[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 155 (Tuesday, August 11, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48504-48505]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17470]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-918]


Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that 
Shanghai Wells Hanger Co., Ltd., and Hong Kong Wells Ltd. 
(collectively, Shanghai Wells) failed to demonstrate eligibility for 
separate rate status during the period of review (POR), and therefore 
is part of the China-wide entity. The POR is October 1, 2018 through 
September 30, 2019.

DATES: Applicable August 11, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jasun Moy, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-8194.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 15, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel wire 
garment hangers from the People's Republic of China (China).\1\ We 
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We 
received no comments from interested parties.\2\ As such, these final 
results are unchanged from the Preliminary Results.
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    \1\ See Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 
and Rescission of Review in Part; 2018-2019, 85 FR 29403 (May 15, 
2020) (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ On June 3, 2020, M&B Metal Products Co., Inc (the 
petitioner) submitted a case brief in which it stated that 
``Petitioner has no comments on the Department's Preliminary 
Results.'' See Petitioner's Letter, ``Administrative Review of Steel 
Wire Garment Hangers from China--Petitioner's Case Brief,'' dated 
June 3, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise that is subject to the order is steel wire garment 
hangers, fabricated from carbon steel wire, whether or not galvanized 
or painted, whether or not coated with latex or epoxy or similar 
gripping materials, and/or whether or not fashioned with paper covers 
or capes (with or without printing) and/or nonslip features such as 
saddles or tubes. These products may also be referred to by a 
commercial designation, such as shirt, suit, strut, caped, or latex 
(industrial) hangers. Specifically excluded from the scope of the order 
are wooden, plastic, and other garment hangers that are not made of 
steel wire. Also excluded from the scope of the order are chrome-plated 
steel wire garment hangers with a diameter of 3.4 mm or greater. The 
products subject to the order are currently classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule U.S. (HTSUS) subheadings 7326.20.0020, 7323.99.9060, 
and 7323.99.9080. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the 
merchandise is dispositive.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As noted 
in the Preliminary Results, Shanghai Wells did not respond to the 
issued standard non-market economy (NME) questionnaire and has filed no 
submissions on the record of this administrative review, including 
information concerning its eligibility for a separate rate.\3\ 
Therefore, Commerce preliminarily determined that Shanghai Wells is not 
eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity.
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    \3\ See Preliminary Results, 85 FR at 29404.
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    As noted above, we received no comments on the Preliminary Results. 
Therefore, we have made no changes to the Preliminary Results. Because 
there are no changes for these final results from the Preliminary 
Results, there is no accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of the Review

    We continue to find that Shanghai Wells is not eligible for a 
separate rate, and, therefore, it is part of the China-wide entity. The 
rate previously established for the China-wide entity is 187.25 percent 
\4\ and is not subject to change as a result of this review, because no 
party requested a review of the China-wide entity.\5\
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    \4\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Steel Wire Garment 
Hangers from the People's Republic of China, 73 FR 58111 (October 6, 
2008).
    \5\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
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.
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of the final results of this review in 
the Federal Register.
    We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties at a rate of 
187.25 percent for all entries of subject merchandise during the POR 
which was exported by Shanghai Wells.

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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 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of 
this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For 
previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters 
of subject merchandise that have received a separate rate in a prior 
segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the existing exporter-specific cash deposit rate published for the most 
recently completed period; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject 
merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, 
including Shanghai Wells, the cash deposit rate will be the existing 
cash deposit rate for the China-wide entity, i.e., 187.25 percent; and 
(3) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the 
rate applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese 
exporter.
    These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

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 POR. 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.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final 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 or 
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 these final results of administrative 
review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5) and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1).

    Dated: August 3, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-17470 Filed 8-10-20; 8:45 am]
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