Commerce 对印度风电塔筒反补贴令作出首次到期复审终裁

Department of Commerce

International Trade Administration

1. [C-533-898]

AGENCY:

Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on utility scale wind towers (wind towers) from India would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the levels indicated in the “Final Results of Sunset Review” section of this notice.

DATES:

Applicable November 4, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Colton Dulin, 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) 482-1222.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 6, 2021, Commerce published the CVD order on wind towers from India.^[1] On July 2, 2026, Commerce published the notice of initiation of the first sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.218(c).^[2] On July 17, 2026, Commerce received a notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from the Wind Tower Trade Coalition (the Coalition), within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).^[3] The Coalition claims that it has interested party status within the meaning of section 771(9)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29)(vii)-(viii) as a group comprised of U.S. producers of the domestic like product.^[4]

On August 3, 2026, Commerce received an adequate substantive response from the Coalition, within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).^[5] Commerce did not receive a substantive response from either the Government of India or a respondent interested party to this proceeding. On August 24, 2026, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it did not receive an adequate substantive response from respondent interested parties.^[6] As a result, Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(B)(2) and (C)(2).

Scope of the Order

The product covered by this Order is wind towers from India. For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decisions Memorandum.^[7]

Analysis of Comments Received

A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review, including the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of subsidization and the countervailable subsidy rates likely to prevail if the Order were to be revoked, is contained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.^[8] A list of the topics discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS), which is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, complete versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/​frnotices.

Final Results of Sunset Review

Pursuant to sections 751(c) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce determines that revocation of the Order would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following net countervailable subsidy rates:

( printed page 69545)

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order (APO)

This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an APO of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely notification of the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective, orders is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

Dated: October 29, 2026.

Scot Fullerton,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary

II. Background

III. Scope of the Order

IV. History of the Order

V. Legal Framework

VI. Discussion of the Issues

1. Likelihood of Continuation or Recurrence of a Countervailable Subsidy

2. Net Countervailable Subsidy Rates Likely to Prevail

3. Nature of the Subsidies

VII. Final Results of Sunset Review

VIII. Recommendation

Footnotes

1.   See Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: Countervailing Duty Order,86 FR 69012 (December 6, 2021) ( Order).

2.   See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews,91 FR 40515 (July 2, 2026).

3.   See Coalition's Letter, “Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: Notice of Intent to Participate in Sunset Review,” dated July 17, 2026.

4.   Id. at 2.

5.   See Coalition's Letter, “Utility Scale Wind Towers from India: Substantive Response to Notice of Initiation,” dated August 3, 2026.

6.   See Commerce's Letter, “Sunset Reviews Initiated July 2, 2026,” dated August 24, 2026.

7.   See Memorandum, “Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the Expedited Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Utility Scale Wind Towers from India,” dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).

8.   Id.

[FR Doc. 2026-22527 Filed 11-3-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P