Notice2024-28505

Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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Published
December 6, 2024

Issuing agencies

Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration

Abstract

As a result of this expedited first sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on steel racks from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the level indicated in the "Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review" section of this notice.

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 235 (Friday, December 6, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96947-96948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28505]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-088]


Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic 
of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

DATES: Applicable December 6, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Smith, 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) 482-5193.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    After Commerce initiated this sunset review \1\ of the Order,\2\ 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), domestic interested parties \3\ timely submitted a notices of 
intent to participate in the sunset review,\4\ and an adequate 
substantive response regarding the sunset review.\5\ The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(E) of the Act as a trade association of domestic producers of 
steel racks.\6\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response from 
any respondent interested party, nor was a hearing requested. 
Consequently, on September 24, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from any respondent interested parties.\7\ 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. The

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deadline for the final results of this expedited sunset review is now 
November 29, 2024.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 62717 
(August 1, 2024).
    \2\ See Certain Steel Racks and Parts Thereof from the People's 
Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty 
Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 48584 (September 16, 
2019) (Order).
    \3\ The domestic interested parties are part of a coalition, 
Coalition for Fair Rack Imports (``CFRI''). The members of CFRI are 
Heartland Steel Products, Speed Rack Products Group, Ltd, Husky Rack 
and Wire, Steel King Industries Inc., Nucor Warehouse Systems, Tri-
Boro Shelving & Partition Corp., Ridg-U-Rack, and UNARCO Material 
Handling, Inc.
    \4\ See Coalition for Fair Rack Imports' Letter, ``Notice of 
Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review,'' dated August 
16, 2024, (Domestic Interested Parties' Intent to Participate).
    \5\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Substantive 
Response to Notice of Initiation,'' dated September 3, 2024 
(Domestic Interested Parties' Substantive Response).
    \6\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Intent to Participate.
    \7\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on August 
1, 2024,'' dated September 24, 2024; see also 19 CFR 
351.218(3)(1)(ii)(C)(1).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is steel racks from China. For 
a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decisions Memorandum.\8\
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    \8\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Steel Racks from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and 
the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the Order were 
to be revoked, is provided in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\9\ A list of the sections in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is in the 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 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 144.50 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
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 notice of, the results of this 
sunset review in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2) and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: November 29, 2024.
Steven Presing,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

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
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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