Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Correction to Preliminary Determinations in Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 7252-7254 [2021-01789]
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direct CBP not to liquidate relevant
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expired (i.e., within 90 days of
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Disclosure and Public Comment
We will disclose to parties to this
proceeding the calculations performed
in reaching the preliminary results
within five days of the date of
publication of these preliminary
results.8 Interested parties may submit
written comments (case briefs) within
30 days of publication of the
preliminary results and rebuttal
comments (rebuttal briefs) within seven
days after the time limit for filing case
briefs.9 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.309(d)(2), rebuttal briefs must be
limited to issues raised in the case
briefs. Parties who submit arguments are
requested to submit with the argument:
(1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief
summary of the argument; and (3) a
table of authorities.10
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing must do so within 30 days of
publication of these preliminary results
by submitting a written request to the
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance using Enforcement and
Compliance’s ACCESS system.11
Requests should contain the party’s
name, address, and telephone number,
the number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
will inform parties of the scheduled
8 See
19 CFR 224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
10 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 351.309(d)(2).
11 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
9 See
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date of the hearing which will be held
at a time and date to be determined.12
Issues addressed during the hearing will
be limited to those raised in the briefs.13
Parties should confirm the date and
time of the hearing two days before the
scheduled date.
Parties are reminded that all briefs
and hearing requests must be filed
electronically using ACCESS and
received successfully in their entirety by
5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Note that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until further
notice.14
Unless the deadline is extended
pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the
Act, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review,
including the results of our analysis of
the issues raised by the parties in their
comments, within 120 days after
publication of these preliminary results.
Notification to Interested Parties
This administrative review and notice
are in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.221(b)(4).
Dated: January 19, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Subsidies Valuation Information
V. Benchmarks and Interest Rates
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Conclusion
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12 See
19 CFR 351.310.
19 CFR 351.310(c).
14 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303
(for general filing requirements); Temporary Rule
Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due to
COVID–19, 85 FR 17006 (March 26, 2020); and
Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service
Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of
Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020).
13 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–580–908, A–583–869, A–549–842, A–552–
828]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck
Tires From the Republic of Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Notice of
Correction to Preliminary
Determinations in Less-Than-FairValue Investigations
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is issuing this
notice to correct an inadvertent
typographical error in the ‘‘Scope of the
Investigation’’ in Appendix I to the
previously published Federal Register
notices for the preliminary
determinations in the less-than-fairvalue investigations of passenger
vehicle and light truck tires (passenger
tires) from the Republic of Korea
(Korea), Taiwan, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam).
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable January 6, 2021.
Leo
Ayala at (202) 482–3945 (Korea and
Thailand); Lauren Caserta at (202) 482–
4737 (Taiwan); and Jasun Moy at (202)
482–8194 (Vietnam), AD/CVD
Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Correction
On January 6, 2021, Commerce
published the Preliminary
Determinations on passenger tires from
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.1
1 See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 501
(January 6, 2021); Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from Taiwan: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 508
(January 6, 2021); Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 517
(January 6, 2021); and Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 504 (January 6, 2021) (collectively,
Preliminary Determinations).
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Due to a typographical error, the revised
scope in Appendix I included a
misspelling. Specifically, in Appendix I
of the Preliminary Determinations, at
paragraph (5)(a) of the exclusion
language, it reads: ‘‘The tires have a
265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/
70R17, 245/75R17, 265/70R18, or 265/
70R18 size designation.’’ The paragraph
should have read: ‘‘The tires have a 265/
70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/
70R17, 245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/
70R18 size designation’’ (emphasis
added).2 We are hereby correcting the
Preliminary Determinations to include
the correct scope as described above and
included in the Appendix to this notice.
This notice serves as a correction to
the Preliminary Determinations and is
published in accordance with section
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended.
Dated: January 21, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix—Scope of the Investigations
The scope of these investigations is
passenger vehicle and light truck tires.
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are
new pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a
passenger vehicle or light truck size
designation. Tires covered by these
investigations may be tube-type, tubeless,
radial, or non-radial, and they may be
intended for sale to original equipment
manufacturers or the replacement market.
Subject tires have, at the time of
importation, the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the
sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to
applicable motor vehicle safety standards.
Subject tires may also have the following
prefixes or suffix in their tire size
designation, which also appears on the
sidewall of the tire:
Prefix designations:
P—Identifies a tire intended primarily for
service on passenger cars.
LT—Identifies a tire intended primarily for
service on light trucks.
Suffix letter designations:
LT—Identifies light truck tires for service
on trucks, buses, trailers, and multipurpose
passenger vehicles used in nominal highway
service.
