[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 8 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1802-1803]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00301]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-040]
Truck and Bus Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On December 13, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published a notice of initiation and preliminary results of a changed
circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty order on truck and
bus tires from the People's Republic of China (China). For these final
results, Commerce continues to find that Sailun Group Co., Ltd. (Sailun
Group) is the successor-in-interest to Sailun Jinyu Group Co., Ltd.
(Sailun Jinyu), and that Sailun (Shenyang) Tire Co., Ltd. (Sailun
Shenyang) is the successor-in-interest to Shenyang Peace Radial Tyre
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Shenyang Peace).
DATES: Applicable January 13, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lochard Philozin, 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) 482-4260.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 13, 2019, Commerce published a notice of initiation and
preliminary results of a CCR of the antidumping duty order on truck and
bus tires from China, in which we found that Sailun Jinyu changed its
name to Sailun Group, effective October 22, 2018, and Shenyang Peace
changed its
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name to Sailun Shenyang, effective December 3, 2018.\1\ On October 25,
2019, Sailun Group requested that Commerce initiate an expedited CCR
and determine Sailun Group is the successor-in-interest to Sailun
Jinyu, and that Sailun Shenyang is the successor-in-interest to
Shenyang Peace.\2\
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\1\ See Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China:
Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed
Circumstances Review, 84 FR 68118 (December 13, 2019) (Initiation
and Preliminary Results).
\2\ See Sailun Group's Letter, ``Sailun Request for a Changed
Circumstances Review in Truck and Bus Tires From the People's
Republic of China, Case No. A-570-040,'' dated October 25, 2019.
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Commerce preliminarily determined that Sailun Group is the
successor-in-interest to Sailun Jinyu, and that Sailun Shenyang is the
successor-in-interest to Shenyang Peace for purposes of determining
antidumping duty liability.\3\ In the Initiation and Preliminary
Results, Commerce provided all interested parties with an opportunity
to comment and request a public hearing regarding our preliminary
results. On December 27, 2019, Sailun Group informed Commerce that it
agrees with the preliminary results.\4\ Commerce received no additional
comments or requests for a public hearing.
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\3\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results.
\4\ See Sailun Group's Letter, ``Sailun Letter in Lieu of Brief:
Changed Circumstances Review in Truck and Bus Tires From the
People's Republic of China, Case No. A-570-040,'' dated December 27,
2019.
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Scope of the Order
The scope of the order covers truck and bus tires. Truck and bus
tires are new pneumatic tires, of rubber, with a truck or bus size
designation. Truck and bus tires covered by this order may be tube-
type, tubeless, radial, or non-radial.
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 one of the
following suffixes in their tire size designation, which also appear on
the sidewall of the tire:
TR--Identifies tires for service on trucks or buses to
differentiate them from similarly sized passenger car and light truck
tires; and
HC--Identifies a 17.5 inch rim diameter code for use on low
platform trailers.
All tires with a ``TR'' or ``HC'' suffix in their size designations are
covered by this order regardless of their intended use.
In addition, all tires that lack one of the above suffix 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 ``Truck-Bus'' 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.
Truck and bus tires, whether or not mounted on wheels or rims, are
included in the scope. However, if a subject tire is imported mounted
on a wheel or rim, only the tire is covered by the scope. Subject
merchandise includes truck and bus tires produced in the subject
country whether mounted on wheels or rims in the subject country or in
a third country. Truck and bus tires are covered whether or not they
are accompanied by other parts, e.g., a wheel, rim, axle parts, bolts,
nuts, etc. Truck and bus tires that enter attached to a vehicle are not
covered by the scope.
Specifically excluded from the scope of this order are the
following types of tires: (1) Pneumatic tires, of rubber, that are not
new, including recycled and retreaded tires; (2) non-pneumatic tires,
such as solid rubber tires; and (3) tires that exhibit each of the
following physical characteristics: (a) The designation ``MH'' is
molded into the tire's sidewall as part of the size designation; (b)
the tire incorporates a warning, prominently molded on the sidewall,
that the tire is for ``Mobile Home Use Only;'' and (c) the tire is of
bias construction as evidenced by the fact that the construction code
included in the size designation molded into the tire's sidewall is not
the letter ``R.''
The subject merchandise is currently classifiable under Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.20.1015
and 4011.20.5020. Tires meeting the scope description may also enter
under the following HTSUS subheadings: 4011.69.0020, 4011.69.0090,
4011.70.00, 4011.90.80, 4011.99.4520, 4011.99.4590, 4011.99.8520,
4011.99.8590, 8708.70.4530, 8708.70.6030, 8708.70.6060, and
8716.90.5059.
While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and for
customs purposes, the written description of the subject merchandise is
dispositive.
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results,
and because we received no comments from interested parties to the
contrary, Commerce continues to find that Sailun Group is the
successor-in-interest to Sailun Jinyu, and that Sailun Shenyang is the
successor-in-interest to Shenyang Peace.\5\ As a result of this
determination, Commerce finds that subject merchandise produced and
exported by Sailun Group to the United States should receive the same
cash deposit rate as subject merchandise produced and exported by
Sailun Jinyu to the United States; and subject merchandise produced by
Sailun Shenyang and exported by Sailun Group to the United States
should receive the same cash deposit rate as subject merchandise
produced by Shenyang Peace and exported by Sailun Jinyu to the United
States. Accordingly, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject
merchandise for these two successor-in-interest producer/exporter
combinations at their predecessor-in-interest producer/exporter
combinations' cash deposit rate of 9.00 percent.\6\ This cash deposit
requirement will be effective upon the publication date of our final
results for this CCR and shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\5\ Initiation and Preliminary Results, 84 FR 68118.
\6\ See Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China:
Antidumping Duty Order, 84 FR 4436 (February 15, 2019).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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 sanctionable violation.
This notice of final results is in accordance with sections
751(b)(1) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.216, 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: January 7, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-00301 Filed 1-10-20; 8:45 am]
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