Federal Register/Vol. 86, No. 56/Thursday, March 25, 2021/Notices
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15892 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Notices mattresses, day-bed mattresses, roll-away bed 9404.29.1095, 9404.29.9095, 9401.40.0000, Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, mattresses, high risers, trundle bed and 9401.90.5081. Although the HTSUS International Trade Administration, mattresses, crib mattresses), or as part of a set subheadings are provided for convenience U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 in combination with a ‘‘mattress foundation.’’ and customs purposes, the written Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, ‘‘Mattress foundations’’ are any base or description of the merchandise subject to this support for a mattress. Mattress foundations investigation is dispositive. DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3362, are commonly referred to as ‘‘foundations,’’ respectively. Appendix II ‘‘boxsprings,’’ ‘‘platforms,’’ and/or ‘‘bases.’’ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Bases can be static, foldable, or adjustable. List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Only the mattress is covered by the scope if Decision Memorandum Background imported as part of furniture, with furniture I. Summary On November 3, 2020, Commerce mechanisms, or as part of a set in II. Background published the Preliminary combination with a mattress foundation. III. Period of Investigation Excluded from the scope of this Determination of sales at LTFV of IV. Use of Adverse Facts Available investigation are ‘‘futon’’ mattresses. A mattresses from Serbia, in which we V. Changes Since the Preliminary ‘‘futon’’ is a bi-fold frame made of wood, also postponed the final determination Determination to March 18, 2021.1 We invited metal, or plastic material, or any combination VI. Discussion of the Issues thereof, that functions as both seating Comment 1: Whether to Continue to Apply interested parties to comment on the furniture (such as a couch, love seat, or sofa) Total AFA to Vietnam Glory Preliminary Determination. The and a bed. A ‘‘futon mattress’’ is a tufted Comment 2: Whether to Continue to Use mandatory respondent in this mattress, where the top covering is secured Emirates Sleep Financial Statements to investigation is Healthcare Europe DOO to the bottom with thread that goes Calculate Surrogate Financial Ratios Ruma (Healthcare). For a complete completely through the mattress from the top Comment 3: Whether to Continue to Use description of the events that followed through to the bottom, and it does not Indian Harmonized Tariff Schedule contain innersprings or foam. A futon the Preliminary Determination, see the (HTS) Code 9404.20.90 to Value Issues and Decision Memorandum.2 The mattress is both the bed and seating surface Innerspring Units for the futon. Comment 4: Whether to Base Prices for Issues and Decision Memorandum is a Also excluded from the scope are airbeds Sleeper Sofa Mattresses on Market public document and is on file (including inflatable mattresses) and Values electronically via Enforcement and waterbeds, which consist of air- or liquid- Comment 5: Surrogate Value (SV) Compliance’s Antidumping and filled bladders as the core or main support Classification of Certain Ashley Group Countervailing Duty Centralized system of the mattress. Inputs Electronic Service System (ACCESS). Also excluded is certain multifunctional Comment 6: SAS Programming Errors for ACCESS is available to registered users furniture that is convertible from seating to U.S. Sales Expenses Related to Sleeper at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a sleeping, regardless of filler material or Sofa Mattresses components, where that filler material or Comment 7: SAS Programming Errors for complete version of the Issues and components are upholstered, integrated into Ocean Freight, Marine Insurance, Decision Memorandum can be accessed the design and construction of, and Brokerage and Handling, and Packing directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/ inseparable from, the furniture framing, and Glue frn/. the outermost layer of the multifunctional Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should furniture converts into the sleeping surface. Include Ashley Furniture Industries Scope of the Investigation Such furniture may, and without limitation, (AFI) and Ashley Furniture Trading The products covered by this be commonly referred to as ‘‘convertible Company (AFTC) in Ashley Group’s investigation are mattresses from sofas,’’ ‘‘sofabeds,’’ ‘‘sofa chaise sleepers,’’ Combination Cash Deposit Rate Indonesia. For a complete description of ‘‘futons,’’ ‘‘ottoman sleepers’’ or a like VII. Recommendation the scope of this investigation, see the description. [FR Doc. 2021–06194 Filed 3–24–21; 8:45 am] ‘‘Scope of the Investigation’’ in Also excluded from the scope of this BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P investigation are any products covered