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1See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Final 

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2018–2019, 86 FR 47619 (August 26, 2021) 

(Final Results). 

2 Id., 86 FR at 47619–21. 

3Bebitz Flange Works Private Limited is part of 

a collapsed entity with the following companies: 

Viraj Impoexpo, Ltd.; Flanschen werk Bebitz GmbH 

(AKA Flanschenwerk Bebitz GmbH); Viraj Alloys, 

Ltd.; Viraj Forgings, Ltd.; and Viraj Profiles Limited. 

See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Final 

Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Final Affirmative Critical 

Circumstance Determination, 83 FR 40745 (August 

16, 2018). In a subsequent administrative review, 

Commerce found BFN Forgings Private Limited to 

be a successor-in-interest to Bebitz Flange Works 

Private Limited. See Stainless Steel Flanges from 

India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 87 FR 27568, 

27569 n.13 (May 9, 2022) (2019–2020 Final 

Results). 

4Commerce considers Kisaan Die Tech to be the 

same company as Kisaan Die Tech Private Limited. 

See Stainless Steel Flanges from India: Preliminary 

Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review, Preliminary Successor-in-Interest 

Determination, and Partial Rescission; 2019–2020, 

86 FR 60792, n.3 (November 4, 2021), unchanged 

in 2019–2020 Final Results. 

5See Final Results, 86 FR at 47620–21. 

6See Kisaan Die Tech Private Limited v. United 

States, Consol. Court No. 21–000512, Slip Op. No. 

23–172 (Dec. 8, 2023) at 5. 

7See Kisaan Die Tech Private Limited v. United 

States, Consol. Court No. 21–000512, ECF No. 85 

(September 30, 2024). 

steel flanges from India.1 The 

administrative review covered 46 

companies.2 The following companies 

were among the 45 companies which 

were not selected for individual 

examination: Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. 

Ltd.; Bebitz Flanges Works Private 

Limited; 3 Echjay Forgings Private Ltd; 

Goodluck India Ltd; Hilton Metal 

Forging Limited; Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd.; Jay 

Jagdamba Forgings Private Limited; Jay 

Jagdamba Limited; Jay Jagdamba Profile 

Private Limited; Kisaan Die Tech; 4

Pradeep Metals Limited; and Shree Jay 

Jagdamba Flanges Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, 

the non-selected companies). The nonselected companies are all producers/ 

exporters of stainless steel flanges from 

India. In the Final Results, Commerce 

assigned a margin of 145.25 percent to 

these companies for the POR because 

that was the margin assigned to the sole 

company which Commerce individually 

examined.5

Following the publication of the Final 

Results, the non-selected companies 

filed a lawsuit with the U.S. Court of 

International Trade (CIT) challenging 

Commerce’s decision to assign a 

dumping margin which was determined 

using facts available with adverse 

inferences for the sole mandatory 

respondent to all non-selected 

companies.6

On September 30, 2024, the United 

States and the non-selected companies 

entered into an agreement to settle this 

dispute. Pursuant to the terms of the 

settlement and the stipulation for entry 

of judgment, the amended dumping 

margins for the non-selected companies 

are set forth below in the ‘‘Amended 

Final Results of Administrative Review’’ 

section of this notice. The CIT issued its 

order of judgment by stipulation on 

September 30, 2024.7

Amended Final Results of 

Administrative Review 

The non-selected companies’ final 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margins are listed below for POR, March 

28, 2018, through September 30, 2019. 

Exporter/producer 

Weighted 

average 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Balkrishna Steel Forge Pvt. Ltd 5.20 

Bebitz Flanges Works Private 

Limited/Viraj Impoexpo, Ltd./ 

Flanschen werk Bebitz GmbH/ 

Viraj Alloys, Ltd./Viraj Forgings, Ltd./Viraj Profiles Limited * ........................................ 74.30 

Echjay Forgings Private Ltd ....... 1.70 

Goodluck India Ltd ..................... 5.20 

Hilton Metal Forging Limited ...... 5.20 

Jai Auto Pvt. Ltd ......................... 5.20 

Jay Jagdamba Forgings Private 

Limited ..................................... 5.20 

Jay Jagdamba Limited ............... 5.20 

Jay Jagdamba Profile Private 

Limited ..................................... 5.20 

Kisaan Die Tech ** ...................... 4.13 

Pradeep Metals Limited .............. 5.20 

Shree Jay Jagdamba Flanges 

Pvt. Ltd .................................... 5.20 

* AKA BFN Forgings Private Limited. 

