Notice2025-13206
Float Glass Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures
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July 15, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that float glass products from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 15, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31602-31605]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13206]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-188]
Float Glass Products From the People's Republic of China:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that float glass products from the People's Republic of
China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States
at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is
April 1, 2024, through September 30, 2024. Interested parties are
invited to comment on this preliminary determination.
DATES: Applicable July 15, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dmitry Vladimirov, AD/CVD Operations,
Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0665.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
published the notice of initiation of this LTFV investigation on
January 8, 2025.\1\ On April 17, 2025, Commerce postponed the
preliminary determination of this investigation.\2\ The deadline for
the preliminary determination is now July 9, 2025.
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\1\ 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) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Float Glass Products from the People's Republic of China
and Malaysia: Postponement of Preliminary Determinations in the
Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 90 FR 16107 (April 17, 2025).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\3\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary
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). ACCESS is available to
registered users at <a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx">https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx</a>.
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\3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in the
Investigation of Float Glass Products from the People's Republic of
China,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are float glass products
from China. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\4\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\5\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of the product coverage comments
and rebuttal responses submitted for consideration in this preliminary
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\6\ As
discussed in the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, Commerce
preliminarily modified, in certain respects, the scope language that
appeared in the Initiation Notice. The scope in Appendix I reflects the
modifications.
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\4\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\5\ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 1436.
\6\ See Memorandum, ``Float Glass Products from the People's
Republic of China and Malaysia: Scope Comments Decision Memorandum
for the Preliminary Determinations,'' dated concurrently with this
notice (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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In the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, Commerce established
the deadline for parties to submit scope case and rebuttal briefs.\7\
Commerce intends to issue a final scope decision with the final
determinations of the LTFV and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations
of float glass products from China and Malaysia.
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\7\ Case briefs, other written comments, and rebuttal briefs
submitted by parties in response to this preliminary LTFV
determination should not include scope-related issues. See
Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum, and ``Public Comment''
section of this notice.
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act,
Commerce preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available, with
adverse inferences, for the China-wide entity, including the companies
selected for individual examination: Panda Frame and Mirror Arts Co.,
Ltd. and Shandong Jinjing Science and Technology Stock Co., Ltd.
(Shandong Jinjing). For a full description of the methodology
underlying Commerce's preliminary determination, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
Combination Rates
In the Initiation Notice,\8\ Commerce stated that it would
calculate producer/exporter combination rates for the respondents that
are eligible for a separate rate in this investigation. Policy Bulletin
05.1 describes this practice.\9\ In this investigation, we assigned a
producer/exporter combination rate for the companies that are listed in
the ``Preliminary Determination'' and eligible for separate rates.
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\8\ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 1440.
\9\ See Enforcement and Compliance's Policy Bulletin No. 05.1,
regarding, ``Separate-Rates Practice and Application of Combination
Rates in Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market Economy
Countries,'' (April 5, 2005) (Policy Bulletin 05.1), available on
Commerce's website at <a href="http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf">enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf</a>.
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Separate Rates
We preliminarily granted a separate rate to certain separate rate
respondents that we did not select for individual examination.\10\ In
calculating the rate for non-individually examined separate rate
respondents in a non-market economy LTFV investigation, Commerce
normally looks to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, which pertains to
the calculation of the all-others rate in a market economy LTFV
investigation, for guidance. Pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the
Act, normally this rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted-
average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established
for those companies individually examined, excluding zero and de
minimis dumping margins, and
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any dumping margins based entirely upon section 776 of the Act.
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\10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum for additional details.
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In cases where the estimated weighted-average dumping margins for
all individually investigated respondents are zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on adverse facts available (AFA), Commerce may use any
reasonable method to assign a rate to the separate rate companies.\11\
In this investigation, because we preliminarily find that the mandatory
respondents are ineligible for an individually-calculated separate rate
and are part of the China-wide entity subject to a rate based entirely
on AFA, we preliminarily applied the simple average of the rates
alleged in the petition, i.e., 246.68 percent,\12\ to non-selected
respondents eligible for a separate rate.
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\11\ See, e.g., section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act.
\12\ See Initiation Notice, 90 FR at 1439.
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Weighted- Cash deposit
average rate (adjusted
Exporter Producer dumping for subsidy
margin offsets)
(percent) (percent)
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Benxi Fuyao Float Glass Co., Ltd............ Benxi Fuyao Float Glass Co., Ltd.... 246.68 246.66
Changshu Chenming High-Tech International Changshu High-Tech Energy-Saving 246.68 246.66
Trading Co., Ltd. Dorwin Co., Ltd.
