[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 165 (Thursday, August 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58474-58475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-20428]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-983]


Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Amended Final 
Determination Pursuant to Court Decision

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce

SUMMARY: On July 14, 2016, the United States Court of International 
Trade (``CIT'') sustained the redetermination made by the Department of 
Commerce (``Department'') pursuant to the CIT's remand of the final 
determination in the antidumping duty (``AD'') investigation on drawn 
stainless steel sinks (``sinks'') from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC''). Specifically, the CIT affirmed the Department's reliance on 
Thai data to value stainless steel inputs and revised calculation of 
selling, general, administrative (``SG&A'') expenses on 
redetermination. Accordingly, the Department is hereby notifying the 
public that the final judgment in this case is not in harmony with the 
final affirmative determination in the underlying AD investigation and, 
as there is a now a final and conclusive decision in this case, is 
amending the final determination with respect to the dumping margins 
determined for Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Company, Ltd. 
(``Dongyuan''), Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Superte 
Kitchenware Co., Ltd. (collectively, ``Superte''), as well as all other 
companies that received a separate rate.

DATES: Effective July 24, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eve Wang, Office III, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-6231.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Subsequent to the publication of the Final Determination \1\ in the 
underlying AD investigation of sinks from the PRC, Dongyuan (a 
respondent in the underlying investigation) and Elkay Manufacturing 
Company (the petitioner in the underlying investigation) filed 
complaints with the CIT challenging aspects of the methodology used to 
determine the dumping margins in the Final Determination.
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    \1\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic 
of China: Investigation, Final Determination, 78 FR 13019 (February 
26, 2013), as amended by Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 21592 (April 
11, 2013), (collectively, ``Final Determination'').
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    On December 22, 2014, the CIT granted the Department's partial 
voluntary remand request to reconsider the use of Global Trade Atlas 
(``GTA'') import data for Thailand to value cold-rolled stainless steel 
coil, and also directed the Department to reconsider its methodology of 
accounting for SG&A expenses in the normal value calculations.\2\
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    \2\ See Elkay Mfg. Co. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 13-
00176, Slip Op. 14-150 (CIT 2014) (``Sinks Remand''), at 3.
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    Pursuant to the CIT's instructions on remand, the Department 
further evaluated the information on the record regarding the valuation 
of cold-rolled stainless steel coil inputs and determined to continue 
to use the GTA import data for Thailand to value these inputs.\3\ 
Furthermore, in compliance with the remand directive, the Department 
classified SG&A labor items as SG&A expenses in each company's 
surrogate financial ratio calculation, resulting in a change to the 
margins calculated for each respondent.\4\ On July 14, 2016, the CIT 
affirmed the remand redetermination.\5\
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    \3\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, dated April 22, 2015 (``Final Redetermination''), at 6 and 
24.
    \4\ Id.
    \5\ See Elkay Mfg. Co. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 13-
00176, Slip Op. 16-69 (CIT 2016).
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Timken Notice

    In Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337, 341 (Fed. Cir. 1990) 
(``Timken''), as clarified by Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. 
United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (``Diamond Sawblades''), 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (``CAFC'') 
held that, pursuant to section 516A(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the Department must publish a notice of a court 
decision that is not ``in harmony'' with a Department determination and 
must suspend liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court 
decision. The CIT's July 14, 2016, judgment in this case constitutes a 
final court decision that is not in harmony with the Department's Final 
Determination. This notice is published in fulfillment of the 
publication requirements of Timken.

Amended Final Determination

    As a result of the Court's final decision with respect to this 
case, the Department is amending the Final Determination with respect 
to Dongyuan, Superte, and all other companies that received a separate 
rate in the Final Determination. The revised weighted-average dumping 
margins for the July 1, 2011, through December 31, 2011, period of 
investigation are as follows:

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                                                             Weighted-
            Exporter                     Producer         average margin
                                                             (percent)
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Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware    Zhongshan Superte                 50.11
 Co., Ltd./Zhongshan Superte      Kitchenware Co., Ltd.
 Kitchenware Co., Ltd. invoiced
 as Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co.,
 Ltd.
Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware   Guangdong Dongyuan                36.59
 Industrial Co., Ltd.             Kitchenware Industrial
                                  Co., Ltd.
B&R Industries Limited.........  Xinhe Stainless Steel             43.35
                                  Products Co., Ltd. and
                                  Jiamen XHHL Stainless
                                  Steel Manufacturing
                                  Co., Ltd.

