Notice of affirmative preliminary CVD determination and affirmative critical circumstances in the CVD investigation and alignment of the final CVD determination with the AD investigation of certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles from the People's Republic of China (C-570-177)

1. On 12/6/2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its affirmative preliminary determination and its affirmative preliminary determination of critical circumstances in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of certain low-speed personal transportation vehicles from People's Republic of China (subject merchandise) (89 FR 96942). Additionally, Commerce has aligned the deadline for the final determination in the CVD investigation with the deadline for the final determination in the companion antidumping duty investigation of the same merchandise, currently scheduled to be issued no later than 04/08/2025. 2. The merchandise covered by this investigation is described in message 4327408, dated 11/22/2024. 3. This proceeding has been assigned case number C-570-177. 4a. Commerce did not find critical circumstances for the producers and/or exporters identified below. Accordingly, CBP shall suspend liquidation of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 12/6/2024 (the date of publication of the preliminary determination), and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentages of entered value for the producers and/or exporters listed below. Producer and/or Exporter: All Others Case Number: C-570-177-000 Cash Deposit Rate: 22.04 % Producer and/or Exporter: Xiamen Dalle New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-177-002 Cash Deposit: 21.23 percent 4b. Commerce has determined that critical circumstances exist for imports of subject merchandise from the producers and/or exporters identified below. Accordingly, for imports of such merchandise, CBP shall suspend liquidation of such shipments entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 9/7/2024, (90 days prior to the date of FR publication of the preliminary determination) and shall require, for such entries, a cash deposit equal to the percentage of entered value for the producers and/or exporters listed below. Producer and/or Exporter: Guangdong Lvtong New Energy Electric Vehicle Technology Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-177-001 Cash Deposit: 22.84 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Hebei Machinery Import and Export Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-177-003 Cash Deposit: 515.37 percent Producer and/or Exporter: Shandong Odes Industry Co. Ltd. Case Number: C-570-177-004 Cash Deposit: 515.37 percent 5. If there are any questions by the public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OVII: OP.) 6. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur