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occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 4, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
A. Normal Value Comparisons
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
B. Product Comparisons
C. Constructed Export Price
D. Normal Value
1. Home Market Viability and Selection of
Comparison Market
2. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
3. Level of Trade (LOT)
E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison
Market Prices
G. Calculation of NV Based on CV
H. Currency Conversion
V. Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–868]
Large Residential Washers From the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results
of the Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on large
residential washers from the Republic of
Korea. The period of review (POR) is
February 1, 2014, through January 31,
2015. The review covers one producer/
exporter of the subject merchandise, LG
Electronics, Inc. (LGE). We
preliminarily determine that sales of
subject merchandise by LGE have been
made at prices below normal value
(NV). We invite interested parties to
comment on these preliminary results.
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AGENCY:
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DATES:
Effective Date: March 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)
482–4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are
all large residential washers and certain
subassemblies thereof from Korea. The
products are currently classifiable under
subheadings 8450.20.0040 and
8450.20.0080 of the Harmonized Tariff
System of the United States (HTSUS).
Products subject to this order may also
enter under HTSUS subheadings
8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080,
8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
merchandise subject to this scope is
dispositive.1
Methodology
The Department conducted this
review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). Export
price and constructed export price are
calculated in accordance with section
772 of the Act. NV is calculated in
accordance with section 773 of the Act.
For a full description of the
methodology underlying our
conclusions, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum, which is hereby
adopted by this notice. The Preliminary
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 and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the
main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
Preliminary Decision Memorandum and
the electronic version of the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content. A list of the topics discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
1 A full description of the scope of the order is
contained in the memorandum entitled ‘‘Large
Residential Washers from Korea: Decision
Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014–
2015,’’ dated concurrently with and adopted by this
notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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is attached as an Appendix to this
notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review 2
As a result of this review, the
Department preliminarily determines
that a weighted-average margin of 1.64
percent exists for LGE for the period
February 1, 2014, through January 31,
2015.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose the calculations
performed to parties in this segment of
the proceeding within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case
briefs not later than 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.3
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed not later
than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.4 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in
this proceeding are encouraged to
submit with each argument: (1) A
statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must submit a written request to
the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce. All documents must be filed
electronically using ACCESS. An
electronically filed request must be
received successfully in its entirety by
ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard
Time, within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.5 Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, and a list of the
issues to be discussed. If a request for
a hearing is made, the Department
intends to hold the hearing at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street
and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230, at a time and
date to be determined.6 Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
2 As explained in the memorandum from the
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement &
Compliance, the Department has exercised its
discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due
to the recent closure of the Federal Government.
See Memorandum to the Record from Ron
Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement &
Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative
Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure
During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016.
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding
have been extended by four business days.
3 See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
5 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of issues raised in any written
briefs, not later than 120 days after the
date of publication of this notice, unless
the deadline is extended.7
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the
Department shall determine, and U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by this
review.8
We calculated importer-specific ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on
the ratio of the total amount of
antidumping duties calculated for the
examined sales to the total entered
value of the examined sales to that
importer. We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries covered by this review when the
importer-specific assessment rate
calculated in the final results of this
review is above de minimis. Where
either the exporter’s weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis,
or the importer-specific assessment rate
is zero or de minimis, we will instruct
CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.9
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 15 days after the publication date
of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit
requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the
publication date of the final results of
this administrative review, as provided
by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1)
The cash deposit rate for LGE will be
the rate established in the final results
of this review, except if the rate is less
than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for
previously reviewed or investigated
companies not participating in this
review, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recent period; (3)
if the exporter is not a firm covered in
7 See
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.213(h).
8 See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
9 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Duty
Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103
(February 14, 2012); 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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this review, a prior review, or the
original investigation, but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the most
recent period for the manufacturer of
the merchandise; and (4) the cash
deposit rate for all other manufacturers
or exporters will continue to be 11.80
percent, the all-others rate established
in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.10 These requirements,
when imposed, shall remain in effect
until further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a
preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f) 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 the Secretary’s presumption
that reimbursement of antidumping
duties and/or countervailing duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 4, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
A. NV Comparisons
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
B. Product Comparisons
C. EP and CEP
D. NV
1. Home Market Viability and Selection of
Comparison Market
2. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm’sLength Test
3. Level of Trade (LOT)
E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison
Market Prices
G. Calculation of NV Based on CV
H. Currency Conversion
10 See Large Residential Washers From Mexico
and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty
Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–835]
Furfuryl Alcohol From the People’s
Republic of China: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2014–2015
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(‘‘Department’’) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on furfuryl
alcohol from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’). The period of review
(‘‘POR’’) is June 1, 2014, through May
31, 2015. The review covers one
exporter of subject merchandise.1 The
Department preliminarily finds that the
mandatory respondent, Qingdao
WenKem Co., Ltd. (‘‘WenKem’’), has not
demonstrated that it is eligible for a
separate rate in this segment of the
proceeding, and therefore, for the
preliminary results, we are treating it as
part of the PRC-wide entity.
