Certain Low Speed Personal Transportation Vehicles From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation

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 [C-570-177] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. DATES: Applicable July 10, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Hoadley, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3148. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Petition On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) received a countervailing duty (CVD) petition concerning imports of certain low speed personal transportation vehicles (LSPTV) from the People's Republic of China (China) filed in proper form on behalf of the American Personal Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner). [ 1 ] The Petition was accompanied by an antidumping duty (AD) petition concerning imports of LSPTVs from China. [ 2 ] Between June 24 and July 8, 2024, Commerce requested supplemental information pertaining to certain aspects of the Petition. [ 3 ] The petitioner responded to Commerce's requests between June 28 and July 9, 2024. [ 4 ] In accordance with section 702(b)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), the petitioner alleges that the Government of China (GOC) is providing countervailable subsidies, within the meaning of sections 701 and 771(5) of the Act, to producers of LSPTVs from China, and that such imports are materially injurin…