Notice2022-18210
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
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Published
August 24, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to determine that Honda Power Products (China) Co., Ltd. (Honda) is the successor-in-interest to Jialing-Honda Motors Co., Ltd. (Jialing) and is entitled to the same cash deposit rate as Jialing under the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain vertical shaft engines between 225cc and 999cc and parts thereof (vertical shaft engines) from the People's Republic of China (China).
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 163 (Wednesday, August 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-119]
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between
225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China:
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to
determine that Honda Power Products (China) Co., Ltd. (Honda) is the
successor-in-interest to Jialing-Honda Motors Co., Ltd. (Jialing) and
is entitled to the same cash deposit rate as Jialing under the
antidumping duty (AD) order on certain vertical shaft engines between
225cc and 999cc and parts thereof (vertical shaft engines) from the
People's Republic of China (China).
DATES: Applicable August 24, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala or Jacob Saude 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) 482-3945 or (202) 482-0981,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 9, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results \1\ of
the changed circumstances review (CCR) of the AD order on vertical
shaft engines from China.\2\ In the Preliminary Results, we provided
interested parties with an opportunity to comment regarding our
Preliminary Results.\3\ On July 25, 2022, Honda timely submitted a
letter in lieu of a case brief supporting the Preliminary Results.\4\
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\1\ See Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review:
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between
225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of
China, 87 FR 35163 (June 9, 2022 (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 225cc and 999cc,
and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of China: Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR
12623 (March 4, 2021); see also Certain Large Vertical Shaft Engines
Between 225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof, from the People's
Republic of China: Notice of Correction to the Amended Final
Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order, 86 FR
13694 (March 10, 2021) (Order).
\3\ See Preliminary Results, 87 FR at 35164.
\4\ See Honda Letter, ``Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between
225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof from the People's Republic of
China, Changed Circumstances Review: Letter in Lieu of Case Brief,''
dated July 25, 2022.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the Order consists of spark-ignited,
non-road, vertical shaft engines, whether finished or unfinished,
whether assembled or unassembled, primarily for riding lawn mowers and
zero-turn radius lawn mowers. Engines meeting this physical description
may also be for other non-hand-held outdoor power equipment such as,
including but not limited to, tow-behind brush mowers, grinders, and
vertical shaft generators. The subject engines are spark ignition,
single or multiple cylinder, air cooled, internal combustion engines
with vertical power take off shafts with a minimum displacement of 225
cubic centimeters (cc) and a maximum displacement of 999cc. Typically,
engines with displacements of this size generate gross power of between
6.7 kilowatts (kw) to 42 kw.
Engines covered by this scope normally must comply with and be
certified under Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) air pollution
controls title 40, chapter I, subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small non-road spark-ignition engines
and equipment. Engines that otherwise meet the physical description of
the scope but are not certified under 40 CFR part 1054 and are not
certified under other parts of subchapter U of the EPA air pollution
controls are not excluded from the scope of the Order. Engines that may
be certified under both 40 CFR part 1054 as well as other parts of
subchapter U remain subject to the scope of the Order.
For purposes of the Order, an unfinished engine covers at a minimum
a sub-assembly comprised of, but not limited to, the following
components: crankcase, crankshaft, camshaft, piston(s), and connecting
rod(s). Importation of these components together, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether or not accompanied by additional components
such as an oil pan, manifold, cylinder head(s), valve train, or valve
cover(s), constitutes an unfinished engine for purposes of this Order.
The inclusion of other products such as spark plugs fitted into the
cylinder head or electrical devices (e.g., ignition modules, ignition
coils) for synchronizing with the motor to supply tension current does
not remove the product from the scope. The inclusion of any other
components not identified as comprising the unfinished engine
subassembly in a third country does not remove the engine from the
scope.
The engines subject to the Order are typically classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings:
8407.90.1020, 8407.90.1060, and 8407.90.1080. The engine subassemblies
that are subject to the Order enter under HTSUS subheading
8409.91.9990. Engines subject to the Order may also enter under HTSUS
subheadings 8407.90.9060 and 8407.90.9080. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs purposes only, and the written
description of the merchandise subject to the Order is dispositive.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
Having received no comments or information that calls into question
the Preliminary Results, we continue to find that Honda is the
successor-in-interest to Jialing and, accordingly, Honda is entitled to
the AD cash deposit rate previously assigned to Jialing.
Consequently, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject
merchandise exported by Honda and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after the publication date of this notice in the
Federal Register at the AD cash deposit rate in effect for Jialing.
This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final 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)(3). 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 sanctionable
violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216(e).
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Dated: August 9, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-18210 Filed 8-23-22; 8:45 am]
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