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necessary, and to conduct verification of
the questionnaire responses, if
necessary.
Therefore, given the additional time
needed to conduct a complete analysis
for this administrative review, in
accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of
the Act, the Department is extending the
time period for completion of the
preliminary results to 365 days.
Therefore, the preliminary results are
now due no later than July 30, 2008.
The final results continue to be due no
later than 120 days after publication of
the notice of the preliminary results.
This notice is published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A)
and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 11, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S
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 Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 11, 2007, the
U.S. Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published the preliminary
results of the second administrative
review of the antidumping duty order
on ironing tables from the People’s
Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’). See Floor–
Standing, Metal–Top Ironing Tables and
Certain Parts Thereof from the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 51781 (September 11,
2007) (‘‘AR2 Preliminary Results’’). This
review covers exports from Since
Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Since
Hardware’’). The period of review
(‘‘POR’’) is August 1, 2005, through July
31, 2006. For these final results, the
Department revised and continued to
apply the Since Hardware supplier price
benchmark analysis. Furthermore, the
Department revised its calculation of the
surrogate financial ratios. Therefore, the
final results differ from the preliminary
results. See ‘‘Final Results of Review’’
section below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2008.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bobby Wong or Michael Quigley, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 9, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0409 or (202) 482–
4047, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We published in the Federal Register
the preliminary results of the second
administrative review on September 11,
2007. See AR2 Preliminary Results.
Following the AR2 Preliminary
Results, on October 1, 2007, Since
Hardware submitted surrogate financial
information to value factors of
production. On October 11, 2007, Home
Products International Inc.
(‘‘petitioner’’) and Since Hardware
submitted case briefs. On October 16,
2007, both petitioner and Since
Hardware also submitted rebuttal briefs.
Scope of the Order
For purposes of this order, the
product covered consists of floor–
standing, metal–top ironing tables,
assembled or unassembled, complete or
incomplete, and certain parts thereof.
The subject tables are designed and
used principally for the hand ironing or
pressing of garments or other articles of
fabric. The subject tables have full–
height leg assemblies that support the
ironing surface at an appropriate (often
adjustable) height above the floor. The
subject tables are produced in a variety
of leg finishes, such as painted, plated,
or matte, and they are available with
various features, including iron rests,
linen racks, and others. The subject
ironing tables may be sold with or
without a pad and/or cover. All types
and configurations of floor–standing,
metal–top ironing tables are covered by
this review.
Furthermore, this order specifically
covers imports of ironing tables,
assembled or unassembled, complete or
incomplete, and certain parts thereof.
For purposes of this order, the term
‘‘unassembled’’ ironing table means a
product requiring the attachment of the
leg assembly to the top or the
attachment of an included feature such
as an iron rest or linen rack. The term
‘‘complete’’ ironing table means product
sold as a ready–to-use ensemble
consisting of the metal–top table and a
pad and cover, with or without
additional features, e.g. iron rest or
linen rack. The term ‘‘incomplete’’
ironing table means product shipped or
sold as a ‘‘bare board’’ i.e., a metal–top
table only, without the pad and cover
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with or without additional features, e.g.
iron rest or linen rack. The major parts
or components of ironing tables that are
intended to be covered by this order
under the term ‘‘certain parts thereof’’
consist of the metal top component
(with or without assembled supports
and slides) and/or the leg components,
whether or not attached together as a leg
assembly. The order covers separately
shipped metal top components and leg
components, without regard to whether
the respective quantities would yield an
exact quantity of assembled ironing
tables.
Ironing tables without legs (such as
models that mount on walls or over
doors) are not floor–standing and are
specifically excluded. Additionally,
tabletop or countertop models with
short legs that do not exceed 12 inches
in length (and which may or may not
collapse or retract) are specifically
excluded.
The subject ironing tables were
previously classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) subheading 9403.20.0010.
Effective July 1, 2003, the subject
ironing tables are classified under new
HTSUS subheading 9403.20.0011. The
subject metal top and leg components
are classified under HTSUS subheading
9403.90.8040. Although the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and for Customs and
Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) purposes, the
Department’s written description of the
scope remains dispositive.
