Notice2025-06383
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15684-15689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06383]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-201]
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Frost, Office V, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8180.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of
fiberglass door panels from the People's Republic of China (China)
filed in proper form on behalf of the American Fiberglass Door
Coalition (the petitioner),\1\ the members of which are domestic
producers of fiberglass door panels.\2\ The AD Petition was accompanied
by a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of
fiberglass door panels from China.\3\
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\1\ The members of the American Fiberglass Door Coalition are
Therma-Tru Corporation, PlastPro Doors Inc., and Owens Corning.
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Petition for the Imposition of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated March 20, 2025
(Petition).
\3\ Id.
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Between March 24 and April 1, 2025, Commerce requested supplemental
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition in
supplemental questionnaires.\4\ Between March 26 and April 3, 2025, the
petitioner filed timely responses to these requests for additional
information.\5\
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\4\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated
March 24, 2025 (First General Issues Questionnaire); ``Supplemental
Questions,'' dated March 24, 2025; and ``Supplemental Questions,''
dated March 31, 2025; see also Memorandum, ``Teleconference with
Counsel to the Petitioner,'' dated April 1, 2025 (April 1, 2025,
Memorandum).
\5\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner Response to 1st
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume
I of the Petition,'' dated March 27, 2025 (First General Issues
Supplement); ``Petitioner Response to 1st Supplemental Questionnaire
Regarding Volume II of the Petition,'' dated March 26, 2025;
``Petitioner Response to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding
Volume II of the Petition,'' dated April 2, 2025; and ``Petitioner
Response to 2nd Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues
and Injury Volume I of the Petition,'' dated April 3, 2025 (Second
General Issues Supplement).
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In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that imports of fiberglass
door panels from China are being, or are likely to be, sold in the
United States at less than fair value
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(LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that imports
of such product are materially injuring, or threatening material injury
to, the fiberglass door panels industry in the United States.
Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petition is
accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioner
supporting its allegations.
Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party,
as defined in section 771(9)(E) of the Act.\6\ Commerce also finds that
the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support for the
initiation of the requested LTFV investigation.\7\
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\6\ The members of the petitioning coalition are interested
parties under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
\7\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the
Petition,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation
Because the Petition was filed on March 20, 2025, and because China
is a non-market economy (NME) pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1), the
period of investigation (POI) for the LTFV investigation is July 1,
2024, through December 31, 2024.
Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation are fiberglass door
panels from China. For a full description of the scope of this
investigation, see the appendix to this notice.
Comments on the Scope of the Investigation
On March 24 and April 1, 2025, Commerce requested information and
clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate
reflection of the product for which the domestic industry is seeking
relief.\8\ On March 27 and April 3, 2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.\9\ The description of merchandise
covered by this investigation, as described in the appendix to this
notice, reflects these clarifications.
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\8\ See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also April 1,
2025, Memorandum.
\9\ See First General Issues Supplement at 2-6 and Exhibit I-
Supp-2; see also Second General Issues Supplement at 1-4 and Exhibit
I-Supp2-1.
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As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding
product coverage (i.e., scope).\10\ Commerce will consider all scope
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the
preliminary determination. If scope comments include factual
information,\11\ all such factual information should be limited to
public information. To facilitate preparation of its questionnaires,
Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time (ET) on April 29, 2025, which is 20 calendar days from the
signature date of this notice. Any rebuttal comments, which may include
factual information, and should also be limited to public information,
must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 9, 2025, which is 10 calendar days
from the initial comment deadline.
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\10\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual
information'').
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Commerce requests that any factual information that parties
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted
during that period. However, if a party subsequently finds that
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of the
investigation may be relevant, the party must contact Commerce and
request permission to submit the additional information. All scope
comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the concurrent
LTFV and CVD investigations.
Filing Requirements
All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception
applies.\12\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\12\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and
Compliance: Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046
(November 20, 2014) for details of Commerce's electronic filing
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx</a> and a handbook
can be found at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf</a>.
