Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 65584-65585 [2024-17854]

Download as PDF 65584 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2024 / Notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) initiated less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of imports of certain epoxy resins (epoxy resins) from China, India, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand.1 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in these administrative proceedings by seven days.2 The deadline for the preliminary determinations is now September 17, 2024, which is the original September 10, 2024, deadline tolled by seven days. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Postponement of Preliminary Determinations Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in an LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1) of the Act permits Commerce to postpone the preliminary determination until no later than 190 days after the date on which Commerce initiated the investigation if: (A) the petitioner makes a timely request for a postponement; or (B) Commerce concludes that the parties concerned are cooperating, that the investigation is extraordinarily complicated, and that additional time is necessary to make a preliminary determination. Under 19 CFR 351.205(e), the petitioner must submit a request for postponement 25 days or more before the scheduled date of the preliminary determination and must state the reasons for the request. Commerce will grant the request unless it finds compelling reasons to deny the request. On July 29, 2024, the petitioner 3 submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the preliminary determinations in the LTFV investigations of imports of epoxy resins from China, India, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. The petitioner stated that ‘‘{p}ostponement is warranted so that Commerce can evaluate fully the initial questionnaire responses submitted by the mandatory respondents and solicit supplemental information as necessary,’’ and that the petitioner 1 See Certain Epoxy Resins from the People’s Republic of China, India, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 89 FR 33324 (April 29, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 3 The petitioner is the U.S. Epoxy Resin Producers Ad Hoc Coalition, comprising Olin Corporation and Westlake Corporation. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 ‘‘seeks postponement of all the antidumping investigations in order to keep them on the same schedule and avoid the need to split the cases at the International Trade Commission.’’ 4 For the reasons stated above, and because there are no compelling reasons to deny the request, in accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(e), Commerce is postponing the deadline for the preliminary determinations by 50 days. As a result, Commerce will issue its preliminary determinations in the above-referenced investigations no later than November 6, 2024. In accordance with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the final determinations of these investigations will continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determinations, unless postponed at a later date. Notification to Interested Parties This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1). Dated: August 6, 2024. Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2024–17857 Filed 8–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration Notice of Scope Ruling Applications Filed in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. 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 June 2024. DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Monroe, AD/CVD Operations, AGENCY: 4 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitioner’s Request for Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations,’’ dated July 29, 2024. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482–1384. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 June 2024. 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 Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS) scope segment 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 Commerce’s online e-filing and document management system, ACCESS, at https://access.trade.gov. Scope Ruling Applications Steel Wheels from the People’s Republic of China (China) (A–570–082/ C–570–083); wheels finished in Vietnam from Chinese wheel components; 2 1 See Regulations to Improve Administration and Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52316 (September 20, 2021) (Final Rule) (‘‘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.’’). 2 The products are certain on-the-road steel wheels, discs, and rims for tubeless tires, with a nominal rim diameter of 22.5 inches–24.5 inches, regardless of width, which are generally for Class 6, 7, and 8 commercial vehicles (as classified by the Federal Highway Administration Gross Vehicle Weight Rating system), including tractors, semitrailers, dump trucks, garbage trucks, concrete E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 155 / Monday, August 12, 2024 / Notices produced in China and assembled and exported from Vietnam; submitted by Accuride Corporation and Maxion Wheels USA LLC (Petitioners); June 3, 2024; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘Vietnam Assembly II.’’ Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China (A–570–016/C– 570–017); Temporary Spare Tires (Spare Tires); 3 produced in and exported from China; submitted by Logistical Resource Development, Inc. (LRD); June 5, 2024; ACCESS scope segment ‘‘Spare Tires.’’ khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES 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 In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(2), if there are companion mixers, and buses (‘‘steel wheels’’). The steel wheels that are the subject of this scope ruling application are assembled in Vietnam from wheels parts (a wheel disc and/or rim) that are made in China. 3 The products are pneumatic rubber temporary spare tires for use on passenger motor vehicles in two sizes: T125/80/R18 (125mm wide, 80mm aspect ratio, 18’’ wheel diameter) and T155/85/R18 (155mm wide, 85mm aspect ratio, 18’’ wheel diameter). 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. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Aug 09, 2024 Jkt 262001 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, please note that 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 companyspecific basis. For further information on procedures for filing information with Commerce through ACCESS and participating in scope inquiries, please refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling Application Guide, at https:// access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_ Guidance.pdf. 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. Please note that 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, please refer 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 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 7 See Scope Ruling Application; Annual Inquiry Service List; and Informational Sessions, 86 FR 53205 (September 27, 2021). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 65585 Compliance, International Trade Administration, via email to CommerceCLU@trade.gov. This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3). Dated: August 6, 2024. Scot Fullerton, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations. [FR Doc. 2024–17854 Filed 8–9–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–981, A–552–814] Utility Scale Wind Towers From the People’s Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of Antidumping Duty Orders Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty orders on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from the People’s Republic of China (China) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels identified in the ‘‘Final Results of Sunset Review’’ section of this notice. DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3936. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On April 1, 2024, Commerce published the initiation of this sunset review 1 of the Orders,2 pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). After initiation, a 1 See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 22373 (April 1, 2024). 2 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 11146 (February 15, 2013); see also Utility Scale Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 78 FR 11150 (February 15, 2013) (collectively, Orders). E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65584-65585]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-17854]


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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.

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 June 
2024.

DATES: Applicable August 12, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terri Monroe, 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) 482-1384.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 June 2024. 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 Enforcement and Compliance 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Electronic Service System (ACCESS) 
scope segment 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 Commerce's online e-filing and document management system, ACCESS, 
at https://access.trade.gov.
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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) (Final Rule) (``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

    Steel Wheels from the People's Republic of China (China) (A-570-
082/C-570-083); wheels finished in Vietnam from Chinese wheel 
components; \2\

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produced in China and assembled and exported from Vietnam; submitted by 
Accuride Corporation and Maxion Wheels USA LLC (Petitioners); June 3, 
2024; ACCESS scope segment ``Vietnam Assembly II.''
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    \2\ The products are certain on-the-road steel wheels, discs, 
and rims for tubeless tires, with a nominal rim diameter of 22.5 
inches-24.5 inches, regardless of width, which are generally for 
Class 6, 7, and 8 commercial vehicles (as classified by the Federal 
Highway Administration Gross Vehicle Weight Rating system), 
including tractors, semi-trailers, dump trucks, garbage trucks, 
concrete mixers, and buses (``steel wheels''). The steel wheels that 
are the subject of this scope ruling application are assembled in 
Vietnam from wheels parts (a wheel disc and/or rim) that are made in 
China.
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    Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from China (A-570-
016/C-570-017); Temporary Spare Tires (Spare Tires); \3\ produced in 
and exported from China; submitted by Logistical Resource Development, 
Inc. (LRD); June 5, 2024; ACCESS scope segment ``Spare Tires.''
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    \3\ The products are pneumatic rubber temporary spare tires for 
use on passenger motor vehicles in two sizes: T125/80/R18 (125mm 
wide, 80mm aspect ratio, 18'' wheel diameter) and T155/85/R18 (155mm 
wide, 85mm aspect ratio, 18'' wheel diameter).
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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, please note that 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, please 
refer to the Filing Instructions section of the Scope Ruling 
Application Guide, at https://access.trade.gov/help/Scope_Ruling_Guidance.pdf. 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.
    Please note that 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, please 
refer 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 [email protected].
    This notice of scope ruling applications filed in AD and CVD 
proceedings is published in accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(d)(3).

    Dated: August 6, 2024.
Scot Fullerton,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
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