72994 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2023 / Notices 

1See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Scope Ruling on 

Malaysian Processed Quartz Slab and Recission of 

the Circumvention Inquiry, 87 FR 64009, 64010 

(October 21, 2022). 2 Id., 87 FR at 64010. 3See Global Stone’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Changed 

Circumstances Review of Bada Industries,’’ dated 

May 11, 2023. 

4See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Changed 

Circumstances Reviews; Global Stone, 88 FR 41377 

(June 26, 2023) (Initiation Notice). 

5See Global Stone’s Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Administrative Review—Quartz Surface Products 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated July 26, 

2023. 

6See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

62322, 62335 (September 11, 2023) (Initiation of 

Reviews). 

7See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 

Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Scope 

Determination and Final Affirmative 

Determinations of Circumvention With Respect to 

Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, 88 FR 

57419 (August 23, 2023) (Solar Cells), and 

accompanying Vietnam Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at Comment 19 (finding that 

Commerce has no basis to conduct a changed 

circumstances review absent evidence of a changed 

circumstance). 

8 Id. 

9See Initiation of Reviews, 88 FR at 62335. 

1See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Scope Ruling on 

Malaysian Processed Quartz Slab and Recission of 

the Circumvention Inquiry, 87 FR 64009, 64010 

(October 21, 2022). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay 

Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0208. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 21, 2022, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

final results of a scope ruling regarding 

imports of quartz surface products 

manufactured in China and further 

processed in Malaysia, finding that such 

imports are covered by the scope of the 

Orders.1 Moreover, because exporters of 

quartz surface products from Malaysia 

export both subject and non-subject 

merchandise, Commerce established a 

scope certification process for all 

imports of quartz surface products from 

Malaysia. Commerce also determined 

that certain companies processing 

Chinese quartz slab in Malaysia, 

including Bada Industries, were 

ineligible to participate in this scope 

certification process, but indicated that 

they could request reconsideration of 

their exclusion from the certification 

process in a future segment of the 

proceeding.2

On June 26, 2023, based on a request 

filed by Global Stone,3 Commerce 

initiated a CCR to determine whether 

Bada Industries is eligible to certify that 

its quartz surface products are not 

produced from Chinese-origin quartz 

slab.4 On July 26, 2023, Global Stone 

filed a timely request for administrative 

review for its exporter, Bada Industries.5

On September 11, 2023, Commerce 

initiated AD and CVD administrative 

reviews of Bada Industries, among other 

Malaysian exporters.6

Rescission of Review 

Commerce has determined that a CCR 

is not the appropriate segment to 

reconsider ineligible parties’ exclusion 

from a certification process, where that 

ineligibility was due to a party’s failure 

to cooperate in a prior segment of a 

proceeding.7 Commerce explained that 

an administrative review is the proper 

segment of a proceeding for a party 

deemed ineligible from participating in 

a certification process to request 

reconsideration of its eligibility to 

certify, absent evidence of a changed 

circumstance.8 In light of Solar Cells, 

Commerce has reevaluated Global 

Stone’s CCR request and determines that 

a party’s newfound willingness to 

participate is not a changed 

circumstance sufficient to warrant such 

a review. Additionally, as noted above, 

Commerce recently initiated AD and 

CVD administrative reviews of Bada 

Industries, among other exporters.9 As a 

result, consistent with Solar Cells, 

Commerce will reevaluate the eligibility 

of Bada Industries to participate in the 

certification process as part of these 

administrative reviews. Consequently, 

we are rescinding this CCR with respect 

to Bada Industries. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: October 19, 2023. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23442 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–084; C–570–085] 

Certain Quartz Surface Products From 

the People’s Republic of China: 

Rescission of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Changed 

Circumstances Reviews; AM Stone 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 

changed circumstances reviews (CCR) of 

the antidumping duty (AD) and 

countervailing duty (CVD) orders on 

certain quartz surface products (quartz 

surface products) from the People’s 

Republic of China (China) regarding 

quartz surface products imported by AM 

Stone & Cabinets, Inc. (AM Stone) into 

the United States and exported by 

Universal Quartz and Stone Industrial 

SDN BHD (Universal Quartz). 

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay 

Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0208. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On October 21, 2022, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register the 

final results of a scope ruling regarding 

imports of quartz surface products 

manufactured in China and further 

processed in Malaysia, finding that such 

imports are covered by the scope of the 

Orders.1 Moreover, because exporters of 

quartz surface products from Malaysia 

export both subject and non-subject 

merchandise, Commerce established a 

scope certification process for all 

imports of quartz surface products from 

Malaysia. Commerce also determined 

that certain companies processing 

Chinese quartz slab in Malaysia, 

including Universal Quartz, were 


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2 Id., 87 FR at 64010. 3See AM Stone’s Letter, ‘‘Request for Changed 

Circumstances Review of Universal Quartz,’’ dated 

May 11, 2023. 

