Notice2024-28173
Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024
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Published
December 2, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter (steel wheels) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of the Sunset Review" section of this notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95174-95175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28173]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-091]
Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024
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 certain steel
wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter (steel wheels) from the People's
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Applicable December 2, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zukowski, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 3, 2019, Commerce published the Order on steel wheels
from China.\1\ On August 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On August
16, 2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from
Dexstar Wheel Division of Americana Development Inc. (the domestic
interested party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed interested
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a U.S. producer
engaged in the production of steel wheels in the United States.
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\1\ See Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 84 FR 45952 (September 3, 2019) (Order).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 62717
(August 1, 2024).
\3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Petitioner's
Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review,''
dated August 16, 2024.
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On August 30, 2024, Commerce received an adequate substantive
response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline
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specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party
to this proceeding. On September 24, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S.
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate
substantive response from any respondent interested party.\5\ As a
result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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\4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Petitioner's
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated August 30,
2024.
\5\ See Memorandum, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on August 1,
2024,'' dated September 24, 2024.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this Order is certain on-the-road steel
wheels, discs, and rims for tubeless tires with a nominal wheel
diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches, regardless of width. For a
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches
in Diameter from the People's Republic of China; 2024,'' 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 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, is provided in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an 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 <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
Final Results of Sunset Review
Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net
countervailable subsidy rates:
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Subsidy rate
Producers/exporters (percent ad
valorem)
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Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) \7\.. 386.45
Zhejiang Jingsu Company Limited \8\..................... 388.31
All Others.............................................. 387.38
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
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\7\ Commerce assigned Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems
(Group)'s rate to each of the entities for which it provided an
initial questionnaire response in the investigation: Sino-Tex
(Longkou) Wheel Manufacturers Inc.; Tangshan Xingmin Wheel Co.,
Ltd.; and Xianning Xingmin Wheel Co., Ltd.
\8\ Commerce assigned Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited's rate to
each of the entities named as cross-owned in its affiliation
questionnaire response in the investigation: Shanghai Yata Industry
Company Limited; Shangdong Jingu Auto Parts Co., Ltd.; An'Gang Jingu
(Hangzhou) Metal Materials Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Wheel World Co.,
Ltd.; and Hangzhou Jingu New Energy Development Co. Ltd. Zhejiang
Jingu's rate has also been assigned to Zhejiang Jingu Automobile
Components, which was the prior name of Zhejiang Jingu.
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This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305,
which continues to govern business proprietary information in this
segment of the proceeding. Timely 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 the
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.
Dated: November 25, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy 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 Rates Likely to Prevail
3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-28173 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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