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57See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

1See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated October 29, 2024 (Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated November 1, 2024 (General 

Continued 

requirements pertaining to the service of 

documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).57

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i) 

of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations is helically-wound, overhead 

door counterbalance torsion steel springs 

(overhead door counterbalance torsion 

springs) and any cones, plugs or other similar 

fittings for mounting and creating torque in 

the spring (herein collectively referred to as 

cones) attached to or entered with and 

invoiced with the subject overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. Overhead 

door counterbalance torsion springs are 

helical steel springs with tightly wound coils 

that store and release mechanical energy by 

winding and unwinding along the spring’s 

axis by an angle, using torque to create a 

lifting force in the counterbalance assembly 

typically used to raise and lower overhead 

doors, including garage doors, industrial 

rolling doors, warehouse doors, trailer doors, 

and other overhead doors, gates, grates, or 

similar devices. The merchandise covered by 

these investigations covers all overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs with a coil 

inside diameter of 15.8 millimeters (mm) or 

more but not exceeding 304.8 mm (measured 

across the diameter from inner edge to inner 

edge); a wire diameter of 2.5 mm to 20.4 mm; 

a length of 127 mm or more; and regardless 

of the following characteristics: 

• wire type (including, but not limited to, 

oil-tempered wire, hard-drawn wire, music 

wire, galvanized or other coated wire); 

• wire cross-sectional shape (e.g., round, 

square, or other shapes); 

• coating (e.g., uncoated, oil- or waterbased coatings, lubricant coatings, zinc, 

aluminum, zinc-aluminum, paint or plastic 

coating, etc.); 

• winding orientation (left-hand or righthand wind direction); 

• end type (including, but not limited to, 

looped, double looped, clipped, long length, 

mini warehouse, Barcol, Crawford, Kinnear, 

Wagner, rolling steel or barrel ends); and 

• whether the overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs are fitted with 

hardware, including but not limited to 

fasteners, clips, and cones (winding or 

stationary cones). 

For purposes of the diameters referenced 

above, where the nominal and actual 

measurements vary, a product is within the 

scope if application of either the nominal or 

actual measurement would place it within 

the scope based on the definitions set forth 

above. 

The steel torsion springs included in the 

scope of these investigations are produced 

from steel in which: (1) iron predominates, 

by weight, over each of the other contained 

elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 

percent or less, by weight. 

Subject merchandise includes cones 

attached to or entered with and invoiced 

with the subject overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. Such cones, 

which are typically cast aluminum, 

aluminum alloy or steel (but may be made 

from other materials) are made to mount the 

subject springs to the overhead door 

counterbalance system and create and 

maintain torque in the spring. Cones or other 

similar fittings that are not attached to the 

subject springs or are not entered with and 

invoiced with the subject springs are not 

included within the scope unless entered as 

parts of kits as described below. 

Subject merchandise also includes all 

subject overhead door counterbalance torsion 

springs and cones or other similar fittings for 

mounting and tensioning the spring entered 

as a part of overhead door kits, overhead door 

mounting or assembly kits, or as a part of a 

spring-operated motor assembly or as a part 

of a spring winder assembly kit for torsion 

springs. When counterbalance torsion springs 

and cones or other similar fittings for 

attaching and tensioning the torsion spring 

are entered as a part of such kits, only the 

counterbalance spring and cones or other 

similar fittings in the kit are within scope. 

Subject merchandise also includes 

overhead door counterbalance torsion springs 

that have been further processed in a third 

country, including but not limited to cutting 

to length, attachment of hardware, cones or 

end-fittings, inclusion in garage door kits or 

garage door mounting or assembly kits, or 

any other processing that would not remove 

the merchandise from the scope of these 

investigations if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the in-scope overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of these 

investigations unless specifically excluded. 

The following products are specifically 

excluded from the scope of these 

investigations: 

• leaf springs (slender arc-shaped length of 

spring steel of a rectangular cross-section); 

• disc springs (conical springs consisting 

of a convex disc with the outer edge working 

against the center of the disc); 

• extension springs (close-wound round 

helical wire springs that store and release 

energy by resisting the external pulling forces 

applied to the spring’s ends in the direction 

of its length); 

• compression springs (helical coiled 

springs with open wound active coils (such 

open winding is also known as pitch) that are 

designed to compress under load or force); 

and 

• spiral springs (torsion springs wound as 

concentric spirals such as a clock spring or 

mainspring). 

