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[C–533–870, C–570–035, C–542–801] 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires From India, the People’s 

Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: 

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective date: February 10, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Spencer Toubia at (202) 482–0123 

(India); Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482– 

4243 (People’s Republic of China); and 

Elizabeth Eastwood at (202) 482–3874 

(Sri Lanka); AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On January 8, 2016, the Department of 

Commerce (Department) received 

countervailing duty (CVD) petitions 

concerning imports of certain new 

pneumatic off-the-road tires (off road 

tires) from India, the People’s Republic 

of China (PRC), and Sri Lanka, filed in 

proper form on behalf of Titan Tire 

Corporation (Titan) and the United 

Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, 

Manufacturing, Energy, Allied 

Industrial and Service Workers 

International Union, AFL–CIO, CLC 

(USW) (collectively, Petitioners).1 The 


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Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India, the People’s Republic of 

China, and Sri Lanka,’’ dated January 8, 2016 

(collectively, Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Volume I of the Petitions, at 1–2. 

4See the following January 12, 2016, letters from 

the Department to the Petitioners: ‘‘Petitions for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India and the People’s 

Republic of China and Countervailing Duties on 

Imports from Sri Lanka: Supplemental Questions’’ 

(General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire), 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India: Supplemental 

Questions,’’ ‘‘Petition for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the PRC: 

Supplemental Questions for Volume III,’’ and 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from Sri Lanka: Supplemental 

Questions.’’ 

5See the following January 14, 2016, responses 

from Petitioners: ‘‘Petitioners’ Response to the 

Department’s January 12, 2016 Supplemental 

Questions Regarding General Issues’’ (General 

Issues Supplement); ‘‘Scope Supplement to the 

Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires from India and the People’s Republic of China 

and Countervailing Duties on Imports of Certain 

New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India, the 

People’s Republic of China, and Sri Lanka’’ (First 

Scope Supplement); ‘‘Petitioners’ Response to the 

Department’s January 12, 2016 Supplemental 

Questions Regarding the Countervailing Duty 

Petition on India’’ (India Supplemental Response); 

‘‘Petitioners’ Response to the Department’s January 

12, 2016 Supplemental Questions Regarding the 

Countervailing Duty Petition on China’’ (PRC 

Supplemental Response; and ‘‘Petitioners’ Response 

to the Department’s January 12, 2016 Supplemental 

Questions Regarding the Countervailing Duty 

Petition on Sri Lanka’’ (Sri Lanka Supplemental 

Response). 

6See Petitioners’ submission, ‘‘Second Scope 

Supplement to the Petitions for the Imposition of 

Antidumping Duties on Imports of Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India and the 

People’s Republic of China and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India, the People’s Republic of 

China, and Sri Lanka,’’ dated January 20, 2016 

(Second Scope Supplement). 

7See letter from Alliance, ‘‘Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India, the 

People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka: 

Comments on Industry Support,’’ dated January 21, 

2016 (Alliance Letter). 

8See letter from Petitioners, ‘‘Petitioners’ 

Response to Alliance’s Polling Request Regarding 

the Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India and the People’s 

Republic of China and Countervailing Duties on 

Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires from India, the People’s Republic of China, 

and Sri Lanka,’’ dated January 22, 2016 

(‘‘Petitioners’ Response to Alliance Letter’’). 

9See letter from Alliance, ‘‘Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India, the 

People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka: Reply 

Comments on Industry Support,’’ dated January 21, 

2016 (‘‘Alliance Letter II’’). 

10See Memorandum to the Record from Ron 

Lorentzen, Acting A/S for Enforcement & 

Compliance, regarding ‘‘Tolling of Administrative 

Deadlines As a Result of the Government Closure 

During Snowstorm Jonas,’’ dated January 27, 2016. 

11See the ‘‘Determination of Industry Support for 

the Petitions’’ section below. 

12See Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires 

From the People’s Republic of China: Notice of 

Amended Final Affirmative Determination of Sales 

at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 

Order, 73 FR 51624 (September 4, 2008) (A–570– 

912), and Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires From the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 73 FR 51626 (September 

4, 2008) (C–570–913). 

13See General Issues Supplemental 

Questionnaire and First and Second Scope 

Supplements. 

14See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing 

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

1997). 

CVD petitions were accompanied by 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions for 

India and the PRC.2 Petitioners are a 

domestic producer of off road tires and 

a recognized union, which represents 

the domestic industry engaged in the 

manufacture of off road tires in the 

United States.3

On January 12, 2016, the Department 

requested information and clarification 

for certain areas of the Petitions.4

Petitioners filed responses to these 

requests on January 14, 2016,5 and 

provided further clarification regarding 

scope on January 20, 2016.6 On January 

21, 2016, ATC Tires Private Ltd. and 

Alliance Tire Americas, Inc. 

