[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4467-4468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01868]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-868]
Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 8, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on large residential washers from the Republic
of Korea (Korea). We invited interested parties to comment but received
no comments or requests for a hearing. Therefore, the final results
remain unchanged from the preliminary results and we continue to find
that LG Electronics, Inc. (LGE) made sales of suject merchandise at
prices below normal value during the period of review (POR).
DATES: Applicable January 31, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On November 8, 2017, Commerce published the
Preliminary Results.\1\ The POR is February 1, 2016, through January
31, 2017. We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary
Results. We received no comments or requests for a hearing. Commerce
has exercised its discretion to toll deadlines for the duration of the
closure of the Federal Government from January 20 through 22, 2018. If
the new deadline falls on a non-business day, in accordance with
Commerce's practice, the deadline will become the next business day.
The revised deadline for the final results of this review is now March
12, 2018.\2\ Commerce conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Large Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2016-2017, 82 FR 51813 (November 8, 2017) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of
the 2016-2017 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Large Residential Washers from Korea,'' dated October 31, 2017
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
\2\ See Memorandum for The Record from Christian Marsh, Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines Affected by the Shutdown of
the Federal Government'' (Tolling Memorandum), dated January 23,
2018. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been
extended by 3 days.
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are all large residential washers
and certain subassemblies thereof from Korea. The products are
currently classifiable under subheadings 8450.20.0040 and 8450.20.0080
of the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS). Products
subject to this order may also enter under HTSUS subheadings
8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080, 8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to this
scope is dispositive.\3\
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\3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As no parties submitted comments on the margin calculation
methodology used in the Preliminary Results, the Department made no
adjustments to that methodology in the final results of this review.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, the Department determines that the
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for entries of subject
merchandise that were produced and/or exported by LGE during the POR:
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Weighted-
average
Manufacturer/exporter margin
(percent)
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LG Electronics, Inc........................................ 0.64
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b),
Commerce determined, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject
merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review.
Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly
to CBP 15 days after publication of the final results of this
administrative review.
For LGE, which has a weighted-average dumping margin which is not
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), we calculated
importer- (or
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customer-) specific per-unit duty assessment rates based on the ratio
of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's (or
customer's) examined sales to the total sales quantity associated with
those sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where an
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate is zero or de
minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit
rate for LGE will be the rate established in the final results of this
review; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or
the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to
be 11.80 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\4\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\4\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico and the Republic
of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period.
Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Secretary's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping
duties.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO
is a violation, which is subject to sanction.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 24, 2018.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-01868 Filed 1-30-18; 8:45 am]
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