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Officer, at (907) 644–3596 or via email 

at joshua_ream@nps.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Aniakchak National 

Monument SRC will meet via 

teleconference. The Denali National 

Park SRC will meet via teleconference. 

The Cape Krusenstern National 

Monument SRC will meet in-person in 

the conference room at the Northwest 

Arctic Heritage Center, 171 3rd Avenue, 

Kotzebue, AK 99752. If an in-person 

meeting is not feasible or advisable, the 

meeting will be held solely by 

teleconference. The Lake Clark National 

Park SRC will meet in-person at the 

Newhalen School, 900 Schoolhouse 

Road, Iliamna, AK 99606. If an inperson meeting is not feasible or 

advisable, the meeting will be held 

solely by teleconference. The Kobuk 

Valley National Park SRC will meet inperson in the conference room at the 

Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, 171 

3rd Avenue, Kotzebue, AK 99752. If an 

in-person meeting is not feasible or 

advisable, the meeting will be held 

solely by teleconference. The WrangellSt. Elias National Park SRC will meet inperson at the NPS office in the Copper 

Center Visitor Center Complex, 

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and 

Preserve, Mile 106.8 Richardson 

Highway, Copper Center, AK 99573 and 

via teleconference. If an in-person 

meeting is not feasible or advisable, the 

meeting will be held solely by 

teleconference. The Gates of the Arctic 

National Park SRC will meet via 

teleconference. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NPS 

is holding meetings pursuant to the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

U.S.C. Appendix 1–16). The NPS SRC 

program is authorized under title VIII, 

section 808 of the Alaska National 

Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 

U.S.C. 3118). 

SRC meetings are open to the public 

and will have time allocated for public 

testimony. The public is welcome to 

present written or oral comments to the 

SRC. SRC meetings will be recorded and 

meeting minutes will be available upon 

request from the Superintendent for 

public inspection approximately six 

weeks after the meeting. 

Purpose of the Meeting: The agenda 

may change to accommodate SRC 

business. The proposed meeting agenda 

for each meeting includes the following: 

1. Call to Order—Confirm Quorum 

2. Welcome and Introduction 

3. Review and Adoption of Agenda 

4. Approval of Minutes 

5. Superintendent’s Welcome and 

Review of the SRC Purpose 

6. SRC Membership Status 

7. SRC Chair and Members’ Reports 

8. Superintendent’s Report 

9. Old Business 

10. New Business 

11. Federal Subsistence Board Update 

12. Alaska Boards of Fish and Game 

Update 

13. National Park Service Staff Reports 

a. Superintendent/Ranger Reports 

b. Resource Manager’s Report 

c. Subsistence Manager’s Report 

14. Work Session 

15. Public and Other Agency Comments 

16. Set Tentative Date and Location for 

Next SRC Meeting 

17. Adjourn Meeting. 

SRC meeting location and date may 

change based on inclement weather or 

exceptional circumstances, including 

public health advisories or mandates. If 

the meeting date and location are 

changed, the Superintendent will issue 

a press release and use local newspapers 

and/or radio stations to announce the 

rescheduled meeting. 

Public Disclosure of Comments: 

Before including your address, phone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you can ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. Appendix 2. 

Alma Ripps, 

Chief, Office of Policy. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

National Park Service 

[NPS–CHCH–DTS 29367; PPSECHCH00; 

PPMPSAS1Z.Y00000] 

Written Determination: Bicycle Use at 

Chickamauga and Chattanooga 

National Military Park 

AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. 

ACTION: Notice of Written 

Determination. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

determines that allowing bicycles on 

certain administrative roads and two 

miles of existing hiking trails within 

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 

Military Park is consistent with the 

protection of the park’s natural, scenic, 

and aesthetic values; safety 

considerations; and management 

objectives; and will not disturb wildlife 

or park resources. 

DATES: Comments on this written 

determination must be received by 

11:59 EDT on February 16, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by either of the following methods: 

(1) Electronically: Visit https://

parkplanning.nps.gov/chch and click on 

the link entitled ‘‘Open for Comment’’. 