(collectively, Alliance) provided 

comments on domestic industry support 

and requested that the Department poll 

the domestic industry with respect to 

the Petitions.7 On January 22, 2016, 

Petitioners provided a response to 

Alliance’s comments on industry 

support and request for polling.8

Alliance provided additional comments 

on January 28, 2016.9 On January 27, 

2016, the Department determined to toll 

all deadlines four business days as a 

result of the Federal Government 

closure during snowstorm ‘‘Jonas’’, 

applicable to this initiation. 

As explained in the memorandum 

from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance, the 

Department has exercised its discretion 

to toll all administrative deadlines due 

to the recent closure of the Federal 

Government. All deadlines in this 

segment of the proceeding have been 

extended by four business days. The 

revised deadline for the initiation of 

these CVD investigations is now 

February 3, 2016.10

In accordance with section 702(b)(1) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act), Petitioners allege that the 

Government of India (GOI), the 

Government of China (GOC), and the 

Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) are 

providing countervailable subsidies 

(within the meaning of sections 701 and 

771(5) of the Act) to imports of off road 

tires from India, the PRC, and Sri Lanka, 

respectively, and that such imports are 

materially injuring, or threatening 

material injury to, an industry in the 

United States. Also, consistent with 

section 702(b)(1) of the Act, for those 

alleged programs in India, the PRC, and 

Sri Lanka on which we have initiated a 

CVD investigation, the Petitions are 

accompanied by information reasonably 

available to Petitioners supporting their 

allegation. 

The Department finds that Petitioners 

filed these Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because Petitioners 

are interested parties as defined in 

sections 771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act. 

The Department also finds that 

Petitioners demonstrated sufficient 

industry support with respect to the 

initiation of the CVD investigations that 

Petitioners are requesting.11

Period of Investigation 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.204(b)(2), 

because the Petitions were filed on 

January 8, 2016, the period of 

investigation is January 1, 2015, through 

December 31, 2015, for India, the PRC, 

and Sri Lanka. 

Scope of the Investigations 

The product covered by these 

investigations is off road tires from 

India, the PRC, and Sri Lanka. For a full 

description of the scope of these 

investigations, see the ‘‘Scope of the 

Investigations’’ in Appendix I of this 

notice. As explained in more detail in 

Appendix I, the scope of the PRC 

investigation is narrower than the scope 

of the investigations from India and Sri 

Lanka because the PRC investigation 

excludes any products covered by the 

existing antidumping and 

countervailing duty orders on Certain 

New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from 

the PRC.12

Comments on Scope of the 

Investigations 

During our review of the Petitions, the 

Department issued questions to, and 

received responses from, Petitioners 

pertaining to the proposed scope to 

ensure that the scope language in the 

Petitions would be an accurate 

reflection of the products for which the 

domestic industry is seeking relief.13

As discussed in the preamble to the 

Department’s regulations,14 we are 

setting aside a period for interested 

parties to raise issues regarding product 

coverage (scope). The Department 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 


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15See 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 the Department’s electronic filing requirements, 

which went into effect on August 5, 2011. 

Information on help 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% 

20on%20Electronic%20Filling%20Procedures.pdf. 

16See Memorandum to the File from Whitley 

Herndon, Analyst, entitled, ‘‘Consultations with 

Officials from the Government of Sri Lanka 

Regarding the Countervailing Duty Petition 

Concerning Certain New Pneumatic Off-The-Road 

Tires (Off Road Tires) from Sri Lanka,’’ dated 

January 15, 2016; and Memorandum to the File 

from Spencer Toubia, Analyst, entitled, 

‘‘Countervailing Duty Petition on Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from India: 

Consultations with the Government of India,’’ dated 

January 28, 2016. 

17See Letter from Erin Begnal, Director, Office III, 

entitled, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Petition on Certain 

New Pneumatic Off-The-Road Tires from the 

People’s Republic of China: Invitation for 

Consultations to Discuss the Countervailing Duty 

Petition,’’ dated January 11, 2016. 

18See section 771(10) of the Act. 

19See 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 865 F.2d 240 (Fed. Cir. 1989)). 