** AKA Kisaan Die Tech Private Limited. 

Assessment Rates 

Consistent with the settlement 

agreement and September 30, 2024, 

order of judgment by stipulation, 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) within 15 

days following publication of these 

amended final results to liquidate all 

unliquidated entries of stainless steel 

flanges from India produced and/or 

exported by the non-selected companies 

and entered, or withdrawn from 

consumption in the United States 

during the POR, at the assessment rates 

noted above. Pursuant to section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 

amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1), Commerce has 

determined, and CBP shall assess, 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries of subject merchandise in 

accordance with these amended final 

results of review. 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

Because all of the non-selected 

companies have a superseding cash 

deposit rate, i.e., there have been final 

results published in a subsequent 

administrative review, we will not issue 

revised cash deposit instructions to 

CBP. This notice will not affect the 

current cash deposit rates for the nonselected companies. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing this determination and 

publishing these amended final results 

and notice in accordance with section 

516a(e) of the Act. 

Dated: September 30, 2024. 

Steven Presing, 

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

and Negotiations. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22972 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

Announcement of Approved 

International Trade Administration 

Trade Mission 

AGENCY: International Trade 

Administration, Department of 

Commerce. 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), is announcing 

one upcoming trade mission that will be 

recruited, organized, and implemented 

by ITA. This mission is: Global 

Diversity Export Initiative (GDEI) Trade 

Mission to India, Singapore, and Hong 

Kong March 2–8, 2025. 

A summary of the mission is found 

below. Application information and 

more detailed mission information, 

including the commercial setting and 

sector information, can be found at the 

trade mission website: https://

www.trade.gov/trade-missions. 

For this mission, recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Commerce Department trade mission 

calendar (https://www.trade.gov/trademissions-schedule) and other internet 

websites, press releases to general and 

trade media, direct mail, broadcast fax, 

notices by industry trade associations 

and other multiplier groups, and 

publicity at industry meetings, 

symposia, conferences, and trade shows. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shirreef Loza, Trade Events Task Force, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 


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telephone (919) 695–6365 or email 

Shirreef.Loza@trade.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Following Conditions for 

Participation Will Be Used for the 

Mission 

Applicants must submit a completed 

and signed mission application and 

supplemental application materials, 

including adequate information on their 

products and/or services, primary 

market objectives, and goals for 

participation that is adequate to allow 

the Department of Commerce to 

evaluate their application. If the 

Department of Commerce receives an 

incomplete application, the Department 

of Commerce may either: reject the 

application, request additional 

information/clarification, or take the 

lack of information into account when 

evaluating the application. If the 

requisite minimum number of 

participants is not selected for a 

particular mission by the recruitment 

deadline, the mission may be cancelled. 

Each applicant must also certify that 

the products and services it seeks to 

export through the mission are either 

produced in the United States, or, if not, 

are marketed under the name of a U.S. 

firm and have at least fifty-one percent 

U.S. content by value. In the case of a 

trade association or organization, the 

applicant must certify that, for each firm 

or service provider to be represented by 

the association/organization, the 

products and/or services the 

represented firm or service provider 

seeks to export are either produced in 

the United States or, if not, marketed 

under the name of a U.S. firm and have 

at least fifty-one percent U.S. content by 

value. 

A trade association/organization 

applicant must certify to the above for 

every company it seeks to represent on 

the mission. In addition, each applicant 

must: 

• Certify that the products and 

services that it wishes to market through 

the mission would be in compliance 

with U.S. export controls and 

regulations; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

matter pending before any bureau or 

office in the Department of Commerce; 

• Certify that it has identified any 

pending litigation (including any 

administrative proceedings) to which it 

is a party that involves the Department 

of Commerce; and 

• Sign and submit an agreement that 

it and its affiliates (1) have not and will 

not engage in the bribery of foreign 

officials in connection with a 

company’s/participant’s involvement in 

this mission, and (2) maintain and 

enforce a policy that prohibits the 

bribery of foreign officials. 

In the case of a trade association/ 

organization, the applicant must certify 

that each firm or service provider to be 

represented by the association/ 

organization can make the above 

certifications. 

