Aluminum Extrusions From Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 80496-80501 [2024-22786]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 192 (Thursday, October 3, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80496-80501]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-201-861]


Aluminum Extrusions From Mexico: Final Affirmative Countervailing 
Duty Determination

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters 
of aluminum extrusions from Mexico. The period of investigation is 
January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022.

DATES: Applicable October 3, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Williams or Thomas 
Schauer, 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) 482-5166 
and (202) 482-0410, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 11, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary Determination 
in the Federal Register.\1\ Commerce invited parties to comment on the 
Preliminary Determination.\2\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain 
deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days.\3\ The 
deadline for the final determination is now September 26, 2024.
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    \1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination and Alignment of Final 
Determination With Final Antidumping Duty Determination, 89 FR 17387 
(March 11, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM), as corrected in Aluminum 
Extrusions from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final 
Antidumping Duty Determination, 89 FR 18894-03 (March 15, 2024) 
(Preliminary Determination Correction I), and Aluminum Extrusions 
from Mexico: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty 
Determination and Alignment of Final Determination With Final 
Antidumping Duty Determination; Correction and Retraction, 89 FR 
26132 (April 15, 2024) (Preliminary Determination Correction II).
    \2\ See Preliminary Determination, 89 FR at 17389.
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
Preliminary Determination, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\ 
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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final 
Affirmative Determination of the Countervailing Duty Investigation 
of Aluminum Extrusions from Mexico,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The products covered by this investigation are aluminum extrusions 
from Mexico. For a complete description of the scope of this 
investigation, see Appendix I.

Scope Comments

    During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope 
comments from interested parties. Commerce issued Preliminary Scope 
Decision Memoranda to address these comments and set aside a period of 
time

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for parties to address scope issues in scope-specific case and rebuttal 
briefs.\5\ Between May 22, 2024, and June 24, 2024, Commerce received 
post-preliminary determination scope comments from interested parties 
regarding numerous products and scope-related issues. Between July 20, 
2024, and August 19, 2024, Commerce received scope case and rebuttal 
briefs from numerous interested parties. We made changes to the scope 
of the investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary 
Determination, as noted in Appendix I.\6\
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    \5\ See Memoranda, ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' 
dated March 4, 2024, and ``Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum 
II,'' dated May 1, 2024 (collectively Preliminary Scope Decision 
Memoranda).
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Final Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice.
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Analysis of Subsidy Programs and Comments Received

    The subsidy programs under investigation and the issues raised in 
the case and rebuttal briefs by parties are discussed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum. For a list of the topics discussed, and the issues 
raised by parties to which we responded in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, see Appendix II.

Verification

    As provided in section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), between May 7 through May 17, 2024, Commerce conducted 
verifications of the subsidy information reported by the Government of 
Mexico, Aluminio de Baja California S.A. de C.V. (ABC) and Aluminio 
Texcoco S.A. de C.V. (ALUTEX).\7\ We used standard verification 
procedures, including an examination of relevant accounting records and 
original source documents provided by the respondents.
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    \7\ See Memoranda, ``Verification of the Questionnaire Responses 
of the Government of Mexico,'' dated May 29, 2024; ``Verfication of 
the Questionnaire Responses of Aluminio Baja California S.A. de 
C.V.'' dated May 23, 2024; and ``Verification of the Questionnaire 
Responses of Aluminio Texcoco, S.A. de C.V.,'' dated May 30, 2024.
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Methodology

    Commerce conducted this investigation in accordance with section 
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy programs found to be 
countervailable, Commerce determines that there is a subsidy, i.e., a 
financial contribution by an ``authority'' that gives rise to a benefit 
to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\8\ For a full 
description of the methodology underlying our final determination, see 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \8\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; see also section 771(5)(E) of the Act 
regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding 
specificity.
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    In making this final determination, Commerce relied, in part, on 
facts otherwise available, including adverse facts available (AFA), 
pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act. For a full discussion 
of our application of AFA, see the section ``Use of Facts Available and 
Adverse Inferences'' in the accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Changes Since the Preliminary Determination

    Based on our review and analysis of the information received during 
verification and comments received from parties, for this final 
determination, we made certain changes to the countervailable subsidy 
rate calculations for ABC and ALUTEX and for all other producers/
exporters. For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.