20For a discussion of the domestic like product 

analysis in this case, see Countervailing Duty 

Investigation Initiation Checklist: Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India (India 

CVD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II, 

Analysis of Industry Support for the Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Petitions Covering Certain 

New Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from India, the 

People’s Republic of China, and Sri Lanka 

(Attachment II); Countervailing Duty Investigation 

Initiation Checklist: Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from the People’s Republic of China 

(PRC CVD Initiation Checklist), at Attachment II; 

and Countervailing Duty Investigation Initiation 

Checklist: Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires from Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka CVD Initiation 

Checklist), at Attachment II. These checklists are 

dated concurrently with this notice and on file 

electronically via ACCESS. Access to documents 

filed via ACCESS is also available in the Central 

Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department 

of Commerce building. 

include factual information (see 19 CFR 

351.102(b)(21)), all such factual 

information should be limited to public 

information. In order to facilitate 

preparation of its questionnaires, the 

Department requests all interested 

parties submit such comments by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on Tuesday, 

February 23, 2016, which is 20 calendar 

days from the signature date of this 

notice. Any rebuttal comments, which 

may include factual information, must 

be filed by 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, 

March 4, 2016, which is 10 calendar 

days after the initial comments 

deadline. 

The Department requests that any 

factual information the parties consider 

relevant to the scope of the 

investigations be submitted during this 

time period. However, if a party 

subsequently finds that additional 

factual information pertaining to the 

scope of the investigations may be 

relevant, the party may contact the 

Department and request permission to 

submit the additional information. All 

such comments must also be filed on 

the record of each of the concurrent AD 

and CVD investigations. 

Filing Requirements 

All submissions to the Department 

must be filed electronically using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS).15 An electronically-filed 

document must be received successfully 

in its entirety by the time and date it is 

due. Documents excepted from the 

electronic submission requirements 

must be filed manually (i.e., in paper 

form) with Enforcement and 

Compliance’s APO/Dockets Unit, Room 

18022, U.S. Department of Commerce, 

14th Street and Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20230, and 

stamped with the date and time of 

receipt by the applicable deadlines. 

Consultations 

Pursuant to section 702(b)(4)(A)(i) of 

the Act, the Department notified 

representatives of the GOI, GOC, and 

GOSL of the receipt of the Petitions. 

Also, in accordance with section 

702(b)(4)(A)(ii) of the Act, the 

Department provided representatives of 

the GOI, GOC, and GOSL the 

opportunity for consultations with 

respect to the CVD Petitions. 

Consultations were held in 

Washington, DC with representatives of 

GOSL on January 14, 2016, and with 

representatives from GOI on January 28, 

2016.16 The GOC did not accept our 

invitation to hold consultations before 

the initiation.17 All invitation letters 

and memoranda regarding these 

consultations are on file electronically 

via ACCESS. 

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, 

the Department 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 the Department to look to 

producers and workers who produce the 

domestic like product. The 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 

the Department and the ITC must apply 

the same statutory definition regarding 

the domestic like product,18 they do so 

for different purposes and pursuant to a 

separate and distinct authority. In 

addition, the Department’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.19

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 Petitions). 

With regard to the domestic like 

product, Petitioners do not offer a 

definition of the domestic like product 

distinct from the scope of the 

investigations. Based on our analysis of 

the information submitted on the 

record, we determined that off road tires 

constitute a single domestic like product 

and we analyzed industry support in 

terms of that domestic like product.20

In determining whether 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 


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21See Volume I of the Petitions, at I–5—I–9 and 

Exhibits I–3—I–9 and I–33; see also General Issues 

Supplement, at 4–9 and Exhibits I–SQ–1, I–SQ–5— 

I–SQ–8. 

22 Id. For further discussion, see India CVD 

Initiation Checklist, PRC CVD Initiation Checklist, 

and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation Checklist, at 

Attachment II. 

23See Letter from Alliance, dated January 21, 

2016. 

24See Letter from Petitioners, dated January 22, 

2016. 

25See Letter from Alliance, dated January 28, 

2016. 

26See Alliance Letter. 

27See Petitioners’ Response to the Alliance Letter. 

28See Alliance Letter II. 

29See India CVD Initiation Checklist, PRC CVD 

Initiation Checklist, and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation 

Checklist, at Attachment II. 

30See section 702(c)(4)(D) of the Act; see also 

India CVD Initiation Checklist, PRC CVD Initiation 

Checklist, and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation Checklist, 

at Attachment II. 

31See India CVD Initiation Checklist, PRC CVD 

Initiation Checklist, and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation 

Checklist, at Attachment II. 

32 Id. 

33 Id. 

34See Volume I of the Petitions, at I–27, I–28, I– 

34 and Exhibit I–17. 

35See Statement of Administrative Action (SAA), 

H.R. Doc. No. 103–316, Vol. 1, (1994) (SAA), at 857; 

see also Volume I of the Petitions, at I–29—I–34 and 

Exhibits I–17—I–21. 

‘‘Scope of the Investigations,’’ in 

Appendix I of this notice. To establish 

industry support, Petitioners provided 

Titan’s production of the domestic like 

product in 2015 and estimated the 2015 

production for each remaining U.S. 

producer of off road tires, by plant. 

