[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27101-27102]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09812]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-033]


Large Residential Washers From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review of 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 large residential washers (LRWs) from the People's Republic of 
China (China) would be likely to lead to a continuation or recurrence 
of dumping at the levels identified in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable May 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Max Goldman or Brian Smith, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office VIII, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3896 or (202) 
482-1766, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 6, 2017, Commerce published the AD order on LRWs from

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China in the Federal Register.\1\ On January 3, 2022, Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).\2\ On January 18, 2022, Commerce received a timely and 
complete notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from a 
domestic interested party, Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool),\3\ within 
the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). Whirlpool claimed 
interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act as a producer in the United States of the domestic like product.\4\
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    \1\ See Large Residential Washers from the People's Republic of 
China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and 
Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 9371 (February 6, 2017) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 76 
(January 3, 2022).
    \3\ See Whirlpool Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order on Large Residential Washers from China: 
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated January 18, 2022.
    \4\ Id.
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    On February 2, 2022, Whirlpool filed a timely and adequate 
substantive response, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\5\ Commerce did not receive substantive responses 
from any respondent interested party with respect to the Order covered 
by this sunset review. 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.
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    \5\ See Whirlpool Letter, ``Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review of 
Antidumping Duty Order on Large Residential Washers from China: 
Substantive Response,'' dated February 2, 2022 (Substantive 
Response).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is LRWs from China. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Large Residential Washers 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

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
provided in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx

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 a continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude 
of the dumping margins likely to prevail is up to 57.37 percent.\7\
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    \7\ See Order, 82 FR at 9373.
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    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 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 and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: May 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
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 Dumping Margins Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-09812 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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