[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4290-4291]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1395]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-928]
Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of First Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 10, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the
``Department'') published the Preliminary Results of the first
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on uncovered
innerspring units (``innersprings'') from the People's Republic of
China (``PRC''), covering the period of review (``POR'') August 6,
2008, through January 31, 2010.\1\ The Department received no comments
on the Preliminary Results. We have made no changes to our margin
calculations for the final results of this review. The final weighted-
average margins are listed below in the ``Final Results of the Review''
section of this notice.
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\1\ See Uncovered Innerspring Units From the People's Republic
of China: Preliminary Results of First Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, 75 FR 69055 (November 10, 2010)
(``Preliminary Results'').
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DATES: Effective Date: January 25, 2011.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Dach, AD/CVD Operations, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-1655.
Case History
With the issuance of the Preliminary Results, the Department
invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. No
interested party submitted a case brief or comments, or requested a
hearing. Therefore, the Department has made no changes from the
Preliminary Results for these final results.
Scope of Order
The merchandise subject to the order is uncovered innerspring units
composed of a series of individual metal springs joined together in
sizes corresponding to the sizes of adult mattresses (e.g., twin, twin
long, full, full long, queen, California king and king) and units used
in smaller constructions, such as crib and youth mattresses. All
uncovered innerspring units are included in the scope
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regardless of width and length. Included within this definition are
innersprings typically ranging from 30.5 inches to 76 inches in width,
and 68 inches to 84 inches in length. Innersprings for crib mattresses
typically range from 25 inches to 27 inches in width, and 50 inches to
52 inches in length.
Uncovered innerspring units are suitable for use as the innerspring
component in the manufacture of innerspring mattresses, including
mattresses that incorporate a foam encasement around the innerspring.
Pocketed and non-pocketed innerspring units are included in this
definition. Non-pocketed innersprings are typically joined together
with helical wire and border rods. Non-pocketed innersprings are
included in this definition regardless of whether they have border rods
attached to the perimeter of the innerspring. Pocketed innersprings are
individual coils covered by a ``pocket'' or ``sock'' of a nonwoven
synthetic material or woven material and then glued together in a
linear fashion.
Uncovered innersprings are classified under subheading 9404.29.9010
and have also been classified under subheadings 9404.10.0000,
7326.20.0070, 7320.20.5010 or 7320.90.5010 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes only; the written
description of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Final Results of the Review
As explained in the Preliminary Results, the Department finds that
the following margins exist for the exporters under review for the
period August 6, 2008, through January 31, 2010:
Innersprings From the PRC
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Margin
Manufacturer/exporter (percent)
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PRC-wide Entity \2\........................................ 234.51
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\2\ The PRC-wide entity includes mandatory respondents Foshan
Jingxin Steel Wire & Spring Co., Ltd. and Top One Manufacturing
Factory, whom the Department found withheld requested information,
failed to provide the information in a timely manner and in the form
requested, and significantly impeded the proceeding.
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Assessment of Antidumping Duties
Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine,
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department intends
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of
publication of the final results of review. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific (or customer) ad
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of
the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total
entered value of those same sales. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, all entries of subject merchandise during the POR
for which the importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon
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 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; (2) 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 234.51 percent; and (3) 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, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Reimbursement of Duties
This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the
relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this
requirement could result in the Department's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
Administrative Protective Orders
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
the administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under the APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
written 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable
violation.
This administrative review and notice is in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: January 11, 2011.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-1395 Filed 1-24-11; 8:45 am]
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