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12See 19 CFR 351.216(e). 

13See Certain Softwood Lumber Products from 

Canada: Final Results and Final Rescission, in Part, 

of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 

2021, 88 FR 50103 (August 1, 2023). 

1See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties,’’ dated November 21, 2024 (Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Supplemental 

Questions,’’ dated November 26, 2024 (First General 

Issues Questionnaire); see also Country-Specific 

CVD Supplemental Questionnaires: China 

Supplemental and Malaysia Supplemental, dated 

November 26, 2024; Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call 

with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated December 4, 

2024 (December 4, 2024, Memorandum); 

Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call with Counsel to the 

Petitioner,’’ dated December 9, 2024 (December 9, 

2024, Memorandum); and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone 

Call with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated 

December 23, 2024 (December 23, 2024, 

Memorandum). 

4See Petitioner’s Letters, ‘‘Amendments to 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions; 

Volume SI—General Issues and Injury,’’ dated 

December 2, 2024 (First General Issues 

Supplement), ‘‘Amendments to Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions; Volume SS—Second 

Supplemental Responses,’’ dated December 6, 2024 

(Second General Issues Supplement), and 

‘‘Amendments to Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Petitions; Volume SSS—Third Supplemental 

Responses,’’ dated December 10, 2024 (Third 

General Issues Supplement); see also CountrySpecific CVD Supplemental Responses: China CVD 

Supplement and India CVD Supplement, dated 

December 2, 2024 and December 3, 2024; and 

Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Amendments to Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Petitions—Exhibit SSSS– 

1,’’ dated December 26, 2024 (Revised Scope). 

5See Notice of Extension of the Deadline for 

Determining the Adequacy of the Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Petitions: Float Glass Products 

from the People’s Republic of China and Malaysia, 

89 FR 102113, 102114 (December 17, 2024) 

(Initiation Extension Notice). 

6See section on ‘‘Determination of Industry 

Support for the Petitions,’’ infra. 

7See 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2). 

at a time and date to be determined. 

Parties should confirm the date and the 

time of the hearing two days before the 

scheduled date. 

Final Results of the Changed 

Circumstances Review 

Commerce will issue the final results 

of this CCR, which will include its 

analysis of any written comments, no 

later than 270 days after the date on 

which this review was initiated.12 The 

current requirement for cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties on all 

entries of subject merchandise will not 

change as the result of this preliminary 

CCR determination. As noted in the 

Initiation Notice and Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum, the purpose of 

this CCR does not include identifying 

the applicable cash deposit rates, but 

rather making determinations of crossownership. Furthermore, we note that 

Interfor Corporation, ISM, EACOM, 

Chaleur Forest Products Inc., and 

Chaleur Forest Products LP are all 

already receiving the same cash deposit 

rate assigned to non-selected 

companies.13

Notification to Interested Parties 

These preliminary results of a CCR 

and this notice are published in 

accordance with sections 751(b) and 

777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 

and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3). 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Preliminary Determination of CrossOwnership 

V. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2025–00189 Filed 1–7–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–570–189, C–557–833] 

Float Glass Products From the 

People’s Republic of China and 

Malaysia: Initiation of Countervailing 

Duty Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Applicable December 31, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan James (the People’s Republic of 

China (China)), Mira Warrier, or 

Benjamin Nathan (Malaysia), AD/CVD 

Operations, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5305, (202) 482–8031, and 

(202) 482–3834, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On November 21, 2024, the U.S. 

Department of Commerce (Commerce) 

received countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions concerning imports of float 

glass products from China and Malaysia 

filed in proper form on behalf of Vitro 

Flat Glass, LLC and Vitro Meadville Flat 

Glass, LLC (the petitioner), a U.S. 

producer of float glass products.1 The 

CVD Petitions were accompanied by 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of float glass 

products from China and Malaysia.2

Between November 25 and December 

23, 2024, Commerce requested 

supplemental information pertaining to 

certain aspects of the Petitions.3

Between December 2 and 26, 2024, the 

petitioner filed timely responses to 

these requests for additional 

information.4

On December 11, 2024, Commerce 

extended the initiation deadline by 20 

days to poll the domestic industry in 

accordance with section 702(c)(4)(D) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act), because it was ‘‘not clear from the 

Petitions whether the industry support 

criteria have been met. . . .’’ 5

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Act, the petitioner alleges that the 

Government of China (GOC) and the 

Government of Malaysia (GOM) 

(collectively, Governments) are 

providing countervailable subsidies, 

within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act, to producers of float 

glass products from China and Malaysia 

and that such imports are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, the domestic industry producing 

float glass products 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 

petitioner supporting its allegations. 

