82_FR_11569 82 FR 11533 - Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

82 FR 11533 - Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 36 (February 24, 2017)

Page Range11533-11534
FR Document2017-03639

As a result of the determinations by the Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission (the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD duty order.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-890]


Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of China: 
Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the Department of 
Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission 
(the ``ITC'') that revocation of the antidumping duty (``AD'') duty 
order on wooden bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China 
(``PRC'') would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and material injury to an industry in the United States, the Department 
is publishing a notice of continuation of the AD duty order.

DATES: Effective February 24, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aleksandras Nakutis or 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: 202-482-3147 or 202-482-
5193, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On January 4, 2005, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC.\1\ 
On November 3, 2015, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the initiation notice for the second sunset review of the AD duty order 
on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC, pursuant to section 751(c) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ``Act'').\2\ On December 3, 
2015, the Department received a substantive response from the domestic 
industry to participate in the second sunset review; \3\ no other 
parties participated. As a result of its review, the Department 
determined, pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) and (c) of the 
Act, that revocation of the AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture 
from the PRC would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
and notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins likely to prevail 
should the order be revoked.\4\ On February 14, 2017, the ITC published 
its determination, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, that 
revocation of the AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the 
PRC would likely lead to a continuation or recurrence of material 
injury to an industry in the United States within a reasonably 
foreseeable time.\5\

Scope of the Order
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    \1\ 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'').
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 80 FR 67705 
(November 3, 2015).
    \3\ See letter form the American Furniture Manufacturers 
Committee for Legal Trade and Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, 
Inc. to the Department, regarding ``Five-Year(``Sunset'') Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the 
People's Republic of China/The Domestic Industry's Substantive 
Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated December 3, 2015.
    \4\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 12462 (March 9, 2016) (``Final 
Results'').
    \5\ See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China; Determination, 82 
FR 10587 (February 14, 2017), and USITC Publication 4665 (January 
2017), entitled Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China: Investigation 
No. 731-TA-1058 (Second Review).
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    The product covered by the Order is wooden bedroom furniture, 
subject to certain exceptions. Imports of subject merchandise are 
classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') subheadings: 9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as 
``wooden . . . beds'' and under subheading 9403.50.9080 of the HTSUS as 
``other . . . wooden furniture of a kind used in the bedroom.'' In 
addition, wooden headboards for beds, wooden footboards for beds, 
wooden side rails for beds, and wooden canopies for beds may also be 
entered under subheading 9403.50.9042 or 9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as 
``parts of wood.'' Subject merchandise may also be entered under 
subheadings 9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081, or 9403.20.0018. Further, 
framed glass mirrors may be entered under subheading 7009.92.1000 or 
7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ``glass mirrors . . . framed.'' However, 
the product description, and not the HTSUS classification, is 
dispositive of whether merchandise imported into the United

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States falls within the scope of the order.\6\
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    \6\ For a full description of the scope of the order, including 
exclusions, see Final Results and the accompanying ``Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's 
Republic of China'' from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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Continuation of the Order

    As a result of the determinations by the Department and the ITC 
that revocation of the AD duty order would likely lead to a 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and material injury to an 
industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the Department hereby orders the continuation of 
the AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC. U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD duty cash 
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of 
subject merchandise. The effective date of the continuation of the 
order will be the date of publication in the Federal Register of this 
notice of continuation. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(c)(2), the Department intends to initiate the next five-
year review of the order not later than 30 days prior to the fifth 
anniversary of the effective date of continuation.
    This five-year sunset review and this notice are in accordance with 
section 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published pursuant to 
section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``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(a)(3). Failure to comply is a violation of the APO which 
may be subject to sanctions.

