[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27102-27103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-890]


Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China 
(China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at 
the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section 
of this notice.

DATES: Applicable May 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha 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) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    After publication of the notice of initiation of this sunset review 
of the AD order on wooden bedroom furniture from China,<SUP>1 2</SUP> 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), domestic interested parties \3\ filed with Commerce a timely and 
complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review.\4\ Also, 
the domestic interested parties timely filed an adequate substantive 
response with

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Commerce.\5\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response from any 
respondent interested party. As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.\6\
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 87 FR 76 
(January 3, 2022).
    \2\ 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).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are the American Furniture 
Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade (Committee) and Vaughan-
Bassett Furniture Company, Inc. The Committee is an ad hoc 
association of the following eight producers of wooden bedroom 
furniture: (1) Caperton Furnitureworks, LLC dba Gat Creek and Tom 
Seely Furniture; (2) Carolina Furniture Works, Inc.; (3) Century 
Furniture, LLC; (4) Johnston-Tombigbee Furniture Mfg. Co.; (5) L. & 
J.G. Stickley, Inc.; (6) Perdues Inc.; (7) T. Copeland & Sons, Inc.; 
and (8) Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Inc.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Wooden Bedroom 
Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Notice Of Intent To 
Participate In Sunset Review,'' dated January 14, 2022.
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Review of Antidumping Duty Order On Wooden Bedroom 
Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Domestic Industry 
Substantive Response,'' dated January 31, 2022 (Substantive 
Response).
    \6\ For a complete description of the background of this sunset 
review of the Order, see Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the Order is wooden bedroom furniture, 
subject to certain exceptions. Imports of subject merchandise are 
classified under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings: 9403.50.9042, 9403.50.9045, 9403.50.9080, 
9403.90.7005, 9403.90.7080, 9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081, 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. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Decision 
Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping in 
the event of revocation of the Order and the magnitude of the dumping 
margins likely to prevail if the Order were revoked, is provided in the 
Decision Memorandum. A list of the sections in the Decision Memorandum 
is in the appendix to this notice. The 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 http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed on the internet at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the 
dumping margins likely to prevail are weighted-average dumping margins 
up to 198.08 percent.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or the 
conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: May 2, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Sections in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Proceeding
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2022-09811 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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