[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52063-52064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21290]
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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; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that sales of
large residential washers from Mexico were made at less than normal
value (NV) during the period of review (POR) February 1, 2017 through
January 31, 2018.
DATES: Applicable October 1, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca M. Janz or Maria Tatarska, 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) 482-2972 or (202)
482-1562, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This review covers one producer/exporter of the subject
merchandise, Electrolux Home Products Corp. N.V. and Electrolux Home
Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, Electrolux). Commerce
published the Preliminary Results on April 10, 2019.\1\ For events
subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.\2\ Commerce conducted this administrative review in
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).
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\1\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico: Preliminary
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 84 FR
14341 (April 10, 2019) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the 2017-2018 Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Large Residential Washers from Mexico,''
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues
and Decision Memorandum).
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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 29, 2019.\3\ In addition,
Commerce extended the deadline for the final results by 57 days.\4\
Accordingly, the deadline for the final results is now October 4, 2019.
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\3\ See Memorandum to the Record from 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, ``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.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Large Residential Washers from Mexico:
Extension of Deadline for Final Results of 2017-2018 Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review,'' dated August 6, 2019.
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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.\5\
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\5\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see
Preliminary Results PDM at 2-4.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are addressed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues raised and to
which we respond in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as
an appendix to this notice. 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
https://access.trade.gov, and it is available to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://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.
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on a review of the record and comments received from
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made certain
changes to the preliminary weighted-average margin for Electrolux.\6\
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\6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 2.
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Final Results of the Review
As a result of this review, Commerce determines that a weighted-
average dumping margin of 2.25 percent exists for Electrolux for the
period February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.
Disclosure of Calculations
We intend to disclose the calculations performed within five days
of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has 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.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Electrolux reported the entered
value of its U.S. sales such that we calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of
the sales for which entered value was reported. Where the respondent's
weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific assessment
rate is zero
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or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 41 days after
publication of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Electrolux will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin that is established in
the final results of this review; (2) for previously investigated
companies not participating in this review, the cash deposit will
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most
recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the company
participated; (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 cash deposit rate established for the most recently completed
segment for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to be
36.52 percent, the all-others rate established in the LTFV
investigation.\7\ These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall
remain in effect until further notice.
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\7\ 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 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 Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to APO
of their responsibility concerning the disposition 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 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
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 24, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Constructed Export Price Offset for Electrolux's
Canadian Sales
Comment 2: Currency Conversion Errors in Electrolux's Macros
Program
V. Recommendation
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