[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 136 (Monday, July 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42700-42702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15205]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-888]


Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts 
Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary 
Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Intent To Revoke Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating, and 
issuing preliminary results for, a changed circumstances review (CCR) 
of the antidumping duty (AD) order on floor-standing, metal-top ironing 
tables and certain parts thereof from the People's Republic of China 
(China) based upon a request from Home Products International (the 
petitioner). We preliminarily determine that the AD order on floor-
standing, metal-top ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China 
should be revoked, in its entirety. Interested parties are invited to 
comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable July 18, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael J. Heaney, 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) 482-4475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    On August 6, 2004, Commerce published the Order.\1\ On May 27, 
2022, the petitioner requested that Commerce conduct an expedited CCR 
for the Order, pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216(b), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).\2\ 
The petitioner expressed a lack of interest in the continuation of the 
Order and requested the revocation of the Order. In its request, the 
petitioner addressed the conditions under which Commerce may revoke an 
order in whole or in part pursuant to 19 CFR 351.222(g).\3\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Floor-Standing, Metal-
Top Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China, 69 FR 47868 (August 6, 2004) (Order).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Floor-Standing, Metal-Top Ironing 
Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of 
China--Request for Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated May 27, 
2022 (CCR Request).
    \3\ Id.
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Scope of the Order

    For purposes of this Order, the product covered consists of floor-
standing, metal-top ironing tables, assembled or unassembled, complete 
or incomplete, and certain parts thereof. The subject tables are 
designed and used principally for the hand ironing or pressing of 
garments or other articles of fabric. The subject tables have full-
height leg assemblies that support the ironing surface at an 
appropriate (often adjustable) height above the floor. The subject 
tables are produced in a variety of leg finishes, such as painted, 
plated, or matte, and they are available with various features, 
including iron rests, linen racks, and others. The subject ironing 
tables may be sold with or without a pad and/or cover. All types and 
configurations of floor-standing, metal-top ironing tables are covered 
by this Order.
    Furthermore, this Order specifically covers imports of ironing 
tables, assembled or unassembled, complete or incomplete, and certain 
parts thereof. For purposes of this Order, the term ``unassembled'' 
ironing table means a product requiring the attachment of the leg 
assembly to the top or the attachment of an included feature such as an 
iron rest or linen rack. The term ``complete'' ironing table means 
product sold as a ready-to-use ensemble consisting of the metal-top 
table and a pad and cover, with or without additional features, e.g., 
iron rest or linen rack. The term ``incomplete'' ironing table means 
product shipped or sold as a ``bare board''--i.e., a metal-top table 
only, without the pad and cover--with or without additional features, 
e.g., iron rest or linen rack. The major parts or components of ironing 
tables that are intended to be covered by this order under the term 
``certain parts thereof'' consist of the metal top component (with or 
without assembled supports and slides) and/or the leg components, 
whether or not attached together as a leg assembly. The Order covers 
separately shipped metal top components and leg components, without 
regard to whether the respective quantities would yield an exact 
quantity of assembled ironing tables.
    Ironing tables without legs (such as models that mount on walls or 
over doors) are not floor-standing and are specifically excluded. 
Additionally, tabletop or countertop models with short legs that do not 
exceed 12 inches in length (and which may or may not collapse or 
retract) are specifically excluded.
    The subject ironing tables were previously classified under 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheading 
9403.20.0010. Effective July 1, 2003, the subject ironing tables are 
classified under new HTSUS subheading 9403.20.0011. The subject metal 
top and leg components are classified under HTSUS subheading 
9403.90.8040. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and for Customs and Border Protection (CBP) purposes, 
Commerce's written description of the scope remains dispositive.