Dong Guan City Bathnology Industrial Co., Dong Guan City Bathnology Industrial 246.68 246.66
Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Dongguan Gongying Supply Chain Management Lamxon Technology Building Materials 246.68 246.66
Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Guang Yi Import and Export Co., Lamxon Technology Building Materials 246.68 246.66
Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Rosery Bath Science and Technology Guangdong Rosery Bath Science and 246.68 246.66
Co., Ltd. Technology Co., Ltd.
Orient Resource Corporation Limited......... Orient Resource Corporation Limited. 246.68 246.66
Qingdao Apis Glass Industries Co., Ltd...... Qingdao Apis Glass Industries Co., 246.68 246.66
Ltd.
Qingdao Oriental Brother New Energy Qingdao Oriental Brother New Energy 246.68 246.66
Technology Co., Ltd. Technology Co., Ltd.
Qinhuangdao Xinhua Glass Processing Co., Ltd Qinhuangdao Xinhua Glass Processing 246.68 246.66
Co., Ltd.
Shandong Jinjing Science and Technology Shandong Jinjing Science and 246.68 246.66
Stock Co., Ltd. Boshan Branch. Technology Stock Co., Ltd. Boshan
Branch.
Tengzhou Eternal Glass Co., Ltd............. Tengzhou Fenghua Glass Co., Ltd..... 246.68 246.66
Tengzhou Haolong Glass Co., Ltd............. Tengzhou Haolong Glass Co., Ltd..... 246.68 246.66
Tengzhou Jingcheng Mirror Co., Ltd.......... Tengzhou Jingcheng Mirror Co., Ltd.. 246.68 246.66
Tengzhou Jinjing Glass Co., Ltd............. Tengzhou Jinjing Glass Co., Ltd..... 246.68 246.66
Tengzhou Jinjing Glass Co., Ltd............. Langfang Jinbiao Glass Co., Ltd..... 246.68 246.66
Tengzhou Yichuang Commercial Trading Co., Tengzhou Yichuang Commercial Trading 246.68 246.66
Ltd. Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Guorui Hengsheng Advanced Materials Xiamen Guorui Hengsheng Advanced 246.68 246.66
Co., Ltd. Materials Co., Ltd.
Xiamen Guorui Hengsheng Advanced Materials Xiamen Shiner Glass Co., Ltd........ 246.68 246.66
Co., Ltd.
Xinyi Group (Glass) Co., Ltd................ Xinyi Glass (Tianjin) Co., Ltd...... 246.68 246.66
Xinyi Group (Glass) Co., Ltd................ Xinyi Glass (Wuhu) Co., Ltd......... 246.68 246.66
Zhongshan Neptum Sanitary Ware Co., Ltd..... Zhongshan Neptum Sanitary Ware Co., 246.68 246.66
Ltd.
Zhongshan Ninghe Intelligent Kitchen and Zhongshan Ninghe Intelligent Kitchen 246.68 246.66
Bath Co., Ltd. and Bath Co., Ltd.
China-Wide Entity........................... .................................... 311.81 * 311.79
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* This rate is based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Suspension of Liquidation and Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register, as discussed below.
Further, pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(d), Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal
to the weighted average amount by which normal value exceeds U.S.
price, as indicated in the chart above as follows: (1) for the
producer/exporter combinations listed in the table above, the cash
deposit rate is equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
listed for that combination in the table; (2) for all combinations of
Chinese producers/exporters of merchandise under consideration that
have not established eligibility for their own separate rates, the cash
deposit rate will be equal to the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin established for the China-wide entity; and (3) for all third-
country exporters of merchandise under consideration not listed in the
table above, the cash deposit rate is the cash deposit rate applicable
to the Chinese producer/exporter combination (or the China-wide entity)
that supplied that third-country exporter.
To determine the cash deposit rate, Commerce normally adjusts the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin by the amount of domestic
subsidy pass-through and export subsidies determined in a companion CVD
proceeding when CVD provisional measures are in effect. Accordingly,
where Commerce has made a preliminary affirmative determination for
domestic subsidy pass-through or export subsidies, Commerce has offset
the calculated estimated weighted-
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average dumping margin by the appropriate rate(s). As discussed in the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we made no adjustment for domestic
subsidy pass-through. Any such adjusted rates may be found in the
``Preliminary Determination'' section's table of estimated weighted-
average dumping margins above.
Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation
expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV
investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting antidumping
duty cash deposits at a rate equal to the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins calculated in this preliminary determination unadjusted
for export subsidies at the time the CVD provisional measures expire.
These suspension of liquidation instructions and cash deposit
requirements will remain in effect until further notice.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five
days of its public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of this notice in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, Commerce preliminarily
applied total AFA to the China-wide entity in this investigation, in
accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the simple average of the
petition rates to the non-selected separate rates. Because these rates
are based solely on the petition, there are no calculations to
disclose.
Verification
Because the mandatory respondents in this investigation did not
provide information requested by Commerce and Commerce preliminarily
determines each of the mandatory respondents to have been
uncooperative, we will not conduct any verification.
Public Comment
Case briefs or other written comments on non-scope issues may be
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance no
later than 30 days after the publication of this notice.\13\ Rebuttal
briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not
later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.\14\
Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and
(2) a table of authorities.\15\
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii). Case and rebuttal briefs
submitted in response to this preliminary determination should not
include scope-related issues. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(i); see also
19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\15\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request
that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a
public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\16\
Further, we request that interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the public executive summaries as
the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this
investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the public executive summary of each issue. Note
that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\17\
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\16\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\17\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to
request a hearing, limited to issues raised in the case and rebuttal
briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days
after the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
Requests should contain: (1) the party's name, address, and telephone
number; (2) the number of participants and whether any participant is a
foreign national; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at
a date, time, and location to be determined. Parties should confirm the
date, time, and location of the hearing two days before the scheduled
date.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination in the Federal Register
if, in the event of an affirmative preliminary determination, a request
for such postponement is made by exporters who account for a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise, or in the
event of a negative preliminary determination, a request for such
postponement is made by the petitioner. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.210(e)(2), Commerce requires that requests by respondents for
postponement of a final antidumping duty determination be accompanied
by a request for extension of provisional measures from a four-month
period to a period not more than six months in duration.
On June 4, 2025, Shandong Jinjing requested that Commerce postpone
the final determination and that the provisional measures be extended
to a period not to exceed six months.\18\ In accordance with section
735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the
preliminary determination is affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter
accounts for a significant proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise; and (3) no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce
is postponing the final determination and extending the provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period not greater than six
months. Accordingly, Commerce will make its final determination no
later than 135 days after the date of publication of this preliminary
determination in the Federal Register.
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\18\ See Shandong Jinjing's Letter, ``Request to Postpone Final
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U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of its preliminary determination of sales at LTFV. If the final
determination is affirmative, the ITC will determine before the later
of 120 days after the date of this preliminary determination or 45 days
after the final determination whether imports of subject merchandise
are materially injuring, or threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.205(c).
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Dated: July 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 I
Scope of the Investigation
The scope of this investigation covers float glass products
(FGP), which are articles of soda-lime-silica glass that are
manufactured by floating a continuous strip of molten glass over a
smooth bath of tin (or another liquid metal with a density greater
than molten glass), cooling the glass in an annealing lehr, and
cutting it to appropriate dimensions. For purposes of the
investigation, float glass products have an actual thickness of at
least 2.0 mm (0.0787 inches) and an actual surface area of at least
0.37 square meters (4.0 square feet).
The country of origin of each float glass product is determined
by the location where the soda-lime-silica glass is first
manufactured by floating a continuous strip of molten glass over a
smooth bath of tin and cooling the glass in an annealing lehr,
regardless of the location of any downstream finishing or
fabrication operations.
Prior to being subjected to further treatment, finishing, or
fabrication, float glass products meet the requirements of Type I
under ASTM-C1036 of the American Society for Testing and Materials
(ASTM).
Float glass products may be clear, stained, tinted, or coated
with one or more materials. Examples of coated float glass products
include Low-E architectural glass (i.e., glass with a low emissivity
coating to limit the penetration of radiant heat energy) and
frameless mirrors (i.e., flat glass with a silver, aluminum, or
other reflective layer) such as mirror stock sheet.
Float glass products may be annealed, chemically strengthened,
heat strengthened, or tempered to achieve a desired surface
compression, pursuant to ASTM-C1048, ASTM-C1422/C1422M, or other
similar specifications.
Float glass products include tub and shower enclosures (i.e.,
doors and panels) made of tempered glass, which may be sold with
attached or unattached hardware. In such cases, the scope covers
only the tempered glass, to the exclusion of any non-glass hardware.