The products subject to these 

investigations are currently classified under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7320.20.5020, 

7320.20.5045, and 7320.20.5060. They may 

also be classified under HTSUS subheading 

8412.90.9085 if entered as parts of springoperated motors. They may also be classified 

in HTSUS subheading 8412.80.1000 (springoperated motors) if entered as part of a spring 

counterweight assembly for an overhead 

door. They may also be classified in HTSUS 

subheading 7308.90.9590, a basket category 

that includes metal garage doors entered with 

mounting accessories or assemblies. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

scope of these investigations is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27495 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–187, C–533–937] 

Overhead Door Counterbalance 

Torsion Springs From the People’s 

Republic of China and India: Initiation 

of Countervailing Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable November 18, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Horn (the People’s Republic of 

China (China)) and Krisha Hill (India), 

AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–4868 and (202) 482–4037, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On October 29, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions concerning imports of 

overhead door counterbalance torsion 

springs (overhead door springs) from 

China and India filed in proper form on 

behalf of IDC Group, Inc., Iowa Spring 

Manufacturing, Inc., and Service Spring 

Corp. (collectively, the petitioners), U.S. 

producers of overhead door springs.1

The CVD Petitions were accompanied 

by antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of overhead door 

springs from China and India.2

Between October 30 and November 

15, 2024, Commerce requested 

supplemental information pertaining to 

certain aspects of the Petitions.3


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Issues Questionnaire), see also Country-Specific 

CVD Supplemental Questionnaires: China 

Supplemental and India Supplemental, dated 

October 30, 2024, and November 4, 2024; and 

Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call,’’ dated November 15, 

2024 (November 15, 2024, Memorandum). 

4See Petitioners’ Letters, ‘‘Petitioners’ 

Supplement to Volume I of the Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

duties on Imports from China and India,’’ dated 

November 7, 2024 (General Issues Supplement); see 

also Country-Specific CVD Supplemental 

Responses: China CVD Supplement and India CVD 

Supplement, dated November 4, 2024, and 

November 7, 2024; and Petitioners’ Letter, 

‘‘Petitioners’ Amendment to the Scope of the 

Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duties on Imports from China and 

India,’’ dated November 15, 2024 (Scope 

Supplement). 

5See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions,’’ infra. 

6See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

7See General Issues Questionnaire; see also 

November 15, 2024, Memorandum. 8See General Issues Supplement at 3–18; see also 

Scope Supplement at 2 and Attachment. 9See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties; 

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

(Preamble). 

10See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

11See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). The deadline for 

scope comments falls on December 8, 2024, which 

is a Sunday. In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.303(b)(1), Commerce will accept comments 

filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on December 9, 2024 (‘‘For 

both electronically filed and manually filed 

documents, if the applicable due date falls on a 

non-business day, the Secretary will accept 

documents that are filed on the next business 

day.’’). 

12See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings: Electronic Filing Procedures; 

Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 

39263 (July 6, 2011); see also Enforcement and 

Compliance; Change of Electronic Filing System 

Name, 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014), for details 

of Commerce’s electronic filing requirements, 

effective August 5, 2011. Information on using 

ACCESS can be found at https://access.trade.gov/ 

help.aspx and a handbook can be found at https:// 

access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_

Filing_Procedures.pdf. 

13See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Invitation for 

Consultation to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated October 31, 2024. 

Between November 4 and 15, 2024, the 

petitioners filed timely responses to 

these requests for additional 

information.4

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), the petitioners allege that the 

Government of China (GOC) and the 

Government of India (GOI) (collectively, 

Governments) are providing 

countervailable subsidies, within the 

meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of 

the Act, to producers of overhead door 

springs from China and India and that 

such imports are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, the 

domestic industry producing overhead 

door springs in the United States. 

Consistent with section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.202(b), for those 

alleged programs on which we are 

initiating CVD investigations, the 

Petitions were accompanied by 

information reasonably available to the 

petitioners supporting their allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioners 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioners are interested parties, as 

defined in section 771(9)(C) of the Act. 

