Large Residential Washers From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 11963-11964 [2018-05482]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices Certain uncoated groundwood paper includes but is not limited to standard newsprint, high bright newsprint, book publishing, and printing and writing papers. The scope includes paper that is white, offwhite, cream, or colored. Specifically excluded from the scope are imports of certain uncoated groundwood paper printed with final content of printed text or graphic. Also excluded are papers that otherwise meet this definition, but which have undergone a supercalendering process.11 Additionally, excluded are papers that otherwise meet this definition, but which have undergone a creping process over the entire surface area of the paper. Also excluded are uncoated groundwood construction paper and uncoated groundwood manila drawing paper in sheet or roll format. Excluded uncoated groundwood construction paper and uncoated groundwood manila drawing paper: (a) Have a weight greater than 61 grams per square meter; (b) have a thickness greater than 6.1 caliper, i.e., greater than .0061’’ or 155 microns; (c) are produced using at least 50 percent thermomechanical pulp; and (d) have a shade, as measured by CIELAB, as follows: L* less than or 75.0 or b* greater than or equal to 25.0. Also excluded is uncoated groundwood directory paper that: (a) Has a basis weight of 34 grams per square meter or less; and (b) has a thickness of 2.6 caliper mils or 66 microns or less. Certain uncoated groundwood paper is classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) in several subheadings, including 4801.00.0120, 4801.00.0140, 4802.61.1000, 4802.61.2000, 4802.61.3110, 4802.61.3191, 4802.61.6040, 4802.62.1000, 4802.62.2000, 4802.62.3000, 4802.62.6140, 4802.69.1000, 4802.69.2000, and 4802.69.3000. Subject merchandise may also be imported under several additional subheadings including 4805.91.5000, 4805.91.7000, and 4805.91.9000.12 Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the merchandise is dispositive. Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES I. Summary II. Background III. Period of Investigation IV. Scope Comments V. Discussion of the Methodology A. Determination of the Comparison Method B. Results of the Differential Pricing Analysis 16:43 Mar 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 [FR Doc. 2018–05486 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–201–842] Large Residential Washers From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016– 2017 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. AGENCY: On November 8, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) published the preliminary results of the fourth administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large residential washers from Mexico. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2016, to January 31, 2017. Based on our analysis of the comments received, our final results remain unchanged from the preliminary results. The final dumping margin for the respondent, Electrolux Home Products Corp. N.V. and Electrolux Home Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, Electrolux), is listed below in the section entitled ‘‘Final Results of the Review.’’ SUMMARY: DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018. Ross Belliveau or Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4952 and (202) 482–2972, respectively. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 11 Supercalendering imparts a glossy finish produced by the movement of the paper web through a supercalender which is a stack of alternating rollers of metal and cotton (or other softer material). The supercalender runs at high speed and applies pressure, heat, and friction which glazes the surface of the paper, imparting gloss to the surface and increasing the paper’s smoothness and density. 12 The following HTSUS numbers are no longer active as of January 1, 2017: 4801.00.0020, 4801.00.0040, 4802.61.3010, 4802.61.3091, and 4802.62.6040. VerDate Sep<11>2014 VI. Date of Sale VII. Product Comparisons VIII. Export Price and Constructed Export Price IX. Normal Value A. Home Market Viability B. Level of Trade C. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 1. Calculation of COP 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices 3. Results of the COP Test D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Market Prices E. Calculation of NV Based on Constructed Value X. Currency Conversion XI. Conclusion SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The review covers one producer/ exporter of the subject merchandise: Electrolux. On November 8, 2017, PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11963 Commerce published the Preliminary Results.1 In December 2017, we received a case brief from Electrolux and a rebuttal brief from the petitioner, Whirlpool Corporation. Scope of the Order The products covered by the order are all large residential washers and certain subassemblies thereof from Mexico. 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.2 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. Parties can find a complete discussion of these issues and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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; the Issues and Decision Memorandum is also available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https:// enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content. Final Results of the Review We are assigning the following dumping margin to Electrolux: 1 See Large Residential Washers from Mexico: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016–2017, 82 FR 51810 (November 8, 2017) (Preliminary Results). 2 A full description of the scope of the order is contained in Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Large Residential Washers from Mexico,’’ dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 11964 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 53 / Monday, March 19, 2018 / Notices Dumping margin (percent) Manufacturer/exporter shall remain in effect until further notice. Notification to Importers Electrolux Home Products Corp. NV/Electrolux Home Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. ......... 72.41 Assessment Rates Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review. Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 41 days after publication of the final results of this administrative review. For Electrolux, we will base the assessment rate, which was assigned as an adverse facts available (AFA) rate,3 for the corresponding entries on the margin listed above. Cash Deposit Requirements sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES The following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for Electrolux will be equal to the dumping margin established in the final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recentlycompleted segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 36.52 percent, the all-others rate determined in the LTFV investigation.4 These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 3 For a full discussion of Commerce’s determination to apply AFA pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See also Preliminary Results, and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 3–8. 4 See Large Residential Washers from Mexico and the Republic of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 78 FR 11148 (February 15, 2013). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:43 Mar 16, 2018 Jkt 244001 Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of return/ destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of Commerce’s regulations. Dated: March 12, 2018. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix I—List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Scope of the Order IV. Duty Absorption V. Discussion of the Issues Comment 1. The Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA) Comment 2. Electrolux’s Untimely Filed Responses and Requests Comment 3. Selection of the AFA Rate VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2018–05482 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 International Trade Administration [C–351–833] This notice also serves as a 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 the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Brazil: Rescission of 2016 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod products (wire rod) from Brazil for the period of review (POR) January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016. DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Darla Brown or Joshua Tucker, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1791 or (202) 482–2044, respectively. AGENCY: Background On October 4, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on wire rod from Brazil for the POR.1 On October 30, 2017, Commerce received a timely request from Nucor Corporation (Nucor), in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.213(b), to conduct an administrative review of this countervailing duty order.2 On December 7, 2017, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation with respect to ArcelorMittal Brasil SA; Sinobras— Siderurgica Norte Brasil SA; Villares Metals SA; and Votarantim Siderurgia.3 On January 31, 2018, Nucor timely withdrew its request for an administrative review for these companies.4 1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 46217 (October 4, 2017). 2 See Letter from Nucor, ‘‘Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated October 30, 2017. 3 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 57705 (December 7, 2017). 4 See Letter from Nucor, ‘‘Carbon and Certain Alloy Steel Wire Rod from Brazil: Withdrawal of E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11963-11964]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-201-842]


