[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84529-84530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24578]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-889]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From India: Notice of Amended 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to 
Settlement

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing these 
amended final results pursuant to a settlement agreement with Antique 
Marbonite Private Limited, Arizona Tile, LLC, Cambria Company LLC, M S 
International, Inc., PNS Clearance LLC, Prism Johnson Limited, Shivam 
Enterprises, and other various entities with respect to the final 
results of the administrative review of certain quartz surface products 
(QSP) from India during the period of review (POR) December 13, 2019, 
through May 31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable October 23, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 9, 2023, Commerce published the final results of the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on QSP from 
India.\1\ The POR is December 13, 2019, through May 31, 2021.
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    \1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2021, 88 FR 
1188 (January 9, 2023) (Final Results).
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    The administrative review covers Antique Marbonite Private Limited, 
India/Shivam Enterprises/Prism Johnson Limited (collectively, Antique 
Group), Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, ARO Granite Industries 
Limited, Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited, Chariot 
International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone 
Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites Private 
Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries 
Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private 
Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Quartzkraft LLP, Rocks Forever, Safayar 
Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern Rocks and Minerals 
Private Limited, and Sunex Stones Private Ltd., producers and/or 
exporters of QSP from India to the United States. In the Final Results, 
Commerce assigned to Antique Group a weighted-average dumping margin of 
323.12 percent for the POR and assigned to the non-selected respondents 
\2\ a weighted-average dumping margin of 3.19 percent for the POR.\3\
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    \2\ Including, but not limited to: ARO Granite Industries 
Limited, Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited, 
Chariot International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., 
Glowstone Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites 
Private Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific 
Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone 
India Private Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Quartzkraft LLP, Rocks 
Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern 
Rocks and Minerals Private Limited, and Sunex Stones Private Ltd.
    \3\ See Final Results, 88 FR at 1189.
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    Following the publication of the Final Results, Antique Group, 
Arizona Title et al.,\4\ APB Trading, LLC et al.,\5\ and Cambria 
Company LLC (Cambria) filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of 
International Trade (CIT) challenging certain aspects of Commerce's 
Final Results, including Commerce's decisions to reject Antique Group's 
second supplemental questionnaire response, deny Antique Group's 
requests for permission to refile the response, apply total adverse 
facts available to Antique Group, and assign the all-others rate 
calculated in the underlying investigation to the non-selected 
respondents in the administrative review.\6\
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    \4\ Arizona Tile, LLC, M S International, Inc., and PNS 
Clearance LLC (collectively, Arizona Tile).
    \5\ APB Trading, LLC, Cosmos Granite (South East) LLC, Cosmos 
Granite (South West) LLC, Curava Corporation; DivyaShakti Limited, 
Divyashakti Granites Limited, Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. 
Ltd., Overseas Manufacturing and Supply Inc., Quartzkraft LLP, and 
Stratus Surfaces LLC.
    \6\ See Cambria Company LLC v. United States, Slip Op. 24-62 
(CIT May 28, 2024).
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    On October 16, 2024, the United States, Antique Group, Arizona Tile 
et al., APB Trading, LLC et al., Cambria, and Federation of Indian 
Quartz Surface Industry entered into an agreement to settle this 
dispute. Pursuant to the terms of settlement and the stipulation for 
entry of judgment, the amended final weighted-average dumping margin 
for Antique Group is 3.58 percent. Additionally, Commerce will set 
importer-specific dumping margins for the remaining unliquidated 
entries of certain non-selected companies at 1.02 percent.\7\ The CIT 
issued its order of judgment by stipulation on October 16, 2024.\8\
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    \7\ See ``Assessment Rates'' section, infra.
    \8\ See Cambria Company LLC v. United States, Consol. Court No. 
23-00007, Doc. No. 115 (Oct. 16, 2024).
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Assessment Rates

    Consistent with the settlement agreement and October 16, 2024, 
order of judgment by stipulation, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate all unliquidated entries of 
QSP from India produced and/or exported by Antique Group, and entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United States 
during the POR equal to Antique Group's weighted-average dumping margin 
of 3.58 percent. Additionally, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess 
importer-specific dumping margins for certain non-selected companies at 
1.02 percent as follows: (i) for subject merchandise imported by 
Arizona Tile, LLC and produced and/or exported by ARO Granite 
Industries Limited, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Marudhar Rocks 
International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz 
Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private Limited, or Quartzkraft LLP; 
(ii) for subject merchandise imported by M S International, Inc. and 
produced and/or exported by Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola 
Quartz Limited, Chariot International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones 
Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi 
Granites Private Limited., Pacific Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz 
Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private Limited, Pelican Quartz 
Stone, Rocks Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, or 
Southern Rocks and Minerals Private Limited; and (iii) for subject 
merchandise imported by PNS Clearance LLC and produced and/or exported 
by Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited, Chariot 
International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone 
Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites Private 
Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries 
Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private 
Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Rocks Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private 
Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern Rocks and Minerals Private Limited, or 
Sunex Stones Private Ltd.

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    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 revised final results of 
review.\9\
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    \9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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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: October 17, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-24578 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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