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BILLING CODE 4335–30–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–606 and 731–
TA–1416 (Final)]
Quartz Surface Products From China;
Scheduling of the Final Phase of
Countervailing Duty and Antidumping
Duty Investigations
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission hereby gives
notice of the scheduling of the final
phase of antidumping and
countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701–TA–606 and 731–TA–1416 (Final)
pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the
Act’’) to determine whether an industry
in the United States is materially
injured or threatened with material
injury, or the establishment of an
industry in the United States is
materially retarded, by reason of
imports of quartz surface products from
China, provided for in subheading
6810.99 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States,
preliminarily determined by the
Department of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’)
to be subsidized and sold at less-thanfair-value.
DATES: November 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lawrence Jones (202–205–3358), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearingimpaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
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the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these investigations may be viewed on
the Commission’s electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.— For purposes of these
investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as certain
quartz surface products.1 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 investigations. However, the
scope of the investigations 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 these investigations includes
surface products of all other sizes,
thicknesses, and shapes.
In addition to slabs, the scope of these
investigations 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 investigations whether
polished or unpolished, cut or uncut,
fabricated or not fabricated, cured or
1 Quartz surface products may also generally be
referred to as engineered stone or quartz, artificial
stone or quartz, agglomerated stone or quartz,
synthetic stone or quartz, processed stone or quartz,
manufactured stone or quartz, and Bretonstone.
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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
investigations 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
investigations if performed in the
country of manufacture of the quartz
surface products.
The scope of the investigations does
not cover quarried stone surface
products, such as granite, marble,
soapstone, or quartzite. Specifically
excluded from the scope of the
investigations are crushed glass surface
products. Crushed glass surface
products are surface products in which
the crushed glass content is greater than
any other single material, by actual
weight.
The products subject to the scope are
currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States
(HTSUS) under the following statistical
reporting numbers: 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. The HTSUS subheadings
set forth above are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes
only. The written description of the
scope is dispositive.
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Background.—The final phase of
these investigations is being scheduled
pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of
affirmative preliminary determinations
by Commerce that certain benefits
which constitute subsidies within the
meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to
manufacturers, producers, or exporters
in China of quartz surface products, and
that such products are being sold in the
United States at less than fair value
within the meaning of section 733 of the
Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The
investigations were requested in
petitions filed on April 17, 2018 by
Cambria Company LLC, Eden Prairie,
Minnesota.
For further information concerning
the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and
rules of general application, consult the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B
(19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A and C (19 CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and
public service list.—Persons, including
industrial users of the subject
merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an
entry of appearance with the Secretary
to the Commission, as provided in
section 201.11 of the Commission’s
rules, no later than 21 days prior to the
hearing date specified in this notice. A
party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the
investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during
this final phase. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the investigations.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and BPI service list.—Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
gathered in the final phase of these
investigations available to authorized
applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the
application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified
in this notice. Authorized applicants
must represent interested parties, as
defined by 19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are
parties to the investigations. A party
granted access to BPI in the preliminary
phase of the investigations need not
reapply for such access. A separate
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service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to
receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.—The prehearing staff
report in the final phase of these
investigations will be placed in the
nonpublic record on March 14, 2019,
and a public version will be issued
thereafter, pursuant to section 207.22 of
the Commission’s rules.
Hearing.—The Commission will hold
a hearing in connection with the final
phase of these investigations beginning
at 9:30 a.m. on April 4, 2019, at the U.S.
International Trade Commission
Building. Requests to appear at the
hearing should be filed in writing with
the Secretary to the Commission on or
before March 29, 2019. A nonparty who
has testimony that may aid the
Commission’s deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement
at the hearing. All parties and
nonparties desiring to appear at the
hearing and make oral presentations
should participate in a prehearing
conference to be held on April 1, 2019,
at the U.S. International Trade
Commission Building, if deemed
necessary. Oral testimony and written
materials to be submitted at the public
hearing are governed by sections
201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), and 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their
hearing testimony in camera no later
than 7 business days prior to the date of
the hearing.
Written submissions.—Each party
who is an interested party shall submit
a prehearing brief to the Commission.
Prehearing briefs must conform with the
provisions of section 207.23 of the
Commission’s rules; the deadline for
filing is March 21, 2019. Parties may
also file written testimony in connection
with their presentation at the hearing, as
provided in section 207.24 of the
Commission’s rules, and posthearing
briefs, which must conform with the
provisions of section 207.25 of the
Commission’s rules. The deadline for
filing posthearing briefs is April 11,
2019. In addition, any person who has
not entered an appearance as a party to
the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to
the subject of the investigations,
including statements of support or
opposition to the petition, on or before
April 11, 2019. On May 1, 2019, the
Commission will make available to
parties all information on which they
have not had an opportunity to
comment. Parties may submit final
comments on this information on or
before May 3, 2019, but such final
comments must not contain new factual
information and must otherwise comply
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with section 207.30 of the Commission’s
rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section
201.8 of the Commission’s rules; any
submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission’s website at https://
edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Commission’s rules with respect to
electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the
Commission, including requests
pursuant to section 201.12 of the
Commission’s rules, shall not be
accepted unless good cause is shown for
accepting such submissions, or unless
the submission is pursuant to a specific
request by a Commissioner or
Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c)
and 207.3 of the Commission’s rules,
each document filed by a party to the
investigations must be served on all
other parties to the investigations (as
identified by either the public or BPI
service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will
not accept a document for filing without
a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.21 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 11, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701–TA–614 and 731–
TA–1431 (Preliminary)]
Magnesium From Israel
Determinations
On the basis of the record 1 developed
in the subject investigations, the United
States International Trade Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) determines, pursuant
to the Tariff Act of 1930 (‘‘the Act’’),
that there is a reasonable indication that
an industry in the United States is
materially injured by reason of imports
of magnesium from Israel, provided for
in subheadings 8104.11.00, 8104.19.00,
and 8104.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff
1 The record is defined in sec. 207.2(f) of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (19
CFR 207.2(f)).
