[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42788-42790]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-19290]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-868]


Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2015-2016

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

SUMMARY: On March 6, 2017, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the third administrative review of 
the antidumping duty (AD) order on large residential washers (LRWs) 
from the Republic of Korea (Korea). The period of review (POR) is 
February 1, 2015, to January 31, 2016. Based on our analysis of the 
comments received and our verification findings, we made certain 
changes to the margin calculations. Therefore, the final results differ 
from the preliminary results. The final weighted-average dumping margin 
for the respondent, LG Electronics, Inc. (LGE), is listed below in the 
section entitled ``Final Results of the Review.''

DATES: Applicable September 12, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or William Miller, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4136 or (202) 
482-3906, respectively.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The review covers one producer/exporter of the subject merchandise: 
LGE. On March 6, 2017, the Department published the Preliminary 
Results.\1\ In April and June 2017, the Department verified the sales 
and cost of production data, respectively, reported by LGE, in 
accordance with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act).
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    \1\ See Large Residential Washers from the Republic of Korea: 
Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2015-2016, 82 FR 12536 (March 6, 2017) (Preliminary Results).
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    In June and July 2017, respectively, we received sales and cost 
case briefs from Whirlpool Corporation (the petitioner) and LGE.

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 Schedule 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.\2\
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    \2\ A full description of the scope of the order is contained in 
Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Large Residential 
Washers from the Republic of Korea,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties are listed in the 
Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. Parties can find a complete discussion of these issues and 
the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which 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; the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum is also available to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024, of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on comments received from interested parties regarding our 
Preliminary Results and our findings at verification, we made certain 
changes to the preliminary weighted-average dumping margin calculations 
for LGE. For a discussion of these changes, see the ``Margin 
Calculations'' section of the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Final Results of the Review

    We are assigning the following weighted-average dumping margin to 
LGE:

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                                                            Weighted-
                                                             average
                 Manufacturer/exporter                   dumping  margin
                                                             (percent)
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LG Electronics, Inc....................................            0.00
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    We intend to disclose the calculations performed within five days 
of the date of publication of this notice to parties in this 
proceeding, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), the Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final 
results of this review. The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of 
the final results of this administrative review.
    We have calculated a zero margin for LGE in the final results of 
this review; therefore, we intend to instruct CBP to liquidate without 
regard to antidumping duties all shipments of subject merchandise 
manufactured and exported by LGE, entered or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption, during the POR. The Department's ``automatic 
assessment'' practice will apply to entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR produced by LGE, for which the company did not know that 
its merchandise was destined for the United States.\3\ In such 
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the 
all-others rate established in the less-than fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation (i.e., 11.80 percent),\4\ if there is no rate for the 
intermediary company(ies) involved in the transaction who have their 
own individual weighted-average dumping margin in an already competed 
segment of this proceeding.
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    \3\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) for a 
full discussion of this practice.
    \4\ See Large Residential Washers from Mexico and the Republic 
of Korea: Antidumping Duty Orders, 78 FR 11148, 11150 (February 15, 
2013) (Order).
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate 
for LGE will be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin 
established in the final results of this administrative review (i.e., 
zero); (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not 
covered in this administrative review but covered in a prior completed 
segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the company-specific rate published for the most recently-completed 
segment; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer 
is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most 
recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 11.80 percent, the all-
others rate determined in the LTFV investigation.\5\ These cash deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \5\ See Order, 78 FR at 11150.
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Notification to Importers

    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 duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of

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their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of 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.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: September 5, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
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. Margin Calculations
V. Discussion of Issues
    Comment 1. Differential Pricing Methodology
    Comment 2. Affiliation Based on a Close Supplier Relationship
    Comment 3. Adjusting the Cost of Certain Tub Assemblies
    Comment 4. Adjusting the Financial Expense Ratio
VI. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2017-19290 Filed 9-11-17; 8:45 am]
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