[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 81 (Thursday, April 25, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31727-31728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08841]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-041]


Truck and Bus Tires From People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on truck and bus 
tires from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to 
the continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the 
levels indicated in the ``Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable April 25, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suresh Maniam, 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) 482-1603.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 15, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the CVD Order on truck and bus tires from China.\1\ On January 2, 2024, 
Commerce published in the Federal Register the notice of initiation of 
the first five-year sunset review of the Order pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On January 
12, 2024, we received a timely notice of intent to participate in this 
sunset review from the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 
Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial Workers Union, AFL-CIO, CLC 
(the domestic interested party) within 15-day deadline specified in 19 
CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(D) of the Act as a certified union 
representative of a U.S. industry engaged in the manufacture of truck 
and bus tires in the United States. On February 4, 2024, the domestic 
interested party provided a complete substantive response for this 
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within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ 
Commerce received no substantive responses from any other interested 
parties, including the Government of China, nor was a hearing 
requested. On February 22, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from other interested parties.\5\ As a result, in 
accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited, i.e., 120-
day, sunset review of the Order.
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    \1\ See Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China: 
Amended Final Determination and Countervailing Duty Order, 84 FR 
4434 (February 15, 2019) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 66 
(January 2, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Notice of Intent 
to Participate,'' dated January 12, 2024.
    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Substantive 
Response,'' dated February 1, 2024.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Reviews for January 2024,'' 
dated February 22, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the scope of the Order are truck and bus 
tires from China. A complete description of the scope of the Order is 
contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Truck and Bus Tires from People Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of the continuation or recurrence of 
subsidization in the event of revocation of the Order and the 
countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be 
revoked, are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of 
topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is included 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), which 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.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the Order would likely lead to the 
continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy at the 
following net countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Exporter/producer                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd.\7\.............           66.28
Double Coin Holdings Ltd.\8\............................           23.92
All Others..............................................           45.10
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Administrative Protective Order
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    \7\ Commerce found Guizhou Tyre Import and Export Co., Ltd. to 
be cross-owned with Guizhou Tyre Co., Ltd. See Truck and Bus Tires 
from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative 
Countervailing Duty Determination, Preliminary Affirmative Critical 
Circumstances Determination, in Part, and Alignment of Final 
Determination with Final Antidumping Determination, 81 FR 43577 
(July 5, 2016) (Preliminary Determination) at 17-18, and 
accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM), unchanged in 
Order.
    \8\ Commerce found the following companies to be cross-owned 
with Double Coin Holdings Ltd.: Double Coin Group (Jiangsu) Tyre 
Co., Ltd.; Double Coin Group (Chongqing) Tyre Co., Ltd.; Double Coin 
Group Shanghai Donghai Tyre Co. Ltd.; and Double Coin Group 
(Xinjiang) Kunlun Tyre Co., Ltd. See Preliminary Determination PDM 
at 16-17.
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    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). 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

    We are issuing and publishing these final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: April 19, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the 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. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidy
VII. Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-08841 Filed 4-24-24; 8:45 am]
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