All-Others Rate

    Pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of the Act, Commerce will 
determine an all-others rate equal to the weighted average 
countervailable subsidy rates established for those exporters and/or 
producers individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis 
countervailable subsidy rates and any rates based entirely under 
section 776 of the Act.
    In this investigation, Commerce calculated individual estimated 
countervailable subsidy rates for ABC and ALUTEX. The individually 
calculated rate for ABC is above de minimis. Because the individually 
calculated rate for ALUTEX is de minimis and the other rates we 
assigned are based entirely under section 776 of the Act, the estimated 
weighted-average rate calculated for ABC is the rate assigned to all 
other producers and exporters, pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A)(i) of 
the Act.

Final Determination

    Commerce determines that the following estimated countervailable 
subsidy rates exist for the period of January 1, 2022, through December 
31, 2022: \9\
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    \9\ As discussed in the Prelimiary Determination, Commerce 
continues to find in this final determination the following company 
to be cross-owned with Aluminio de Baja California S.A. de C.V.: 
Transformadora ABC, S.A. de C.V. See Preliminary Determination, 89 
FR at 17389, n.17. Further, as discussed in the See Preliminary 
Determination, Commerce continues to find in this final 
determination the following companies to be cross-owned with 
Aluminio Texcoco S.A. de C.V.: Extrusiones Met[aacute]licas S.A. de 
C.V., NEO Aluminio, S.A. de C.V., and Fundi-met, S.A. de C.V. Id. at 
17389, n.18, as corrected in See Preliminary Determination 
Correction I and See Preliminary Determination Correction II.

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                                                               Subsidy
                                                                 rate
                          Company                              (percent
                                                             ad valorem)
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Aluminio de Baja California S.A. de C.V....................         1.69
Aluminio Texcoco S.A. de C.V...............................      ** 0.10
Merit Aluminum Corporation.................................      * 77.84
Merit Stamping.............................................      * 77.84
Tubos y Perfiles de Aluminio...............................      * 77.84
All Others.................................................         1.69
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* This rate is based on AFA.
** De minimis.

Disclosure

    Commerce intends to disclose its calculations and analysis 
performed to interested parties in this final determination within five 
days of its public announcement, or if there is no public announcement, 
within five days of the date of the publication of this notice in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation

    As a result of our Preliminary Determination, and pursuant to 
sections 703(d)(1)(B) and (d)(2) of the Act, Commerce instructed U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to collect cash deposits and 
suspend liquidation of entries of subject merchandise as described in 
the scope of the investigation section entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after March 11, 2024, the date of 
publication of the Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register, 
except for ALUTEX and its cross-owned companies because ALUTEX's 
preliminary rate was de minimis. In accordance with section 703(d) of 
the Act, we instructed CBP to discontinue the suspension of liquidation 
of all entries of subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, on or after July 9, 2024, but to continue the suspension of 
liquidation of all entries of subject merchandise that were subject to 
suspension of liquidation on or before July 8, 2024.
    If the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) issues a final 
affirmative injury determination, we will issue a countervailing duty 
order, reinstate the suspension of liquidation under section 706(a) of 
the Act, and require a cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties 
for such entries of subject merchandise, other than those

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produced and exported by ALUTEX and its cross-owned companies because 
ALUTEX's rate is de minimis, in the amounts indicated above. If the ITC 
determines that material injury, or threat of material injury, does not 
exist, this proceeding will be terminated, and all estimated duties 
deposited or securities posted as a result of the suspension of 
liquidation will be refunded or canceled.