The only float glass product assemblies included within the
scope are: (1) articles consisting of two of more sheets of float
glass that are bonded together using a polymer interlayer (i.e.,
laminated glass); (2) insulating glass units (IGUs), which consist
of two or more sheets of float glass separated by a spacer material
and hermetically sealed together at the edge in order to create a
thermal barrier using air or one or more gases but excluding any
non-float glass components (other than the spacer and insulating
materials) that may be mounted within the space between sheets of
float glass (e.g., blinds, wrought iron cores, and camed patterned
glass), as such non-float glass components are deemed outside the
scope and not subject to duties; and (3) LED mirrors (i.e., float
glass mirrors with one or more light-emitting diodes attached to or
integrated with the mirror, as well as framed float glass mirrors
with one or more light-emitting diodes attached to or integrated
with the mirror or the mirror frame, but without other electronic
functionality such as digital or video displays or audio circuitry).
Float glass products covered by the scope may meet one or more
of the ASTM-C162, ASTM-C1036, ASTM-C1048, ASTM-C1172, ASTM-C1349,
ASTM-C1376, ASTM-C1422/C1422M, ASTM-C1464, ASTM-C1503, ASTM-C1651,
ASTM-E1300, and ASTM-E2190 specifications, definitions, and/or
standards.
Float glass products may be further worked, including, but not
limited to, operations such as: cutting; beveling; edging; notching;
drilling; etching; bending; curving; chipping; embossing; engraving;
surface grinding; or polishing; and sandblasting (i.e., using high
velocity air to stream abrasive particles and thereby impart a
frosted aesthetic to the glass surface). A float glass product which
undergoes further work remains within the scope so long as the soda-
lime-silica glass originally satisfied the requirements of ASTM-
C1036 Type I and was first manufactured in a subject country,
regardless of where it is further worked.
Excluded from the scope are: (1) wired glass (i.e., glass with a
layer of wire mesh embedded within); (2) patterned flat glass (i.e.,
rolled glass with a pattern impressed on one or both sides) meeting
the requirements of Type II under ASTM-C1036, including greenhouse
glass and patterned solar glass (i.e., photovoltaic glass with a
textured surface); (3) safety glazing materials for vehicles
certified to American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard
Z26.1; (4) vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units, which consist of two
or more sheets of float glass separated by a spacer material, with
at least one hermetically sealed compartment that uses a gas-free
vacuum as a thermal barrier; (5) framed mirrors without any LEDs
integrated with the mirror or the mirror frame; (6) unframed ``over-
the-door'' mirrors that are ready for use as imported without
undergoing after importation any processing, finishing, or
fabrication; and (7) heat-strengthened washing machine lid glass
with an actual surface area less than 6.0 square feet (0.56 square
meters).
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are: (1) soda-
lime-silica glass containing less than 0.01 percent iron oxide by
weight, annealed with a surface compression less than 3,500 pounds
per square inch (PSI), having a transparent conductive oxide base
coating (e.g., tin oxide), and with an actual thickness less than or
equal to 4.0 mm (0.1575 inches) (i.e., ``coated solar glass''); and
(2) heat treated soda-lime-silica glass with a surface compression
between 3,500 and 10,000 PSI, containing two or more drilled holes,
and having an actual thickness less than 2.5 mm (0.0984 inches)
(i.e., ``clear back solar glass''). Solar glass products (also known
as photovoltaic glass) are designed to facilitate the conversion of
solar energy into electricity.
Also excluded are metal-camed glass products (i.e., panels of
glass joined together with metal banding) where the constituent
glass panels would otherwise be excluded by reason of their size
(e.g., an actual surface area less than 0.37 square meters, or 4.0
square feet) and/or by reason of consisting of patterned flat glass
(i.e., rolled glass with a pattern impressed on one or both sides)
meeting the requirements of Type II under ASTM-C1036.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are any
products already covered by the scope of any extant antidumping and/
or countervailing duty orders, including Aluminum Extrusions from
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 76 FR 30650
(May 26, 2011), and Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic
of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011).
The products subject to the investigation are currently
classifiable under subheadings 7005.10.8000, 7005.21.1010,
7005.21.1030, 7005.21.2000, 7005.29.1810, 7005.29.1850,
7005.29.2500, 7007.29.0000, 7008.00.0000, 7009.91.5010,
7009.91.5095, and 7009.92.5010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS). Products subject to the investigation may
also enter under HTSUS subheadings 7006.00.4010, 7006.00.4050, and
7007.19.0000. Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the
scope of the investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Adjustment Under Section 777(A)(f) of the Act
VI. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies
VII. Recommendation
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