Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Notices 33181 Dated: May 30, 2012. within five days of the publication of Alignment of Final CVD Determination Paul Piquado, the initiation notice (i.e., by February 1, With Final AD Determination Assistant Secretary for Import 2012). We received none. On the same day the Department Administration. On February 15, 2012, the Department initiated this CVD investigation, the [FR Doc. 2012–13585 Filed 6–4–12; 8:45 am] issued the CVD questionnaire (including Department also initiated AD BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P government and company sections) to investigations of washing machines the Government of Korea (GOK). On from Korea and Mexico.5 The CVD March 28, 2012, Daewoo submitted a investigation and the AD investigations DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE letter to the Department stating that it cover the same merchandise. On May International Trade Administration would not participate in this 10, 2012, in accordance with section investigation. On April 9, 2012, the 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as [C–580–869] GOK, Samsung, and LG submitted their amended (Act), the petitioner requested alignment of the final CVD Large Residential Washers From the questionnaire responses. On April 13, 2012, Samsung submitted corrections to determination with the final AD Republic of Korea: Preliminary determination of washing machines Affirmative Countervailing Duty some tax-related information and translation errors submitted as part of its from Korea. Therefore, in accordance Determination and Alignment of Final with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 Determination With Final Antidumping response to the initial questionnaire. On April 23, 2012, the Department received CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are aligning the Determination final CVD determination with the final comments from the petitioner regarding AD determination. Consequently, the AGENCY: Import Administration, these questionnaire responses, and on final CVD determination will be issued International Trade Administration, April 26, 2012, the petitioner filed Department of Commerce. on the same date as the final AD comments regarding the letter submitted determination, which is currently SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce by Daewoo. On April 25, 2012, the scheduled to be issued no later than (the Department) preliminarily Department issued supplemental October 10, 2012, unless postponed. determines that countervailable questionnaires to Samsung and LG, subsidies are being provided to followed by a supplemental Injury Test producers and exporters of large questionnaire issued to the GOK on Because Korea is a ‘‘Subsidies residential washers (washing machines) April 26, 2012. Samsung and LG Agreement Country’’ within the from the Republic of Korea (Korea). For submitted responses to their meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, the information on the subsidy rates, see the supplemental questionnaires on May 10, International Trade Commission (ITC) is ‘‘Suspension of Liquidation’’ section of 2012. The GOK submitted its response required to determine whether imports this notice. on May 7, 2012. The petitioner of the subject merchandise from Korea DATES: Effective Date: June 5, 2012. submitted comments regarding the materially injure, or threaten material FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: GOK’s questionnaire response on May injury to, a U.S. industry. On February Justin M. Neuman or Milton Koch, 14, 2012, and also submitted comments 10, 2012, the ITC published its AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import regarding the responses of Samsung and affirmative preliminary determination Administration, International Trade LG on May 21, 2012. that there is a reasonable indication that Administration, U.S. Department of On March 1, 2012, at the request of an industry in the United States is Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution the petitioner,2 the Department materially injured by reason of imports Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; from Korea of subject merchandise.6 postponed the preliminary telephone: (202) 482–0486 and (202) 3 482–2584, respectively. determination until May 28, 2012. On Scope of the Investigation May 18, 2012, the Department issued a SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The products covered by this letter to the GOK, Samsung, and LG investigation are all large residential Case History requesting that they place the washers and certain subassemblies On January 19, 2012, the Department verification reports and the Final thereof from Korea. initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) Calculation Memoranda from Bottom For purposes of this investigation, the investigation of washing