Large Residential Washers From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-033] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Effective date: January 5, 2016. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger at (202) 482-4136 or Ross Belliveau at (202) 482-4952, Office II, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On December 16, 2015, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of large residential washers (washing machines) from the People's Republic of China (PRC), filed in proper form on behalf of Whirlpool Corporation (Petitioner). [ 1 ] Petitioner is a domestic producer of washing machines. [ 2 ] On December 16, 2015, the Department requested additional information and clarification of certain areas of the Petition. [ 3 ] Petitioner filed a response to this request on December 18, 2015. [ 4 ] On January 4, 2016, Petitioner filed an amendment to the Petition, clarifying one of its responses in the Petition Supplement. [ 5 ] In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Petitioner alleges that imports of washing machines from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair value within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that such imports are material…