Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023

<NOTICE> DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <SUBAGY>International Trade Administration</SUBAGY> <DEPDOC>[A-570-133]</DEPDOC> <SUBJECT>Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results, Preliminary Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022-2023</SUBJECT> <HD SOURCE="HED">AGENCY:</HD> Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. <SUM> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUMMARY:</HD> The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain exporters made sales of certain metal lockers and parts thereof (metal lockers) from the People's Republic of China (China) and that certain companies had no shipments of metal lockers from China during the period of review during the period of review (POR), August 1, 2022, through July 31, 2023. Additionally, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to certain companies. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. </SUM> <DATES> <HD SOURCE="HED">DATES:</HD> Applicable September 13, 2024. </DATES> <FURINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:</HD> Deborah Cohen or Matthew Palmer, AD/CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4521 or (202) 482-1678, respectively. </FURINF> <SUPLINF> <HD SOURCE="HED">SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:</HD> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Background</HD> On August 20, 2021, Commerce published in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> the antidumping duty <E T="03">Order</E> on metal lockers from China. <SU>1</SU> <FTREF/> On August 2, 2023, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the <E T="03">Order</E> for the POR in the <E T="04">Federal Register</E> . <SU>2</SU> <FTREF/> On October 18, 2023, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice of initiation for this administrative review in response to requests to review by interested parties. <SU>3</SU> <FTREF/> On April 9, 2024, we extended the deadline for these preliminary results, in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(2), until August 30, 2024. <SU>4</SU> <FTREF/> On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. <SU>5</SU> <FTREF/> As a result, the deadline for these preliminary results is now September 6, 2024. <FTNT> <SU>1</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders,</E> 86 FR 46826 (August 20, 2021) ( <E T="03">Order</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>2</SU>   <E T="03">See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List,</E> 88 FR 50840 (August 2, 2023). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>3</SU>   <E T="03">See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,</E> 88 FR 71829 (October 18, 2023) ( <E T="03">Initiation Notice</E> ). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>4</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,” dated April 9, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>5</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,” dated July 22, 2024. </FTNT> For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of this administrative review, <E T="03">see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <SU>6</SU> <FTREF/> A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov.</E> In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at <E T="03">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.</E> <FTNT> <SU>6</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China, 2022-2023,” dated concurrently with this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Scope of the Order </HD> The products covered by the <E T="03">Order</E> are metal lockers from China. For a complete description of the <E T="03">Order, see</E> the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. <HD SOURCE="HD1">Partial Rescission of Review</HD> Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), based on the timely withdrawal of the requests for review, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to: (1) Zhejiang Safewell Security Technology Co., Ltd. (Zhejiang Safewell); (2) Ningbo Safewell Group Smart Security Products Co., Ltd. (Ningbo Safewell); (3) Ningbo Safewell Safes; (4) Xpedition LLC (doing business as (DBA) Safewell Gr.) (Xpedition); and (5) Safewell Group Holdings, Ltd. (Safewell Group). <SU>7</SU> <FTREF/> Furthermore, on April 15, 2024, Commerce notified interested parties of its intent to rescind the review with respect to the companies which had no reviewable suspended entries of subject merchandise during the POR, specifically with respect to: (1) Kunshan Dongchu Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. (Kunshan Dongchu); and (2) Tianjin Jia Mei Metal Furniture Ltd. (Tianjin Jia Mei). <SU>8</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce did not receive comments regarding its intent to rescind the review, in part, and as a result, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), in the absence of any suspended entries during the POR from certain companies subject to the review, Commerce is rescinding the review with respect to Kunshan Dongchu and Tianjin Jia Mei. <SU>9</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>7</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Zhejiang Safewell et al.'s Letters, “No Shipment Certifications,” dated October 31, 2023; and “Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,” dated October 31, 2023. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>8</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Notice of Intent to Rescind Review, In Part,” dated April 15, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>9</SU>   <E T="03">Id.</E> </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">Preliminary Determination of No Shipments</HD> Based on the no-shipment certification provided by Zhejiang Xingyi Metal Products Co., Ltd. (ZXM), <SU>10</SU> <FTREF/> as corroborated by the comments provided by mandatory respondent Xingyi Metalworking Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (XMT) in response to our release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry data for the purpose of respondent selection, <SU>11</SU> <FTREF/> we preliminarily determine that ZXM did not have any shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. However, we intend to request information from CBP to confirm that there were no entries attributable to ZXM in the POR. <SU>12</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>10</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> ZXM's Letter, “ZXM's Company Certification for Notice of No Sales,” dated November 17, 2023. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>11</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> XMT's Letter, “Comments on CBP Data,” dated November 24, 2023. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>12</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Preliminary Decision Memorandum for further discussion. </FTNT> Further, on April 2, 2024, Commerce notified parties that, as a result of its final results of changed circumstances review, <SU>13</SU> <FTREF/> Commerce determined it necessary to deselect and not examine Jiangsu Wanlong Special Containers Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu Wanlong) as a mandatory respondent, specifically because the record demonstrates that its entries during the POR are not subject to the <E T="03">Orders.</E> <SU>14</SU> <FTREF/> Accordingly, we also preliminarily determine that Jiangsu Wanlong did not have any shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. Consistent with Commerce's practice in non-market economy (NME) cases, we have not rescinded the review with respect to Jiangsu Wanlong and ZXM, but we will continue the review of these companies and issue instructions to CBP based on the final results of the review. <SU>15</SU> <FTREF/> <FTNT> <SU>13</SU>   <E T="03">See Certain Metal Lockers and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part,</E> 89 FR 22377 (April 1, 2024). </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>14</SU>   <E T="03">See</E> Memorandum, “Respondent Deselection and Selection of Replacement Mandatory Respondent,” dated April 2, 2024. </FTNT> <FTNT> <SU>15</SU>   <E T="03">See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties,</E> 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011). </FTNT> <HD SOURCE="HD1">The China-Wide Entity</HD> Under Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-wide entity, <SU>16</SU> <FTREF/> the China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. 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