Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 73023-73028 [2020-25226]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 221 (Monday, November 16, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73023-73028]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-25226]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-897, A-557-821, A-469-823]


Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain: 
Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.


DATES: Applicable November 9, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova at (202) 482-
1280 (India); Justin Neuman at (202) 482-0468 (Malaysia); and Benito 
Ballesteros at (202) 482-7425 (Spain); AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement 
and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petitions
    On September 30, 2020, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received antidumping duty (AD) petitions concerning imports of utility 
scale wind towers (wind towers) from India, Malaysia, and Spain, filed 
in proper form on behalf of the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (the 
petitioner), the members of which are domestic producers of wind 
towers.\1\ The Petitions were accompanied by countervailing duty (CVD) 
petitions concerning imports of wind towers from India and Malaysia.\2\
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    \1\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
India, Malaysia and Spain: Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated September 30, 2020 
(collectively, the Petitions). The members of the Wind Tower Trade 
Coalition are Arcosa Wind Towers Inc. and Broadwind Towers, Inc.
    \2\ Id.
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    During the period October 5 through 20, 2020, Commerce requested 
supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petitions 
in separate supplemental questionnaires.\3\ The petitioner filed 
responses to the supplemental questionnaires between October 7 and 
October 21, 2020.\4\
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    \3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping Duties on Imports of Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
India, Malaysia and Spain and Countervailing Duties on Imports from 
India and Malaysia: Supplemental Questions,'' dated October 5, 
2020); see also Country-Specific Supplemental Questionnaires: India 
Supplemental, Malaysia Supplemental, and Spain Supplemental, dated 
October 5, 2020; and Memoranda, ``Phone Call with Counsel to the 
Petitioner,'' dated October 16 and 20, 2020.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
India, Malaysia and Spain: Response to First Supplemental Questions 
on General Issues and Injury Volume I of the Petition,'' dated 
October 7, 2020 (General Issues Supplement); see also Petitioner's 
Letters, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: Response to First 
Supplemental Questions on India AD Volume II of the Petition,'' 
dated October 9, 2020; ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from Malaysia: 
Response to First Supplemental Questions on Malaysia AD Volume III 
of the Petition,'' dated October 9, 2020; and ``Utility Scale Wind 
Towers from Spain: Response to First Supplemental Questions on Spain 
AD Volume IV of the Petition,'' dated October 9, 2020; Petitioner's 
Letters, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: Response to Second 
Supplemental Questions on India AD Volume II of the Petitions,'' 
dated October 19, 2020; and ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
Malaysia: Response to Second Supplemental Questions on Malaysia AD 
Volume III of the Petitions,'' dated October 19, 2020; and 
Petitioner's Letters, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: 
Response to Request for Clarification on India Volume II of the 
Petition,'' dated October 21, 2020; and ``Utility Scale Wind Towers 
from Malaysia: Response to Request for Clarification on Malaysia 
Volume III of the Petition,'' dated October 21, 2020.
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    On October 7, 2020, Commerce extended the initiation deadline by 20 
days to poll the domestic industry in accordance with section 
732(c)(4)(D) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), because 
``the Petitions have not established that the domestic producers or 
workers accounting for more than 50 percent of total production support 
the Petitions.'' \5\
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    \5\ See Notice of Extension of the Deadline for Determining the 
Adequacy of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions: 
Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain, 85 FR 
65028 (October 14, 2020) (Initiation Extension Notice).