(2) By hard copy: Mail to Park 

Superintendent, Chickamauga and 

Chattanooga National Military Park, 

3370 Lafayette Road, Fort Oglethorpe, 

GA 30742. 

Document Availability: The Proposed 

Bicycle Use Jackson Gap and John 

Smartt Trails Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact provide information 

and context for this written 

determination and are available online 

at https://parkplanning.nps.gov/chch. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brad 

Bennett, Superintendent, Chickamauga 

and Chattanooga National Military Park, 

(706) 866–9241 x115, brad_bennett@

nps.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In 1890, Congress established 

Chickamauga and Chattanooga National 

Military Park (the park) to preserve the 

sites of some of the most remarkable 

maneuvers and brilliant fighting of the 

Civil War for historical and professional 

military study. In addition to the 

primary purpose for which it was 

established, the NPS manages the park 

to allow for recreational activity, which 

began to increase significantly in the 

late 1960s and early 1970s. In the 1980s, 

concerned about potential impacts from 

the use of mountain bicycles that were 

becoming very popular at the time, the 

NPS limited bicycles to (1) park roads 

open for motor vehicle use by the 

general public; and (2) a subset of 

administrative roads closed to motor 

vehicle use by the public, but open to 

motor vehicle use by the NPS for 

administrative purposes. This 

management framework continues 

today. Bicycles are allowed on park 

roads and on the following 

administrative roads: 

• Dalton Ford Road 

• Thedford Ford Road 

• Vittetoe Road 

• Mullis-Vittetoe Road 

• the roads located within the South 

Post area 

• the roads known as the Upper 

Truck Trail and the Lower Truck Trail. 

In 2015, the NPS completed the 

Lookout Mountain Battlefield General 

Management Plan Amendment (GMPA). 

The GMPA establishes long-term goals 

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cultural resources and improving 

interpretive, educational, and 

recreational opportunities for visitors. 

During the scoping period for the 

GMPA, the NPS received a request to 

open approximately two miles of the 

Jackson Gap Trail and the upper portion 

of the John Smartt Trail to bicycle use. 

Public comments received during the 

GMPA supported bicycle use on these 

two trails. In order to evaluate the 

potential impacts from the use of 

bicycles on these trails, the NPS issued 

the Proposed Bicycle Use Jackson Gap 

and John Smartt Trails Environmental 

Assessment (EA) in May 2019. The EA 

considered two alternatives: (1) A no 

action alternative that would continue 

to allow only hiking on these trails; and 

(2) the NPS preferred alternative that 

would also allow bicycling on the 

portions of these trails identified in the 

EA. The EA was open for public review 

and comment for 30 days. On 

September 13, 2019, the Regional 

Director for DOI Unified Region 2 South 

Atlantic–Gulf signed a Finding of No 

Significant Impact that identified the 

preferred alternative in the EA as the 

selected alternative. 

Prior to designating the trails for 

bicycle use, NPS regulations at 36 CFR 

4.30(d)(3) require the Superintendent to 

determine that the addition of bicycles 

is consistent with the protection of the 

park’s natural, scenic and aesthetic 

values, safety considerations, and 

management objectives, and will not 

disturb wildlife or park resources. The 

regulations require that this written 

determination be published in the 

Federal Register for a 30-day public 

comment period. After the 30-day 

public review period concludes, the 

Regional Director will evaluate whether 

to approve the written determination. If 

the Regional Director approves the 

written determination, the 

Superintendent may designate the trails 

for bicycle use and will provide notice 

of such designation to the public under 

36 CFR 1.7. 

During the preparation of this written 

determination for the Jackson Gap and 

John Smartt Trails, the NPS recognized 

an opportunity to evaluate bicycle use 

on the administrative roads where 

bicycles are already allowed. NPS 

regulations require the Superintendent 

to determine that bicycle use on 

administrative roads is consistent with 

the protection of the park’s natural, 

scenic, and aesthetic values; safety 

considerations; and management 

objectives; and will not disturb wildlife 

or park resources. 36 CFR 4.30(b). This 

is the same written determination that 

must be made before allowing bicycles 

on the Jackson Gap Trail and John 

Smartt Trails. For this reason, this 

written determination applies to two 

separate management actions: (1) 

Continuing to allow bicycles on the 

administrative roads identified above; 

and (2) allowing bicycles for the first 

time on the approximately two miles of 

the Jackson Gap Trail and the upper 

portion of the John Smartt Trail that are 

identified in the EA. 