ITC Notification

    In accordance with section 705(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify 
the ITC of its final affirmative determination that countervailable 
subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of aluminum 
extrusions from Mexico. As Commerce's final determination is 
affirmative, in accordance with section 705(b) of the Act, the ITC will 
determine, within 45 days, whether the domestic industry in the United 
States is materially injured, or threatened with material injury, by 
reason of imports of aluminum extrusions from Mexico. In addition, we 
are making available to the ITC all non-privileged and non-proprietary 
information related to this investigation. We will allow the ITC access 
to all privileged and business proprietary information in our files, 
provided the ITC confirms that it will not disclose such information, 
either publicly or under an administrative protective order (APO), 
without the written consent of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 
and Compliance. If the ITC determines that material injury or threat of 
material injury does not exist, this proceeding will be terminated and 
all cash deposits will be refunded. If the ITC determines that such 
injury does exist, Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order 
directing CBP to assess, upon further instruction by Commerce, 
countervailing duties on all imports of the subject merchandise, other 
than those produced and exported by ALUTEX and its cross-owned 
companies because ALUTEX's rate is de minimis, that are entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the effective 
date of the suspension of liquidation, as discussed above in the 
``Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation'' section.

Administrative Protective Order

    In the event that the ITC issues a final negative injury 
determination, this notice will serve as the only reminder to parties 
subject to the APO of their responsibility concerning the destruction 
of proprietary information disclosed under APO, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written notification of the return/
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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This final determination is issued and published pursuant to 
sections 705(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(c).

    Dated: September 26, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I--Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise subject to this investigation are aluminum 
extrusions, regardless of form, finishing, or fabrication, whether 
assembled with other parts or unassembled, whether coated, painted, 
anodized, or thermally improved. Aluminum extrusions are shapes and 
forms, produced by an extrusion process, made from aluminum alloys 
having metallic elements corresponding to the alloy series 
designations published by the Aluminum Association commencing with 
the numbers 1, 3, and 6 (or proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents). Specifically, subject aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 1 contain not less 
than 99 percent aluminum by weight. Subject aluminum extrusions made 
from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 3 contain manganese as the 
major alloying element, with manganese accounting for not more than 
3.0 percent of total materials by weight. Subject aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 6 contain magnesium 
and silicon as the major alloying elements, with magnesium 
accounting for at least 0.1 percent but not more than 2.0 percent of 
total materials by weight, and silicon accounting for at least 0.1 
percent but not more than 3.0 percent of total materials by weight. 
The scope also includes merchandise made from an aluminum alloy with 
an Aluminum Association series designation commencing with the 
number 5 (or proprietary equivalents or other certifying body 
