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10See Order, 82 FR at 24104. 

1See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigation, 83 FR 22613 (May 16, 

2018); Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigation, 83 FR 22618 

(May 16, 2018). 

instruct CBP to liquidate shipments of 

subject merchandise produced and/or 

exported by the companies listed above, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse 

for consumption, from January 1, 2019, 

through December 31, 2019, without 

regard to countervailing duties in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2) 

and 19 CFR 351.106(c). For the 

company for which this review is 

rescinded, countervailing duties will be 

assessed at a rate equal to the cash 

deposit of estimated countervailing 

duties required at the time of entry, or 

withdrawal from warehouse, for 

consumption, during the period January 

1, 2019, through December 31, 2019. 

Cash Deposit Rates 

In accordance with section 

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce 

intends to instruct CBP to continue to 

suspend liquidation but not to collect 

cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties on shipments of 

subject merchandise by the companies 

under review entered, or withdrawn 

from warehouse, for consumption on or 

after the date of publication of the final 

results of this administrative review. For 

all non-reviewed firms subject to the 

Order, we will instruct CBP to continue 

to collect cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific rate or the all-others 

rate (4.31 percent), as appropriate.10

These cash deposit requirements, 

effective upon publication of these final 

results, shall remain in effect until 

further notice. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction 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. 

Notice to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: January 31, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Partial Rescission of Administrative 

Review 

IV. Scope of the Order 

V. Rate for Non-Examined Companies 

VI. Subsidies Valuation Information 

VII. Analysis of Programs 

VIII. Discussion of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether Electricity Is 

Subsidized by the Government of Korea 

Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should 

Modify the Methodology for Attributing 

POSCO International’s Subsidies to 

POSCO 

Comment 3: Whether the Korea Emissions 

Trading System (K–ETS) Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should 

Modify the Benchmark Used in the 

Electricity for More Than Adequate 

Remuneration (MTAR) Program 

Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should 

Exclude Quota Tariff Import Duty 

Exemptions Received on Certain Items 

Used To Produce Non-Subject 

Merchandise 

IX. Recommendation 

Appendix II 

Non-Selected Companies Under Review 

1. BDP International 

2. Blue Track Equipment 

3. Boxco 

4. Bukook Steel Co., Ltd. 

5. Buma CE Co., Ltd. 

6. China Chengdu International TechnoEconomic Cooperation Co., Ltd. 

7. Daehan I.M. Co., Ltd. 

8. Daehan Tex Co., Ltd. 

9. Daelim Industrial Co., Ltd. 

10. Daesam Industrial Co., Ltd. 

11. Daesin Lighting Co., Ltd. 

12. Daewoo International Corp. 

13. Dong Yang Steel Pipe 

14. Dongbu Steel Co., Ltd. 

15. Dongkuk Industries Co., Ltd. 

16. Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd. 

17. EAE Automotive Equipment 

18. EEW KHPC Co., Ltd. 

19. Eplus Expo Inc. 

20. GS Global Corp. 

21. Haem Co., Ltd. 

22. Han Young Industries 

23. Hyosung Corp. 

24. Jinmyung Frictech Co., Ltd. 

25. Khana Marine Ltd. 

26. Kindus Inc. 

27. Korean Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. 

28. Kyoungil Precision Co., Ltd. 

29. Menics 

30. Qian’an Rentai Metal Products Co., Ltd. 

31. Samsun C&T Corp. 

32. Shinko 

33. Shipping Imperial Co., Ltd. 

34. Sinchang Eng Co., Ltd. 

35. SK Networks Co., Ltd. 

36. SNP Ltd. 

37. Steel N People Ltd. 

38. Summit Industry 

39. Sungjin Co., Ltd. 

40. Young Sun Steel 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–084, C–570–085] 

Quartz Surface Products From the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation 

of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries 

of the Antidumping Duty and 

Countervailing Duty Orders 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) is self-initiating a scope 

inquiry, pursuant to U.S. trade remedy 

laws, to determine whether imports of 

quartz surface products (QSP), 

completed in Malaysia using inputs 

manufactured in the People’s Republic 

of China (China), are covered by the 

antidumping duty (AD) and 

countervailing duty (CVD) orders on 

QSP from China (collectively, the 

Orders). In addition, in accordance with 

our regulations, Commerce is also selfinitiating a country-wide circumvention 

inquiry to determine whether imports of 

QSP, if not covered by the scope of the 

Orders, are nonetheless circumventing 

the Orders, and is aligning both scope 

and circumvention inquiries in 

accordance with our regulations. 

