[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 6, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37031-37033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-12052]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-968]


Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsides are being provided to producers and exporters 
of aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) 
during the period of review (POR) of January 1, 2021, through December 
31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable June 6, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Hepburn, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VI, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1882.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 3, 2023, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register and invited 
interested parties to comment.\1\ We received no comments from 
interested parties on the Preliminary Results, and we have otherwise 
made no changes from the Preliminary Results. Accordingly, no decision 
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice; the Preliminary 
Results and accompanying PDM are hereby adopted in these final results. 
Commerce conducted this

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administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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    \1\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 
and Rescission, in Part; 2021, 88 FR 7404 (February 3, 2023) 
(Preliminary Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum (PDM).
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Scope of the Order 2
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    \2\ See Aluminum Extrusions from the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011) (Order).
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    The product covered by the Order is aluminum extrusions from 
China.\3\ For a complete description of the scope, see the appendix to 
this notice.
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    \3\ Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States subheadings 
8708.29.15.00, 8708.29.25.00, and 8714.93.05 were added to the scope 
of this proceeding. See Memorandum, ``Request from Customs and 
Border Protection to Update the ACE AD/CVD Case Reference File,'' 
dated April 14, 2023.
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Final Results of Review

    For the period January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, we 
determine that the following net countervailable subsidies exist: \4\
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    \4\ In the Preliminary Results, Commerce rescinded this review 
with respect to producers or exporters of aluminum extrusions from 
China for which an administrative was requested, and the request was 
later timely withdrawn. See Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 7405. 
Because there are no companies subject to this review other than the 
three companies listed in the table herein, there are no companies 
not selected for individual examination for which Commerce is 
required to establish a subsidy rate.

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                                                            Subsidy rate
                          Company                            (percent ad
                                                              valorem)
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Guangdong Victor Aluminum Co., Ltd.\5\....................        293.85
Hui Qian (Shanghai) International Trading Co., Ltd........        293.85
Sichuan Hangxin New Glazing Material Co., Ltd.............        293.85
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Disclosure
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    \5\ Commerce inadvertently referred to this company as 
``Guangdong Victor A'' in the Preliminary Results. See Preliminary 
Results, 88 FR at 7405 and PDM at 1. However, the correct name for 
this company is ``Guangdong Victor Aluminum Co., Ltd.'' as stated in 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 87 FR 42144, 42153 (July 14, 2022).
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    Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations 
of the final results of an administrative review within five days of a 
public announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five 
days of the date of publication of the notice of final results in the 
Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 
because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results, there are 
no calculations to disclose.

Assessment Rates

    Consistent with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce 
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall 
assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue 
assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date 
of publication of the final results of this review in the Federal 
Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).

Cash Deposit Instructions

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amounts shown for the companies listed above for 
shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final 
results of this administrative review. These cash deposit instructions, 
when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction 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 with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: May 31, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is aluminum extrusions 
which 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, the subject 
merchandise made from aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designation commencing with the number 1 contains not less 
than 99 percent aluminum by weight. The subject merchandise made 
from aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series designation 
commencing with the number 3 contains manganese as the major 
alloying element, with manganese accounting for not more than 3.0 
percent of total materials by weight. The subject merchandise is 
made from an aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series 
designation commencing with the number 6 contains 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 
subject aluminum extrusions are properly identified by a four-digit 
alloy series without either a decimal point or leading letter. 
Illustrative examples from among the approximately 160 registered 
alloys that may characterize the subject merchandise are as follows: 
1350, 3003, and 6060.
    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.
    Aluminum extrusions are produced and imported with a variety of 
finishes (both coatings and surface treatments), and types of 
fabrication. The types of coatings and treatments applied to subject 
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 brightdip anodized), 
liquid painted, or powder coated. Aluminum extrusions may also be 
fabricated, i.e., prepared for assembly. Such operations would 
include, but are not limited to, extrusions that are cut-to-length, 
machined, drilled, punched, notched, bent, stretched, knurled, 
swedged, mitered, chamfered, threaded, and spun. The subject 
merchandise includes aluminum extrusions that are finished (coated, 
painted, etc.), fabricated, or any combination thereof.
    Subject aluminum extrusions may be described at the time of 
importation as parts for final finished products that are assembled 
after importation, including, but not limited to, window frames, 
door frames, solar panels, curtain walls, or furniture. Such parts 
that otherwise meet the definition of aluminum extrusions are 
included in the scope. The scope includes the aluminum extrusion 
components that are attached (e.g., by welding or fasteners) to form 
subassemblies, i.e., partially assembled merchandise unless imported 
as part of the finished goods `kit' defined further below. The scope 
does not include the non-aluminum extrusion components of 
subassemblies or subject kits.
    Subject extrusions may be identified with reference to their end 
use, such as fence posts, electrical conduits, door thresholds, 
carpet trim, or heat sinks (that do not meet the finished heat sink 
exclusionary language below). Such goods are subject merchandise

