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Truck and Bus Tires From People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order Publication: Federal Register Agency: International Trade Administration Byline: Ryan Majerus Date: 25 April 2024 Subject: American Government  , Tires
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31727-31728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08841]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-041]
Truck and Bus Tires From People's Republic of China: Final
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing 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 countervailing duty (CVD) order on truck and bus
tires from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to
the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies 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: Suresh Maniam, 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) 482-1603.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On February 15, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the CVD 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\ On January
12, 2024, we received a timely notice of intent to participate in this
sunset review from the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber,
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial Workers Union, AFL-CIO, CLC
(the domestic interested party) within 15-day deadline specified in 19
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act 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 4, 2024, the domestic
interested party provided a complete substantive response for this
review
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within the 30-day deadline 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. 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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\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).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 66
(January 2, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
\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,'' dated February 1, 2024.
\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, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty
Order on Truck and Bus Tires from People Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review,
including the likelihood of the continuation or recurrence of
subsidization in the event of revocation of the Order and the
countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be
revoked, are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included in
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), which 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(b) of the Act, Commerce
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the
following net countervailable subsidy rates:
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Subsidy rate
Exporter/producer (percent ad
valorem)
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Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd.\7\............. 66.28
Double Coin Holdings Ltd.\8\............................ 23.92
All Others.............................................. 45.10
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Administrative Protective Order
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\7\ Commerce found Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd. to
be cross-owned with Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. See Truck and Bus Tires
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical
Circumstances Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final
Determination with Final Antidumping Determination, 81 FR 43577
(July 5, 2016) (Preliminary Determination) at 17-18, and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM), unchanged in
Order.
\8\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned
with Double Coin Holdings Ltd.: Double Coin Group (Jiangsu) Tyre
Co., Ltd.; Double Coin Group (Chongqing) Tyre Co., Ltd.; Double Coin
Group Shanghai Donghai Tyre Co. Ltd.; and Double Coin Group
(Xinjiang) Kunlun Tyre Co., Ltd. See Preliminary Determination PDM
at 16-17.
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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(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and
19 CFR 351.218.
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 a Countervailable
Subsidy
2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-08841 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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