Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017
Jeffrey I. Kessler
Department of Commerce
13 March 2020
[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 50 (Friday, March 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14637-14638]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-05181]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-913]


Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's 
Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2017

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that 
Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd. (Zhongwei) received countervailable 
subsidies from certain programs during the period of review (POR) from 
January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

DATES: Applicable March 13, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chien-Min Yang, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 
482-5484.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    Commerce published the preliminary results of the administrative 
review of the countervailing duty order on certain new pneumatic off-
the-road tires (OTR Tires) from China on November 18, 2019.\1\ In the 
Preliminary Results, Commerce partially rescinded the administrative 
review with respect to three companies and preliminarily found that 
Zhongwei received countervailable subsidies from certain programs 
during the POR.\2\ No interested party commented on the Preliminary 
Results.
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    \1\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the 
People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results and Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 84 FR 
63612 (November 18, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See PDM at 5 and 17-23.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the scope are new pneumatic tires designed 
for off-the-road (OTR) and off-highway use. The subject merchandise is 
currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States (HTSUS) subheadings: 4011.20.10.25, 4011.20.10.35, 
4011.20.50.30, 4011.20.50.50, 4011.70.0010, 4011.62.00.00, 
4011.80.1020, 4011.90.10, 4011.70.0050, 4011.80.1010, 4011.80.1020, 
4011.80.2010, 4011.80.2020, 4011.80.8010, and 4011.80.8020. While HTSUS 
subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the 
written description of the scope is dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ For a full description of the scope of the order, see PDM at 
3-5.
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Methodology

    Commerce conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). As noted 
above, no interested party disputed Commerce's preliminary or post-
preliminary findings. Commerce finds that there is no reason to modify 
its analysis for these final results. Accordingly, no decision 
memorandum accompanies this Federal Register notice. For further 
details of the issues already addressed in this review, see the 
Preliminary Results and accompanying PDM.

Final Results of Administrative Review

    We determine that, for the period January 1, 2017 through December 
31, 2017, the following estimated countervailable subsidy rate exists:

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                                                               Subsidy
                          Company                                rate
                                                              (percent)
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Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd............................       24.49
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Assessment Rates and Cash Deposit Requirement

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), Commerce intends to issue 
appropriate instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 
days after publication of the final results of this review. Commerce 
will instruct

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CBP to liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or 
exported by the companies listed above, entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 
2017, at the rates listed above.
    On May 10, 2019, as a result of the five-year (sunset) review, 
Commerce revoked the OTR Tires China CVD Order.\4\ In the Revocation 
Notice, Commerce stated that it intended to issue instructions to CBP 
to terminate the suspension of liquidation and to discontinue the 
collection of cash deposits on entries of subject merchandise, entered 
or withdrawn from warehouse, on or after February 4, 2019.\5\ 
Furthermore, because the OTR Tires China CVD Order has been revoked as 
a result of the Revocation Notice, Commerce will not issue cash deposit 
instructions at the conclusion of this administrative review.
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    \4\ See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the 
People's Republic of China: Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 51627 
(September 4, 2008) (OTR Tires China CVD Order); see also Certain 
New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping 
Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 20616 (May 10, 2019) 
(Revocation Notice).
    \5\ See Revocation Notice, 84 FR at 20618.
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
an administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibilities 
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.
    These final results are issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 9, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2020-05181 Filed 3-12-20; 8:45 am]
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