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Comments on Product Characteristics
Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment
on the appropriate physical characteristics of fiberglass door panels
to be reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This
information will be used to identify the key physical characteristics
of the subject merchandise in order to report the relevant factors of
production (FOP) accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product
comparison criteria.
Interested parties may provide any information or comments that
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of
physical characteristics. In order to consider the suggestions of
interested parties in developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all
product characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on April
29, which is 20 calendar days from the signature date of this notice.
Any rebuttal comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on May 9, 2025,
which is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline. All
comments and submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically using
ACCESS, as explained above, on the record of the LTFV investigation.
Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i)
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling
method to poll the ``industry.''
Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry''
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the
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domestic like product,\13\ they do so for different purposes and
pursuant to a separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's
determination is subject to limitations of time and information.
Although this may result in different definitions of the like product,
such differences do not render the decision of either agency contrary
to law.\14\
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\13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\14\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F.
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the
petition).
With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope
of the investigation.\15\ Based on our analysis of the information
submitted on the record, we have determined that fiberglass door
panels, as defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like
product, and we have analyzed industry support in terms of that
domestic like product.\16\
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\15\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 24-35, and Exhibits I-8, I-
19 through I-27, I-29, and I-31); see also First General Issues
Supplement at 9-10.
\16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see
Checklist, ``Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist:
Fiberglass Door Panels from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (China AD
Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, Analysis of Industry
Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions
Covering Fiberglass Door Panels from the People's Republic of China
(Attachment II). This checklist is on file electronically via
ACCESS.
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In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section
732(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its
own production of the domestic like product in 2024 and compared this
to the estimated total production of the domestic like product for the
entire domestic industry.\17\ We relied on data provided by the
petitioner for purposes of measuring industry support.\18\
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\17\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the China AD
Initiation Checklist.
\18\ Id.
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Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General
Issues Supplement, Second General Issues Supplement, and other
information readily available to Commerce indicates that the petitioner
has established industry support for the Petition.\19\ First, the
Petition established support from domestic producers (or workers)
accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of the
domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not required to take
further action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g.,
polling).\20\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the
statutory criteria for industry support under section 732(c)(4)(A)(i)
of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the
Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total production of the
domestic like product.\21\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers)
have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
732(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers)
who support the Petition account for more than 50 percent of the
production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the
industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the Petition.\22\
Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition were filed on behalf
of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 732(b)(1) of the
Act.\23\
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\19\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the China AD
Initiation Checklist.
\20\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\21\ See Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.
\22\ Id.
\23\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\24\
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\24\ For further discussion, see China AD Initiation Checklist
at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material
Injury and Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Petitions Covering Fiberglass Door Panels from the People's Republic
of China.
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The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is
illustrated by a significant increase in the volume of subject imports;
reduced market share; underselling and price depression and/or
suppression; lost sales and revenues; declines in domestic producers'
U.S. production, capacity utilization, shipments, and employment
variables; adverse impact on financial performance; and the magnitude
of the estimated dumping margins.\25\ We assessed the allegations and
supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat of material
injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined
that these allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence, and
meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\26\
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\25\ Id.
\26\ Id.
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Allegations of Sales at LTFV
The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate a LTFV investigation
of imports of fiberglass door panels from China. The sources of data
for the deductions and adjustments relating to U.S. price and normal
value (NV) are discussed in greater detail in the China AD Initiation
Checklist.
U.S. Price
The petitioner based export price (EP) on pricing information for
fiberglass door panels produced and sold or offered for sale in the
U.S. market during the POI.\27\ The petitioner made no adjustments to
U.S. price to calculate the net ex-factory U.S. prices.\28\
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\27\ See China AD Initiation Checklist.
\28\ Id.
