[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 12 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-790]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-913]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Alignment of Final Countervailing Duty Determination 
With Final Antidumping Duty Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the 
final determination in the countervailing duty investigation of certain 
new pneumatic off-the-road tires (OTR Tires) from the People's Republic 
of China (PRC) with the final determination in the companion 
antidumping investigation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 17, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, Jack Zhao, or Nicholas 
Czajkowski, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-3148, (202) 482-1396, and (202) 482-1395, respectively.
    Background: On August 7, 2007, the Department initiated the 
countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations on OTR Tires 
from PRC. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation, 72 FR 44122 (August 7, 2007), and Initiation of 
Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 
Tires From the People's Republic of China, 72 FR 43591 (August 7, 
2007). The countervailing duty and antidumping duty investigations have 
the same scope with regard to the subject merchandise covered. On 
December 17, 2007, the Department published the preliminary affirmative 
countervailing duty determination pertaining to OTR Tires from the PRC. 
See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the People's Republic 
of China: Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 72 
FR 71360 (December 17, 2007). On December 11, 2007, the petitioners, 
Titan Tire Corporation and United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, submitted a letter, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.210(b)(4), requesting alignment of the final countervailing 
duty determination with the final determination in the companion 
antidumping duty investigation of OTR Tires from the PRC.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4), we are 
aligning the final countervailing duty determination on OTR Tires from 
the PRC with the final determinations in the companion antidumping duty 
investigation of OTR Tires from the PRC. The final countervailing duty 
determination will be issued on the same date as the final antidumping 
duty determination currently scheduled for April 21, 2008, the first 
business day following the April 20, 2008 deadline for the final 
antidumping duty determination.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: January 10, 2008.
David M. Spooner,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-790 Filed 1-16-08; 8:45 am]
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