Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and Countervailing Duty Order, 13732-13733 [2025-05113]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• International Trade Administration

[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13732-13733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05113]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-090, C-570-091]


Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the 
People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) 
that revocation of the antidumping (AD) order and countervailing duty 
(CVD) order on certain steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter 
(steel trailer wheels) from China would likely lead to the continuation 
or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material 
injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a 
notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.

DATES: Applicable March 13, 2025.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Fracke, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3299.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 3, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the AD and CVD orders on steel trailer wheels.\1\ On August 1, 2024, 
the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the first sunset 
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce 
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, 
and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of 
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be 
revoked.\4\
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Orders, 84 FR 45952 (September 3, 2019) (Orders).
    \2\ See Steel Trailer Wheels from China; Institution of Five-
Year Reviews, 89 FR 62783 (August 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 62717 
(August 1, 2024).
    \4\  See Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from 
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First 
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 89 FR 95179 (December 
2, 2024), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see 
also Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First 
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024, 89 FR 95174 
(December 2, 2024), and accompanying IDM.

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    On March 13, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to 
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders 
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable 
time.\5\
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    \5\ See Steel Trailer Wheels from China, 90 FR 11995 (March 13, 
2025) (ITC Final Determination).
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Scope of the Orders

    The scope of the Orders covers certain on-the-road steel wheels, 
discs, and rims for tubeless tires with a nominal wheel diameter of 12 
inches to 16.5 inches, regardless of width. Certain on-the-road steel 
wheels with a nominal wheel diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches within 
the scope are generally for road and highway trailers and other towable 
equipment, including, inter alia, utility trailers, cargo trailers, 
horse trailers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, and towable 
mobile homes. The standard widths of certain on-the-road steel wheels 
are 4 inches, 4.5 inches, 5 inches, 5.5 inches, 6 inches, and 6.5 
inches, but all certain on-the road steel wheels, regardless of width, 
are covered by the scope.
    The scope includes rims and discs for certain on-the-road steel 
wheels, whether imported as an assembly, unassembled, or separately. 
The scope includes certain on-the-road steel wheels regardless of steel 
composition, whether cladded or not cladded, whether finished or not 
finished, and whether coated or uncoated. The scope also includes 
certain on-the-road steel wheels with discs in either a ``hub-piloted'' 
or ``stud-piloted'' mounting configuration, though the stud-piloted 
configuration is most common in the size range covered. All on-the-road 
wheels sold in the United States must meet Standard 110 or 120 of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Federal Motor 
Vehicle Safety Standards, which requires a rim marking, such as the 
``DOT'' symbol, indicating compliance with applicable motor vehicle 
standards. See 49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120. The scope includes certain 
on-the-road steel wheels imported with or without NHTSA's required 
markings.
    Certain on-the-road steel wheels imported as an assembly with a 
tire mounted on the wheel and/or with a valve stem or rims imported as 
an assembly with a tire mounted on the rim and/or with a valve stem are 
included in the scope of these orders. However, if the steel wheels or 
rims are imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the wheel or 
rim and/or with a valve stem attached, the tire and/or valve stem is 
not covered by the scope.
    The scope includes rims, discs, and wheels that have been further 
processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, the 
painting of wheels from China and the welding and painting of rims and 
discs from China to form a steel wheel, or any other processing that 
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the orders 
if performed in China.
    Excluded from this scope are the following: (1) Steel wheels for 
use with tube-type tires; such tires use multi piece rims, which are 
two-piece and three-piece assemblies and require the use of an inner 
tube; (2) aluminum wheels; (3) certain on-the-road steel wheels that 
are coated entirely in chrome. This exclusion is limited to chrome 
wheels coated entirely in chrome and produced through a chromium 
electroplating process, and does not extend to wheels that have been 
finished with other processes, including, but not limited to, Physical 
Vapor Deposition (PVD); (4) steel wheels that do not meet Standard 110 
or 120 of the NHTSA's requirements other than the rim marking 
requirements found in 49 CFR 571.110S4.4.2 and 571.120S5.2; (5) steel 
wheels that meet the following specifications: steel wheels with a 
nominal wheel diameter ranging from 15 inches to 16.5 inches, with a 
rim width of 8 inches or greater, and a wheel backspacing ranging from 
3.75 inches to 5.5 inches; and (6) steel wheels with wire spokes.
    Certain on-the-road steel wheels subject to these orders are 
properly classifiable under the following category of the Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 8716.90.5035 which covers 
the exact product covered by the scope whether entered as an assembled 
wheel or in components. Certain on-the-road steel wheels entered with a 
tire mounted on them may be entered under HTSUS 8716.90.5059 (Trailers 
and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled, parts, 
wheels, other, wheels with other tires) (a category that will be 
broader than what is covered by the scope). While the HTSUS subheadings 
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written 
description of the subject merchandise is dispositive.

Continuation of the Orders

    As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that 
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to 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, 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 March 
13, 2025.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews 
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the 
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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    \6\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of 
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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 violation which 
is subject to sanction.

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) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).

    Dated: March 20, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-05113 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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