[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57870-57874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-15605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-177]


Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the 
People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty 
Investigation

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


DATES: Applicable July 10, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Petition

    On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of 
certain low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTV) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of 
the American Personal Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition 
(the petitioner).\1\ The Petition was accompanied by an antidumping 
duty (AD) petition concerning imports of LSPTVs from China.\2\
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    \1\ See Petitioners' Letter, ``Petitions for the Imposition of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duties,'' dated June 20, 2024 (the 
Petition). The members of the petitioning coalition are Club Car, 
LLC and Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. See Petition at Volume I 
(page 1 and Exhibit I-1).
    \2\ See generally Petition
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    Between June 24 and July 8, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental 
information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition.\3\ The 
petitioner responded to Commerce's requests between June 28 and July 9, 
2024.\4\
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    \3\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Supplemental Questions,'' dated 
June 24, 2024 (General Issues Questionnaire); ``Supplemental 
Questions regarding Volume III,'' dated June 25, 2024; and ``Third 
General Issues Questionnaire,'' dated July 8, 2024 (Third General 
Issues Questionnaire); see also Memorandum, ``Phone Call with 
Counsel to Petitioner,'' dated July 5, 2024 (July 5 Memorandum).
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letters, ``Petitioner's Response to First 
Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume 
I of the Petition,'' dated June 28, 2024 (First General Issues 
Supplement); ``Petitioner's Responses to First Supplemental 
Questionnaire Regarding China Countervailing Duty Volume III of the 
Petition,'' dated July 1, 2024; ``Petitioner's Responses to the 
Scope Supplemental Questionnaire Regarding Common Issues and Injury 
Volume I of the Petition,'' dated July 8, 2024 (Scope Supplement); 
and ``Petitioner's Responses to Second Supplemental Questionnaire 
Regarding Common Issues and Injury Volume I of the Petition,'' dated 
July 9, 2024 (Second General Issues Supplement).
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    In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China 
(GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of 
sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of LSPTVs from China, 
and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material 
injury to, the domestic industry producing LSPTVs in the United States. 
Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), the 
allegations on which we are initiating this CVD investigation are 
supported by information reasonably available to the petitioner.
    Commerce finds that the petitioner filed the Petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry because the petitioner is an interested party as 
defined in sections 771(9)(C) and (E) of the Act.\5\ Commerce also 
finds that the petitioner demonstrated sufficient industry support with 
respect to the initiation of the requested CVD investigation.\6\
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    \5\ The American Personal Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers 
Coalition is an interested party under section 771(9)(E) of the Act, 
while the members of the petitioning coalition are interested 
parties under section 771(9)(C) of the Act.
    \6\ See section on ``Determination of Industry Support for the 
Petitions,'' infra.
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Period of Investigation

    Because the Petition was filed on June 20, 2024, the period of 
investigation (POI) for China is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 
2023.\7\
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2).
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Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation is LSPTVs from China. 
For a full description of the scope of this investigation, see the 
appendix to this notice.

Comments on the Scope of the Investigation

    Between June 24 and July 8, 2024, Commerce requested information 
and clarification from the petitioner regarding the proposed scope to 
ensure that the scope language in the Petition is an accurate 
reflection of the products for which the domestic industry is seeking 
relief.\8\ Between June 28 and July 9, 2024, the petitioner provided 
clarifications and revised the scope.\9\ The description of merchandise 
covered by this investigation, as described in the appendix to this 
notice, reflects these clarifications.
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    \8\ See General Issues Questionnaire; see also July 5 
Memorandum; and Third General Issues Questionnaire.
    \9\ See First General Issues Supplement at 1-17; see also Scope 
Supplement at 1-7 and Exhibits 1 and 2; and Second General Issues 
Supplement at 2-4.
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    As discussed in the Preamble to Commerce's regulations, we are 
setting aside a period for interested parties to raise issues regarding 
product coverage (i.e., scope).\10\ Commerce will consider all scope 
comments received from interested parties and, if necessary, will 
consult with interested parties prior to the issuance of the 
preliminary determination. If scope comments

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include factual information,\11\ all such factual information should be 
limited to public information. To facilitate preparation of its 
questionnaires, Commerce requests that scope comments be submitted by 
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on July 30, 2024, which is 20 calendar days 
from the signature date of this notice.\12\ Any rebuttal comments, 
which may include factual information, and should also be limited to 
public information, must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on August 9, 2024, 
which is 10 calendar days from the initial comment deadline.\13\
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    \10\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule, 
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble); see also 19 CFR 
351.312.
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ``factual 
information'').
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1).
    \13\ Id.
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    Commerce requests that any factual information that parties 
consider relevant to the scope of this investigation be submitted 
during the time period identified above. However, if a party 
subsequently finds that additional factual information pertaining to 
the scope of the investigation may be relevant, the party may contact 
Commerce and request permission to submit the additional information. 
All scope comments must be filed simultaneously on the records of the 
concurrent less than fair value and CVD investigations.

