Notice2021-17309
Utility Scale Wind Towers From Spain; Determination
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August 13, 2021
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International Trade Commission
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 154 (Friday, August 13, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44748-44749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-17309]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731-TA-1545 (Final)]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From Spain; Determination
On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject
investigation, the United States International Trade Commission
(``Commission'') determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (``the
Act''), that an industry in the United States is materially injured by
reason of imports of utility scale wind towers (``wind towers'') from
Spain, provided for in subheadings 7308.20.00 and 8502.31.00 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, that have been found
by the U.S. Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be sold in the
United States at less than fair value (``LTFV'').\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\ 86 FR 33656, June 25, 2021.
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Background
The Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duty
investigations effective September 30, 2020, following receipt of
petitions filed with the Commission and Commerce by the Wind Tower
Trade Coalition (Arcosa Wind Towers Inc., Dallas, Texas; and Broadwind
Towers, Inc., Manitowoc, Wisconsin). The Commission established a
general schedule for the conduct of the final phase of its
investigations on wind towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain following
preliminary determinations by Commerce that imports of wind towers were
subsidized by the governments of India and Malaysia. Notice of the
scheduling of the final phase of the Commission's investigations and of
a public hearing 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 April 16, 2021 (86 FR 20197). Counsel
for the Wind Tower Trade Coalition withdrew its previously filed
request to appear at the hearing, after no other parties submitted a
request to appear, and indicated a willingness to submit written
responses to any Commission questions in lieu of a hearing.
Consequently, since no party to the proceeding requested a hearing, the
Commission canceled its hearing in connection with this proceeding (86
FR 31730, June 9, 2021). Parties to this proceeding responded to
written questions posed by the Commission in their posthearing briefs.
The investigation schedules became staggered when Commerce did not
align its countervailing duty investigation with its antidumping duty
investigation regarding imports from Malaysia (86 FR 27828, May 24,
2021), nor with its antidumping duty investigation regarding imports
from Spain (86 FR 17373, Apr. 2, 2021), while it aligned its
countervailing duty investigation regarding imports from India with
that of its corresponding postponed antidumping duty investigation, and
postponed its antidumping duty investigation regarding Malaysia (86 FR
15897, Mar. 25, 2021; 86 FR 38274, July 20, 2021; 86 FR 27828, May 24,
2021). On July 26, 2021, the Commission issued a final affirmative
determination in its countervailing duty investigation of wind towers
from Malaysia (86 FR 41087, July 30, 2021). Following notification of a
final determination by Commerce that imports of wind towers from Spain
were being sold at LTFV within the meaning of section 735(a) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1673d(a)), notice of the supplemental scheduling of the
final phase of the Commission's antidumping duty investigation
regarding Spain was given by posting copies of the notice in the Office
of the Secretary, U.S. International Trade Commission,
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Washington, DC, and by publishing the notice in the Federal Register of
July 9, 2021 (86 FR 36305).
The Commission made this determination pursuant to section 735(b)
of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673d(b)). It completed and filed its
determination in this investigation on August 9, 2021. The views of the
Commission are contained in USITC Publication 5219 (August 2021),
entitled Utility Scale Wind Towers from Spain: Investigation No. 731-
TA-1545 (Final).
By order of the Commission.
Issued: August 9, 2021.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2021-17309 Filed 8-12-21; 8:45 am]
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