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if they otherwise meet the scope definition, regardless of whether 
they are ready for use at the time of importation.
    The following aluminum extrusion products are excluded: aluminum 
extrusions made from aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association 
series designations commencing with the number 2 and containing in 
excess of 1.5 percent copper by weight; aluminum extrusions made 
from aluminum alloy with an Aluminum Association series designation 
commencing with the number 5 and containing in excess of 1.0 percent 
magnesium by weight; and aluminum extrusions made from aluminum 
alloy with an Aluminum Association series designation commencing 
with the number 7 and containing in excess of 2.0 percent zinc by 
weight.
    The scope also excludes finished merchandise containing aluminum 
extrusions as parts that are fully and permanently assembled and 
completed at the time of entry, such as finished windows with glass, 
doors with glass or vinyl, picture frames with glass pane and 
backing material, and solar panels. The scope also excludes finished 
goods containing aluminum extrusions that are entered unassembled in 
a ``finished goods kit.'' A finished goods kit is understood to mean 
a packaged combination of parts that contains, at the time of 
importation, all of the necessary parts to fully assemble a final 
finished good and requires no further finishing or fabrication, such 
as cutting or punching, and is assembled ``as is'' into a finished 
product. An imported product will not be considered a ``finished 
goods kit'' and therefore excluded from the scope of the Order 
merely by including fasteners such as screws, bolts, etc. in the 
packaging with an aluminum extrusion product.
    The scope also excludes aluminum alloy sheet or plates produced 
by other than the extrusion process, such as aluminum products 
produced by a method of casting. Cast aluminum products are properly 
identified by four digits with a decimal point between the third and 
fourth digit. A letter may also precede the four digits. The 
following Aluminum Association designations are representative of 
aluminum alloys for casting: 208.0, 295.0, 308.0, 355.0, C355.0, 
356.0, A356.0, A357.0, 360.0, 366.0, 380.0, A380.0, 413.0, 443.0, 
514.0, 518.1, and 712.0. The scope also excludes pure, 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 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 of this Order are finished heat 
sinks. Finished heat sinks are fabricated heat sinks made from 
aluminum extrusions the design and production of which are organized 
around meeting certain specified thermal performance requirements 
and which have been fully, albeit not necessarily individually, 
tested to comply with such requirements.
    Also excluded from the scope of the Order is certain rectangular 
wire produced from continuously cast rolled aluminum wire rod, which 
is subsequently extruded to dimension to form rectangular wire. The 
product is made from aluminum alloy grade 1070 or 1370, with no 
recycled metal content allowed. The dimensions of the wire are 5 mm 
(+/- 0.05 mm) in width and 1.0 mm (+/- 0.02 mm) in thickness. 