The Following Selection Criteria Will 

Be Used for the Mission 

Targeted mission participants are U.S. 

firms, services providers and trade 

associations/organizations providing or 

promoting U.S. products and services 

that have an interest in entering or 

expanding their business in the 

mission’s destination markets. The 

following criteria will be evaluated in 

selecting participants: 

• Suitability of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) products or services 

to these markets; 

• The applicant’s (or in the case of a 

trade association/organization, 

represented firm’s or service provider’s) 

potential for business in the markets, 

including likelihood of exports resulting 

from the mission; and 

• Consistency of the applicant’s (or in 

the case of a trade association/ 

organization, represented firm’s or 

service provider’s) goals and objectives 

with the stated scope of the mission. 

Balance of company size and location 

may also be considered during the 

review process. 

Referrals from a political party or 

partisan political group or any 

information, including on the 

application, containing references to 

political contributions or other partisan 

political activities will be excluded from 

the application and will not be 

considered during the selection process. 

The applicant will be notified of these 

exclusions. The Department of 

Commerce will evaluate applications 

and inform applicants of selection 

decisions on a rolling basis until the 

maximum number of participants has 

been selected. 

Definition of Small- and Medium-Sized 

Enterprise 

For purposes of assessing 

participation fees, an applicant is a 

small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) 

if it qualifies as a ‘‘small business’’ 

under the Small Business 

Administration’s (SBA) size standards 

(https://www.sba.gov/document/ 

support--table-size-standards), which 

vary by North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Code. 

The SBA Size Standards Tool (https:// 

www.sba.gov/size-standards) can help 

you determine the qualifications that 

apply to your company. 

Mission List: (additional information 

about trade missions can be found at 

https://www.trade.gov/trade-missions). 

Global Diversity Export Initiative 

(GDEI) Trade Mission to India, 

Singapore, and Hong Kong—March 2– 

8, 2025 

Summary 

The United States Department of 

Commerce, International Trade 

Administration (ITA), U.S. and Foreign 

Commercial Service (USFCS) is 

organizing a Global Diversity Export 

Initiative (GDEI) Trade Mission to India, 

Singapore, and Hong Kong that will 

include the Export Markets Providing 

Opportunities for Women’s Economic 

Rise (EMPOWER) Asia Business 

Conference in Bengaluru, India, 

Monday, March 3–Tuesday, March 4, 

2025. The mission is focused on 

expanding export opportunities for U.S. 

businesses that are founded, led, 

operated, or owned by members of 

underserved communities from 

industries with growing potential in 

India, Singapore, and Hong Kong, but is 

open to all export-ready U.S. 

companies. 

All trade mission members will 

participate in the EMPOWER Asia 

Business Conference, which will also be 

open to U.S. companies not 

participating in the trade mission. On 

Monday, March 3, the EMPOWER Asia 

Business Conference will include 

country briefings, a networking lunch, 

afternoon workshops and one-on-one 

meetings with key service providers and 

U.S. diplomats and/or industry 

specialists, information and material on 

trade-related resources, and an evening 

networking reception. On Tuesday, 

March 4, the second day of business 

conference, participants will take apart 

in plenary session, break-out sessions, 

meeting with U.S. diplomats from the 

region, and workshops. On Tuesday 

afternoon, participants who elect India 

as one of their trade mission stops will 

engage in business-to-business (B2B) 

meetings in Bengaluru, India. 

Wednesday, March 5, will be a travel 

day for trade mission participants who 

elect trade mission stop(s) in Singapore 

(Thursday, March 6) and/or Hong Kong 

(Friday, March 7). 

Trade mission participants may apply 

to participate one, two, or three trade 

mission stops. Each trade mission stop 

will include one-on-one business 

appointments with pre-screened 

potential buyers, agents, distributors 

and joint-venture partners, and 

networking events. 


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1This mission is in alignment with Executive 

Order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and 

Support for Underserved Communities Through the 

Federal Government (January 25, 2021) (E.O. 

13985), Executive Order 14091 on Further 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support for 

Underserved Communities Through the Federal 

Government (February 22, 2022) (E.O. 14091), 

Executive Order 14020 on the Establishment of the 

White House Gender Policy Council (March 11, 

2021) (E.O. 14020), and the Global Diversity Export 

Initiative of the U.S. Commercial Service. 

