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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-016]
 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is amending the preliminarily determination of the antidumping duty (AD) investigation of certain passenger vehicle and light truck tires (passenger tires) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to correct significant ministerial errors.
 DATES: *Effective Date:*
                         March 26, 2015.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni Page, Jun Jack Zhao, or Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1398, (202) 482-1396, or (202) 482-2316, respectively.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On January 27, 2015, the Department published its affirmative preliminary determination that passenger tires from the PRC are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value, as provided by section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).[1]
                    
                     The Department disclosed the calculations performed on January 26, 2015, and set a February 2, 2015 deadline for submitting comments concerning ministerial errors. The Sailun Group [2]
                    
                     and GITI [3]
                    
                     each timely filed comments alleging significant ministerial errors.[4]
                    
                     In addition, Anchi, Wanli, Federal, Changfeng, Fullrun, Fuyingxiang, Qingda, Doublestar and Doublestar-Dongfeng, and Beijing Capital each timely filed comments regarding the Department's preliminary separate rate determinations.[5]
                    
                     Jinhaoyang requested the Department to accept its supplemental documentation for the Separate Rate Application [6]
                    
                     which was opposed by the Petitioner.[7]
                    
                     Further, GITI, Doublestar and Tyrechamp, and CIC timely filed requests for correcting misspelled names.[8]
                    
                     Petitioner filed rebuttal comments and ministerial error comments on February 10, 2015.[9]
                    
                     The Sailun Group, in-turn, requested that the Department reject Petitioner's rebuttal comments.[10] Scope of the Investigation For a full description of the scope of this investigation, 
                    *see*
                     “Scope of Investigation” at Appendix I of the 
                    *Preliminary Determination.* Analysis of Significant Ministerial Error Allegations The Department will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary determination according to 19 CFR 351.224(e). A ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 351.224(f) as “an error in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the Secretary considers ministerial.” Further, a significant ministerial error is defined in 19 CFR 
                    ( print page 15988)
                    351.224(g) as a ministerial error, the correction of which, singly or in combination with other errors, would result in: (1) A change of at least five absolute percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the weighted-average dumping margin calculated in the original (erroneous) preliminary determination; or (2) a difference between a weighted-average dumping margin of zero (or 
                    *de minimis*) and a weighted-average dumping margin of greater than 
                    *de minimis,*
                     or vice versa. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (g)(1), the Department is amending the 
                    *Preliminary Determination*
                     to reflect the corrections of a significant ministerial error in Sailun Group's margin calculation. However, the Department is not amending GITI's margin calculation because GITI's ministerial errors are not significant in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(g)(1). As a result of amending Sailun Group's margin, the Department also revised the margin for separate rate companies.[11]
                    