All tires with a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’ prefix, and all
tires with an ‘‘LT’’ suffix in their sidewall
markings are covered by these investigations
regardless of their intended use.
In addition, all tires that lack a ‘‘P’’ or ‘‘LT’’
prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings, as
well as all tires that include any other prefix
or suffix in their sidewall markings, are
included in the scope, regardless of their
intended use, as long as the tire is of a size
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Passenger Vehicle and
Light Truck Tires from the Republic of Korea,
Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Preliminary Scope Comments Decision
Memorandum,’’ dated December 29, 2020 at
Attachment.
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that fits passenger cars or light trucks. Sizes
that fit passenger cars and light trucks
include, but are not limited to, the numerical
size designations listed in the passenger car
section or light truck section of the Tire and
Rim Association Year Book, as updated
annually. The scope includes all tires that are
of a size that fits passenger cars or light
trucks, unless the tire falls within one of the
specific exclusions set out below.
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires,
whether or not attached to wheels or rims,
are included in the scope. However, if a
subject tire is imported attached to a wheel
or rim, only the tire is covered by the scope.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
the following types of tires:
(1) Racing car tires; such tires do not bear
the symbol ‘‘DOT’’ on the sidewall and may
be marked with ‘‘ZR’’ in size designation;
(2) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not
new, including recycled and retreaded tires;
(3) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid
rubber tires;
(4) tires designed and marketed exclusively
as temporary use spare tires for passenger
vehicles which, in addition, exhibit each of
the following physical characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index
combination molded on the tire’s sidewall
are listed in Table PCT–1R (‘‘T’’ Type Spare
Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger
Vehicles) or PCT–1B (‘‘T’’ Type Diagonal
(Bias) Spare Tires for Temporary Use on
Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ‘‘T’’ is molded into the
tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation,
and,
(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the
sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH
or a letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, and the rated speed
is 81 MPH or a ‘‘M’’ rating;
(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively
as temporary use spare tires for light trucks
which, in addition, exhibit each of the
following physical characteristics:
(a) The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17,
265/70R16, 245/70R17, 245/75R17, 245/
70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation;
(b) ‘‘Temporary Use Only’’ or ‘‘Spare’’ is
molded into the tire’s sidewall;
(c) the tread depth of the tire is no greater
than 6.2 mm; and
(d) Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards
(‘‘UTQG’’) ratings are not molded into the
tire’s sidewall with the exception of 265/
70R17 and 255/80R17 which may have
UTGC molded on the tire sidewall;
(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively
for specialty tire (ST) use which, in addition,
exhibit each of the following conditions:
(a) The size designation molded on the
tire’s sidewall is listed in the ST sections of
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ‘‘ST’’ is molded into the
tire’s sidewall as part of the size designation,
(c) the tire incorporates a warning,
prominently molded on the sidewall, that the
tire is ‘‘For Trailer Service Only’’ or ‘‘For
Trailer Use Only’’,
(d) the load index molded on the tire’s
sidewall meets or exceeds those load indexes
listed in the Tire and Rim Association Year
Book for the relevant ST tire size, and
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(e) either
(i) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the
sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH
or a letter rating as listed by Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, and the rated speed
does not exceed 81 MPH or an ‘‘M’’ rating;
or
(ii) the tire’s speed rating molded on the
sidewall is 87 MPH or an ‘‘N’’ rating, and in
either case the tire’s maximum pressure and
maximum load limit are molded on the
sidewall and either
(1) both exceed the maximum pressure and
maximum load limit for any tire of the same
size designation in either the passenger car
or light truck section of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book; or
(2) if the maximum cold inflation pressure
molded on the tire is less than any cold
inflation pressure listed for that size
designation in either the passenger car or
light truck section of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, the maximum load
limit molded on the tire is higher than the
maximum load limit listed at that cold
inflation pressure for that size designation in
either the passenger car or light truck section
of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book;
(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively
for off-road use and which, in addition,
exhibit each of the following physical
characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index
combination molded on the tire’s sidewall
are listed in the off-the-road, agricultural,
industrial or ATV section of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book,
(b) in addition to any size designation
markings, the tire incorporates a warning,
prominently molded on the sidewall, that the
tire is ‘‘Not For Highway Service’’ or ‘‘Not for
Highway Use’’,
(c) the tire’s speed rating is molded on the
sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH
or a letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, and the rated speed
does not exceed 55 MPH or a ‘‘G’’ rating, and
(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road
tread design;
(8) Tires designed and marketed for offroad use as all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) tires or
utility-terrain-vehicle (UTV) tires, and which,
in addition, exhibit each of the following
characteristics:
(a) The tire’s speed rating is molded on the
sidewall, indicating the rated speed in MPH
or a letter rating as listed by the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, and the rated speed
does not exceed 87 MPH or an ‘‘N’’ rating,
and
(b) both of the following physical
characteristics are satisfied:
(i) The size designation and load index
combination molded on the tire’s sidewall
does not match any of those listed in the
passenger car or light truck sections of the
Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and
(ii) The size designation and load index
combination molded on the tire’s sidewall
matches any of the following size designation
(American standard or metric) and load
index combinations:
American
standard size
Metric size
26x10R12 ........
