Notice2025-18493
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings
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Published
September 24, 2025
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of August 2025.
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 24, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45934-45936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-18493]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received scope
ruling applications, requesting that scope inquiries be conducted to
determine whether identified products are covered by the scope of
antidumping duty (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) orders and that
Commerce issue scope rulings pursuant to those inquiries. In accordance
with Commerce's regulations, we are notifying the public of the filing
of the scope ruling applications listed below in the month of August
2025.
DATES: Applicable September 24, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yasmin Bordas, AD/CVD Operations,
Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3813.
Notice of Scope Ruling Applications
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3), we are notifying the
public of the following scope ruling applications related to AD and CVD
orders and findings filed in or around the month of August 2025. This
notification includes, for each scope application: (1) identification
of the AD and/or CVD orders at issue (19 CFR 351.225(c)(1)); (2)
concise public descriptions of the products at issue, including the
physical characteristics (including chemical, dimensional and technical
characteristics) of the products (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(ii)); (3) the
countries where the products are produced and the countries from where
the products are exported (19 CFR 351.225(c)(2)(i)(B)); (4) the full
names of the applicants; and (5) the dates that the scope applications
were filed with Commerce and the name of the scope segment on
Commerce's online e-filing and document management system, Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS), where the
scope applications can be found.\1\ This notice does not include
applications which have been rejected and not properly resubmitted. The
scope ruling applications listed below are available on ACCESS at
<a href="https://access.trade.gov">https://access.trade.gov</a>.
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\1\ See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316
(September 20, 2021) (``It is our expectation that the Federal
Register list will include, where appropriate, for each scope
application the following data: (1) identification of the AD and/or
CVD orders at issue; (2) a concise public summary of the product's
description, including the physical characteristics (including
chemical, dimensional and technical characteristics) of the product;
(3) the country(ies) where the product is produced and the country
from where the product is exported; (4) the full name of the
applicant; and (5) the date that the scope application was filed
with Commerce.'').
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Scope Ruling Applications
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of
China (China) (A-570-016/C-570-017); Light Truck Tires; \2\ produced
and exported from China; submitted by Transamerica Tire Co., Ltd.
(Transamerica); August 25, 2025; ACCESS scope segment ``Transamerica''
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\2\ The products are new pneumatic light truck tires of rubber,
radial, with a ``LT'' prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings,
of a size that is not listed in the light truck section of the 2023,
2024, and 2025 Tire and Rim Association Year Books. The products
have outer diameters ranging between 31-39 inches, section widths
ranging between 11.5 and 15.5 inches, radial construction, and inner
diameters ranging between 17 and 26 inches. The products have ply
ratings between 10 and 12, load indices ranging between 100 and 128,
and speed ratings of Q, P, or S.
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Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet from China (A-570-073/C-570-074); Aluminum
Composite Panels; \3\ produced and exported from China; submitted by
Hong Kong Harbour Company Limited (HKH); August 28, 2025; ACCESS scope
segment ``HKH Aluminum Composite Panels''
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\3\ The products are aluminum composite panels (a.k.a., aluminum
composite materials). An aluminum composite panel consists of a low-
density polyethylene (LDPE) core, sandwiched and permanently bonded
between two aluminum coil sheets of 3003-H24 series. The material
used for bonding the LDPE core and the aluminum coil sheets is
adhesive film, which is coated on both sides of the LDPE core. The
two aluminum coil sheets are painted in different colors, and the
top layer aluminum sheet is additionally covered by a protective
film. The total thickness of the aluminum composite panels at issue
for this scope ruling is 3mm. Regarding the thickness of the
aluminum coil sheets, the thickness of the top layer sheet is either
0.5mm or 0.3mm as it varies with specific products, whereas the
bottom layer sheet is 0.3mm uniformly among all products.
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Notification to Interested Parties
This list of scope ruling applications is not an identification of
scope inquiries that have been initiated. In accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(d)(1), if Commerce has not rejected a scope ruling application
nor initiated the scope inquiry within 30 days after the filing of the
application, the application will be deemed accepted and a scope
inquiry will be deemed initiated the following day--day 31.\4\
Commerce's practice generally dictates that where a deadline falls on a
weekend, Federal holiday, or other non-business day, the appropriate
deadline is the next business day.\5\ Accordingly, if the 30th day
after the filing of the application falls on a non-business day, the
next business day will be considered the ``updated'' 30th day, and if
the application is not rejected or a scope inquiry initiated by or on
that particular business day, the application will be deemed accepted
and a scope inquiry will be deemed initiated on the next business day
which follows the ``updated'' 30th day.\6\
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\4\ In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(2), within 30 days
after the filing of a scope ruling application, if Commerce
determines that it intends to address the scope issue raised in the
application in another segment of the proceeding (such as a
circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 351.226 or a covered merchandise
inquiry under 19 CFR 351.227), it will notify the applicant that it
will not initiate a scope inquiry, but will instead determine if the
product is covered by the scope at issue in that alternative
segment.
\5\ See Notice of Clarification: Application of ``Next Business
Day'' Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines Pursuant to
the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 FR 24533 (May 10, 2005).
\6\ This structure maintains the intent of the applicable
regulation, 19 CFR 351.225(d)(1), to allow day 30 and day 31 to be
separate business days.
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In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion AD
and CVD orders covering the same merchandise from the same country of
origin, the scope inquiry will be conducted on the record of the AD
proceeding. Further, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), Commerce may
either apply a scope ruling to all products from the same country with
the same relevant physical characteristics (including chemical,
dimensional, and technical characteristics) as the product at issue, on
a country-wide basis, regardless of the producer, exporter, or importer
of those products, or on a company-specific basis.
For further information on procedures for filing information with
Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, refer to
the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide,
at <a href="https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf">https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf</a>. Interested
parties, apart from the scope ruling applicant, who wish to participate
in a scope inquiry and be added to the public service list for that
segment of the proceeding must file an entry of appearance, in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.103(d)(1) and 19 CFR 351.225(n)(4).
Interested parties are advised to refer to the case segment in ACCESS
as well as 19 CFR 351.225(f) for further information on the scope
inquiry procedures, including the timelines for the submission of
comments.
This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings may be published before any potential initiation, or after
the initiation, of a given scope inquiry based on a scope ruling
application identified in this notice. Therefore, refer
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to the case segment on ACCESS to determine whether a scope ruling
application has been accepted or rejected and whether a scope inquiry
has been initiated.
Interested parties who wish to be served scope ruling applications
for a particular AD or CVD order may file a request to be included on
the annual inquiry service list during the anniversary month of the
publication of the AD or CVD order, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.225(n) and Commerce's procedures.\7\
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\7\ See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List;
and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021).
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Interested parties are invited to comment on the completeness of
this monthly list of scope ruling applications received by Commerce.
Any comments should be submitted to Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy
Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration, via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c685a9ababa3b4a5a3858a9386b2b4a7a2a3e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3c7f535151594e5f597f70697c484e5d5859125b534a">[email protected]</span></a>.
This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD
proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).
Dated: September 18, 2025.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2025-18493 Filed 9-23-25; 8:45 am]
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