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The products covered by the Order is softwood lumber from Canada. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review: Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). Legal Framework In determining whether one company is the successor-in-interest to another company as part of an antidumping duty proceeding, Commerce examines several factors including, but not limited to: (1) management and ownership; (2) production facilities; (3) supplier relationships; and (4) customer base. Although no single, or even several, of these factors will necessarily provide a dispositive indication of succession, generally, Commerce will consider a company to be the successor-in-interest if its resulting operation is not materially dissimilar to that of its predecessor. Thus, if the ``totality of circumstances'' demonstrate that, with respect to the production and sale of the subject merchandise, the new company operates as essentially the same business entity as the prior company, Commerce will assign the successor-in-interest the cash deposit rate of its predecessor. See, e.g., Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France: Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, 75 FR 34688 (June 18, 2010), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM) at Comment 1. See, e.g., Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon from Norway; Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 64 FR 9979, 9980 (March 1, 1999). Id.; see also Brass Sheet and Strip from Canada: Final Results of Administrative Review, 57 FR 20461 (May 13, 1992), and accompanying IDM at Comment 1. Preliminary Results of Review We preliminarily determine that GreenFirst QC is the successor-in- interest to RYAM for purposes of the Order. Record evidence submitted by GreenFirst indicates that, based on the totality of the circumstances under Commerce's successor-in-interest criteria, GreenFirst QC operates as materially the same business entity as RYAM with respect to the production and sale of subject merchandise. In particular, we preliminarily find that while the management structure is materially dissimilar under Greenfirst QC from RYAM, there were not substantial changes in ownership. In addition, we preliminarily find that GreenFirst's production facilities, supplier relationships, and customer base with regard to the subject merchandise are substantially the same as RYAM's before GreenFirst's acquisition of RYAM's lumber assets. Therefore, based on record evidence, we preliminarily determine that GreenFirst QC is the successor-in-interest to RYAM, and the cash deposit rate assigned to RYAM should be the rate for GreenFirst QC as a result of this successor-in-interest finding. Should Commerce's final results of review remain the same as these preliminary results of review, GreenFirst QC will be assigned the cash deposit rate currently assigned to RYAM with respect to the subject merchandise (i.e., 4.76 percent). Therefore, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of entries of softwood lumber from Canada produced and/or exported by GreenFirst QC, effective on the publication date of the final results, at the cash deposit rate for estimated antidumping duties assigned to RYAM. See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from Canada: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2020, 87 FR 48465 (August 9, 2022). For the complete successor-in-interest analysis, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov . In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx . Public Comment In accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the due date for case briefs, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs are encouraged to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1) to alter the time limit for the filing of rebuttal briefs. See 19 CFR 351.30(c)(2) and (d)(2). All comments are to be filed electronically via ACCESS and must be served on interested parties. Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary information, until further notice. An electronically filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the day on which it is due. See generally 19 CFR 351.303.

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HTS codes covered by this order

The scope text also references HS prefix(es) 440710 that we do not yet resolve against our USITC HTS reference table; they are shown verbatim instead of being guessed.

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