[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10532-10533]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03491]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-085]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2018-
2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for the period

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September 21, 2018, through December 31, 2019, based on the timely 
withdrawals of requests for review.

DATES: Applicable February 22, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Tucker or Peter Skarlatos, 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) 482-2044 and (202) 
482-0324, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD 
order on quartz surface products from China for the period September 
21, 2018 through December 31, 2019.\1\ In July 2020, Commerce received 
timely-filed requests for an administrative review from Cosmos Granite 
(WEST) and Cosmos Granite (South East) (collectively, Cosmos); Foshan 
Adamant Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Foshan Adamant); National 
Stoneworks, LLC (National Stoneworks); Quartz Master LLC (Quartz 
Master); and Unique Stone Concepts LLC (Unique), in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 
CFR 351.213(b).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 39531 (July 1, 2020).
    \2\ See Cosmos' Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the PRC; 
C-570-085; Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 2020; 
Foshan Adamant's Letter, ``Request for Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Quartz Surface Products from the 
People's Republic of China,'' dated July 31, 2020; National 
Stoneworks' Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the People's 
Republic of China; Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 
31, 2020; Quartz Master's Letter, ``Request for Administrative 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Quartz Surface Products 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated July 31, 2020; and 
Unique's Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the PRC; C-570-085; 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 31, 2020.
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    On September 3, 2020, based upon these requests and in accordance 
with section 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published in the Federal 
Register a notice initiating an administrative review of the CVD order 
on quartz surface products from China.\3\ In September and December 
2020, Cosmos, Foshan Adamant, National Stoneworks, Quartz Master, and 
Unique timely withdrew their requests for an administrative review of 
all companies for which they had requested a review.\4\
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    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 54983 (September 3, 2020).
    \4\ See Quartz Masters' Letter, ``Partial Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on 
Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated September 18, 2020; Cosmos' Letter, ``Quartz Surface 
Products from the PRC; C-570-085; Withdrawal Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated December 2, 2020; Foshan Adamant's 
Letter, ``Foshan Adamant's Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order on Quartz Surface Products 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated December 2, 2020; 
National Stoneworks' Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the 
People's Republic of China; Withdrawal of Request for Administrative 
Review,'' dated December 2, 2020; Quartz Master's Letter, ``Quartz 
Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December 2, 2020; and 
Unique's Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the PRC; C-570-085; 
Withdraw Request for Administrative Review,'' dated December 2, 
2020.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted 
above, all parties withdrew their requests for review within 90 days of 
the publication date of the notice of initiation, and no other parties 
requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the 
administrative review of the CVD order on quartz surface products from 
China covering the period September 21, 2018 through December 31, 2019, 
in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce intends to instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries. 
Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash 
deposit of estimated countervailing duties required at the time of 
entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP 35 days after publication of this notice 
in the Federal Register.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information. Timely written notification of the 
return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 12, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2021-03491 Filed 2-19-21; 8:45 am]
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