Petitioners based their estimates of 2015 

off road tire production by plant on 

daily plant-specific production capacity 

data published in Modern Tire Dealer. 

Petitioners multiplied the daily 

production capacity data by 360 (to 

estimate annual capacity) and then 

multiplied the annual production 

capacity for each plant by Titan’s 

capacity utilization rate, which 

Petitioners believe is representative of 

the U.S. off road tires industry (to 

estimate domestic production by each 

plant). To calculate industry support, 

Petitioners added Titan’s 2015 

production of the domestic like product 

to the estimated 2015 production of the 

domestic like product for those plants 

represented by the USW, and divided 

the result by the estimated production 

of the domestic like product in 2015 for 

the entire U.S. off road tires industry.21

We relied on the data Petitioners 

provided for purposes of measuring 

industry support.22

On January 21, 2016, we received 

comments on industry support from 

ATC Tires Private Ltd. and Alliance Tire 

Americas, Inc. (collectively, Alliance), 

an Indian producer of the subject 

merchandise and its U.S. importer.23

Petitioners responded to these 

comments on January 22, 2016.24

Alliance submitted additional industry 

support comments on January 28, 

2016.25 For further discussion of these 

comments, see the India CVD Initiation 

Checklist, PRC CVD Initiation Checklist, 

and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation Checklist, 

at Attachment II. 

On January 21, 2016, we received 

comments on industry support from 

Alliance, an Indian producer of the 

subject merchandise and its U.S. 

importer.26 Petitioners responded to 

these comments on January 22, 2016.27

Alliance submitted additional industry 

support comments on January 28, 

2016.28 For further discussion of these 

comments, see the India CVD Initiation 

Checklist, PRC CVD Initiation Checklist, 

and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation Checklist, 

at Attachment II. 

Our review of the data provided in the 

Petitions, General Issues Supplement, 

letters from Alliance and Petitioners, 

and other information readily available 

to the Department indicates that 

Petitioners have established industry 

support.29 First, the Petitions 

established support from domestic 

producers and workers accounting for 

more than 50 percent of the total 

production of the domestic like product 

and, as such, the Department is not 

required to take further action in order 

to evaluate industry support (e.g., 

polling).30 Second, the domestic 

producers and workers have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

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

because the domestic producers and 

workers who support the Petitions 

account for at least 25 percent of the 

total production of the domestic like 

product.31 Finally, the domestic 

producers and workers have met the 

statutory criteria for industry support 

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

because the domestic producers and 

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.32 Accordingly, the 

Department determines that the 

Petitions were filed on behalf of the 

domestic industry within the meaning 

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

The Department finds that Petitioners 

filed the Petitions on behalf of the 

domestic industry because they are 

interested parties as defined in sections 

771(9)(C) and (D) of the Act and they 

have demonstrated sufficient industry 

support with respect to the CVD 

investigations that they are requesting 

the Department initiate.33

Injury Test 

Because India, the PRC, and Sri Lanka 

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 India, the PRC, and 

Sri Lanka materially injure, or threaten 

material injury to, a U.S. industry. 

Allegations and Evidence of Material 

Injury and Causation 

Petitioners allege that imports of the 

subject merchandise are benefitting 

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 CVD petitions, section 

771(24)(A) of the Act provides that 

imports of subject merchandise must 

exceed the negligibility threshold of 

three percent, except that imports of 

subject merchandise from developing 

countries in CVD investigations must 

exceed the negligibility threshold of 

four percent, pursuant to section 

771(24)(B) of the Act. Petitioners 

demonstrate that imports from India and 

Sri Lanka, which have been designated 

as least-developed countries under 

section 771(36)(B) of the Act, exceed the 

four percent negligibility threshold 

provided for under section 771(24)(B) of 

the Act.34

With regard to the PRC, Petitioners 

argue that the covered tires are entered 

under at least fifteen basket categories 

that do not permit the imports to be 

reliably quantified based on publicly 

available data. Accordingly, the data do 

not show whether imports from the PRC 

meet the statutory requirements for 

negligibility. However, Petitioners allege 

and provide supporting evidence that 

(1) there is a reasonable indication that 

data obtained in the ITC’s investigation 

will establish that imports exceed the 

negligibility threshold,35 and (2) there is 

the potential that imports from the PRC 

will imminently exceed the negligibility 

threshold. Petitioners’ arguments 

regarding the limitations of publicly 

available import data and the collection 

of scope-specific import data in the 

ITC’s investigation are consistent with 

the SAA. Furthermore, Petitioners’ 

arguments regarding the potential for 

imports to imminently exceed the 

negligibility threshold are consistent 

with the statutory criteria for 

‘‘negligibility in threat analysis’’ under 

section 771(24)(A)(iv) of the Act, which 

provides that imports shall not be 

treated as negligible if there is a 


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36See Volume I of the Petitions, at I–18 through 

I–22, I–24 through I–61 and Exhibits I–14, I–15, I– 

17 through I–37; see also General Issues 

Supplement, at 1–3 and Exhibits I–SQ–1 and I–SQ– 

4. 

