[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 26, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13732-13733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-05113]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-090, C-570-091]
Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the
People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order and
Countervailing Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
that revocation of the antidumping (AD) order and countervailing duty
(CVD) order on certain steel wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter
(steel trailer wheels) from China would likely lead to the continuation
or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies, and material
injury to an industry in the United States, Commerce is publishing a
notice of continuation of these AD and CVD orders.
DATES: Applicable March 13, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Fracke, AD/CVD Operations, Office
III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3299.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On September 3, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register
the AD and CVD orders on steel trailer wheels.\1\ On August 1, 2024,
the ITC instituted,\2\ and Commerce initiated,\3\ the first sunset
reviews of the Orders, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of
1930, as amended (the Act). As a result of its reviews, Commerce
determined that revocation of the Orders would likely lead to the
continuation or recurrence of dumping and countervailable subsidies,
and therefore, notified the ITC of the magnitude of the margins of
dumping and subsidy rates likely to prevail should the Orders be
revoked.\4\
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\1\ See Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty
Orders, 84 FR 45952 (September 3, 2019) (Orders).
\2\ See Steel Trailer Wheels from China; Institution of Five-
Year Reviews, 89 FR 62783 (August 1, 2024).
\3\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 62717
(August 1, 2024).
\4\ See Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order, 89 FR 95179 (December
2, 2024), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM); see
also Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter from the
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First
Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024, 89 FR 95174
(December 2, 2024), and accompanying IDM.
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On March 13, 2025, the ITC published its determination, pursuant to
sections 751(c) and 752(a) of the Act, that revocation of the Orders
would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to
an industry in the United States within a reasonably foreseeable
time.\5\
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\5\ See Steel Trailer Wheels from China, 90 FR 11995 (March 13,
2025) (ITC Final Determination).
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Scope of the Orders
The scope of the Orders covers certain on-the-road steel wheels,
discs, and rims for tubeless tires with a nominal wheel diameter of 12
inches to 16.5 inches, regardless of width. Certain on-the-road steel
wheels with a nominal wheel diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches within
the scope are generally for road and highway trailers and other towable
equipment, including, inter alia, utility trailers, cargo trailers,
horse trailers, boat trailers, recreational trailers, and towable
mobile homes. The standard widths of certain on-the-road steel wheels
are 4 inches, 4.5 inches, 5 inches, 5.5 inches, 6 inches, and 6.5
inches, but all certain on-the road steel wheels, regardless of width,
are covered by the scope.
The scope includes rims and discs for certain on-the-road steel
wheels, whether imported as an assembly, unassembled, or separately.
The scope includes certain on-the-road steel wheels regardless of steel
composition, whether cladded or not cladded, whether finished or not
finished, and whether coated or uncoated. The scope also includes
certain on-the-road steel wheels with discs in either a ``hub-piloted''
or ``stud-piloted'' mounting configuration, though the stud-piloted
configuration is most common in the size range covered. All on-the-road
wheels sold in the United States must meet Standard 110 or 120 of the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards, which requires a rim marking, such as the
``DOT'' symbol, indicating compliance with applicable motor vehicle
standards. See 49 CFR 571.110 and 571.120. The scope includes certain
on-the-road steel wheels imported with or without NHTSA's required
markings.
Certain on-the-road steel wheels imported as an assembly with a
tire mounted on the wheel and/or with a valve stem or rims imported as
an assembly with a tire mounted on the rim and/or with a valve stem are
included in the scope of these orders. However, if the steel wheels or
rims are imported as an assembly with a tire mounted on the wheel or
rim and/or with a valve stem attached, the tire and/or valve stem is
not covered by the scope.
The scope includes rims, discs, and wheels that have been further
processed in a third country, including, but not limited to, the
painting of wheels from China and the welding and painting of rims and
discs from China to form a steel wheel, or any other processing that
would not otherwise remove the merchandise from the scope of the orders
if performed in China.
Excluded from this scope are the following: (1) Steel wheels for
use with tube-type tires; such tires use multi piece rims, which are
two-piece and three-piece assemblies and require the use of an inner
tube; (2) aluminum wheels; (3) certain on-the-road steel wheels that
are coated entirely in chrome. This exclusion is limited to chrome
wheels coated entirely in chrome and produced through a chromium
electroplating process, and does not extend to wheels that have been
finished with other processes, including, but not limited to, Physical
Vapor Deposition (PVD); (4) steel wheels that do not meet Standard 110
or 120 of the NHTSA's requirements other than the rim marking
requirements found in 49 CFR 571.110S4.4.2 and 571.120S5.2; (5) steel
wheels that meet the following specifications: steel wheels with a
nominal wheel diameter ranging from 15 inches to 16.5 inches, with a
rim width of 8 inches or greater, and a wheel backspacing ranging from
3.75 inches to 5.5 inches; and (6) steel wheels with wire spokes.
Certain on-the-road steel wheels subject to these orders are
properly classifiable under the following category of the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS): 8716.90.5035 which covers
the exact product covered by the scope whether entered as an assembled
wheel or in components. Certain on-the-road steel wheels entered with a
tire mounted on them may be entered under HTSUS 8716.90.5059 (Trailers
and semi-trailers; other vehicles, not mechanically propelled, parts,
wheels, other, wheels with other tires) (a category that will be
broader than what is covered by the scope). While the HTSUS subheadings
are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written
description of the subject merchandise is dispositive.
Continuation of the Orders
As a result of the determinations by Commerce and the ITC that
revocation of the Orders would likely lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping, countervailable subsidies, and material injury
to an industry in the United States, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of
the Act, Commerce hereby orders the continuation of the Orders. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection will continue to collect AD and CVD cash
deposits at the rates in effect at the time of entry for all imports of
subject merchandise.
The effective date of the continuation of the Orders will be March
13, 2025.\6\ Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(c)(2), Commerce intends to initiate the next five-year reviews
of the Orders not later than 30 days prior to fifth anniversary of the
date of the last determination by the ITC.
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\6\ See ITC Final Determination.
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to
an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of
proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR
351.305(a)(3), which continues to govern business proprietary
information in this segment of the proceeding. 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
These five-year (sunset) reviews and this notice are in accordance
with sections 751(c) and 751(d)(2) of the Act and published in
accordance with section 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.218(f)(4).
Dated: March 20, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2025-05113 Filed 3-25-25; 8:45 am]
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