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10See Adisseo Espan ̃ a’s Letter, ‘‘Methionine from 

Spain: Request for Postponement of Final 

Determination and Provisional Measures Period,’’ 

dated February 5, 2021. 

1See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 85 FR 52552 

(August 19, 2020) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Postponement 

of Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigation, 85 FR 68559 (October 20, 

2020). 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

and Extension of Provisional Measures 

Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides 

that a final determination may be 

postponed until not later than 135 days 

after the date of the publication of the 

preliminary determination if, in the 

event of an affirmative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by exporters who 

account for a significant proportion of 

exports of the subject merchandise, or in 

the event of a negative preliminary 

determination, a request for such 

postponement is made by the petitioner. 

Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s 

regulations requires that a request by 

exporters for postponement of the final 

determination be accompanied by a 

request for extension of provisional 

measures from a four-month period to a 

period not more than six months in 

duration. 

On February 5, 2021, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.210(e), Adisseo Espan ̃ a 

requested that Commerce postpone the 

final determination and that provisional 

measures be extended to a period not to 

exceed six months.10 In accordance with 

section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The 

preliminary determination is 

affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter, 

Adisseo Espan ̃ a, accounts for a 

significant proportion of exports of the 

subject merchandise; and (3) no 

compelling reasons for denial exist, 

Commerce is postponing the final 

determination and extending the 

provisional measures from a four-month 

period to a period not greater than six 

months. Accordingly, Commerce will 

make its final determination no later 

than 135 days after the date of 

publication of this preliminary 

determination, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, then 

the ITC will determine before the later 

of 120 days after the date of this 

preliminary determination or 45 days 

after the final determination whether 

imports of methionine from Spain are 

materially injuring, or threaten material 

injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: February 24, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is methionine and dl-Hydroxy 

analogue of dl-methionine, also known as 2- 

Hydroxy 4-(Methylthio) Butanoic acid 

(HMTBa), regardless of purity, particle size, 

grade, or physical form. Methionine has the 

chemical formula C5H11NO2S, liquid HMTBa 

has the chemical formula C5H10O3S, and dry 

HMTBa has the chemical formula 

(C5H9O3S)2Ca. 

Subject merchandise also includes 

methionine processed in a third country 

including, but not limited to, refining, 

converting from liquid to dry or dry to liquid 

form, or any other processing that would not 

otherwise remove the merchandise from the 

scope of this investigation if performed in the 

country of manufacture of the in-scope 

methionine or dl-Hydroxy analogue of dlmethionine. 

The scope also includes methionine that is 

commingled (i.e., mixed or combined) with 

methionine from sources not subject to this 

investigation. Only the subject component of 

such commingled products is covered by the 

scope of this investigation. 

Excluded from this investigation is United 

States Pharmacopoeia (USP) grade 

methionine. In order to qualify for this 

exclusion, USP grade methionine must meet 

or exceed all of the chemical, purity, 

performance, and labeling requirements of 

the United States Pharmacopeia and the 

National Formulary for USP grade 

methionine. 

Methionine is currently classified under 

subheadings 2930.40.00.00 and 

2930.90.46.00 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Methionine has the Chemical Abstracts 

Service (CAS) registry numbers 583–91–5, 

4857–44–7, 59–51–8 and 922–50–9. While 

the HTSUS subheadings and CAS registry 

number are provided for convenience and 

customs purposes, the written description of 

the scope of this investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Critical Circumstances 

VI. Scope Comments 

VII. Discussion of the Methodology 

VIII. Currency Conversion 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–135] 

Certain Chassis and Subassemblies 

Thereof From the People’s Republic of 

China: Preliminary Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that certain chassis and subassemblies 

thereof from the People’s Republic of 

China (China) are being, or are likely to 

be, sold in the United States at less than 

fair value (LTFV). The period of 

investigation (POI) is January 1, 2020, 

through June 30, 2020. Interested parties 

are invited to comment on this 

preliminary determination. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hermes Pinilla or Mary Kolberg, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement 

and Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5439 or (202) 482–1785, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this investigation 

on August 19, 2020.1 On October 20, 

2020, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation, and the revised deadline 

is now February 25, 2021.2 For a 

complete description of the events that 

followed the initiation of this 


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3See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Chassis and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China: Decision Memorandum for Preliminary 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice. 

6See Guangdong Fuwa Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. 

(Fuwa)’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China: Scope Comments,’’ dated September 22, 

2020; see also CIMC Vehicle Co., Ltd. (CIMC)’s 

Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China: Scope 

Comments,’’ dated September 22, 2020; TRP 

International, LLC’s Letter, ‘‘Scope Comments 

Regarding Certain Chassis and Subassemblies 

Thereof from the People’s Republic of China (A– 

570–135 & C–570–136); TRP International, LLC,’’ 

dated September 22, 2020; and Master Tow, Inc.’s 

Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and Subassemblies Thereof 

from the People’s Republic of China; Submission of 

Scope Comments,’’ dated September 22, 2020. 