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    In accordance with section 732(b) of the Act, the petitioner 
alleges that imports of wind towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain are 
being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair 
value (LTFV) within the meaning of section 731 of the Act, and that 
imports of such products are materially injuring, or threatening 
material injury to, the wind towers industry in the United States. 
Consistent with section 732(b)(1) of the Act, the Petitions are 
accompanied by information reasonably available to the petitioner 
supporting its allegations.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petitions on behalf of 
the domestic industry, because the petitioner is an interested party, 
as defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act. Commerce also 
finds that the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support for 
the initiation of the requested LTFV investigations.\6\
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    \6\ See infra, section on ``Determination of Industry Support 
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    Periods of Investigation
    Because the Petitions were filed on September 30, 2020, the period 
of investigation (POI) for these LTFV investigations is July 1, 2019 
through June 30, 2020, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).\7\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(1).
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    Scope of the Investigations
    The products covered by these investigations are wind towers from 
India, Malaysia, and Spain. For a full description of the scope of 
these investigations, see the appendix to this notice.
    Comments on the Scope of the Investigations
    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).\8\ Commerce will consider all comments 
received from interested parties and, if necessary, will consult with 
interested parties prior to the issuance of the preliminary 
determinations. If scope comments include factual information,\9\ all 
such factual information should be limited to public information. To 
facilitate preparation of its questionnaires, Commerce requests that 
all interested parties submit such comments by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 
(ET) on November 30, 2020, which is the next business day after 20 
calendar days from the signature date of this notice.\10\ Any rebuttal 
comments, which may include factual information, must be filed by 5:00 
p.m. ET on December 10, 2020, which is 10 calendar days from the 
initial comment deadline.
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    \8\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
    \10\ In this case, 20 days after initiation falls on November 
29, 2020, a Sunday. Where a deadline falls on a weekend federal 
holiday, the appropriate deadline is the next business day. 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) (Next Business 
Day Rule).
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of these investigations be submitted 
during this period. However, if a party subsequently finds that 
additional factual information pertaining to the scope of these 
investigations may be relevant, the party may contact Commerce and 
request permission to submit the additional information. All such 
submissions must be filed on the records of each of the concurrent AD 
and CVD investigations.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized Electronic Service 
System (ACCESS), unless an exception applies.\11\ An electronically 
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by the 
time and date on which it is due.
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    \11\ 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 help using 
ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a 
handbook can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Comments on Product Characteristics

    Commerce is providing interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the appropriate physical characteristics of wind towers to be 
reported in response to Commerce's AD questionnaires. This information 
will be used to identify the key physical characteristics of the 
subject merchandise in order to report the relevant costs of production 
accurately, as well as to develop appropriate product-comparison 
criteria.
    Interested parties may provide any information or comments that 
they feel are relevant to the development of an accurate list of 
physical characteristics. Specifically, they may provide comments as to 
which characteristics are appropriate to use as: (1) General product 
characteristics, and (2) product comparison criteria. We note that it 
is not always appropriate to use all product characteristics as product 
comparison criteria. We base product comparison criteria on meaningful 
commercial differences among products. In other words, although there 
may be some physical product characteristics utilized by manufacturers 
to describe wind towers, it may be that only a select few product 
characteristics take into account commercially meaningful physical 
characteristics. In addition, interested parties may comment on the 
order in which the physical characteristics should be used in matching 
products. Generally, Commerce attempts to list the most important 
physical characteristics first and the least important characteristics 
last.
    In order to consider the suggestions of interested parties in 
developing and issuing the AD questionnaires, all product 
characteristics comments must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on November 30, 
2020, which is the next business day after 20 calendar days from the 
signature date of this notice.\12\ Any rebuttal comments must be filed 
by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 10, 2020, which is 10 calendar days from 
the initial comment deadline. All comments and submissions to Commerce 
must be filed electronically using ACCESS, as explained above, on the 
record of each of the AD investigations.
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    \12\ See Next Business Day Rule, 70 FR at 24533.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions

    Section 732(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) At least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 732(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
Poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling 
method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a

