[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 330-331]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-28946]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-867]


Large Power Transformers From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on large power transformers (LPTs) from the Republic of Korea 
(Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Reviews'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable January 3, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Natasia Harrison or Peter Farrell, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1240 or (202) 
482-2104, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 1, 2023, Commerce published the notice of initiation 
of the second sunset review of the AD Order \1\ on LPTs from Korea, 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On September 14, 2023, Commerce received a notice of intent to 
participate from Hitachi Energy USA, Inc., Prolec-GE Waukesha, Inc., 
Delta Star Inc., and Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc. 
(collectively, the domestic interested parties), within the deadline 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested 
parties claimed interested party status under section 771(9)(C) of the 
Act, as manufacturers of a domestic like product in the United States.
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    \1\ See Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea: 
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 53177 (August 31, 2012) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 88 FR 60438 
(September 1, 2023).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Large Power 
Transformers from Korea--Domestic Interested Parties' Notice of 
Intent to Participate,'' dated September 14, 2023.
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    On September 29, 2023, we received a complete substantive response 
for this review from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received no 
substantive responses from respondent interested parties. 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 on LPTs from Korea.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Large Power 
Transformers from the Republic of Korea--Five-Year (Sunset) Review 
of Antidumping Duty Order--Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated September 29, 2023.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of this Order covers large liquid dielectric power 
transformers (LPTs) having a top power handling capacity greater than 
or equal to 60,000 kilovolt amperes (60 megavolt amperes), whether 
assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete. For a complete 
description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea,'' 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 review, including the likelihood of 
continuation or recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and 
the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail if the Order were 
revoked, are addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. 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. A 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the internet at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the AD Order on LPTs from Korea 
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 dumping margins up to 29.04 percent.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an 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 subject 
to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.


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    Dated: December 27, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Margin Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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