37See India CVD Initiation Checklist, PRC CVD 

Initiation Checklist, and Sri Lanka CVD Initiation 

Checklist, at Attachment III, Analysis of Allegations 

and Evidence of Material Injury and Causation for 

the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions 

Covering Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires from India, the People’s Republic of China, 

and Sri Lanka. 

38See Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

Public Law 114–27, 129 Stat. 362 (2015). 

39See Dates of Application of Amendments to the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Laws Made 

by the Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 80 

FR 46793 (August 6, 2015) (Applicability Notice). 

40 Id., at 46794–95. The 2015 amendments may be 

found at https://www.congress.gov/bill/114thcongress/house-bill/1295/text/pl. 

41See India CVD Initiation Checklist for a more 

detailed explanation. 

42See PRC CVD Initiation Checklist for a more 

detailed explanation. 

43See Sri Lanka CVD Initiation Checklist for a 

more detailed explanation. 

44See Volume I of the Petitions, at Exhibits I–13 

and I–36. 

45See Volume I of the Petition at Exhibit I–12. 

potential that subject imports from a 

country will imminently exceed the 

statutory requirements for negligibility. 

Petitioners contend that the industry’s 

injured condition is illustrated by 

reduced market share; decline in 

shipments, production, and capacity 

utilization; underselling and price 

suppression or depression; reduced 

employment variables; lost sales and 

revenues; and decline in financial 

performance.36 We assessed the 

allegations and supporting evidence 

regarding material injury, threat of 

material injury, and causation, and we 

have determined that these allegations 

are properly supported by adequate 

evidence and meet the statutory 

requirements for initiation.37

Initiation of Countervailing Duty 

Investigations 

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

the Department to initiate a CVD 

investigation whenever an interested 

party filed a CVD petition on behalf of 

an industry that: (1) Alleges elements 

necessary for an imposition of a duty 

under section 701(a) of the Act; and (2) 

is accompanied by information 

reasonably available to Petitioner 

supporting the allegations. 

Petitioners allege that producers/

exporters of off road tires in India, the 

PRC, and Sri Lanka benefit from 

countervailable subsidies bestowed by 

the GOI, GOC, and GOSL, respectively. 

The Department examined the Petitions 

and finds that they comply with the 

requirements of section 702(b)(1) of the 

Act. Therefore, in accordance with 

section 702(b)(1) of the Act, we are 

initiating CVD investigations to 

determine whether manufacturers, 

producers, or exporters of off road tires 

from India, the PRC, and Sri Lanka 

receive countervailable subsidies from 

the GOI, GOC, and GOSL, respectively. 

On June 29, 2015, the President of the 

United States signed into law the Trade 

Preferences Extension Act of 2015, 

which made numerous amendments to 

the AD and CVD law.38 The 2015 law 

does not specify dates of application for 

those amendments. On August 6, 2015, 

the Department published an 

interpretative rule, in which it 

announced the applicability dates for 

each amendment to the Act, except for 

amendments contained in section 771(7) 

of the Act, which relate to 

determinations of material injury by the 

ITC.39 The amendments to sections 

771(15), 773, 776, and 782 of the Act are 

applicable to all determinations made 

on or after August 6, 2015, and, 

therefore, apply to these CVD 

investigations.40

India 

Based on our review of the petition, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 27 of the 29 alleged 

programs in India.41 For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate or not initiate on each 

program, see the India CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

PRC 

Based on our review of the petition, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on all 38 alleged programs 

in the PRC.42 For a full discussion of the 

basis for our decision to initiate on each 

program, see the PRC CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

Sri Lanka 

Based on our review of the petition, 

we find that there is sufficient 

information to initiate a CVD 

investigation on 16 of the 22 alleged 

programs in Sri Lanka.43 For a full 

discussion of the basis for our decision 

to initiate or not initiate on each 

program, see Sri Lanka CVD Initiation 

Checklist. 

A public version of the initiation 

checklists for each investigation is 

available on ACCESS. 

In accordance with section 703(b)(1) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(b)(1), 

unless postponed, we will make our 

preliminary determination no later than 

65 days after the date of this initiation. 

