Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Circumvention Inquiry of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-Dual-Piston Engines

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-124, C-570-125] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In response to a circumvention inquiry request from Briggs & Stratton, LLC, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a country-wide circumvention inquiry to determine whether dual-piston engines exported from the People's Republic of China (China) will circumvent the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on certain vertical shaft engines between 99cc and up to 225cc, and parts thereof (small vertical engines) from China. DATES: Applicable April 25, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Gill, AD/CVD Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5673. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On March 4, 2022, Briggs & Stratton, LLC, the petitioner in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV) and CVD investigations, requested that Commerce initiate a circumvention inquiry with respect to dual-piston engines produced in and exported from China. [ 1 ] The petitioner alleges that dual-piston engines constitute merchandise altered in form or appearance in such minor respects that they should be included within the scope of the Orders, [ 2 ] pursuant to section 781(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.226…