[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26928-26929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09670]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-939]


Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of 
the antidumping duty (AD) order on tow-behind lawn groomers and certain 
parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (China) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the level 
indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this 
notice.

DATES: Applicable May 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dakota Potts, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0223.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    After publication of the notice of initiation of this sunset review 
of the AD order on tow-behind lawn groomers and certain parts thereof 
from China,\1\ pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), Agri-Fab, Inc. (domestic interested party) filed 
with Commerce a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in 
the sunset review,\2\ and a timely and adequate substantive 
response.\3\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any 
respondent interested party. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.\4\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 67 
(January 2, 2020); see also Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Tow 
Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China, 74 FR 38395 (August 3, 2009) (Order).
    \2\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Second Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind 
Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from The People's Republic 
of China; Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated January 16, 2020.
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Second Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind 
Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from The People's Republic 
of China; Agri-Fab's Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated 
January 31, 2020 (Substantive Response).
    \4\ For a complete description of the background of this sunset 
review of the Order, see Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts 
Thereof from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the order is certain non-motorized tow-
behind lawn groomers, manufactured from any material, and certain parts 
thereof, from China. The lawn groomers that are the subject of this 
order are currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff schedule of 
the United States (``HTSUS'') statistical reporting numbers 
8432.41.0000, 8432.42.0000, 8432.80.0000, 8432.80.0010, 8432.90.0060, 
8432.90.0081, 8479.89.9496, 8479.90.9496, and 9603.50.0000. These HTSUS 
provisions are given for reference and customs purposes only, and the 
description of merchandise is dispositive for determining the scope of 
the product included in this order.\5\
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    \5\ The full scope of the Order is included in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the dumping 
margins likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided 
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\ A list of the 
topics discussed 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 
http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \6\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude 
of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average 
dumping margins up to 386.28 percent.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only 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. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or 
conversion to judicial protective, orders 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 these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: April 30, 2020.
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. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail

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VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2020-09670 Filed 5-5-20; 8:45 am]
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