7See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and 

Subassemblies Thereof form the People’s Republic 

of China: Petitioner’s Scope Rebuttal Comments,’’ 

dated October 5, 2020. 

8See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Chassis and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s Republic 

of China: Scope Comments Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated February 9, 2021 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

9See Memorandum, ‘‘Scope Briefing Schedule,’’ 

February 11, 2021. 

10See CIMC’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Chassis and 

Subassemblies Thereof from the People’s republic 

of China: Scope Case Brief,’’ dated February 16, 

2021. 

11See Memorandum, ‘‘Quantity & Value 

Questionnaire,’’ dated October 7, 2020. 

12See Initiation Notice. 

13See Enforcement and Compliance’s Policy 

Bulletin No. 05.1, regarding, ‘‘Separate-Rates 

Practice and Application of Combination Rates in 

Antidumping Investigations involving Non-Market 

Economy Countries,’’ (April 5, 2005) (Policy 

Bulletin 05.1), available on Commerce’s website at 

http://enforcement.trade.gov/policy/bull05-1.pdf. 

14See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. 

The signed and the electronic versions 

of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum are identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are certain chassis and 

subassemblies thereof from China. For a 

complete description of the scope of this 

investigation, see Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation 

Notice set aside a period of time for 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (i.e., scope).5 On September 22, 

2020, we received comments from 

respondent interested parties and the 

Coalition of American Chassis 

Manufacturers (the petitioner) on the 

scope of the investigation.6 On October 

5, 2020, we received scope rebuttal 

comments from the petitioner.7 On 

February 9, 2021, we issued the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum.8 For a summary of all 

scope related comments submitted to 

the record for this investigation and 

accompanying discussion and analysis 

of all comments timely received, see the 

Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum. In the Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

preliminarily modified the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. See the revised scope in 

Appendix I to this notice. On February 

11, 2021, we established a scope 

briefing schedule 9 and timely received 

a scope case brief from CIMC.10 The 

scope comments from CIMC will be 

addressed in the final determination of 

the companion countervailing duty 

(CVD) investigation due no later than 

March 15, 2021. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Pursuant to section 

776(a) and (b) of the Act, we have 

preliminarily relied upon facts 

otherwise available, with adverse 

inferences for the China-wide entity. 

The China-wide entity includes each of 

the companies selected for individual 

examination (CIMC and Fuwa), as well 

as the companies that received but did 

not answer Commerce’s quantity and 

value questionnaire.11 Because none of 

the companies responded to the best of 

their ability to Commerce’s 

questionnaires, we assigned the highest 

margin alleged in the petition (i.e., 

188.05 percent) to the China-wide 

entity. Furthermore, because neither 

CIMC nor Fuwa demonstrated eligibility 

for a separate rate, both companies are 

preliminarily found to be part of the 

China-wide entity. For a full description 

of the methodology underlying 

Commerce’s preliminary determination, 

see the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum. 

Combination Rates 

In the Initiation Notice,12 Commerce 

stated that it would calculate producer/ 

exporter combination rates for the 

respondents that are eligible for a 

separate rate in this investigation. Policy 

Bulletin 05.1 describes this practice.13

In this case, because no companies 

qualified for a separate rate, producer/ 

exporter combination rates were not 

calculated for this preliminary 

determination.14

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margins exist during 

the period January 1, 2020, and June 30, 

2020: 

Producer/ 

exporter 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

adjusted 

for export 

subsidy 

offset(s) 

(percent) 

China-Wide Entity 188.05 182.28 

Suspension of Liquidation 

In accordance with section 733(d)(2) 

of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 

suspend liquidation of subject 

merchandise, as described in the scope 

of the investigation section, entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption on or after the date of 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register, as discussed below. Further, 

pursuant to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce 

will instruct CBP to require a cash 

deposit equal to the weighted average 

amount by which normal value exceeds 

U.S. price, as indicated in the chart 

above, as follows: (1) For all 

combinations of Chinese producers/ 

exporters of subject merchandise that 

have not established eligibility for their 

own separate rates, the cash deposit rate 

will be equal to the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin established for 

the China-wide entity; and (2) for all 

third-county exporters of subject 

merchandise not listed in the table 

above, the cash deposit rate is the cash 

deposit rate applicable to the Chinese 

producer/exporter combination (or 

China-wide entity) that supplied that 

third-country exporter. 

To determine the cash deposit rate, 

Commerce normally adjusts the 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin by the amount of domestic 


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15See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 17. 

16See 19 CFR 351.309; 19 CFR 351.303 (for 

general filing requirements); see also Temporary 

Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements Due 

to COVID–19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 

41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule). 