    Dated: February 17, 2017.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-03639 Filed 2-23-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 36 / Friday, February 24, 2017 / Notices 11533 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices substantive response from the domestic CFR 351.205(c). 3. Results of the COP Test industry to participate in the second D. Calculation of NV Based on sunset review; 3 no other parties Dated: February 16, 2017. Comparison-Market Prices Ronald K. Lorentzen, X. Currency Conversion participated. As a result of its review, XI. Conclusion the Department determined, pursuant to Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) and (c) of [FR Doc. 2017–03638 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] the Act, that revocation of the AD duty Appendix I BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P order on wooden bedroom furniture Scope of the Investigation from the PRC would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping For purposes of this investigation, the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE product covered is cold-polymerized and notified the ITC of the magnitude of emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber (ESB International Trade Administration the margins likely to prevail should the rubber). The scope of the investigation order be revoked.4 On February 14, includes, but is not limited to, ESB rubber in [A–570–890] 2017, the ITC published its primary forms, bales, granules, crumbs, determination, pursuant to section Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the pellets, powders, plates, sheets, strip, etc. 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the ESB rubber consists of non-pigmented People’s Republic of China: AD duty order on wooden bedroom rubbers and oil-extended non-pigmented Continuation of Antidumping Duty furniture from the PRC would likely rubbers, both of which contain at least one Order lead to a continuation or recurrence of percent of organic acids from the emulsion polymerization process. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, material injury to an industry in the ESB rubber is produced and sold in International Trade Administration, United States within a reasonably accordance with a generally accepted set of Department of Commerce. foreseeable time.5 product specifications issued by the SUMMARY: As a result of the Scope of the Order International Institute of Synthetic Rubber determinations by the Department of Producers (IISRP). The scope of the Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) and the The product covered by the Order is investigation covers grades of ESB rubber wooden bedroom furniture, subject to International Trade Commission (the included in the IISRP 1500 and 1700 series certain exceptions. Imports of subject of synthetic rubbers. The 1500 grades are ‘‘ITC’’) that revocation of the antidumping duty (‘‘AD’’) duty order on merchandise are classified under light in color and are often described as wooden bedroom furniture from the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the ‘‘Clear’’ or ‘‘White Rubber.’’ The 1700 grades are oil-extended and thus darker in color, People’s Republic of China (‘‘PRC’’) United States (‘‘HTSUS’’) subheadings: and are often called ‘‘Brown Rubber.’’ would likely lead to a continuation or 9403.50.9042 and 9403.50.9045 of the Specifically excluded from the scope of recurrence of dumping and material HTSUS as ‘‘wooden . . . beds’’ and this investigation are products which are injury to an industry in the United under subheading 9403.50.9080 of the manufactured by blending ESB rubber with HTSUS as ‘‘other . . . wooden furniture States, the Department is publishing a other polymers, high styrene resin master of a kind used in the bedroom.’’ In batch, carbon black master batch (i.e., IISRP notice of continuation of the AD duty order. addition, wooden headboards for beds, 1600 series and 1800 series) and latex (an wooden footboards for beds, wooden intermediate product). DATES: Effective February 24, 2017. The products subject to this investigation side rails for beds, and wooden canopies FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for beds may also be entered under are currently classifiable under subheadings 4002.19.0015 and 4002.19.0019 of the Aleksandras Nakutis or Howard Smith, subheading 9403.50.9042 or Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, 9403.50.9045 of the HTSUS as ‘‘parts of States (HTSUS). ESB rubber is described by Enforcement and Compliance, wood.’’ Subject merchandise may also Chemical Abstract Services (CAS) Registry International Trade Administration, be entered under subheadings No. 9003–55–8. This CAS number also refers U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 9403.50.9041, 9403.60.8081, or to other types of styrene butadiene rubber. Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 9403.20.0018. Further, framed glass Although the HTSUS subheadings and CAS DC 20230; telephone: 202–482–3147 or registry number are provided for convenience mirrors may be entered under 202–482–5193, respectively. subheading 7009.92.1000 or and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this investigation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 7009.92.5000 of the HTSUS as ‘‘glass is dispositive. Background mirrors . . . framed.’’ However, the product description, and not the HTSUS Appendix II On January 4, 2005, the Department classification, is dispositive of whether List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary published in the Federal Register the merchandise imported into the United Decision Memorandum AD duty order on wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC.1 On November 3 See letter form the American Furniture I. Summary II. Background 3, 2015, the Department published in Manufacturers Committee for Legal Trade and the Federal Register the initiation Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Company, Inc. to the III. Period of Investigation Department, regarding ‘‘Five-Year(‘‘Sunset’’) IV. Scope Comments notice for the second sunset review of Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden V. Discussion of the Methodology the AD duty order on wooden bedroom Bedroom Furniture from the People’s Republic of A. Determination of the Comparison furniture from the PRC, pursuant to China/The Domestic Industry’s Substantive Method section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, Response to the Notice of Initiation,’’ dated B. Results of the Differential Pricing December 3, 2015. asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES as amended (the ‘‘Act’’).2 On December 4 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture From the Analysis 3, 2015, the Department received a VI. Date of Sale People’s Republic of China: Final Results of the VII. Product Comparisons Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 1 See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Antidumping Duty Order, 81 FR 12462 (March 9, VIII. Export Price Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping 2016) (‘‘Final Results’’). IX. Normal Value Duty Order: Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the 5 See Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China; A. Home Market Viability People’s Republic of China, 70 FR 329 (January 4, Determination, 82 FR 10587 (February 14, 2017), B. Level of Trade 2005) (‘‘Order’’). and USITC Publication 4665 (January 2017), C. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis 2 See Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review, 80 entitled Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China: 1. Calculation of COP FR 67705 (November 3, 2015). Investigation No. 731–TA–1058 (Second Review). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Feb 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