Commerce also finds that the petitioners 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigations.5

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

October 29, 2024, the periods of 

investigation for the China and India 

CVD investigations are January 1, 2023, 

through December 31, 2023.6

Scope of the Investigations 

The products covered by these 

investigations are overhead door springs 

from China and India. For a full 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigations 

On November 1 and 15, 2024, 

Commerce requested information and 

clarification from the petitioner 

regarding the proposed scope to ensure 

that the scope language in the Petitions 

is an accurate reflection of the products 

for which the domestic industry is 

seeking relief.7 On November 7 and 15, 

2024, the petitioners provided 

clarifications and revised the scope.8

The description of merchandise covered 

by these investigations, as described in 

the appendix to this notice, reflects 

these clarifications. 

As discussed in the Preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations, we are setting 

aside a period for interested parties to 

raise issues regarding product coverage 

(i.e., scope).9 Commerce will consider 

all comments received from interested 

parties and, if necessary, will consult 

with interested parties prior to the 

issuance of the preliminary 

determinations. If scope comments 

include factual information, all such 

factual information should be limited to 

public information.10 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on December 9, 2024, 

which is the next business day after 20 

calendar days from the signature date of 

this notice.11 Any rebuttal comments, 

which may include factual information, 

must be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on 

December 19, 2024, which is 10 

calendar days from the initial comment 

deadline. 

Commerce requests that any factual 

information that parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during that 

time period. However, if a party 

subsequently finds that additional 

factual information pertaining to the 

scope of the investigations may be 

relevant, the party must contact 

Commerce and request permission to 

submit the additional information. All 

scope comments must be filed 

simultaneously on the records of the 

concurrent AD and CVD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to Commerce must be 

filed electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS), 

unless an exception applies.12 An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the time and date it is due. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to sections 702(b)(4)(A)(i) 

and (ii) of the Act, Commerce notified 

the Governments of the receipt of the 

Petitions and provided an opportunity 

for consultations with respect to the 

Petitions.13 The GOC and the GOI did 

not request consultations. 

Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions 

Section 702(b)(1) of the Act requires 

that a petition be filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry. Section 702(c)(4)(A) 

of the Act provides that a petition meets 

this requirement if the domestic 

producers or workers who support the 

petition account for: (i) at least 25 

percent of the total production of the 

domestic like product; and (ii) more 

than 50 percent of the production of the 

domestic like product produced by that 

portion of the industry expressing 

support for, or opposition to, the 

petition. Moreover, section 702(c)(4)(D) 

of the Act provides that, if the petition 

does not establish support of domestic 

producers or workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product, 

Commerce shall: (i) poll the industry or 

rely on other information in order to 

determine if there is support for the 

petition, as required by subparagraph 

(A); or (ii) determine industry support 

using a statistically valid sampling 

method to poll the ‘‘industry.’’ 

Section 771(4)(A) of the Act defines 

the ‘‘industry’’ as the producers as a 

whole of a domestic like product. Thus, 

to determine whether a petition has the 


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14See section 771(10) of the Act. 

15See USEC, Inc. v. United States, 132 F. Supp. 

2d 1, 8 (CIT 2001) (citing Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. 

v. United States, 688 F. Supp. 639, 644 (CIT 1988), 

aff’d Algoma Steel Corp., Ltd. v. United States, 865 

F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

16For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to these cases and information 

regarding industry support, see Checklists, 

‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation 

Checklists: Overhead Door Counterbalance Torsion 

Springs from the People’s Republic of China and 

India,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists), at Attachment II, Analysis of 

Industry Support for the Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Overhead 

Door Counterbalance Torsion Springs from the 

People’s Republic of China and India (Attachment 

II). These checklists are on file electronically via 

ACCESS. 

17See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

18 Id. 

19For further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists. 

20For further discussion, see Attachment II of the 

Country-Specific CVD Initiation Checklists. 

21 Id.; see also section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act. 

22See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

23 Id. 

24 Id. 

25For further information regarding negligibility 

and the injury allegation, see Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists at Attachment III, Analysis of 

Allegations and Evidence of Material Injury and 

Causation for the Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Petitions Covering Overhead Door 

Counterbalance Torsion Springs from the People’s 

Republic of China and India (Attachment III). 