4See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Changed 

Circumstances Reviews; AM Stone, 88 FR 41385 

(June 26, 2023) (Initiation Notice). 

5See AM Stone’s Letter, ‘‘Request for 

Administrative Review—Quartz Surface Products 

from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated July 26, 

2023. 

6See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

62322, 62335 (September 11, 2023) (Initiation of 

Reviews). 

7See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 

Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Scope 

Determination and Final Affirmative 

Determinations of Circumvention With Respect to 

Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, 88 FR 

57419 (August 23, 2023) (Solar Cells), and 

accompanying Vietnam Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at Comment 19 (finding that 

Commerce has no basis to conduct a changed 

circumstances review absent evidence of a changed 

circumstance). 

8 Id. 

9See Initiation of Reviews, 88 FR at 62335. 

1See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

21609 (April 11, 2023); Initiation of Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 

88 FR 29881 (May 9, 2023); Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 38021 (June 12, 

2023); see also Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 

44262 (July 12, 2023); and Initiation of 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 51271 (August 3, 

2023). 

2The letters withdrawing the review requests 

may be found in Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is 

available to registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. 

ineligible to participate in this scope 

certification process, but indicated that 

they could request reconsideration of 

their exclusion from the certification 

process in a future segment of the 

proceeding.2

On June 26, 2023, based on a request 

filed by AM Stone,3 Commerce initiated 

a CCR to determine whether Universal 

Quartz is eligible to certify that its 

quartz surface products are not 

produced from Chinese-origin quartz 

slab.4 On July 26, 2023, AM Stone filed 

a timely request for administrative 

review for its exporter, Universal 

Quartz.5 On September 11, 2023, 

Commerce initiated AD and CVD 

administrative reviews of Universal 

Quartz, among other Malaysian 

exporters.6

Rescission of Review 

Commerce has recently determined 

that a CCR is not the appropriate 

segment to reconsider ineligible parties’ 

exclusion from a certification process, 

where that ineligibility was due to a 

party’s failure to cooperate in a prior 

segment of a proceeding.7 Commerce 

explained that an administrative review 

is the proper segment of a proceeding 

for a party deemed ineligible from 

participating in a certification process to 

request reconsideration of its eligibility 

to certify, absent evidence of a changed 

circumstance.8 In light of Solar Cells, 

Commerce has reevaluated AM Stone’s 

CCR request and determines that a 

party’s newfound willingness to 

participate is not a changed 

circumstance sufficient to warrant such 

a review. Additionally, as noted above, 

Commerce recently initiated AD and 

CVD administrative reviews of 

Universal Quartz, among other 

exporters.9 As a result, consistent with 

Solar Cells, Commerce will reevaluate 

the eligibility of Universal Quartz to 

participate in the certification process as 

part of these administrative reviews. 

Consequently, we are rescinding this 

CCR with respect to Universal Stone. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective order (APO) of 

their responsibility concerning the 

disposition of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: October 19, 2023. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23443 Filed 10–23–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Rescission of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Reviews 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based upon the timely 

withdrawal of all review requests, the 

U.S. Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is rescinding the 

administrative reviews covering the 

periods of review (POR) and the 

antidumping duty (AD) and 

countervailing duty (CVD) orders 

identified in the table below. 

DATES: Applicable October 24, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brenda E. Brown, AD/CVD Operations, 

Customs Liaison Unit, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: 

(202) 482–4735. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Based upon timely requests for 

review, Commerce initiated 

administrative reviews of certain 

companies for the PORs and the AD and 

CVD orders listed in the table below, 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i).1 All 

requests for these reviews have been 

timely withdrawn.2

Rescission of Reviews 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the parties that requested the 

review withdraw their review requests 

within 90 days of the date of publication 

of the notice of initiation for the 

requested review. All parties withdrew 

their requests for the reviews listed in 

the table below within the 90-day 

deadline. No other parties requested 

administrative reviews of these AD/CVD 

orders for the PORs noted in the table. 

Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding, 

in their entirety, the administrative 

reviews listed in the table below. 

Period of review 

AD Proceedings 

Bahrain: Common Alloy Aluminum Sheet, A–525–001 .......................................................................................................... 4/1/2022–3/31/2023 

Cambodia: Mattresses, A–555–001 ........................................................................................................................................ 5/1/2022–4/30/2023 


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