254/70R/12 ......
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index
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The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) determines that certain
uncoated paper (uncoated paper) from
27x10R14 ........ 254/65R/14 ......
73 Brazil was sold in the United States at
28x10R14 ........ 254/70R/14 ......
75 less than normal value during the
28x10R14 ........ 254/70R/14 ......
86
30X10R14 ....... 254/80R/14 ......
79 period of review (POR), March 1, 2018
30x10R15 ........ 254/75R/15 ......
78 through February 28, 2019.
30x10R14 ........ 254/80R/14 ......
90 DATES: Applicable January 27, 2021.
31x10R14 ........ 254/85R/14 ......
81
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
32x10R14 ........ 254/90R/14 ......
95
32x10R15 ........ 254/85R/15 ......
83 Justin Neuman or Jerry Huang, AD/CVD
32x10R15 ........ 254/85R/15 ......
94 Operations, Office V, Enforcement and
33x10R15 ........ 254/90R/15 ......
86 Compliance, International Trade
33x10R15 ........ 254/90R/15 ......
95 Administration, Department of
35x9.50R15 ..... 241/105R/15 ....
82 Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
35x10R15 ........ 254/100R/15 ....
97 NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–0486 and (202) 482–4047,
The products covered by these
respectively.
investigations are currently classified under
American
standard size
Load
index
Metric size
the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States (HTSUS) subheadings:
4011.10.10.10, 4011.10.10.20, 4011.10.10.30,
4011.10.10.40, 4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60,
4011.10.10.70, 4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05,
and 4011.20.50.10. Tires meeting the scope
description may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings:
4011.90.10.10, 4011.90.10.50, 4011.90.20.10,
4011.90.20.50, 4011.90.80.10, 4011.90.80.50,
8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.46, 8708.70.45.48,
8708.70.45.60, 8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45,
and 8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience
and for customs purposes, the written
description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
to which we responded in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached
to this notice as an Appendix. The
Issues and 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 https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
frn//. The signed and
electronic versions of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Background
Changes Since the Preliminary Results
On April 2, 2020, Commerce
published the Preliminary Results.1 On
April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all
deadlines in administrative reviews by
50 days.2 On July 21, 2020, Commerce
tolled all deadlines in administrative
reviews by an additional 60 days.3
Commerce extended the deadline for the
final results further by 60 days on
November 9, 2020.4 The deadline for the
final results of this review is now
January 19, 2021. For a complete
description of the events that occurred
since the Preliminary Results, see the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.5
Based on our review of the record and
comments received from interested
parties, we made the following changes
to the Preliminary Results:
• We adjusted the programming
language for Suzano Papel e Celulose
S.A. (Suzano) using a corrected
manufacturer code.6
• We included certain sales by
International Paper do Brasil Ltda./
International Paper Exportadora Ltda.
(collectively, International Paper) to a
downstream customer located in a free
trade zone in the margin calculation.7
• We adjusted the programming
language for International Paper to
eliminate the double counting of certain
taxes deducted from home market gross
unit price.8
SUMMARY:
Scope of the Order
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–351–842]
Certain Uncoated Paper From Brazil:
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2018–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The products covered by this order
are certain uncoated paper products
from Brazil. For a full description of the
scope, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs are addressed in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
list of the issues that parties raised and
Final Results of Review
Commerce determines that the
following weighted-average dumping
margin exists for the period of March 1,
2018 through February 28, 2019:
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
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Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A .............................................................................................................................................................
International Paper do Brasil Ltda. and International Paper Exportadora Ltda ..................................................................................
1 See Certain Uncoated Paper from Brazil:
Preliminary Results of Administrative Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order; 2018–2019, 85 FR 18550
(April 2, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews in Response to Operational
Adjustments Due to COVID–19,’’ dated April 24,
2020.
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3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews,’’ dated July 21, 2020.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Uncoated Paper
from Brazil: Extension of Deadline for Final Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,
2018–2019,’’ dated November 9, 2020.
