[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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