Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Correction |
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Christian Marsh
Department of Commerce
10 June 2021
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 110 (Thursday, June 10, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30916-30918]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12196]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-583-869]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From Taiwan: Final
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Correction
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the
Federal Register of May 27, 2021, in which Commerce announced the final
affirmative determination of the antidumping duty (AD) investigation on
passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from Taiwan.
This notice contained a typographic error in the ``Scope of the
Investigation'' in Appendix I.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Correction
In the Federal Register of May 27, 2021, in FR Doc 2021-11263, on
page 20565, in the first column, correct paragraph (5)(a) to say the
following: ``The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/
70R17, 245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation;''
Background
On May 27, 2021, Commerce published in the Federal Register the
Final Determination on passenger tires from Taiwan.\1\ Due to a
typographical error, the scope in Appendix I at paragraph 5(a) included
an incorrect tire size designation. Specifically, in Appendix I of the
Final Determination, at paragraph (5)(a) of the exclusion language, it
reads: ``The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/70R17,
245/75R17, 265/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation.'' The paragraph
should have read: ``The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16,
245/70R17, 245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation''
(emphasis added).
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\1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Taiwan:
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 86
FR 28563 (May 27, 2021) (Final Determination).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with section
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.210(c).
Dated: June 4, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation is passenger vehicle and light
truck tires. Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are new
pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a passenger vehicle or light truck
size designation. Tires covered by this investigation may be tube-
type, tubeless, radial, or non-radial, and they may be intended for
sale to original equipment manufacturers or the replacement market.
Subject tires have, at the time of importation, the symbol
``DOT'' on the sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to
applicable motor vehicle safety standards. Subject tires may also
have the following prefixes or suffix in their tire size
designation, which also appears on the sidewall of the tire:
Prefix designations:
P--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on passenger
cars.
LT--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on light
trucks.
Suffix letter designations:
LT--Identifies light truck tires for service on trucks, buses,
trailers, and multipurpose passenger vehicles used in nominal
highway service.
All tires with a ``P'' or ``LT'' prefix, and all tires with an
``LT'' suffix in their sidewall markings are covered by this
investigation regardless of their intended use.
In addition, all tires that lack a ``P'' or ``LT'' prefix or
suffix in their sidewall markings, as well as all tires that include
any other prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings, are included
in the scope, regardless of their intended use, as long as the tire
is of a size that fits passenger cars or light trucks. Sizes that
fit passenger cars and light trucks include, but are not limited to,
the numerical size designations listed in the passenger car section
or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, as
updated annually. The scope includes all tires that are of a size
that fits passenger cars or light trucks, unless the tire falls
within one of the specific exclusions set out below.
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires, whether or not attached
to wheels or rims, are included in the scope. However, if a subject
tire is imported attached to a wheel or rim, only the tire is
covered by the scope.
Specifically excluded from the scope are the following types of
tires:
(1) Racing car tires; such tires do not bear the symbol ``DOT''
on the sidewall and may be marked with ``ZR'' in size designation;
(2) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not new, including
recycled and retreaded tires;
(3) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid rubber tires;
(4) tires designed and marketed exclusively as temporary use
spare tires for passenger vehicles which, in addition, exhibit each
of the following physical characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall are listed in Table PCT-1R (``T'' Type Spare
Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles) or PCT-1B (``T'' Type
Diagonal (Bias) Spare Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles)
of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ``T'' is molded into the tire's sidewall as
part of the size designation, and,
(c) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed is 81 MPH or
a ``M'' rating;
(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively as temporary use
spare tires for light trucks which, in addition, exhibit each of the
following physical characteristics:
(a) The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/70R17,
245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation;
(b) ``Temporary Use Only'' or ``Spare'' is molded into the
tire's sidewall;
(c) the tread depth of the tire is no greater than 6.2 mm; and
(d) Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards (``UTQG'') ratings are
not molded into the tire's sidewall with the exception of 265/70R17
and 255/80R17 which may have UTQG molded on the tire sidewall;
(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively for specialty tire
(ST) use which, in addition, exhibit each of the following
conditions:
(a) The size designation molded on the tire's sidewall is listed
in the ST sections of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ``ST'' is molded into the tire's sidewall as
part of the size designation,
(c) the tire incorporates a warning, prominently molded on the
sidewall, that the tire is ``For Trailer Service Only'' or ``For
Trailer Use Only'',
(d) the load index molded on the tire's sidewall meets or
exceeds those load indexes listed in the Tire and Rim Association
Year Book for the relevant ST tire size, and
(e) either
(i) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 81 MPH or an ``M'' rating; or
(ii) the tire's speed rating molded on the sidewall is 87 MPH or
an ``N'' rating, and in either case the tire's maximum pressure and
maximum load limit are molded on the sidewall and either
(1) both exceed the maximum pressure and maximum load limit for
any tire of the same size designation in either the passenger car or
light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book; or
(2) if the maximum cold inflation pressure molded on the tire is
less than any cold inflation pressure listed for that size
designation in either the passenger car or light truck section of
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, the maximum load limit
molded on the tire is higher than the maximum load limit listed at
that cold inflation pressure for that size designation in either the
passenger car or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association
Year Book;
(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively for off-road use and
which, in addition, exhibit each of the following physical
characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall are listed in the off-the-road, agricultural,
industrial or ATV section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) in addition to any size designation markings, the tire
incorporates a warning, prominently molded on the sidewall, that the
tire is ``Not For Highway Service'' or ``Not for Highway Use'',
(c) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 55 MPH or a ``G'' rating, and
(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road tread design;
(8) Tires designed and marketed for off-road use as all-terrain-
vehicle (ATV) tires or utility-terrain-vehicle (UTV) tires, and
which, in addition, exhibit each of the following characteristics:
(a) The tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 87 MPH or an ``N'' rating, and
(b) both of the following physical characteristics are
satisfied:
(i) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall
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does not match any of those listed in the passenger car or light
truck sections of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and
(ii) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall matches any of the following size designation
(American standard or metric) and load index combinations:
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Load
American standard size Metric size index
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26x10R12........................................ 254/70R/12 72
27x10R14........................................ 254/65R/14 73
28x10R14........................................ 254/70R/14 75
28x10R14........................................ 254/70R/14 86
30X10R14........................................ 254/80R/14 79
30x10R15........................................ 254/75R/15 78
30x10R14........................................ 254/80R/14 90
31x10R14........................................ 254/85R/14 81
32x10R14........................................ 254/90R/14 95
32x10R15........................................ 254/85R/15 83
32x10R15........................................ 254/85R/15 94
33x10R15........................................ 254/90R/15 86
33x10R15........................................ 254/90R/15 95
35x9.50R15...................................... 241/105R/15 82
35x10R15........................................ 254/100R/15 97
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The products covered by this investigation are currently
classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10, 4011.10.10.20,
4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60,
4011.10.10.70, 4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and 4011.20.50.10.
Tires meeting the scope description may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 4011.90.10.10, 4011.90.10.50,
4011.90.20.10, 4011.90.20.50, 4011.90.80.10, 4011.90.80.50,
8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.46, 8708.70.45.48, 8708.70.45.60,
8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes,
the written description of the subject merchandise is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2021-12196 Filed 6-9-21; 8:45 am]
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