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Elkay (China) Kitchen            Elkay (China) Kitchen             43.35
 Solutions, Co., Ltd.             Solutions, Co., Ltd.
Feidong Import and Export Co.,   Jiangmen Liantai                  43.35
 Ltd.                             Kitchen Equipment Co.;
                                  Jiangmen Xinhe
                                  Stainless Steel
                                  Product Co., Ltd.
Foshan Shunde MingHao Kitchen    Foshan Shunde MingHao             43.35
 Utensils Co., Ltd.               Kitchen Utensils Co.,
                                  Ltd.
Franke Asia Sourcing Ltd.......  Guangdong YingAo                  43.35
                                  Kitchen Utensils Co.,
                                  Ltd.; Franke (China)
                                  Kitchen System Co.,
                                  Ltd.
Grand Hill Work Company........  Zhongshan Xintian                 43.35
                                  Hardware Co., Ltd.
Guangdong G-Top Import and       Jiangmen Jin Ke Ying              43.35
 Export Co., Ltd.                 Stainless Steel Wares
                                  Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Yingao Kitchen         Guangdong Yingao                  43.35
 Utensils Co., Ltd.               Kitchen Utensils Co.,
                                  Ltd.
Hangzhou Heng's Industries Co.,  Hangzhou Heng's                   43.35
 Ltd.                             Industries Co., Ltd.
J&C Industries Enterprise        Zhongshan Superte                 43.35
 Limited.                         Kitchenware Co., Ltd.
Jiangmen Hongmao Trading Co.,    Xinhe Stainless Steel             43.35
 Ltd.                             Products Co., Ltd.
Jiangmen New Star Hi-Tech        Jiangmen New Star Hi-             43.35
 Enterprise Ltd.                  Tech Enterprise Ltd.
Jiangmen Pioneer Import &        Jiangmen Ouert Kitchen            43.35
 Export Co., Ltd.                 Appliance
                                  Manufacturing Co.,
                                  Ltd.; Jiangmen XHHL
                                  Stainless Steel
                                  Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Zoje Kitchen & Bath      Jiangxi Offidun                   43.35
 Industry Co., Ltd.               Industry Co. Ltd.
Ningbo Oulin Kitchen Utensils    Ningbo Oulin Kitchen              43.35
 Co., Ltd.                        Utensils Co., Ltd.
Primy Cooperation Limited......  Primy Cooperation                 43.35
                                  Limited.
Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial    Shenzhen Kehuaxing                43.35
 Ltd.\6\.                         Industrial Ltd.
Shunde Foodstuffs Import &       Bonke Kitchen &                   43.35
 Export Company Limited of        Sanitary Industrial
 Guangdong.                       Co., Ltd.
Zhongshan Newecan Enterprise     Zhongshan Xintian                 43.35
 Development Corporation.         Hardware Co., Ltd.
Zhuhai Kohler Kitchen &          Zhuhai Kohler Kitchen &           43.35
 Bathroom Products Co., Ltd.      Bathroom Products Co.,
                                  Ltd.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    Since the Final Determination, the Department has established a new 
cash deposit rate for Dongyuan, Superte, Guangdong Yingao Kitchen 
Utensils Co., Ltd., and Zhongshan Newecan Enterprise Development 
Corporation, and further determined that Feidong Import & Export Co., 
Ltd. is no longer eligible for a separate rate and is considered part 
of the PRC-wide entity.\7\ Therefore, this amended final determination 
does not change the later-established cash deposit rates for those 
exporters. All other companies identified in the table above do not 
have a superseding cash deposit rate and, therefore, the Department 
will issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, adjusting the cash deposit rate for these separate-rate 
companies to 43.35 percent, effective July 24, 2016.
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    \6\ Though Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd. was not granted a 
separate rate at the time of the Final Determination, it was later 
determined to be eligible for a separate in the underlying 
investigation in a prior amended final determination and Timken 
notice. See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic 
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final 
Determination of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 79 FR 63079 
(October 22, 2014).
    \7\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2012-2014, 80 FR 69644 (November 10, 2015).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(e)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: August 5, 2016.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-20428 Filed 8-24-16; 8:45 am]
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