Commerce finds that the petitioner 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because the 

petitioner is an interested party, as 

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

Commerce also finds that the petitioner 

demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the initiation of 

the requested CVD investigations.6

Periods of Investigation 

Because the Petitions were filed on 

November 21, 2024, the periods of 

investigation for the China and Malaysia 

CVD investigations are January 1, 2023, 

through December 31, 2023.7

Scope of the Investigations 

The products covered by these 

investigations are float glass products 

from China and Malaysia. For a full 


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8See First General Issues Questionnaire; see also 

December 4, 2024, Memorandum; December 9, 

2024, Memorandum; and December 23, 2024, 

Memorandum; and Memorandum, ‘‘Phone Call 

with Counsel to the Petitioner,’’ dated December 31, 

2024 (December 31, 2024, Memorandum). 

9See First General Issues Supplement at SI–1 

through SI–5 and Exhibits SI–1 and SI–2; see also 

Second General Issues Supplement at SS–1 through 

SS–3 and Exhibits SS–1 and SS–2; Third General 

Issues Supplement at SSS–1 through SSS–7 and 

Exhibit SSS–1; Revised Scope at Exhibit SSSS–1, 

and December 31, 2024, Memorandum. 

10See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing 

Duties; Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 

1997) (Preamble). 

11See 19 CFR 351.102(b)(21) (defining ‘‘factual 

information’’). 

12See 19 CFR 351.303(b)(1). The deadline for 

scope comments falls on January 20, 2025, which 

is a Federal holiday. In accordance with 19 CFR 

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

filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on January 21, 2025 (‘‘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.’’). 

13See 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. 

14See Commerce’s Letters, ‘‘Invitation for 

Consultation to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated November 22, 2024. 

15See Memorandum, ‘‘Consultations with the 

Government of Malaysia,’’ dated December 10, 

2024; see also GOM’s Letter, ‘‘Government of 

Malaysia Statements for Consultations,’’ dated 

December 10, 2024. 

16See Memorandum, ‘‘Change in Request for 

Consultations,’’ dated December 4, 2024; see also 

GOC’s Letter, ‘‘Comments on Countervailing Duty 

Petition on Float Glass from the People’s Republic 

of China (C–570–189),’’ dated December 9, 2024. 

17See section 771(10) of the Act. 

18See 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)). 

19For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis as applied to these cases and information 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the appendix to this 

notice. 

Comments on the Scope of the 

Investigations 

Between November 25 and December 

31, 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.8 Between 

December 2 and 31, 2024, the petitioner 

provided clarifications and revised the 

scope.9 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).10 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.11 To facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, 

Commerce requests that scope 

comments be submitted by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time (ET) on January 21, 2025, 

which is the next business day after 20 

calendar days from the signature date of 

this notice.12 Any rebuttal comments, 

which may include factual information, 

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

January 31, 2025, 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.13 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.14 Commerce held 

consultations with the GOM on 

December 10, 2024.15 The GOC 

ultimately did not request 

consultations.16

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 

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,17 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.18

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 petitioner does not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations.19 Based on our analysis 


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regarding industry support, see Checklists, 

‘‘Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation 

Checklists: Float Glass Products from the People’s 

Republic of China and Malaysia,’’ 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 Float Glass Products from the People’s 

Republic of China and Malaysia (Attachment II). 

These checklists are on file electronically via 

ACCESS. 

20Primary float glass, as defined in the scope, is 

soda-lime-silica glass that is manufactured by 

floating a continuous strip of molten glass over a 

smooth bath of tin (or another liquid metal with a 

density greater than molten glass), cooling the glass 

in an annealing lehr, and cutting it to appropriate 

dimensions (i.e., an actual thickness of at least 2.0 

millimeters (mm) (0.0787 inches) and an actual 

surface area of at least 0.37 square meters (4.0 

square feet)). 

