[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6131-6132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-03309]
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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; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that LG
Electronics, Inc. (LGE), a producer/exporter of large residential
washers from the Republic of Korea (Korea), did not make sales at
prices below normal value during the February 1, 2017, through January
31, 2018, period of review (POR).
DATES: Applicable February 26, 2019.
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 5, 2018, Commerce published the
Preliminary Results and invited comments from interested parties.\1\ No
interested party submitted comments. Commerce conducted this
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and (2) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce exercised its
discretion to toll all deadlines affected by the partial federal
government closure from December 22, 2018, through the resumption of
operations on January 28, 2019.\2\ 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 April 15, 2019.
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\1\ See Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea:
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review;
2017-2018, 83 FR 55346 (November 5, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Deadlines Affected by the Partial Shutdown
of the Federal Government,'' dated January 28, 2019. All deadlines
in this segment of the proceeding have been extended by 40 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 descripition of the scope of the order, see
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
2017-2018 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Large Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea,'' dated
October 29, 2018.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
As no parties submitted comments on the Preliminary Results, we
made no changes in the final results of this review.
Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce determines that a weighted-
average dumping margin of 0.00 percent exists for LGE for the period
February 1, 2017, through January 31, 2018.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), 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.
Because we calculated a zero margin for LGE in the final results of
this review, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties all shipments of subject merchandise manufactured
and exported by LGE, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, during the POR. In accordance with Commerce's ``automatic
assessment'' practice, for entries of subject merchandise during the
POR produced by LGE for which it did not know that the merchandise was
destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate those
entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\4\
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\4\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) for a
full discussion of this practice.
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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 merchandise produced and/or exported by LGE will be zero; (2)
for previously reviewed or investigated companies not covered by 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.\5\ These
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deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\5\ 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 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.
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, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).
Dated: February 13, 2019.
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.
[FR Doc. 2019-03309 Filed 2-25-19; 8:45 am]
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