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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 International Trade Commission (ITC), which is responsible for 
determining whether ``the domestic industry'' has been injured, must 
also determine what constitutes a domestic like product in order to 
define the industry. While both Commerce and the ITC must apply the 
same statutory definition regarding the domestic like product,\13\ they 
do so for different purposes and pursuant to a separate and distinct 
authority. In addition, Commerce's determination is subject to 
limitations of time and information. Although this may result in 
different definitions of the like product, such differences do not 
render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\14\
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    \13\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \14\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigations.\15\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that wind towers, as 
defined in the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we 
have analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like 
product.\16\
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    \15\ See Volume I of the Petitions at 19-21; see also General 
Issues Supplement at Exhibit I-Supp-1.
    \16\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to these cases and information regarding industry support, 
see Antidumping Duty Investigation Initiation Checklists: Utility 
Scale Wind Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain, dated November 9, 
2020 (Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists) at Attachment II, 
Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Petitions Covering Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, 
Malaysia, and Spain. These checklists are dated concurrently with 
this notice and on file electronically via ACCESS.
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    Based on information provided in the Petitions, the supporters of 
the Petitions did not account for more than 50 percent of total 
production of the domestic like product in 2019. Therefore, on October 
7, 2020, Commerce extended the initiation deadline by 20 days to poll 
the domestic industry in accordance with section 732(c)(4)(D) of the 
Act.\17\
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    \17\ See Initiation Extension Notice; see also Attachment II of 
the country-specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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    On October 8, 2020, we issued polling questionnaires to all known 
producers of wind towers identified in the Petitions.\18\ We requested 
that each company complete the polling questionnaire and certify its 
response by the due date specified in the cover letter to the 
questionnaire.\19\ We received responses to these questionnaires on 
October 20, 2020.\20\ The petitioner provided comments on the polling 
questionnaire responses on October 26, 2020.\21\
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    \18\ See Memorandum, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, 
Malaysia, and Spain: Polling Questionnaire,'' dated October 8, 2020; 
see also Volume I of the Petitions at 2 and Exhibits I-1 and I-2.
    \19\ For a detailed discussion of the responses received, see 
Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists. The 
polling questionnaire and questionnaire responses are on file 
electronically via ACCESS.
    \20\ Id.
    \21\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Utility Scale Wind Towers from 
India, Malaysia, and Spain: Petitioner's Comments Regarding the 
Responses to the Polling Questionnaire and Industry Support,'' dated 
October 26, 2020.
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    Section 732(c)(4)(B) of the Act states that: (i) Commerce ``shall 
disregard the position of domestic producers who oppose the petition if 
such producers are related to foreign producers, as defined in section 
771(4)(B)(ii), unless such domestic producers demonstrate that their 
interests as domestic producers would be adversely affected by the 
imposition of an antidumping duty order;'' and (ii) Commerce ``may 
disregard the position of domestic producers of a domestic like product 
who are importers of the subject merchandise.'' In addition, 19 CFR 
351.203(e)(4) states that the position of a domestic producer that 
opposes the petition: (i) Will be disregarded if such producer is 
related to a foreign producer or to a foreign exporter under section 
771(4)(B)(ii) of the Act, unless such domestic producer demonstrates to 
the Secretary's satisfaction that its interests as a domestic producer 
would be adversely affected by the imposition of an antidumping order; 
and (ii) may be disregarded if the producer is an importer of the 
subject merchandise or is related to such an importer under section 
771(4)(B)(ii) of the Act.
    We received opposition to the Petitions from producers that are 
related to foreign producers of subject merchandise and/or who imported 
subject merchandise from the subject countries. We have analyzed the 
information provided in the polling questionnaire responses and 
information provided in other submissions to Commerce. Based on our 
analysis, we disregarded opposition to certain of the Petitions, 
pursuant to section 732(c)(4)(B) of the Act. When such opposition is 
disregarded in those cases, the industry support requirements of 
section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act are satisfied.\22\
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    \22\ See Attachment II of the Country-Specific AD Initiation 
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    Accordingly, Commerce determines that the industry support 
requirements of section 732(c)(4)(A) of the Act have been met and that 
the Petitions were filed on behalf of the domestic industry within the 
meaning of section 732(b)(1) of the Act.\23\
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    \23\ Id.
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Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioner alleges that the U.S. industry producing the 
domestic like product is being materially injured, or is threatened 
with material injury, by reason of the imports of the subject 
merchandise sold at LTFV. In addition, the petitioner alleges that 
subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold provided for under 
section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\24\
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    \24\ See Volume I of the Petitions at 27-28 and Exhibit I-18.
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    The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by a significant and increasing absolute and relative 
volume of subject imports; underselling and price depression or 
suppression; declining financial performance; declining production, 
U.S. shipments, and capacity utilization; negative impact on employment 
variables; and lost sales and revenues.\25\ We assessed the allegations 
and supporting evidence regarding material injury, threat of material 
injury, causation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined 
that these allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence, and 
meet the statutory requirements for initiation.\26\
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    \25\ Id. at 18-19, 22-42 and Exhibits I-3, I-5, I-6, I-18, I-20, 
I-21, and I-23 through I-25.
    \26\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists at Attachment 
III, Analysis of Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and 
Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 
Covering Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain 
(Attachment III).
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Allegations of Sales at LTFV

    The following is a description of the allegations of sales at LTFV 
upon which Commerce based its decision to initiate

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these LTFV investigations of imports of wind towers from India, 
Malaysia, and Spain. The sources of data for the deductions and 
adjustments relating to U.S. price and normal value (NV) are discussed 
in greater detail in the Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.\27\
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    \27\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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U.S. Price