17See Temporary Rule. 

subsidy pass-through and export 

subsidies determined in a companion 

CVD proceeding when CVD provisional 

measures are in effect. Accordingly, 

where Commerce has made a 

preliminary affirmative determination 

for domestic subsidy pass-through or 

export subsidies, Commerce has offset 

the calculated estimated weightedaverage dumping margin by the 

appropriate rate(s). As discussed in the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum, we 

made no adjustment for domestic 

subsidy pass-through. As further 

explained in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, we made an adjustment 

for export subsidies found in the 

companion CVD investigation.15 The 

adjusted rate may be found in the 

‘‘Preliminary Determination’’ section’s 

chart of estimated weighted-average 

dumping margins above. 

Should provisional measures in the 

companion CVD investigation expire 

prior to the expiration of provisional 

measures in this LTFV investigation, 

Commerce will direct CBP to begin 

collecting cash deposits at a rate equal 

to the estimated weighted-average 

dumping margin calculated in this 

preliminary determination unadjusted 

for export subsidies at the time the CVD 

provisional measures expire. These 

suspension of liquidation instructions 

will remain in effect until further notice. 

Disclosure 

Normally, Commerce discloses to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with a 

preliminary determination within five 

days of its public announcement or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of this notice in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). However, 

because Commerce preliminarily 

determined that the mandatory 

respondents are considered to be part of 

the China-wide entity and assigned the 

China-wide entity a rate that is based 

solely on the petition, there are no 

calculations to disclose. 

Verification 

Because the mandatory respondents 

in this investigation did not provide 

information requested by Commerce by 

the established deadline and Commerce 

preliminarily determines in accordance 

with section 776(b) of the Act that each 

of the mandatory respondents has been 

uncooperative, verification will not be 

conducted. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

may be submitted to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance no later than 30 days after 

the of publication of the preliminary 

determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited 

to issues raised in case briefs, may be 

submitted no later than seven days after 

the deadline date for case briefs.16

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this investigation are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) A statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. Note that 

Commerce has modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information until further notice.17

As noted above, the deadline has 

passed for filing case briefs on scope 

issues. Therefore, the case briefs that are 

due after the preliminary determination 

may not include any scope issues. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice. Requests 

should contain the party’s name, 

address, and telephone number, the 

number of participants, whether any 

participant is a foreign national, and a 

list of the issues to be discussed. If a 

request for a hearing is made, Commerce 

intends to hold the hearing at a time and 

date to be determined. Parties should 

confirm the date and time of the hearing 

two days before the scheduled date. 

Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that 

Commerce will issue the final 

determination within 75 days after the 

date of its preliminary determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination no later than 75 

days after the signature date of this 

preliminary determination. 

International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination of sales at 

LTFV. If the final determination is 

affirmative, the ITC will make its 

determination before the later of 120 

days after the date of this preliminary 

determination or 45 days after the final 

determination whether imports of 

certain chassis and subassemblies 

thereof are materially injuring, or 

threaten to injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: February 25, 2021. 

Christian Marsh, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is 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/roll-off 

(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 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 assemblies, for connection 

to the chassis frame, capable of supporting 

the chassis when it is not engaged to a 

tractor; and 

• Assemblies that connect to the chassis 

frame or a section of the chassis frame, such 

as, but not limited to, pintle hooks or B-trains 

(which include a fifth wheel), which are 

capable of connecting a chassis to a converter 

dolly or another chassis. 

Importation of any of these subassemblies, 

whether assembled or unassembled, 

constitutes an unfinished chassis for 

purposes of this investigation. 


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1See Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 

225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination and Final 

Negative Critical Circumstances Determination, 86 

FR 1933 (January 11, 2021) (Final Determination), 

and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

2See ITC Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final 

Determination,’’ dated February 24, 2021 (ITC 

Notification Letter). 

3See Kohler’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Vertical Shaft 

Engines Between 225cc and 999cc, and Parts 

Thereof, from the People’s Republic of China: 

Ministerial Error Allegations,’’ dated January 21, 

2021 (Kohler Allegations); Loncin’s Letter, ‘‘Loncin 

Comments on Ministerial Errors in the Final 

Determination and the Disclosed Calculations for 

Loncin: Countervailing Duty Investigation of 

Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 225CC and 

999CC, and Parts Thereof From the People’s 

Republic of China (C–570–120),’’ dated January 21, 

2021 (Loncin Allegations). 

4See Kohler’s Letter, ‘‘Certain Vertical Shaft 

Engines Between 225cc and 999cc, and Parts 

Thereof, from the People’s Republic of China: 

Continued 

Subject merchandise also includes chassis, 

whether finished or unfinished, entered with 

or for further assembly with components 

such as, but not limited to: Hub and drum 

assemblies, brake assemblies (either drum or 

disc), axles, brake chambers, suspensions and 

suspension components, wheel end 

components, landing gear legs, spoke or disc 

wheels, tires, brake control systems, 

electrical harnesses and lighting systems. 