Respondent Selection 

Petitioners named six companies as 

producers/exporters of off road tires 

from India and 17 from Sri Lanka.44

Following standard practice in CVD 

investigations, for the India and Sri 

Lanka CVD cases, the Department 

intends to select respondents based on 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

(CBP) data for U.S. imports of off road 

tires during the periods of investigation 

under the appropriate Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

numbers listed in the scope of 

Appendix I, below. We intend to release 

CBP data under Administrative 

Protective Order (APO) to all parties 

with access to information protected by 

APO within five business days of 

publication of this Federal Register 

notice. 

Interested parties wishing to comment 

regarding the CBP data and/or 

respondent selection for India and Sri 

Lanka must do so within seven calendar 

days after the placement of the CBP data 

on the record of this investigation. 

Parties wishing to submit rebuttal 

comments should submit those 

comments five calendar days after the 

deadline for the initial comments. An 

electronically-filed document must be 

received successfully in its entirety by 

the Department’s electronic records 

system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. ET by the 

date noted above. We intend to make 

our decision regarding respondent 

selection within 20 days of publication 

of this notice. 

With respect to the PRC, Petitioners 

named 28 companies as producers/

exporters of off road tires.45 Because of 

the existing CVD order on Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires from the 

PRC, the Department is giving further 

consideration to the appropriate 

methodology for selecting respondents 

in this investigation. 

In accordance with section 

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

351.202(f), copies of the public version 

of the Petitions have been provided to 

the GOI, GOC, and GOSL 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 

We will notify the ITC of our 

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 


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46See section 703(a)(2) of the Act. 

47See section 703(a)(1) of the Act. 

48See 19 CFR 351.301(b). 

49See 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

50See section 782(b) of the Act. 

51See 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 

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

info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf. 

52While tube-type tires are subject to the scope 

of these proceedings, tubes and flaps are not subject 

merchandise and therefore are not covered by the 

scope of these proceedings, regardless of the 

manner in which they are sold (e.g., sold with or 

separately from subject merchandise). 

is a reasonable indication that imports 

of off road tires from India, the PRC, and 

Sri Lanka are materially injuring, or 

threatening material injury to, a U.S. 

industry.46 A negative ITC 

determination for any country will 

result in the investigation being 

terminated with respect to that 

country; 47 otherwise, these 

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 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 the Department; and (v) 

evidence other than factual information 

described in (i)–(iv). Any party, when 

submitting factual information, to 

specify under which subsection of 19 

CFR 351.102(b)(21) the information is 

being submitted 48 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.49 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. Parties should review the 

regulations prior to submitting factual 

information in these investigations. 

Extension of Time Limits 

Parties may request an extension of 

time limits before the expiration of a 

time limit established under 19 CFR 

351, or as otherwise specified by the 

Secretary. 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 

expires. 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, we 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 

the letter or memorandum setting forth 

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, stand-alone submission; under 

limited circumstances we will grant 

untimely-filed requests for the extension 

of time limits. Review Extension of 

Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790 

(September 20, 2013), available at 

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013- 

09-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to 

submitting factual information in these 

investigations. 

Certification Requirements 

Any party submitting factual 

information in an AD or CVD 

proceeding must certify to the accuracy 

and completeness of that information.50

Parties are hereby reminded that revised 

certification requirements are in effect 

for company/government officials, as 

well as their representatives. 

Investigations initiated on the basis of 

petitions filed on or after August 16, 

2013, and other segments of any AD or 

CVD proceedings initiated on or after 

August 16, 2013, should use the formats 

for the revised certifications provided at 

the end of the Final Rule.51 The 

Department intends to reject factual 

submissions if the submitting party does 

not comply with the applicable revised 

certification requirements. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

Interested parties must submit 

applications for disclosure under APO 

in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On 

January 22, 2008, the Department 

published Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Documents Submission Procedures; 

APO Procedures, 73 FR 3634 (January 

22, 2008). Parties wishing to participate 

in these investigations should ensure 

that they meet the requirements of these 

procedures (e.g., the filing of letters of 

appearance as discussed at 19 CFR 

351.103(d)). 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 702 and 777(i) of 

the Act. 

Dated: February 3, 2016. 

Paul Piquado, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigations 

The scope of these investigations is certain 

new pneumatic off-the-road tires (certain off 

road tires). Certain off road tires are tires with 

an off road tire size designation. The tires 

included in the scope may be either tubetype 52 or tubeless, radial, or non-radial, 

regardless of whether for original equipment 

manufacturers or the replacement market. 

Subject tires may have the following prefix 

or suffix designation, which appears on the 

sidewall of the tire: 

Prefix designations: 

DH—Identifies a tire intended for agricultural 

and logging service which must be 

mounted on a DH drop center rim. 

