[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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