For the purposes of the trade mission, ITA adopts 

the definition of ‘‘underserved communities’’ in 

E.O. 14020, incorporated into E.O. 14091: 

‘‘populations sharing a particular characteristic, as 

well as geographic communities, that have been 

systematically denied a full opportunity to 

participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic 

life, as exemplified by the list in the preceding 

definition of ‘‘equity.’’ ‘‘Equity’’ is defined as ‘‘the 

consistent and systematic fair, just, and impartial 

treatment of all individuals, including individuals 

who belong to underserved communities that have 

been denied such treatment, such as women and 

girls; Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific 

Islanders and other persons of color; members of 

religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, 

transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons 

with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; 

and persons otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality.’’ 

Recruitment and consideration will be 

extended to all export-ready U.S. 

companies, including small businesses, 

trade associations, and other exporting 

organizations that meet the established 

criteria for participation in the mission. 

This mission is focused on expanding 

export opportunities to U.S. small and 

medium-sized businesses that are 

founded, led, operated, or owned by 

leaders from underserved communities 

with growing potential in India, 

Singapore, and Hong Kong. The mission 

is horizontal, with various sectors 

represented, based on best prospects for 

U.S. companies in the region. 

Best prospect sectors *: 

• Information and Communication 

Technology (ICT) sector and 

subsectors: 

Æ cybersecurity 

Æ smart city infrastructure and 

technology solutions 

Æ artificial intelligence markets and 

cloud computing 

• Finance and FinTech 

• Healthcare & Biotechnology 

• Clean Energy 

• Environmental Technology 

• Critical and Emerging Technologies 

• Aerospace and Defense, and Space 

* Other sectors will not be excluded. 

Recruitment and consideration will be 

extended to all export-ready U.S. 

companies, including small businesses, 

trade associations and other exporting 

organizations that meet the established 

criteria for participation in the mission. 

In keeping with the U.S. Department of 

Commerce’s Equity Action Plan, ITA 

seeks to improve outreach to and 

representation of businesses with 

owners and/or leaders from underserved 

communities, including through the 

Global Diversity Export Initiative of the 

U.S. Commercial Service. This mission 

will expand access to export 

opportunities to U.S. small and 

medium-sized businesses, including 

those founded, led, operated, or owned 

by members of underserved 

communities from industries with 

growing potential in India, Singapore, 

and Hong Kong. 

This mission is designed to be 

responsive to the priorities stated by 

Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo 

and outlined in the Equity Action Plan 

released in April 2022 which aspires to 

‘‘harness the talents and strengths of all 

parts of the country, including women, 

people of color, and others who are too 

often left behind’’ including by 

‘‘[s]trengthen[ing] small businesses in 

underserved communities by helping 

them be successful exporters.’’ 

In line with the Biden-Harris 

Administration Executive Orders 1 and 

the National Export Strategy chapter on 

bolstering export assistance for small 

businesses and underserved 

communities, the GDEI has increased 

awareness and participation of diverse 

companies in the export ecosystem. 

With almost 272,000 U.S. small and 

medium-sized businesses exporting, the 

limited number of companies from 

underserved communities participating 

in international trade is in stark contrast 

with the total universe of exporters. 

According to the most recent Census 

data (2021), from a sample of 

approximately 146,000 firms that 

export, 15 percent are women-owned; 6 

percent are Hispanic-owned; 6 percent 

are Veteran-owned; and 1 percent are 

Black or African American-owned firms. 

The Department of Commerce, through 

events such as this mission seeks to 

continue to scale the next generation of 

innovation, maintain global 

competitiveness, and ensure that more 

diverse businesses benefit from 

harnessing the potential of exports. 

Additionally, based on the 2020–2021 

Census Bureau Profile of U.S. Importing 

and Exporting Companies and the 2022 

Annual Business Survey, India, 

Singapore, and Hong Kong were not in 

the top 10 export markets ranked for 

women-owned, Hispanic Americanowned, and Native American-owned 

small and medium sized-businesses, 

while India ranked as the 8th top export 

market for veteran-owned small and 

medium-sized businesses and the 10th 

top export market for Black or African 

American-owned small and mediumsized businesses and Singapore ranked 

as the 8th top market for Native 

Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanderowned small and medium-sized 

businesses, indicating room for growth 

in the region. The EMPOWER Asia 

initiative surveying women-owned 

businesses also ranks India as a top 4 

‘‘Desirable’’ market. Survey participants 

also emphasized the need for specific 

knowledge while entering the Asian 

market, including e-commerce, 

financing, regulatory compliance, and 

supply chain resilience. This trade 

mission in conjunction with the 

EMPOWER Asia Business conference 

will help address an urgent demand to 

have region-specific training combined 

with networking, consultations, and 

exposure to new opportunities to unlock 

these key portals to the South Asia 

region. 