Filing Requirements

    All submissions to Commerce must be filed electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), unless an exception 
applies.\14\ An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by the time and date it is due.
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    \14\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Electronic Filing Procedures; Administrative Protective Order 
Procedures, 76 FR 39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 
Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System Name, 79 FR 69046 
(November 20, 2014), for details of Commerce's electronic filing 
requirements, effective August 5, 2011. Information on using ACCESS 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help.aspx and a handbook 
can be found at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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Consultations

    Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) and (ii) of the Act, Commerce 
notified the GOC of the receipt of the Petition and provided an 
opportunity for consultations with respect to the Petition.\15\ 
Commerce held consultations with the GOC on July 8, 2024.\16\
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    \15\ See Commerce's Letters, ``Invitation for Consultations to 
Discuss the Countervailing Duty Petition on Certain Low Speed 
Personal Transportation Vehicles from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated June 24, 2024.
    \16\ See Memorandum, ``Consultations with Officials from the 
Government of China,'' dated July 9, 2024.
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Determination of Industry Support for the Petition

    Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires that a petition be filed on 
behalf of the domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) of the Act 
provides that a petition meets this requirement if the domestic 
producers or workers who support the petition account for: (i) at least 
25 percent of the total production of the domestic like product; and 
(ii) more than 50 percent of the production of the domestic like 
product produced by that portion of the industry expressing support 
for, or opposition to, the petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) of 
the Act provides that, if the petition does not establish support of 
domestic producers or workers accounting for more than 50 percent of 
the total production of the domestic like product, Commerce shall: (i) 
poll the industry or rely on other information in order to determine if 
there is support for the petition, as required by subparagraph (A); or 
(ii) determine industry support using a statistically valid sampling 
method to poll the ``industry.''
    Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines the ``industry'' as the 
producers as a whole of a domestic like product. Thus, to determine 
whether a petition has the requisite industry support, the statute 
directs Commerce to look to producers and workers who produce the 
domestic like product. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), 
which is responsible for determining whether ``the domestic industry'' 
has been injured, must also determine what constitutes a domestic like 
product in order to define the industry. While both Commerce and the 
ITC must apply the same statutory definition regarding the domestic 
like product,\17\ they do so for different purposes and pursuant to a 
separate and distinct authority. In addition, Commerce's determination 
is subject to limitations of time and information. Although this may 
result in different definitions of the like product, such differences 
do not render the decision of either agency contrary to law.\18\
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    \17\ See section 771(10) of the Act.
    \18\ See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 2d 1, 8 (CIT 
2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 688 F. 
Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), aff'd 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)).
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    Section 771(10) of the Act defines the domestic like product as ``a 
product which is like, or in the absence of like, most similar in 
characteristics and uses with, the article subject to an investigation 
under this title.'' Thus, the reference point from which the domestic 
like product analysis begins is ``the article subject to an 
investigation'' (i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to be 
investigated, which normally will be the scope as defined in the 
petition).
    With regard to the domestic like product, the petitioner does not 
offer a definition of the domestic like product distinct from the scope 
of the investigation.\19\ Based on our analysis of the information 
submitted on the record, we have determined that LSPTVs, as defined in 
the scope, constitute a single domestic like product, and we have 
analyzed industry support in terms of that domestic like product.\20\
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    \19\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 18-25 and Exhibits 4, 10, 
and 21-29); see also First General Issues Supplement at 18.
    \20\ For a discussion of the domestic like product analysis as 
applied to this case and information regarding industry support, see 
Checklist, ``Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (China AD Initiation Checklist), at 
Attachment II, Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain Low Speed Personal 
Transportation Vehicles from the People's Republic of China 
(Attachment II). This checklist is on file electronically via 
ACCESS.
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    In determining whether the petitioner has standing under section 
702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered the industry support data 
contained in the Petition with reference to the domestic like product 
as defined in the ``Scope of the Investigation,'' in the appendix to 
this notice. To establish industry support, the petitioner provided its 
2023 production of the domestic like product.\21\ The petitioner 
estimated the production of the domestic like product for the remaining 
U.S. producers of LSPTVs.\22\ We relied on data provided by the 
petitioner for purposes of measuring industry support.\23\
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    \21\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-3 and Exhibit 3); see 
also First General Issues Supplement at 18; and Second General 
Issues Supplement at 1-2.
    \22\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-3 and Exhibits 3 and 4); 
see also First General Issues Supplement at 18-21 and Exhibit I-
Supp-2; and Second General Issues Supplement at 1-2.
    \23\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 2-3 and Exhibits 3 and 4); 
see also First General Issues Supplement at 18-21 and Exhibit I-
Supp-2; and Second General Issues Supplement at 1-2. For further 
discussion, see Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.
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    Our review of the data provided in the Petition, the First General 
Issues Supplement, the Second General Issues Supplement, and other 
information readily available to Commerce indicates that the petitioner 
has established industry support for the Petition.\24\ First,

