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Notices Federal Register

72041 

Vol. 88, No. 201 

Thursday, October 19, 2023 

1See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 52811 (October 18, 

2018); see also Aluminum Wire and Cable from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 52805 

(October 18, 2018). 

2See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 84 

FR 58134 (October 30, 2019); see also Aluminum 

Wire and Cable from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty 

Determination, 84 FR 58137 (October 30, 2019). 

3See Aluminum Wire and Cable from China; 

Determinations, 84 FR 70210 (December 20, 2019); 

see also Aluminum Wire and Cable from China, Inv 

Nos. 701–TA–611 and 731–TA–1428 (Final), USITC 

Pub. 5001 (December 2019). 

4See Aluminum Wire and Cable from the 

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 70496 

(December 23, 2019) (Orders). 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Aluminum Wire and Cable 

from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 

Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Initiation Memorandum). 

This 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. 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–095, C–570–096] 

Aluminum Wire and Cable From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries 

of the Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on available 

information, the U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is self-initiating 

scope inquiries, pursuant to the Tariff 

Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to 

determine whether imports of 

aluminum wire and cable (AWC), 

completed in Cambodia, the Republic of 

Korea (Korea), and the Socialist 

Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) 

(collectively, the third countries) using 

AWC inputs manufactured in the 

People’s Republic of China (China), are 

covered by the antidumping duty (AD) 

and countervailing duty (CVD) orders 

on AWC from China (collectively, the 

Orders). In addition, in accordance with 

our regulations, Commerce is also selfinitiating country-wide circumvention 

inquiries to determine whether imports 

of AWC, if not covered by the scope of 

the Orders, are nonetheless 

circumventing the Orders, and is 

aligning the scope and circumvention 

inquiries in accordance with our 

regulations. 

DATES: Applicable October 19, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Hoadley at (202) 482–3148, AD/ 

CVD Operations, Office VII or Shawn 

Gregor at (202) 482–3226, Office of 

Policy, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On September 21, 2018, Encore Wire 

Corporation and Southwire Company 

LLC filed petitions seeking the 

imposition of AD and CVD duties on 

imports of AWC from China.1 Following 

Commerce’s affirmative determinations 

of dumping and countervailable 

subsidies,2 and the U.S. International 

Trade Commission’s (ITC) finding of 

material injury,3 Commerce issued the 

Orders.4

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise subject to the 

Orders is AWC from China, which is 

defined as ‘‘an assembly of one or more 

electrical conductors made from 8000 

Series Aluminum Alloys (defined in 

accordance with ASTM B800), 

Aluminum Alloy 1350 (defined in 

accordance with ASTM B230/B230M or 

B609/B609M0), and/or Aluminum Alloy 

6201 (defined in accordance with ASTM 

B398/B398M), provided that: (1) at least 

one of the electrical conductors is 

insulated; (2) each insulated electrical 

conductor has a voltage rating greater 

than 80 volts and not exceeding 1000 

volts; and (3) at least one electrical 

conductor is stranded and has a size not 

less than 16.5 thousand circular mil 

(kcmil) and not greater than 1000 

kcmil.’’ For a full description of the 

scope of the Orders, see the Appendix 

to this notice. 

Merchandise Subject to Scope and 

Circumvention Inquiries 

The scope and circumvention 

inquiries cover AWC assembled and 

completed in the third countries, using 

Chinese-origin AWC inputs (e.g., 

stranded wire and cables or unfinished 

AWC), that is subsequently exported 

from the third countries to the United 

States. Specifically, Commerce placed 

information on the administrative 

record, as attachments to its Initiation 

Memorandum, that AWC inputs 

produced in China undergo further 

processing in the third countries before 

being exported to the United States.5

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements 

To Initiate Scope and Circumvention 

Inquiries 

Section 351.225(b) of Commerce’s 

regulations states that if Commerce 

‘‘determines from available information 

that an inquiry is warranted to 

determine whether a product is covered 

by the scope of an order,’’ then 

Commerce ‘‘may initiate a scope inquiry 

and publish a notice of initiation in the 

Federal Register.’’ 

