Large Top Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 90668-90669 [2024-26771]
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Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 222 / Monday, November 18, 2024 / Notices
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by the
Orders is cast iron soil pipe, whether
finished or unfinished, regardless of
industry or proprietary specifications,
and regardless of wall thickness, length,
diameter, surface finish, end finish, or
stenciling. The scope of these Orders
includes, but is not limited to, both
hubless and hub and spigot cast iron
soil pipe. Cast iron soil pipe is
nonmalleable iron pipe of various
designs and sizes. Cast iron soil pipe is
generally distinguished from other types
of nonmalleable cast iron pipe by the
manner in which it is connected to cast
iron soil pipe fittings.
Cast iron soil pipe is classified into
two major types—hubless and hub and
spigot. Hubless cast iron soil pipe is
manufactured without a hub, generally
in compliance with Cast Iron Soil Pipe
Institute (CISPI) specification 301 and/
or American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) specification A888,
including any revisions to those
specifications. Hub and spigot pipe has
one or more hubs into which the spigot
(plain end) of a fitting is inserted. All
pipe meeting the physical description
set forth above is covered by the scope
of these Orders, whether or not
produced according to a particular
standard.
The subject imports are currently
classified in subheading 7303.00.0030 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS): Cast iron soil
pipe. The HTSUS subheading and
specifications are provided for
convenience and customs purposes
only; the written description of the
scope of these Orders is dispositive.
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Continuation of the Orders
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This notice also serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to an APO of
their responsibility concerning the
return, destruction, or conversion to
judicial protective order 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 is
a violation of the APO which may be
subject to sanctions.
Notification to Interested Parties
These five-year sunset reviews and
this notice are in accordance with
sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act,
and published in accordance with
section 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(f)(4).
Dated: November 12, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–26767 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–549–853]
Large Top Mount Combination
Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand:
Postponement of Preliminary
Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable November 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Benito Ballesteros at (202) 482–7425
AD/CVD Operations, Office IX
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
As a result of the determinations by
Commerce and the ITC that revocation
of the AD Order and CVD Order would
likely lead to a continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable
subsidies, and material injury to an
industry in the United States, pursuant
to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.218(a), Commerce hereby
orders the continuation of the Orders.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection will
continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time
of entry for all imports of subject
merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation
of the Orders will be October 24, 2024.7
Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.218(c)(2), Commerce
intends to initiate the next five-year
review of the Orders not later than 30
Background
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Department
of Commerce (Commerce) initiated a
less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation
of imports of large top mount
combination refrigerator-freezers
(refrigerators) from Thailand.1 On July
1 See Large Top Mount Combination RefrigeratorFreezers from Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-
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22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this administrative
proceeding by seven days.2 Currently,
the preliminary determination is due no
later than December 3, 2024.
Postponement of Preliminary
Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), requires
Commerce to issue the preliminary
determination in a LTFV investigation
within 140 days after the date on which
Commerce initiated the investigation.
However, section 733(c)(1)(A) 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 November 1, 2024, Electrolux
Consumer Products, Inc. (the petitioner)
submitted a timely request that
Commerce postpone the preliminary
determination in the LTFV
investigation.3 The petitioner stated that
it requests postponement, ‘‘so that
{Commerce} will have sufficient time to
collect and analyze information
necessary for calculating accurate
dumping margins. An extension of the
deadline for {Commerce’s} preliminary
{determination} is necessary and
appropriate here given the numerous
extensions of time that have been
requested by the respondent. An
extension of the deadline for the
preliminary determination will allow
{the p}etitioner sufficient time to
comment on these responses and will
allow {Commerce} adequate time to
issue supplemental questionnaires and
to conduct a thorough analysis in this
investigation.’’ 4
Fair-Value Investigation, 89 FR 57860 (July 16,
2024) (Initiation Notice).
2 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024.
3 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Request to Extend
Preliminary Determination,’’ dated November 1,
2024.
4 Id.
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For the reasons stated above and
because there are no compelling reasons
to deny the request, Commerce, in
accordance with section 733(c)(1)(A) of
the Act, is postponing the deadline for
the preliminary determination by 50
days.5 As a result, Commerce will issue
its preliminary determination no later
than January 22, 2025. In accordance
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1), the deadline for the
final determination of this investigation
will continue to be 75 days after the
date of the preliminary determination,
unless postponed at a later date.
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to section 733(c)(2) of the Act
and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 8, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–26771 Filed 11–15–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–869]
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road
Tires from India: Amended Final
Results 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 amending the
final results of the administrative review
of the antidumping duty order on
certain new pneumatic off-the-road tires
from India (OTR tires) from India to
correct a ministerial error. The period of
review (POR) is March 1, 2022, through
February 28, 2023.
DATES: Applicable November 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lilit
Astvatsatrian, AD/CVD Operations,
Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–6412.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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Background
On October 17, 2024, Commerce
published the Final Results, in the
5 Commerce is extending the time period for the
preliminary determination to 190 days after the date
of initiation (i.e., January 15, 2025). However,
because Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this
investigation by seven days, the deadline is now
January 22, 2025.
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Federal Register.1 On October 15, 2024,
we received a timely submitted
ministerial error allegation from Titan
Tire Corporation (the petitioner).2 We
received no other ministerial error
comments from interested parties.
Because we agree that we made a
ministerial error in the Final Results, we
are amending the Final Results to
correct the ministerial error the
petitioner alleged.
Legal Framework
Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act), defines a
‘‘ministerial error’’ as including ‘‘errors
in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical errors
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
unintentional error which the
administering authority considers
ministerial.’’ 3 With respect to final
results of administrative reviews, 19
CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce
‘‘will analyze any comments received
and, if appropriate, correct any . . .
ministerial error by amending the final
results of review. . .’’
