[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58355-58356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23253]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is aligning the
final
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countervailing duty determination with the final antidumping duty
determination of the above referenced case.
DATES: Effective Date: September 20, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Hermes Pinilla, 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 or (202) 482-3477, respectively.
Background
On March 27, 2012, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'')
initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of drawn
stainless steel sinks from the People's Republic of China.\1\ On August
6, 2012, the Department published its preliminary countervailing duty
determination.\2\
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\1\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic
of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 77 FR
18211 (March 27, 2012), and, also, see Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks
From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Investigation, 77 FR 18207 (March 27, 2012).
\2\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
77 FR 46717 (August 6, 2012).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by the scope of this investigation are
stainless steel sinks with single or multiple drawn bowls, with or
without drain boards, whether finished or unfinished, regardless of
type of finish, gauge, or grade of stainless steel (``SS sinks'').
Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening pads are also
covered by the scope of this investigation if they are included within
the sales price of the SS sinks.\3\
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\3\ Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound deadening pads
are not covered by the scope of this investigation if they are not
included within the sales price of the SS sinks, regardless of
whether they are shipped with or entered with SS sinks.
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The products covered by this investigation are currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'')
under statistical reporting numbers 7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.0010.
Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product description, available in Preliminary
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination: Drawn Stainless Steel
Sinks From the People's Republic of China, 77 FR 46717 (August 6,
2012), remains dispositive.
Alignment of Final Determination
On August 3, 2012, petitioner Elkay Manufacturing Company submitted
a letter, requesting alignment of the final countervailing duty (CVD)
determination with the final antidumping duty (AD) determination in the
companion AD investigation. This request was timely pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(i). Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), the
Department will issue the final CVD determination on the same date as
the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled for December
11, 2012.
Dated: September 14, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-23253 Filed 9-19-12; 8:45 am]
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