    For India, Malaysia, and Spain, the petitioner based export price 
(EP) on the average unit values of publicly available import data. The 
petitioner made certain adjustments to U.S. price to calculate a net 
ex-factory U.S. price.\28\
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    \28\ Id.
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Normal Value 29
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    \29\ In accordance with section 773(b)(2) of the Act, for these 
investigations, Commerce will request information necessary to 
calculate the constructed value and cost of production (COP) to 
determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe or suspect 
that sales of the foreign like product have been made at prices that 
represent less than the COP of the product.
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    For India, Malaysia, and Spain, the petitioner stated it was unable 
to obtain home market or third country prices to use as a basis for NV; 
therefore, the petitioner calculated NV based on constructed value 
(CV).\30\ For further discussion of CV, see the section ``Normal Value 
Based on Constructed Value.''
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    \30\ See Country-Specific AD Initiation Checklists.
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Normal Value Based on Constructed Value

    As noted above, the petitioner was not able to obtain home market 
prices or third country prices to use as a basis for NV. Accordingly, 
the petitioner based NV on CV.\31\ Pursuant to section 773(e) of the 
Act, the petitioner calculated CV as the sum of the cost of 
manufacturing, selling, general, and administrative expenses, financial 
expenses, and profit.\32\
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    \31\ Id.
    \32\ Id.
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Fair Value Comparisons

    Based on the data provided by the petitioner, there is reason to 
believe that imports of wind towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain are 
being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at LTFV. Based on 
comparisons of EP to CV in accordance with sections 772 and 773 of the 
Act, the estimated dumping margins for wind towers for each of the 
countries covered by this initiation are as follows: (1) India--54.03 
percent; (2) Malaysia--93.83 percent; and (3) Spain--73.00 percent.\33\
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    \33\ Id.
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Initiation of LTFV Investigations

    Based upon the examination of the Petitions and supplemental 
responses, we find that they meet the requirements of section 732 of 
the Act. Therefore, we are initiating these LTFV investigations to 
determine whether imports of wind towers from India, Malaysia, and 
Spain are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at 
LTFV. In accordance with section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will make our preliminary 
determinations no later than 140 days after the date of this 
initiation.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petitions, the petitioner named four companies in India and 
three companies in Spain \34\ as producers and/or exporters of wind 
towers.
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    \34\ See Volume I of the Petitions at Exhibit I-17.
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    Following standard practice in LTFV investigations involving market 
economy countries, in the event Commerce determines that the number of 
exporters or producers in any individual case is large such that 
Commerce cannot individually examine each company based upon its 
resources, where appropriate, Commerce intends to select mandatory 
respondents in that case based on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) data for U.S. imports under the appropriate Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States numbers listed in the ``Scope of the 
Investigations,'' in the appendix.
    On November 2, 2020, Commerce released CBP data on imports of wind 
towers from India and Spain under Administrative Protective Order (APO) 
to all parties with access to information protected by APO and 
indicated that interested parties wishing to comment on the CBP data 
must do so within three business days of the publication date of the 
notice of initiation of these investigations.\35\ Commerce will not 
accept rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent 
selection.
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    \35\ See Memoranda, ``Antidumping Duty Petition on Utility Scale 
Wind Towers from India: Release of Customs Data from U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection,'' and ``Antidumping Duty Petition on Utility 
Scale Wind Towers from Spain: Release of Customs Data from U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection,'' dated November 2, 2020.
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    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 https://enforcement.trade.gov/apo.
    In the Petitions, the petitioner named only one company as a 
producer/exporter of wind towers in Malaysia, CS Wind Malaysia Sdn Bhd 
(CS Wind Malaysia).\36\ Furthermore, we placed CBP import data onto the 
record of this proceeding, which corroborates the identification of CS 
Wind Malaysia as the sole producer/exporter in the foreign market,\37\ 
and we currently know of no additional producers/exporters of subject 
merchandise from Malaysia. Accordingly, Commerce intends to examine all 
known producers/exporters in this investigation (i.e., CS Wind 
Malaysia). Interested parties that wish to comment on this selection, 
or on the CBP data, may do so within three business days of the 
publication date of this notice. Commerce will not accept rebuttal 
comments regarding the CBP data or respondent selection.
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    \36\ See Volume I of the Petitions at Exhibit I-17
    \37\ Memorandum, ``Antidumping Duty Petition on Utility Scale 
Wind Towers from Malaysia: Release of Customs Data from U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection,'' dated November 2, 2020.
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    Comments on CBP data and respondent selection 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.