DATES: Applicable February 7, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay 

Menon at (202) 482–0208, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office II or Barb Rawdon at 

(202) 482–0474, Office of Policy, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On April 17, 2018, Cambria Company 

LLC filed petitions seeking the 

imposition of AD and CVD duties on 

imports of QSP from China.1 Following 

Commerce’s affirmative determinations 

of dumping and countervailable 


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2See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical 

Circumstances, 84 FR 23767 (May 23, 2019); 

Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s 

Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing 

Duty Determination, and Final Affirmative 

Determination of Critical Circumstances, 84 FR 

23760 (May 23, 2019). 

3See Quartz Surface Products from China; 

Determinations, 84 FR 32216 (July 5, 2019); see also 

Quartz Surface Products from China, Inv Nos. 701– 

TA–606 and 731–TA–1416, USITC Pub. 4913 

(Final). 

4See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 

People’s Republic of China: Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 33053 (July 11, 

2019) (Orders). 

5See Statement of Administrative Action 

accompanying the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 

(SAA), H.R. Doc. No. 103–316 (1994) at 893. 

6See Uncovered Innerspring Units from the 

People’s Republic of China: Final Affirmative 

Determination of Circumvention of the 

Antidumping Duty Order, 83 FR 65626 (December 

21, 2018), and accompanying Issues and Decision 

Memorandum at 4. 

7See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Quartz Surface 

Products from the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Scope and Circumvention Inquiries of 

the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders (Initiation Memo). This memo is a public 

document dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice and on file electronically via 

ACCESS. Access to documents filed via ACCESS is 

also available in the Central Records Unit, Room 

B8024 of the main Department of Commerce 

building. 

subsidies,2 and the U.S. International 

Trade Commission (ITC)’s finding of 

material injury,3 Commerce issued the 

Orders.4

Scope of the Orders 

The products covered by the Orders 

are certain QSP from China, whether 

finished or unfinished. Such products 

‘‘consist of slabs and other surfaces 

created from a mixture of materials that 

includes predominately silica (e.g., 

quartz, quartz powder, cristobalite) as 

well as a resin binder (e.g., an 

unsaturated polyester). The 

incorporation of other materials, 

including, but not limited to, pigments, 

cement, or other additives does not 

remove the merchandise from the scope 

of the Orders. However, the scope of the 

Orders only includes products where 

the silica content is greater than any 

other single material, by actual weight.’’ 

For a full description of the scope of the 

Orders, see the ‘‘Scope of the Orders,’’ 

in the appendix to this notice. 

Statutory and Regulatory Requirements 

To Initiate Scope and Circumvention 

Inquiries 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(b), if 

Commerce ‘‘determines from available 

information that an inquiry is warranted 

to determine whether a product is 

covered by the scope of an order,’’ then 

Commerce ‘‘may initiate a scope inquiry 

and publish a notice of initiation in the 

Federal Register.’’ 

Furthermore, section 351.226(b) of 

Commerce’s regulations states that if 

Commerce ‘‘determines from available 

information that an inquiry is warranted 

into the question of whether the 

elements necessary for a circumvention 

determination under section 781 of the 

Act exist,’’ Commerce ‘‘may initiate a 

circumvention inquiry and publish a 

notice of initiation in the Federal 

Register.’’ Section 781(b)(1) of the Act 

provides that Commerce may find 

circumvention of an AD or CVD order 

when merchandise of the same class or 

kind subject to the order is completed 

or assembled in a foreign country other 

than the country to which the order 

applies. In conducting circumvention 

inquiries, under section 781(b)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce relies on the following 

criteria: (A) Merchandise imported into 

the United States is of the same class or 

kind as any merchandise produced in a 

foreign country that is the subject of an 

antidumping or countervailing duty 

order or finding, (B) before importation 

into the United States, such imported 

merchandise is completed or assembled 

in another foreign country from 

merchandise which is subject to the 

order or merchandise which is 

produced in the foreign country that is 

subject to the order, (C) the process of 

assembly or completion in the foreign 

country referred to in section (B) is 

minor or insignificant, (D) the value of 

the merchandise produced in the 

foreign country to which the AD or CVD 

order applies is a significant portion of 

the total value of the merchandise 

exported to the United States, and (E) 

the administering authority determines 

that action is appropriate to prevent 

evasion of such order or finding. 

