[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80885-80886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22939]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-084]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the U.S. Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from 
the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping 
margin likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset 
Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable October 4, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathan Araya, 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) 482-3401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 11, 2019, Commerce published the AD order on quartz surface 
products from China.\1\ On June 3, 2024, Commerce published the notice 
of initiation of the first five-year sunset review of the Order 
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).\2\ On June 18, 2024, Commerce received notices of intent to 
participate from Cambria Company LLC, Dal-Tile LLC, and Guidoni USA 
(collectively, the domestic interested parties) within the 15-day 
deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic 
interested parties claimed interested party status under section 
771(9)(c) of the Act as domestic producers engaged in the production of 
quartz surface products in the United States.
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    \1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 
33053 (July 11, 2019) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 FR 47525 
(June 3, 2024).
    \3\ See Letter, ``Notice of Intent to Participate,'' dated June 
18, 2024.
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    On July 3, 2024, the domestic interested parties submitted a timely 
substantive response within the 30-day deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ Commerce did not receive a substantive response 
from any other interested party in these proceedings, and no party 
requested a hearing. On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled the deadline in 
this administrative proceeding by seven days.\5\ The deadline for the 
final results is now October 8, 2024.
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    \4\ See Domestic Interested Parties' Letter, ``Domestic 
Interested Parties' Substantive Response,'' dated July 3, 2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
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    On July 23, 2024, Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade 
Commission that it did not receive an adequate substantive response 
from respondent interested parties.\6\ As a result, pursuant to section 
751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce 
conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the Order.
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    \6\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Advance Notification of Sunset Review, 89 
FR 35074 (May 1, 2024).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order are quartz surface products. For 
a complete description of the scope of these Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\7\
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    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final Results 
of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order 
on Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China 
(China),'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\8\ A list of topics discussed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum is included as the 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). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. A 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \8\ Id.
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
Commerce determines that revocation of the Order on quartz surface 
products from China

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would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping, and 
that the magnitude of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the 
Order is revoked for quartz surface products from China are weighted-
average margins up to 326.15 percent.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to an 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a). Timely written notification 
of the 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 violation that is subject to 
sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing the final results of this expedited 
sunset review in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) 
of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: September 27, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

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 Dumping
    2. Magnitude of the Margins of Dumping Likely to Prevail
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review
VIII. Recommendation

[FR Doc. 2024-22939 Filed 10-3-24; 8:45 am]
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