The Minority Business Development 

Agency finds that ‘‘[ex]xporting creates 

a competitive advantage for all Minority 

Business Enterprises (MBEs), regardless 

of home country’’ and ‘‘significant 

engagement in international sales and 

trade, leads to stronger businesses, 

creates new jobs, and in the long-term, 

contributes to the sustainability of the 

commercial ecosystems necessary to 

create thriving communities.’’ 

Website: Please visit our official 

mission website for more information: 

https://events.trade.gov/TradeGov/ 

GDEITradeMissiontoIndiaSingapore

andHongKong/. 

Proposed Timetable 

This timetable allows for clients to 

take part in business matchmaking 

across the diverse Asian marketplace by 

offering scheduled business-to-business 

meetings in India, Singapore, and Hong 

Kong. This structure ensures that each 

post has set days for meetings that allow 

the clients to explore at least three of 

their best prospects for business. The 

final schedule will depend on the 

availability of host government and 

business officials, specific goals of 

mission participants, and ground 

transportation. 


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Sunday, March 2, 2025 .................. Trade mission participants arrive in Bengaluru, India. 

Monday, March 3, 2025 .................. Bengaluru: 

EMPOWER Asia Business Conference. 

Morning: Opening plenary, country briefings, and networking lunch with key service providers and U.S. diplomats and/or industry specialists. 

Afternoon: Asia region Commercial Officer one-on-ones and workshops and panel discussions. 

Evening: Networking Reception. 

Tuesday, March 4, 2025 ................. Bengaluru: 

EMPOWER Asia Business Conference (con’t): 

Morning: Plenary Session. Asia region Commercial Officer one-on-ones, workshops and panel discussions. 

Mid-day: Closing Session and Lunch. 

India Trade Mission Stop: 

Afternoon: Selected participants will participate in B2B meetings with pre-screened potential buyers, 

agents, distributors, or joint-venture partners in India. 

Evening: Social/Cultural Activity. 

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 ............ Travel to Singapore and/or Hong Kong. 

Thursday, March 6, 2025 ................ Singapore Trade Mission Stop: 

• Country Briefings Singapore. 

• B2B Meetings. 

• Travel to Hong Kong, if elected as Trade Mission Stop. 

Hong Kong Trade Mission Stop: 

• Rest Day. 

Friday, March 7, 2025 ..................... Hong Kong Trade Mission Stop: 

• Country Briefings Hong Kong. 

• B2B Meetings. 

• Reception. 

Saturday, March 8, 2025 ................ Optional Cultural Program in Hong Kong for Hong Kong Participants. 

Participation Requirements 

All parties interested in participating 

in the GDEI Trade Mission to India, 

Singapore, and Hong Kong must 

complete and submit an application 

package for consideration by the U.S. 

Department of Commerce. All 

applicants will be evaluated on their 

ability to meet certain conditions and 

best satisfy the selection criteria as 

outlined above. A minimum of 10 and 

a maximum of 25 firms and/or trade 

associations will be selected to 

participate in the mission on a rolling 

basis. Mission stop participation will be 

limited as follows: 

India: 15. 

Singapore: 10. 

Hong Kong: 10. 

Additional delegates may be accepted 

based on available space. U.S. firms 

and/or trade associations already doing 

business in India, Singapore, and/or 

Hong Kong or seeking business in these 

markets for the first time may apply. 

Fees and Expenses 

After a firm or trade association has 

been selected to participate on the trade 

mission, a payment to the Department of 

Commerce in the form of a participation 

fee is required. The fees are as follows: 

• The participation fee will be $3,500 

for small or medium-sized enterprises 

(SME) and $6,225 for large firms, which 

includes the EMPOWER Asia Business 

Conference in Bengaluru and one 

mission stop. Additional participants 

will be $1,000 per participant. 

• If a second stop/market is selected 

for B2B meetings, the total participation 

fee will be $5,000 for small and 

medium-sized enterprises (SME) and 

$8,750 for large firms. Additional 

participants will be $1,750 total per 

participant. 

• If all three stops/markets are 

selected for B2B meetings, the total 

participation fee will be $6,500 for small 

and medium-sized enterprises (SME) 

and $11,275 for large firms. Additional 

participants will be $2,500 total per 

participant. 