Written Determination 

Park Significance, Purpose, and Values 

As stated above, Congress established 

the park in 1890 for its historic 

significance. Consisting of more than 

9,000 acres, the park is the largest 

federally protected Civil War battlefield 

in the United States. The park 

encompasses multiple administrative 

units along the Tennessee-Georgia 

border and contains nearly 1,500 

commemorative features such as 

monuments, markers, and tablets. The 

park is located in Catoosa, Dade, and 

Walker Counties in Georgia, and 

Hamilton County in Tennessee. 

A formal statement of the purpose and 

significance of the park is set forth in 

the park’s 2016 Foundation Document. 

The purpose of the park is to preserve, 

protect, and interpret the nationally 

significant resources associated with the 

Civil War Campaign for Chattanooga 

and the 12,000 years of American Indian 

presence on Moccasin Bend. The 

fundamental historic and cultural 

resources and values that contribute to 

this purpose include battlefields and 

related sites, commemorative features, 

archeological resources, strategic and 

important views, and the contemplative 

experience. 

In addition to these resources and 

values, the park includes one of the few 

large open spaces within and near the 

Chattanooga metropolitan area. The 

paved tour roads and hiking trails in the 

park provide outstanding opportunities 

for recreation and alternative ways to 

experience park landscapes. Use of the 

park for fitness activities like walking, 

running, and bicycling creates a unique 

opportunity to engage community 

members and foster the relevancy of the 

park with local stakeholders. The flora 

and fauna protected within the park 

provide the public with opportunities to 

view wildlife and enjoy natural beauty 

and scenic views. Recreation at the park 

provides an opportunity for current and 

future generations of visitors to 

experience and appreciate the park in 

different ways, while at the same time 

respecting and commemorating the 

solemnity of the battlefields. 

Management Objectives 

Continuing to allow bicycles on the 

subset of administrative roads where 

they are already allowed and adding 

bicycles to the two miles of existing 

hiking trails is consistent with the 

GMPA and the Foundation Document, 

which emphasize improvements to the 

visitor experience through the 

expansion of appropriate recreational 

activities, including bicycling, while 

protecting and preserving the park’s 

natural and cultural resources. 

Bicycling on the administrative roads 

has occurred for more than 100 years 

and is an established form of visiting 

and experiencing the park. Continuing 

to allow bicycles on the administrative 

roads would maintain an important 

recreational opportunity for park 

visitors. Many visitors access and travel 

through the park on bicycles. Bicycles 

provide visitors with a different 

experience than other forms of 

recreation and transportation, such as 

driving, horseback riding, or hiking. The 

administrative roads provide 

approximately 15.82 miles of bicycling 

access in the park. Bicycling on 

administrative roads provides more 

solitude than bicycling on park roads by 

removing bicyclists from public motor 

vehicle traffic. This allows for a more 

contemplative experience for those who 

seek to interact with and learn about the 

history of the park in that type of 

environment. 

Adding bicycles to the hiking trails on 

Lookout Mountain is consistent with the 

GMPA and the Foundation Document, 

which emphasize improvements to the 

visitor experience through the 

expansion of appropriate recreational 

activities, including bicycling. These 

management actions are also consistent 

with Secretary of the Interior Order 

3366, ‘‘Increasing Recreational 

Opportunities on Lands and Waters 

Managed by the U.S. Department of the 

Interior,’’ which directs the NPS to 

expand access to outdoor recreational 

opportunities on NPS-managed lands 

and waters. 