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Normal Value
Commerce considers China to be an NME country.\29\ In accordance
with section 771(18)(C)(i) of the Act, any determination that a foreign
country is an NME country shall remain in effect until revoked by
Commerce. Therefore, we continue to treat China as an NME country for
purposes of the initiation of this LTFV investigation. Accordingly, we
base NV on FOPs valued in a surrogate market economy country in
accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
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\29\ See, e.g., Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR 15372
(March 13, 2023), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum
at 5, unchanged in Certain Freight Rail Couplers and Parts Thereof
from the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination
of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, 88 FR 34485 (May 30, 2023).
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The petitioner claims that Mexico is an appropriate surrogate
country for
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China because it is a market economy that is at a level of economic
development comparable to that of China and is a significant producer
of comparable merchandise.\30\ The petitioner provided publicly
available information from Mexico to value all FOPs.\31\ Based on the
information provided by the petitioner, we believe it is appropriate to
use Mexico as a surrogate country for China to value all FOPs for
initiation purposes.
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\30\ See China AD Initiation Checklist.
\31\ Id.
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Interested parties will have the opportunity to submit comments
regarding surrogate country selection and, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.301(c)(3)(i), will be provided an opportunity to submit publicly
available information to value FOPs within 30 days before the scheduled
date of the preliminary determination.
Factors of Production
Because information regarding the volume of inputs consumed by
Chinese producers/exporters was not reasonably available, the
petitioner used the production experience and product-specific
consumption rates of a U.S. producer of fiberglass door panels as a
surrogate to value Chinese manufacturers' FOPs.\32\ Additionally, for
China, the petitioner calculated factory overhead, SG&A, and profit
based on the experience of a Mexican producer of comparable
merchandise.\33\
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\32\ Id.
\33\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons
Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to
believe that imports of fiberglass door panels from China are being, or
are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on
comparisons of EP or NV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the
Act, the estimated dumping margins for fiberglass door panels from
China covered by this initiation range from 147.85 to 190.57
percent.\34\
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\34\ Id.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigation
Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 732 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a LTFV investigation to determine
whether imports of fiberglass door panels from China are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. In accordance with
section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 140
days after the date of this initiation.
Respondent Selection
The petitioner identified 68 companies in China as producers and/or
exporters of fiberglass door panels.\35\ Our standard practice for
respondent selection in AD investigation involving NME countries is to
select respondents based on quantity and value (Q&V) questionnaires in
cases where Commerce has determined that the number of companies is
large, and it cannot individually examine each company based upon its
resources. Therefore, considering the number of producers and/or
exporters identified in the Petition, Commerce will solicit Q&V
information that can serve as a basis for selecting exporters for
individual examination in the event that Commerce determines that the
number is large and decides to limit the number of respondents
individually examined pursuant to section 777A(c)(2) of the Act.
Because there are 68 Chinese producers and/or exporters identified in
the Petition, Commerce has determined that it will issue Q&V
questionnaires to the largest producers and/or exporters in China that
are identified in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection POI entry data
for which there is complete address information on the record.\36\
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\35\ See Petition at Volume I (page 19 and Exhibit I-12); see
also First General Issues Supplement at 1 and Exhibit I-Supp-1.
\36\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated April 8, 2025.
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Commerce will post the Q&V questionnaires along with filing
instructions on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-case-announcements">https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-case-announcements</a>. Producers/exporters of fiberglass door panels from
China that do not receive Q&V questionnaires may still submit a
response to the Q&V questionnaire and can obtain a copy of the Q&V
questionnaire from Commerce's website. Responses to the Q&V
questionnaire must be submitted by the relevant Chinese producers/
exporters no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on April 23, 2025, which is two
weeks from the signature date of this notice. All Q&V questionnaire
responses must be filed electronically via ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received successfully, in its entirety, by
ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the deadline noted above.
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
administrative protective order (APO) in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(b). As stated above, instructions for filing such applications
may be found on Commerce's website at <a href="https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders">https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders</a>.