26See Attachment III of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

27 Id. 

requisite industry support, the statute 

directs Commerce to look to producers 

and workers who produce the domestic 

like product. The U.S. International 

Trade Commission (ITC), which is 

responsible for determining whether 

‘‘the domestic industry’’ has been 

injured, must also determine what 

constitutes a domestic like product in 

order to define the industry. While both 

Commerce and the ITC apply the same 

statutory definition regarding the 

domestic like product,14 they do so for 

different purposes and pursuant to a 

separate and distinct authority. In 

addition, Commerce’s determination is 

subject to limitations of time and 

information. Although this may result in 

different definitions of the like product, 

such differences do not render the 

decision of either agency contrary to 

law.15

Section 771(10) of the Act defines the 

domestic like product as ‘‘a product 

which is like, or in the absence of like, 

most similar in characteristics and uses 

with, the article subject to an 

investigation under this title.’’ Thus, the 

reference point from which the 

domestic like product analysis begins is 

‘‘the article subject to an investigation’’ 

(i.e., the class or kind of merchandise to 

be investigated, which normally will be 

the scope as defined in the petition). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, the petitioners do not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations.16 Based on our analysis 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have determined that 

overhead door springs, as defined in the 

scope, constitute a single domestic like 

product, and we have analyzed industry 

support in terms of that domestic like 

product.17

In determining whether the 

petitioners have standing under section 

702(c)(4)(A) of the Act, we considered 

the industry support data contained in 

the Petitions with reference to the 

domestic like product as defined in the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in the 

appendix to this notice. To establish 

industry support, the petitioners 

provided their own production of the 

domestic like product in 2023 and 

compared this to the estimated total 

2023 production of the domestic like 

product for the entire industry.18 We 

relied on data provided by the 

petitioners for purposes of measuring 

industry support.19

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, the General Issues 

Supplement, and other information 

readily available to Commerce indicates 

that the petitioners have established 

industry support for the Petitions.20

First, the Petitions established support 

from domestic producers (or workers) 

accounting for more than 50 percent of 

the total production of the domestic like 

product and, as such, Commerce is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).21 Second, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(i) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.22 Finally, the domestic 

producers (or workers) have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

under section 702(c)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act 

because the domestic producers (or 

workers) who support the Petitions 

account for more than 50 percent of the 

production of the domestic like product 

produced by that portion of the industry 

expressing support for, or opposition to, 

the Petitions.23 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the Petitions were filed 

on behalf of the domestic industry 

within the meaning of section 702(b)(1) 

of the Act.24

Injury Test 

Because China and India are 

‘‘Subsidies Agreement Countries’’ 

within the meaning of section 701(b) of 

the Act, section 701(a)(2) of the Act 

applies to these investigations. 

Accordingly, the ITC must determine 

whether imports of the subject 

merchandise from China and/or India 

materially injure, or threaten material 

injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioners allege that imports of 

the subject merchandise are benefiting 

from countervailable subsidies and that 

such imports are causing, or threaten to 

cause, material injury to the U.S. 

industry producing the domestic like 

product. In addition, the petitioners 

allege that subject imports from China 

and India exceed the negligibility 

threshold provided for under section 

771(24)(A) of the Act.25

The petitioners contend that the 

industry’s injured condition is 

illustrated by the significant and 

increasing volume of subject imports; 

reduced market share; underselling and 

price depression and/or suppression; 

lost sales and revenues; and decline in 

the domestic industry’s production, 

shipments, and financial performance.26

We assessed the allegations and 

supporting evidence regarding material 

injury, threat of material injury, 

causation, cumulation, as well as 

negligibility, and we have determined 

that these allegations are properly 

supported by adequate evidence and 

meet the statutory requirements for 

initiation.27

Initiation of CVD Investigations 

Based upon the examination of the 

Petitions and supplemental responses, 

we find that they meet the requirements 

of section 702 of the Act. Therefore, we 

are initiating CVD investigations to 

determine whether imports of overhead 

door springs from China and India 

benefit from countervailable subsidies 

conferred by the GOC and GOI, 

respectively. In accordance with section 

703(b)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.205(b)(1), unless postponed, we will 

make our preliminary determinations no 

later than 65 days after the date of these 

initiations. 

