Large Residential Washers From the Republic of Korea: Final Results of Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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 [C-580-869] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on large residential washers (washing machines) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice. DATES: Applicable May 2, 2018. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kaitlin Wojnar at (202) 482-3857, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the CVD order on washing machines from Korea on February 15, 2013. [ 1 ] On January 2, 2018, Commerce initiated this review, the first five-year (sunset) review of the Order, in accordance with section 751(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). [ 2 ] Whirlpool Corporation, a domestic producer of washing machines and the petitioner in the underlying CVD investigation, subsequently filed a timely notice of intent to participate. [ 3 ] Commerce received an adequate and timely substantive response from the petitioner on February 5, 2018. [ 4 ] Neither the Government of Korea (GOK) nor any other respondent interested party to th…