 1 citing Senmao’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Request for VoOuntary Respondent Treatment´ dated -une 12 201. Id. at 1 - 2 citing Senmao’s -une 12 201 Section A Questionnaire Response and -une 2 201 Sections C and D Questionnaire Response. Id. at 2 citing Memorandum ³Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: :KetKer to SeOect VoOuntary Respondent´ dated September 26 201 VoOuntary Respondent Memorandum. ect mercKandise imports mpOetion of tKe AR. been difficuOt to revieZ Senmao again.Petitioner’s Rebuttale mandatory Commerce’s Position: . at 3 citing 2016-2017 Final Results Petitioner’s RebuttaO Brief at 2 - 4. . at 2 citing section Ac1 of tKe Act. . citing section Ac2 of tKe Act. . citing section 2a of tKe Act. . at 2 - 3 citing 2a2. ation ZKen information requested some Commerce may consider tKe totaO number of investigations C

23 ommerce considers appropriate rpresented
ommerce considers appropriate rpresented in tKis revieZ are Kas been e[ceedingOy voOuminous. For e[ampOe Commerce receiveconducted severaO revieZs in tKis proceeding tKis Zas tKe firscompanies as ZeOO as tKeir affiOiates. TKis Zas especiaOOy comprocess Ze issued and revieZed muOtipOe suppOementaO questionnproceedings ZitK overOapping statutory deadOines and moreover because of tKe significant Memorandum ³Antidumping Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Respondent SeOection´ dated May 21 201 Respondent SeOection Memorandum. section 2a2A-D of tKe Act. Preliminary Resultsand accompanying PDM at 2. receiving additionaO resources to devote to tKis AR. Accepting Senmao as a voOuntary respondent ZouOd Kave required additionaO resources not currentOy at Enforue potentiaO muOtipOe additionaO Baroque’s ArgumentsCommerce e[cOuded from tKe ,n tKis AR Commerce initiated a revieZ onOy any company tKat is not part of tKe coOOapsed SamOing *roup. Commerce’s Position:1 Commerce ZiOO rescind an December 31 201 tKe petitioner requested a revieZ of Baroquepractice in AD proceedings for companies ZKere Commerce is abOe Certifications Respondent SeOection Memorandum at 3. Baroque’s /e

24 tter. . citing Multilayered Woo
tter. . citing Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony with the Final Determination and Amended Final Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation  FR 2510 May 2 2014. Petitioner’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Request for Administrative RevieZ´ dated December 31 201 at Appendi[ A. 2016-2017 Preliminary Results and accompanying PDM uncKanged in 2016-2017 Final Resultsaccompanying ,DM at Comment . BiyorN ’s -uOy  2020 Case Brief. et al. fiOed timeOy no sKipment certifications but Zere pOaced in tKPreliminary Results because in a subsequent CBP reOease memorandum et alimproperOy treated tKis information as ³confidentiaO informatioet alg tKis information Preliminary ResultscOaim of confidentiaOity Zas overOy broad and requested tKat tsKipment certification ZouOd stiOO Preliminary Resultsetter Commerce’s et alto comment. Because counseO Zas forbidden from providing Biyoret alt’ certifications Zer importer simpOy fiOed an ina . at 4. . citing /etter on beKaOf of certain parties ZKose identities are subMect to tKe APO in tKis AR ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina ³M/F´ A-50-&

25 #x001a;0 Comments on CBP ,nforma
#x001a;0 Comments on CBP ,nformation on No SKipments´ dated October 2 201 CounseO’s /etter. . at 6 citing SKF USA INC. v. United States 31 F. Supp. 2d 132 C,T 2005 SKF USA. . at 3 - 4 citing Sigma Corp. v. United States 41 F.Supp. 1255 C,T 13 Wieland Werke, AG v. United States4 F. Supp. 2d 120 C,T 1 and SKF USA. . at . Id. at . Petitioner’s Rebuttalet alCommerce pubOicOy et alet alf tKe companies sKouOd be Commerce’s Position: et al.’s argument tKat Commerce Zas non-responsive to CounseO’s /etter Commerce diet alet al. on notice Commerce provided additionaO time et alet alet aletermine tKat ³at et alunreOated importers may Kave fiOed inaccurate entry information . at 10 citing Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings, Assessment of Antidumping Duties 6 FR 6564 October 11 2011. Petitioner’s RebuttaO Brief at 5 - . . at 5 - 6 citing Memorandum ³No SKipments Certifications and CBP ,nformation´ dated October 1 201 October 1 201 No SKipment Memorandum. Id. at 6 citing to BiyorN et al.â

26 €™s -uOy  2020 C
€™s -uOy  2020 Case Brief at  - . Memoranda ³No SKipments ,nquiry´ dated -une 25 201 and ³No SKipment ,nquiry´ September 26 201 September 26 201 No SKipment Memorandum. October 1 201 No SKipment Memorandum. Commerce pubOicOy identified tKe foOOoZing companies: DaOian -aenmaNen :ood ,ndustry Co. /td. *uang]Kou +omebon Timber Manufacturing Co. /td. /inyi Anying :ood Co. /td. =KeMiang BiyorN :ood Co. /td. =KeMiang -iecKen :ood ,ndustry Co. /td. and =KeMiang Simite :ooden Co. /td. CounseO’s /etter aOso requested tKat Commerce reOease ³particuOars´ of tKe -une 25 201 No SKipment Memorandum and September 26 201 No SKipment Memorandum  tKe names of customers in tKe United States. Commerce notes tKat tKis business proprietary information beOongs to CBP and Commerce cannot tKerefore pubOicOy identify tKis information. y betZeen tKe companies’ no sKipmFor tKese reasons Ze continue to consider tKese companies to btKe finaO resuOts.  Commerce assigned +omebon tKe CKina-Zide rate because it After tKe Preliminary Results from tKe CKinese refore Commerce must determine tKat +omeresuOt

27 s. Commerce’s Position: :e agree ZitK
s. Commerce’s Position: :e agree ZitK +omebon. CBP entry data pOaced on tKe record o +oZever +omebon maintained mercKandise during tKe POR because +omebon incOuded tKe saOe at tKe AR covering tKe period December 1 2016 ,n tKe previous revieZ Ze consid CBP entry data and +omebon’s AdditionaOOy to tKe Separate Rate October 1 201 No SKipment Memorandum. +omebon’s /etter. September 26 201 No SKipment Memorandum and October 1 201 No SKipment Memorandum. +omebon’s /etter ³MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Request to Submit SRC´ dated February 14 2020. Commerce /etter re: 201 ± 201 Antidumping Duty Administrative RevieZ of MuOtiOayered :ood FOooring from tKe PeopOe’s RepubOic of CKina: Response to Request to Submit Separate Rate Certification dated ApriO 1 2020. See 2016-2017 Final Results and accompanying ,DM at Comment 14. FinaO ResuOts FR at section ³FinaO Determination of No SKipments.´ Commerce’s Position:accompanying amined respondents ZKicK quaOifyfor a separate rate tKe onOy caOcuOated POR margin avaiOabOe t opting tKe above positions. ,f accepted Ze ZiOO pubOisK tKe finaO resuOts of revieZ in tKe __________ ___________ Agree Disagree 11/20/2020 ned b : -OSEP+ /AROS.,  MudanMiang ’s