[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30255-30256]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11845]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-888]
Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts
Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Expedited
Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD)
order on floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts
thereof (ironing tables) from the People's Republic of China (China)
would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable June 7, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chelsey Simonovich, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
1979.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In 2004, Commerce published in the Federal Register its final
affirmative determination of sales at less than fair value and AD order
on ironing tables from China.\1\ On February 1, 2021, Commerce
published the notice of initiation of the third sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act).\2\
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\1\ See Notice of Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value: Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts
Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 35296 (June 24,
2004) (Final Determination); see also Notice of Amended Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty
Order: Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts
Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 69 FR 47868 (August 6,
2004) (the Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 86 FR 7709
(February 1, 2021) (Initiation).
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On February 16, 2021, Commerce received a notice of intent to
participate within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i) from Home Products International, Inc. (the
petitioner).\3\ The petitioner claimed interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) of the Act as manufacturers, producers, or
wholesalers in the United States of a domestic like product. On March
3, 2021, Commerce received complete substantive responses to the notice
of initiation from domestic interested parties within the 30-day
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce received no
substantive responses from respondent interested parties.
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate:
Third Five-Year Sunset Review of Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing
Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated February 16, 2021.
\4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive
Response of Home Products International, Inc. to the Notice of
Initiation of the Third Five-Year Sunset Review of Floor-Standing,
Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China,'' dated March 3, 2021.
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On March 23, 2021, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response
from respondent interested parties.\5\ As a result, Commerce conducted
an expedited, i.e., 120-day, sunset review
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of the Order pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
February 1, 2021,'' dated March 23, 2021.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise subject to the Order consists of floor-standing,
metal-top ironing tables, assembled or unassembled, complete or
incomplete, and certain parts thereof. For a complete description of
the products covered, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum: Final
Results of Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables 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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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation, and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked. 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. A
list of topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is
attached to this notice as an Appendix. In addition, a complete version
of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the
internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn.
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
margins up to 157.68 percent.
Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to the
APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a). Timely written notification of the 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 results and notice in
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: June 1, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting 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
VII. Final Results of the Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2021-11845 Filed 6-4-21; 8:45 am]
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