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1For a full description of the scope, see the 

Department Memorandum, ‘‘Decision 

Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Large Residential Washers from the Republic of 

Korea’’ (Preliminary Decision Memorandum), dated 

concurrently with these results and hereby adopted 

by this notice. 

2See sections 771(5)(B)and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and, section 771(5A) 

of the Act regarding specificity. 

3A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be found as an 

appendix to this notice. 

4On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and 

Compliance changed the name of Enforcement and 

Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized Electronic 

Service System (IA ACCESS) to (ACCESS). The Web 

site location changed from http://iaaccess.trade.gov 

to http://access.trade.gov. The Final Rule changing 

the references to the Regulations can be found at 79 

FR 69046 (November 20, 2014). 

Public Law 103–465, Public Law 106–36 

and Public Law 108–429 (‘‘the Act’’). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Supriya Kumar, Subsidies Enforcement 

Office; phone number: (202) 482–3530; 

fax number: (202) 501–7952; and email 

address: Supriya.Kumar@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Act, the Departments of the 

Interior and Commerce (‘‘the 

Departments’’) share responsibility for 

the allocation of duty exemptions 

among program producers in the United 

States territories of Guam, American 

Samoa and the Northern Mariana 

Islands. 

In accordance with Section 303.3(a) of 

the regulations (15 CFR 303.3(a)), the 

total quantity of duty-free insular 

watches and watch movements for 

calendar year 2013 is 1,866,000 units for 

the USVI. This amount was established 

in Changes in Watch, Watch Movement 

and Jewelry Program for the U.S. Insular 

Possessions, 65 FR 8048 (February 17, 

2000). There are currently no program 

producers in Guam, American Samoa or 

the Northern Mariana Islands. 

The criteria for the calculation of the 

calendar year 2015 duty-exemption 

allocations among program producers 

within a particular territory are set forth 

in Section 303.14 of the regulations (15 

CFR 303.14). The Departments have 

verified and, where appropriate, 

adjusted the data submitted in 

application form ITA–334P by USVI 

program producers and have inspected 

these producers’ operations in 

accordance with Section 303.5 of the 

regulations (15 CFR 303.5). 

In calendar year 2014, USVI program 

producers shipped 76,809 watches and 

watch movements into the customs 

territory of the United States under the 

Act. The dollar amount of corporate 

income taxes paid by USVI program 

producers during calendar year 2014, 

and the creditable wages and benefits 

paid by these producers during calendar 

year 2014 to residents of the territory 

was a combined total of $ 1,605,981. 

The calendar year 2015 USVI annual 

duty exemption allocations, based on 

the data verified by the Departments, are 

as follows: 

Program producer Annual 

allocation 

Belair Quartz, Inc. ................. 500,000 

The balance of the units allocated to 

the USVI is available for new entrants 

into the program or existing program 

producers who request a supplement to 

their allocation. 

Carole Showers, 

Director, Office of Policy Enforcement & 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, Department of Commerce. 

Dated: February 25, 2015. 

Nikolao Pula, 

Director of Office of Insular Affairs, 

Department of the Interior. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P; 4310–93–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–869] 

Large Residential Washers From the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results 

of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2012–2013 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(the Department) is conducting an 

administrative review of the 

countervailing duty (CVD) order on 

large residential washers from the 

Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of 

review (POR) is June 5, 2012, through 

December 31, 2013. We preliminarily 

determine that Samsung Electronics Co., 

Ltd. (Samsung) and Daewoo Electronics 

Corporation (Daewoo) received 

countervailable subsidies during the 

POR. Interested parties are invited to 

comment on these preliminary results. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Justin Neuman, Office VII, AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; 

telephone: (202) 482–0486. 

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 is conducting this 

CVD review in accordance with section 

751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act). For each of the 

subsidy programs found 

countervailable, we determine that there 

is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

confers a benefit to the recipient, and 

that the subsidy is specific.2 For a full 

description of the methodology 

underlying our preliminary conclusions, 

including our reliance, in part, on 

adverse facts available pursuant to 

sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.3 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).4 ACCESS is available to 

registered users at http://

access.trade.gov, and is available to all 

parties in the Central Records Unit, 

room 7046 of the main Department of 

Commerce building. In addition, a 

complete version of the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum can be accessed 

directly on the Internet at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. 

