[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11963-11964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05482]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-842]


Large Residential Washers From Mexico: 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 fourth administrative review 
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large residential washers from 
Mexico. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2016, to January 31, 
2017. Based on our analysis of the comments received, our final results 
remain unchanged from the preliminary results. The final dumping margin 
for the respondent, Electrolux Home Products Corp. N.V. and Electrolux 
Home Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, Electrolux), is 
listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''

DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Belliveau or Rebecca Janz, 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) 482-4952 and (202) 482-2972, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise: 
Electrolux. On November 8, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\
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    \1\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico: Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 82 
FR 51810 (November 8, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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    In December 2017, we received a case brief from Electrolux and a 
rebuttal brief from the petitioner, Whirlpool Corporation.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are all large residential washers 
and certain subassemblies thereof from Mexico. 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 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Large Residential 
Washers from Mexico,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the 
Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. Parties can find a complete discussion of these issues and 
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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; the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is also available 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 at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Final Results of the Review

    We are assigning the following dumping margin to Electrolux:

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                                                               Dumping
                   Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
                                                              (percent)
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Electrolux Home Products Corp. NV/Electrolux Home Products        72.41
 de Mexico, S.A. de C.V....................................
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and 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 41 days after 
publication of the final results of this administrative review. For 
Electrolux, we will base the assessment rate, which was assigned as an 
adverse facts available (AFA) rate,\3\ for the corresponding entries on 
the margin listed above.
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    \3\ For a full discussion of Commerce's determination to apply 
AFA pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See also 
Preliminary Results, and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum at 3-8.
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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 Electrolux will be equal to the 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 
less-than-fair-value (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 36.52 percent, the all-others rate 
determined in the LTFV investigation.\4\ These cash 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) 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 and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of 
Commerce's regulations.

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

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

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1. The Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
    Comment 2. Electrolux's Untimely Filed Responses and Requests
    Comment 3. Selection of the AFA Rate
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2018-05482 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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