Currently, bicycle traffic in Lookout 

Mountain Battlefield is limited to the 

Upper Truck Trail and Lower Truck 

Trail, administrative roads that connect 

the park to the regional bicycle trail 

system on the Tennessee side. Bicyclists 

can access the Upper Truck Trail from 

the Guild Trail, which is part of the 

regional bicycle trail system owned by 

the Lookout Mountain Conservancy. In 

the opposite direction, the Upper Truck 

Trail connects to the Jackson Gap and 

John Smartt trails in the park. These 

trails connect to the regional bicycle 

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rules, when bicyclists reach the end of 

the Upper Truck Trail, in order to 

continue riding they must turn around 

and exit the park on the Tennessee side 

from where they entered. Otherwise, 

bicyclists must carry their bikes up 

hiking trails to exit the park on the 

Georgia side. Under these 

circumstances, hikers are the only user 

group that has continuous access 

through the park from the regional trail 

systems in Georgia and Tennessee. If 

bicycles were allowed on the two miles 

of the Jackson Gap Trail and the upper 

portion of the John Smartt Trail 

identified in the EA, then bicyclists 

could ride the entire 21 miles, through 

the park, in either direction between 

Cloudland Canyon State Park in Georgia 

and Chattanooga in Tennessee. 

Wildlife 

The NPS strives to maintain all 

components and processes of naturally 

evolving ecosystems, including the 

natural abundance, diversity, and 

ecological integrity of wildlife. Allowing 

bicycles on the Jackson Gap and upper 

John Smartt Trails would increase the 

overall human traffic on those trails by 

a small amount. The NPS expects most 

of the bicycle traffic to be slow due to 

steep grades. Bicycling on the Jackson 

Gap and John Smartt trails would occur 

in areas that already receive frequent 

human visitation. Typically, wildlife 

avoid these areas during the daylight to 

avoid humans. Nonetheless, bicycle use 

in these locations could create the 

potential for collisions with wildlife, 

especially along curves of the trails 

where forward visibility is diminished. 

It is unlikely that large species, such as 

deer, would be impacted. Smaller 

species, however, such as snakes or 

lizards, could be injured or killed by 

bicycle tires. These risks would likely 

have minimal adverse effects due to the 

expected low incidence rate of 

collisions on the Jackson Gap and upper 

John Smartt Trails. Effects upon wildlife 

from adding bicycles to the hiking trails 

were dismissed from further analysis in 

the EA because the NPS concluded they 

would be negligible and not likely result 

in unacceptable impacts. 

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) 

requires examination of impacts to 

federally listed threatened, endangered, 

and candidate species. Section 7 of the 

ESA requires Federal agencies to 

consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service to ensure that any action 

authorized, funded, or carried out by the 

agency does not jeopardize the 

continued existence of listed species or 

critical habitats. NPS Management 

Policies 2006 require the NPS to 

examine the impacts to Federal 

candidate species, as well as state listed 

threatened, endangered, candidate, rare, 

declining, and sensitive species. Park 

records and field surveys did not 

identify the potential for individual 

species, or habitat for any of the known 

special status species, within the 

vicinity of the hiking trails where 

bicycles would be allowed nor in 

proximity to the administrative roads 

where bicycles are presently allowed. 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was 

consulted and determined the proposed 

action is not expected to significantly 

impact fish and wildlife resources under 

the jurisdiction of the U.S Fish and 

Wildlife Service. For these reasons, 

impacts to special status species from 

adding bicycles to the hiking trails were 

dismissed from detailed analysis in the 

EA. 

Bicycle use on the administrative 

roads is considerably less than the 

volume of bicycles using the park roads. 

Over the past 34 years, relatively few 

wildlife-bicycle encounters have been 

observed on administrative roads and 

even fewer accidents have been reported 

by the public as a result of those 

encounters. 

Cultural Resources 

The NPS preserves and maintains 755 

documented historic structures within 

the park. Most of these are monuments 

and markers that commemorate the 

troops that fought across the park 

landscapes during the two Civil War 

battles. The NPS expects that allowing 

bicycles on the hiking trails would 

result in a relatively small increase 

(approximately 200 bicyclists per year) 

to the total number of recreational 

visitors on the trails. The NPS does not 

expect this level of increased use would 

have a measurable impact to cultural 

resources within this area. 