equivalents) that have a magnesium content accounting for up to but 
not more than 2.0 percent of total materials by weight.
    The country of origin of the aluminum extrusion is determined by 
where the metal is extruded (i.e., pressed through a die).
    Aluminum extrusions are produced and imported in a wide variety 
of shapes and forms, including, but not limited to, hollow profiles, 
other solid profiles, pipes, tubes, bars, and rods. Aluminum 
extrusions that are drawn subsequent to extrusion (drawn aluminum) 
are also included in the scope.
    Subject aluminum extrusions are produced and imported with a 
variety of coatings and surface treatments, and types of 
fabrication. The types of coatings and treatments applied to 
aluminum extrusions include, but are not limited to, extrusions that 
are mill finished (i.e., without any coating or further finishing), 
brushed, buffed, polished, anodized (including bright dip), liquid 
painted, electroplated, chromate converted, powder coated, 
sublimated, wrapped, and/or bead blasted. Subject aluminum 
extrusions may also be fabricated, i.e., prepared for assembly, or 
thermally improved. Such operations would include, but are not 
limited to, extrusions that are cut-to-length, machined, drilled, 
punched, notched, bent, stretched, stretch-formed, hydroformed, 
knurled, swedged, mitered, chamfered, threaded, spun, etched, and 
engraved. Performing such operations in third countries does not 
otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the 
investigation.
    The types of products that meet the definition of subject 
merchandise include but are not limited to, the aluminum extrusion 
portions of vehicle roof rails and sun/moon roof framing, solar 
panel racking rails and framing, tradeshow display fixtures and 
framing, parts for tents or clear span structures, fence posts, 
drapery rails or rods, electrical conduits, door thresholds, 
flooring trim, electric vehicle battery trays, heat sinks, signage 
or advertising poles, telescoping poles, or cleaning system 
components.
    Aluminum extrusions may be heat sinks, which are fabricated 
aluminum extrusions that dissipate heat away from a heat source and 
may serve other functions, such as structural functions. Heat sinks 
come in a variety of sizes and shapes, including but not limited to 
a flat electronic heat sink, which is a solid aluminum extrusion 
with at least one flat side used to mount electronic or mechanical 
devices; a heat sink that is a housing for electronic controls or 
motors; lighting heat sinks, which dissipate heat away from LED 
devices; and process and exchange heat sinks, which are tube 
extrusions with fins or plates used to hold radiator tubing. Heat 
sinks are included in the scope, regardless of whether the design 
and production of the heat sinks are organized around meeting 
specified thermal performance requirements and regardless of whether 
they have been tested to comply with such requirements. For purposes 
of the investigations on aluminum extrusions from the People's 
Republic of China, only heat sinks designed and produced around 
meeting specified thermal performance requirements and tested to 
comply with such requirements are included in the scope. Excluded 
from the scope of the investigation are large, multi-finned extruded 
aluminum heat sinks designed to dissipate heat, meeting the 
following criteria: (1) an aspect ratio (defined as the ratio of the 
area of a void in an extrusion to the size of the smallest gap 
opening at the entrance of that void and calculated by dividing the 
void area by the square of the gap opening) greater than 15 to 1; or 
(2) the circumscribing circle diameter (defined as the diameter of 
the smallest circle that will entirely enclose the extrusion's 
cross-sectional profile) rounded up to the next half inch, exceeds 
10 inches, and the weight-per-foot (defined as the theoretical

