Notice2025-00016
Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and South Africa: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
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Published
January 7, 2025
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on uncovered innerspring units (innersprings) from the People's Republic of China (China), the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), and South Africa would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Reviews" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1080-1081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-00016]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-552-803, A-570-928, A-791-821]
Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China,
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and South Africa: Final Results of
the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of these expedited sunset reviews, the U.S.
Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the
antidumping duty (AD) orders on uncovered innerspring units
(innersprings) from the People's Republic of China (China), the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), and South Africa would be
likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Reviews'' section of
this notice.
DATES: Applicable January 7, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Maciuba, AD/CVD
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 11, 2008, Commerce published the AD orders on
innersprings from South Africa and Vietnam and, on February 19, 2009,
Commerce published the AD order on innersprings from China in the
Federal Register.\1\ On September 3, 2024, Commerce published the
notice of initiation of the third sunset reviews of the Orders,
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act).\2\
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\1\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Uncovered Innerspring Units from
South Africa, 73 FR 75390 (December 11, 2008); Antidumping Duty
Order: Uncovered Innerspring Units from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam, 73 FR 75391 (December 11, 2008); and Uncovered Innerspring
Units from the People's Republic of China: Notice of Antidumping
Duty Order, 74 FR 7661 (February 19, 2009) (collectively, the
Orders).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 71252
(September 3, 2024).
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On September 10, 2024, Commerce received notices of intent to
participate in these sunset reviews from Leggett and Platt Incorporated
(Leggett) within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\
Leggett claimed domestic interested party status under section
771(9)(C) of the Act as a producer of the domestic like product in the
United States. On October 3, 2024, Commerce received adequate
substantive responses from Leggett within the 30-day deadline specified
in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We received
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no substantive responses from respondent interested parties.
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\3\ See Leggett's Letters, ``Uncovered Innersprings from China:
Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated September 10, 2024;
``Uncovered Innersprings from South Africa: Notice of Intent to
Participate,'' dated September 10, 2024; and ``Uncovered
Innersprings from Vietnam: Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated
September 10, 2024.
\4\ See Leggett's Letters, ``Uncovered Innersprings from
Vietnam: Substantive Response,'' dated October 3, 2024; ``Uncovered
Innersprings from China: Substantive Response,'' dated October 3,
2024; and ``Uncovered Innersprings from South Africa: Substantive
Response,'' dated October 3, 2024.
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On October 31, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade
Commission that it did not receive substantive responses from
respondent interested parties.\5\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce is conducting
expedited (120-day) sunset reviews of the Orders.
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\5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on
September 3, 2024,'' dated October 31, 2024.
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Scope of the Orders
The products covered by the Orders are innersprings from China,
South Africa, and Vietnam. For a full description of the scope of the
Orders, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Reviews of the
Antidumping Duty Orders on Uncovered Innerspring Units from the
People's Republic of China, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and
South Africa,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum) at 2-3.
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in these sunset reviews
is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\7\ A list of topics
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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 <a href="http://access.trade.gov">http://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be directly accessed at <a href="http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">http://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\7\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Reviews
Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1), and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act,
Commerce determines that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the
dumping margins likely to prevail would be weighted-average dumping
margins up to 234.51 percent for China, 121.39 percent for South
Africa, and 116.31 percent for Vietnam.\8\
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\8\ Id. at 12.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice serves as the only reminder to interested parties
subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return/
destruction or conversion to judicial protective order 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 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 final results and notice 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 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: December 31, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Orders
IV. History of the Orders
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 Reviews
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2025-00016 Filed 1-6-25; 8:45 am]
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