[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40392-40393]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17429]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-868]


Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding its 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large 
residential washers (washers) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) for 
the period of review (POR) February 1, 2018, through February 14, 2018.

DATES: Applicable August 14, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Ian Hamilton, 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 or (202) 
482-4798, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD 
order on washers from Korea for the POR.\1\ Commerce received timely 
requests from Whirlpool Corporation (the petitioner) and LG 
Electronics, Inc. (LGE), in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to 
conduct an administrative review of this AD order for LGE.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Large Residential Washers from 
Korea: Request for Administrative Review of Antidumping Order,'' 
dated February 26, 2019; see also LGE Letter, ``LG Electronics' 
Request for Antidumping Administrative Review Large Residential 
Washers from Korea,'' dated February 28, 2019.
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    On April 30, 2019, the International Trade Commission determined 
that revocation of the AD order on washers from Korea would not be 
likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence of material injury to an 
industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable time, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act.\3\ Therefore, on May 6, 2019, 
Commerce revoked the AD order on washers from Korea effective February 
15, 2018.\4\
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    \3\ See Certain Large Residential Washers from Korea and Mexico, 
84 FR 18319 (April 30, 2019). See also Certain Large Residential 
Washers from Korea and Mexico (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-488 and 731- TA-
1199-1200 (Review)), USITC Publication 4882 (April 2019).
    \4\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico and the Republic 
of Korea: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order (Mexico) and 
Revocation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders (Korea), 84 
FR 19763 (May 6, 2019).
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    On May 2, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of

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initiation of administrative review with respect to LGE.\5\ As a result 
of the revocation of the AD order, the POR of this administrative 
review is February 1, 2018, through February 14, 2018.
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    \5\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 18777, 18782 (May 2, 2019).
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    On July 26, 2019, both the petitioner and LGE timely withdrew their 
requests for an administrative review of LGE.\6\
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    \6\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Large Residential Washers from 
Korea: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of 
Antidumping Order,'' dated July 26, 2019; see also LGE Letter, ``LG 
Electronics' Withdrawal of Request for Antidumping Administrative 
Review Large Residential Washers from Korea,'' dated July 26, 2019.
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Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the parties that 
requested a review withdraw the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. The 
petitioner and LGE withdrew their requests for review before the 90-day 
deadline, and no other party requested an administrative review of this 
order. Therefore, we are rescinding the administrative review of the AD 
order on washers from Korea covering the period February 1, 2018, 
through February 14, 2018.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Because Commerce 
is rescinding this administrative review in its entirety, the entries 
to which this administrative review pertained shall be assessed at 
rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties 
required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for 
consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 
days after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only 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 may result in the presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    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 the return or 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

    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 7, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-17429 Filed 8-13-19; 8:45 am]
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