[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76174-76176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-24478]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-983]


Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Co., Ltd. (Dongyuan) made 
sales of subject merchandise at prices below normal value during the 
period of review (POR) April 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. 
Additionally, we find that Guangdong Yingao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd. 
(Yingao) and Shenzhen Kehuaxing Industrial Ltd. (Shenzhen Kehuaxing) 
have not established their eligibility for a separate rate.

DATES: Applicable November 6, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    On May 4, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results.\1\ On 
July 19, 2023, we extended the deadline for these final results to 
October 31, 2023.\2\ For a complete description of the events that 
occurred subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\3\ Commerce conducted this review in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022, 88 FR 28485 (May 4, 2023) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Final Results,'' 
dated July 19, 2023.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2021-2022 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks 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 4
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    \4\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic 
of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 
Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 21592 (April 11, 2013) 
(Order).
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    The products covered by the Order are drawn stainless steel sinks 
from the People's Republic of China (China).\5\ Imports of subject 
merchandise are currently classified under the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 7324.10.0000 and 
7324.10.0010. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and 
customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.
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    \5\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    We addressed all the issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs 
in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues that 
parties raised is provided in the 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 at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding the Preliminary Results, we have made 
certain changes to the margin calculations for Dongyuan.\6\
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    \6\ For a full description of these changes, see Issues and 
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Final Results of Review

    As a result of this review, we are assigning the following 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins for the period April 1, 
2021, through March 31, 2022:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Producer or exporter                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Guangdong Dongyuan Kitchenware Industrial Co., Ltd..........        5.85
Guangdong Yingao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd..................       76.45
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Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these final results to interested parties within five 
days of the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce 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.
    For Dongyuan, Commerce calculated importer- (or customer-) specific 
per-unit duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount 
of dumping calculated for the importer's (or customer's) examined sales 
to the total sales quantity associated with those sales, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Where either Dongyuan's weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific rate is 
zero or de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to 
antidumping duties.
    Pursuant to Commerce's assessment practice,\7\ for entries that 
were not reported in the U.S. sales data submitted by Dongyuan, we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate of 76.45 
percent.\8\ Furthermore, because we find that Shenzhen Kehuaxing and 
Yingao are part of the China-wide entity, we will also instruct CBP to 
apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 76.45 to all POR entries of 
subject merchandise that were produced and/or exported by either 
Shenzhen Kehuaxing or Yingao.
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    \7\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full 
discussion of this practice.
    \8\ The China-wide rate determined in the investigation was 
76.53 percent. See Order, 78 FR at 21594. This rate was adjusted for 
export subsidies and estimated domestic subsidy pass through to 
determine the cash deposit rate (i.e., 76.45 percent) collected for 
companies in the China-wide entity. See explanation in Drawn 
Stainless Steel Sinks from the People's Republic of China: 
Investigation Final Determination, 78 FR 13019 (February 26, 2013).
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of these final results. If a 
timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the 
assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 
entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory 
injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of administrative review for all 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on, or after, the publication date of the final results 
of review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) the 
cash deposit rate for Dongyuan will be equal to the dumping margin 
established in the final results of this review; (2) for a previously 
investigated or reviewed exporter of subject merchandise not listed in 
the final results of review that has a separate rate, the cash deposit 
rate will continue to be the exporter's existing cash deposit rate; (3) 
for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that do not have a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the cash deposit rate 
established for the China-wide entity, i.e., 76.45 percent; \9\ and (4) 
for all exporters of subject merchandise that are not located in China 
and that are not eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate applicable to the China exporter(s) that supplied that 
non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.
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    \9\ Id.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility

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under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the 
reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to 
liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure 
to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption 
that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred 
and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an 
increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the 
countervailing duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/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 sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results of administrative 
review and notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of 
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: October 31, 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. Margin Calculations
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Select Romania as the Primary 
Surrogate Country
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Value Stainless Steel Using 
Romanian Surrogate Value Data
    Comment 3: Surrogate Value Source to Value Clips
    Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Exclude Taiwan Import Data 
from its Calculation of the Surrogate Value for Stainless Steel
    Comment 5: Whether Commerce Will Consider Supplemental Surrogate 
Value Data for Labor
    Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available 
to Yingao
    Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Grant Dongyuan a Double 
Remedies Offset in its Margin Calculation
    Comment 8: Verification Issues Related to Dongyuan's Reported 
Product Codes
    Comment 9: Whether to Include Dongyuan's Bank Charges Noted at 
Verification
    Comment 10: Whether Commerce Should Grant a Scrap Offset to 
Dongyuan
V. Recommendation

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