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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–570–984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
Import Administration,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) and the
International Trade Commission
(‘‘ITC’’), the Department is issuing a
countervailing duty order on drawn
stainless steel sinks (‘‘drawn sinks’’)
from the People’s Republic of China
(‘‘PRC’’).
DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shane Subler or Austin Redington, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import
Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0189 and (202)
482–1664, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 26, 2013, the Department
published its final determination in the
countervailing duty investigation of
drawn sinks from the PRC.1 On April 4,
2013, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determination pursuant to
section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of
subsidized imports of subject
merchandise from the PRC.2
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of
this order are drawn stainless steel sinks
with single or multiple drawn bowls,
with or without drain boards, whether
finished or unfinished, regardless of
type of finish, gauge, or grade of
stainless steel. Mounting clips,
fasteners, seals, and sound-deadening
1 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 78 FR 13017
(February 26, 2013).
2 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China,
USITC Pub. 4390, Investigation Nos. 701–TA–489
and 731–TA–1201 (Final) (April 2013).
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pads are also covered by the scope of
this order if they are included within
the sales price of the drawn stainless
steel sinks.3 For purposes of this scope
definition, the term ‘‘drawn’’ refers to a
manufacturing process using metal
forming technology to produce a smooth
basin with seamless, smooth, and
rounded corners. Drawn stainless steel
sinks are available in various shapes
and configurations and may be
described in a number of ways
including flush mount, top mount, or
undermount (to indicate the attachment
relative to the countertop). Stainless
steel sinks with multiple drawn bowls
that are joined through a welding
operation to form one unit are covered
by the scope of the order. Drawn
stainless steel sinks are covered by the
scope of the order whether or not they
are sold in conjunction with non-subject
accessories such as faucets (whether
attached or unattached), strainers,
strainer sets, rinsing baskets, bottom
grids, or other accessories.
Excluded from the scope of the order
are stainless steel sinks with fabricated
bowls. Fabricated bowls do not have
seamless corners, but rather are made by
notching and bending the stainless steel,
and then welding and finishing the
vertical corners to form the bowls.
Stainless steel sinks with fabricated
bowls may sometimes be referred to as
‘‘zero radius’’ or ‘‘near zero radius’’
sinks.
The products covered by this order
are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) under
statistical reporting number
7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.00.10.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope is dispositive.
Countervailing Duty Order
In accordance with sections
705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act, the
ITC has notified the Department of its
final determination that the industry in
the United States producing drawn
sinks is materially injured by reason of
subsidized imports of drawn sinks from
the PRC. Therefore, in accordance with
3 Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound
deadening pads are not covered by the scope of this
order if they are not included within the sales price
of the drawn stainless steel sinks, regardless of
whether they are shipped with or entered with
drawn stainless steel sinks.
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section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are
publishing this countervailing duty
order.
As a result of the ITC’s final
determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, the
Department will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (‘‘CBP’’) to assess,
upon further instruction by the
Department, countervailing duties on
unliquidated entries of drawn sinks
from the PRC entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after August 6, 2012, the date on which
the Department published its
preliminary countervailing duty
determination in the Federal Register,4
and before December 4, 2012, the date
on which the Department instructed
CBP to discontinue the suspension of
liquidation in accordance with section
703(d) of the Act. Section 703(d) of the
Act states that the suspension of
liquidation pursuant to a preliminary
determination may not remain in effect
for more than four months. Therefore,
entries of drawn sinks made on or after
December 4, 2012, and prior to the date
of publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register
are not liable for the assessment of
countervailing duties due to the
Department’s discontinuation, effective
December 4, 2012, of the suspension of
liquidation.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the
Act, the Department will direct CBP to
reinstitute the suspension of liquidation
of drawn sinks from the PRC, effective
the date of publication of the ITC’s
notice of final determination in the
Federal Register, and to assess, upon
further advice by the Department
pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the Act,
countervailing duties for each entry of
the subject merchandise in an amount
based on the net countervailable
subsidy rates for the subject
merchandise. On or after the date of
publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination in the Federal Register,
CBP must require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on this merchandise, a
cash deposit equal to the rates noted
below:
4 See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the
People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 FR 46717
(August 6, 2012).
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Net subsidy rate
%
Producer/Exporter
Guangdong Yingao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd., and Foshan Magang Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd. ..............................................
Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd. .................................................................................................................................
Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co., Ltd. ..............................................................................................................................................
All Others .....................................................................................................................................................................................
This notice constitutes the
countervailing duty order with respect
to drawn sinks from the PRC, pursuant
to section 706(a) of the Act. Interested
parties may contact the Department’s
Central Records Unit, Room 7046 of the
main Commerce Building, for copies of
an updated list of countervailing duty
orders currently in effect.