China 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 16 of the 16 programs 

alleged by the petitioners. For a full 


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28See Petitions at Volume I (page 30 and Exhibit 

I–46); see also General Issues Supplement at 1 and 

Exhibit I–46 (Revised). 

29See Memorandum, ‘‘Release of U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection Entry Data,’’ dated November 

15, 2024. 

30See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). 

31See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

32 Id. 

33See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

34See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

35See 19 CFR 351.302. 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate on each program, see the 

China CVD Initiation Checklist. A 

public version of the initiation checklist 

for this investigation is available on 

ACCESS. 

India 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 24 of the 31 programs 

alleged by the petitioners. For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate on each program, see the 

India CVD Initiation Checklist. A public 

version of the initiation checklist for 

this investigation is available on 

ACCESS. 

Respondent Selection 

China and India 

In the Petitions, the petitioners 

identified 80 companies in China and 

eight companies in India as producers/ 

exporters of overhead door springs.28

Commerce intends to follow its standard 

practice in CVD investigations and 

calculate company-specific subsidy 

rates in these investigations. In the 

event that Commerce determines that 

the number of companies is large and it 

cannot individually examine each 

company based on Commerce’s 

resources, Commerce normally selects 

mandatory respondents in CVD 

investigations using U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) entry data for 

U.S. imports under the appropriate 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 

United States (HTSUS) subheading(s) 

listed in the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations’’ in the appendix. 

However, for these investigations, the 

main HTSUS subheadings under which 

the subject merchandise would enter 

(7320.20.5020, 7320.20.5045, and 

7320.20.5060) are not limited to subject 

merchandise and therefore may also 

cover non-subject merchandise. 

Therefore, we cannot rely on CBP entry 

data in selecting respondents. 

Notwithstanding the decision to rely on 

quantity and value (Q&V) 

questionnaires for respondent selection, 

due to the number of Chinese producers 

and/or exporters identified in the 

Petitions, Commerce has determined to 

limit the number of Q&V questionnaires 

that it will issue to Chinese producers 

and/or exporters based on CBP data for 

overhead door springs from China 

during the POI under the appropriate 

HTSUS subheadings listed in the 

‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in the 

appendix.29 Accordingly, for China, 

Commerce will issue Q&V 

questionnaires to the largest producers 

and/or exporters that are identified in 

the CBP entry data for which there is 

complete address information on the 

record. For India, because there are 

eight companies identified, Commerce 

will issue Q&V questionnaires to each 

producer and/or exporter in India for 

which there is complete address 

information on the record. 

Commerce will also post the Q&V 

questionnaire along with filing 

instructions on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/ec-adcvd-caseannouncements. Producers/exporters of 

overhead door springs from China and 

India that do not receive Q&V 

questionnaires may still submit a 

response to the Q&V questionnaire and 

can obtain a copy of the Q&V 

questionnaire from Commerce’s website. 

Responses to the Q&V questionnaire 

must be submitted by the relevant 

Chinese and Indian producers/exporters 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on December 

2, 2024, which is two weeks from the 

signature date of this notice.30 All Q&V 

questionnaire responses must be filed 

electronically via ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully, in its entirety, by 

ACCESS no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on 

the deadline noted above. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 

administrative protective order (APO) in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(b). 

Instructions for filing such applications 

may be found on Commerce’s website at 

https://www.trade.gov/administrativeprotective-orders. 

Distribution of Copies of the Petitions 

In accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.202(f), a copy of the public version 

of the Petitions has been provided to the 

GOC and GOI via ACCESS. To the 

extent practicable, we will attempt to 

provide a copy of the public version of 

the Petitions to each exporter named in 

the Petitions, as provided under 19 CFR 

351.203(c)(2). 

ITC Notification 

Commerce will notify the ITC of its 

initiation, as required by section 702(d) 

of the Act. 

Preliminary Determinations by the ITC 

The ITC will preliminarily determine, 

within 45 days after the date on which 

the Petitions were filed, whether there 

is a reasonable indication that imports 

of overhead door springs from China 

and/or India are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, a U.S. 

industry.31 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.32 Otherwise, these CVD 

investigations will proceed according to 

statutory and regulatory time limits. 