Processing of finished and unfinished 

chassis and components such as trimming, 

cutting, grinding, notching, punching, 

drilling, painting, coating, staining, finishing, 

assembly, or any other processing either in 

the country of manufacture of the in-scope 

product or in a third country does not 

remove the product from the scope. Inclusion 

of other components not identified as 

comprising the finished or unfinished chassis 

does not remove the product from the scope. 

Individual components entered and sold 

by themselves are not subject to the 

investigation, but components entered with 

or for further assembly with a finished or 

unfinished chassis are subject merchandise. 

A finished chassis is ultimately comprised of 

several different types of subassemblies. 

Within each subassembly there are numerous 

components that comprise a given 

subassembly. 

This scope excludes dry van trailers, 

refrigerated van trailers and flatbed trailers. 

Dry van trailers are trailers with a wholly 

enclosed cargo space comprised of fixed 

sides, nose, floor and roof, with articulated 

panels (doors) across the rear and 

occasionally at selected places on the sides, 

with the cargo space being permanently 

incorporated in the trailer itself. Refrigerated 

van trailers are trailers with a wholly 

enclosed cargo space comprised of fixed 

sides, nose, floor and roof, with articulated 

panels (doors) across the rear and 

occasionally at selected places on the sides, 

with the cargo space being permanently 

incorporated in the trailer and being 

insulated, possessing specific thermal 

properties intended for use with selfcontained refrigeration systems. Flatbed (or 

platform) trailers consist of load-carrying 

main frames and a solid, flat or stepped 

loading deck or floor permanently 

incorporated with and supported by frame 

rails and cross members. 

The finished and unfinished chassis 

subject to this investigation are typically 

classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 

of the United States (HTSUS) at subheadings: 

8716.39.0090 and 8716.90.5060. Imports of 

finished and unfinished chassis may also 

enter under HTSUS subheading 

8716.90.5010. While the HTSUS subheadings 

are provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

merchandise under investigation is 

dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope Comments 

V. Respondent Selection 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

VII. Adjustment Under Section 777A(f) of the 

Act 

VIII. Adjustment to Cash Deposit Rate for 

Export Subsidies 

IX. ITC Notification 

X. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–120] 

Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 

225cc and 999cc, and Parts Thereof 

From the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order and 

Amended Final Affirmative 

Countervailing Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final 

determinations by the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) and the 

International Trade Commission (ITC), 

Commerce is issuing a countervailing 

duty order on certain vertical shaft 

engines between 225cc and 999cc, and 

parts thereof (vertical shaft engines) 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China). In addition, Commerce is 

amending its final determination with 

respect to vertical shaft engines from 

China to correct ministerial errors. 

DATES: Applicable March 4, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Huston, 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) 482–4261. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

In accordance with sections 705(a), 

705(d), and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 

1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.210(c), on January 11, 2021, 

Commerce published its affirmative 

final determination that countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to 

producers and exporters of vertical shaft 

engines from China.1 In the 

investigation of vertical shaft engines 

from China, the petitioners and a 

mandatory respondent submitted timely 

allegations on the record that Commerce 

made certain ministerial errors in the 

final countervailing duty determination 

on vertical shaft engines from China. 

Section 705(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.224(f) define ministerial errors as 

errors in addition, subtraction, or other 

arithmetic function, clerical errors 

resulting from inaccurate copying, 

duplication, or the like, and any other 

type of unintentional error which 

Commerce considers ministerial. We 

reviewed the allegations and 

determined that we made certain 

ministerial errors in the final 

countervailing duty determination on 

vertical shaft engines from China. See 

‘‘Amendment to the Final 

Determination’’ section below for 

further discussion. 

On February 24, 2021, the ITC 

notified Commerce of its affirmative 

final determination that pursuant to 

sections 705(b)(1)(A)(i) and 705(d) of the 

Act, that an industry in the United 

States is materially injured by reason of 

subsidized imports of subject 

merchandise from China.2

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by this order 

are certain large vertical shaft engines 

from China. For a complete description 

of the scope of the order, see the 

appendix to this notice. 

Amendment to the Final Determination 

of Vertical Shaft Engines From China 

On January 21, 2021, co-petitioner 

Kohler Co. (Kohler) and mandatory 

respondent Loncin Motor Co., Ltd. 

(Loncin) submitted timely ministerial 

error allegations regarding the Final 

Determination.3 On January 29, 2012, 

Kohler, mandatory respondent 

Chongqing Zongshen General Power 

Machine Co., Ltd. (Zongshen) and 

interested party MTD Products Inc. 

(MTD) submitted timely responses to 

the ministerial allegations.4


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