Separate Rates
Since Hardware requested a separate,
company–specific antidumping duty
rate. In the AR2 Preliminary Results, we
found that Since Hardware had met the
criteria for the application of a separate
antidumping duty rate. Preliminary
Results, 72 FR at 51782.
We have not received any information
since the Preliminary Results with
respect to Since Hardware that would
warrant reconsideration of our separate–
rates determination. Therefore, we have
assigned an individual dumping margin
to Since Hardware for this review
period.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the briefs are
addressed in the Memorandum to David
M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, from Stephen J.
Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Import Administration, regarding the
Issues and Decision Memorandum
accompanying the Final Results in the
2005–2006 Administrative Review of
Floor–Standing, Metal–Top Ironing
Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from
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the People’s Republic of China,
(February 10, 2008) (‘‘I&D
Memorandum’’), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues raised, all of which are in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum, is
attached to this notice as Appendix I.
Parties can find a complete discussion
of all issues raised in the briefs and the
corresponding recommendations in this
public memorandum, which is on file in
the Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), room
1117 of the Department of Commerce. In
addition, a complete version of the
Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the Web at
https://trade.gov/ia. The paper copy and
electronic version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Changes since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from
interested parties, we have made
company–specific changes to certain
surrogate value calculations that affect
the margin calculations for Since
Hardware as discussed below.
1) Benchmark Methodology:
For these final results, the Department
has determined to apply the benchmark
analysis consistent with the
methodology applied in the preliminary
results. However, for the Preliminary
Results, the Department inadvertently
failed to remove export sales into NME
countries from the benchmark analysis.
Therefore, for these final results, the
Department corrected this inadvertent
error and revised the benchmark
analysis to exclude export sales into
NME countries from the analysis. This
is consistent with the Department’s
recent practice. See Oil Country Tubular
Goods (‘‘OCTG’’), Other Than Drill Pipe,
from Korea: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 71 FR 13091 and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment ‘‘Issue: The use of China, a
non–market economy, as the basis for
normal value’’ (March 14, 2006). See
also, Husteel Company, Ltd. v. United
States, CIT Court No. 06–00075 (where
the Department is currently defending
this position before the CIT). For a more
detailed discussion, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum at Comment 3;
and the March 10, 2008, Memorandum
to the File; From Blaine Wiltse,
International Trade Compliance Analyst
and Bobby Wong, Senior International
Trade Complaince Analyst; Regarding
Second Antidumping Administrative
Review of Floor–standing, Metal–top
Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof
from the People’s Republic of China:
Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd.
(‘‘Since Hardware’’) Analysis
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Memorandum for the Final Results,
accompanying these final results.
2) Carriage Inward:
For these final results, consistent the
Department’s practice in recent reviews,
the Department has included Infiniti
Modules freight–in expenses in the
calculation of the denominator used to
determine Since Hardware’s surrogate
financial ratios. See Folding Metal
Tables and Chairs from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 71355 (December 18,
2007) (‘‘Tables & Chairs Final’’). For a
more detailed discussion, see, Comment
2 of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum accompanying these final
results.
3) Plywood:
In the preliminary results of the
instant review, the Department
inadvertently applied the incorrect
harmonized tariff schedule code to
value plywood. For these final results,
the Department has corrected this
clerical error (for further detail). See
Comment 4 of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum accompanying these final
results.
review. For assessment purposes, where
possible, we calculated importer–
specific assessment rates for subject
ironing tables from the PRC via ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of the
dumping margins calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered
value of those same sales. We will
instruct CBP to assess antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered
by this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results of this
administrative review for all shipments
of the subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication
date, as provided for by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Since
Hardware, the Department has
calculated a de minimis margin for these
final results, and therefore no cash
deposit will be required for this
company; (2) for previously investigated
or reviewed PRC and non–PRC
exporters not listed above that have
separate rates, the cash deposit rate will
Final Results of Review
continue to be the exporter–specific rate
We preliminarily determine that the
published for the most recent period; (3)
following antidumping duty margins
for all PRC exporters of subject
exist:
merchandise that have not been found
to be entitled to a separate rate,
Exporter
Margin (percent)
including those companies for which
this review has been rescinded, the cash
Since Hardware
deposit rate will be the PRC–wide rate
(Guangzhou) Co.,
Ltd. ............................
