Notice2022-09811
Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order
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Published
May 6, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27102-27103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[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 <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Decision
Memorandum can be accessed on the internet at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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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