Certain Passenger Vehicles and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022, 67930-67932 [2024-18834]

Download as PDF 67930 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2024 / Notices Need and Use of the Information: FSA will collect information using form CCC–10, Representations for Commodity Credit Corporation or Farm Service Agency Loans and Authorization to File a Financing Statement and Related Documents. The information obtained on CCC–10 is needed to not only obtain authorization from loan applicants to file a financing statement without their signature, but also to verify the exact legal name and location of the debtor. If this information is not collected, CCC and FSA will not be able to disburse loans because a security interest would not be perfected. Description of Respondents: Farms; Individuals or households; Business or other for-profit. Number of Respondents: 3,734. Frequency of Responses: Reporting; On occasion. Total Burden Hours: 299. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–18829 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–05–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Agriculture has submitted the following information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. Comments are requested regarding; whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of burden including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments regarding this information collection received by September 23, 2024 will be considered. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Find this VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Aug 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information that such persons are not required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Food and Nutrition Service Title: School Meals Operations Study. OMB Control Number: 0584–0607. Summary of Collection: Section 28(a) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act authorizes the USDA Secretary to conduct annual national performance assessments of the school meal programs, which include the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). The School Meals Operations (SMO) study was originally planned to conduct this annual assessment. When the COVID–19 pandemic closed schools and disrupted NSLP and SBP operation, the SMO study collected data about the Child Nutrition (CN) Programs used to feed children during the pandemic, which included the NSLP Seamless Summer Option (SSO), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) in addition to NSLP and SBP. SMO study data correspond to school year (SY) 2019–2020 through SY 2022–2023 and help FNS answer annual research questions about (1) CN Program participation, (3) meal counting, (4) financial management, and (5) CN Program integrity. Need and Use of the Information: As in previous study years, the respondents will be the State agencies that administer NSLP, SBP, SSO, SFSP, and CACFP in the 50 states, 3 territories, and District of Columbia. It will use the same administrative data request as previous years and an updated survey. The updated survey will collect timely data on policy, administrative, and operational issues for the CN Programs. This information collection will help FNS obtain: 1. General descriptive data on the characteristics of CN Programs to inform the budget process and answer questions about topics of current policy interest; 2. Data on CN Program operations to identify potential topics for training and technical assistance for States agencies and school food authorities responsible for administering the Programs; and PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3. Administrative data to identify CN Program trends and predictors. Description of Respondents: State, Local and Tribal Governments. Number of Respondents: 68. Frequency of Responses: Reporting: Once. Total Burden Hours: 945. Rachelle Ragland-Greene, Departmental Information Collection Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–18830 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [C–570–017] Certain Passenger Vehicles and Light Truck Tires From the People’s Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2022 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsides are being provided to producers and exporters of certain passenger vehicle and light truck (PVLT) tires from the People’s Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) of January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. DATES: Applicable August 22, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Czajkowski, AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1395. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On May 7, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review in the Federal Register and invited comments from interested parties.1 We received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Results, and we have otherwise made no changes from the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, no decision memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice; the 1 See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, Part; 2022, 89 FR 38073 (May 7, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 67931 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2024 / Notices Preliminary Results are hereby adopted in these final results. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative review by seven days.2 The deadline for the final results of this review is now September 11, 2024. Scope of the Order 3 Final Results of Review The product covered by the Order is PVLT tires from China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see the appendix to this notice. For the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, we determine that the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist: Subsidy rate (percent ad valorem) Company Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................... Winrun Tyre Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................... Disclosure Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are no calculations to disclose. Cash Deposit Instructions Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce intends to instruct Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review. These cash deposit instructions, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of this review, for the above-listed companies at the applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 17:28 Aug 21, 2024 Administrative Protective Order This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation. Notification to Interested Parties Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). Dated: August 16, 2024. Abdelali Elouaradia, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix Assessment Rates VerDate Sep<11>2014 entries until the time for parties to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of publication). Jkt 262001 Scope of the Order The scope of this Order 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 this Order 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: 3 See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People’s Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; and PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 125.50 125.50 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 this investigation 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 is among 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, 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) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a size that is not listed in the passenger car section or light truck section of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book; (3) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not new, including recycled and retreaded tires; (4) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid rubber tires; (5) 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–1B (‘‘T’’ Type Spare Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire and Rim Association Year Book, Amended Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 47902 (August 10, 2015) (Order). E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 67932 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2024 / Notices (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; (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. The products covered by this Order are currently classified under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Aug 21, 2024 Jkt 262001 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: 4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 4011.99.85.10, 4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.45, 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. 2024–18834 Filed 8–21–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–570–093] Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs From the People’s Republic of China: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2022–2023 Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on refillable stainless steel kegs (kegs) from the People’s Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) December 1, 2022, through November 30, 2023. DATES: Applicable August 22, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Weiner 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) 482–3902. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On December 16, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on kegs from China.1 On December 1, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the Order.2 On January 2, 2024, Commerce received a timely request from Chinese exporters of subject merchandise, 1 See Refillable Stainless Steel Kegs from the Federal Republic of Germany and the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Orders, 84 FR 68405 (December 16, 2019) (Order). 2 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative Review and Join Annual Inquiry Service List, 88 FR 83917 (December 1, 2023). PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Guangzhou Jingye Machinery Co., Ltd. (Jingye) and Guangzhou Ulix Industrial & Trading Co., Ltd. (Ulix), in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), to conduct an administrative review of the Order of those two companies.3 On February 8, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of administrative review with respect to imports of kegs exported by Jingye and Ulix, in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).4 On February 21, 2024, we placed on the record U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for entries of kegs from China during the POR, showing no reviewable POR entries and invited interested parties to comment.5 No interested party submitted comments to Commerce regarding the CBP data. On March 11, 2024, Ulix submitted a separate rate certification that it exported or sold subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.6 On July 16, 2024, Commerce issued a supplemental questionnaire to Ulix, and Ulix responded on July 26, 2024, certifying that it did not have a reviewable sale or entry during the POR and that their separate rate certification had been made in error.7 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.8 The deadline for the preliminary results is now September 9, 2024. On July 29, 2024, Commerce notified all interested parties of its intent to rescind the instant review in full because there were no reviewable, suspended entries of subject merchandise by either of the two companies listed in the Initiation Notice during the POR and invited comments from interested parties.9 No interested party submitted comments to Commerce in response to this notice. Rescission of Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), it is Commerce’s practice to rescind an 3 See Jingye and Ulix’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Administrative Review,’’ dated January 2, 2024. 4 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 89 FR 8641 (February 8, 2024) (Initiation Notice). 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Release of CBP Entry Data,’’ dated February 21, 2024. 6 See Ulix’s Letter, ‘‘Separate Rate Certification,’’ dated March 11, 2024, at 8. 7 See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘SRC Supplemental Questionnaire,’’ dated July 16, 2024; see also Ulix’s Letter, ‘‘Rescission Letter,’’ dated July 26, 2024. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Rescind Review,’’ dated July 29, 2024. E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-017]