In determining whether or not the 

process of assembly or completion in a 

third country is minor or insignificant 

under section 781(b)(1)(C) of the Act, 

section 781(b)(2) of the Act directs 

Commerce to consider: (A) The level of 

investment in the foreign country, (B) 

the level of research and development 

in the foreign country, (C) the nature of 

the production process in the foreign 

country, (D) the extent of production 

facilities in the foreign country, and (E) 

whether or not the value of processing 

performed in the foreign country 

represents a small proportion of the 

value of the merchandise imported into 

the United States. However, no single 

factor, by itself, controls Commerce’s 

determination of whether the process of 

assembly or completion in a third 

country is minor or insignificant.5

Accordingly, it is Commerce’s practice 

to evaluate each of these five factors as 

they exist in the third country, 

depending on the totality of the 

circumstances of the particular 

circumvention inquiry.6

In addition, section 781(b)(3) of the 

Act sets forth additional factors to 

consider in determining whether to 

include merchandise assembled or 

completed in a third country within the 

scope of an antidumping and/or 

countervailing duty order. Specifically, 

Commerce shall take into account such 

factors as: (A) The pattern of trade, 

including sourcing patterns; (B) whether 

the manufacturer or exporter of the 

merchandise is affiliated with the 

person who, in the third country, uses 

the merchandise to complete or 

assemble the merchandise which is 

subsequently imported into the United 

States; and (C) whether imports of the 

merchandise into the third country have 

increased after the initiation of the 

investigation that resulted in the 

issuance of such order or finding. 

As described below, Commerce is 

self-initiating concurrent scope and 

circumvention inquiries. 

Merchandise Subject to the Scope and 

Circumvention Inquiries 

Commerce has placed information on 

the administrative record, as 

attachments to its Initiation Memo, that 

indicates that certain QSP or QSP inputs 

produced in China undergo further 

processing in Malaysia before being 

exported to the United States.7 That 

QSP exported from Malaysia to the 

United States is the merchandise at 

issue in both the scope and 

circumvention inquiry initiations. 

(1) Available Information Supports 

Initiation of a Scope Inquiry 

The scope covers merchandise which 

‘‘has been finished, packaged, or 

otherwise fabricated in a third country, 

including by cutting, polishing, curing, 

edging, thermoforming, attaching to, or 

packaging with another product, or any 

other finishing, packaging, or fabrication 

that would not otherwise remove the 

merchandise from the scope of the 

orders if performed in the country of 

manufacture of the quartz surface 

products.’’ Accordingly, Commerce is 

self-initiating this scope inquiry to 

determine if QSP or QSP inputs 

produced in China and further 

processed in Malaysia before being 

exported to the United States meet this 

description. We are seeking to 

determine whether in-scope QSP or QSP 

inputs leave China and undergo minor 

processing in Malaysia before being 


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8See Initiation Memo. As explained in the 

Initiation Memo, the available information supports 

initiating this circumvention inquiry on a countrywide basis. Commerce has taken this approach in 

prior circumvention inquiries, where the facts 

supported initiation on a country-wide basis. See, 

e.g., Oil Country Tubular Goods from the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention 

Inquiries on the Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Orders, 85 FR 71877, 71878–79 (November 12, 

2020); Stainless Steel Sheet and Strip from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation of AntiCircumvention and Scope Inquiries on the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 

FR 29401, 29402 (May 15, 2020); CorrosionResistant Steel Products from the People’s Republic 

of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries 

on the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty 

Orders, 84 FR 43585 (August 21, 2019); see also 

Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings from the People’s 

Republic of China: Initiation of Anti-Circumvention 

Inquiry on the Antidumping Duty Order, 82 FR 

40556, 40560 (August 25, 2017) (stating at initiation 

that Commerce would evaluate the extent to which 

a country-wide finding applicable to all exports 

might be warranted); Certain Corrosion-Resistant 

Steel Products from the People’s Republic of China: 

Initiation of Anti-Circumvention Inquiries on the 

Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Orders, 

81 FR 79454, 79458 (November 14, 2016) (stating 

at initiation that Commerce would evaluate the 

extent to which a country-wide finding applicable 

to all exports might be warranted). 