Submission of Factual Information 

Factual information is defined in 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) as: (i) evidence 

submitted in response to questionnaires; 

(ii) evidence submitted in support of 

allegations; (iii) publicly available 

information to value factors of 

production under 19 CFR 351.408(c) or 

to measure the adequacy of 

remuneration under 19 CFR 

351.511(a)(2); (iv) evidence placed on 

the record by Commerce; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Section 351.301(b) 

of Commerce’s regulations requires any 

party, when submitting factual 

information, to specify under which 

subsection of 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) the 

information is being submitted 33 and, if 

the information is submitted to rebut, 

clarify, or correct factual information 

already on the record, to provide an 

explanation identifying the information 

already on the record that the factual 

information seeks to rebut, clarify, or 

correct.34 Time limits for the 

submission of factual information are 

addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which 

provides specific time limits based on 

the type of factual information being 

submitted. Interested parties should 

review the regulations prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations. 

Extensions of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351.301, or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce. In general, an extension 

request will be considered untimely if it 

is filed after the expiration of the time 

limit established under 19 CFR 351.301, 

or as otherwise specified by 

Commerce.35 For submissions that are 

due from multiple parties 

simultaneously, an extension request 

will be considered untimely if it is filed 

after 10:00 a.m. ET on the due date. 

Under certain circumstances, Commerce 


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36See 19 CFR 351.301; see also Extension of Time 

Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 (September 20, 

2013) (Time Limits Final Rule), available at https:// 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-09-20/html/2013- 

22853.htm. 

37See section 782(b) of the Act. 

38See Certification of Factual Information to 

Import Administration During Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July 

17, 2013) (Final Rule); see also frequently asked 

questions regarding the Final Rule, available at 

https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

39See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

may elect to specify a different time 

limit by which extension requests will 

be considered untimely for submissions 

which are due from multiple parties 

simultaneously. In such a case, we will 

inform parties in a letter or 

memorandum of the deadline (including 

a specified time) by which extension 

requests must be filed to be considered 

timely. An extension request must be 

made in a separate, standalone 

submission; under limited 

circumstances we will grant untimely 

filed requests for the extension of time 

limits, where we determine, based on 19 

CFR 351.302, that extraordinary 

circumstances exist. Parties should 

review Commerce’s regulations 

concerning the extension of time limits 

and the Time Limits Final Rule prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations.36

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.37

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).38 Commerce intends to 

reject factual submissions if the 

submitting party does not comply with 

the applicable certification 

requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. 

Parties wishing to participate in these 

investigations should ensure that they 

meet the requirements of 19 CFR 

351.103(d) (e.g., by filing the required 

letters of appearance). Note that 

Commerce has amended certain of its 

requirements pertaining to the service of 

documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).39

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigations 

The merchandise covered by these 

investigations is helically-wound, overhead 

door counterbalance torsion steel springs 

(overhead door counterbalance torsion 

springs) and any cones, plugs or other similar 

fittings for mounting and creating torque in 

the spring (herein collectively referred to as 

cones) attached to or entered with and 

invoiced with the subject overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. Overhead 

door counterbalance torsion springs are 

helical steel springs with tightly wound coils 

that store and release mechanical energy by 

winding and unwinding along the spring’s 

axis by an angle, using torque to create a 

lifting force in the counterbalance assembly 

typically used to raise and lower overhead 

doors, including garage doors, industrial 

rolling doors, warehouse doors, trailer doors, 

and other overhead doors, gates, grates, or 

similar devices. The merchandise covered by 

these investigations covers all overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs with a coil 

inside diameter of 15.8 millimeters (mm) or 

more but not exceeding 304.8 mm (measured 

across the diameter from inner edge to inner 

edge); a wire diameter of 2.5 mm to 20.4 mm; 

a length of 127 mm or more; and regardless 

of the following characteristics: 

• wire type (including, but not limited to, 

oil-tempered wire, hard-drawn wire, music 

wire, galvanized or other coated wire); 

• wire cross-sectional shape (e.g., round, 

square, or other shapes); 

• coating (e.g., uncoated, oil- or waterbased coatings, lubricant coatings, zinc, 

aluminum, zinc-aluminum, paint or plastic 

coating, etc.); 

• winding orientation (left-hand or righthand wind direction); 

• end type (including, but not limited to, 

looped, double looped, clipped, long length, 

mini warehouse, Barcol, Crawford, Kinnear, 

Wagner, rolling steel or barrel ends); and 

• whether the overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs are fitted with 

hardware, including but not limited to 

fasteners, clips, and cones (winding or 

stationary cones). 