VA—Identifies a tire intended for agricultural 

and logging service which must be 

mounted on a VA multipiece rim. 

IF—Identifies an agricultural tire to operate 

at 20 percent higher rated load than 

standard metric tires at the same inflation 

pressure. 

VF—Identifies an agricultural tire to operate 

at 40 percent higher rated load than 

standard metric tires at the same inflation 

pressure. 

Suffix designations: 

ML—Mining and logging tires used in 

intermittent highway service. 

DT—Tires primarily designed for sand and 

paver service. 

NHS—Not for Highway Service. 

TG—Tractor Grader, off-the-road tire for use 

on rims having bead seats with nominal 

+0.188’’ diameter (not for highway service). 

K—Compactor tire for use on 5° drop center 

or semi-drop center rims having bead seats 

with nominal minus 0.032 diameter. 

IND—Drive wheel tractor tire used in 

industrial service. 

SL—Service limited to agricultural usage. 

FI—Implement tire for agricultural towed 

highway service. 

CFO—Cyclic Field Operation. 

SS—Differentiates tires for off-highway 

vehicles such as mini and skid-steer 

loaders from other tires which use similar 

size designations such as 7.00–15TR and 

7.00–15NHS, but may use different rim 

bead seat configurations. 

All tires marked with any of the prefixes 

or suffixes listed above in their sidewall 

markings are covered by the scope regardless 

of their intended use. 

In addition, all tires that lack any of the 

prefixes or suffixes listed above in their 

sidewall markings are included in the scope, 

regardless of their intended use, as long as 

the tire is of a size that is among the 

numerical size designations listed in the 

following sections of the Tire and Rim 


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53 In these prior investigations, the Department 

found that imports of off road tires mounted on 

wheels were not within the scope of subject 

merchandise. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-TheRoad Tires from the People’s Republic of China: 

Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less 

Than Fair Value and Partial Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 73 FR 

40485 (July 15, 2008) and accompanying Issues and 

Decision Memorandum at Comment 19. 

1See Petitions for the Imposition of Antidumping 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from India and the People’s 

Republic of China and Countervailing Duties on 

Imports of Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires from India, the People’s Republic of China, 

and Sri Lanka, dated January 8, 2016 (collectively, 

Petitions). 

2 Id. 

3See Volume I of the Petitions, at I–2. 

4See the following January 12, 2016, letters from 

the Department to Petitioners: ‘‘Petition for the 

Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duties on Imports of Certain New Pneumatic OffThe-Road Tires from India and The People’s 

Republic of China and Countervailing Duties on 

Imports from Sri Lanka: Supplemental Questions’’ 

(General Issues Supplemental Questionnaire), 

‘‘Petition for the Imposition of Antidumping Duties 

Continued 

Association Year Book, as updated annually, 

unless the tire falls within one of the specific 

exclusions set forth below. The sections of 

the Tire and Rim Association Year Book 

listing numerical size designations of covered 

certain off road tires include: 

The table of mining and logging tires 

included in the section on Truck-Bus tires; 

The entire section on Off-the-Road tires; 

The entire section on Agricultural tires; 

and 

The following tables in the section on 

Industrial/ATV/Special Trailer tires: 

• Industrial, Mining, Counterbalanced Lift 

Truck (Smooth Floors Only); 

• Industrial and Mining (Other than 

Smooth Floors); 

• Construction Equipment; 

• Off-the-Road and Counterbalanced Lift 

Truck (Smooth Floors Only); 

• Aerial Lift and Mobile Crane; and 

• Utility Vehicle and Lawn and Garden 

Tractor. 

Certain off road tires, whether or not 

mounted on wheels or rims, are included in 

the scope. However, if a subject tire is 

imported mounted on a wheel or rim, only 

the tire is covered by the scope. Subject 

merchandise includes certain off road tires 

produced in the subject countries whether 

mounted on wheels or rims in a subject 

country or in a third country. Certain off road 

tires are covered whether or not they are 

accompanied by other parts, e.g., a wheel, 

rim, axle parts, bolts, nuts, etc. Certain off 

road tires that enter attached to a vehicle are 

not covered by the scope. 