by the Appendix I. existing antidumping duty orders on Scope Comments uncovered innerspring units from China or DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Vietnam. See Uncovered Innerspring Units In Commerce’s Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, we set aside a from the People’s Republic of China: Notice International Trade Administration of Antidumping Duty Order, 74 FR 7661 period of time for parties to raise issues (February 19, 2009); Antidumping Duty [A–801–002] regarding product coverage (i.e., scope) Order: Uncovered Innerspring Units from the in scope case briefs or other written Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 73 FR 75391 Mattresses From Serbia: Final comments on scope issues.3 Certain (December 11, 2008). Affirmative Determination of Sales at Also excluded from the scope of this Less Than Fair Value, and Final 1 See Mattresses from Serbia: Preliminary investigation are bassinet pads with a Negative Finding of Critical Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than nominal length of less than 39 inches, a Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of nominal width less than 25 inches, and a Circumstances Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional nominal depth of less than 2 inches. AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Additionally, also excluded from the scope Measures, 85 FR 69589 (November 3, 2020) International Trade Administration, (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying of this investigation are ‘‘mattress toppers.’’ Department of Commerce. Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). A ‘‘mattress topper’’ is a removable bedding 2 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision accessory that supplements a mattress by Memorandum for the Final Affirmative providing an additional layer that is placed (Commerce) determines that imports of Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value on top of a mattress. Excluded mattress mattresses from Serbia are being, or are Investigation of Mattresses from Serbia,’’ dated toppers have a height of four inches or less. likely to be, sold in the United States at concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this The products subject to this investigation less than fair value (LTFV) during the notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Mattresses from Cambodia, are currently properly classifiable under period of investigation January 1, 2019, HTSUS subheadings: 9404.21.0010, Indonesia, Malaysia, Serbia, Thailand, the Republic through December 31, 2019. of Turkey, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and 9404.21.0013, 9404.29.1005, 9404.29.1013, DATES: Applicable March 25, 2021. the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments 9404.29.9085, and 9404.29.9087. Products Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary subject to this investigation may also enter FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Determination,’’ dated October 27, 2020 under HTSUS subheadings: 9404.21.0095, Joshua DeMoss, AD/CVD Operations, (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:52 Mar 24, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25MRN1.SGM 25MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 56 / Thursday, March 25, 2021 / Notices 15893 interested parties commented on the from Healthcare and that critical Continuation of Suspension of scope of the investigation as it appeared circumstances did not exist with respect Liquidation in the Preliminary Scope Decision to all other exporters or producers not In accordance with section 7 Memorandum, unchanged from the individually examined. We have not 735(c)(1)(B) of the Act, we will direct 4 Initiation Notice. For a summary of the modified our critical circumstances U.S. Customs and Border Protection product coverage comments and finding for Healthcare for the final (CBP) to continue to suspend rebuttal responses submitted to the determination. Thus, pursuant to liquidation of all entries of mattresses record for this final determination, and section 735(a)(3) of the Act, we find that from Serbia, as described in Appendix accompanying discussion and analysis critical circumstances do not exist with I of this notice, which were entered, or of all comments timely received, see the respect to imports of mattresses from withdrawn from warehouse, for 5 Final Scope Memorandum. In the Final Serbia. For a full description of the consumption on or after November 3, Scope Memorandum, Commerce methodology and results of Commerce’s 2020, the date of publication of the determined that it is not modifying the critical circumstances analysis, see the affirmative Preliminary Determination scope language as it appeared in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. in the Federal Register. Initiation Notice. See the scope in Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of All-Others Rate Appendix I to this notice. the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(d),