9See Initiation Memo. 

10See Regulations to Improve Administration and 

Enforcement of Antidumping and Countervailing 

Duty Laws, 86 FR 52300, 52327 (September 20, 

2021) (Final Rule). 

exported to the United States. If the 

Chinese-origin, in-scope merchandise 

that undergoes minor processing in 

Malaysia results in merchandise that 

still corresponds to the description of 

in-scope merchandise outlined in the 

Orders, Commerce will find that the 

merchandise meeting the scope 

description is covered by the Orders. 

For those products for which Commerce 

finds that the merchandise is covered by 

the Orders, Commerce may rescind the 

circumvention inquiry, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.226(f)(6). 

(2) Available Information Also Supports 

Initiation of a Circumvention Inquiry 

Based on available information, we 

also determine the initiation of a 

circumvention inquiry is warranted to 

determine whether certain imports of 

QSP, completed in Malaysia using 

certain QSP inputs manufactured in 

China, are circumventing the Orders.8

Commerce has made this determination 

in accordance with its analysis of the 

factors set forth in section 781(b) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.226(i).9

Commerce has determined that it is 

appropriate to first determine whether 

the merchandise is covered by the scope 

of the Orders through a scope inquiry, 

before considering whether the 

merchandise is circumventing the 

Orders. Accordingly, Commerce will 

initially conduct its scope inquiry of the 

merchandise at issue, and then once it 

has made a determination as to the 

scope coverage status of the 

merchandise, it will determine whether 

to continue with the circumvention 

inquiry. If Commerce determines QSP or 

QSP inputs leaving China that are not 

covered by the scope of the Orders 

undergo further processing in Malaysia 

and this further processing 

consequently results in the production 

of in-scope merchandise, this 

merchandise would be subject to the 

scope of the Orders. Under that 

scenario, Commerce may apply its scope 

determination, in accordance with 19 

CFR 351.225(m)(1), on a producerspecific, exporter-specific, or importerspecific basis, or on country-wide basis, 

regardless of the producer, exporter or 

importer of the products being exported 

from Malaysia to the United States. 

If Commerce determines that QSP or 

QSP inputs completed in Malaysia and 

exported to the United States are not 

covered by the scope of the Orders, in 

whole or in part, Commerce may then 

determine to immediately continue with 

the circumvention inquiry of that 

merchandise. If as a result of a 

circumvention inquiry Commerce 

determines that the products subject to 

the inquiry are circumventing the 

Orders, then in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.226(m)(1), Commerce may apply its 

determination on a producer-specific, 

exporter-specific, or importer specific 

basis, or on a country-wide basis, 

regardless of the producer, exporter or 

importer of the products being exported 

from Malaysia to the United States. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(f)(7), 

Commerce may ‘‘alter or extend’’ time 

limits under the circumvention inquiry 

as necessary to make certain all parties 

to each or both segments of the 

proceeding are able to file comments 

and factual information, as necessary. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

(1) Scope Inquiry 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(l)(1), 

when Commerce self-initiates a scope 

inquiry under 19 CFR 351.225(b), 

Commerce will notify CBP of the 

initiation and direct CBP to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of entries of 

products subject to the scope inquiry 

that were already subject to the 

suspension of liquidation, and to apply 

the cash deposit rate that would be 

applicable if the product were 

determined to be covered by the scope 

of the order. Accordingly, Commerce 

will notify CBP of the initiation of the 

scope inquiry and direct CBP to 

continue to suspend (unliquidated) 

entries of the products subject to the 

scope inquiry that were already subject 

to the suspension of liquidation. In 

addition, Commerce will direct CBP to 

apply the cash deposit rate that would 

be applicable if the products were 

determined to be covered by the scope 

of the Orders. 

