Notice2025-02476
Large Top-Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand; Scheduling of the Final Phase of an Antidumping Duty Investigation
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Published
February 11, 2025
Issuing agencies
International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1696 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of large top-mount combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand, provided for in subheading 8418.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be sold at less-than-fair-value.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9347-9349]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-02476]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1696 (Final)]
Large Top-Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand;
Scheduling of the Final Phase of an Antidumping Duty Investigation
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-1696 (Final)
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether
an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened
with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of large top-mount
combination refrigerator-freezers from Thailand, provided for in
subheading 8418.10.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce
(``Commerce'') to be sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: January 29, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stamen Borisson (202-205-3125),
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000.
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General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public
record for this investigation may be viewed on the Commission's
electronic docket (EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of this investigation, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``large top mount combination refrigerator-
freezers with a refrigerated volume of at least 15.6 cubic feet or 442
liters. For the purposes of this investigation, the term ``large top
mount combination refrigerator-freezers'' consists of freestanding or
built-in cabinets that have an integral source of refrigeration using
compression technology, with all of the following characteristics:
[ssquf] The cabinet contains at least two interior storage
compartments accessible through two separate external doors;
[ssquf] The lower-most interior storage compartment(s) that is
accessible through an external door is a fresh food or convertible
compartment, but is not a freezer compartment; however, the existence
of an interior sub-compartment for ice-making in the lower-most storage
compartment does not render the lower-most storage compartment a
freezer compartment; and
[ssquf] There is a freezer or convertible compartment that is
mounted above the lower-most interior storage compartment(s).
For the purposes of the investigation, a fresh food compartment is
capable of storing food at temperatures above 32 degrees F (0 degrees
C), a freezer compartment is capable of storing food at temperatures at
or below 32 degrees F (0 degrees C), and a convertible compartment is
capable of operating as either a fresh food compartment or a freezer
compartment, as defined in this paragraph.''
Background.--The final phase of this investigation is being
scheduled, pursuant to section 735(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19
U.S.C. 1673d(b)), as a result of an affirmative preliminary
determination by Commerce that imports of large top-mount combination
refrigerator-freezers from Thailand are being sold in the United States
at less than fair value within the meaning of Sec. 733 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1673b). The investigation was requested in a petition filed on
May 30, 2024, by Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc., Charlotte, North
Carolina.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigation, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigation and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of this
investigation as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigation need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigation.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of this investigation
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigation, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigation. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigation need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
this investigation will be placed in the nonpublic record on May 21,
2025, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec.
207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of this investigation beginning at 9:30 a.m. on June 10,
2025. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with
the Secretary to the Commission on or before June 4, 2025. Any requests
to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included with your
request to appear. Requests to appear via videoconference must include
a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in person; the
Chairman, or other person designated to conduct the investigation, may
in their discretion for good cause shown, grant such a request.
Requests to appear as remote witness due to illness or a positive
COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business day prior
to the hearing. Further information about participation in the hearing
will be posted on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on June 6,
2025. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation
slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later
than noon on June 9, 2025. Oral testimony and written materials to be
submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera
no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is May 30, 2025. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of
section 207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing
posthearing briefs is June 17, 2025. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to the investigation may submit a
written statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigation, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before June 17, 2025. On July 2, 2025, the Commission
will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final
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comments on this information on or before July 8, 2025, but such final
comments must not contain new factual information and must otherwise
comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written
submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of the
Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform
with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>, elaborates upon the
Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the investigation
must be served on all other parties to the investigation (as identified
by either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for
filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: This investigation is being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published pursuant
to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: February 6, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-02476 Filed 2-10-25; 8:45 am]
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