21See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

22See, e.g., Fujitsu, 36 F. Supp. 2d 394 (citing 

Kern-Liebers USA, Inc. v. United States, 881 F. 

Supp. 618, 621 (CIT 1995) (citation omitted)); and 

Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigations: 

Spring Table Grapes from Chile and Mexico, 66 FR 

26831 (May 15, 2001). 

23See Initiation Extension Notice, 89 FR at 

102114. 

24See Commerce’s Letter, ‘‘Polling 

Questionnaire,’’ dated December 13, 2024. 

25 Id. 

26See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Industry Support 

Comments from Petitioner,’’ dated December 26, 

2024. 

27 Xinyi Energy Smart (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Xinyi) 

is a Malaysian producer/exporter of float glass 

products. See Xinyi’s Letter, ‘‘Entry of 

Appearance,’’ dated December 3, 2024. 

28See Xinyi’s Letter, ‘‘Xinyi’s Rebuttal Comments 

on Responses to Department’s Polling 

Questionnaire,’’ dated December 30, 2024. 

29See Attachment II of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

30 Id. 

31For 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 Float Glass Products from 

the People’s Republic of China and Malaysia 

(Attachment III). 

32See Attachment III of the Country-Specific CVD 

Initiation Checklists. 

33 Id. 

of the information submitted on the 

record, we have defined a single 

domestic like product consisting of float 

glass products, as defined in the scope, 

and regardless of country of origin of the 

primary float glass,20 and we have 

analyzed industry support in terms of 

that domestic like product.21 While 

Commerce’s definition of the domestic 

like product is broader than the 

petitioner’s definition, we find that 

expansion of the domestic like product 

definition is appropriate in this case in 

order to ensure a fair assessment of the 

domestic industry for purposes of 

measuring industry support. This is 

consistent with Commerce’s broad 

discretion to define and clarify the 

scope of a CVD investigation in a 

manner that reflects the intent of the 

Petitions.22

On December 11, 2024, Commerce 

extended the initiation deadline by 20 

days to poll the industry in accordance 

with section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act, 

because it was ‘‘not clear from the 

Petitions whether the industry support 

criteria have been met. . . .’’ 23 On 

December 13, 2024, we issued polling 

questionnaires to all known producers 

identified in the Petitions.24 We 

requested that the companies complete 

the polling questionnaire and certify 

their responses by the due date 

specified in the cover letter to the 

questionnaire.25 The petitioner 

provided comments on the polling 

questionnaire responses on December 

26, 2024.26 Xinyi 27 provided rebuttal 

comments on December 30, 2024.28

Our analysis of the data we received 

in the polling questionnaire responses 

indicates that the domestic producers 

and workers who support the Petitions 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product and 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.29 Accordingly, Commerce 

determines that the industry support 

requirements of section 702(c)(4)(A) of 

the Act have been met and that the 

Petitions were filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry within the meaning 

of section 702(b)(1) of the Act.30

Injury Test 

Because China and Malaysia 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 

Malaysia materially injure, or threaten 

material injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

The petitioner alleges 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 petitioner 

alleges that subject imports from China 

and Malaysia exceed the negligibility 

threshold provided for under section 

771(24)(A) of the Act.31

The petitioner contends 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, 

capacity utilization, sales, employment, 

and financial performance.32 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.33

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 float glass 

products from China and Malaysia 

benefit from countervailable subsidies 

conferred by the GOC and GOM, 

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 20 of the 20 programs 

alleged by the petitioner. For a full 

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. 

Malaysia 

Based on our review of the Petitions, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 15 of the 15 programs 

alleged by the petitioner. For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate on each program, see the 

Malaysia CVD Initiation Checklist. A 

public version of the initiation checklist 

for this investigation is available on 

ACCESS. 

Respondent Selection 

In the Petitions, the petitioner 

identified eight companies in China and 

four companies in Malaysia as 

producers/exporters of float glass 


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34See Petitions at Volume I (pages I–17 through 

I–20); see also Third General Issues Supplement at 

SSS–1. 

