[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 176 (Monday, September 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62715-62717]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-868]


Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015

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

SUMMARY: On March 11, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the second administrative review 
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large residential washers (LRWs) 
from Korea. The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject 
merchandise: LG Electronics, Inc. (LGE). We gave interested parties an 
opportunity to comment. After reviewing the comments received, we 
continue to find that LGE made sales of subject merchandise to the 
United States at prices below normal value. LGE's final dumping margin 
is listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the 
Review.''

DATES: Effective September 12, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ross Belliveau, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration,

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U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 482-4952, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise: 
LGE. On March 11, 2016, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\ Based on our analysis of the comments received from 
Whirlpool Corporation (the petitioner) and LGE, we are changing the 
weighted-average dumping margin calculated for LGE in the Preliminary 
Results. The Department conducted this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 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; 
2014-2015, 81 FR 12875 (March 11, 2016) (Preliminary Results).
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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.\2\
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    \2\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in 
the memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Large Residential Washers from the Republic 
of Korea,'' dated concurrently with and adopted by this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues which parties 
raised and to which we respond in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is 
attached to this notice as Appendix I.

Period of Review

    The period of review is February 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015.

Final Results of the Review

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we made changes to 
the weighted-average dumping margin calculated for LGE in the 
Preliminary Results. Therefore, we are assigning the following 
weighted-average dumping margin for the period February 1, 2014, 
through January 31, 2015:

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                                                            Weighted-
                                                         average dumping
                 Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
                                                            (percent)
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LG Electronics, Inc....................................            1.62
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    We intend to disclose the calculations performed within five days 
of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), the Department has 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. The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of 
the final results of this administrative review.
    For LGE, the Department calculated ad valorem importer-specific 
assessment rates equal to the total amount of dumping calculated for 
the importer's examined sales and the total entered value of those 
sales. Where an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis 
(i.e., less than 0.5 percent), the Department will instruct CBP to 
liquidate these entries without regard to antidumping duties pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
    For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by LGE, 
for which the company did not know that its merchandise was destined 
for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate these entries 
at the all-others rate established in the less-than fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, 11.80 percent,\3\ if there is no rate for the 
intermediary involved in the transaction.\4\
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    \3\ See Large Residential Washers From Mexico and the Republic 
of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013) 
(AD Order).
    \4\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) 
(Assessment Policy Notice).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate 
for LGE will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin 
established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for 
merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this 
administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recently-completed segment; (3) if the exporter 
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original 
LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will 
be the rate established for the most recently-completed segment of this 
proceeding 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 determined in the LTFV 
investigation.\5\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \5\ See Assessment Policy Notice.
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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) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping 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 duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.


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    Dated: September 6, 2016.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Scope of the Order
V. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Exclusion of Sales of Merchandise Entered Prior to Date of 
Suspension
    2. Whether Defective Merchandise Is Outside of the Scope
    3. Exclusion of Re-Sales of Defective Merchandise
    4. Exclusion of Potentially Double-Counted U.S. Sales
    5. Methodological Issues in the Differential Pricing Analysis
    6. Zeroing
    7. Subassembly Import Value in Assessment Rate
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2016-21858 Filed 9-9-16; 8:45 a.m.]
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