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results of the 2018–
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20.80
2019 Administrative Review of the Antidumping
Duty Order on Certain Uncoated Paper from
Brazil,’’ dated concurrently with and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
6 See Issues and Decision Memorandum at
Comment 2.
7 Id. at Comment 3.
8 Id. at Comment 4.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-580-908, A-583-869, A-549-842, A-552-828]
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Republic of
Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice
of Correction to Preliminary Determinations in Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing this
notice to correct an inadvertent typographical error in the ``Scope of
the Investigation'' in Appendix I to the previously published Federal
Register notices for the preliminary determinations in the less-than-
fair-value investigations of passenger vehicle and light truck tires
(passenger tires) from the Republic of Korea (Korea), Taiwan, Thailand,
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam).
DATES: Applicable January 6, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo Ayala at (202) 482-3945 (Korea and
Thailand); Lauren Caserta at (202) 482-4737 (Taiwan); and Jasun Moy at
(202) 482-8194 (Vietnam), AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
On January 6, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary
Determinations on passenger tires from Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and
Vietnam.\1\
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Due to a typographical error, the revised scope in Appendix I included
a misspelling. Specifically, in Appendix I of the Preliminary
Determinations, at paragraph (5)(a) of the exclusion language, it
reads: ``The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/70R17,
245/75R17, 265/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation.'' The paragraph
should have read: ``The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16,
245/70R17, 245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation''
(emphasis added).\2\ We are hereby correcting the Preliminary
Determinations to include the correct scope as described above and
included in the Appendix to this notice.
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\1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the
Republic of Korea: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 501 (January 6, 2021);
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from Taiwan: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 86 FR 508 (January 6, 2021); Passenger Vehicle and Light
Truck Tires from Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination,
and Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 517 (January 6, 2021);
and Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 86 FR 504 (January 6, 2021)
(collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires
from the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the Socialist
Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Scope Comments Decision
Memorandum,'' dated December 29, 2020 at Attachment.
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This notice serves as a correction to the Preliminary
Determinations and is published in accordance with section 777(i)(1) of
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.
Dated: January 21, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix--Scope of the Investigations
The scope of these investigations is passenger vehicle and light
truck tires. Passenger vehicle and light truck tires are new
pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a passenger vehicle or light truck
size designation. Tires covered by these investigations may be tube-
type, tubeless, radial, or non-radial, and they may be intended for
sale to original equipment manufacturers or the replacement market.
Subject tires have, at the time of importation, the symbol
``DOT'' on the sidewall, certifying that the tire conforms to
applicable motor vehicle safety standards. Subject tires may also
have the following prefixes or suffix in their tire size
designation, which also appears on the sidewall of the tire:
Prefix designations:
P--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on passenger
cars.
LT--Identifies a tire intended primarily for service on light
trucks.
Suffix letter designations:
LT--Identifies light truck tires for service on trucks, buses,
trailers, and multipurpose passenger vehicles used in nominal
highway service.
All tires with a ``P'' or ``LT'' prefix, and all tires with an
``LT'' suffix in their sidewall markings are covered by these
investigations regardless of their intended use.
In addition, all tires that lack a ``P'' or ``LT'' prefix or
suffix in their sidewall markings, as well as all tires that include
any other prefix or suffix in their sidewall markings, are included
in the scope, regardless of their intended use, as long as the tire
is of a size that fits passenger cars or light trucks. Sizes that
fit passenger cars and light trucks include, but are not limited to,
the numerical size designations listed in the passenger car section
or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, as
updated annually. The scope includes all tires that are of a size
that fits passenger cars or light trucks, unless the tire falls
within one of the specific exclusions set out below.
Passenger vehicle and light truck tires, whether or not attached
to wheels or rims, are included in the scope. However, if a subject
tire is imported attached to a wheel or rim, only the tire is
covered by the scope.
