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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B–9–2017]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 8—Toledo,
Ohio Notification of Proposed
Production Activity Whirlpool
Corporation (Washing Machines) Clyde
and Green Springs, Ohio
Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool)
submitted a notification of proposed
production activity to the FTZ Board for
its facilities in Clyde and Green Springs,
Ohio within Subzone 8I. The
notification conforming to the
requirements of the regulations of the
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was
received on January 27, 2017.
Whirlpool already has authority to
produce standard and high capacity
washing machines using certain
imported components within Subzone
8I. The current request would add
foreign status materials/components to
the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15
CFR 400.14(b), additional FTZ authority
would be limited to the specific foreignstatus materials/components described
in the submitted notification (as
described below) and subsequently
authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures
could exempt Whirlpool from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status
materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales,
Whirlpool would be able to choose the
duty rates during customs entry
procedures that apply to the washing
machines and related parts in the
company’s existing scope of authority
(duty rate ranges from duty-free to
6.7%) for the foreign-status materials/
components noted below. Customs
duties also could possibly be deferred or
reduced on foreign-status production
equipment.
The materials/components sourced
from abroad include: Plastic (PVC) inlet
hoses; endless transmission belts; spring
and support assemblies; and, knob
assemblies (duty rate ranges from 2.8 to
3.9%).
Public comment is invited from
interested parties. Submissions shall be
addressed to the Board’s Executive
Secretary at the address below. The
closing period for their receipt is March
20, 2017.
A copy of the notification will be
available for public inspection at the
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Office of the Executive Secretary,
Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce,
1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the
‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
Web site, which is accessible via
www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact
Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202)
482–0473.
Dated: January 31, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–890]
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the
People’s Republic of China: Initiation
and Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(‘‘the Department’’) is simultaneously
initiating, and issuing the preliminarily
results of, a changed circumstances
review of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’)
order on wooden bedroom furniture
(‘‘WBF’’) from the People’s Republic of
China (‘‘PRC’’). We preliminary
determine that Yihua Lifestyle
Technology Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yihua Tech’’) is
the successor-in-interest to Guangdong
Yihua Timber Industry Co., Ltd. (‘‘Yihua
Timber’’) for purposes of the AD order
on WBF from the PRC and, as such, is
entitled to Yihua Timber’s cash deposit
rate with respect to entries of subject
merchandise. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Effective February 7, 2017.
Lhorne on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hill, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3518.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 5, 2005, the Department
published the AD order on WBF from
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the PRC.1 On July 28, 2016, Yihua Tech
requested that the Department initiate
an expedited changed circumstances
review (‘‘CCR’’) and determine that it is
the successor-in-interest to Yihua
Timber for purposes of determining AD
liabilities.2 On September 9, 2016, the
Department requested from Yihua Tech
additional information in order to
determine whether to initiate the
requested CCR.3 On November 18, 2016,
Yihua Tech submitted an amendment to
its CCR Request, which included the
additional information requested by the
Department.4 Thus, the 45-day time
period for the Department to determine
whether to initiate the requested
changed circumstances review began on
this date.5 On December 23, 2016, the
Department determined that additional
time was necessary to consider Yihua
Tech’s request for the changed
circumstances reviews.6 Therefore, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.302(b), the
Department extended the time period
for determining whether to initiate the
requested changed circumstances
reviews by an additional 30 days, until
February 1, 2017. The Department
received no comments on Yihua Tech’s
CCR Request.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the order is
wooden bedroom furniture, subject to
certain exceptions.7 Imports of subject
merchandise are classified under the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings:
9403.50.9042, 9403.50.9045,
9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081,
1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping
Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4,
2005) (‘‘Order’’).
2 See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of
Commerce ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (AD) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Request for Changed Circumstances
Review,’’ dated July 28, 2016 (‘‘CCR Request’’).
3 See Letter from Howard Smith, Program
Manager, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV,
Enforcement & Compliance to Yihua Tech dated
September 9, 2016.
4 See Letter from Yihua Tech to the Secretary of
Commerce ‘‘Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the
People’s Republic of China (AD) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(AD/CVD); Amendment to Request for Changed
Circumstances Review,’’ dated November 18, 2016
(‘‘Amendment to CCR Request’’).
