[Federal Register: March 4, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 41)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
A-570-890
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China:
Amended Final Results of the January 1, 2007, through July 31, 2007,
New Shipper Reviews
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On October 31, 2008, the Department of Commerce
(``Department'') published in the Federal Register the final results of
the fourth new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on wooden
bedroom furniture from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Fourth New Shipper Reviews, 73 FR 64916 (October 31, 2008)
(``Final Results'') and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
The period of review is January 1, 2007, through July 31, 2007. We are
amending our Final Results to correct ministerial errors made in the
calculation of the antidumping duty margin for Dongguan Mu Si Furniture
Co., Ltd. (``Mu Si''), pursuant to section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (``the Act'').
EFFECTIVE DATE: March 4, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Stolz, AD/CVD Operations, Office
8, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4474.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On November 10, 2008, American Furniture Manufacturers Committee
for Legal Trade and Vaughan-Basset Furniture Company, Inc.
(collectively ``Petitioners''), and Mu Si submitted ministerial error
allegations with respect to the final results of the fourth new shipper
reviews of wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC. Petitioners and Mu Si
made ministerial error allegations only with respect to Mu Si's margin
calculations. No interested party submitted rebuttal comments.
Ministerial Errors
A ministerial error is defined in section 751(h) of the Act and
further clarified in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as ``an error in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers
ministerial.''
After analyzing all interested parties' comments, we have
determined, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e), that ministerial
errors existed in certain calculations for Mu Si in the Final Results.
Correction of these errors results in a change to Mu Si's final
antidumping duty margin. The dumping margins for Donguan Bon Ten
Furniture Co., Ltd. and the PRC-wide entity remain unchanged. For a
detailed discussion of these ministerial errors, as well as the
Department's analysis, see the Memorandum entitled: Ministerial Error
Memorandum for the Amended Final Results of 2007 New Shipper Reviews of
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the People's Republic of China, dated
February 19, 2009, (``Ministerial Error Allegation Memorandum''). The
Ministerial Error Allegation Memorandum is on file in the Central
Records Unit, room 1117 in the main Department building.
Therefore, in accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(e), we are amending the Final Results of the new shipper
reviews of wooden bedroom furniture from the PRC. The revised weighted-
average dumping margin is detailed below. For Mu Si-specific
calculations, see ``Analysis Memorandum for the Amended Final Results
for Mu Si,'' dated February 19, 2009. Listed below is the revised
weighted average dumping margin resulting from these amended final
results:
Wooden Bedroom Furniture from the PRC
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Weighted-Average
Exporter/Producer Margin (Percent)
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Dongguan Mu Si Furniture Co., Ltd. / Dongguan Mu Si 8.30
Furniture Co., Ltd.................................
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Disclosure
We will disclose the calculations performed for these amended final
results within five days of the date of publication of this notice to
interested parties in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Assessment Rate
The Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries based on the amended final results. For details on
the assessment of antidumping duties on all appropriate entries, see
Final Results.
The Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions
directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these amended
final results of the new shipper review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective
retroactively on any entries made on or after October 31, 2008, the
date of publication of the Final Results, for all shipments of the
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the publication date, as provided for by
section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the exporters listed above,
the cash deposit rate will be the rate shown for this company (except
if the rate is de minimis, i.e., less than 0.5 percent, a zero cash
deposit will be required for that company); (2) for previously
investigated or reviewed PRC and non-PRC exporters not listed above
that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the
exporter-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) for
all PRC exporters of subject merchandise which have not been found to
be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the PRC-
wide rate of 216.01 percent; and (4) for all non-PRC exporters of
subject merchandise which have not received their own rate, the cash
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the PRC exporters that
supplied that non-PRC exporter. These deposit requirements shall remain
in effect until further notice.
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These amended final results are published in accordance with
sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: February 23, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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