                     Further, the Department has corrected names for GITI, Doublestar and Tyrechamp, and CIC. Ministerial Error Allegations For a complete analysis of the ministerial error allegations, 
                    *see*
                     the Ministerial Error Memorandum.[12] Correction In the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     notice for the 
                    *Preliminary Determination,*
                     we incorrectly identified the following exporter-producer combinations: (1) Exporter and producer Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd. was mis-identified as “Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd.”; (2) two of exporter Crown International Corporation's producers, Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd, were incorrectly listed as “Shandong Yonshong Rubber Group Co. Ltd.” and “Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd”; and 3) exporter Tyrechamp Group Co., Limited and one of its producers, Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd., were listed as “Tyrechamp Group Co., Ltd.” and “Qingdao Doublestar Tyre Industrial Co., Ltd.” We are correcting these exporter-producer combinations, as listed below, and will revise the cash deposit instructions that were issued to U.S. Customs and Border Protection for the preliminary determination accordingly. Amended Preliminary Determination We corrected the preliminary dumping margin for the Sailun Group. Consequently, we amended the preliminary separate rate for the exporter-producer combinations listed below. Further, we corrected companies' names as requested. Exporter(s)
Producer(s)
Weighted-average dumping margin 
                              (percent)Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd., Giti Tire (USA) Ltd., Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd., (Collectively, GITI)
Giti Radial Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd
19.17Sailun Group Co., Ltd., Sailun Tire International Corp., Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd., Jinyu International Holding Co., Limited, Seatex International Inc., Dynamic Tire Corp., Husky Tire Corp., Seatex PTE. Ltd., (Collectively, Sailun Group)
Sailun Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd
18.58Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd., Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd
Cooper Chengshan (Shandong) Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd
Cooper (Kunshan) Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Best Choice International Trade Co., Limited
Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd., Beijing Capital Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Bridgestone (Wuxi) Tire Co., Ltd
Bridgestone (Wuxi) Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Bridgestone Corporation
Bridgestone (Wuxi) Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Cheng Shin Tire & Rubber (China) Co., Ltd
Cheng Shin Tire & Rubber (China) Co., Ltd., Cheng Shin Tire & Rubber (Chongqing) Co., Ltd
18.99Crown International Corporation
Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd., Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd., Doublestar-Dongfeng Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd., Shengtai Group Co., Ltd., Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd., Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd
18.99Goodyear Dalian Tire Company Limited
Goodyear Dalian Tire Company Limited
18.99Guangzhou Pearl River Rubber Tyre Ltd
Guangzhou Pearl River Rubber Tyre Ltd
18.99Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd
Hankook Tire China Co., Ltd
18.99Hebei Tianrui Rubber Co., Ltd
Hebei Tianrui Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Hong Kong Tiancheng Investment & Trading Co., Limited
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Hong Kong Tri-Ace Tire Co., Limited
Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd., Doublestar-Dongfeng Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Hwa Fong Rubber (Hong Kong) Ltd
Hwa Fong Rubber (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
18.99Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd
Jiangsu Hankook Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd
Kenda Rubber (China) Co., Ltd
18.99( print page 15989)Kumho Tire Co., Inc
Kumho Tire (Tianjin) Co., Inc., Nanjing Kumho Tire Co., Ltd., Kumho Tire (Changchun) Co., Inc
18.99Liaoning Permanent Tyre Co., Ltd
Liaoning Permanent Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Longkou Xinglong Tyre Co., Ltd
Longkou Xinglong Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Mayrun Tyre (Hong Kong) Limited
South China Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd
Nankang (Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone) Rubber Industrial Co., Ltd
18.99Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd
Pirelli Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Nama Industrial Co., Ltd
Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd., Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd., Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Yonking Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Hongsheng Rubber Technology Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Au-Shine Group Co., Limited
Shandong Gulun Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Crown Chemical Co., Ltd
Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd., Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd., Doublestar-Dongfeng Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Yongsheng Rubber Group Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Free Trade Zone Full-World International Trading Co., Ltd
Shandong Zhentai Group Co., Ltd., Longkou Xinglong Tyre Co., Ltd., Hebei Tianrui Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Tech Corp., Ltd
Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Tech Corp., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Honghua Tyre Factory
Qingdao Honghua Tyre Factory
18.99Qingdao Nexen Tire Corporation
Qingdao Nexen Tire Corporation
18.99Qingdao Odyking Tyre Co., Ltd
Doublestar-Dongfeng Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Qianzhen Tyre Co., Ltd
Qingdao Qianzhen Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co., Ltd
Qingdao Qihang Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd
Qingdao Qizhou Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd
Qingdao Sentury Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co., Ltd
Shandong Duratti Rubber Corporation Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd
Shandong Fengyuan Tire Manufacturing Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd
Shandong Guofeng Rubber Plastics Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Haolong Rubber Tire Co., Ltd
Shandong Haolong Rubber Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., Ltd
Shandong Hawk International Rubber Industry Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd
Shandong Hengyu Science & Technology Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd
Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong New Continent Tire Co., Ltd
Shandong New Continent Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Province Sanli Tire Manufactured Co., Ltd
Shandong Province Sanli Tire Manufactured Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd
Shandong Shuangwang Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd
Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd
Shandong Yongtai Chemical Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd
Shandong Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd
Shandong Huitong Tyre Co., Ltd., Laiwu Sunshine Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Shengtai Group Co., Ltd
Shengtai Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Shengshitailai Rubber Technology Co., Ltd
18.99Shifeng Juxing Tire Co., Ltd
Shifeng Juxing Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd
Shouguang Firemax Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Southeast Mariner International Co., Ltd
Dongying Zhongyi Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd
18.99Techking Tires Limited
Shandong Longyue Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd
Toyo Tire (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd
18.99Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd
Triangle Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Tyrechamp Group Co., Limited
Shandong Haohua Tire Co., Ltd., Sichuan Tyre&Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Anchi Tyres Co., Ltd., Beijing Capital Tire Co. Ltd., Shandong Wanda Boto Tyre Co., Ltd., Shandong Wosen Rubber Co., Ltd., Shandong Zhentai Group Co., Ltd., Shandong Yonking Rubber Co., Ltd., Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd., South China Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd., Anhui Heding Tire Technology Co., Ltd
18.99Weihai Ping'an Tyre Co., Ltd
Weihai Ping'an Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd
Weihai Zhongwei Rubber Co., Ltd
18.99Wendeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd
Wendeng Sanfeng Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Winrun Tyre Co., Ltd
Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group Rubber Co. Ltd
18.99Zenith Holdings (HK) Limited
Shandong Linglong Tyre Co., Ltd
18.99Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd
Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd
18.99
 
