Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Publication: Federal Register Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus Date: 25 April 2024 Subject: American Government , Tires

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31728-31729]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08851]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-040]


Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on truck and bus tires 
from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 25, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Kolberg, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1785.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 15, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the AD order on truck and bus tires from China.\1\ On January 2, 2024, 
Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of 
the first five-year sunset review of the Order pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\
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    \1\ See Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Final Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 
4434 (February 15, 2019) (Order); see also Truck and Bus Tires from 
the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in 
Harmony With the Final Determination of Antidumping Duty 
Investigation; Notice of Amended Order, 88 FR 37023 (June 6, 2023) 
(amending the Order with respect Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., 
Ltd); Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: 
Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With the Final Determination 
of Antidumping Duty Investigation; Notice of Amended Order; 
Correction, 88 FR 38819 (June 14, 2023).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 66 
(January 2, 2024); see also Order.
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    On January 12, 2024, we received a timely notice of intent to 
participate in the sunset review from the United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied

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Industrial Workers Union, AFL-CIO, CLC (the domestic interested party) 
within the 15-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The 
domestic interested party claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(D) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(17) as a certified union 
representative of a U.S. industry engaged in the manufacture of truck 
and bus tires in the United States. On February 1, 2024, the domestic 
interested party provided a complete substantive response for this 
review within the 30-day period specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce received no substantive responses from 
any other interested parties, including the Government of China, nor 
was a hearing requested.
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    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated January 12, 2024.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive 
Response of the USW,'' dated February 1, 2024 (Substantive 
Response).
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    On February 22, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International 
Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive 
response from other interested parties.\5\ As a result, in accordance 
with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of the Order.
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for January 2024,'' 
dated February 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the scope of the Order are truck and bus 
tires from China. A complete description of the scope of the Order is 
contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Truck 
and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum. A list of topics discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum is included as the appendix to this notice. The 
Issues and 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 https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of dumping and that the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail would be margins up to 22.57 
percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification 
of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to 
sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: April 19, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margin of Dumping Likely To Prevail
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

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