machines from Mount Refrigerators on the record of term ‘‘large residential washers’’ Korea.1 In the Initiation Notice, the this investigation.4 On May 22, 2012, denotes all automatic clothes washing Department selected Samsung Samsung and LG submitted the machines, regardless of the orientation Electronics Co., Ltd. (Samsung), LG requested documents. The GOK of the rotational axis, with a cabinet Electronics, Inc. (LG), and Daewoo provided the requested documents on width (measured from its widest point) Electronics Corporation (Daewoo) as the May 24, 2012. of at least 24.5 inches (62.23 cm) and no company respondents in this more than 32.0 inches (81.28 cm). investigation because the petition 2 See Letter from Whirlpool Corporation, Also covered are certain identified them as the producers in ‘‘Postponement of Preliminary Determination,’’ subassemblies used in large residential Korea that exported washing machines dated February 28, 2012. washers, namely: (1) All assembled 3 See Large Residential Washers From the to the United States, and because there Republic of Korea: Postponement of Preliminary cabinets designed for use in large was no information indicating that there Determination in the Countervailing Duty are other Korean producers/exporters. Investigation, 77 FR 13559 (March 7, 2012) (because 5 See Large Residential Washers From the We invited interested parties to May 28 falls on a federal holiday, the determination Republic of Korea and Mexico: Initiation of is being issued on the next business day, May 29, Antidumping Duty Investigations, 77 FR 4007 comment on our respondent selection 2012). (January 26, 2012). 4 See Bottom Mount Combination Refrigerator- 6 See Large Residential Washers From Korea and 1 See Large Residential Washers From the Freezers From the Republic of Korea: Final Mexico, 77 FR 9700 (February 17, 2012); and USITC Republic of Korea: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 Publication 4306, Large Residential Washers from Investigation, 77 FR 4279 (January 27, 2012) FR 17410 (March 26, 2012) and accompanying Korea and Mexico: Investigation Nos. 701–TA–488 (Initiation Notice). The petitioner in this Issues and Decision Memorandum (Bottom Mount and 731–TA–1199–1200 (Preliminary) (February investigation is Whirlpool Corporation. Refrigerators). 2012). VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:37 Jun 04, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 33182 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 108 / Tuesday, June 5, 2012 / Notices residential washers which incorporate, such that, in normal operation,13 the position on the scope issue on May 23, at a minimum: (a) At least three of the unit cannot begin a wash cycle without 2012, and May 24, 2012, respectively. six cabinet surfaces; and (b) a bracket; first receiving a signal from a bona fide The Department is currently (2) all assembled tubs 7 designed for use payment acceptance device such as an evaluating the petitioner’s scope in large residential washers which electronic credit card reader; request, as well as the comments of incorporate, at a minimum: (a) A tub; (c) it contains a push button user Samsung and LG, and will issue its and (b) a seal; (3) all assembled baskets 8 interface with a maximum of six decision regarding the scope of the designed for use in large residential manually selectable wash cycle settings, investigations no later than the date of washers which incorporate, at a with no ability of the end user to the preliminary determination in the minimum: (a) A side wrapper; 9 (b) a otherwise modify water temperature, companion AD investigation. That base; and (c) a drive hub; 10 and (4) any water level, or spin speed for a selected decision will be placed on the record of combination of the foregoing wash cycle setting; and (d) the console this CVD investigation, and all parties subassemblies. containing the user interface is made of will have the opportunity to comment. Excluded from the scope are stacked steel and is assembled with security Period of Investigation fasteners. washer-dryers and commercial washers. The period for which we are The term ‘‘stacked washer-dryers’’ The products subject to this measuring subsidies, i.e., the period of denotes distinct washing and drying investigation are currently classifiable investigation (POI), is January 1, 2011, machines that are built on a unitary under subheading 8450.20.0090 of the through December 31, 2011. frame and share a common console that Harmonized Tariff System of the United controls both the washer and the dryer. States (HTSUS). Products subject to this Use of Facts Otherwise Available and The term ‘‘commercial washer’’ denotes investigation may also enter under Adverse Inferences an automatic clothes washing machine HTSUS subheadings 8450.11.0040, Sections 776(a)(1) and (2) of the Act designed for the ‘‘pay per use’’ market 8450.11.0080,