[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 150 (Monday, August 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43520-43521]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-16911]


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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 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2018-2020

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that all companies 
subject to this administrative review are part of the China-wide entity 
because they did not file a separate rate application (SRA) or a 
separate rate certification (SRC). The period of review is November 20, 
2018, through June 30, 2020.

DATES: Applicable August 9, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Luberda, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-2185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 6, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain 
quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) \1\ in the Federal Register and invited 
parties to comment.\2\ On May 5, 2021, we received a case brief from 
importers Unique Stone Concepts LLC, Cosmos Granite (West), and Cosmos 
Granite (South East) (Unique Stone and Cosmos Granite).\3\ On May 10, 
2021, we received a rebuttal brief from the petitioner, Cambria Company 
LLC.\4\ Commerce addressed comments from both parties in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum accompanying this notice.\5\ Commerce conducted 
this

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administrative review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act 
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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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 Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, in 
Part; 2019-2020, 86 FR 17772 (April 6, 2021) (Preliminary Results).
    \3\ See Unique Stone and Cosmos Granite's Letter, 
``Administrative Case Brief,'' dated May 5, 202.
    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Quartz Surface Products 
from the People's Republic of China: Petitioners' Rebuttal Brief,'' 
dated May 10, 2021.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Affirmative Determination in the Administrative Review of 
Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adapted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The scope of the order covers certain quartz surface products. For 
a full description of the merchandise covered by the Order, see the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties 
in the administrative review are addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the 
issues that parties raised and to which we responded in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum follows as an 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 http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, we made no 
changes to the Preliminary Results of this administrative review.

Final Results of Review

    We continue to find that no companies subject to this review have 
demonstrated their eligibility for separate rate status, and, 
therefore, all companies subject to this review are part of the China-
wide entity. Because we are not conducting a review of the China-wide 
entity, the China-wide entity's entries are not subject to the review, 
and the rate applicable to the China-wide entity is not subject to 
change.\6\ The China-wide entity rate remains 326.15 percent.\7\
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    \6\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65970 (November 4, 
2013).
    \7\ See Order, 84 FR at 33054.
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Disclosure

    Normally, Commerce discloses the calculations used in its analysis 
to parties in a review within five days of the date of publication of 
the notice of final results, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 
However, in this case, there are no calculations on the record to 
disclose.

Assessment Rates

    Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b). 
Because we determined that all companies under review are not eligible 
for a separate rate and are part of the China-wide entity, we will 
instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem assessment of 326.15 percent to all 
entries of subject merchandise during the POR that were producer and/or 
exported by the following companies: Dava Industry Co., Ltd.; Deyuan 
Panmin International Limited; Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., 
Ltd.; Heshan City Nande Stone Co., Ltd.; and Xiamen Deyuan Panmin 
Trading Co., Ltd.
    We intend 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 upon 
publication of the final results of this review for shipments of the 
subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 
for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by 
sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously investigated or 
reviewed Chinese or non-Chinese exporters not listed above that 
received a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the existing exporter-specific 
rate; (2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have 
not been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate 
will be that for the China-wide entity (i.e., 326.15 percent); and (3) 
for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied that non-Chinese 
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding 
the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final 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 return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(l), 751(a)(2)(B), and 777(i) of the 
Act.

    Dated: August 2, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Provisional Measures Cap
    Comment 2: Assessment Rate for Importers
V. Recommendation

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