Additionally, 19 CFR 351.226(b) 

states that if Commerce ‘‘determines 

from available information that an 

inquiry is warranted into the question of 

whether the elements necessary for a 

circumvention determination under 

section 781 of the Act exist,’’ Commerce 

‘‘may initiate a circumvention inquiry 

and publish a notice of initiation in the 

Federal Register.’’ Section 781(b)(1) of 

the Act provides that Commerce may 

find circumvention of an AD or CVD 

order when merchandise of the same 

class or kind subject to the order is 

completed or assembled in a foreign 

country other than the country to which 

the order applies. In conducting 

circumvention inquiries, under section 

781(b)(1) of the Act, Commerce 

considers the following criteria: (A) the 

merchandise imported into the United 

States is of the same class or kind as any 

merchandise produced in a foreign 

country that is the subject of an 

antidumping or countervailing duty 

order or finding; (B) before importation 

into the United States, such imported 

merchandise is completed or assembled 


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6See Statement of Administrative Action 

Accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements 

Act, H.R. Doc. No. 103–316, Vol. I (1994) at 893. 

7 Id.; see also Uncovered Innerspring Units from 

the People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Determination of Circumvention of the 

Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 

21, 2018), and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at 4. 

8See Initiation Memorandum. As explained in 

the Initiation Memorandum, the available 

information supports initiating these scope 

inquiries on a country-wide basis. Commerce has 

taken this approach in prior scope inquiries, where 

the facts supported initiation on a country-wide 

basis. See, e.g., Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Scope and 

Circumvention Inquiries of the Antidumping Duty 

and Countervailing Duty Orders, 87 FR 6844 

(February 7, 2022); and Stainless Steel Sheet and 

Strip from the People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Anti-Circumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 

FR 29401, 29402 (May 15, 2020). Pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.225(m), even if Commerce initiates a scope 

inquiry on a country-wide basis, if it subsequently 

finds that the merchandise is subject to the scope 

of the order, it is not required to apply its ultimate 

determination on a country-wide basis but has the 

discretion to apply the determination as it deems 

appropriate. 

9See Initiation Memorandum. As explained in 

the Initiation Memorandum, the available 

information supports initiating these circumvention 

inquiries on a country-wide basis. Commerce has 

taken this approach in prior circumvention 

inquiries, where the facts supported initiation on a 

country-wide basis. See, e.g., Quartz Surface 

Products from the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries of 

the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 87 FR 6844 (February 7, 2022); see also Oil 

Country Tubular Goods from the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries 

on the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 85 FR 71877, 71878–79 (November 12, 

2020); Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of AntiCircumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 

FR 29401, 29402 (May 15, 2020); CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries 

on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 84 FR 43585 (August 21, 2019); Steel ButtWeld Pipe Fittings from the People’s Republic of 

China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiry on 

the Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 40556, 40560 

(August 25, 2017) (stating at initiation that 

Commerce would evaluate the extent to which a 

country-wide finding applicable to all exports 

might be warranted); and Certain CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries 

on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 81 FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016) 

(stating at initiation that Commerce would evaluate 

the extent to which a country-wide finding 

applicable to all exports might be warranted). 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(m), even if Commerce 

initiates a circumvention inquiry on a country-wide 

basis, if it subsequently finds circumvention to 

exist, it is not required to apply its ultimate 

determination on a country-wide basis but has the 

discretion to apply that circumvention 

determination as it deems appropriate. 

10See Initiation Memorandum. 

in another foreign country from 

merchandise which is subject to the 

order or merchandise which is 

produced in the foreign country that is 

subject to the order; (C) the process of 

assembly or completion in the foreign 

country referred to in section (B) is 

minor or insignificant; (D) the value of 

the merchandise produced in the 

foreign country to which the AD or CVD 

order applies is a significant portion of 

the total value of the merchandise 

exported to the United States; and (E) 

the administering authority determines 

that action is appropriate to prevent 

evasion of such order or finding. 