Should Commerce issue preliminary 

or final scope rulings, Commerce will 

follow the suspension of liquidation 

rules under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)–(4). In 

the event that Commerce issues 

preliminary or final scope rulings that 

the products are covered by the scope of 

the Orders, Commerce will instruct CBP 

to continue the suspension of 

liquidation of previously suspended 

entries and to apply the applicable cash 

deposit rate. Commerce will also 

instruct CBP to begin the suspension of 

liquidation and application of cash 

deposits for any unliquidated entries 

not yet suspended, entered, or 

withdrawn from warehouse, for 

consumption, on or after the date of 

initiation of the scope inquiry pursuant 

to paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (l)(3)(ii). In 

addition, pursuant to paragraphs 

(l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), Commerce 

normally will instruct CBP to begin the 

suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, prior to the date of 

initiation of the scope inquiry, but not 

for such entries prior to November 4, 

2021, the effective date of these 

provisions in the Final Rule.10 These 

rules will not affect CBP’s authority to 

take any additional action with respect 

to the suspension of liquidation or 

related measures for these entries, as 

stated in 19 CFR 351.225(l)(5). 

(2) Circumvention Inquiry 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.226(l)(1), 

when Commerce self-initiates a 

circumvention inquiry under 19 CFR 

351.226(b), Commerce will notify CBP 

of the initiation and direct CBP to 

continue the suspension of liquidation 

of entries of products subject to the 

circumvention inquiry that were already 

subject to the suspension of liquidation, 

and to apply the cash deposit rate that 

would be applicable if the product were 

determined to be circumventing the 

order. Accordingly, Commerce will 

notify CBP of the initiation of the 

circumvention inquiry and direct CBP 

to continue to suspend (unliquidated) 

entries of the products subject to the 

circumvention inquiry that were already 

subject to the suspension of liquidation. 

In addition, Commerce will direct CBP 

to apply the cash deposit rate that 

would be applicable if the products 


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11 Id., 86 FR at 52345. 

12See Final Rule, 86 FR 52326–29, for further 

information. 

were determined to be circumventing 

the Orders. 

Should Commerce issue preliminary 

or final circumvention determinations, 

Commerce will follow the suspension of 

liquidation rules under 19 CFR 

351.226(l)(2)–(4). In the event that 

Commerce issues affirmative 

preliminary or final circumvention 

determinations that the products are 

circumventing the Orders, Commerce 

will instruct CBP to continue the 

suspension of liquidation of previously 

suspended entries and to apply the 

applicable cash deposit rate. Commerce 

will also instruct CBP to begin the 

suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, on or after the date of 

publication of the notice of initiation of 

the circumvention inquiry pursuant to 

paragraphs (l)(2)(ii) and (l)(3)(ii). In 

addition, pursuant to paragraphs 

(l)(2)(iii)(A) and (l)(3)(iii)(A), Commerce 

may instruct CBP to begin the 

suspension of liquidation and 

application of cash deposits for any 

unliquidated entries not yet suspended, 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption, prior to the date of 

initiation of the circumvention inquiry, 

but not for such entries prior to 

November 4, 2021, the effective date of 

these provisions in the Final Rule.11

These rules will not affect CBP’s 

authority to take any additional action 

with respect to the suspension of 

liquidation or related measures for these 

entries, as stated in 19 CFR 

351.226(l)(5). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

In accordance with sections 19 CFR 

351.225(b) and 351.226(b), and 781(b) of 

the Act, Commerce determines that 

available information supports initiating 

both scope and circumvention inquiries 

to determine whether certain imports of 

QSP, completed in and exported from 

Malaysia using certain QSP inputs 

manufactured in China, are subject to or 

circumventing the Orders. Accordingly, 

Commerce is notifying all interested 

parties of the initiation of scope and 

circumvention inquiries. In addition, we 

have included a description of the 

products that are the subject of these 

inquiries, and an explanation of the 

reasons for Commerce’s decision to 

initiate these inquiries as provided 

above and in the accompanying 

Initiation Memo. Pursuant to 19 CFR 

351.225(e)(3) and 351.226(e)(3), due to 

the interrelated nature of the scope and 

circumvention inquiries, Commerce is 

aligning the deadlines for the scope 

inquiry with the circumvention inquiry 

and will conduct the scope inquiry first 

for the reasons explained above. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1), 

interested parties have until March 2, 

2022, to submit one set of comments 

and factual information addressing the 

self-initiation of the scope inquiry. 