Specifically excluded from the scope are the following types of
tires:
(1) Racing car tires; such tires do not bear the symbol ``DOT''
on the sidewall and may be marked with ``ZR'' in size designation;
(2) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not new, including
recycled and retreaded tires;
(3) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid rubber tires;
(4) tires designed and marketed exclusively as temporary use
spare tires for passenger vehicles which, in addition, exhibit each
of the following physical characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall are listed in Table PCT-1R (``T'' Type Spare
Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles) or PCT-1B (``T'' Type
Diagonal (Bias) Spare Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles)
of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ``T'' is molded into the tire's sidewall as
part of the size designation, and,
(c) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed is 81 MPH or
a ``M'' rating;
(5) tires designed and marketed exclusively as temporary use
spare tires for light trucks which, in addition, exhibit each of the
following physical characteristics:
(a) The tires have a 265/70R17, 255/80R17, 265/70R16, 245/70R17,
245/75R17, 245/70R18, or 265/70R18 size designation;
(b) ``Temporary Use Only'' or ``Spare'' is molded into the
tire's sidewall;
(c) the tread depth of the tire is no greater than 6.2 mm; and
(d) Uniform Tire Quality Grade Standards (``UTQG'') ratings are
not molded into the tire's sidewall with the exception of 265/70R17
and 255/80R17 which may have UTGC molded on the tire sidewall;
(6) tires designed and marketed exclusively for specialty tire
(ST) use which, in addition, exhibit each of the following
conditions:
(a) The size designation molded on the tire's sidewall is listed
in the ST sections of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) the designation ``ST'' is molded into the tire's sidewall as
part of the size designation,
(c) the tire incorporates a warning, prominently molded on the
sidewall, that the tire is ``For Trailer Service Only'' or ``For
Trailer Use Only'',
(d) the load index molded on the tire's sidewall meets or
exceeds those load indexes listed in the Tire and Rim Association
Year Book for the relevant ST tire size, and
(e) either
(i) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 81 MPH or an ``M'' rating; or
(ii) the tire's speed rating molded on the sidewall is 87 MPH or
an ``N'' rating, and in either case the tire's maximum pressure and
maximum load limit are molded on the sidewall and either
(1) both exceed the maximum pressure and maximum load limit for
any tire of the same size designation in either the passenger car or
light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book; or
(2) if the maximum cold inflation pressure molded on the tire is
less than any cold inflation pressure listed for that size
designation in either the passenger car or light truck section of
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, the maximum load limit
molded on the tire is higher than the maximum load limit listed at
that cold inflation pressure for that size designation in either the
passenger car or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association
Year Book;
(7) tires designed and marketed exclusively for off-road use and
which, in addition, exhibit each of the following physical
characteristics:
(a) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall are listed in the off-the-road, agricultural,
industrial or ATV section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book,
(b) in addition to any size designation markings, the tire
incorporates a warning, prominently molded on the sidewall, that the
tire is ``Not For Highway Service'' or ``Not for Highway Use'',
(c) the tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 55 MPH or a ``G'' rating, and
(d) the tire features a recognizable off-road tread design;
(8) Tires designed and marketed for off-road use as all-terrain-
vehicle (ATV) tires or utility-terrain-vehicle (UTV) tires, and
which, in addition, exhibit each of the following characteristics:
(a) The tire's speed rating is molded on the sidewall,
indicating the rated speed in MPH or a letter rating as listed by
the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, and the rated speed does not
exceed 87 MPH or an ``N'' rating, and
(b) both of the following physical characteristics are
satisfied:
(i) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall does not match any of those listed in the
passenger car or light truck sections of the Tire and Rim
Association Year Book, and
(ii) The size designation and load index combination molded on
the tire's sidewall matches any of the following size designation
(American standard or metric) and load index combinations:
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Load
American standard size Metric size index
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26x10R12............................ 254/70R/12............. 72
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27x10R14............................ 254/65R/14............. 73
28x10R14............................ 254/70R/14............. 75
28x10R14............................ 254/70R/14............. 86
30X10R14............................ 254/80R/14............. 79
30x10R15............................ 254/75R/15............. 78
30x10R14............................ 254/80R/14............. 90
31x10R14............................ 254/85R/14............. 81
32x10R14............................ 254/90R/14............. 95
32x10R15............................ 254/85R/15............. 83
32x10R15............................ 254/85R/15............. 94
33x10R15............................ 254/90R/15............. 86
33x10R15............................ 254/90R/15............. 95
35x9.50R15.......................... 241/105R/15............ 82
35x10R15............................ 254/100R/15............ 97
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The products covered by these investigations are currently
classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.10.10.10, 4011.10.10.20,
4011.10.10.30, 4011.10.10.40, 4011.10.10.50, 4011.10.10.60,
4011.10.10.70, 4011.10.50.00, 4011.20.10.05, and 4011.20.50.10.
Tires meeting the scope description may also enter under the
following HTSUS subheadings: 4011.90.10.10, 4011.90.10.50,
4011.90.20.10, 4011.90.20.50, 4011.90.80.10, 4011.90.80.50,
8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.46, 8708.70.45.48, 8708.70.45.60,
8708.70.60.30, 8708.70.60.45, and 8708.70.60.60. While HTSUS
subheadings are provided for convenience and for customs purposes,
the written description of the subject merchandise is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2021-01789 Filed 1-26-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