In determining whether or not the 

process of assembly or completion in a 

third country is minor or insignificant 

under section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, 

section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs 

Commerce to consider: (A) the level of 

investment in the foreign country; (B) 

the level of research and development 

in the foreign country; (C) the nature of 

the production process in the foreign 

country; (D) the extent of production 

facilities in the foreign country; and (E) 

whether or not the value of processing 

performed in the foreign country 

represents a small proportion of the 

value of the merchandise imported into 

the United States. However, no single 

factor, by itself, controls Commerce’s 

determination of whether the process of 

assembly or completion in a third 

country is minor or insignificant.6

Accordingly, it is Commerce’s practice 

to evaluate each of these five factors as 

they exist in the third country, based on 

the particular circumvention scenario 

presented by the facts collected during 

the inquiry.7

In addition, section 781(b)(3) of the 

Act sets forth additional factors to 

consider in determining whether to 

include merchandise assembled or 

completed in a third country within the 

scope of an antidumping and/or 

countervailing duty order. Specifically, 

Commerce shall take into account such 

factors as: (A) the pattern of trade, 

including sourcing patterns; (B) whether 

the manufacturer or exporter of the 

merchandise is affiliated with the 

person who, in the third country, uses 

the merchandise to complete or 

assemble the merchandise which is 

subsequently imported into the United 

States; and (C) whether imports of the 

merchandise into the third country have 

increased after the initiation of the 

investigation that resulted in the 

issuance of such order or finding. 

Available Information Supports 

Initiation of Scope and Circumvention 

Inquiries 

Commerce is self-initiating these 

scope inquiries to determine if AWC 

inputs produced in China and further 

processed in the third countries before 

being exported to the United States meet 

the scope description.8 We are seeking 

to determine whether in-scope AWC 

inputs leave China and undergo minor 

processing in the third countries before 

being exported to the United States. If 

the Chinese-origin, in-scope 

merchandise that undergoes minor 

processing in the third countries results 

in merchandise that still corresponds to 

the description of in-scope merchandise 

outlined in the Orders, Commerce will 

find that the merchandise meeting the 

scope description is covered by the 

Orders. For those products for which 

Commerce finds that the merchandise is 

covered by the Orders, Commerce may 

rescind the circumvention inquiries, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(f)(6). 

Based on available information, we 

also determine that initiation of these 

circumvention inquiries is warranted to 

determine whether certain imports of 

AWC, completed in the third countries 

using AWC inputs manufactured in 

China, are circumventing the Orders.9

Commerce has made this determination 

in accordance with its analysis of the 

factors set forth in section 781(b) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.226(i).10

Commerce has determined that it is 

appropriate to first determine whether 

the merchandise is subject to the scope 

of the Orders through scope inquiries, 

before considering whether the 

merchandise is circumventing the 

Orders. Accordingly, Commerce will 

initially conduct its scope inquiries of 

the merchandise at issue, and then once 

it has made a determination as to the 

scope coverage status of the 

merchandise, it will determine whether 

to continue with the circumvention 

inquiries. Commerce may apply its 

scope determinations, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.225(m)(1), on a 

producer-specific, exporter-specific, or 

importer-specific basis, or on a countrywide basis, regardless of the producer, 

exporter, or importer of the products 

being exported from the third countries 

to the United States. 

If Commerce determines that AWC 

inputs produced in China and further 

processed in the third countries before 

being exported to the United States are 

not subject to the scope of the Orders, 

in whole or in part, Commerce intends 

to continue with the circumvention 

inquiries of that merchandise. If, as a 

result of the circumvention inquiries, 

Commerce determines that the products 

subject to the inquiries are 

circumventing the Orders, then in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.226(m)(1), 

Commerce may apply its determination 

on a producer-specific, exporterspecific, or import-specific basis, or on 

a country-wide basis, regardless of the 


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11See Regulations to Improve Administration and 

Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52327 (September 20, 

2021) (Final Rule). 12 Id., 86 FR at 52345. 

producer, exporter, or importer of the 

products being exported from the third 

countries to the United States. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(7) and 

226(f)(7), Commerce may ‘‘alter or 

extend’’ time limits under the scope and 

circumvention inquiries as necessary to 

make certain all parties to each or both 

segments of the proceedings are able to 

file comments and factual information 

as necessary. 