None of the park’s documented 

commemorative features are located 

along the Jackson Gap Trail or the upper 

John Smartt Trail. These trails were 

likely constructed by the Civilian 

Conservation Corps under the 

Emergency Conservation Works 

Administration from either Camp 

Adolph Ochs or Camp Demaray, both 

located on Lookout Mountain. They 

have several dry laid retaining walls and 

wet weather drainage crossings that are 

constructed of native stone. These early 

20th century stone walls and drainage 

features, the only extant cultural 

resources on the trails, have required 

minor and infrequent maintenance by 

the NPS. NPS staff within the Resource 

Management Division would increase 

the frequency of monitoring the 

retaining walls and drainages to ensure 

these resources are protected. 

Staff from the NPS Southeast 

Archeological Center (SEAC) conducted 

shovel test surveys and a metal detector 

survey within the area potentially 

affected by bicycles on the hiking trails. 

Archeologists tested six sections of the 

trails, including areas proposed for 

widening a switchback and locations 

identified for sign and fence 

installation. The SEAC determined there 

was no potential for significant 

archeological resources to be harmed. 

The NPS would implement 

management strategies to minimize 

impacts to resources on the trails, 

including: (1) Issuing citations for offtrail use; (2) increasing monitoring, 

education, and enforcement of 

regulations; (3) re-evaluating trail 

design; and (4) requesting assistance 

from trail advocates to establish a 

defined trail edge by barricading short 

cuts. 

Over the last 34 years, the NPS has 

not recorded any adverse effects to 

historic structures or archeological 

resources caused by bicycle use on the 

administrative roads. For this reason, 

the NPS does not expect that the 

continued use of bicycles on the 

administrative roads would adversely 

affect the park’s cultural resources. 

Natural, Scenic and Aesthetic Values 

The 30-mile network of trails within 

Lookout Mountain Battlefield and more 

than 80 miles of trail throughout the 

park provide ample opportunities for 

hikers to view wildlife and enjoy 

natural beauty and scenic views. The 

proposed actions would extend similar 

opportunities to bicyclists on 

approximately two miles of the Jackson 

Gap Trail and the upper portion of the 

John Smartt Trail and maintain similar 

opportunities for bicyclists on the 

administrative roads. Allowing bicycles 

on the hiking trails would allow more 

regional trail users to experience the 

scenic vistas and natural features in the 

park. 

New signs on the hiking trails would 

be small scale, low stature, natural 

metal, and post-mounted with incised 

letters. Scale and placement would 

minimally affect the natural landscape. 

Installation would occur in disturbed 

locations within the trail beds. Kiosks at 

trailheads and other locations would be 

based on standard NPS designs that are 

appropriate for the selected locations. 

Aside from signage, bicycle use on the 

trails would not require the addition of 

any human-made features and would 

have no other visual impacts on natural 

landscape. Trail width and trail tread 

would remain the same as they 

currently are on both trails: Single-track 

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with natural trail tread. Allowing 

bicycle use on these trails would not 

negatively impact opportunities for 

other visitors to experience scenic and 

aesthetic values on these trails. 

Existing signs along the 

administrative roads provide route 

information and safety messages about 

bicycling. The continued use of bicycles 

on the administrative roads would not 

require the addition of new humanmade features that would impact the 

natural landscape at the Chickamauga 

Battlefield. 

Safety Considerations 

The NPS will install new signs on the 

trails that convey safety messages about 

bicycling. Due to steep grades, the 

hiking trails would receive a ‘‘Black 

Diamond’’ designation according to the 

criteria that has been developed by the 

International Mountain Biking 

Association (IMBA). Signs and 

educational materials would be posted 

at the Jackson Gap trailhead, at the 

intersection of the John Smartt Trail and 

Upper Truck Trail, near switchbacks, 

and in other strategic locations to 

convey important safety and regulatory 

information. Signs and educational 

materials would provide guidance on 

trail etiquette to mitigate the potential 

for user conflict and to help establish 

user norms. Signs would provide route 

names, trail direction and appropriate 

practices for yielding to others. 