Separate Rates
In order to obtain separate rate status in an NME investigation,
exporters and producers must submit a separate rate application. The
specific requirements for submitting a separate rate application in an
NME investigation are outlined in detail in the application itself,
which is available on Commerce's website at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html">https://access.trade.gov/Resources/nme/nme-sep-rate.html</a>. Note that Commerce recently
promulgated new regulations pertaining to separate rates, including the
separate rate application deadline and eligibility for separate rate
status, in 19 CFR 351.108.\37\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.108(d)(1), the
separate rate application will be due 21 days after publication of this
initiation notice.\38\ Exporters and producers must file a timely
separate rate application if they want to be considered for individual
examination. In addition, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.108(e), exporters and
producers who submit a separate rate application and have been selected
as mandatory respondents will be eligible for consideration for
separate rate status only if they fully respond to all parts of
Commerce's AD questionnaire and participate in the LTFV proceeding as
mandatory respondents.\39\ Commerce requires that companies from China
submit a response both to the Q&V questionnaire and to the separate
rate application by the respective deadlines to receive consideration
for separate rate status. Companies not filing a timely Q&V
questionnaire response will not receive separate rate consideration.
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\37\ See Regulations Enhancing the Administration of the
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Trade Remedy Laws, 89 FR 101694,
101759-60 (December 16, 2024).
\38\ See 19 CFR 351.108(d)(1).
\39\ See 19 CFR 351.108(e).
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Use of Combination Rates
Commerce will calculate combination rates for certain respondents
that are eligible for a separate rate in an NME investigation. The
Separate Rates and Combination Rates Bulletin states:
{w{time} hile continuing the practice of assigning separate rates only
to exporters, all separate rates that {Commerce{time} will now assign
in its NME investigation will be specific to those producers that
supplied the exporter during the period of investigation. Note,
however, that one rate is calculated for the exporter and all of the
producers which supplied subject merchandise to it during the period of
investigation.
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This practice applies both to mandatory respondents receiving an
individually calculated separate rate as well as the pool of non-
investigated firms receiving the {weighted average{time} of the
individually calculated rates. This practice is referred to as the
application of ``combination rates'' because such rates apply to
specific combinations of exporters and one or more producers. The cash-
deposit rate assigned to an exporter will apply only to merchandise
both exported by the firm in question and produced by a firm that
supplied the exporter during the period of investigation.\40\
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\40\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigation involving NME Countries,'' (April
5, 2005), at 6 (emphasis added), available on Commerce's website at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/Resources/policy/bull05-1.pdf</a>.
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Distribution of Copies of the Petition
In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been
provided to the Government of China via ACCESS. To the extent
practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the public version of
the Petition to each exporter named in the Petition, as provided under
19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).
ITC Notification
Commerce will notify the ITC of our initiation, as required by
section 732(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petition were filed, whether there is a reasonable
indication that imports of fiberglass door panels from China are
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, a U.S.
industry.\41\ A negative ITC determination will result in the
investigation being terminated.\42\ Otherwise, this LTFV investigation
will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\41\ See section 733(a) of the Act.
\42\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information
Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i)
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information
is being submitted \43\ and, if the information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information already on the record, to
provide an explanation identifying the information already on the
record that the factual information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.\44\ Time limits for the submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which provides specific time limits based
on the type of factual information being submitted. Interested parties
should review the regulations prior to submitting factual information
in this investigation.
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\43\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\44\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits
Parties may request an extension of time limits before the
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce.\45\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to
submitting factual information in this investigation.\46\
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\45\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits;
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final
Rule), available at <a href="https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm">https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm</a>.
\46\ See 19 CFR 351.302; see also, e.g., Time Limits Final Rule.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD proceeding must
certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\47\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\48\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\47\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\48\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Additional
information regarding the Final Rule is available at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html">https://access.trade.gov/Resources/filing/index.html</a>.
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Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate
in this investigation should ensure that they meet the requirements of
19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of appearance).
