[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 130 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43550-43551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14494]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-552-813]


Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on steel wire garment 
hangers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam would be likely to lead 
to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable July 10, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zukowski, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2013, Commerce published the order.\1\ On April 3, 
2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the second sunset 
review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On April 11, 2023, Commerce received a 
notice of intent to participate from M&B Metal Products Company, Inc. 
(the domestic interested party), within the deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed 
interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a U.S. 
producer of the domestic like product.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Order, 78 FR 8107 (February 
5, 2013) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 19616 
(April 3, 2023).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated April 11, 2023.
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    On April 13, 2023, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party 
to this proceeding. On May 26, 2023, 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 (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive 
Response of Domestic Producer to Notice of Initiation,'' dated April 
13, 2023.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for April 2023,'' 
dated May 26, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is steel wire garment 
hangers. 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 Countervailing 
Duty Order on Steel Wire Garment Hangers from the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam,'' dated concurrently with, and 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, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, 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), 
which 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) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of a countervailable subsidies at the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                              Net
                                                        countervailable
                 Producers/exporters                     subsidy rate
                                                         (percent) ad
                                                            valorem
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South East Asia Hamico Export Joint Stock Company                  31.58
 (SEA Hamico), Nam A Hamico Export Joint Stock
 Company (Nam A), and Linh Sa Hamico Company Limited
 (Linh Sa) (collectively, the Hamico Companies).....
Infinite Industrial Hanger Limited (Infinite) and                  90.42
 Supreme Hanger Company Limited (Supreme)
 (collectively, the Infinite Companies).............
All Others..........................................               31.58
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: July 3, 2023.
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

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V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely To Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-14494 Filed 7-7-23; 8:45 am]
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