Consistent with the approach taken in 

prior scope and circumvention inquiries 

that Commerce initiated on a countrywide basis, we intend to solicit 

information from certain companies in 

the third countries concerning their 

production of AWC and their shipments 

thereof to the United States. A 

company’s failure to completely 

respond to Commerce’s requests for 

information may result in the 

application of partial or total facts 

available, pursuant to section 776(a) of 

the Act, which may include adverse 

inferences, pursuant to section 776(b) of 

the Act. 

Respondent Selection 

Commerce intends to base respondent 

selection on responses to quantity and 

value questionnaires. Commerce intends 

to identify the companies to which it 

will issue the quantity and value 

questionnaire, in part, based on U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

data. Parties to which Commerce does 

not issue the quantity and value 

questionnaire may also respond to the 

quantity and value questionnaire, which 

will be available in ACCESS, by the 

applicable deadline. Commerce intends 

to place the CBP data on the record 

within five days of publication of the 

initiation notice. Comments regarding 

the CBP data and respondent selection 

should be submitted within seven days 

after placement of the CBP data on the 

record of the relevant inquiry. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

(1) Scope Inquiries 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(l)(1), 

when Commerce self-initiates a scope 

inquiry under 19 CFR 351.225(b), 

Commerce will notify CBP of the 

initiation and direct CBP to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of entries of 

products subject to the scope inquiry 

that were already subject to the 

suspension of liquidation, and to apply 

the cash deposit rate that would be 

applicable if the product were 

determined to be covered by the scope 

of the order. Accordingly, Commerce 

will notify CBP of the initiation of the 

scope inquiries and direct CBP to 

continue to suspend (unliquidated) 

entries of the products subject to the 

scope inquiries that were already 

covered by the suspension of 

liquidation. In addition, Commerce will 

direct CBP to apply the cash deposit rate 

that would be applicable if the products 

were determined to be covered by the 

scope of the Orders. 

Should Commerce issue preliminary 

or final scope rulings, Commerce will 

follow the suspension of liquidation 

rules under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)–(4). In 

the event that Commerce issues 

preliminary or final scope rulings that 

the products are covered by the scope of 

the Orders, Commerce will instruct CBP 

to continue the suspension of 

liquidation of previously suspended 

entries and to apply the applicable cash 

deposit rate. Commerce will also 

instruct CBP to begin the suspension of 

liquidation and application of cash 

deposits for any unliquidated entries 

not yet suspended, entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption, on or after the date of 

initiation of the scope inquiries 

pursuant to paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and 

(l)(3)(ii). In addition, pursuant to 

paragraphs (l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), 

Commerce normally will instruct CBP to 

begin the suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, prior to the date of 

initiation of the scope inquiry, but not 

for such entries prior to November 4, 

2021, the effective date of these 

provisions in the Final Rule.11 These 

rules will not affect CBP’s authority to 

take any additional action with respect 

to the suspension of liquidation or 

related measures for these entries, as 

stated in 19 CFR 351.225(l)(5). 

(2) Circumvention Inquiries 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(1), 

when Commerce self-initiates a 

circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 

351.226(b), Commerce will notify CBP 

of the initiation and direct CBP to 

continue the suspension of liquidation 

of entries of products covered by the 

circumvention inquiry that were already 

covered by the suspension of 

liquidation, and to apply the cash 

deposit rate that would be applicable if 

the product were determined to be 

circumventing the order. Accordingly, 

Commerce will notify CBP of the 

initiation of the circumvention inquiries 

and direct CBP to continue to suspend 

(unliquidated) entries of the products 

covered by the circumvention inquiries 

that were already covered by the 

suspension of liquidation. In addition, 

Commerce will direct CBP to apply the 

cash deposit rate that would be 

applicable if the products were 

determined to be circumventing the 

Orders. 