Under 19 CFR 351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and 

(l)(3)(iii)(B), interested parties may 

timely request that Commerce adopt an 

alternative date to begin the suspension 

of liquidation and application of cash 

deposits under paragraphs (l)(2)(ii)(A) 

and (l)(3)(iii)(A). A request for 

Commerce to adopt an alternative date 

must be based on a specific argument 

supported by evidence establishing the 

appropriateness of that alternative 

date.12 If parties wish to make such a 

request, that request must be included 

with the set of comments and factual 

information submitted to Commerce 

pursuant to 19 CFR 351.225(f)(1). 

Interested parties will then have until 

March 16, 2022 to submit comments 

and factual information to rebut, clarify, 

or correct factual information submitted 

by the other interested parties 

(including rebuttal in response to any 

requests made under 19 CFR 

351.225(l)(2)(iii)(B) and (l)(3)(iii)(B)). At 

this time, we are not soliciting or 

accepting comments on the selfinitiation of the circumvention inquiry. 

Should Commerce determine to proceed 

with the circumvention inquiry after 

finalizing its scope determination, 

Commerce will notify interested parties 

on the segment-specific service list of an 

opportunity to comment. 

In accordance with section 19 CFR 

351.225(e), unless the scope inquiry is 

rescinded, in whole or in part, 

Commerce intends to issue its final 

scope ruling within 120 days after the 

date on which the scope inquiry was 

initiated. Furthermore, in accordance 

with section 781(f) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.226(e)(2), unless the 

circumvention inquiry is rescinded, in 

whole or in part, Commerce intends to 

issue its final circumvention 

determination within 300 days from the 

date of publication of the notice of 

initiation of a circumvention inquiry in 

the Federal Register. 

This notice is published in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.225(b) and 

351.226(b) and section 781(b) of the Act. 

Dated: January 31, 2022. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix—Scope of the Orders 

The scope of the orders covers certain 

quartz surface products. Quartz surface 

products consist of slabs and other surfaces 

created from a mixture of materials that 

includes predominately silica (e.g., quartz, 

quartz powder, cristobalite) as well as a resin 

binder (e.g., an unsaturated polyester). The 

incorporation of other materials, including, 

but not limited to, pigments, cement, or other 

additives does not remove the merchandise 

from the scope of the orders. However, the 

scope of the orders only includes products 

where the silica content is greater than any 

other single material, by actual weight. 

Quartz surface products are typically sold 

as rectangular slabs with a total surface area 

of approximately 45 to 60 square feet and a 

nominal thickness of one, two, or three 

centimeters. However, the scope of the orders 

includes surface products of all other sizes, 

thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, 

the scope of the orders includes, but is not 

limited to, other surfaces such as 

countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops, bar 

tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall 

facing, shower surrounds, fire place 

surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain quartz 

surface products are covered by the orders 

whether polished or unpolished, cut or 

uncut, fabricated or not fabricated, cured or 

uncured, edged or not edged, finished or 

unfinished, thermoformed or not 

thermoformed, packaged or unpackaged, and 

regardless of the type of surface finish. 

In addition, quartz surface products are 

covered by the orders whether or not they are 

imported attached to, or in conjunction with, 

non-subject merchandise such as sinks, sink 

bowls, vanities, cabinets, and furniture. If 

quartz surface products are imported 

attached to, or in conjunction with, such 

non-subject merchandise, only the quartz 

surface product is covered by the scope. 

Subject merchandise includes material 

matching the above description that has been 

finished, packaged, or otherwise fabricated in 

a third country, including by cutting, 

polishing, curing, edging, thermoforming, 

attaching to, or packaging with another 

product, or any other finishing, packaging, or 

fabrication that would not otherwise remove 

the merchandise from the scope of the orders 

if performed in the country of manufacture 

of the quartz surface products. 

The scope of the orders does not cover 

quarried stone surface products, such as 

granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite. 

Specifically excluded from the scope of the 

orders are crushed glass surface products. 

Crushed glass surface products must meet 

each of the following criteria to qualify for 

this exclusion: (1) The crushed glass content 

is greater than any other single material, by 

actual weight; (2) there are pieces of crushed 

glass visible across the surface of the product; 

(3) at least some of the individual pieces of 

crushed glass that are visible across the 

surface are larger than one centimeter wide 

as measured at their widest cross-section 

(glass pieces); and (4) the distance between 


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6848 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 25 / Monday, February 7, 2022 / Notices 

1See Certain Steel Nails from the United Arab 

Emirates: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2019–2020, 86 FR 43177 

(August 6, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and 

accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the 

United Arab Emirates: Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review,’’ dated November 30, 2021. 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Certain Steel Nails from the 

United Arab Emirates: Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 2019– 

2020,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

4For a full discussion of this practice, see 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 

Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 

(May 6, 2003). 

any single glass piece and the closest 

separate glass piece does not exceed three 

inches. 

