[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 188 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67242-67243]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21450]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-552-829]


Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2020-2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that the 
company subject to this countervailing duty administrative review of 
passenger vehicle and light truck tires (PVLT tires) from the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) received countervailable subsidies during 
the period of review (POR), November 10, 2020, through December 31, 
2021.

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer, 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) 482-0410.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 21, 2023, Commerce published the preliminary results of 
this administrative review in the Federal Register.\1\ This review 
covers one respondent, Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam, LLC 
(Bridgestone).
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    \1\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results of Countervailing 
Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Administrative 
Review; 2020-2021, 88 FR 47107 (July 21, 2023) (Preliminary 
Results), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary 
Results.\2\ On August 21, 2023, we received a timely case brief from 
the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, 
Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 
(the petitioner).\3\ No party submitted a rebuttal brief or requested a 
hearing. For a complete description of the events that occurred since 
the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \2\ See Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 41708.
    \3\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Letter in Lieu of a Case Brief,'' 
dated August 21, 2023.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 
Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam; 2020-2021,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order 5
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    \5\ See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Countervailing Duty Order, 86 FR 
38013 (July 19, 2021) (Order).
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    The products covered by the Order are PVLT tires from Vietnam. A 
full description of the scope of the Order is contained in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised by interested parties in briefs are addressed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice. A list of 
the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is provided 
in the appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a 
public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete version of the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    In response to arguments from the petitioner, Commerce corrected an 
error with respect to the currency exchange program. As a result of 
this change, we updated the final rates for Bridgestone. These changes 
are explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
For each subsidy program found to be countervailable, Commerce finds 
that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial contribution from a 
government or public entity that gives rise to a benefit to the 
recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a full description 
of the methodology underlying all of Commerce's conclusions, including 
any determination that relied upon the use of adverse facts available 
pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Final Results of Administrative Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), Commerce calculated the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates for the period November 10, 
2020, through December 31, 2021:

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                                                                      Subsidy rate--2020     Subsidy rate--2021
                              Company                                (percent ad valorem)   (percent ad valorem)
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Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam, LLC.......................                  1.34                   0.00
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Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed in connection with 
the final results of review to parties in this proceeding within five 
days after public announcement of the final results 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).

Cash Deposit Instructions

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce intends 
to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing 
duties in the amount shown for the company listed above for 2021 (i.e., 
0.00 percent) on 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. This cash deposit 
requirement, effective upon publication of the final results of this 
review, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(2), Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise covered by this review. We intend to 
issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the 
date of publication of these final results of review. 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).

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the 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 the final results of review in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: September 25, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Subsidies Valuation Information
VI. Interest Rates, Discount Rates, and Benchmarks
VII. Analysis of Programs
VIII. Discussion of the Issue
    Comment: Whether Commerce Should Use a Different Denominator for 
the Currency Exchanges Program
IX. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2023-21450 Filed 9-28-23; 8:45 am]
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