Should Commerce issue preliminary 

or final circumvention determinations, 

Commerce will follow the suspension of 

liquidation rules under 19 CFR 

351.226(l)(2)–(4). In the event that 

Commerce issues affirmative 

preliminary or final circumvention 

determinations that the products are 

circumventing the Orders, Commerce 

will instruct CBP to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of previously 

suspended entries and to apply the 

applicable cash deposit rate. Commerce 

will also instruct CBP to begin the 

suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, on or after the date of 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the circumvention inquiries pursuant to 

paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (l)(3)(ii). In 

addition, pursuant to paragraphs 

(l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), Commerce 

may instruct CBP to begin the 

suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, prior to the date of 

initiation of the circumvention inquiry, 

but not for such entries prior to 

November 4, 2021, the effective date of 

these provisions in the Final Rule.12

These rules will not affect CBP’s 

authority to take any additional action 

with respect to the suspension of 

liquidation or related measures for these 

entries, as stated in 19 CFR 

351.226(l)(5). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(b) 

and 226(b), and section 781(b) of the 

Act, Commerce determines that 

available information supports initiating 

both scope and circumvention inquiries 

to determine whether certain imports of 

AWC, completed in and exported from 

the third countries using AWC inputs 

manufactured in China, are subject to or 

circumventing the Orders. Accordingly, 

Commerce is notifying all interested 

parties of the initiation of scope and 

circumvention inquiries. In addition, we 

have included a description of the 

products that are the subject of these 

inquiries, and an explanation of the 

reasons for Commerce’s decision to 


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13 Id., 86 FR at 52326–29, for further information. 

initiate these inquiries as provided 

above and in the accompanying 

Initiation Memo. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.225(e)(3) and 226(e)(3), due to the 

interrelated nature of the scope and 

circumvention inquiries, Commerce is 

aligning the deadlines for the scope 

inquiries with the circumvention 

inquiries and will conduct the scope 

inquiries first for the reasons explained 

above. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1), 

interested parties have until 30 days 

after publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register to submit one set of 

comments and factual information 

addressing the self-initiation of the 

scope inquiries. 

Under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and 

(l)(3)(iii)(B), interested parties may 

timely request that Commerce adopt an 

alternative date to begin the suspension 

of liquidation and application of cash 

deposits under paragraphs (l)(2)(ii)(A) 

and (l)(3)(iii)(A). A request for 

Commerce to adopt an alternative date 

must be based on a specific argument 

supported by evidence establishing the 

appropriateness of that alternative 

date.13 If parties wish to make such a 

request, that request must be included 

with the set of comments and factual 

information submitted to Commerce 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1). 

Within 14 days of the filing of such 

comments, any interested party is 

permitted one opportunity to submit 

comments and factual information to 

rebut, clarify, or correct factual 

information submitted by the other 

interested parties (including rebuttal in 

response to any requests made under 19 

CFR 351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and 

(l)(3)(iii)(B)). At this time, we are not 

soliciting or accepting comments on the 

self-initiation of the circumvention 

inquiries. Should Commerce determine 

to proceed with the circumvention 

inquiries after finalizing its scope 

determinations, Commerce will notify 

interested parties on the segmentspecific service list of an opportunity to 

comment. 

