67242 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 188 / Friday, September 29, 2023 / Notices 

1See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary 

Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review and Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review; 2020–2021, 88 FR 47107 (July 21, 2023) 

(Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See Preliminary Results, 88 FR at 41708. 

3See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Letter in Lieu of a Case 

Brief,’’ dated August 21, 2023. 

4See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam; 2020–2021,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). 

5See Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires 

from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 86 FR 38013 (July 19, 

2021) (Order). 

confirm by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 703(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its determination. If the final 

determination is affirmative, 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 brass 

rod from India are materially injuring, 

or threaten material injury to, the U.S. 

industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published pursuant to sections 703(f) 

and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(c). 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this investigation 

are brass rod and bar (brass rod), which is 

defined as leaded, low-lead, and no-lead 

solid brass made from alloys such as, but not 

limited to the following alloys classified 

under the Unified Numbering System (UNS) 

as C27450, C27451, C27460, C34500, C35000, 

C35300, C35330, C36000, C36300, C37000, 

C37700, C48500, C67300, C67600, and 

C69300, and their international equivalents. 

The brass rod subject to this investigation 

has an actual cross-section or outside 

diameter greater than 0.25 inches but less 

than or equal to 12 inches. Brass rod crosssections may be round, hexagonal, square, or 

octagonal shapes as well as special profiles 

(e.g., angles, shapes), including hollow 

profiles. 

Standard leaded brass rod covered by the 

scope contains, by weight, 57.0–65.0 percent 

copper; 0.5–3.0 percent lead; no more than 

1.3 percent iron; and at least 15 percent zinc. 

No-lead or low-lead brass rod covered by the 

scope contains by weight 59.0–76.0 percent 

copper; 0–1.5 percent lead; no more than 

0.35 percent iron; and at least 15 percent 

zinc. Brass rod may also include other 

chemical elements (e.g., nickel, phosphorous, 

silicon, tin, etc.). 

Brass rod may be in straight lengths or 

coils. Brass rod covered by this investigation 

may be finished or unfinished, and may or 

may not be heated, extruded, pickled, or 

cold-drawn. Brass rod may be produced in 

accordance with ASTM B16, ASTM B124, 

ASTM B981, ASTM B371, ASTM B453, 

ASTM B21, ASTM B138, and ASTM B927, 

but such conformity to an ASTM standard is 

not required for the merchandise to be 

included within the scope. 

Excluded from the scope of this 

investigation is brass ingot, which is a casting 

of unwrought metal unsuitable for 

conversion into brass rod without remelting, 

that contains, by weight, at least 57.0 percent 

copper and 15.0 percent zinc. 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation is currently classifiable under 

subheadings 7407.21.9000, 7407.21.7000, 

and 7407.21.1500 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Products subject to the scope may also enter 

under HTSUS subheadings 7403.21.0000, 

7407.21.3000, and 7407.21.5000. The HTSUS 

subheadings and UNS alloy designations are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes. The written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope Comments 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Injury Test 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Benchmarks and Discount Rates 

VIII. Diversification of India’s Economy 

IX. Analysis of Programs 

X. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–21553 Filed 9–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–552–829] 

Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck 

Tires From the Socialist Republic of 

Vietnam: Final Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2020–2021 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 

the company subject to this 

countervailing duty administrative 

review of passenger vehicle and light 

truck tires (PVLT tires) from the 

Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) 

received countervailable subsidies 

during the period of review (POR), 

November 10, 2020, through December 

31, 2021. 

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Schauer, 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) 482–0410. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 21, 2023, Commerce 

published the preliminary results of this 

administrative review in the Federal 

Register.1 This review covers one 

respondent, Bridgestone Tire 

Manufacturing Vietnam, LLC 

(Bridgestone). 

We invited interested parties to 

comment on the Preliminary Results.2

On August 21, 2023, we received a 

timely case brief from the United Steel, 

Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 

Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC (the 

petitioner).3 No party submitted a 

rebuttal brief or requested a hearing. For 

a complete description of the events that 

occurred since the Preliminary Results, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.4

Scope of the Order 5

The products covered by the Order 

are PVLT tires from Vietnam. A full 

description of the scope of the Order is 

contained in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised by interested parties 

in briefs are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum accompanying 

this notice. A list of the issues 

addressed in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum is provided in the 

appendix to this notice. The Issues and 

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 Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/

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6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

In response to arguments from the 

petitioner, Commerce corrected an error 

with respect to the currency exchange 

program. As a result of this change, we 

updated the final rates for Bridgestone. 

These changes are explained in the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this 

administrative review in accordance 

with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For 

each subsidy program found to be 

countervailable, Commerce finds that 

there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution from a government or 

public entity that gives rise to a benefit 

to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 

specific.6 For a full description of the 

methodology underlying all of 

Commerce’s conclusions, including any 

determination that relied upon the use 

of adverse facts available pursuant to 

section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, see the 

Issues and Decision Memorandum. 

Final Results of Administrative Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(5), Commerce calculated the 

following net countervailable subsidy 

rates for the period November 10, 2020, 

through December 31, 2021: 

Company Subsidy rate—2020 

(percent ad valorem) 

Subsidy rate—2021 

(percent ad valorem) 

Bridgestone Tire Manufacturing Vietnam, LLC ............................................................................... 1.34 0.00 

Disclosure 

We intend to disclose the calculations 

performed in connection with the final 

results of review to parties in this 

proceeding within five days after public 

announcement of the final results or, if 

there is no public announcement, 

within five days of the date of 

publication of the notice of final results 

in the Federal Register, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Cash Deposit Instructions 

In accordance with section 751(a)(1) 

of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct 

CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties in the 

amount shown for the company listed 

above for 2021 (i.e., 0.00 percent) on 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review. This cash deposit 

requirement, effective upon publication 

of the final results of this review, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), 

Commerce will determine, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

shall assess, countervailing duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise covered by this review. We 

intend to issue assessment instructions 

to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the 

date of publication of these final results 

of review. If a timely summons is filed 

at the U.S. Court of International Trade, 

the assessment instructions will direct 

CBP not to liquidate relevant entries 

until the time for parties to file a request 

for a statutory injunction has expired 

(i.e., within 90 days of publication). 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Commerce is issuing and publishing 

the final results of review in accordance 

with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: September 25, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

V. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VI. Interest Rates, Discount Rates, and 

Benchmarks 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of the Issue 

Comment: Whether Commerce Should Use 

a Different Denominator for the Currency 

Exchanges Program 

IX. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–580–878] 

Certain Corrosion-Resistant Steel 

Products From the Republic of Korea: 

Notice of Initiation and Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request for a 

changed circumstances review (CCR), 

the U.S. Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is initiating a CCR of the 

antidumping duty (AD) order on certain 

corrosion-resistant steel products 

(CORE) from the Republic of Korea 

(Korea). Additionally, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that Dongkuk 

Coated Metal Co., Ltd., following a 

corporate organizational change in June 

2023 (hereinafter, Dongkuk CM), is the 

successor-in-interest to the prereorganization Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., 

Ltd. entity (hereinafter, Old Dongkuk 

Steel). As such, Dongkuk CM is entitled 

to Old Dongkuk Steel’s AD cash deposit 

rates with respect to entries of subject 

merchandise in the above-referenced 

proceeding. Interested parties are 

invited to comment on these 

preliminary results. 

DATES: Applicable September 29, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Horn, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office VIII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4868. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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