Certain Passenger Vehicles and Light Truck Tires From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsides are being provided to producers and exporters 
of certain passenger vehicle and light truck (PVLT) tires from the 
People's Republic of China (China) during the period of review (POR) of 
January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable August 22, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Czajkowski, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1395.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 7, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this 
administrative review in the Federal Register and invited comments from 
interested parties.\1\ We received no comments from interested parties 
on the Preliminary Results, and we have otherwise made no changes from 
the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, no decision memorandum 
accompanies this Federal Register notice; the

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Preliminary Results are hereby adopted in these final results. On July 
22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative 
review by seven days.\2\ The deadline for the final results of this 
review is now September 11, 2024.
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    \1\ See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review and Rescission of Review, Part; 2022, 89 
FR 38073 (May 7, 2024) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order 3
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    \3\ See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Amended Final Affirmative Antidumping 
Duty Determination and Antidumping Duty Order; and Amended Final 
Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Countervailing 
Duty Order, 80 FR 47902 (August 10, 2015) (Order).
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    The product covered by the Order is PVLT tires from China. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the appendix to 
this notice.

Final Results of Review

    For the period January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022, we 
determine that the following net countervailable subsidy rates exist:

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                                                        Subsidy rate
                      Company                       (percent ad valorem)
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Jiangsu General Science Technology Co., Ltd.......                125.50
Winrun Tyre Co., Ltd..............................                125.50
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Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a 
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five 
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the 
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 
because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are 
no calculations to disclose.

Cash Deposit Instructions

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), Commerce intends to instruct Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review. These cash deposit instructions, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), Commerce has determined, and CBP shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise 
in accordance with the final results of this review, for the above-
listed companies at the applicable ad valorem assessment rates listed. 
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: August 16, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this Order 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 this Order 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 this 
investigation 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 is among 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, 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) new pneumatic tires, of rubber, of a size that is not listed 
in the passenger car section or light truck section of the Tire and 
Rim Association Year Book;
    (3) pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not new, including 
recycled and retreaded tires;
    (4) non-pneumatic tires, such as solid rubber tires;
    (5) 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-1B (``T'' Type Spare 
Tires for Temporary Use on Passenger Vehicles) of the Tire and Rim 
Association Year Book,

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    (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;
    (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.
    The products covered by this Order 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: 4011.99.45.10, 4011.99.45.50, 4011.99.85.10, 
4011.99.85.50, 8708.70.45.30, 8708.70.45.45, 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. 2024-18834 Filed 8-21-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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