85 FR 88 pgs. 26928-26929 - Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
Type: NOTICEVolume: 85Number: 88Pages: 26928 - 26929
Pages: 26928, 26929Docket number: [A-570-939]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2020-09670 Filed 5-5-20; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-939]
Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY:
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on tow-behind lawn groomers and certain parts thereof from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the level indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
DATES:
Applicable May 6, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dakota Potts, 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) 482-0223.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
After publication of the notice of initiation of this sunset review of the AD order on tow-behind lawn groomers and certain parts thereof from China,1 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Agri-Fab, Inc. (domestic interested party) filed with Commerce a timely and complete notice of intent to participate in the sunset review,2 and a timely and adequate substantive response.3 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. 4
Footnotes:
1 ? See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 67 (January 2, 2020); see also Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Tow Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 74 FR 38395 (August 3, 2009) ( Order ).
2 ? See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, "Second Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from The People's Republic of China; Notice of Intent to Participate," dated January 16, 2020.
3 ? See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, "Second Five-Year ("Sunset") Review of Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from The People's Republic of China; Agri-Fab's Response to Notice of Initiation," dated January 31, 2020 (Substantive Response).
4 ?For a complete description of the background of this sunset review of the Order, see Memorandum, "Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Tow-Behind Lawn Groomers and Certain Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China," dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order is certain non-motorized tow-behind lawn groomers, manufactured from any material, and certain parts thereof, from China. The lawn groomers that are the subject of this order are currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff schedule of the United States ("HTSUS") statistical reporting numbers 8432.41.0000, 8432.42.0000, 8432.80.0000, 8432.80.0010, 8432.90.0060, 8432.90.0081, 8479.89.9496, 8479.90.9496, and 9603.50.0000. These HTSUS provisions are given for reference and customs purposes only, and the description of merchandise is dispositive for determining the scope of the product included in this order.5
Footnotes:
5 ?The full scope of the Order is included in the Issues and 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 to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.6 A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
Footnotes:
6 ? Id.
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 be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude of the dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping margins up to 386.28 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 conversion to judicial protective, orders 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: April 30, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
[top] 2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
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