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weight of the profile as extruded prior to any machining that may 
remove material and calculated by multiplying the area of the 
profile in square inches by 1.2) exceeds 3.50 pounds per foot.
    Merchandise that is comprised solely of aluminum extrusions or 
aluminum extrusions and fasteners, whether assembled at the time of 
importation or unassembled, is covered by the scope in its entirety. 
A fastener is any material or part that serves an attachment 
function, fastens two or more components, or serves to prevent or 
restrict movement of a component or another item. Examples of 
fasteners include, but are not limited to, nuts, bolts, clamps, and 
end caps.
    The scope also includes aluminum extrusions contained in 
merchandise that is a part or subassembly of a larger whole, whether 
or not the merchandise also contains a component other than aluminum 
extrusions that is beyond a fastener. Such merchandise may be either 
assembled or unassembled at the time of importation. A ``part or 
subassembly'' is defined as a unit designed to be attached to, or 
incorporated with, one or more other units or components into a 
larger completed product. Only the aluminum extrusion portion of the 
merchandise described in this paragraph, whether assembled or 
unassembled, is subject merchandise included in the scope and 
subject to duties. Examples of merchandise that is a part or 
subassembly of a larger whole include, but are not limited to, 
window parts or subassemblies; door unit parts or subassemblies; 
shower and bath parts or subassemblies; solar panel mounting 
systems; fenestration system parts or subassemblies, such as units 
which make up a curtain wall, and window walls and window wall 
units, which collectively make up a fenestration system on the side 
of a building; and parts or subassemblies of storefronts; furniture 
parts or subassemblies; appliance parts or subassemblies, such as 
fin evaporator coils and systems for refrigerators; railing or deck 
system parts or subassemblies; fence system parts or subassemblies; 
motor vehicle parts or subassemblies, such as bumpers for motor 
vehicles; trailer parts or subassemblies, such as side walls, 
flooring, and roofings; electric vehicle charging station parts or 
subassemblies; or signage or advertising system parts or 
subassemblies. Parts or subassemblies described by this paragraph 
that are subject to duties in their entirety pursuant to existing 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders (defined as those 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders that are in effect as of 
the date of publication of order resulting from this investigation) 
are excluded from the scope of this investigation. Any part or 
subassembly that otherwise meets the requirements of this scope and 
that is not covered by other antidumping and/or countervailing duty 
orders remains subject to the scope of the investigation.
    The scope excludes aluminum extrusions contained in fully and 
permanently assembled merchandise, if the assembled merchandise is 
not a part or subassembly of a larger whole. To be excluded under 
this paragraph, the assembled merchandise must also contain a 
component other than aluminum extrusions, beyond fasteners. In 
addition, to be excluded under this paragraph, the assembled 
merchandise must be ready for use as imported, without undergoing 
after importation any processing, fabrication, finishing, or 
assembly or the addition of parts or material (with the exception of 
consumable parts or material or interchangeable media or tooling).
    The scope also excludes aluminum extrusions contained in 
unassembled merchandise if the unassembled merchandise is not a part 
or subassembly of a larger whole. To be excluded under this 
paragraph, the unassembled merchandise must also contain a component 
other than aluminum extrusions, beyond fasteners. In addition, to be 
excluded under this paragraph, the unassembled merchandise must be a 
packaged combination of parts that is ready to be assembled as 
imported, without undergoing after importation any processing, 
fabrication, or finishing or the addition of parts or material (with 
the exception of consumable parts or material or interchangeable 
media or tooling). To be excluded under this paragraph, the 
unassembled merchandise must be sold and enter as a discrete kit on 
one Customs entry form.
    Examples of such excluded assembled and unassembled merchandise 
include windows with glass, door units with door panel and glass, 
motor vehicles, trailers, furniture, appliances, and solar panels 
and solar modules. Window walls and window wall units are not 