Large Residential Washers From Mexico: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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

SUMMARY: On November 8, 2017, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published the preliminary results of the fourth administrative review 
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on large residential washers from 
Mexico. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2016, to January 31, 
2017. Based on our analysis of the comments received, our final results 
remain unchanged from the preliminary results. The final dumping margin 
for the respondent, Electrolux Home Products Corp. N.V. and Electrolux 
Home Products de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (collectively, Electrolux), is 
listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''

DATES: Applicable March 19, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ross Belliveau or Rebecca Janz, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4952 and (202) 482-2972, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise: 
Electrolux. On November 8, 2017, Commerce published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\
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    \1\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico: Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 82 
FR 51810 (November 8, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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    In December 2017, we received a case brief from Electrolux and a 
rebuttal brief from the petitioner, Whirlpool Corporation.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are all large residential washers 
and certain subassemblies thereof from Mexico. 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.\2\
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    \2\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Large Residential 
Washers from Mexico,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues 
and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in the 
Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. Parties can find a complete discussion of these issues and 
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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; the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is also available to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Final Results of the Review

    We are assigning the following dumping margin to Electrolux:

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                                                               Dumping
                   Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
                                                              (percent)
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Electrolux Home Products Corp. NV/Electrolux Home Products        72.41
 de Mexico, S.A. de C.V....................................
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Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in 
accordance with the final results of this review. Commerce intends to 
issue appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP 41 days after 
publication of the final results of this administrative review. For 
Electrolux, we will base the assessment rate, which was assigned as an 
adverse facts available (AFA) rate,\3\ for the corresponding entries on 
the margin listed above.
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    \3\ For a full discussion of Commerce's determination to apply 
AFA pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See also 
Preliminary Results, and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum at 3-8.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate 
for Electrolux will be equal to the dumping margin established in the 
final results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise 
exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this 
administrative review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recently-completed segment; (3) if the exporter 
is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original 
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently-
completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of the 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers 
or exporters will continue to be 36.52 percent, the all-others rate 
determined in the LTFV investigation.\4\ These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \4\ 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 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 the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 351.221(b)(5) of 
Commerce's regulations.

    Dated: March 12, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Duty Absorption
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1. The Application of Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
    Comment 2. Electrolux's Untimely Filed Responses and Requests
    Comment 3. Selection of the AFA Rate
VI. Recommendation

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