5 See 19 CFR 351.216(b).
6 See Letter from Abdelali Elouaradia, Office
Director, Office IV, AD/CVD Operations ‘‘Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China (Antidumping Duty Order) and Multilayered
Wood Flooring from the People’s Republic of China
(Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders): Request for a Changed Circumstances
Review,’’ dated December 23, 2016.
7 See Order, 70 FR at 332–33.
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9403.20.0018, 9403.90.8041,
7009.92.1000, or 7009.92.5000.
Although the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written product
description in the Order remains
dispositive.8
Initiation of Changed Circumstances
Review
Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the
Act’’), and the Department’s regulations
(19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3)), the
Department will conduct a changed
circumstances review upon receipt of
information concerning, or a request
from an interested party for a review of,
an order which shows changed
circumstances sufficient to warrant a
review of the order. In the past, the
Department has used CCRs to address
the applicability of cash deposit rates
after there have been changes in the
name of a respondent, (‘‘successor-ininterest’’ or ‘‘successorship’’
determinations). The information
submitted by Yihua Tech claiming that
it is Yihua Timber’s successor-ininterest relates to a name change.
Specifically, Yihua Tech reported that
effective May 17, 2016, the Guangdong
Provincial Administration for Industry
and Commerce approved Yihua Tech’s
change of name from Guangdong Yihua
Timber Industry Co., Ltd. to Yihua
Lifestyle Technology Co., Ltd., and
approved a minor modification to Yihua
Timber’s business scope.9 Consistent
with Department practice, the
information submitted by Yihua Tech
demonstrates changed circumstances
sufficient to warrant a review.10
Therefore, in accordance with section
751(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.216(d), the Department is initiating
a changed circumstances review to
determine whether Yihua Tech is the
successor-in-interest to Yihua Timber.
Preliminary Results
When it concludes that expedited
action is warranted, the Department
may publish the notice of initiation and
preliminary results of a CCR
concurrently.11 The Department has
8 For a complete description of the Scope of the
Order, please see memorandum from Gary
Taverman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance ‘‘Wooden
Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of
China: Preliminary Decision Memorandum of
Changed Circumstances Review,’’ dated
concurrently with this notice (‘‘Preliminary
Decision Memorandum’’).
9 See CCR Request at Attachment 1.
10 See 19 CFR 351.216(d).
11 See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Foreign-Trade Zones Board
[B-9-2017]
Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 8--Toledo, Ohio Notification of Proposed
Production Activity Whirlpool Corporation (Washing Machines) Clyde and
Green Springs, Ohio
Whirlpool Corporation (Whirlpool) submitted a notification of
proposed production activity to the FTZ Board for its facilities in
Clyde and Green Springs, Ohio within Subzone 8I. The notification
conforming to the requirements of the regulations of the FTZ Board (15
CFR 400.22) was received on January 27, 2017.
Whirlpool already has authority to produce standard and high
capacity washing machines using certain imported components within
Subzone 8I. The current request would add foreign status materials/
components to the scope of authority. Pursuant to 15 CFR 400.14(b),
additional FTZ authority would be limited to the specific foreign-
status materials/components described in the submitted notification (as
described below) and subsequently authorized by the FTZ Board.
Production under FTZ procedures could exempt Whirlpool from customs
duty payments on the foreign-status materials/components used in export
production. On its domestic sales, Whirlpool would be able to choose
the duty rates during customs entry procedures that apply to the
washing machines and related parts in the company's existing scope of
authority (duty rate ranges from duty-free to 6.7%) for the foreign-
status materials/components noted below. Customs duties also could
possibly be deferred or reduced on foreign-status production equipment.
The materials/components sourced from abroad include: Plastic (PVC)
inlet hoses; endless transmission belts; spring and support assemblies;
and, knob assemblies (duty rate ranges from 2.8 to 3.9%).
Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions
shall be addressed to the Board's Executive Secretary at the address
below. The closing period for their receipt is March 20, 2017.
A copy of the notification will be available for public inspection
at the
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Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room
21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230-0002, and in the ``Reading Room'' section of the
Board's Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz.
For further information, contact Elizabeth Whiteman at
Elizabeth.Whiteman@trade.gov or (202) 482-0473.
Dated: January 31, 2017.
Andrew McGilvray,
Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2017-02526 Filed 2-6-17; 8:45 am]
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