 
 Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will be revised according to the rates calculated in this amended preliminary determination. Because the amended rates for the Sailun Group and separate rate companies results in reduced cash deposits, the rate for Sailun Group will be effective retroactively to January 27, 2015, the date of publication of the 
                    *Preliminary Determination,*
                     and the rate for separate rate companies will be effective retroactively to October 29, 2014, which is 90 days before the date of publication of the 
                    *Preliminary Determination.*
                     Parties will be notified of this determination, in accordance with sections 733(d) and (f) of the Act. International Trade Commission Notification In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, we notified the International Trade Commission of our amended preliminary determination. Notification to Interested Parties The Department intends to disclose calculations performed in connection with this amended preliminary determination within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in accordance with sections 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e). Dated: March 18, 2015. Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.


# Footnotes

1.
    
                         
                        *See Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value; Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances; In Part and Postponement of Final Determination,*80 FR 4250 (January 27, 2015) (
                        *Preliminary Determination*). Back to Citation
 2.
    
                         Sailun Group Co. and its affiliates, Sailun Tire International Corp., Shandong Jinyu Industrial Co., Ltd., Jinyu International Holding Co., Limited, Seatex International Inc., Dynamic Tire Corp., Husky Tire Corp., Seatex PTE. Ltd. (collectively, the Sailun Group). Back to Citation
 3.
    
                         Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd., and its affiliates, Giti Tire Global Trading Pte. Ltd., Giti Tire (USA) Ltd., Giti Tire (Anhui) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Fujian) Company Ltd., Giti Tire (Hualin) Company Ltd. (collectively, GITI). Back to Citation
 4.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Sailun Group's and GITI's February 2, 2015 letters. Back to Citation
 5.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Shandong Anchi Tyres Co., Ltd. (Anchi)'s January 28, 2015 letter, Guangzhou Wanli Tire Trading Co., Ltd. (Wanli)'s January 28, 2015 letter, Highpoint Trading, Ltd. and Federal Tire (Jiangxi), Ltd. (collectively, Federal)'s January 28, 2015 letter, Shandong Changfeng Tyres Co., Ltd. (Changfeng)'s January 30, 2015 letter, Qingdao Fullrun Tyre Corp. Ltd. (Fullrun)'s January 30, 2015 letter, Qingdao Fuyingxiang Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. (Fuyingxiang)'s January 31, 2015 letter, Zhejiang Qingda Rubber Co., Ltd. (Qingda)'s January 31, 2015 letter, Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd. (Doublestar) and Doublestar-Dongfeng Tyre Co., Ltd. (Doublestar-Dongfeng)'s January 31, 2015 letter, and Beijing Capital Tire Co., Ltd. (Beijing Capital)'s February 4, 2015 letter. Back to Citation
 6.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Qingdao Jinhaoyang International Co, Ltd. (Jinhaoyang)'s February 4, 2015 letter. Back to Citation
 7.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Petitioner's February 10, 2015 letter. Back to Citation
 8.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         GITI's January 26, 2015 letter, Qingdao Doublestar Tire Industrial Co., Ltd. (Doublestar)'s and Tyrechamp Group Co., Limited (Tyrechamp)'s January 23, 2015 letter, and Crown International Corporation (CIC)'s January 26, 2015 letter. Back to Citation
 9.
    
                         Petitioner is United Steel, Paper, and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO, CLC. 
                        *See*
                         Petitioner's February 10, 2015 comments. Back to Citation
 10.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Sailun Group's February 11, 2015 letter. Back to Citation
 11.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum to The File, “Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires from the People's Republic of China: Amended Separate Rate Calculation Memorandum,” dated concurrently with this notice, for the calculation performed. Back to Citation
 12.
    
                         
                        *See*
                         Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, “Ministerial Error Memorandum for the Affirmative Preliminary Determination of the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tires From the People's Republic of China,” dated concurrently with this notice, for the analysis performed (Ministerial Error Memorandum). This memorandum 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 
                        *http://access.trade.gov,*
                         and is available to all parties in the Department's Central Records Unit in Room 7046 of the Department of Commerce building. Back to Citation


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