Imports of rectangular wire are provided for under HTSUS category 
7605.19.000.
    Imports of the subject merchandise are provided for under the 
following categories of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS): 6603.90.81.00, 7604.21.00.00, 7604.21.00.10, 
7604.21.00.90, 7604.29.10.00, 7604.29.10.10, 7604.29.10.90, 
7604.29.30.10, 7604.29.30.50, 7604.29.30.60, 7604.29.30.90, 
7604.29.50.30, 7604.29.50.60, 7604.29.50.50, 7604.29.50.90, 
7606.12.30.91, 7606.12.30.96, 7608.20.00.30, 7608.20.00.90, 
7609.00.00, 7610.10.00, 7610.90.00, 7615.10.20.15, 7615.10.20.25, 
7615.10.30, 7615.10.30.15, 7615.10.30.25, 7615.10.50.20, 
7615.10.50.40, 7615.10.71, 7615.10.71.25, 7615.10.71.30, 
7615.10.71.55, 7615.10.71.80, 7615.10.91, 7615.10.91.00, 7615.19.10, 
7615.19.30, 7615.19.50, 7615.19.70, 7615.19.90, 7615.20.00, 
7615.20.00.00, 7616.10.90.90, 7616.99.10, 7616.99.50, 7616.99.51, 
8302.10.30.00, 8302.10.60.30, 8302.10.60.60, 8302.10.60.90, 
8302.20.00.00, 8302.30.30.10, 8302.30.30.60, 8302.41.30.00, 
8302.41.60.15, 8302.41.60.45, 8302.41.60.50, 8302.41.60.80, 
8302.42.30.10, 8302.42.30.15, 8302.42.30.65, 8302.49.60.35, 
8302.49.60.45, 8302.49.60.55, 8302.49.60.85, 8302.50.00.00, 
8302.60.90.00, 8305.10.00.50, 8306.30.00.00, 8414.59.60.90, 
8415.90.80.45, 8418.99.80.05, 8418.99.80.50, 8418.99.80.60, 
8419.90.10.00, 8422.90.06.40, 8424.90.90.80, 8473.30.20.00, 
8473.30.51.00, 8479.89.94, 8479.89.98, 8479.90.85.00, 8479.90.94, 
8481.90.90.60, 8481.90.90.85, 8486.90.00.00, 8487.90.00.80, 
8503.00.95.20, 8508.70.00.00, 8513.90.20, 8515.90.20.00, 
8516.90.50.00, 8516.90.80.50, 8517.70.00.00, 8529.90.73.00, 
8529.90.97.60, 8536.90.80.85, 8538.10.00.00, 8541.90.00.00, 
8543.90.88.80, 8543.90.88.85, 8708.10.30.50, 8708.29.15.00, 
8708.29.25.00, 8708.29.50.60, 8708.29.51.60, 8708.80.65.90, 
8708.99.68.90, 8714.93.05.00, 8803.30.00.60, 9013.90.50.00, 
9013.90.90.00, 9031.90.90.95, 9031.90.91.95, 9401.90.50.81, 
9401.99.90.81, 9403.10.00, 9403.20.00, 9403.90.10.40, 9403.90.10.50, 
9403.90.10.85, 9403.90.25.40, 9403.90.25.80, 9403.90.40.05, 
9403.90.40.10, 9403.90.40.60, 9403.90.50.05, 9403.90.50.10, 
9403.90.50.80, 9403.90.60.05, 9403.90.60.10, 9403.90.60.80, 
9403.90.70.05, 9403.90.70.10, 9403.90.70.80, 9403.90.80.10, 
9403.90.80.15, 9403.90.80.20, 9403.90.80.41, 9403.90.80.51, 
9403.90.80.61, 9403.99.10.40, 9403.99.90.10, 9403.99.90.15, 
9403.99.90.20, 9403.99.90.41, 9405.99.40.20, 9506.11.40.80, 
9506.51.40.00, 9506.51.60.00, 9506.59.40.40, 9506.70.20.90, 
9506.91.00.10, 9506.91.00.20, 9506.91.00.30, 9506.99.05.10, 
9506.99.05.20, 9506.99.05.30, 9506.99.15.00, 9506.99.20.00, 
9506.99.25.80, 9506.99.28.00, 9506.99.55.00, 9506.99.60.80, 
9507.30.20.00, 9507.30.40.00, 9507.30.60.00, 9507.30.80.00, 
9507.90.60.00, and 9603.90.80.50.
    The subject merchandise entered as parts of other aluminum 
products may be classifiable under the following additional Chapter 
76 subheadings: 7610.10, 7610.90, 7615.19, 7615.20, and 7616.99, as 
well as under other HTSUS chapters. In addition, fin evaporator 
coils may be classifiable under HTSUS numbers: 8418.99.80.50 and 
8418.99.80.60. While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of this 
Order is dispositive.

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