11534 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 36 / Friday, February 24, 2017 / Notices States falls within the scope of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Memorandum is included as Appendix order.6 II to this notice. The Preliminary International Trade Administration Decision Memorandum is a public Continuation of the Order document and is on file electronically [A–201–848] As a result of the determinations by via Enforcement and Compliance’s the Department and the ITC that Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Antidumping and Countervailing Duty revocation of the AD duty order would From Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Centralized Electronic Service System Determination of Sales at Less Than (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to likely lead to a continuation or Fair Value, Postponement of Final registered users at https:// recurrence of dumping and material Determination, and Extension of access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the injury to an industry in the United Provisional Measures Central Records Unit, room B8024 of the States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of main Department of Commerce the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(a), the AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, building. In addition, a complete Department hereby orders the International Trade Administration, version of the Preliminary Decision continuation of the AD duty order on Department of Commerce. Memorandum can be accessed directly wooden bedroom furniture from the SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. PRC. U.S. Customs and Border (the Department) preliminarily The signed Preliminary Decision Protection will continue to collect AD determines that emulsion styrene- Memorandum and the electronic duty cash deposits at the rates in effect butadiene rubber (ESB rubber) from version are identical in content. at the time of entry for all imports of Mexico is being, or is likely to be, sold subject merchandise. The effective date Scope of the Investigation in the United States at less than fair of the continuation of the order will be value (LTFV). The period of The product covered by this the date of publication in the Federal investigation (POI) is July 1, 2015, investigation is ESB rubber from Register of this notice of continuation. through June 30, 2016. Mexico. For a complete description of Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act DATES: Effective February 24, 2017. the scope of this investigation, see and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), the Appendix I. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Department intends to initiate the next Hancock or Javier Barrientos, AD/CVD Scope Comments five-year review of the order not later Operations, Office V, Enforcement and In accordance with the preamble to than 30 days prior to the fifth Compliance, International Trade the Department’s regulations,4 the anniversary of the effective date of Administration, U.S. Department of Initiation Notice set aside a period of continuation. Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue time for parties to raise issues regarding This five-year sunset review and this NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: product coverage (i.e., scope).5 No notice are in accordance with section (202) 482–1394 or (202) 482–2243, interested party commented on the 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and respectively. scope of the investigation as it appeared published pursuant to section 777(i)(1) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: in the Initiation Notice. The Department of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4). is not preliminarily modifying the scope Background language as it appeared in the Initiation Administrative Protective Order This preliminary determination is Notice. made in accordance with section 733(b) This notice also serves as the only Methodology of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended reminder to parties subject to (the Act). The Department published the The Department is conducting this administrative protective order (‘‘APO’’) notice of initiation of this investigation investigation in accordance with section of their responsibility concerning the on August 19, 2016.1 The Department 731 of the Act. Constructed export return/destruction or conversion to postponed the preliminary prices have been calculated in judicial protective order of proprietary determination of this investigation until accordance with section 772(b) of the information disclosed under APO in February 16, 2017.2 For a complete Act. Normal value (NV) is calculated in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). description of the events that followed accordance with section 773 of the Act. Failure to comply is a violation of the the initiation of this investigation, see For a full description of the APO which may be subject to sanctions. the Preliminary Decision methodology underlying our Dated: February 17, 2017. Memorandum.3 A list of topics included preliminary conclusions, see the Ronald K. Lorentzen, in the Preliminary Decision Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 1 See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from All-Others Rate and Compliance. Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and [FR Doc. 2017–03639 Filed 2–23–17; 8:45 am] Initiation of Less Than Fair Value Investigations, 81 FR 55438 (August 19, 2016) (Initiation Notice). 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that in BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 2 See Emulsion Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from the preliminary determination the Brazil, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, and Poland: Department shall determine an Postponement of Preliminary Determination of estimated all-others rate for all exporters Sales at Less Than Fair Value Investigations, 81 FR and producers not individually 85208 (November 25, 2016). asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 6 For a full description of the scope of the order, 3 See Memorandum to Ronald K. Lorentzen, investigated, which shall be an amount including exclusions, see Final Results and the accompanying ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcment and equal to the weighted average of the for the Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Compliance, from Gary Taverman, Associate estimated weighted-average dumping Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and margins established for exporters and Antidumping Duty Order on Wooden Bedroom Countervailing Duty Operations, entitled, ‘‘Decision Furniture from the People’s Republic of China’’ Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination in producers individually investigated, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary the Less Than Fair Value Investigation Emulsion for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Styrene-Butadiene Rubber from Mexico,’’ dated 4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). Enforcement and Compliance. notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 5 See Initiation Notice. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:20 Feb 23, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1


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DatesEffective February 24, 2017.
ContactAleksandras Nakutis or 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: 202-482-3147 or 202-482- 5193, respectively.
FR Citation82 FR 11533 
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