[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 47 (Friday, March 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10433-10434]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04752]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-849, A-552-812]


Steel Wire Garment Hangers From Taiwan and Vietnam: Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders

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

SUMMARY: As a result of these sunset reviews, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on steel wire garment hangers (hangers) from Taiwan and the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the 
``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective March 9, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ian Hamilton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4798.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 1, 2017, Commerce published the notice of initiation of 
the first sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders on hangers from 
Taiwan and Vietnam, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\1\ On November 6, 2017, Commerce received a 
notice of intent to participate from M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. 
(the petitioner) as a domestic interested party, within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\2\ The petitioner claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as a 
manufacturer of a domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 50612 
(November 1, 2017).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter ``First Sunset Reviews of Steel Wire 
Garment Hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam--Notice of Intent to 
Participate,'' dated November 6, 2017 (Intent to Participate).
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    On November 30, 2017, we received a complete substantive response 
for the review from the domestic interested party within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\3\ We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties with respect 
to the orders covered by these sunset reviews, nor was a hearing 
requested. Commerce received no comments on the adequacy of responses 
in these sunset reviews. Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting expedited 
(120-day) sunset reviews of these orders.
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    \3\ Petitioner's Letter, ``First Sunset Review of Steel Wire 
Garment Hangers from Taiwan--Substantive Response of Domestic 
Producer to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 30, 2017; 
Petitioner's Letter, ``First Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Order 
on Steel Wire Garment Hangers from Vietnam--Substantive Response of 
Domestic Producer to Notice of Initiation,'' dated November 30, 
2017.
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    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 these 
sunset reviews are now March 5, 2018.\4\
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    \4\ 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 Orders

    The merchandise subject to the orders is hangers. For a complete 
description of the scope of these orders, see the accompanying Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Steel Wire Garment Hanges from Taiwan and Vietnam'' (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with these results and 
hereby adopted by this notice.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in these reviews, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margins of dumping likely to prevail if the orders 
were revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and 
is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov, and 
to all parties in the Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 
Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision 
Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Reviews

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1), (2) and (3) of the 
Act, we determine that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on 
hangers from Taiwan and Vietnam would be likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping up to the following weighted-average dumping 
margins:

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                                                        Weighted-average
                       Country                           dumping margin
                                                           (percent)
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Taiwan...............................................             125.43
Vietnam..............................................             220.68
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
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. Timely written 
notification of the return or 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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: March 5, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Orders
IV. History of the Orders
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail

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VII. Final Results of Sunset Reviews
VIII. Recommendation

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