This order is issued and published in
accordance with section 706(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 8, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import
Administration.
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Marine Mammals: Alaska Harbor Seal
Habitats
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public workshops.
AGENCY:
NMFS will hold two public
workshops to solicit input from
stakeholders regarding our advance
notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR)
on potential management measures to
protect glacially-associated harbor seal
habitats in Alaska (78 FR 15669; March
12, 2013). During the workshops NMFS
will present information regarding
harbor seal habitat usage and available
research on the effects of vessel
disturbance. NMFS will seek input as to
whether management measures are
needed, and if so, what types of
measures should be considered.
DATES: We will conduct public
workshops on the harbor seal ANPR on
the specific dates listed below:
1. April 22, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. Alaska Daylight Time (ADT) in
Juneau, Alaska.
2. April 23, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4
p.m. (ADT) in Yakutat, Alaska.
ADDRESSES: The workshop locations are:
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1. Juneau, AK—Centennial Hall,
Hickel Room, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau,
AK 99801.
2. Yakutat, AK—ANB Hall, 522 Max
Italio Dr., Yakutat, AK 99689.
You may submit written comments,
identified by FDMS Docket Number
NOAA–NMFS–2011–0284, before May
12, 2013 by any one of the following
methods:
• Electronic Submissions: Submit all
electronic public comments via the
Federal eRulemaking Portal Web site at
https://www.regulations.gov. To submit
comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal,
first click the ‘‘Submit a Comment’’
icon, then enter NOAA–NMFS–2011–
0284 in the keyword search. Locate the
document you wish to comment on
from the resulting list and click on the
‘‘Submit a Comment’’ icon on the right
of that line.
• Mail: Address written comments to
Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Protected Resources
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Mail comments to P.O.
Box 21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
• Fax: Address written comments to
Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Protected Resources
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Fax comments to 907–
586–7557.
• Hand delivery to the Federal
Building: Address written comments to
Jon Kurland, Assistant Regional
Administrator, Protected Resources
Division, Alaska Region NMFS, Attn:
Ellen Sebastian. Deliver comments to
709 West 9th Street, Room 420A,
Juneau, AK.
• Hand delivery to NMFS at one of
the public workshops listed in this
notice.
Comments must be submitted by one
of the above methods to ensure that the
comments are received, documented,
and considered by NMFS. Comments
sent by any other method, to any other
address or individual, or received after
the end of the comment period, may not
be considered.
All comments received are a part of
the public record and will generally be
posted to https://www.regulations.gov
without change. All Personal Identifying
Information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
will be publicly accessible. Do not
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submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
NMFS will accept anonymous
comments (enter N/A in the required
fields, if you wish to remain
anonymous). Attachments to electronic
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or Adobe
portable document file (pdf) formats
only.
Electronic copies of the ANPR may be
obtained from https://
www.regulations.gov or from the NMFS
Alaska Region Web site at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alicia Bishop, NMFS Alaska Regional
Office, (907) 586–7224; or Shannon
Bettridge, NMFS Office of Protected
Resources, (301) 427–8402.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March
12, 2013, NMFS published an ANPR in
the Federal Register (78 FR 15669) to
consider whether to propose regulations
to protect glacially-associated harbor
seal habitats in Alaska used for
pupping, nursing, resting, and molting,
and to limit vessel disturbance to harbor
seals in those habitats. We will conduct
two public workshops to inform
interested parties of the ANPR and
receive written comments.
In response to the ANPR, and at the
workshops, we are seeking information
and comments concerning: (1) The
advisability of and need for regulations;
(2) the geographic scope and time
horizon of regulations; (3) management
options for regulating vessel interactions
with harbor seals, including but not
limited to the options listed in this
notice; (4) scientific and commercial
information regarding the effects of
vessels on harbor seals and their habitat;
(5) information regarding potential
economic effects of regulating vessel
interactions; (6) the feasibility of any
management measure or regulation (for
example, navigational safety or security
concerns); and (7) any additional
relevant information that NMFS should
consider should it undertake
rulemaking.
Oral statements will not be recorded
at the workshop. We encourage
interested people, groups, and
organizations to provide a written copy
of their statement and present it to us at
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-984]
Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission
(``ITC''), the Department is issuing a countervailing duty order on
drawn stainless steel sinks (``drawn sinks'') from the People's
Republic of China (``PRC'').
DATES: Effective Date: April 11, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shane Subler or Austin Redington, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0189 and (202) 482-1664, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 26, 2013, the Department published its final
determination in the countervailing duty investigation of drawn sinks
from the PRC.\1\ On April 4, 2013, the ITC notified the Department of
its final determination pursuant to section 705(b)(1)(A)(i) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''), that an industry in the
United States is materially injured by reason of subsidized imports of
subject merchandise from the PRC.\2\
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\1\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic
of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 78 FR
13017 (February 26, 2013).