The signed Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum and the electronic 

versions of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Preliminary Results of Review 

As a result of this review, we 

preliminarily determine the 

countervailable subsidy rates for the 

mandatory respondents to be: 


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5See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

6See 19 CFR 351.309(c)–(d), 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

7See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l). 

8See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2). 

9See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 

10See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

11See 19 CFR 351.310. 

12See 19 CFR 351.310(c). 

1See Countervailing Duty Order: Prestressed 

Concrete Steel Wire Strand From India, 69 FR 5319 

(February 4, 2004) (‘‘Order’’) 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 79 

FR 65186 (November 3, 2014). 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 34.77 

Daewoo Electronics Corporation ........................................ 81.91 

Disclosure and Public Comment 

The Department intends to disclose to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with this 

preliminary determination within five 

days of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register.5 Interested parties 

may submit case and rebuttal briefs, as 

well as request a hearing.6 Interested 

parties may submit written comments 

(case briefs) within 30 days of 

publication of the preliminary results 

and rebuttal comments (rebuttal briefs) 

within five days after the time limit for 

filing case briefs.7 Rebuttal briefs must 

be limited to issues raised in the case 

briefs.8 Parties who submit case or 

rebuttal briefs are requested to submit 

with the argument: (1) A statement of 

the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 

argument; and (3) a table of authorities.9

Interested parties who wish to request 

a hearing, or to participate if one is 

requested, must do so within 30 days of 

publication of these preliminary results 

by submitting a written request to the 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, using Enforcement and 

Compliance’s ACCESS system.10

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, we will inform 

parties of the scheduled date for the 

hearing which will be held at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230, at a time and 

location to be determined.11 Parties 

should confirm by telephone the date, 

time, and location of the hearing. Issues 

addressed at the hearing will be limited 

to those raised in the briefs.12 All briefs 

and hearing requests must be filed 

electronically and received successfully 

in their entirety through ACCESS by 

5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. 

Unless the deadline is extended 

pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 

Act, we intend to issue the final results 

of this administrative review, including 

the results of our analysis of the issues 

raised by the parties in their comments, 

within 120 days after issuance of these 

preliminary results. 

Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit 

Requirement 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(4)(i), we assigned a subsidy 

rate for each producer/exporter subject 

to this administrative review. Upon 

issuance of the final results, the 

Department shall determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, CVDs on all appropriate 

entries covered by this review. We 

intend to issue instructions to CBP 15 

days after publication of the final results 

of review. 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act, the Department also intends to 

instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated CVDs, in the amounts shown 

above for each of the respective 

companies shown above, on shipments 

of subject merchandise entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review. For all non-reviewed firms, we 

will instruct CBP to continue to collect 

cash deposits at the most-recent 

company-specific or all-others rate 

applicable to the company, as 

appropriate. These cash deposit 

requirements, when imposed, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

These preliminary results are issued 

and published in accordance with 

sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 

Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: March 2, 2015. 

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. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and 

Adverse Inferences 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Conclusion 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–533–829] 

Final Results of Expedited Sunset 

Review of Countervailing Duty Order: 

Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire 

Strand From India 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset 

review, the Department of Commerce 

(the ‘‘Department’’) finds that revocation 

of the countervailing duty (‘‘CVD’’) 

order on prestressed concrete steel wire 

strand (‘‘PC Strand’’) from India would 

be likely to lead to continuation or 

recurrence of a countervailable subsidy 

at the level indicated in the ‘‘Final 

Results of Review’’ section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 11, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mandy Mallott, 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) 482–6430. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On November 3, 2014, the Department 

initiated the second sunset review of the 

Order 1 pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

‘‘Act’’).2 On November 17, 2014, the 

Department received a timely 

notification of intent to participate from 

Insteel Wire Products Company and 

Sumiden Wire Products Corporation 

(collectively, ‘‘domestic parties’’ or 

‘‘Petitioners’’), filed in accordance with 

19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). On December 3, 

2014, the Department received a 

substantive response from Petitioners, 

timely filed in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.218(d)(3)(i). 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and section 

751(c)(3)(B) of the Act, when there are 

inadequate responses from respondent 

interested parties, the Department will 

conduct an expedited sunset review 

and, not later than 120 days after the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register of the notice of initiation, issue 

final results of review based on the facts 

available. The Department did not 

receive a substantive response from the 


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