considered windows with glass for purposes of this exclusion.
    The scope also excludes merchandise containing multiple 
subassemblies of a larger whole with non-extruded aluminum 
components beyond fasteners. A subassembly that meets the definition 
of subject merchandise, including any product expressly identified 
as subject merchandise in this scope, can only be excluded if it is 
fully and permanently assembled with at least one other different 
subassembly, and where (1) at least one of the subassemblies, if 
entered individually, would not itself be subject to the scope; (2) 
the aluminum extrusions within the merchandise collectively account 
for 50 percent or less of the actual weight of the combined multiple 
subassemblies (without including any non-extruded aluminum fasteners 
in the calculations); and (3) the aluminum extrusions within the 
merchandise collectively account for 50 percent or less of the 
number of pieces of the combined multiple subassemblies (without 
including any non-extruded aluminum fasteners in the calculations).
    The scope also includes aluminum extrusions that have been 
further processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, 
the finishing and fabrication processes described above, assembly, 
whether with other aluminum extrusion components or with non-
aluminum extrusion components, or any other processing that would 
not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope if performed in 
the country of manufacture of the in-scope product. Third country 
processing; finishing; and/or fabrication, including those processes 
described in the scope, does not alter the country of origin of the 
subject aluminum extrusions.
    The following aluminum extrusion products are excluded: aluminum 
extrusions made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designations commencing with the number 2 (or proprietary 
equivalents or other certifying body equivalents) and containing in 
excess of 1.5 percent copper by weight; aluminum extrusions made 
from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 5 (or proprietary equivalents 
or other certifying body equivalents) and containing in excess of 
2.0 percent magnesium by weight; and aluminum extrusions made from 
an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series designation 
commencing with the number 7 (or proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents) and containing in excess of 2.0 percent 
zinc by weight.
    The scope also excludes aluminum alloy sheet or plates produced 
by means other than the extrusion process, such as aluminum products 
produced by a method of continuous casting or rolling. Cast aluminum 
products are also excluded. The scope also excludes unwrought 
aluminum in any form.
    The scope also excludes collapsible tubular containers composed 
of metallic elements corresponding to alloy code 1080A as designated 
by the Aluminum Association (not including proprietary equivalents 
or other certifying body equivalents) where the tubular container 
(excluding the nozzle) meets each of the following dimensional 
characteristics: (1) length of 37 millimeters (mm) or 62 mm; (2) 
outer diameter of 11.0 mm or 12.7 mm; and (3) wall thickness not 
exceeding 0.13 mm.
    Also excluded from the scope are extruded drawn solid profiles 
made from an aluminum alloy with the Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 1, 3, or 6 (or proprietary 
equivalents or other certifying body equivalents), including 
variants on individual alloying elements not to circumvent the other 
Aluminum Association series designations, which meet each of the 
following characteristics: (1) solid cross sectional area greater 
than 62.4 mm\2\ and less than 906 mm\2\, (2) minimum electrical 
conductivity of 58% of the international annealed copper standard 
(IACS) or maximum resistivity of 2.97 [mu][Omega]/cm, (3) a 
uniformly applied nonelectrically conductive temperature-resistant 
coating co-extruded over characteristic (1) of either polyamide, 
cross-linked polyethylene, or silicone rubber material which meets 
the following standards: (a) Vicat A temperature threshold of >140 
degrees Celsius, (b) flammability requirements of UL 94V-0, and (c) 
a minimum coating thickness of 0.10 mm and maximum coating thickness 
of 2.0 mm, with a maximum thickness tolerance of +/-0.20 mm, (4) 
characteristic 3 may or may not be encapsulated with a ``Precision 
Drawn Tubing,'' wall thicknesses less than 1.2mm, which is 
mechanically fixed in place, and (5) packaged in straight lengths, 
bent or formed and/or attached to hardware.
    Also excluded from the scope are extruded tubing and drawn over 
a ID plug and through