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\49\
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\49\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2)
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: April 9, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of
fiberglass door panels, including fiberglass sidelites, whether
finished or unfinished, whether assembled or unassembled, whether
pre-hung or included in an entry door system. The subject fiberglass
door panels consist of at least one fiberglass skin, frames
typically made of wood or composite stiles, bottom rails, and top
rails, binding materials, including adhesives or fasteners,
insulation foam, and may be assembled with glass lites (glass that
is ultimately installed in the fiberglass door panel). Fiberglass
sidelites (or ``sidelights'') are typically smaller in width than
fiberglass door panels, and consist of at least one fiberglass skin,
frames typically made of wood or composite stiles, bottom rails, and
top rails, binding materials, including adhesives or fasteners,
insulation foam, and may be assembled with glass lites (glass that
is ultimately installed in the fiberglass sidelite). Subject
merchandise includes fiberglass door panels and sidelites
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whether the fiberglass skin surface is painted or unpainted,
contains or does not contain cut-outs for door components, or
assembled or unassembled with glass lites in the door.
Fiberglass door panels and sidelites are covered by the
investigation whether they are imported attached to, or in
conjunction with door components and accessories (including but not
limited to door jambs, door handles, locks, hinges, door stoppers,
door kicks, door thresholds, door sills, and trim), in a pre-hung
door system, or an entry door system. Subject fiberglass door panels
and sidelites are covered whether or not they are accompanied by
other parts. However, if a subject fiberglass door panel or sidelite
is imported in a pre-hung door system or entry door system, only the
fiberglass door panel and sidelite, including when assembled with
glass lites or when the glass lites are shipped with the subject
merchandise for further assembly, are covered by the scope. Door
components and accessories (including but not limited to transoms,
door jambs, door handles, locks, hinges, door stoppers, door kicks,
door thresholds, door sills, and trim) are not included in the scope
when imported with a fiberglass door panel or sidelite, including
when such components or accessories are assembled to a fiberglass
door panel or sidelite, or when imported separately. Subject
merchandise may be impact-rated to withstand hurricane force wind
loads and may be reinforced with steel sheet or plate. Impact-rated
doors may be certified to Testing Application Standards (TAS) 201/
202/203-94/and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
E330-02/14/M-14, E1886-05/13a/, or E1996-09/14a.
Subject merchandise may be fire-rated for up to 90 minutes and
may contain flame retardant composites, including, but not limited
to flame retardant foam or mineral core materials, including but not
limited to low density calcium silicate. Fire-rated doors generally
satisfy the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 252 Standard
Methods of Fire Tests of Door Assemblies and UL10(b) and (c)-
Standard for Safety-Fire Tests of Door Assemblies.
Subject merchandise also includes fiberglass door panels and
sidelites that have been processed in a third country, including but
not limited to one or more of the following: filling with insulation
foam, trimming, cutting, notching, punching, drilling, painting,
finishing, assembly, or any other processing that would not
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the investigation
if performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope product.
The inclusion of other parts, such as door components and
accessories (including but not limited to door jambs, door handles,
locks, hinges, door stoppers, door kicks, door thresholds, door
sills, and trim) in a third country does not remove the fiberglass
door panels and sidelites from the scope.
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty
orders on wood mouldings and millwork products from China. See Wood
Mouldings and Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China:
Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty
Order, 86 FR 9486 (February 16, 2021); and Wood Mouldings and
Millwork Products from the People's Republic of China:
Countervailing Duty Order, 86 FR 9484 (February 16, 2021).
Excluded from the scope of this investigation are all products
covered by the scope of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty
proceedings on float glass products from China. See Float Glass
Products from the People's Republic of China and Malaysia:
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 90 FR 1435
(January 8, 2025); and Float Glass Products from the People's
Republic of China and Malaysia: Initiation of Countervailing Duty
Investigations, 90 FR 1443 (January 8, 2025).
Imports of subject merchandise are classified under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) statistical number
3925.20.0010. Subject merchandise may also be classified under
4418.29.4000, 4418.29.8030, 4418.29.8060, or 7019.90.5150. The HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the
written description of the scope of this investigation is
dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2025-06383 Filed 4-14-25; 8:45 am]
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