The products subject to the scope are 

currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 

the following subheading: 6810.99.0010. 

Subject merchandise may also enter under 

subheadings 6810.11.0010, 6810.11.0070, 

6810.19.1200, 6810.19.1400, 6810.19.5000, 

6810.91.0000, 6810.99.0080, 6815.99.4070, 

2506.10.0010, 2506.10.0050, 2506.20.0010, 

2506.20.0080, and 7016.90.10. The HTSUS 

subheadings set forth above are provided for 

convenience and U.S. Customs purposes 

only. The written description of the scope of 

the orders is dispositive. 

If we determine that all relevant QSP is 

subject to the China Orders, then further 

analysis under section 781(b) of the Act may 

be unnecessary and the circumvention 

inquiry may be rescinded. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02488 Filed 2–4–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–520–804] 

Certain Steel Nails From the United 

Arab Emirates: Final Results of 

Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2019–2020 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) determines that sales of 

certain steel nails (steel nails) from the 

United Arab Emirates (UAE) were made 

at less than normal value during the 

period of review (POR) May 1, 2019, 

through April 30, 2020. 

DATES: Applicable February 7, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brittany Bauer or Kelsie Hohenberger, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office V, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–2312 or 

(202) 482–2517. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On August 6, 2021, Commerce 

published the preliminary results of the 

2019–2020 administrative review of the 

antidumping duty order on certain steel 

nails from the UAE.1 On November 30, 

2021, Commerce extended the deadline 

for the final results by 60 days, until 

February 2, 2022.2 A full description of 

the events since the Preliminary Results 

is contained in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum.3

Commerce conducted this review in 

accordance with section 751 of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by this order 

are steel nails from the UAE. For a full 

description of the scope, see the Issues 

and Decision Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

In the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum, we address the sole issue 

raised in case and rebuttal briefs 

submitted by interested parties as 

reflected in the list of topics provided in 

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. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on a review of the record and 

comments received from interested 

parties, and for the reasons explained in 

the Issues and Decision Memorandum, 

we made certain changes to the 

Preliminary Results. 

Final Results of the Review 

Commerce determines that the 

following weighted-average dumping 

margins exist for the period May 1, 

2019, through April 30, 2020. 

Producer/exporter 

Weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Middle East Manufacturing Steel 

LLC .......................................... 3.47 

Rich Well Steel Industries LLC .. 4.90 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

interested parties the calculations 

performed in connection with the final 

results within five days of any public 

announcement or, if there is no public 

announcement, within five days of the 

date of publication of the notice of final 

results in the Federal Register, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Assessment Rate 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), Commerce 

has determined, and U.S. Customs and 

Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries of subject merchandise covered 

by this review. We calculated importerspecific ad valorem antidumping duty 

assessment rates based on the ratio of 

the total amount of antidumping duties 

calculated for the importer’s examined 

sales to the total entered value of those 

same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 

351.212(b)(1). If an importer-specific 

assessment rate is de minimis (i.e., less 

than 0.50 percent), Commerce will 

instruct CBP to liquidate that importer’s 

entries of subject merchandise without 

regard to antidumping duties. 

For entries of subject merchandise 

during the POR produced by Middle 

East Manufacturing Steel LLC and Rich 

Well Steel Industries LLC for which 

they did not know the merchandise was 

destined for the United States, we will 

instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 

entries at the all-others rate if there is no 

rate for the intermediate companies 

involved in the transaction.4

Commerce intends to issue 

assessment instructions to CBP no 

earlier than 35 days after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

review in the Federal Register. If a 

timely summons is filed at the U.S. 

Court of International Trade, the 

assessment instructions will direct CBP 

not to liquidate relevant entries until the 

time for parties to file a request for a 

statutory injunction has expired (i.e., 

within 90 days of publication). 

Cash Deposit Requirements 

The following cash deposit 

requirements will be effective for all 

shipments of the subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review, as provided by 

section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The 

cash deposit rates for each company 


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