\2\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks from China, USITC Pub. 4390,
Investigation Nos. 701-TA-489 and 731-TA-1201 (Final) (April 2013).
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Scope of the Order
The products covered by the scope of this order are drawn stainless
steel sinks with single or multiple drawn bowls, with or without drain
boards, whether finished or unfinished, regardless of type of finish,
gauge, or grade of stainless steel. Mounting clips, fasteners, seals,
and sound-deadening pads are also covered by the scope of this order if
they are included within the sales price of the drawn stainless steel
sinks.\3\ For purposes of this scope definition, the term ``drawn''
refers to a manufacturing process using metal forming technology to
produce a smooth basin with seamless, smooth, and rounded corners.
Drawn stainless steel sinks are available in various shapes and
configurations and may be described in a number of ways including flush
mount, top mount, or undermount (to indicate the attachment relative to
the countertop). Stainless steel sinks with multiple drawn bowls that
are joined through a welding operation to form one unit are covered by
the scope of the order. Drawn stainless steel sinks are covered by the
scope of the order whether or not they are sold in conjunction with
non-subject accessories such as faucets (whether attached or
unattached), strainers, strainer sets, rinsing baskets, bottom grids,
or other accessories.
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\3\ Mounting clips, fasteners, seals, and sound deadening pads
are not covered by the scope of this order if they are not included
within the sales price of the drawn stainless steel sinks,
regardless of whether they are shipped with or entered with drawn
stainless steel sinks.
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Excluded from the scope of the order are stainless steel sinks with
fabricated bowls. Fabricated bowls do not have seamless corners, but
rather are made by notching and bending the stainless steel, and then
welding and finishing the vertical corners to form the bowls. Stainless
steel sinks with fabricated bowls may sometimes be referred to as
``zero radius'' or ``near zero radius'' sinks.
The products covered by this order are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') under
statistical reporting number 7324.10.0000 and 7324.10.00.10. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.
Countervailing Duty Order
In accordance with sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the Act,
the ITC has notified the Department of its final determination that the
industry in the United States producing drawn sinks is materially
injured by reason of subsidized imports of drawn sinks from the PRC.
Therefore, in accordance with section 705(c)(2) of the Act, we are
publishing this countervailing duty order.
As a result of the ITC's final determination, in accordance with
section 706(a) of the Act, the Department will direct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (``CBP'') to assess, upon further instruction by the
Department, countervailing duties on unliquidated entries of drawn
sinks from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after August 6, 2012, the date on which the
Department published its preliminary countervailing duty determination
in the Federal Register,\4\ and before December 4, 2012, the date on
which the Department instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of
liquidation in accordance with section 703(d) of the Act. Section
703(d) of the Act states that the suspension of liquidation pursuant to
a preliminary determination may not remain in effect for more than four
months. Therefore, entries of drawn sinks made on or after December 4,
2012, and prior to the date of publication of the ITC's final
determination in the Federal Register are not liable for the assessment
of countervailing duties due to the Department's discontinuation,
effective December 4, 2012, of the suspension of liquidation.
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\4\ See Drawn Stainless Steel Sinks From the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination,
77 FR 46717 (August 6, 2012).
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Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 706 of the Act, the Department will
direct CBP to reinstitute the suspension of liquidation of drawn sinks
from the PRC, effective the date of publication of the ITC's notice of
final determination in the Federal Register, and to assess, upon
further advice by the Department pursuant to section 706(a)(1) of the
Act, countervailing duties for each entry of the subject merchandise in
an amount based on the net countervailable subsidy rates for the
subject merchandise. On or after the date of publication of the ITC's
final injury determination in the Federal Register, CBP must require,
at the same time as importers would normally deposit estimated duties
on this merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the rates noted below:
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Net subsidy rate
Producer/Exporter %
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Guangdong Yingao Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd., and 4.80
Foshan Magang Kitchen Utensils Co., Ltd............
Zhongshan Superte Kitchenware Co., Ltd.............. 12.21
Foshan Zhaoshun Trade Co., Ltd...................... 12.26
All Others.......................................... 8.51
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This notice constitutes the countervailing duty order with respect
to drawn sinks from the PRC, pursuant to section 706(a) of the Act.
Interested parties may contact the Department's Central Records Unit,
Room 7046 of the main Commerce Building, for copies of an updated list
of countervailing duty orders currently in effect.
This order is issued and published in accordance with section
706(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: April 8, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-08643 Filed 4-10-13; 8:45 am]
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