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the Petition established support from domestic producers (or workers) 
accounting for more than 50 percent of the total production of the 
domestic like product and, as such, Commerce is not required to take 
further action in order to evaluate industry support (e.g., 
polling).\25\ Second, the domestic producers (or workers) have met the 
statutory criteria for industry support under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) 
of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) who support the 
Petition account for at least 25 percent of the total production of the 
domestic like product.\26\ Finally, the domestic producers (or workers) 
have met the statutory criteria for industry support under section 
702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act because the domestic producers (or workers) 
who support the Petition account for more than 50 percent of the 
production of the domestic like product produced by that portion of the 
industry expressing support for, or opposition to, the Petition.\27\ 
Accordingly, Commerce determines that the Petition was filed on behalf 
of the domestic industry within the meaning of section 702(b)(1) of the 
Act.\28\
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    \24\ See Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.
    \25\ Id.; see also section 732(c)(4)(D) of the Act.
    \26\ See Attachment II of the China AD Initiation Checklist.
    \27\ Id.
    \28\ Id.
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Injury Test

    Because China is a ``Subsidies Agreement Country'' within the 
meaning of section 701(b) of the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 
applies to this investigation. Accordingly, the ITC must determine 
whether imports of the subject merchandise from China materially 
injure, or threaten material injury to, a U.S. industry.

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation

    The petitioner alleges that imports of the subject merchandise are 
benefiting from countervailable subsidies and that such imports are 
causing, or threaten to cause, material injury to the U.S. industry 
producing the domestic like product. In addition, the petitioner 
alleges that subject imports exceed the negligibility threshold 
provided for under section 771(24)(A) of the Act.\29\
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    \29\ See Petition at Volume I (pages 29-30 and Exhibit 30).
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    The petitioner contends that the industry's injured condition is 
illustrated by: the significant and increasing volume of subject 
imports; declining market share; underselling and price depression and/
or suppression; lost sales and revenues; declines in production, 
capacity utilization, and U.S. shipments; declines in production-
related workers, hours worked, and wages paid; and a decline in 
financial performance.\30\ We assessed the allegations and supporting 
evidence regarding material injury, threat of material injury, 
causation, as well as negligibility, and we have determined that these 
allegations are properly supported by adequate evidence, and meet the 
statutory requirements for initiation.\31\
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    \30\ Id. at 16-18, 26-48, and Exhibits 13, 18-22, 24-25, and 31-
62; see also First General Issues Supplement at 21-22.
    \31\ See Petition at Volume III (page 2 and Exhibit I-12).
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Initiation of CVD Investigation

    Based upon the examination of the Petition and supplemental 
response, we find that they meet the requirements of section 702 of the 
Act. Therefore, we are initiating a CVD investigation to determine 
whether imports of certain LSPTV from China benefit from 
countervailable subsidies conferred by the GOC. In accordance with 
section 703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), unless 
postponed, we will make our preliminary determinations no later than 65 
days after the date of these initiations.
    Based on our review of the Petition, we find that there is 
sufficient information to initiate a CVD investigation on 46 of the 54 
programs alleged by the petitioner. For a full discussion of the basis 
for our decision to initiate on each program, see the China CVD 
Initiation Checklist. A public version of the initiation checklist for 
this investigation is available on ACCESS.

Respondent Selection

    In the Petition, the petitioner identifies 216 companies in China 
as producers and/or exporters of LSPTV.\32\ Commerce intends to follow 
its standard practice in CVD investigations and calculate company-
specific subsidy rates in these investigations. In the event that 
Commerce determines that the number of companies is large and it cannot 
individually examine each company based on Commerce's resources, 
Commerce intends to select respondents based on U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) data for U.S. imports of LSPTV during the POI under 
the appropriate Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
subheadings listed within the ``Scope of the Investigations'' in the 
appendix.
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    \32\ Id. at Volume I (page 10 and Exhibit I-6).
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    On July 9, 2024, Commerce released the CBP data for imports of 
LSPTV from China under administrative protective order (APO) to all 
parties with access to information protected by APO and indicated that 
interested parties wishing to comment regarding the CBP data and/or 
respondent selection must do so within three business days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of these investigations. 
Comments must be filed electronically using ACCESS. An electronically 
filed document must be received successfully, in its entirety, by 
ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the date noted above. Commerce 
will not accept rebuttal comments regarding the CBP data or respondent 
selection.
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). Instructions for filing such 
applications may be found on Commerce's website at https://www.trade.gov/administrative-protective-orders.