DATES: Effective March 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mandy Mallott, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th
Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–6430.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On August 3, 2015, the Department
initiated the first administrative review
of the antidumping duty order on
furfuryl alcohol from the PRC.2 On
September 8, 2015, the Department
issued an antidumping questionnaire to
WenKem. WenKem submitted an entry
of appearance on September 30, 2015,
and on October 22, 2015, WenKem
submitted a letter to the Department
stating that it did not export furfuryl
alcohol to the United States during the
POR.3 However, U.S. Customs and
1 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 80 FR
45947 (August 3, 2015) (‘‘Initiation Notice’’).
2 See Initiation Notice.
3 See letters from WenKem, ‘‘ENTRY OF
APPEARANCE A–570–835, Administrative Review
of the Antidumping Order on Furfuryl Alcohol from
the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for the Period
6/1/2014 through 5/31/2015,’’ dated September 30,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-868]
Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Preliminary
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on large
residential washers from the Republic of Korea. The period of review
(POR) is February 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015. The review covers
one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise, LG Electronics, Inc.
(LGE). We preliminarily determine that sales of subject merchandise by
LGE have been made at prices below normal value (NV). We invite
interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger, AD/CVD Operations,
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
4136.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope of the Order
The products covered by the order are all large residential washers
and certain subassemblies thereof from Korea. The products are
currently classifiable under subheadings 8450.20.0040 and 8450.20.0080
of the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS). Products
subject to this order may also enter under HTSUS subheadings
8450.11.0040, 8450.11.0080, 8450.90.2000, and 8450.90.6000. Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the merchandise subject to this
scope is dispositive.\1\
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\1\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in
the memorandum entitled ``Large Residential Washers from Korea:
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; 2014-2015,'' dated concurrently with and
adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology
The Department conducted this review in accordance with sections
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance
with section 772 of the Act. NV is calculated in accordance with
section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum,
which is hereby adopted by this notice. The Preliminary 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 and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum can be accessed at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The
signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. A list of
the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached
as an Appendix to this notice.
Preliminary Results of the Review \2\
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\2\ As explained in the memorandum from the Acting Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance, the Department has exercised
its discretion to toll all administrative deadlines due to the
recent closure of the Federal Government. See Memorandum to the
Record from Ron Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & Compliance,
regarding ``Tolling of Administrative Deadlines As a Result of the
Government Closure During Snowstorm Jonas,'' dated January 27, 2016.
All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding have been extended
by four business days.
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As a result of this review, the Department preliminarily determines
that a weighted-average margin of 1.64 percent exists for LGE for the
period February 1, 2014, through January 31, 2015.
Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose the calculations performed to parties in this
segment of the proceeding within five days of the date of publication
of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\3\ Rebuttal briefs,
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not later
than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\4\ Pursuant to 19
CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.
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\3\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
\4\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce.
All documents must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An
electronically filed request must be received successfully in its
entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice.\5\ Requests should
contain the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of
participants, and a list of the issues to be discussed. If a request
for a hearing is made, the Department intends to hold the hearing at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and date to be determined.\6\
Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and
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\5\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\6\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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The Department intends to issue the final results of this
administrative review, including the results of its analysis of issues
raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of
publication of this notice, unless the deadline is extended.\7\
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\7\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h).
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Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department shall determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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We calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates
based on the ratio of the total amount of antidumping duties calculated
for the examined sales to the total entered value of the examined sales
to that importer. We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-
specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review
is above de minimis. Where either the exporter's weighted-average
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or the importer-specific
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping
duties.\9\
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\9\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14,
2012); 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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We intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 days after the
publication date of the final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for LGE will be the
rate established in the final results of this review, except if the
rate is less than 0.50 percent and, therefore, de minimis within the
meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the cash deposit rate
will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not
participating in this review, the cash deposit rate will continue to be
the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or
the original investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit
rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the
manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all
other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 11.80 percent, the
all-others rate established in the less-than-fair-value
investigation.\10\ These requirements, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
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\10\ See Large Residential Washers From Mexico and the Republic
of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013).
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 the Secretary's
presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or
countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double
antidumping duties.
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: March 4, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
A. NV Comparisons
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis
B. Product Comparisons
C. EP and CEP
D. NV
1. Home Market Viability and Selection of Comparison Market
2. Affiliated Party Transactions and Arm's-Length Test
3. Level of Trade (LOT)
E. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis
1. Calculation of COP
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
3. Results of the COP Test
F. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices
G. Calculation of NV Based on CV
H. Currency Conversion
V. Recommendation
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