Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam

Lisa Barton
International Trade Commission
22 July 2020

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 141 (Wednesday, July 22, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 44322]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15889]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary)]


Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Korea, Taiwan, 
Thailand, and Vietnam

    DETERMINATIONS
    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the 
Act''), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the 
United States is materially injured by reason of imports of passenger 
vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and 
Vietnam, provided for in subheadings 4011.10.10, 4011.10.50, 
4011.20.10, and 4011.20.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less 
than fair value (``LTFV'') and to be subsidized by the government of 
Vietnam.\2\
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec.  207.2(f) of the Commission's 
Rules of Practice and Procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ 85 FR 38850 and 85 FR 38854 (June 29, 2020).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigations

    Pursuant to Sec.  207.18 of the Commission's rules, the Commission 
also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its 
investigations. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling, which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec.  207.21 of the Commission's rules, upon notice from the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') of affirmative preliminary 
determinations in the investigations under sections 703(b) or 733(b) of 
the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are negative, upon 
notice of affirmative final determinations in those investigations 
under sections 705(a) or 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed entries 
of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not 
enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the investigations. 
Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under investigation is sold 
at the retail level, representative consumer organizations have the 
right to appear as parties in Commission antidumping and countervailing 
duty investigations. The Secretary will prepare a public service list 
containing the names and addresses of all persons, or their 
representatives, who are parties to the investigations.

Background

    On May 13, 2020, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (``USW''), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 
filed petitions with the Commission and Commerce, alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with 
material injury by reason of subsidized imports of passenger vehicle 
and light truck tires from Vietnam and LTFV imports of passenger 
vehicle and light truck tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and 
Vietnam. Accordingly, effective May 13, 2020, the Commission instituted 
countervailing duty investigation No. 701-TA-647 and antidumping duty 
investigation Nos. 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of May 19, 2020 (85 FR 29972). In light 
of the restrictions on access to the Commission building due to the 
COVID-19 pandemic, the Commission conducted its conference through 
written questions, submissions of opening remarks and written 
testimony, written responses to questions, and postconference briefs. 
All persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to 
participate.
    The Commission made these determinations pursuant to sections 
703(a) and 733(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1671b(a) and 1673b(a)). It 
completed and filed its determinations in these investigations on July 
24, 2020. The views of the Commission are contained in USITC 
Publication 5093 (July 2020), entitled Passenger Vehicle and Light 
Truck Tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam: Investigation 
Nos. 701-TA-647 and 731-TA-1517-1520 (Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.
    Issued: July 17, 2020.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2020-15889 Filed 7-21-20; 8:45 am]
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