0.34 % (de of 157.68 percent; and (4) for all non–
minimis) PRC exporters of subject merchandise
which have not received their own rate,
For details on the calculation of the
the cash deposit rate will be the rate
antidumping duty weighted–average
applicable to the PRC exporters that
margin for each company, see See
supplied that non–PRC exporter. These
March 10, 2008, Memorandum to the
deposit requirements, when imposed,
File; From Blaine Wiltse, International
shall remain in effect until further
Trade Compliance Analyst and Bobby
notice.
Wong, Senior International Trade
Notification to Interested Parties
Compliance Analyst; Regarding Second
This notice also serves as the final
Antidumping Administrative Review of
reminder to importers of their
Floor–standing, Metal–top Ironing
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)
Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from
to file a certificate regarding the
the People’s Republic of China: Since
Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (‘‘Since reimbursement of antidumping duties
prior to liquidation of the relevant
Hardware’’) Analysis Memorandum for
entries during this review period.
the Final Results. The public version of
this memorandum is on file in the CRU. Failure to comply with this requirement
could result in the Secretary’s
Assessment Rates
presumption that reimbursement of
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the antidumping duties occurred and in the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
subsequent assessment of double
Act’’) and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the
antidumping duties.
Department will determine, and CBP
This notice also serves as the only
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
reminder to parties subject to
appropriate entries. The Department
administrative protective order (APO) of
intends to issue assessment instructions their responsibility concerning the
to CBP 15 days after the date of
return/destruction or conversion to
publication of these final results of
judicial protective order of proprietary
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information disclosed under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3).
Failure to comply is a violation of the
APO.
This administrative review and this
notice are published in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the
Act.
Dated: March 10, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other
Than Drill Pipe, from Korea: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative ReviewAGENCY: Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce
SUMMARY: On September 11, 2007, the
Department of Commerce (‘‘the
Department’’) published the preliminary
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty order on oil
country tubular goods, other than drill
pipe (‘‘OCTG’’), from Korea for the
period (‘‘POR’’) August 1, 2005 through
July 25, 2006. See Oil Country Tubular
Goods, Other Than Drill Pipe, from
Korea: Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review, 72 FR 51793 (September 11,
2007) (Preliminary Results). This review
covers the following manufacturers/
exporters: Husteel Co., Ltd. (‘‘Husteel’’),
SeAH Steel Corporation (‘‘SeAH’’), and
Nexteel Co. Ltd. (Nexteel). Based on our
analysis of the comments received, we
have made changes to the Preliminary
Results. For the final dumping margins
see the ‘‘Final Results of Review’’
section below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Lindsay, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 6, Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202)
482–0780.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 22, 2007, pursuant to section
751(d)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’) and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(2)(i), the
Department revoked this antidumping
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duty order effective July 25, 2006. See
Oil Country Tubular Goods from
Argentina, Italy, Japan, Korea, and
Mexico; Revocation of Antidumping
Duty Orders Pursuant to Second Fiveyear (Sunset) Reviews, 72 FR 34442–
34443 (June 22, 2007) (Revocation).
Therefore, the POR of this
administrative review is August 1, 2005
through July 25, 2006.
On September 11, 2007, the
Department published in the Federal
Register the preliminary results of the
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on OCTG from
Korea. See Preliminary Results. Since
the Preliminary Results, the following
events have occurred. We received case
briefs on October 11, 2007, and rebuttal
briefs on October 16, 2007. On January
7, 2008, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act, the Department extended the
deadline for issuing the final results by
60 days to March 10, 2008. See Notice
of Extension of Time Limit for Final
Results of Administrative Review: Oil
Country Tubular Goods, Other Than
Drill Pipe, from Korea, 72 FR 1205
(January 7, 2007).