If and when an applicant is selected 

to participate on a particular mission, a 

payment to the Department of 

Commerce in the amount of the 

designated participation fee is required. 

Upon notification of acceptance to 

participate, those selected have 5 

business days to submit payment or the 

acceptance may be revoked. 

Participants selected for a trade 

mission will be expected to pay for the 

cost of personal expenses, including, 

but not limited to, international travel, 

lodging, meals, transportation, 

communication, and incidentals, unless 

otherwise noted. Participants will, 

however, be able to take advantage of 

U.S. Government rates for hotel rooms. 

In the event that a mission is cancelled, 

no personal expenses paid in 

anticipation of a mission will be 

reimbursed. However, participation fees 

for a cancelled mission will be 

reimbursed to the extent they have not 

already been expended in anticipation 

of the mission. 

If a visa is required to travel on a 

particular mission, applying for and 

obtaining such a visa will be the 

responsibility of the mission 

participant. Government fees and 

processing expenses to obtain such a 

visa are not included in the 

participation fee. However, the 

Department of Commerce will provide 

instructions to each participant on the 

procedures required to obtain business 

visas. 

Trade mission members participate in 

trade missions and undertake missionrelated travel at their own risk. The 

nature of the security situation in a 

given foreign market at a given time 

cannot be guaranteed. The U.S. 

Government does not make any 

representations or guarantees as to the 

safety or security of participants. The 

U.S. Department of State issues U.S. 

Government international travel alerts 

and warnings for U.S. citizens available 

at https://travel.state.gov/content/ 

passports/en/alertswarnings.html. Any 

question regarding insurance coverage 

must be resolved by the participant and 

its insurer of choice. 

Travel and in-person activities are 

contingent upon the safety and health 

conditions in the United States and the 

mission countries. Should safety or 

health conditions not be appropriate for 

travel and/or in-person activities, the 

Department will consider postponing 

the event or offering a virtual program 

in lieu of an in-person agenda. In the 

event of a postponement, the 

Department will notify the public and 

applicants previously selected to 

participate in this mission will need to 

confirm their availability but need not 

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1See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 33053 (July 11, 

2019) (Order). 

2See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 89 

FR 47525 (June 3, 2024). 

3See Letter, ‘‘Notice of Intent to Participate,’’ 

dated June 18, 2024. 

4See Domestic Interested Parties’ Letter, 

‘‘Domestic Interested Parties’ Substantive 

Response,’’ dated July 3, 2024. 

5See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

6See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Advance 

Notification of Sunset Review, 89 FR 35074 (May 1, 

2024). 

7See 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). 

8 Id. 

organize a virtual program, the 

Department will adjust fees accordingly, 

prepare an agenda for virtual activities, 

and notify the previously selected 

applicants with the option to opt-in to 

the new virtual program. 

Timeframe for Recruitment and 

Applications 

Mission recruitment will be 

conducted in an open and public 

manner, including publication in the 

Federal Register, posting on the 

Department of Commerce trade mission 

calendar (https://www.trade.gov/trademissions) and other internet websites, 

press releases to general and trade 

media, direct mail, notices by industry 

trade associations and other multiplier 

groups, and publicity at industry 

meetings, symposia, conferences, and 

trade shows. Recruitment for the 

mission will begin immediately and 

conclude no later than December 4, 

2024. The Department of Commerce will 

review applications and inform 

applicants of selection decisions on a 

rolling basis until the maximum number 

of participants has been selected. 

Applications received after December 4, 

2024, will be considered only if space 

and scheduling constraints permit. 

Contacts 

U.S. Contact Information 

Nicolas Cervantes, Director, U.S. 

Commercial Service Harrisburg, PA, 

Nicolas.Cervantes@trade.gov, Tel: 

717–678–5275 

India Contact Information 

Carey Arun, Principal Commercial 

Officer, U.S. Commercial Service 

India—Bengaluru Carey.Arun@

trade.gov, Tel: +91–44–2857–4477, 

Anastasia Mukherjee, Commercial 

Officer, U.S. Commercial Service 

India—New Delhi, 

Anastasia.Mukherjee@trade.gov, Tel: 

+91–11–2347–2000 

Gemal Brangman, 

Director, ITA Events Management Task Force. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22969 Filed 10–3–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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

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/FRNotices

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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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