Certain Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and Up To 225cc, and Parts Thereof, From the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Final Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders-60cc Up To 99cc 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: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that vertical shaft engines with displacements between 60 cubic centimeters (cc) and up to 99cc produced in the People's Republic of China (China) and exported to the United States are circumventing the antidumping duty (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 by means of being merchandise “altered in form or appearance in minor respects.” DATES: Applicable December 16, 2022. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Luberda, AD/CVD ( printed page 77075) Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2185. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On September 7, 2022, Commerce published the preliminary determination  [ 1 ] for the circumvention inquiry of the AD and CVD Orders on small vertical engines from China with respect to vertical shaft engines with displacements between 60cc and up to 99cc produced in China and exported to the United States. [ 2 ] A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the Preliminary Determination may be found in the Issues and…