For purposes of the diameters referenced 

above, where the nominal and actual 

measurements vary, a product is within the 

scope if application of either the nominal or 

actual measurement would place it within 

the scope based on the definitions set forth 

above. 

The steel torsion springs included in the 

scope of these investigations are produced 

from steel in which: (1) iron predominates, 

by weight, over each of the other contained 

elements; and (2) the carbon content is 2 

percent or less, by weight. 

Subject merchandise includes cones 

attached to or entered with and invoiced 

with the subject overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. Such cones, 

which are typically cast aluminum, 

aluminum alloy or steel (but may be made 

from other materials) are made to mount the 

subject springs to the overhead door 

counterbalance system and create and 

maintain torque in the spring. Cones or other 

similar fittings that are not attached to the 

subject springs or are not entered with and 

invoiced with the subject springs are not 

included within the scope unless entered as 

parts of kits as described below. 

Subject merchandise also includes all 

subject overhead door counterbalance torsion 

springs and cones or other similar fittings for 

mounting and tensioning the spring entered 

as a part of overhead door kits, overhead door 

mounting or assembly kits, or as a part of a 

spring-operated motor assembly or as a part 

of a spring winder assembly kit for torsion 

springs. When counterbalance torsion springs 

and cones or other similar fittings for 

attaching and tensioning the torsion spring 

are entered as a part of such kits, only the 

counterbalance spring and cones or other 

similar fittings in the kit are within scope. 

Subject merchandise also includes 

overhead door counterbalance torsion springs 

that have been further processed in a third 

country, including but not limited to cutting 

to length, attachment of hardware, cones or 

end-fittings, inclusion in garage door kits or 

garage door mounting or assembly kits, or 

any other processing that would not remove 

the merchandise from the scope of these 

investigations if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the in-scope overhead door 

counterbalance torsion springs. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of these 

investigations unless specifically excluded. 

The following products are specifically 

excluded from the scope of these 

investigations: 

• leaf springs (slender arc-shaped length of 

spring steel of a rectangular cross-section); 

• disc springs (conical springs consisting 

of a convex disc with the outer edge working 

against the center of the disc); 

• extension springs (close-wound round 

helical wire springs that store and release 

energy by resisting the external pulling forces 

applied to the spring’s ends in the direction 

of its length); 

• compression springs (helical coiled 

springs with open wound active coils (such 

open winding is also known as pitch) that are 

designed to compress under load or force); 

and 

• spiral springs (torsion springs wound as 

concentric spirals such as a clock spring or 

mainspring). 

The products subject to these 

investigations are currently classified under 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS) subheadings 7320.20.5020, 

7320.20.5045 and 7320.20.5060. They may 

also be classified under HTSUS subheading 

8412.90.9085 if entered as parts of springoperated motors. They may also be classified 

in HTSUS subheading 8412.80.1000 (springoperated motors) if entered as part of a spring 

counterweight assembly for an overhead 

door. They may also be classified in HTSUS 

subheading 7308.90.9590, a basket category 

that includes metal garage doors entered with 

mounting accessories or assemblies. 

Although the HTSUS subheadings are 

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purposes, the written description of the 

scope of these investigations is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27494 Filed 11–22–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

National Artificial Intelligence Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST) 

announces that the National Artificial 

Intelligence Advisory Committee 

(NAIAC or Committee) will meet 

virtually via web conference on 

December 12, 2024, from 2:00 p.m.–3:00 

p.m. Eastern time. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is for the Committee to 

report working group findings, identify 

actionable recommendations, and 

receive public briefings. The final 

agenda will be posted on the NIST 

website at https://www.nist.gov/itl/ 

national-artificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac. 

