[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17772-17774]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-07029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-084]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and Rescission of Administrative Review, in Part; 2018-2020

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain 
quartz surface products (quartz surface products) from the People's 
Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is November 20, 
2018, through June 30, 2020. Commerce preliminarily finds that certain 
companies made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. 
We are also rescinding this review for nine companies where timely 
requests for withdrawals were filed by all parties who requested the 
reviews. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary 
results.

DATES: Applicable April 6, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Luberda, 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) 482-2185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On July 1, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the AD 
order on quartz surface products from China.\1\ Commerce

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published the notice of initiation on September 3, 2020, with respect 
to 14 companies.\2\ On October 19, 2020, we selected Heshan City Nande 
Stone Co., Ltd., (Nande Stone) and Xiamen Deyuan Panmin Trading Co., 
Ltd., (Xiamen Deyuan) for individual examination as the mandatory 
respondents in this administrative review.\3\
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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 Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 54983 (September 3, 2020).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``2018-2020 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Quartz Surface Products from the 
People's Republic of China: Selection of Respondents for Individual 
Examination,'' dated October 19, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are quartz surface products from 
China. Imports of subject merchandise are currently classified under 
the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings 
6810.99.0010. Subject merchandise may also enter under HTSUS 
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 7016.90.10.50. Although 
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope of the order is 
dispositive.\4\
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    \4\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 
2018-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Quartz 
Surface Products from the People's Republic of China,'' issued 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum).
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
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 Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/summary/prc/prc-fr.htm. A list of 
topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is provided as 
an appendix to this notice.

China-Wide Entity

    In accordance with Commerce's policy, the China-wide entity will 
not be under review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce 
self-initiates, a review of the entity.\5\ Because no party requested a 
review of the China-wide entity in this review, the entity is not under 
review, and the entity's rate is not subject to change (i.e., 326.15 
percent).\6\
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    \5\ 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 (November 4, 2013).
    \6\ The China-wide rate determined in the investigation was 
336.69 percent. This rate was adjusted for export subsidies to 
determine the cash deposit rate (i.e., 326.15 percent) collected for 
companies in the China-wide entity. See Certain Quartz Surface 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 33053, 33054 (July 11, 2019).
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws their request(s) within 90 days of 
the publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested 
review. Between September 18, 2020, and December 2, 2020, parties 
timely withdrew their requests for an administrative review of Deyuan 
Stone; Farfield Trade Co., Ltd.; Foshan Adamant Science & Technology 
Co., Ltd. (Foshan Adamant); Foshan Modern Stone Co., Ltd.; Lanling 
Jinzhao New Material Co., Ltd.; QJ Quartz Stone Ltd.; Sinostone 
(Guangdong) Co., Ltd.; Wisdom Stone Co., Ltd.; and Yunfu Honghai Co., 
Ltd., aka Yunfu Honghai Stone Co., Ltd.\7\ Because all requests for 
reviews of these companies were timely withdrawn, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce is rescinding this review of the AD order 
on quartz surface products from China with respect to these companies. 
The review will continue for the remaining five companies for which an 
administrative review was requested.\8\
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    \7\ See Quartz Master LLC's (Quartz Master's) Letter, ``Partial 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated September 18, 2020; see also Quartz Master's Letter, 
``Withdrawal of Quartz Master's Remaining Review Requests for 
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Quartz 
Surface Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
December 2, 2020; Foshan Adamant's Letter, ``Foshan Adamant's 
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated December 2, 2020; and National Stoneworks, LLC's 
Letter, ``Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of 
China: Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated 
December 2, 2020.
    \8\ These companies are Xiamen Deyuan; Nande Stone; Dava 
Industry Co., Ltd. (Dava Industry); Deyuan Panmin International 
Limited (Deyuan Panmin); and Guangzhou Hercules Quartz Stone Co., 
Ltd. (Guangzhou Hercules).
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce finds that the two mandatory respondents, Nande Stone and 
Xiamen Deyuan, have not established their eligibility for a separate 
rate because they did not respond to Commerce's request for information 
\9\ and are considered to be part of the China-wide entity for these 
preliminary results. Further, Deyuan Panmin notified Commerce it would 
not respond to Commerce's request for information.\10\ Accordingly, we 
find that Deyuan Panmin has not established its eligibility for a 
separate rate and is considered to be part of the China-wide entity for 
these preliminary results. Additionally, because Dava Industry and 
Guangzhou Hercules did not submit separate rate applications or 
certifications, we preliminarily determine they are ineligible for a 
separate rate and are part of the China-wide entity. Accordingly, all 
companies subject to the administrative review are ineligible for a 
separate rate and are part of the China-wide entity for these 
preliminary results.
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    \9\ See Commerce's Letters, ``2018-2020 Administrative Review of 
the Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Quartz Surface Products from 
the People's Republic of China: Request for Information''; and 
``2018-2020 Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Request for Information,'' both dated Octobers 20, 2020.
    \10\ See Xiamen Deyuan and Deyuan Panmin's Letter, ``Quartz 
Surface Products from the People's Republic of China--Inability to 
Respond to Questionnaire,'' dated November 25, 2020.
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than 
five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\12\ Parties who 
submit case brief or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged 
to submit with each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of

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authorities.\13\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using 
ACCESS.\14\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\15\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) 
The party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised 
in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at 
a date and time to be determined.\16\ Parties should confirm by 
telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing two days before 
the scheduled date.
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    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in 
its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established 
deadline.
    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, which will include the results of its analysis of all issues 
raised in the case briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, unless otherwise extended.\17\
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    \17\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce shall 
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.\18\ For the final results, if we continue to treat the 
following companies as part of China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP 
to apply an ad valorem assessment rate of 326.15 percent to all entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR that were produced and/or 
exported by those companies: Dava Industry, Deyuan Panmin, Guangzhou 
Hercules, Nande Stone, and Xiamen Deyuan.
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    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 35 days after the 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For all previously 
investigated Chinese and non-Chinese exporters for which a review was 
not requested and 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 published in the most recently-completed segment 
of this proceeding; (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 the rate for China-wide entity, 326.15 
percent; and (3) for all exporters of subject merchandise that are not 
located in China and have not received a separate rate, the cash 
deposit rate will be the rate applicable to Chinese exporter(s) 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 preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing 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 and/or countervailing 
duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping 
duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(l), 751(a)(3), and 777(i)(l) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213 and 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: March 30, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

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