[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9088-9089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04626]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-842; A-580-868; C-580-869]


Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews of the Antidumping 
Duty Orders on Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea and 
Mexico, and the Countervailing Duty Order on Large Residential Washers 
From the Republic of Korea

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines not to revoke 
the antidumping duty (AD) orders on

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large residential washers (LRWs) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) and 
Mexico and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on large residential 
washers from Korea, in part, with respect to LRWs that (1) have a 
horizontal rotational axis; (2) are front loading; and (3) have a drive 
train consisting, inter alia, of (a) a controlled induction motor and 
(b) a belt drive (hereinafter, FL CIM/Belt washers).

DATES: Applicable March 13, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Miller or Ajay Menon, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3906 or (202) 482-1993, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 14, 2018, Commerce published the Preliminary Results 
\1\ and invited comments from interested parties.\2\ No interested 
party submitted comments. However, on December 21, 2018, Whirlpool 
Corporation (Whirlpool) submitted a request to rescind these changed 
circumstances reviews.\3\ No other party commented on Whirlpool's 
rescission request. We have not considered this request because 
Whirlpool not only submitted it approximately five months after the 90-
day withdrawal deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), but also 
after the publication of the Preliminary Results when Commerce had 
expended significant resources in conducting these changed 
circumstances reviews.
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    \1\ See Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews of 
the Antidumping Duty Orders on Large Residential Washers from the 
Republic of Korea and Mexico, and the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Large Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea, 83 FR 56808 
(November 14, 2018) (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ Id., 83 FR at 56810.
    \3\ See Whirlpool's Letter, ``Large Residential Washers from the 
Republic of Korea and Mexico: Withdrawal of Request for Changed 
Circumstances Reviews,'' dated December 21, 2018.
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Scope of the Orders 4
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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); 
and Large Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 78 FR 11154 (February 15, 2013) (the 
Orders).
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    The products covered by the Orders are all large residential 
washers and certain subassemblies thereof from Korea and 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 these orders 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.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see 
Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 56809-56810.
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Scope of Changed Circumstances Reviews

    Whirlpool requested that Commerce revoke the Orders, in part, with 
respect to FL CIM/Belt washers.\6\ Whirlpool proposed that Commerce 
amend the scope language as follows: ``{A{time} lso excluded from the 
scope are automatic clothes washing machines that meet all of the 
following conditions: (1) Have a horizontal rotational axis; (2) are 
front loading; and (3) have a drive train consisting, inter alia, of 
(a) a controlled induction motor and (b) a belt drive.'' \7\
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    \6\ See Whirlpool's Letter, ``Large Residential Washers from 
Korea and Mexico: Request for Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated 
March 22, 2018.
    \7\ Whirlpool proposed that the following words be defined as 
follows: (1) ``front loading'' means that ``access to the basket is 
from the front of the washer;'' and (2) a ``controlled induction 
motor'' is ``an asynchronous, alternating current, polyphase 
induction motor.''
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews

    In the Preliminary Results, we determined that Whirlpool does not 
account for at least 85 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product and, therefore, does not account for ``substantially all'' of 
the production of the domestic like product.\8\ Therefore, we 
preliminarily determined not to revoke the Orders, in part, with 
respect to FL/CIM Belt washers.\9\ As no parties commented on the 
Preliminary Results, we made no changes for the final results of these 
changed circumstances reviews. Consequently, we continue to determine 
not to revoke the Orders, in part, with respect to FL/CIM Belt washers.
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    \8\ See Preliminary Results, 83 FR at 56810.
    \9\ Id.
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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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: March 6, 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. 2019-04626 Filed 3-12-19; 8:45 am]
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