[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 228 (Wednesday, November 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83382-83384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26229]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-871]


Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale From Taiwan: 
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale 
(boltless steel shelving) from Taiwan are being, or are likely to be, 
sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of 
investigation (POI) is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. 
Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary 
determination.

DATES: Applicable November 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joy Zhang, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1168.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section 
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce 
published the notice of initiation of this investigation on May 19, 
2023.\1\ On September 14, 2023, Commerce postponed the preliminary 
determination of this investigation until November 21, 2023.\2\
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    \1\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 
32188 (May 19, 2023) (Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Boltless Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from 
India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the Less-
Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 63063 (September 14, 2023).
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is included as Appendix II to 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Boltless 
Steel Shelving Units Prepackaged for Sale from Taiwan'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The product covered by this investigation is boltless steel 
shelving from Taiwan. For a complete description of the scope of this 
investigation, see Appendix I.

Scope Comments

    In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the 
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise 
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested 
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in 
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments 
and rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary 
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments 
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ As 
discussed in the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, Commerce 
preliminarily did not modify the scope language as it appeared in the 
Initiation Notice. In the Preliminary Scope

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Decision Memorandum, Commerce established deadlines for parties to 
submit scope case and rebuttal briefs as well as a deadline to request 
a hearing on issues raised in the scope briefs.
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    \4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 
27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
    \5\ See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 32189.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' 
dated November 13, 2023 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with 
section 731 of the Act. Constructed export prices have been calculated 
in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Normal value is 
calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act.
    Furthermore, pursuant to sections 776(a)(1), 776(a)(2)(A)-(C), and 
776(b) of the Act, Commerce preliminarily determined Jin Yi Sheng 
Industrial Co., Ltd. (Jin Yi Sheng)'s margin on the basis of facts 
available with adverse inferences. For a full description of the 
methodology underlying the preliminary determination, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

    Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in 
the preliminary determination Commerce shall determine an estimated 
all-others rate for all exporters and producers not individually 
examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of 
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for 
exporters and producers individually investigated, excluding any zero 
and de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely under 
section 776 of the Act.
    In this investigation, Commerce preliminarily assigned a rate based 
entirely on facts available to Jin Yi Sheng. Therefore, the only rate 
that is not zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts otherwise 
available is the rate calculated for Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., 
Ltd. (Shin Yeh). Consequently, the rate calculated for Shin Yeh is also 
assigned as the rate for all other producers and exporters.

Preliminary Determination

    For the period April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023, Commerce 
preliminarily determines that the following estimated weighted-average 
dumping margins exist:

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                                                               Estimated
                                                               weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Taiwan Shin Yeh Enterprise Co., Ltd.........................        9.41
Jin Yi Sheng Industrial Co., Ltd............................     * 78.12
All Others..................................................        9.41
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* Rate based on facts available with adverse inferences.

Suspension of Liquidation

    In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will 
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation 
of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below. 
Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal 
to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin or the estimated all-
others rate, as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the respondents 
listed above will be equal to the company-specific estimated weighted-
average dumping margins determined in this preliminary determination; 
(2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified above, but the 
producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to the company-
specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin established for that 
producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the cash deposit rate for 
all other producers and exporters will be equal to the all-others 
estimated weighted-average dumping margin. These suspension of 
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.

Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed in connection with this preliminary determination to 
interested parties within five days of any public announcement or, if 
there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of 
publication of this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends to 
verify the information relied upon in making its final determination.

Public Comment

    Case briefs or other written comments may be submitted to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no later than seven 
days after the date on which the last verification report is issued in 
this investigation. 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.\7\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents 
listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\8\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective 
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
    \8\ See 19 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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    As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an 
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request 
that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a 
public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\9\ 
Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive 
summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including 
citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the 
comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that 
will accompany the final determination in this investigation. We 
request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant 
citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce 
has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of 
documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\10\
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    \9\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that 
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
    \10\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal 
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice. Requests should contain 
the party's name, address, and telephone number, the number of 
participants, whether any participant is a foreign national, and a list 
of the issues to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce intends to hold the hearing at a time and date to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing two days before the scheduled date.