7305.20.60.00, 7305.20.80.00,
7306.20.10.30, 7306.20.10.90,
7306.20.20.00, 7306.20.30.00,
7306.20.40.00, 7306.20.60.10,
7306.20.60.50, 7306.20.80.10, and
7306.20.80.50.
As a result of changes to the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule, effective
February 2, 2007, the subject
merchandise is also classifiable under
the following additional HTS item
numbers: 7304.29.31.10, 7304.29.31.20,
7304.29.31.30, 7304.29.31.40,
7304.29.31.50, 7304.29.31.60,
7304.29.31.80, 7304.29.41.10,
7304.29.41.20, 7304.29.41.30,
7304.29.41.40, 7304.29.41.50,
7304.29.41.60, 7304.29.41.80,
7304.29.61.15, 7304.29.61.30,
7304.29.61.45, 7304.29.61.60,
7304.29.61.75, 7306.29.10.30,
7306.29.10.90, 7306.29.20.00,
7306.29.31.00, 7306.29.41.00,
7306.29.60.10, 7306.29.60.50,
7306.29.81.10, and 7306.29.81.50. The
HTSUS sub–headings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only. The written description remains
dispositive of the scope of the order.
Scope of the Antidumping Duty Order
The products covered by this order
are OCTG, hollow steel products of
circular cross-section, including only oil
well casing and tubing, of iron (other
than cast iron) or steel (both carbon and
alloy), whether seamless or welded,
whether or not conforming to American
Petroleum Institute (‘‘API’’) or non–API
specifications, whether finished or
unfinished (including green tubes and
limited service OCTG products). This
scope does not cover casing or tubing
pipe containing 10.5 percent or more of
chromium, or drill pipe. The products
subject to this order are currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States
(‘‘HTSUS’’) under sub–headings:
7304.29.10.10, 7304.29.10.20,
7304.29.10.30, 7304.29.10.40,
7304.29.10.50, 7304.29.10.60,
7304.29.10.80, 7304.29.20.10,
7304.29.20.20, 7304.29.20.30,
7304.29.20.40, 7304.29.20.50,
7304.29.20.60, 7304.29.20.80,
7304.29.30.10, 7304.29.30.20,
7304.29.30.30, 7304.29.30.40,
7304.29.30.50, 7304.29.30.60,
7304.29.30.80, 7304.29.40.10,
7304.29.40.20, 7304.29.40.30,
7304.29.40.40, 7304.29.40.50,
7304.29.40.60, 7304.29.40.80,
7304.29.50.15, 7304.29.50.30,
7304.29.50.45, 7304.29.50.60,
7304.29.50.75, 7304.29.60.15,
7304.29.60.30, 7304.29.60.45,
7304.29.60.60, 7304.29.60.75,
7305.20.20.00, 7305.20.40.00,
Analysis of Comments Received
The issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this
administrative review are addressed in
the Issues and Decisions Memorandum
for the Final Results of the
Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order on Oil Country
Tubular Goods (‘‘OCTG’’) from Korea,
March 10, 2008 (Issues and Decisions
Memorandum), which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The Issues and
Decisions Memorandum is on file in the
Central Records Unit (CRU), room 1117
of the Department of Commerce main
building and can be accessed directly at
https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy
and electronic version of the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum are identical in
content. A list of the issues addressed in
the Issues and Decisions Memorandum
is appended to this notice.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results
Based on our analysis of the
comments received, we have made
changes in the calculations for the final
dumping margin. The changes are
discussed in detail in the Issues and
Decisions Memorandum and in the
Memorandum from Scott Lindsay, Case
Analyst, to the File: Analysis of Husteel
Corporation (‘‘Husteel’’) for the Final
Results of the Administrative Review of
Oil Country Tubular Goods, Other Than
Drill Pipe from Korea, and
Memorandum from Scott Lindsay, Case
Analyst, to the File: Analysis of SeaH
Steel Corporation (‘‘SeAH’’) for the
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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
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On September 11, 2007, the U.S. Department of Commerce (``the
Department'') published the preliminary results of the second
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ironing tables
from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Floor-Standing,
Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 72 FR 51781 (September 11, 2007) (``AR2
Preliminary Results''). This review covers exports from Since Hardware
(Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Since Hardware''). The period of review
(``POR'') is August 1, 2005, through July 31, 2006. For these final
results, the Department revised and continued to apply the Since
Hardware supplier price benchmark analysis. Furthermore, the Department
revised its calculation of the surrogate financial ratios. Therefore,
the final results differ from the preliminary results. See ``Final
Results of Review'' section below.
