[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50991-50992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-20496]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-951]
Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Woven Electric Blankets From the
People's Republic of China
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce
DATES: Effective Date: August 18, 2010
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (the ``Department'') and the International Trade Commission
(``ITC''), the Department is issuing an antidumping duty order on
certain woven electric blankets (``woven electric blankets'') from the
People's Republic of China (``PRC'').
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Jackson, AD/CVD Operations,
Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC, 20230; telephone: 202-482-4406.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the ``Act''), on July 2, 2010, the Department
published Certain Woven Electric Blankets From the People's Republic of
China: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 75 FR
38459 (July 2, 2010) (``Final Determination''). Following the
publication of the Final Determination, we received timely notice from
Jarden Consumer Solutions (``Petitioner''), that the Department had
made ministerial errors in its calculation of the antidumping duty
margins for the mandatory respondent, Hung Kuo Electronics (Shenzen)
Company Limited (``Hung Kuo''). After analyzing Petitioner's comments,
the Department concluded that an inadvertent ministerial error was made
in the calculation of Hung Kuo's margin. Therefore, in accordance with
section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), on August 4, 2010, the
Department published Certain Woven Electric Blankets from the People's
Republic of China: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, 75 FR 46911 (August 4, 2010) (``Amended Final
Determination''). In the Amended Final Determination, to correct this
inadvertent ministerial error, we amended Hung Kuo's weighted average
dumping margin from 77.75 percent to 93.09 percent and, as we did in
the Final Determination, assigned Hung Kuo's new rate of 93.09 percent
to the two separate rate companies--Ningbo V.K. Industry & Trading Co.,
Ltd. and Ningbo Jifa Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd./Ningbo Jinchun
Electric Appliances Co., Ltd. The PRC-wide rate, 174.85 percent, was
not changed from the Final Determination. See Amended Final
Determination at 46911.
On August 10, 2010, the ITC notified the Department of its
affirmative final determination of material injury to a U.S. industry.
See Woven Electric Blankets from China, Investigation No. 731-TA-1163
(Final), USITC Publication 4177 (August 2010). Pursuant to section
736(a) of the Act, the Department is issuing the antidumping duty order
on woven electric blankets from the PRC.
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers finished, semi-finished, and
unassembled woven electric blankets, including woven electric blankets
commonly referred to as throws, of all sizes and fabric types, whether
made of man-made fiber, natural fiber or a blend of both. Semi-finished
woven electric blankets and throws consist of shells of woven fabric
containing wire. Unassembled woven electric blankets and throws consist
of a shell of woven fabric and one or more of the following components
when packaged together or in a kit: (1) Wire; (2) controller(s). The
shell of woven fabric consists of two sheets of fabric joined together
forming a ``shell.'' The shell of woven fabric is manufactured to
accommodate either the electric blanket's wiring or a subassembly
containing the electric blanket's wiring (e.g., wiring mounted on a
substrate).
A shell of woven fabric that is not packaged together, or in a kit,
with either wire, controller(s), or both, is not covered by this
investigation even though the shell of woven fabric may be dedicated
solely for use as a material in the production of woven electric
blankets.
The finished, semi-finished and unassembled woven electric blankets
and throws subject to this order are currently classifiable under
subheading 6301.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (``HTSUS''). Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for
convenience and customs purposes, only the written description of the
scope is dispositive.
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
instructions issued pursuant to an affirmative preliminary
determination may not remain in effect for more than four months except
where exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise request the Department to extend that four-month
period to no more than six months. At the request of an exporter
accounting for a significant proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise, we extended the four-month period to no more than six
months. See Certain Woven Electric Blankets From the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value
and Postponement of Final Determination, 75 FR 5567 (February 3, 2010)
(``Preliminary Determination''). In this investigation, the six-month
period beginning on the date of the publication of the Preliminary
Determination (i.e., February 3, 2010) ended on August 2, 2010.
Furthermore, section 737 of the Act states that definitive duties are
to begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination. Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act,
we have instructed U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') to
terminate suspension of liquidation and to liquidate without regard to
antidumping duties (i.e., release all bonds and refund all cash
deposits), unliquidated entries of woven electric blankets from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after August 2,
2010, and before the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of liquidation will
continue on or after the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination in the Federal Register.
Antidumping Duty Order
On August 10, 2010, in accordance with section 735(d) of the Act,
the ITC notified the Department of its final determination, pursuant to
section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, that an industry in the United
States is materially injured by reason of less-than-fair-value imports
of subject merchandise from the PRC. Therefore, in accordance with
section 736(a)(1) of the Act, the Department will direct CBP to assess,
upon further instruction by the Department, antidumping duties equal to
the amount by which the
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normal value of the merchandise exceeds the constructed export price of
the merchandise for all relevant entries of woven electric blankets
from the PRC. Except for the entries noted above,\1\ these antidumping
duties will be assessed on all unliquidated entries of woven electric
blankets from the PRC entered, or withdrawn from the warehouse, for
consumption on or after February 3, 2010, the date on which the
Department published its Preliminary Determination. See Preliminary
Determination at 5567.
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\1\ Namely, entries of woven electric blankets from the PRC
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption after August
2, 2010, and before the date of publication of the ITC's final
injury determination in the Federal Register.
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Effective on the date of publication of the ITC's final affirmative
injury determination, CBP will require, at the same time as importers
would normally deposit estimated duties on this merchandise, a cash
deposit equal to the estimated weighted-average antidumping duty
margins listed below. See section 735(c)(3) of the Act. The ``PRC-
wide'' rate applies to all exporters of subject merchandise not
specifically listed. The weighted-average dumping margins are as
follows:
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Weighted-average
Exporter and producer margin (percent)
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Hung Kuo Electronics (Shenzhen) Company Limited.... 93.09
Produced by: Hung Kuo Electronics (Shenzhen)
Company Limited
Ningbo V.K. Industry & Trading Co., Ltd............ 93.09
Produced by: Ningbo V.K. Industry & Trading
Co., Ltd.
Ningbo Jifa Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd. or..... 93.09
Ningbo Jinchun Electric Appliances Co., Ltd.
Produced by: Ningbo Jifa Electrical Appliances
Co., Ltd. or Ningbo Jinchun Electric
Appliances Co., Ltd.
PRC-Wide Rate...................................... 174.85
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This notice constitutes the antidumping duty order with respect to
woven electric blankets from the PRC pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties may contact the Department's Central Records
Unit, Room 1117 of the main Commerce building, for copies of an updated
list of antidumping duty orders currently in effect.
This order is published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211.
Dated: August 11, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2010-20496 Filed 8-17-10; 8:45 am]
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