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions

    In accordance with section 732(b)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), copies of the public version of the Petitions have been 
provided to the governments of India, Malaysia, and Spain via ACCESS. 
To the extent practicable, we will attempt to provide a copy of the 
public version of the Petitions to each exporter named in the 
Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 732(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC

    Typically, the ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days 
after the date on which the Petitions were filed, whether there is a 
reasonable indication that subject imports are materially injuring or 
threatening material injury to a U.S. industry.\38\ Here, due to 
Commerce's extension of time to conduct polling and analyze industry 
support for the Petitions, the ITC has extended the time for issuance 
of its preliminary determination.\39\ The ITC's

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preliminary determination is now due on December 4, 2020.\40\
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    \38\ See section 733(a) of the Act; see also Utility Scale Wind 
Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain; Institution of Anti-Dumping 
and Countervailing Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary 
Phase Investigations, 85 FR 63137 (October 6, 2020).
    \39\ See Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and 
Spain Revised Schedule for the Subject Investigations, 85 FR 67372 
(October 22, 2020).
    \40\ Id.
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    A negative ITC determination for any country will result in the 
investigation being terminated with respect to that country.\41\ 
Otherwise, these LTFV investigations will proceed according to 
statutory and regulatory time limits.
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    \41\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
Evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or to measure the 
adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR 351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence 
placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) evidence other than factual 
information described in (i)-(iv). Section 351.301(b) of Commerce's 
regulations requires any party, when submitting factual information, to 
specify under which subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information 
is being submitted \42\ 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.\43\ 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 these investigations.
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    \42\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \43\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Particular Market Situation Allegation

    Section 773(e) of the Act addresses the concept of particular 
market situation (PMS) for purposes of CV, stating that ``if a 
particular market situation exists such that the cost of materials and 
fabrication or other processing of any kind does not accurately reflect 
the cost of production in the ordinary course of trade, the 
administering authority may use another calculation methodology under 
this subtitle or any other calculation methodology.'' When an 
interested party submits a PMS allegation pursuant to section 773(e) of 
the Act, Commerce will respond to such a submission consistent with 19 
CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v). If Commerce finds that a PMS exists under section 
773(e) of the Act, then it will modify its dumping calculations 
appropriately.
    Neither section 773(e) of the Act, nor 19 CFR 351.301(c)(2)(v), set 
a deadline for the submission of PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information. However, in order to administer section 773(e) of the Act, 
Commerce must receive PMS allegations and supporting factual 
information with enough time to consider the submission. Thus, should 
an interested party wish to submit a PMS allegation and supporting new 
factual information pursuant to section 773(e) of the Act, it must do 
so no later than 20 days after submission of a respondent's initial 
section D questionnaire response.

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. 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, we 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, stand-alone submission; Commerce will grant untimely filed 
requests for the extension of time limits only in limited cases where 
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances 
exist. Parties should review Extension of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 
FR 57790 (September 20, 2013), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to submitting factual 
information in these investigations.

Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\44\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\45\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \44\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \45\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule are available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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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 these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements 
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letter of 
appearance). Note that Commerce has temporarily modified certain of its 
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary 
information, until further notice.\46\
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    \46\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) 
and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: November 9, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigations

    The merchandise covered by these investigations consists of 
certain wind towers, whether or not tapered, and sections thereof. 
Certain wind towers support the nacelle and rotor blades in a wind 
turbine with a minimum rated electrical power generation capacity in 
excess of 100 kilowatts and with a minimum height of 50 meters 
measured from the base of the tower to the bottom of the nacelle 
(i.e., where the top of the tower and nacelle are joined) when fully 
assembled.
    A wind tower section consists of, at a minimum, multiple steel 
plates rolled into cylindrical or conical shapes and welded together 
(or otherwise attached) to form a steel shell, regardless of 
coating, end-finish, painting, treatment, or method of manufacture, 
and with or without flanges, doors, or internal or external 
components (e.g., flooring/decking, ladders, lifts, electrical buss 
boxes, electrical cabling, conduit, cable harness for nacelle 
generator, interior lighting, tool and storage lockers) attached to 
the wind tower section. Several wind tower sections are normally 
required to form a completed wind tower.
    Wind towers and sections thereof are included within the scope 
whether or not they are joined with nonsubject merchandise, such as 
nacelles or rotor blades, and whether or not they have internal or 
external components attached to the subject merchandise.
    Specifically excluded from the scope are nacelles and rotor 
blades, regardless of

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whether they are attached to the wind tower. Also excluded are any 
internal or external components which are not attached to the wind 
towers or sections thereof, unless those components are shipped with 
the tower sections.
    Merchandise covered by these investigations is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) under subheading 7308.20.0020 or 8502.31.0000. Wind towers 
of iron or steel are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020 when 
imported separately as a tower or tower section(s). Wind towers may 
be classified under HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported as combination 
goods with a wind turbine (i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or rotor 
blades). While the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of these 
investigations is dispositive.

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