35See Memoranda, ‘‘Release of U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection Entry Data,’’ dated December 30, 

2024. 

36See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

37 Id. 

38See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

39See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

40See 19 CFR 351.302. 

41See 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. 

42See section 782(b) of the Act. 

43See 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. 

44See Administrative Protective Order, Service, 

and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069 

(September 29, 2023). 

products.34 Commerce intends to follow 

its standard practice in CVD 

investigations and calculate companyspecific 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 intends to select 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 to this 

notice. 

On December 30, 2024, Commerce 

released the CBP data for imports of 

float glass products from China and 

Malaysia under administrative 

protective order (APO) and indicated 

that interested parties wishing to 

comment regarding the CBP data and/or 

respondent selection must do so within 

three business days of the publication 

date of the notice of initiation of these 

investigations.35 Comments must be 

filed electronically using ACCESS. An 

electronically filed document must be 

received successfully, in its entirety, by 

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

the date noted above. Commerce will 

not accept rebuttal comments regarding 

the CBP data or respondent selection. 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under 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 GOM 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 25 days after the date on which 

the ITC receives notice from Commerce 

of initiation of the investigation, 

whether there is a reasonable indication 

that imports of float glass products from 

China and/or Malaysia are materially 

injuring, or threatening material injury 

to, a U.S. industry.36 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country.37 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 38 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.39 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.40 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 

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.41

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.42

Parties must use the certification 

formats provided in 19 CFR 

351.303(g).43 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).44


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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 2025 / Notices 1447 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c). 

Dated: December 31, 2024. 

Abdelali Elouaradia, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement 

and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigations 

The scope of these investigations covers 

float glass products (FGP), which are articles 

of soda-lime-silica glass that are 

manufactured by floating a continuous strip 

of molten glass over a smooth bath of tin (or 

another liquid metal with a density greater 

than molten glass), cooling the glass in an 

annealing lehr, and cutting it to appropriate 

dimensions. For purposes of the 

investigations, float glass products have an 

actual thickness of at least 2.0 mm (0.0787 

inches) and an actual surface area of at least 

0.37 square meters (4.0 square feet). 

The country of origin of each float glass 

product is determined by the location where 

the soda-lime-silica glass is first 

manufactured by floating a continuous strip 

of molten glass over a smooth bath of tin and 

cooling the glass in an annealing lehr, 

regardless of the location of any downstream 

finishing or fabrication operations. 

Prior to being subjected to further 

treatment, finishing, or fabrication, float glass 

products meet the requirements of Type I 

under ASTM–C1036 of the American Society 

for Testing and Materials (ASTM). 

Float glass products may be clear, stained, 

tinted, or coated with one or more materials. 

Examples of coated float glass products 

include Low-E architectural glass (i.e., glass 

with a low emissivity coating to limit the 

penetration of radiant heat energy) and 

frameless mirrors (i.e., flat glass with a silver, 

aluminum, or other reflective layer) such as 

mirror stock sheet. 

Float glass products may be annealed, 

chemically strengthened, heat strengthened, 

or tempered to achieve a desired surface 

compression, pursuant to ASTM–C1048, 

ASTM–C1422/C1422M, or other similar 

specifications. 

Float glass products include tub and 

shower enclosures (i.e., doors and panels) 

made of tempered glass, which may be sold 

with attached or unattached hardware. In 

such cases, the scope covers only the 

tempered glass, to the exclusion of any nonglass hardware. 

The only float glass product assemblies 

included within the scope are: (1) articles 

consisting of two of more sheets of float glass 

that are bonded together using a polymer 

interlayer (i.e., laminated glass); (2) 

insulating glass units (IGUs), which consist 

of two or more sheets of float glass separated 

by a spacer material and hermetically sealed 

together at the edge in order to create a 

thermal barrier using air or one or more 

gases; and (3) LED mirrors (i.e., float glass 

mirrors with one or more light-emitting 

diodes integrated with the mirror, as well as 

framed float glass mirrors with one or more 

light-emitting diodes integrated with the 

mirror or the mirror frame, but without other 

electronic functionality). 