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Wong or Michael Quigley, AD/CVD
Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0409 or (202) 482-4047, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
We published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of the
second administrative review on September 11, 2007. See AR2 Preliminary
Results.
Following the AR2 Preliminary Results, on October 1, 2007, Since
Hardware submitted surrogate financial information to value factors of
production. On October 11, 2007, Home Products International Inc.
(``petitioner'') and Since Hardware submitted case briefs. On October
16, 2007, both petitioner and Since Hardware also submitted rebuttal
briefs.
Scope of the Order
For purposes of this order, the product covered consists of floor-
standing, metal-top ironing tables, assembled or unassembled, complete
or incomplete, and certain parts thereof. The subject tables are
designed and used principally for the hand ironing or pressing of
garments or other articles of fabric. The subject tables have full-
height leg assemblies that support the ironing surface at an
appropriate (often adjustable) height above the floor. The subject
tables are produced in a variety of leg finishes, such as painted,
plated, or matte, and they are available with various features,
including iron rests, linen racks, and others. The subject ironing
tables may be sold with or without a pad and/or cover. All types and
configurations of floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables are covered
by this review.
Furthermore, this order specifically covers imports of ironing
tables, assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete, and certain
parts thereof. For purposes of this order, the term ``unassembled''
ironing table means a product requiring the attachment of the leg
assembly to the top or the attachment of an included feature such as an
iron rest or linen rack. The term ``complete'' ironing table means
product sold as a ready-to-use ensemble consisting of the metal-top
table and a pad and cover, with or without additional features, e.g.
iron rest or linen rack. The term ``incomplete'' ironing table means
product shipped or sold as a ``bare board'' i.e., a metal-top table
only, without the pad and cover with or without additional features,
e.g. iron rest or linen rack. The major parts or components of ironing
tables that are intended to be covered by this order under the term
``certain parts thereof'' consist of the metal top component (with or
without assembled supports and slides) and/or the leg components,
whether or not attached together as a leg assembly. The order covers
separately shipped metal top components and leg components, without
regard to whether the respective quantities would yield an exact
quantity of assembled ironing tables.
Ironing tables without legs (such as models that mount on walls or
over doors) are not floor-standing and are specifically excluded.
Additionally, tabletop or countertop models with short legs that do not
exceed 12 inches in length (and which may or may not collapse or
retract) are specifically excluded.
The subject ironing tables were previously classified under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') subheading
9403.20.0010. Effective July 1, 2003, the subject ironing tables are
classified under new HTSUS subheading 9403.20.0011. The subject metal
top and leg components are classified under HTSUS subheading
9403.90.8040. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and for Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') purposes,
the Department's written description of the scope remains dispositive.
Separate Rates
Since Hardware requested a separate, company-specific antidumping
duty rate. In the AR2 Preliminary Results, we found that Since Hardware
had met the criteria for the application of a separate antidumping duty
rate. Preliminary Results, 72 FR at 51782.
We have not received any information since the Preliminary Results
with respect to Since Hardware that would warrant reconsideration of
our separate-rates determination. Therefore, we have assigned an
individual dumping margin to Since Hardware for this review period.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the briefs are addressed in the Memorandum to
David M. Spooner, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, from
Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration, regarding the Issues and Decision Memorandum
accompanying the Final Results in the 2005-2006 Administrative Review
of Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof
from
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the People's Republic of China, (February 10, 2008) (``I&D
Memorandum''), which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues raised, all of which are in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,
is attached to this notice as Appendix I. Parties can find a complete
discussion of all issues raised in the briefs and the corresponding
recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in the
Central Records Unit (``CRU''), room 1117 of the Department of
Commerce. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the Web at https://trade.gov/ia.