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a OD die made from an aluminum alloy with the Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 3, 5, or 6 (or 
proprietary equivalents or other certifying body equivalents), 
including variants on individual alloying elements not to circumvent 
the other Aluminum Association series designations, which meet each 
of the following characteristics: (1) an outside mean diameter no 
greater than 30 mm with a tolerance less than or equal to +/-0.10 
mm, (2) uniform wall thickness no greater than 2.7 mm with wall 
tolerances less than or equal to +/-0.1 mm, (3) may be coated with 
materials, including zinc, such that the coating material weight is 
no less than 3 g/m2 and no greater than 30 g/m2, and (4) packaged in 
continuous coils, straight lengths, bent or formed.
    The scope also excludes fully and permanently assembled glass 
refrigerator shelves with decorative aluminum trim meeting the 
following characteristics: (1) aluminum trim meeting Aluminum 
Association series 6063-T5 designation that is anodized; (2) 
aluminum trim length of not more than 800mm, and (3) aluminum trim 
width of not more than 40mm. Such fully and permanently assembled 
glass refrigerator shelves include other components in addition to 
the aluminum trim, including, but not limited to, glass, steel, and 
plastic. Only fully and permanently assembled glass refrigerator 
shelves that require no further processing, fabrication, finishing, 
assembly, or the addition of any parts or material are excluded. 
Imports of glass refrigerator shelves are classified under HTSUS 
8418.99.8050, which is being included for convenience.
    Also excluded from the scope of this investigation is certain 
rectangular wire, imported in bulk rolls or precut strips and 
produced from continuously cast rolled aluminum wire rod, which is 
subsequently extruded to dimension to form rectangular wire with or 
without rounded edges. The product is made from aluminum alloy grade 
1070 or 1370 (not including proprietary equivalents or other 
certifying body equivalents), with no recycled metal content 
allowed. The dimensions of the wire are 2.95 mm to 6.05 mm in width, 
and 0.65 mm to 1.25 mm in thickness. Imports of rectangular wire are 
provided for under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings 7605.19.0000, 7604.10.5000, or 7616.99.5190.
    Also excluded from the scope of the antidumping and 
countervailing duty investigations on aluminum extrusions from the 
People's Republic of China are all products covered by the scope of 
the antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Aluminum 
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China. See Aluminum 
Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty 
Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, 2011); and Aluminum Extrusions from the 
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 
(May 26, 2011) (collectively, Aluminum Extrusions from the People's 
Republic of China). Solely for the investigations on aluminum 
extrusions from the People's Republic of China, the following is an 
exhaustive list of products where the aluminum extrusion portions 
thereof meet the definition of subject merchandise. The language 
contained in the rest of the scope applies to this exhaustive list 
of products. Merchandise that is not included in the following list 
that meets the definition of subject merchandise in the 2011 
antidumping and countervailing duty orders on Aluminum Extrusions 
from the People's Republic of China remains subject to the earlier 
orders. No other section of this scope language that provides 
examples of subject merchandise is exhaustive.
    The aluminum extrusion portions of the following products are 
included in the scope of the investigations on aluminum extrusions 
from the People's Republic of China, whether assembled or 
unassembled: heat sinks as described above; cleaning system 
components like mop parts and subassemblies and poles; banner stand 
and back wall parts and subassemblies; fabric wall systems; drapery 
rails; side mount valve controls; water heater anodes; solar panel 
mounting systems; automotive heating and cooling system components; 
assembled motor cases with stators; louver assemblies; event 
d[eacute]cor; window wall and window wall units and parts; trade 
booths; micro channel heat exchangers; telescoping poles, pole 
handles, and pole attachments; flagpoles; wind sign frames; foreline 
hose assembly; electronics enclosures; parts and subassemblies for 
storefronts, including portal sets; light poles; air duct registers; 
outdoor sporting goods parts and subassemblies; glass refrigerator 
shelves; aluminum ramps; handicap ramp system parts and 
subassemblies; frames and parts for tents and clear span structures; 
