Notice2025-06384
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
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April 15, 2025
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15692-15696]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-06384]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-570-202]
Fiberglass Door Panels From the People's Republic of China:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable April 9, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samuel Brummitt, Office III, AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-7851.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Petition
On March 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
received a countervailing duty (CVD) 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 CVD Petition was
accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) 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); and
``Supplemental Questions,'' dated March 27, 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's Response to 1st Supplemental
Questionnaire Regarding Volume III of the Petition,'' dated April 2,
2025; and ``Petitioner Response to the 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 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China
(GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of fiberglass door
panels in China, and that such imports are materially injuring, or
threatening material injury to, the domestic industry producing
fiberglass door panels in the United States. Consistent with section
702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those alleged programs
on which we are initiating a CVD investigation, the Petition was
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 with respect to
the initiation of the requested CVD 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, the period of
investigation is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.\8\
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\8\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation
The product covered by this investigation is 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 products for which the domestic industry is seeking
relief.\9\ On March 27 and April 3, 2025, the petitioner provided
clarifications and revised the scope.\10\ The description of
merchandise covered by this investigation, as described in the appendix
to this notice, reflects these clarifications.
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\9\ See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also April 1,
2025, Memorandum.
\10\ 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).\11\ 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, all such factual information should be limited to public
information.\12\ 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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\11\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR
351.312.
\12\ 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
AD 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.\13\ An electronically filed document must be received
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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\13\ 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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Consultations
Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce
notified the GOC of the receipt of the Petition and provided an
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\14\ The GOC
did not request consultations.\15\
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\14\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Invitation for Consultations to
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated March 20, 2025.
\15\ The GOC submitted comments on the CVD petition. See GOC's
Letter, ``Comments on Countervailing Duty Petition,'' dated April 2,
2025.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition
Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(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 702(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 apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic like
product,\16\ 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
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decision of either agency contrary to law.\17\
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\16\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
\17\ 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 Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United
States, 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.\18\ 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.\19\
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\18\ 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.
\19\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see
Checklist, ``Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation Checklist:
Fiberglass Door Panels from the People's Republic of China,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (China CVD
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
702(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 in 2024
by the entire domestic industry.\20\ We relied on data provided by the
petitioner for purposes of measuring industry support.\21\
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\20\ For further discussion, see Attachment II of the China CVD
Initiation Checklist.
\21\ 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.\22\ 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).\23\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the
statutory criteria for industry support under section 702(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.\24\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers)
have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section
702(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.\25\
Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition was filed on behalf
of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the
Act.\26\
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\22\ Id.
\23\ Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
\24\ See Attachment II of the China CVD Initiation Checklist.
\25\ Id.
\26\ Id.
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Injury Test
Because China is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine
whether imports of the subject merchandise from China materially
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.
Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation
The petitioner alleges that imports of the subject merchandise are
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioner
alleges that subject imports from China exceed the negligibility
threshold provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\27\
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\27\ For further information regarding negligibility and the
injury allegation, see China CVD 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
(Attachment III).
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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; and adverse impact on financial performance.\28\ 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.\29\
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\28\ Id.
\29\ Id.
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Initiation of CVD Investigation
Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine
whether imports of fiberglass door panels from China benefit from
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOC. In accordance with
section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless
postponed, we will make our preliminary determination no later than 65
days after the date of this initiation.
Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 66 of the 69
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the China CVD
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for
this investigation is available on ACCESS.
Respondent Selection
In the Petition, the petitioner identified 68 companies in China as
producers and/or exporters of fiberglass door panels.\30\ Commerce
intends to follow its standard practice in CVD investigations and
calculate company-specific subsidy rates in this investigation. In the
event that Commerce determines that the number of companies is large
and it cannot individually examine each company based on Commerce's
resources, Commerce normally selects mandatory respondents in CVD
investigations using U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) entry
data for U.S. imports under
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the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheading(s) listed in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the
appendix.
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\30\ See Petition at Volume I (page 19 and Exhibit I-12); see
also First General Issues Supplement at 1 and Exhibit I-Supp-1.
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On April 8, 2025 Commerce released CBP data on imports of
fiberglass door panels from China under administrative protective order
(APO) to all parties with access to information protected by APO and
indicated that interested parties wishing to comment on CBP data and/or
respondent selection must do so within three business days of the
publication date of the notice of initiation of this investigation.\31\
Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety via ACCESS
by 5:00 p.m. ET on the specified deadline. Commerce will not accept
rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under APO in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 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>.
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\31\ See Memorandum, ``Release of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection Entry Data,'' dated April 8, 2025.
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Distribution of a Copy of the Petition
In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been
provided to the GOC 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 its initiation, as required by
section 702(d) of the Act.
Preliminary Determination by the ITC
The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date
on which the Petition was 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.\32\ A negative ITC determination will result in the
investigation being terminated.\33\ Otherwise, this CVD investigation
will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time limits.
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\32\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
\33\ 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 of production 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 \34\ 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.\35\ 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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\34\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
\35\ 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.\36\ 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.\37\
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\36\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
\37\ 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>.
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Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\38\
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).\39\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification
requirements.
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\38\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
\39\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at
<a href="https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf">https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf</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 letters of appearance).
Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining
to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\40\
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\40\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 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
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(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
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 the People's
Republic of 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. 2025-06384 Filed 4-14-25; 8:45 am]
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