In accordance with section 19 CFR 

351.225(e), unless the scope inquiries 

are rescinded, in whole or in part, 

Commerce intends to issue its final 

scope rulings within 120 days after the 

date on which the scope inquiries were 

initiated. Furthermore, in accordance 

with section 781(f) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.226(e)(2), unless the 

circumvention inquiries are rescinded, 

in whole or in part, Commerce intends 

to issue its final circumvention 

determinations within 300 days from 

the date of publication of the notice of 

initiation of a circumvention inquiries 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Orders 

The scope of these Orders covers 

aluminum wire and cable, which is defined 

as an assembly of one or more electrical 

conductors made from 8000 Series 

Aluminum Alloys (defined in accordance 

with ASTM B800), Aluminum Alloy 1350 

(defined in accordance with ASTM B230/ 

B230M or B609/B609M), and/or Aluminum 

Alloy 6201 (defined in accordance with 

ASTM B398/B398M), provided that: (1) At 

least one of the electrical conductors is 

insulated; (2) each insulated electrical 

conductor has a voltage rating greater than 80 

volts and not exceeding 1000 volts; and (3) 

at least one electrical conductor is stranded 

and has a size not less than 16.5 thousand 

circular mil (kcmil) and not greater than 1000 

kcmil. The assembly may: (1) Include a 

grounding or neutral conductor; (2) be clad 

with aluminum, steel, or other base metal; or 

(3) include a steel support center wire, one 

or more connectors, a tape shield, a jacket or 

other covering, and/or filler materials. 

Most aluminum wire and cable products 

conform to National Electrical Code (NEC) 

types THHN, THWN, THWN–2, XHHW–2, 

USE, USE–2, RHH, RHW, or RHW–2, and 

also conform to Underwriters Laboratories 

(UL) standards UL–44, UL–83, UL–758, UL– 

854, UL–1063, UL–1277, UL–1569, UL–1581, 

or UL–4703, but such conformity is not 

required for the merchandise to be included 

within the scope. 

The scope of the Orders specifically 

excludes aluminum wire and cable products 

in lengths less than six feet, whether or not 

included in equipment already assembled at 

the time of importation. 

The merchandise covered by the Orders is 

currently classifiable under subheading 

8544.49.9000 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Products subject to the scope may also enter 

under HTSUS subheading 8544.42.9090. The 

HTSUS subheadings are provided for 

convenience and customs purposes. The 

written description of the scope of the Orders 

is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Environmental Technologies Trade 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting of a 

Federal advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental 

Technologies Trade Advisory 

Committee (ETTAC) will hold a hybrid 

meeting, accessible in-person and 

online, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 

at the U.S. Department of Commerce in 

Washington, DC. The meeting is open to 

the public with registration instructions 

provided below. This notice sets forth 

the schedule and proposed topics for 

the meeting. 

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 9:30 

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time 

(EST). The deadline for members of the 

public to register to participate, 

including requests to make comments 

during the meeting and for auxiliary 

aids, or to submit written comments for 

dissemination prior to the meeting, is 

5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, November 3, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually as well as in-person in the 

Commerce Research Library at the U.S. 

Department of Commerce Herbert Clark 

Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. 

Requests to register to participate inperson or virtually (including to speak 

or for auxiliary aids) and any written 

comments should be submitted via 

email to Ms. Megan Hyndman, Office of 

Energy & Environmental Industries, 

International Trade Administration, at 

Megan.Hyndman@trade.gov. This 

meeting has a limited number of spaces 

for members of the public to attend inperson. Requests to participate inperson will be considered on a firstcome, first-served basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Megan Hyndman, Office of Energy & 

Environmental Industries, International 

Trade Administration (Phone: 202–823– 

1839; email: Megan.Hyndman@

trade.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ETTAC is mandated by section 2313(c) 

of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988, 

as amended, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise 

the Environmental Trade Working 

Group of the Trade Promotion 

Coordinating Committee, through the 

Secretary of Commerce, on the 

development and administration of 

programs to expand U.S. exports of 

environmental technologies, goods, 

services, and products. The ETTAC was 

most recently re-chartered through 

August 16, 2024. 

On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 

9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST, the ETTAC 

will hold the fourth meeting of its 

current charter term. During the 

meeting, committee members will 

participate in breakout discussions to 

discuss issues of interest to specific 


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