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions

    In accordance with section 702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.202(f), a copy of the public version of the Petition has been 
provided to the GOC via ACCESS. To the extent practicable, we will 
attempt to provide a copy of the public version of the Petition to each 
exporter named in the Petition, as provided under 19 CFR 351.203(c)(2).

ITC Notification

    Commerce will notify the ITC of its initiation, as required by 
section 702(d) of the Act.

Preliminary Determination by the ITC

    The ITC will preliminarily determine, within 45 days after the date 
on which the Petition was filed, whether there is a reasonable 
indication that imports LSPTV from China are materially injuring, or 
threatening material injury to, a U.S. industry.\33\ A negative ITC 
determination for the GOC will result in the investigation being 
terminated with respect to that country.\34\ Otherwise, this CVD 
investigation will proceed according to statutory and regulatory time 
limits.
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    \33\ See section 703(a)(1) of the Act.
    \34\ Id.
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Submission of Factual Information

    Factual information is defined in 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) 
evidence submitted in response to questionnaires; (ii) evidence 
submitted in support of allegations; (iii) publicly available 
information to value factors of production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or 
to measure the adequacy of remuneration under 19 CFR

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351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on the record by Commerce; and (v) 
evidence other than factual information described in (i)-(iv). Section 
351.301(b) of Commerce's regulations requires any party, when 
submitting factual information, to specify under which subsection of 19 
CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is being submitted \35\ and, if the 
information is submitted to rebut, clarify, or correct factual 
information already on the record, to provide an explanation 
identifying the information already on the record that the factual 
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or correct.\36\ Time limits for 
the submission of factual information are addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, 
which provides specific time limits based on the type of factual 
information being submitted. Interested parties should review the 
regulations prior to submitting factual information in these 
investigations.
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    \35\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b).
    \36\ See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
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Extensions of Time Limits

    Parties may request an extension of time limits before the 
expiration of a time limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as 
otherwise specified by Commerce. In general, an extension request will 
be considered untimely if it is filed after the expiration of the time 
limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, or as otherwise specified by 
Commerce.\37\ For submissions that are due from multiple parties 
simultaneously, an extension request will be considered untimely if it 
is filed after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. Under certain 
circumstances, Commerce may elect to specify a different time limit by 
which extension requests will be considered untimely for submissions 
which are due from multiple parties simultaneously. In such a case, we 
will inform parties in a letter or memorandum of the deadline 
(including a specified time) by which extension requests must be filed 
to be considered timely. An extension request must be made in a 
separate, standalone submission; under limited circumstances we will 
grant untimely filed requests for the extension of time limits, where 
we determine, based on 19 CFR 351.302, that extraordinary circumstances 
exist. Parties should review Commerce's regulations concerning the 
extension of time limits and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 
submitting factual information in these investigations.\38\
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    \37\ See 19 CFR 351.302.
    \38\ See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time Limits; 
Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 2013) (Time Limits Final 
Rule), available at https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013-22853.htm.
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Certification Requirements

    Any party submitting factual information in an AD or CVD proceeding 
must certify to the accuracy and completeness of that information.\39\ 
Parties must use the certification formats provided in 19 CFR 
351.303(g).\40\ Commerce intends to reject factual submissions if the 
submitting party does not comply with the applicable certification 
requirements.
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    \39\ See section 782(b) of the Act.
    \40\ See Certification of Factual Information to Import 
Administration During Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also 
frequently asked questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
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Notification to Interested Parties

    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Parties wishing to participate 
in these investigations should ensure that they meet the requirements 
of 19 CFR 351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required letters of 
appearance). Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements 
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\41\
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    \41\ See Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other 
Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 
67069 (September 29, 2023).
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    This notice is issued and published pursuant to sections 702 and 
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).

