[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24665-24667]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10543]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-746-747 and 731-TA-1724-1725 (Final)]
Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs From China and
India; Scheduling of the Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and
Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-746-747 and 731-TA-1724-1725 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act
of 1930 (``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United
States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs from China and India, provided for in subheading 7320.20.50 of
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, preliminarily
determined by the Department of Commerce (``Commerce'') to be
subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.
DATES: June 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Stebbins ((202) 205-2039),
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.--For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as helically-wound, overhead door
counterbalance torsion steel springs and any cones, plugs or other
similar fittings for mounting and creating torque in the spring (herein
collectively referred to as cones) attached to or entered with and
invoiced with the subject overhead door counterbalance torsion springs.
Overhead door counterbalance torsion springs are helical steel springs
with tightly wound coils that store and release mechanical energy by
winding and unwinding along the spring's axis by an angle, using torque
to create a lifting force in the counterbalance assembly typically used
to raise and lower overhead doors, including garage doors, industrial
rolling doors, warehouse doors, trailer doors, and other overhead
doors, gates, grates, or similar devices. The merchandise covered by
this investigation covers all overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs with a coil inside diameter of 15.8 millimeters (mm) or more
but not exceeding 304.8 mm (measured across the diameter from inner
edge to inner edge); a wire diameter of 2.5 mm to 20.4 mm; a length of
127 mm or more; and regardless of the following characteristics:
Wire type (including, but not limited to, oil-tempered
wire, hard-drawn wire, music wire, galvanized or other coated wire);
Wire cross-sectional shape (e.g., round, square, or other
shapes);
Coating (e.g., uncoated, oil- or water-based coatings,
lubricant coatings, zinc, aluminum, zinc-aluminum, paint or plastic
coating, etc.);
Winding orientation (left-hand or right-hand wind
direction);
End type (including, but not limited to, looped, double
looped, clipped, long length, mini warehouse, Barcol, Crawford,
Kinnear, Wagner, rolling steel or barrel ends); and
Whether the overhead door counterbalance torsion springs
are fitted with hardware, including but not limited to fasteners,
clips, and cones (winding or stationary cones).
For purposes of the diameters referenced above, where the nominal
and actual measurements vary, a product is within the scope if
application of either the nominal or actual measurement would place it
within the scope based on the definitions set forth above.
The steel torsion springs included in the scope of this
investigation are produced from steel in which: (1) iron predominates,
by weight, over each of the other contained elements; and (2) the
carbon content is 2 percent or less, by weight.
Subject merchandise includes cones attached to or entered with and
invoiced with the subject overhead door counterbalance torsion springs.
Such cones, which are typically cast aluminum, aluminum alloy or steel
(but may be made from other materials) are made to mount the subject
springs to the overhead door counterbalance system and create and
maintain torque in the spring. Cones or other similar fittings that are
not attached to the subject springs or are not entered with and
invoiced with the subject springs are not included within the scope
unless entered as parts of kits as described below.
Subject merchandise also includes all subject overhead door
counterbalance torsion springs and cones or other similar fittings for
mounting and tensioning the spring entered as a part of overhead door
kits, overhead door mounting or assembly kits, or as a part of a
spring-operated motor assembly or as a part of a spring winder assembly
kit for torsion springs. When counterbalance torsion springs and cones
or other similar fittings for attaching and tensioning the torsion
spring are entered as a part of such kits, only the counterbalance
spring and cones or other similar fittings in the kit are within scope.
Subject merchandise also includes overhead door counterbalance
torsion springs that have been further processed in a third country,
including but not limited to cutting to length, attachment of hardware,
cones or end-fittings, inclusion in garage door kits or garage door
mounting or assembly kits, or any other processing that would not
remove the merchandise from the scope of this investigation if
performed in the country of manufacture of the in-scope overhead door
counterbalance torsion springs.
All products that meet the written physical description are within
the scope of this investigation unless specifically excluded. The
following products are specifically excluded from the scope of these
investigations:
Leaf springs (slender arc-shaped length of spring steel of
a rectangular cross-section);
Disc springs (conical springs consisting of a convex disc
with the outer edge working against the center of the disc);
Extension springs (close-wound round helical wire springs
that store and release energy by resisting the external pulling forces
applied to the spring's ends in the direction of its length);
Compression springs (helical coiled springs with open
wound active coils (such open winding is also known as
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pitch) that are designed to compress under load or force); and
Spiral springs (torsion springs wound as concentric
spirals such as a clock spring or mainspring).
Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in China and India of overhead door counterbalance torsion
springs, and that such products are being sold in the United States at
less than fair value within the meaning of section 733 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations were requested in petitions filed on
October 29, 2024, by IDC Group, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota; Iowa
Spring Manufacturing, Inc., Adel, Iowa; and Service Spring Corp.,
Maumee, Ohio.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in Sec. 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Please note the Secretary's Office will accept only electronic
filings during this time. Filings must be made through the Commission's
Electronic Document Information System (EDIS, https://edis.usitc.gov).
No in-person paper-based filings or paper copies of any electronic
filings will be accepted until further notice.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on August
7, 2025, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
Sec. 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on August
21, 2025. Requests to appear at the hearing should be filed in writing
with the Secretary to the Commission on or before August 15, 2025. Any
requests to appear as a witness via videoconference must be included
with your request to appear. Requests to appear via videoconference
must include a statement explaining why the witness cannot appear in
person; the Chair, or other person designated to conduct the
investigations, may in their discretion for good cause shown, grant
such a request. Requests to appear as remote witness due to illness or
a positive COVID-19 test result may be submitted by 3 p.m. the business
day prior to the hearing. Further information about participation in
the hearing will be posted on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/calendarpad/calendar.html.
A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the Commission's
deliberations may request permission to present a short statement at
the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing
conference, if deemed necessary, to be held at 9:30 a.m. on August 20,
2025. Parties shall file and serve written testimony and presentation
slides in connection with their presentation at the hearing by no later
than noon on August 20, 2025. Oral testimony and written materials to
be submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties
must submit any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony
in camera no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the
hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of Sec. 207.23 of the Commission's rules;
the deadline for filing is August 14, 2025. Parties shall also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
and posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of Sec.
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is August 28, 2025. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before August 28, 2025. On September 9, 2025, the
Commission will make available to parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or before September 11, 2025, but such
final comments must not contain new factual information and must
otherwise comply with Sec. 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All
written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of
the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of Sec. Sec. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of
the Commission's rules. The Commission's Handbook on Filing Procedures,
available on the Commission's website at https://www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates upon the
Commission's procedures with respect to filings.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to Sec. 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall not
be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such submissions,
or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request by a
Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with Sec. Sec. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all other parties to the
investigations (as identified by either the public or BPI service
list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed. The Secretary
will
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not accept a document for filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under authority
of title VII of the Tariff
By order of the Commission.
Issued: June 6, 2025.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2025-10543 Filed 6-10-25; 8:45 am]
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