Excluded from the scope of these 

investigations are any products covered by 

the existing antidumping and countervailing 

duty orders on Certain New Pneumatic Offthe-Road Tires from the People’s Republic of 

China. See Certain New Pneumatic Off-theRoad Tires From the People’s Republic of 

China: Notice of Amended Final Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair 

Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 73 FR 

51624 (September 4, 2008); Certain New 

Pneumatic Off-the-Road Tires From the 

People’s Republic of China: Countervailing 

Duty Order, 73 FR 51627 (September 4, 

2008).53

In addition, specifically excluded from the 

scope are passenger vehicle and light truck 

tires, racing tires, mobile home tires, 

motorcycle tires, all-terrain vehicle tires, 

bicycle tires, on-road or on-highway trailer 

tires, and truck and bus tires. Such tires 

generally have in common that the symbol 

‘‘DOT’’ must appear on the sidewall, 

certifying that the tire conforms to applicable 

motor vehicle safety standards. Such 

excluded tires may also have the following 

prefixes and suffixes included as part of the 

size designation on their sidewalls: 

Prefix letter designations: 

AT—Identifies a tire intended for service on 

All-Terrain Vehicles; 

P—Identifies a tire intended primarily for 

service on passenger cars; 

LT—Identifies a tire intended primarily for 

service on light trucks; 

T—Identifies a tire intended for one-position 

‘‘temporary use’’ as a spare only; and 

ST—Identifies a special tire for trailers in 

highway service. 

Suffix letter designations: 

TR—Identifies a tire for service on trucks, 

buses, and other vehicles with rims having 

specified rim diameter of nominal plus 

0.156′′ or plus 0.250′′; 

MH—Identifies tires for Mobile Homes; 

HC—Identifies a heavy duty tire designated 

for use on ‘‘HC’’ 15′′ tapered rims used on 

trucks, buses, and other vehicles. This 

suffix is intended to differentiate among 

tires for light trucks, and other vehicles or 

other services, which use a similar 

designation. 

Example: 8R17.5 LT, 8R17.5 HC; 

LT—Identifies light truck tires for service on 

trucks, buses, trailers, and multipurpose 

passenger vehicles used in nominal 

highway service; 

ST—Special tires for trailers in highway 

service; and 

M/C—Identifies tires and rims for 

motorcycles. 

The following types of tires are also 

excluded from the scope: Pneumatic tires 

that are not new, including recycled or 

retreaded tires and used tires; non-pneumatic 

tires, including solid rubber tires; aircraft 

tires; and turf, lawn and garden, and golf 

tires. Also excluded from the scope are 

mining and construction tires that have a rim 

diameter equal to or exceeding 39 inches. 

Such tires may be distinguished from other 

tires of similar size by the number of plies 

that the construction and mining tires 

contain (minimum of 16) and the weight of 

such tires (minimum 1500 pounds). 

The subject merchandise is currently 

classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) 

subheadings: 4011.20.1025, 4011.20.1035, 

4011.20.5030, 4011.20.5050, 4011.61.0000, 

4011.62.0000, 4011.63.0000, 4011.69.0050, 

4011.92.0000, 4011.93.4000, 4011.93.8000, 

4011.94.4000, 4011.94.8000, 8431.49.9038, 

8431.49.9090, 8709.90.0020, and 

8716.90.1020. Tires meeting the scope 

description may also enter under the 

following HTSUS subheadings: 

4011.99.4550, 4011.99.8550, 8424.90.9080, 

8431.20.0000, 8431.39.0010, 8431.49.1090, 

8431.49.9030, 8432.90.0005, 8432.90.0015, 

8432.90.0030, 8432.90.0080, 8433.90.5010, 

8503.00.9560, 8708.70.0500, 8708.70.2500, 

8708.70.4530, 8716.90.5035 and 

8716.90.5055. While HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes, the written description of the 

subject merchandise is dispositive. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02713 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–869, A–570–034] 

Certain New Pneumatic Off-the-Road 

Tires From India and the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of LessThan-Fair-Value Investigations 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

DATES: Effective date: February 3, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Bailey at (202) 482–0193 

(India) and Alex Rosen at (202) 482– 

7814 (PRC), AD/CVD Operations, 

Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. 

Department of Commerce, 14th Street 

and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Petitions 

On January 8, 2016, the Department of 

Commerce (Department) received 

antidumping duty (AD) petitions 

concerning imports of certain new 

pneumatic off-the-road tires (off road 

tires) from the People’s Republic of 

China (PRC) and India, filed in proper 

form on behalf of Titan Tire Corporation 

(Titan) and the United Steel, Paper and 

Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 

Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 

Workers International Union, AFL–CIO, 

CLC (USW) (collectively, Petitioners).1

The AD petitions were accompanied by 

three countervailing duty (CVD) 

petitions for the PRC, India and Sri 

Lanka.2 Petitioners are a domestic 

producer of off road tires and a 

recognized union, which represents the 

domestic industry engaged in the 

manufacture of off road tires in the 

United States.3

On January 12, 2016, the Department 

requested additional information and 

clarification of certain areas of the AD 

Petitions.4 Petitioners filed responses to 


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