parts and subassemblies for screen enclosures, patios, and sunrooms; 
parts and subassemblies for walkways and walkway covers; aluminum 
extrusions for Light Emitting Diode (LED) lights; parts and 
subassemblies for screen, storm, and patio doors; pontoon boat parts 
and subassemblies, including rub rails, flooring, decking, transom 
structures, canopy systems, seating; boat hulls, framing, ladders, 
and transom structures; parts and subassemblies for docks, piers, 
boat lifts and mounting; recreational and boat trailer parts and 
subassemblies, including subframes, crossmembers, and gates; solar 
tracker assemblies with gears; garage door framing systems; door 
threshold and sill assemblies; highway and bridge signs; bridge, 
street, and highway rails; scaffolding, including planks and struts; 
railing and support systems; parts and subassemblies for exercise 
equipment; weatherstripping; door bottom and sweeps; door seals; 
floor transitions and trims; parts and subassemblies for modular 
walls and office furniture; truck trailer parts and subassemblies; 
boat cover poles, outrigger poles, and rod holders; bleachers and 
benches; parts and subassemblies for elevators, lifts, and 
dumbwaiters; parts and subassemblies for mirror and framing systems; 
window treatments; parts and subassemblies for air foils and fans; 
bus and Recreational Vehicle (RV) window frames; sliding door rails; 
dock ladders; parts and subassemblies for RV frames and trailers; 
awning, canopy, and sunshade structures and their parts and 
subassemblies; marine motor mounts; linear lighting housings; and 
cluster mailbox systems.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are primarily provided for 
under the following categories of the HTSUS: 7604.10.1000; 
7604.10.3000; 7604.10.5000; 7604.21.0010; 7604.21.0090; 
7604.29.1010; 7604.29.1090; 7604.29.3060; 7604.29.3090; 
7604.29.5050; 7604.29.5090; 7608.10.0030; 7608.10.0090; 
7608.20.0030; 7608.20.0090; 7609.00.0000; 7610.10.0010; 
7610.10.0020; 7610.10.0030; 7610.90.0040; and 7610.90.0080.
    Imports of the subject merchandise, including subject 
merchandise entered as parts of other products, may also be 
classifiable under the following additional HTSUS categories, as 
well as other HTSUS categories: 6603.90.8100; 7606.12.3091; 
7606.12.3096; 7615.10.2015; 7615.10.2025; 7615.10.3015; 
7615.10.3025; 7615.10.5020; 7615.10.5040; 7615.10.7125; 
7615.10.7130; 7615.10.7155; 7615.10.7180; 7615.10.9100; 
7615.20.0000; 7616.10.9090; 7616.99.1000; 7616.99.5130; 
7616.99.5140; 7616.99.5190; 8302.10.3000; 8302.10.6030; 
8302.10.6060; 8302.10.6090; 8302.20.0000; 8302.30.3010; 
8302.30.3060; 8302.41.3000; 8302.41.6015; 8302.41.6045; 
8302.41.6050; 8302.41.6080; 8302.42.3010; 8302.42.3015; 
8302.42.3065; 8302.49.6035; 8302.49.6045; 8302.49.6055; 
8302.49.6085; 8302.50.0000; 8302.60.3000; 8302.60.9000; 
8305.10.0050; 8306.30.0000; 8414.59.6590; 8415.90.8045; 
8418.99.8005; 8418.99.8050; 8418.99.8060; 8419.50.5000; 
8419.90.1000; 8422.90.0640; 8424.90.9080; 8473.30.2000; 
8473.30.5100; 8479.89.9599; 8479.90.8500; 8479.90.9596; 
8481.90.9060; 8481.90.9085; 8486.90.0000; 8487.90.0080; 
8503.00.9520; 8508.70.0000; 8513.90.2000; 8515.90.2000; 
8516.90.5000; 8516.90.8050; 8517.71.0000; 8517.79.0000; 
8529.90.7300; 8529.90.9760; 8536.90.8585; 8538.10.0000; 
8541.90.0000; 8543.90.8885; 8547.90.0020; 8547.90.0030; 
8547.90.0040; 8708.10.3050; 8708.29.5160; 8708.80.6590; 
8708.99.6890; 8807.30.0060; 9031.90.9195; 9401.99.9081; 
9403.99.1040; 9403.99.9010; 9403.99.9015; 9403.99.9020; 
9403.99.9040; 9403.99.9045; 9405.99.4020; 9506.11.4080; 
9506.51.4000; 9506.51.6000; 9506.59.4040; 9506.70.2090; 
9506.91.0010; 9506.91.0020; 9506.91.0030; 9506.99.0510; 
9506.99.0520; 9506.99.0530; 9506.99.1500; 9506.99.2000; 
9506.99.2580; 9506.99.2800; 9506.99.5500; 9506.99.6080; 
9507.30.2000; 9507.30.4000; 9507.30.6000; 9507.30.8000; 
9507.90.6000; and 9603.90.8050.
    While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope is dispositive.

Appendix II--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Adverse Inferences
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Analysis of Programs
VII. Discussion of the Issues

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    Comment 1: New Subsidies Allegation for the Transnational 
Provision of Unwrought Aluminum for Less Than Adequate Renumeration
    Comment 2: Creditworthiness of Respondents
    Comment 3: Exclusion of Respondents' Sales Unrelated to 
Production Activities
    Comment 4: State of Baja California--Law to Promote Investment 
and Employment Program
    Comment 5: IMMEX and Eighth Rule Programs
    Comment 6: VAT Certification Program
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-22786 Filed 10-2-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P