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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95174-95175]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28173]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-091]

Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches in Diameter From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order; 2024

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that 
revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain steel 
wheels 12 to 16.5 inches in diameter (steel wheels) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of the Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable December 2, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peter Zukowski, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0189.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 3, 2019, Commerce published the Order on steel wheels 
from China.\1\ On August 1, 2024, Commerce published the notice of 
initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ On August 
16, 2024, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate from 
Dexstar Wheel Division of Americana Development Inc. (the domestic 
interested party), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested party claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a U.S. producer 
engaged in the production of steel wheels in the United States.
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    \1\ See Certain Steel Trailer Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches from the 
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 
Orders, 84 FR 45952 (September 3, 2019) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 62717 
(August 1, 2024).
    \3\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Petitioner's 
Notice of Intent to Participate in the First Five-Year Review,'' 
dated August 16, 2024.
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    On August 30, 2024, Commerce received an adequate substantive 
response from the domestic interested party within the 30-day deadline

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specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a 
substantive response from any government or respondent interested party 
to this proceeding. On September 24, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. 
International Trade Commission that it did not receive an adequate 
substantive response from any respondent interested party.\5\ As a 
result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Party's Letter, ``Petitioner's 
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated August 30, 
2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Sunset Reviews Initiated on August 1, 
2024,'' dated September 24, 2024.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this Order is certain on-the-road steel 
wheels, discs, and rims for tubeless tires with a nominal wheel 
diameter of 12 inches to 16.5 inches, regardless of width. For a 
complete description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Certain Steel Wheels 12 to 16.5 Inches 
in Diameter from the People's Republic of China; 2024,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, 
including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization 
in the event of revocation of the Order and the countervailable subsidy 
rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is provided in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), 
which is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, we determine 
that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                   Producers/exporters                      (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems (Group) \7\..          386.45
Zhejiang Jingsu Company Limited \8\.....................          388.31
All Others..............................................          387.38
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Administrative Protective Order (APO)
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    \7\ Commerce assigned Xingmin Intelligent Transportation Systems 
(Group)'s rate to each of the entities for which it provided an 
initial questionnaire response in the investigation: Sino-Tex 
(Longkou) Wheel Manufacturers Inc.; Tangshan Xingmin Wheel Co., 
Ltd.; and Xianning Xingmin Wheel Co., Ltd.
    \8\ Commerce assigned Zhejiang Jingu Company Limited's rate to 
each of the entities named as cross-owned in its affiliation 
questionnaire response in the investigation: Shanghai Yata Industry 
Company Limited; Shangdong Jingu Auto Parts Co., Ltd.; An'Gang Jingu 
(Hangzhou) Metal Materials Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Wheel World Co., 
Ltd.; and Hangzhou Jingu New Energy Development Co. Ltd. Zhejiang 
Jingu's rate has also been assigned to Zhejiang Jingu Automobile 
Components, which was the prior name of Zhejiang Jingu.
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    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
APO of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary 
information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, 
which continues to govern business proprietary information in this 
segment of the proceeding. Timely notification of the return or 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the 
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing these final results and this 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act, and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: November 25, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
    1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable 
Subsidy
    2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail
    3. Nature of the Subsidies
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-28173 Filed 11-29-24; 8:45 am]
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