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Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional 
Measures

    Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination 
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the 
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an 
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement 
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of 
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative 
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by 
the petitioner. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires 
that requests by respondents for postponement of a final determination 
be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional measures from 
a four-month period to a period not more than six months in duration. 
On November 3, 2023, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Edsal Manufacturing 
Co., Inc. (the petitioner), requested that Commerce postpone the final 
determination and that provisional measures be extended to a period not 
to exceed 135 days.\11\
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    \11\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petitioner's Request for 
Postponement of Final Determination,'' dated November 3, 2023.
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    On November 7, 2023, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Shin Yeh also 
requested that Commerce postpone the final determination, in the event 
the preliminary determination is affirmative and that provisional 
measures be extended to a period not to exceed six months. In 
accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the preliminary determination is 
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter accounts for a significant 
proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3) no compelling 
reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the final 
determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-month 
period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly, Commerce 
will make its final determination no later than 135 days after the date 
of publication of this preliminary determination.

U.S. International Trade Commission Notification

    In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify 
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its preliminary 
determination. If the final determination is affirmative, the ITC will 
determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this 
preliminary determination or 45 days after the final determination 
whether these imports are materially injuring, or threaten material 
injury to, the U.S. industry.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.205(c).

    Dated: November 21, 2023.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

Scope of the Investigation

    The scope of this investigation covers boltless steel shelving 
units prepackaged for sale, with or without decks (boltless steel 
shelving). The term ``prepackaged for sale'' means that, at a 
minimum, the steel vertical supports (i.e., uprights and posts) and 
steel horizontal supports (i.e., beams, braces) necessary to 
assemble a completed shelving unit (with or without decks) are 
packaged together for ultimate purchase by the end-user. The scope 
also includes add-on kits. Add-on kits include, but are not limited 
to, kits that allow the end-user to add an extension shelving unit 
onto an existing boltless steel shelving unit such that the 
extension and the original unit will share common frame elements 
(e.g., two posts). The term ``boltless'' refers to steel shelving in 
which the vertical and horizontal supports forming the frame are 
assembled primarily without the use of nuts and bolts, or screws. 
The vertical and horizontal support members for boltless steel 
shelving are assembled by methods such as, but not limited to, 
fitting a rivet, punched or cut tab, or other similar connector on 
one support into a hole, slot or similar receptacle on another 
support. The supports lock together to form the frame for the 
shelving unit, and provide the structural integrity of the shelving 
unit separate from the inclusion of any decking. The incidental use 
of nuts and bolts, or screws to add accessories, wall anchors, tie-
bars or shelf supports does not remove the product from scope. 
Boltless steel shelving units may also come packaged as partially 
assembled, such as when two upright supports are welded together 
with front-to-back supports, or are otherwise connected, to form an 
end unit for the frame. The boltless steel shelving covered by this 
investigation may be commonly described as rivet shelving, welded 
frame shelving, slot and tab shelving, and punched rivet (quasi-
rivet) shelving as well as by other trade names. The term ``deck'' 
refers to the shelf that sits on or fits into the horizontal 
supports (beams or braces) to provide the horizontal storage surface 
of the shelving unit.
    The scope includes all boltless steel shelving meeting the 
description above, regardless of: (1) vertical support or post type 
(including but not limited to open post, closed post and tubing); 
(2) horizontal support or beam/brace profile (including but not 
limited to Z-beam, C-beam, L-beam, step beam and cargo rack); (3) 
number of supports; (4) surface coating (including but not limited 
to paint, epoxy, powder coating, zinc and other metallic coating); 
(5) number of levels; (6) weight capacity; (7) shape (including but 
not limited to rectangular, square, and corner units); (8) decking 
material (including but not limited to wire decking, particle board, 
laminated board or no deck at all); or (9) the boltless method by 
which vertical and horizontal supports connect (including but not 
limited to keyhole and rivet, slot and tab, welded frame, punched 
rivet and clip).
    Specifically excluded from the scope are:
    <bullet> wall-mounted shelving, defined as shelving that is hung 
on the wall and does not stand on, or transfer load to, the floor. 
The addition of a wall bracket or other device to attach otherwise 
freestanding subject merchandise to a wall does not meet the terms 
of this exclusion;
    <bullet> wire shelving units, which consist of shelves made from 
wire that incorporates both a wire deck and wire horizontal supports 
(taking the place of the horizontal beams and braces) into a single 
piece with tubular collars that slide over the posts and onto 
plastic sleeves snapped on the posts to create the finished shelving 
unit;
    <bullet> bulk-packed parts or components of boltless steel 
shelving units; and
    <bullet> made-to-order shelving systems.
    Subject boltless steel shelving enters the United States through 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical 
subheading 9403.20.0075. While the HTSUS subheading is provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the description of the scope of 
this investigation is dispositive.

Appendix II

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope Comments
V. Scope of the Investigation
VI. Application of Facts Available
VII. Discussion of the Methodology
VIII. Currency Conversion
IX. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-26229 Filed 11-28-23; 8:45 am]
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