Notice2025-15343
Float Glass Products From China and Malaysia; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
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August 13, 2025
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International Trade Commission
Abstract
The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of float glass products from China and Malaysia, provided for in subheadings 7005.10.80, 7005.21.10, 7005.21.20, 7005.29.18, 7005.29.25, 7006.00.40, 7007.19.00, 7007.29.00, 7008.00.00, 7009.91.50, and 7009.92.50 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38991-38993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-15343]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Final)]
Float Glass Products From China and Malaysia; Scheduling of the
Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-748-749 and 731-TA-1726-1727 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 to determine whether an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of float glass products from China and
Malaysia, provided for in subheadings 7005.10.80, 7005.21.10,
7005.21.20, 7005.29.18, 7005.29.25, 7006.00.40, 7007.19.00, 7007.29.00,
7008.00.00, 7009.91.50, and 7009.92.50 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States, preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at
less-than-fair-value.
DATES: July 15, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristina Lara (202-205-3386), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (<a href="https://www.usitc.gov">https://www.usitc.gov</a>). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as ``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
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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).''
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of Sec. 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in China and Malaysia of float glass products, and that such
products are being sold in the United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of Sec. 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The
investigations were requested in petitions filed on November 21, 2024,
by Vitro Flat Glass, LLC, Cheswick, Pennsylvania, and Vitro Meadville
Flat Glass, LLC, Cochranton, Pennsylvania (``Vitro'').
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, <a href="https://edis.usitc.gov">https://edis.usitc.gov</a>).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on November
10, 2025, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on November
25, 2025. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before November 19, 2025.
Any requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be
included with your request to appear. Requests to appear via
videoconference must include a statement explaining why the witness
cannot appear in person; the Chairman, or other person designated to
conduct the investigation, may in their discretion for good cause
shown, grant such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due
to illness or a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3
p.m. the business day prior to the hearing. Further information about
participation in the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website
at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html">https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html</a>.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on November
21, 2025. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and
presentation slides in connection with their presentation at the
hearing by no later than noon on November 20, 2025. Oral testimony and
written materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by
sections 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules.
Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing
testimony in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is November 18, 2025. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is December 2, 2025. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before December 2, 2025. On December 15, 2025, the
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or before December 18, 2025, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of
the
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Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also conform
with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission's website at <a href="https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf">https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf</a>, elaborates upon the
Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: August 11, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-15343 Filed 8-12-25; 8:45 am]
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