    Dated: July 10, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Scope of the Investigation

    The merchandise covered by this investigation consists of 
certain low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTV) and 
subassemblies thereof, whether finished or unfinished and whether 
assembled or unassembled, with or without tires, wheels, seats, 
steering columns and steering wheels, canopies, roofs, or batteries. 
LSPTVs meeting this description are generally open-air vehicles with 
a minimum of four wheels, a steering wheel, a traditional side-by-
side or in-line row seating arrangement (i.e., non-straddle), foot 
operated accelerator and brake pedals, and a gross vehicle weight of 
no greater than 5,500 pounds. The main power source for subject 
LSPTVs is either an electric motor and battery (including but not 
limited to lithium-ion batteries, lithium phosphate batteries, lead 
acid batteries, and absorbed glass mat batteries) or a gas-powered 
internal combustion engine. Subject LSPTVs may be described as golf 
carts, golf cars, low speed vehicles, personal transportation 
vehicles, or light utility vehicles.
    LSPTVs subject to this investigation typically have a maximum 
top nameplate speed of no greater than 25 miles per hour as required 
by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. Subject LSPTVs 
with a maximum top nameplate speed greater than 20 miles per hour 
normally must comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation's 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for Low-Speed Vehicles set 
forth in 49 CFR 571.500. LSPTVs that otherwise meet the physical 
description of this scope but are not certified under 49 CFR 571.500 
and are not certified under other sections of subpart B of the 
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (49 CFR part 571), are not 
excluded from this investigation. LSPTVs that are certified under 
both 49 CFR 571.500 and other sections of subpart B of the Federal 
Motor Vehicle Safety Standards remain subject to the scope of this 
investigation. Subject LSPTVs that have a maximum top nameplate 
speed of less than 25 miles per hour may be certified to the SAE 
International (SAE) standards SAE J2258 and SAE J2358. LSPTVs that 
have a maximum top nameplate speed of less than 20 miles per hour 
may also be certified to the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute 
(OPEI) standards OPEI Z130.1 and OPEI Z135.
    An unfinished and/or unassembled LSPTV subject to this 
investigation covers at a minimum a subassembly, also known as a 
``rolling chassis,'' which is typically comprised of, but not 
limited to, a frame or body with front and/or rear suspension 
components (such as arms, springs, axles, spindles, and shafts) 
installed and powertrain components (including either an electric 
motor or a gas-powered internal combustion engine) installed or 
ready for installation.
    When imported together with a rolling chassis subject to this 
investigation, other LSPTV components, such as batteries, bumpers, 
wheel and tire assemblies, cowlings, fenders, grills, kick plates, 
steering column and steering wheel assemblies, dash assembly, seat 
assemblies, pedal assemblies, brake assemblies, canopy or roof 
assemblies, temporary rain enclosures, windshields, mirrors, 
headlights, taillights, lighting systems, or storage--whether 
assembled or unassembled, whether as part of a kit or not, and 
whether or not accompanied by additional components--constitute part 
of an unfinished and/or unassembled LSPTV that is subject to this 
investigation. The inclusion of other products, components, or 
assemblies not described here does not remove the product from the 
scope.
    Subject LSPTVs and subassemblies are covered by the scope of 
this investigation whether or not they are accompanied by other 
parts. This investigation covers all LSPTVs and subassemblies 
meeting the physical description of the scope, regardless of overall 
length, width, or height. Individual components that do not comprise 
a subject LSPTV or subassembly that are entered and sold by 
themselves are not subject to the investigation, but components 
entered with a LSPTV or subassembly, whether finished or

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unfinished and whether assembled or unassembled, are subject 
merchandise.
    LSPTVs and subassemblies subject to this investigation include 
those that are produced in the subject country whether assembled 
with other components in the subject country or in a third country. 
Processing or completion of finished and unfinished LSPTVs and 
subassemblies either in the subject country or in a third country 
does not remove the product from the scope.
    Specifically excluded from the scope of this investigation are 
all-terrain vehicles (which typically have straddle seating and are 
steered by handlebars), multipurpose off-highway utility vehicles 
(which typically have a maximum top nameplate speed of greater than 
25 miles per hour), and recreational off-highway vehicles (which 
typically have a maximum top nameplate speed of greater than 30 
miles per hour). Also excluded from the scope are go-karts, electric 
scooters, golf trolleys, and mobility aids (which include power 
wheelchairs and scooters which are used for the express purpose of 
enabling mobility for a person).
    The LSPTVs subject to the investigation are typically classified 
in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) at 
subheading 8703.10.5030. LSPTVs subject to the investigation may 
also enter under HTSUS subheading 8703.90.0100. The LSPTV 
subassemblies that are subject to the investigation typically enter 
under HTSUS subheadings 8706.00.1540 and 8707.10.0040. The HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes only, 
and the written description of the merchandise subject to the 
investigation is dispositive.

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