The paper copy and electronic version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Changes since the Preliminary Results
Based on the comments received from interested parties, we have
made company-specific changes to certain surrogate value calculations
that affect the margin calculations for Since Hardware as discussed
below.
1) Benchmark Methodology:
For these final results, the Department has determined to apply the
benchmark analysis consistent with the methodology applied in the
preliminary results. However, for the Preliminary Results, the
Department inadvertently failed to remove export sales into NME
countries from the benchmark analysis. Therefore, for these final
results, the Department corrected this inadvertent error and revised
the benchmark analysis to exclude export sales into NME countries from
the analysis. This is consistent with the Department's recent practice.
See Oil Country Tubular Goods (``OCTG''), Other Than Drill Pipe, from
Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 71 FR
13091 and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment
``Issue: The use of China, a non-market economy, as the basis for
normal value'' (March 14, 2006). See also, Husteel Company, Ltd. v.
United States, CIT Court No. 06-00075 (where the Department is
currently defending this position before the CIT). For a more detailed
discussion, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 3; and
the March 10, 2008, Memorandum to the File; From Blaine Wiltse,
International Trade Compliance Analyst and Bobby Wong, Senior
International Trade Complaince Analyst; Regarding Second Antidumping
Administrative Review of Floor-standing, Metal-top Ironing Tables and
Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Since
Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Since Hardware'') Analysis Memorandum
for the Final Results, accompanying these final results.
2) Carriage Inward:
For these final results, consistent the Department's practice in
recent reviews, the Department has included Infiniti Modules freight-in
expenses in the calculation of the denominator used to determine Since
Hardware's surrogate financial ratios. See Folding Metal Tables and
Chairs from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 71355 (December 18, 2007)
(``Tables & Chairs Final''). For a more detailed discussion, see,
Comment 2 of the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying these
final results.
3) Plywood:
In the preliminary results of the instant review, the Department
inadvertently applied the incorrect harmonized tariff schedule code to
value plywood. For these final results, the Department has corrected
this clerical error (for further detail). See Comment 4 of the Issues
and Decision Memorandum accompanying these final results.
Final Results of Review
We preliminarily determine that the following antidumping duty
margins exist:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Exporter Margin (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd................. 0.34 % (de
minimis)
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For details on the calculation of the antidumping duty weighted-
average margin for each company, see See March 10, 2008, Memorandum to
the File; From Blaine Wiltse, International Trade Compliance Analyst
and Bobby Wong, Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst;
Regarding Second Antidumping Administrative Review of Floor-standing,
Metal-top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's
Republic of China: Since Hardware (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. (``Since
Hardware'') Analysis Memorandum for the Final Results. The public
version of this memorandum is on file in the CRU.
Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (``the Act'') and 19 CFR 351.212(b), the Department will
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP
15 days after the date of publication of these final results of review.
For assessment purposes, where possible, we calculated importer-
specific assessment rates for subject ironing tables from the PRC via
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount
of the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total
entered value of those same sales. We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
publication of these final results of this administrative review for
all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for Since
Hardware, the Department has calculated a de minimis margin for these
final results, and therefore no cash deposit will be required for this
company; (2) for previously investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC
exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the cash deposit
rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate published for the
most recent period; (3) for all PRC exporters of subject merchandise
that have not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, including
those companies for which this review has been rescinded, the cash
deposit rate will be the PRC-wide rate of 157.68 percent; and (4) for
all non-PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not received
their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to
the PRC exporters that supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice also serves as the final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and in the subsequent
assessment of double antidumping duties.
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the return/destruction or conversion to judicial protective
order of proprietary
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information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO.
This administrative review and this notice are published in
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: March 10, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5415 Filed 3-17-08; 8:45 am]
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