The Jackson Gap and John Smartt 

Trails are well-constructed hiking trails 

within a natural zone of the park. They 

have existed for many decades in good 

condition without a high frequency of 

maintenance. Trail crews would 

continue to assess the Jackson Gap and 

John Smartt Trail during annual 

condition assessments, on regular 

patrols, and as reports are received 

concerning fallen trees or other hazards. 

Crews would continue to clean all 

drainages and culverts, remove loose 

rocks and debris, and prune vegetation 

as necessary. Trail rovers would 

conduct monthly monitoring to assist in 

identifying any additional maintenance 

needs. Volunteers will patrol these trails 

to provide safety information. 

Since the implementation of the 

current incident reporting system, there 

have been no reports of bicycle 

accidents on park administrative roads. 

As stated above, the administrative 

roads have signs conveying wayfinding 

information and safety messages. 

Electric Bicycles 

The NPS will evaluate the 

environmental impacts of allowing 

electric bicycles (e-bikes) on the 

administrative roads and hiking trails 

under the National Environmental 

Policy Act (NEPA) after the conclusion 

of the written determination process. Ebikes will only be considered in 

locations where traditional bicycles are 

already allowed. E-bikes will not be 

allowed anywhere in the park until 

compliance with the NEPA is completed 

and the Superintendent designates those 

locations for e-bike use in accordance 

with 36 CFR 1.7. 

Determination 

Based upon the foregoing, the NPS 

determines that (1) continuing to allow 

bicycle use on the administrative roads 

identified above; and (2) allowing 

bicycle use on the two miles of the 

Jackson Gap Trail and the upper section 

of the John Smartt Trail (identified in 

the EA) are consistent with the 

protection of the park’s natural, scenic 

and aesthetic values; safety 

considerations; and management 

objectives; and will not disturb wildlife 

or park resources. 

Jon Bennett, 

Superintendent. 

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

COMMISSION 

[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–657 and 731– 

TA–1537 (Final)] 

Chassis From China; Scheduling of the 

Final Phase of Countervailing Duty and 

Antidumping Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: United States International 

Trade Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives 

notice of the scheduling of the final 

phase of antidumping and 

countervailing duty investigation Nos. 

701–TA–657 and 731–TA–1537 (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 chassis from China, provided 

for in subheadings 8716.39.00 and 

8716.90.50 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States, 

preliminarily determined by the 

Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) 

to be subsidized. The determination 

with respect to imports of chassis 

alleged to be sold at less-than-fair-value 

is pending. 

DATE: December 28, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ahdia Bavari ((202) 205–3191), Office of 

Investigations, U.S. International Trade 

Commission, 500 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired 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 ‘‘chassis and 

subassemblies thereof, whether finished 

or unfinished, whether assembled or 

unassembled, whether coated or 

uncoated, regardless of the number of 

axles, for carriage of containers, or other 

payloads (including self-supporting 

payloads) for road, marine roll-on/rolloff (RORO) and/or rail transport. Chassis 

are typically, but are not limited to, 

rectangular framed trailers with a 

suspension and axle system, wheels and 

tires, brakes, a lighting and electrical 

system, a coupling for towing behind a 

truck tractor, and a locking system or 

systems to secure the shipping container 

or containers to the chassis using 

twistlocks, slide pins or similar 

attachment devices to engage the corner 

fittings on the container or other 

payload. 

Subject merchandise includes, but is 

not limited to, the following 

subassemblies: 

• Chassis frames, or sections of 

chassis frames, including kingpins or 

kingpin assemblies, bolsters consisting 

of transverse beams with locking or 

support mechanisms, goosenecks, drop 

assemblies, extension mechanisms and/ 

or rear impact guards; 

• Running gear assemblies or axle 

assemblies for connection to the chassis 

frame, whether fixed in nature or 

capable of sliding fore and aft or lifting 

up and lowering down, which may or 

may not include suspension(s) 

(mechanical or pneumatic), wheel end 

components, slack adjusters, axles, 

brake chambers, locking pins, and tires 

and wheels; 

• Landing gear (legs) or landing gear 

assemblies, for connection to the chassis 

frame, capable of supporting the chassis 

when it is not engaged to a tractor; and 


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