Initiation of Changed Circumstances Review

    Section 751(b)(1) of the Act states that Commerce shall conduct a 
CCR upon receipt of a request which shows changed circumstances 
sufficient to warrant a review. Section 751(d)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that Commerce may revoke an order (in whole or 
in part) if it determines that producers accounting for substantially 
all of the production of the domestic like product have expressed a 
lack of interest in the order, in whole or in part.\4\ Further, 19 CFR 
351.222(g)(2) provides that Commerce will conduct a CCR under 19 CFR 
351.216, and may revoke an order, in whole or in part, if it determines 
that revocation is warranted.
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    \4\ See section 782(h) of the Act.
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    In the event that Commerce determines that ``substantially all'' 
domestic producers have expressed a lack of interest in an order, both 
the Act and Commerce's regulations grant Commerce the authority to 
revoke the order.\5\ Commerce has interpreted ``substantially all'' to 
represent producers accounting for at least 85 percent of U.S. 
production of the domestic like product.\6\ The petitioner's request 
indicated that it is the sole producer of the domestic like product 
and, therefore, accounts for at least 85 percent of domestic 
production.\7\ In accordance with section 751(b)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 
351.216, 19 CFR 351.221, and 19 CFR 351.222(g), we are initiating this 
CCR.
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    \5\ Id.; see also 19 CFR 351.222(g).
    \6\ See, e.g., Certain Cased Pencils from the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review, and Intent to Revoke Order in Part, 77 
FR 42276 (July 18, 2012), unchanged in Certain Cased Pencils from 
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review, and Determination To Revoke Order, in 
Part, 77 FR 53176 (August 31, 2012).
    \7\ See CCR Request at 2.
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Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    If Commerce concludes that expedited action is warranted, it may 
concurrently publish the notices of initiation and preliminary results 
of a CCR.\8\ Commerce has combined the notice of initiation and 
preliminary results in CCRs when sufficient documentation has been 
provided supporting the request to make a preliminary determination.\9\
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
    \9\ See, e.g., Multilayered Wood Flooring from the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, 82 FR 9561 
(February 7, 2017), unchanged in Multilayered Wood Flooring from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances 
Reviews, 82 FR 14691 (March 22, 2017).
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    In this instance, we determine that there is sufficient information 
on the record to support a preliminary finding of changed 
circumstances.\10\ Accordingly, we find that expedited action is 
warranted, and we are combining the notice of initiation and the notice 
of preliminary results, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii).
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    \10\ See CCR Request at 4.
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    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(g), Commerce preliminarily 
determines that there is a reasonable basis to believe that changed 
circumstances exist sufficient to warrant revocation of the Order. 
Therefore, Commerce is notifying the public of its preliminary intent 
to revoke the Order in whole.
    If we make a final determination to revoke the Order, we will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to

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discontinue the suspension of liquidation and the collection of cash 
deposits of estimated ADs, to liquidate all unliquidated entries that 
were entered on or after the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the notice of revocation of the Order, without regard to 
ADs, and to refund all AD cash deposits on all such merchandise, with 
applicable interest.

Public Comment

    Any interested party may request a hearing within 14 days of 
publication of this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(c). 
Interested parties may submit case briefs not later than 14 days after 
the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Rebuttal comments, limited 
to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed by no later than 
three days after the deadline for filing case briefs.\12\ Any hearing, 
if requested, will normally be held two days after rebuttal briefs/
comments are due, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.310(d)(1). Issues 
raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective 
case and rebuttal briefs. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), 
parties who submit case or rebuttal briefs in this CCR are encouraged 
to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities. Note that 
Commerce has modified certain of its requirements for serving documents 
containing business proprietary information, until further notice.\13\
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    \11\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR 
351.309(c)(1)(ii) to alter the time limit for the filing of case 
briefs.
    \12\ Commerce is exercising its discretion under 19 CFR 
351.309(d)(1) to alter the time limit for the filing of rebuttal 
briefs.
    \13\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed 
electronically using Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. An 
electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its 
entirety by no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the date the 
document is due.
    Unless extended, consistent with 19 CFR 351.216(e), we intend to 
issue the final results of this CCR no later than 270 days after the 
date on which this review was initiated, or within 45 days of 
publication of these preliminary results if all parties agree to our 
preliminary findings.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing this initiation and preliminary 
results notice in accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the 
Act, and 19 CFR 351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1), (b)(4), and (c)(3), and 
19 CFR 351.222(f)(2)(iv).

    Dated: July 11, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance.
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