Float glass products covered by the scope 

may meet one or more of the ASTM–C162, 

ASTM–C1036, ASTM–C1048, ASTM–C1172, 

ASTM–C1349, ASTM–C1376, ASTM–C1422/ 

C1422M, ASTM–C1464, ASTM–C1503, 

ASTM–C1651, ASTM–E1300, and ASTM– 

E2190 specifications, definitions, and/or 

standards. 

Float glass products may be further 

worked, including, but not limited to, 

operations such as: cutting; beveling; edging; 

notching; drilling; etching; bending; curving; 

chipping; embossing; engraving; surface 

grinding; or polishing; and sandblasting (i.e., 

using high velocity air to stream abrasive 

particles and thereby impart a frosted 

aesthetic to the glass surface). A float glass 

product which undergoes further work 

remains within the scope so long as the sodalime-silica glass originally satisfied the 

requirements of ASTM–C1036 Type I and 

was first manufactured in a subject country, 

regardless of where it is further worked. 

Excluded from the scope are: (1) wired 

glass (i.e., glass with a layer of wire mesh 

embedded within); (2) patterned flat glass 

(i.e., rolled glass with a pattern impressed on 

one or both sides) meeting the requirements 

of Type II under ASTM–C1036, including 

greenhouse glass and patterned solar glass 

(i.e., photovoltaic glass with a textured 

surface); (3) safety glazing materials for 

vehicles certified to American National 

Standards Institute (ANSI) Standard Z26.1; 

(4) vacuum insulating glass (VIG) units, 

which consist of two or more sheets of float 

glass separated by a spacer material, with at 

least one hermetically sealed compartment 

that uses a gas-free vacuum as a thermal 

barrier; (5) framed mirrors without any LEDs 

integrated with the mirror or the mirror 

frame; (6) unframed ‘‘over-the-door’’ mirrors 

that are ready for use as imported without 

undergoing after importation any processing, 

finishing, or fabrication; and (7) heatstrengthened washing machine lid glass with 

an actual surface area less than 6.0 square 

feet (0.56 square meters). 

Also excluded from the scope of the 

investigations are: (1) soda-lime-silica glass 

containing less than 0.01 percent iron oxide 

by weight, annealed with a surface 

compression less than 3,500 pounds per 

square inch (PSI), having a transparent 

conductive oxide base coating (e.g., tin 

oxide), and with an actual thickness less than 

or equal to 4.0 mm (0.1575 inches) (i.e., 

‘‘coated solar glass’’); and (2) heat treated 

soda-lime-silica glass with a surface 

compression between 3,500 and 10,000 PSI, 

containing two or more drilled holes, and 

having an actual thickness less than 2.5 mm 

(0.0984 inches) (i.e., ‘‘clear back solar glass’’). 

Solar glass products (also known as 

photovoltaic glass) are designed to facilitate 

the conversion of solar energy into 

electricity. 

Also excluded from the scope of the 

investigations are any products already 

covered by the scope of any extant 

antidumping and/or countervailing duty 

orders, including Aluminum Extrusions from 

the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping 

Duty Order, 76 FR 30650 (May 26, 2011), and 

Aluminum Extrusions from the People’s 

Republic of China: Countervailing Duty 

Order, 76 FR 30653 (May 26, 2011). 

The products subject to the investigations 

are currently classifiable under subheadings 

7005.10.8000, 7005.21.1010, 7005.21.1030, 

7005.21.2000, 7005.29.1810, 7005.29.1850, 

7005.29.2500, 7007.29.0000, 7008.00.0000, 

7009.91.5010, 7009.91.5095, and 

7009.92.5010 of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). 

Products subject to the investigations may 

also enter under HTSUS subheadings 

7006.00.4010, 7006.00.4050, and 

7007.19.0000. Although the HTSUS 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the investigations 

is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Scientific Research, 

Exempted Fishing, and Exempted 

Educational Activity Submissions 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and continuing information 

collections, which helps us assess the 

impact of our information collection 

requirements and minimize the public’s 

reporting burden. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 10, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) Control Number 0648– 

0309 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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