81 FR 78777 - Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 217 (November 9, 2016)

As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (``HFHTs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78777-78778]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-27079]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-803]


Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without 
Handles From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the ``Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping duty 
orders on heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or 
without handles (``HFHTs'') from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of 
dumping at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Effective October 31, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202.482.0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 19, 1991, the Department 
published the notice of the antidumping duty order on HFHTs from the 
PRC.\1\ On July 1, 2016, the Department published the notice of 
initiation of the fourth sunset review of the AD Orders on HFHTs from 
the PRC, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the ``Act'').\2\ In July 2016, the Department received a 
notice of intent to participate from, each, AMES True Temper (``AMES'') 
\3\ and Council Tool Company, Inc. (``Council Tool''),\4\ domestic 
interested parties, within the deadline specified in 19 CFR

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351.218(d)(1)(i).\5\ AMES and Council Tool, each, claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a manufacturer in 
the United States of a domestic like product. On August 1, 2016, the 
Department received an adequate substantive response from AMES and 
Council Tool within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\6\ The Department received no substantive responses 
from respondent interested parties. As a result, the Department 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the AD Orders, 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Heavy Forged Hand Tools, 
Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles from the People's 
Republic of China, 56 FR 6622 (February 19, 1991) (``AD Orders''). 
There are four orders on HFHTs from the PRC: Axes & adzes, bars & 
wedges, hammers & sledges, and picks & mattocks.
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 81 FR 43185 
(July 1, 2016). This notice inadvertently referred to this segment 
as the third review, however, this is the fourth sunset review of 
these orders.
    \3\ AMES is the successor company to Woodings-Verona Tools 
Works, the petitioner in the original investigation.
    \4\ See Council Tool's July 11, 2016 submission; and AMES' July 
18, 2016 submission.
    \5\ Pursuant 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1), because the 15-day deadline 
fell on Saturday, July 16, 2016, a non-business day, AMES' 
submission that was filed on the next business day (i.e., Monday, 
July 18, 2016) was accepted as timely.
    \6\ See AMES' and Council Tool's August 1, 2016 submissions.
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Scope of the Orders

    The merchandise covered by these orders are hand tools comprising 
the following classes or kinds of merchandise: (1) Hammers and sledges 
with heads over 1.5 kg (3.33 pounds); (2) bars over 18 inches in 
length, track tools and wedges; (3) picks and mattocks; and (4) axes, 
adzes and similar hewing tools. Subject hand tools are manufactured 
through a hot forge operation in which steel is sheared to required 
length, heated to forging temperature, and formed to final shape on 
forging equipment using dies specific to the desired product shape and 
size. These products are classifiable under tariff article codes 
8205.20.60, 8205.59.30, 8201.30.00, and 8201.40.60 of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope of this proceeding, which is contained 
in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, is dispositive.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to 
Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, 
``Fourth Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Orders on 
Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without 
Handles From the People's Republic of China: Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the Final Results,'' 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 in 
the event of revocation of the AD Orders and the magnitude of the 
margins likely to prevail if the orders were revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. 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 
Services System (``ACCESS''). ACCESS is available to registered users 
at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B0824 of the main Department of Commerce building. 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, the 
Department determines that revocation of the AD Orders 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 margins up to those listed in the chart below:

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                                                             Weighted-
                       HFHT Order                         average margin
                                                             (percent)
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Axes/Adzes..............................................           15.02
Picks/Mattocks..........................................           50.81
Bars/Wedges.............................................           31.76
Hammers/Sledges.........................................           45.42
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice 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 order, is hereby requested. Failure 
to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which 
is subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 
CFR 351.218, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: October 31, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
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 Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Review
VIII. Recommendation

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