Large Power Transformers From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No Shipments, and Final Successor-in-Interest Determination; 2018-2019, 30915-30916 [2021-12185]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30915-30916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12185]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-867]


Large Power Transformers From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination 
of No Shipments, and Final Successor-in-Interest Determination; 2018-
2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that Hyosung 
Heavy Industries Corporation (Hyosung) made sales of large power 
transformers from the Republic of Korea (Korea) at less than normal 
value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2018, through July 
31, 2019.

DATES: Applicable June 10, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Drury, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0195.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 18, 2020, Commerce published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\ A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce 
published these Preliminary Results, as well as a full discussion of 
the issues raised by parties for these final results, may be found in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this 
notice.\2\
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    \1\ See Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2018-
2019; Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; and Preliminary 
Successor-in-Interest Determination, 85 FR 82439 (December 18, 2020) 
(Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea; 2018-
2019,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision 
Memorandum).
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    The Issues and 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. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
    On March 31, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for these final 
results of review until June 4, 2021.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Large Power Transformers from the Republic 
of Korea; Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019: 
Extension of Deadline for Final Results,'' dated March 31, 2021.
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order covers large liquid dielectric power 
transformers (LPTs) having a top power handling capacity greater than 
or equal to 60,000 kilovolt amperes (60 megavolt amperes), whether 
assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete. The merchandise 
subject to the order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States at subheadings 8504.23.0040, 
8504.23.0080, and 8504.90.9540. For a complete description of the scope 
of the order, see the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that LSIS Co. Ltd. 
(LSIS) had no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR.\4\ No 
party commented on this issue and because we have not received any 
information to contradict our preliminary finding, we continue to find 
that LSIS did not have any shipments of subject merchandise during the 
POR and intend to issue appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) based on the final results of this review.
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    \4\ See Preliminary Results.
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Final Successor-in-Interest Determination

    In the Preliminary Results, Commerce determined that LS Electric 
Co., Ltd. (LS Electric) is the successor-in-interest to LSIS.\5\ As no 
party commented on this issue and because we have not received any 
information to contradict our preliminary finding, we continue to find 
that LS Electric is the successor-in-interest to LSIS.
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    \5\ Id.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. For a list of the issues raised by parties, see the 
Appendix to this notice.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties, we made certain changes to the margin calculations 
for Hyosung.\6\ As a result of these changes, the weighted-average 
dumping margin also changes for the companies not selected for 
individual examination.
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    \6\ See Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 3; see also 
Memorandum, ``Analysis of Data Submitted by Hyosung Corporation in 
the Final Results of the 2018-2019 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Large Power Transformers from the Republic 
of Korea,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
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Final Results of the Review

    The final weighted-average dumping margins are as follows:

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                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                  Producer or exporter                    dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
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Hyosung Heavy Industries Corporation....................           52.47
Hyundai Electric & Energy Systems Co., Ltd..............           52.47
Iljin Electric Co., Ltd.................................           52.47
 Iljin..................................................           52.47
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Disclosure

    We will disclose the calculations performed to parties in this 
proceeding within five days after the date of the public announcement 
of these final results of review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rate

    Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties 
on all appropriate entries.\7\ For any individually examined 
respondents whose weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis, 
we calculated importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based 
on the ratio of the total amount of dumping

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calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value 
of those same sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). Upon 
issuance of the final results of this administrative review, if any 
importer-specific assessment rates calculated in the final results are 
above de minimis (i.e., at or above 0.5 percent), Commerce will issue 
instructions directly to CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
appropriate entries.
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    \7\ In these final results, Commerce applied the assessment rate 
calculation method adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation 
of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in 
Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 
(February 14, 2012).
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    To determine whether the duty assessment rates covering the period 
were de minimis, in accordance with the requirement set forth in 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(2), for each respondent we calculated importer (or 
customer)-specific ad valorem rates by aggregating the amount of 
dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to that importer or customer and 
dividing this amount by the total entered value of the sales to that 
importer (or customer). Where an importer (or customer)-specific ad 
valorem rate is greater than de minimis, and the respondent has 
reported reliable entered values, we will apply the assessment rate to 
the entered value of the importer's/customer's entries during the POR.
    Consistent with its recent notice,\8\ Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate assessment instructions directly to CBP no earlier than 35 
days after the date of publication of the final results of this review 
in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court 
of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not 
to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a 
request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).
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    \8\ See Notice of Discontinuation of Policy to Issue Liquidation 
Instructions After 15 Days in Applicable Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Proceedings, 86 FR 3995 (January 
15, 2021).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of this notice for all shipments of subject merchandise 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication of these final results, as provided by section 751(a)(2) of 
the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for respondents noted above will be 
equal to the weighted-average dumping margins established in the final 
results of this administrative review; (2) for merchandise exported by 
producers 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 of this proceeding; (3) if the exporter is 
not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the original 
investigation, but the producer is, the cash deposit rate will be the 
rate established for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding for the producer of the subject merchandise; and (4) the 
cash deposit rate for all other producers or exporters will continue to 
be 22.00 percent, the all-others rate established in the less-than-
fair-value investigation.\9\ These cash deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \9\ See Large Power Transformers from the Republic of Korea: 
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 53177 (August 31, 2012).
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    As explained above, we find that LS Electric has provided 
sufficient evidence, based on the totality of the circumstances under 
Commerce's successor-in-interest criteria, to demonstrate that LS 
Electric is the successor-in-interest to LSIS. Accordingly, we intend 
to instruct CBP to continue collecting deposits from LS Electric, and 
any entries of merchandise produced by LS Electric, at the rate 
assigned to LSIS.

Notification to Importers Regarding the Reimbursement of Duties

    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 and/or countervailing duties prior to 
liquidation of the relevant entries during the POR. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties did occur and 
the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(h) and 
19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: June 3, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Successor-in-Interest
V. No Shipments
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    A. Hyosung-Specific Issues
    Comment 1: Sales Outside of the Ordinary Course of Trade
    Comment 2: Date of Sale
    Comment 3: Ministerial Errors
    B. General Issues
    Comment 4: Rate for Non-selected Respondents
VII. Recommendation

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