DATES: The NAIAC will meet on 

Thursday, December 12, 2024, from 2:00 

p.m.–3:00 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

virtually via web conference. Please 

note participation instructions under 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cheryl L. Gendron, Designated Federal 

Officer, Information Technology 

Laboratory, National Institute of 

Standards and Technology, Telephone: 

(301) 975–2785, Email address: 

cheryl.gendron@nist.gov. Please direct 

any inquiries to the committee at 

naiac@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., 

notice is hereby given that the NAIAC 

will meet virtually as set forth in the 

DATES section of this notice. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

The NAIAC is authorized by Section 

5104 of the National Artificial 

Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 (Pub. 

L. 116–283), in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The Committee 

advises the President and the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office 

on matters related to the National 

Artificial Intelligence Initiative. 

Additional information on the NAIAC is 

available at ai.gov/naiac/. 

The primary purpose of this meeting 

is for the Committee to report working 

group findings, identify actionable 

recommendations, and receive public 

briefings. The meeting will include 

continued discussion and deliberation 

on the NAIAC’s planned Transition 

Report. Briefings from outside subject 

matter experts to the full Committee 

include speakers from areas such as 

industry, nonprofit organizations, the 

scientific community, the defense and 

law enforcement communities, and 

other appropriate organizations. 

Additional information, including the 

speaker names, will be available on the 

agenda, which will be posted online. 

Members of the public interested in 

reviewing the agenda in advance and 

viewing the meeting are encouraged to 

visit https://www.nist.gov/itl/nationalartificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac for meeting details and 

to register to watch virtually. The 

agenda items may change to 

accommodate NAIAC business. The 

final agenda will be posted on the 

NAIAC Upcoming Meeting Page on the 

NIST website at https://www.nist.gov/ 

itl/national-artificial-intelligenceadvisory-committee-naiac. 

Comments: Individuals and 

representatives of organizations who 

would like to offer comments and 

suggestions related to items on the 

Committee’s agenda for this meeting are 

invited to submit comments in advance 

of the event. Please note that all 

comments submitted via email will be 

treated as public documents and will be 

made available for public inspection. 

For consideration prior to the meeting, 

all comments must be submitted via 

email with the subject line ‘‘December 

12, 2024, NAIAC Public Meeting’’ to 

naiac@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, December 10, 2024. NIST will not 

accept comments accompanied by a 

request that part or all of the comment 

be treated confidentially because of its 

business proprietary nature or for any 

other reason. Therefore, do not submit 

confidential business information or 

otherwise sensitive, protected, or 

personal information, such as account 

numbers, Social Security numbers, or 

names of other individuals. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

comments to the NAIAC at any time. 

Virtual Meeting Registration 

Instructions: The meeting will be 

broadcast via web conference. Requests 

for special accommodations may be 

made by emailing cheryl.gendron@

nist.gov. Registration is required to view 

the web conference. Instructions on how 

to register will be made available at 

https://www.nist.gov/itl/nationalartificial-intelligence-advisorycommittee-naiac. Registration will 

remain open until the conclusion of the 

meeting. 

Alicia Chambers, 

NIST Executive Secretariat. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE463] 

Taking and Importing Marine 

Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals 

Incidental to Geophysical Surveys 

Related to Oil and Gas Activities in the 

Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of modification to 

expiration date of letter of authorization. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(MMPA), as amended, its implementing 

regulations, and NMFS’ MMPA 

Regulations for Taking Marine 

Mammals Incidental to Geophysical 

Surveys Related to Oil and Gas 

Activities in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM), 

notification is hereby given that NMFS 

has modified the expiration date of a 

Letter of Authorization (LOA) issued to 

Murphy Exploration and Production 

Company (Murphy) for the take of 

marine mammals incidental to 

geophysical survey activity in the GOM. 

DATES: This LOA is effective through 

March 15, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: The LOA, LOA request, and 

supporting documentation are available 

online at: https://www.fisheries.

noaa.gov/marine-mammal-protection/ 

issued-letters-authorization-oil-and-gasindustry-geophysical-survey. In case of 

problems accessing these documents, 

please call the contact listed below (FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jenna Harlacher, Office of Protected 

Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the 

MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct 

the Secretary of Commerce to allow, 

upon request, the incidental, but not 

intentional, taking of small numbers of 


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