Ministerial Error
In the Final Results, we determined
that a startup adjustment was not
warranted for ATC Tires Private
Limited/ATC AP Tires Private Limited
(collectively, ATC) and we stated our
intention to disallow ATC’s claimed
startup adjustment in our calculations
for the Final Results.4 In its Ministerial
Error Comments, the petitioner alleged
that, in revising ATC’s total cost of
manufacturing (TOTCOM) to remove
the startup adjustment, Commerce
inadvertently granted the startup
adjustment in the Final Results.5
We agree with the petitioner that we
made a ministerial error in the Final
Results, pursuant to section 751(h) of
the Act and 19 CFR 51.224(f) and have
amended our calculations to remove
ATC’s startup adjustment from
TOTCOM. Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e) and section 751(h) of the Act,
we are amending the Final Results to
correct this ministerial error in the
calculation of the weighted-average
dumping margin for ATC, which
changes from 2.62 percent to 2.66
1 See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires
from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2022–2023, 89 FR 83641
(October 17, 2024) (Final Results), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum
(IDM).
2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Ministerial Error
Comments,’’ dated October 15, 2024 (Ministerial
Error Comments).
3 See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
4 See Final Results IDM at Comment 3.
5 See Ministerial Error Comments at 3.
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percent. Furthermore, in the Final
Results, we calculated the weightedaverage dumping margin for the
companies that were not selected for
individual examination as the weighted
average of the dumping margins
determined for the two mandatory
respondents, weighted by their publicly
ranged U.S. sales values.6 Thus, based
on the revised weighted-average
dumping margins calculated for ATC,7
we are also amending the rate for the
companies not selected for individual
examination in this review, which
changes from 2.63 percent to 2.67
percent.8
For a complete discussion of the
ministerial error allegation, as well as
Commerce’s analysis, see the
accompanying Ministerial Error
Memorandum.9 The Ministerial Error
Memorandum is on file electronically
via ACCESS. ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://
access.trade.gov.
Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the
ministerial error described above, we
determine the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins for
the period March 1, 2022, through
February 28, 2023:
Exporter or producer
ATC Tires Private Limited; ATC
Tires AP Private Limited .........
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review 10 ...................
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
2.66
2.67
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed for ATC in
connection with these amended final
results of review to interested parties
within five days of any public
announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the
date of publication of this notice in the
6 See
Final Results, 89 FR at 83641.
margin for the other mandatory respondent,
Asian Tire Factory Ltd./Lyallpur Rubber Mills
(collectively, ATF), remains unchanged from the
Final Results and continues to be 2.76 percent.
8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Calculation of the
Amended Final Cash Deposit Rate for Non-Selected
Companies,’’ dated concurrently with this notice
(Amended Non-Selected Companies Rate
Memorandum).
9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis of Ministerial
Error Allegation,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Ministerial Error
Memorandum); see also Memorandum, ‘‘Amended
Final Results Analysis Memorandum for ATC Tires
Private Limited,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice.
10 See Appendix for a full list of these companies.
7 The
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-853]
Large Top Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers From Thailand:
Postponement of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
DATES: Applicable November 18, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benito Ballesteros at (202) 482-7425
AD/CVD Operations, Office IX Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On July 9, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
initiated a less-than-fair-value (LTFV) investigation of imports of
large top mount combination refrigerator-freezers (refrigerators) from
Thailand.\1\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in
this administrative proceeding by seven days.\2\ Currently, the
preliminary determination is due no later than December 3, 2024.
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\1\ See Large Top Mount Combination Refrigerator-Freezers from
Thailand: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 89 FR
57860 (July 16, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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Postponement of Preliminary Determination
Section 733(b)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the
Act), requires Commerce to issue the preliminary determination in a
LTFV investigation within 140 days after the date on which Commerce
initiated the investigation. However, section 733(c)(1)(A) 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 November 1, 2024, Electrolux Consumer Products, Inc. (the
petitioner) submitted a timely request that Commerce postpone the
preliminary determination in the LTFV investigation.\3\ The petitioner
stated that it requests postponement, ``so that {Commerce{time} will
have sufficient time to collect and analyze information necessary for
calculating accurate dumping margins. An extension of the deadline for
{Commerce's{time} preliminary {determination{time} is necessary and
appropriate here given the numerous extensions of time that have been
requested by the respondent. An extension of the deadline for the
preliminary determination will allow {the p{time} etitioner sufficient
time to comment on these responses and will allow {Commerce{time}
adequate time to issue supplemental questionnaires and to conduct a
thorough analysis in this investigation.'' \4\
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\3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Request to Extend Preliminary
Determination,'' dated November 1, 2024.
\4\ Id.
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For the reasons stated above and because there are no compelling
reasons to deny the request, Commerce, in accordance with section
733(c)(1)(A) of the Act, is postponing the deadline for the preliminary
determination by 50 days.\5\ As a result, Commerce will issue its
preliminary determination no later than January 22, 2025. In accordance
with section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(1), the
deadline for the final determination of this investigation will
continue to be 75 days after the date of the preliminary determination,
unless postponed at a later date.
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\5\ Commerce is extending the time period for the preliminary
determination to 190 days after the date of initiation (i.e.,
January 15, 2025). However, because Commerce tolled certain
deadlines in this investigation by seven days, the deadline is now
January 22, 2025.
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This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 733(c)(2)
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(f)(1).
Dated: November 8, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-26771 Filed 11-15-24; 8:45 am]
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