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Investigation Nos. 701-TA-606 and 731-TA-1416 (Final)]
Quartz Surface Products From China; Scheduling of the Final Phase
of Countervailing Duty and Antidumping Duty Investigations
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the
final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos.
701-TA-606 and 731-TA-1416 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930
(``the Act'') to determine whether an industry in the United States is
materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the
establishment of an industry in the United States is materially
retarded, by reason of imports of quartz surface products from China,
provided for in subheading 6810.99 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of
the United States, preliminarily determined by the Department of
Commerce (``Commerce'') to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-
value.
DATES: November 20, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lawrence Jones (202-205-3358), Office
of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street
SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal
on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need
special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact
the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information
concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its
internet server (https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these
investigations may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Scope.-- For purposes of these investigations, Commerce has defined
the subject merchandise as certain quartz surface products.\1\ 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 investigations.
However, the scope of the investigations 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 these investigations includes surface products of all other sizes,
thicknesses, and shapes.
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\1\ Quartz surface products may also generally be referred to as
engineered stone or quartz, artificial stone or quartz, agglomerated
stone or quartz, synthetic stone or quartz, processed stone or
quartz, manufactured stone or quartz, and Bretonstone.
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In addition to slabs, the scope of these investigations 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
investigations 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 investigations 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 investigations if
performed in the country of manufacture of the quartz surface products.
The scope of the investigations does not cover quarried stone
surface products, such as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the investigations are crushed
glass surface products. Crushed glass surface products are surface
products in which the crushed glass content is greater than any other
single material, by actual weight.
The products subject to the scope are currently classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under the
following statistical reporting numbers: 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. The HTSUS subheadings set forth above are provided for
convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only. The written description of
the scope is dispositive.
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Background.--The final phase of these investigations is being
scheduled pursuant to sections 705(b) and 731(b) of the Tariff Act of
1930 (19 U.S.C. 1671d(b) and 1673d(b)), as a result of affirmative
preliminary determinations by Commerce that certain benefits which
constitute subsidies within the meaning of section 703 of the Act (19
U.S.C. 1671b) are being provided to manufacturers, producers, or
exporters in China of quartz surface products, and that such products
are being sold in the United States at less than fair value within the
meaning of section 733 of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1673b). The investigations
were requested in petitions filed on April 17, 2018 by Cambria Company
LLC, Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
For further information concerning the conduct of this phase of the
investigations, hearing procedures, and rules of general application,
consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201,
subparts A and B (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A and C (19
CFR part 207).
Participation in the investigations and public service list.--
Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and, if
the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the final phase of these
investigations as parties must file an entry of appearance with the
Secretary to the Commission, as provided in section 201.11 of the
Commission's rules, no later than 21 days prior to the hearing date
specified in this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance
during the preliminary phase of the investigations need not file an
additional notice of appearance during this final phase. The Secretary
will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses
of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the
investigations.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and BPI service list.--
Pursuant to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary
will make BPI gathered in the final phase of these investigations
available to authorized applicants under the APO issued in the
investigations, provided that the application is made no later than 21
days prior to the hearing date specified in this notice. Authorized
applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by 19 U.S.C.
1677(9), who are parties to the investigations. A party granted access
to BPI in the preliminary phase of the investigations need not reapply
for such access. A separate service list will be maintained by the
Secretary for those parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Staff report.--The prehearing staff report in the final phase of
these investigations will be placed in the nonpublic record on March
14, 2019, and a public version will be issued thereafter, pursuant to
section 207.22 of the Commission's rules.
Hearing.--The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the
final phase of these investigations beginning at 9:30 a.m. on April 4,
2019, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building. Requests to
appear at the hearing should be filed in writing with the Secretary to
the Commission on or before March 29, 2019. A nonparty who has
testimony that may aid the Commission's deliberations may request
permission to present a short statement at the hearing. All parties and
nonparties desiring to appear at the hearing and make oral
presentations should participate in a prehearing conference to be held
on April 1, 2019, at the U.S. International Trade Commission Building,
if deemed necessary. Oral testimony and written materials to be
submitted at the public hearing are governed by sections 201.6(b)(2),
201.13(f), and 207.24 of the Commission's rules. Parties must submit
any request to present a portion of their hearing testimony in camera
no later than 7 business days prior to the date of the hearing.
Written submissions.--Each party who is an interested party shall
submit a prehearing brief to the Commission. Prehearing briefs must
conform with the provisions of section 207.23 of the Commission's
rules; the deadline for filing is March 21, 2019. Parties may also file
written testimony in connection with their presentation at the hearing,
as provided in section 207.24 of the Commission's rules, and
posthearing briefs, which must conform with the provisions of section
207.25 of the Commission's rules. The deadline for filing posthearing
briefs is April 11, 2019. In addition, any person who has not entered
an appearance as a party to the investigations may submit a written
statement of information pertinent to the subject of the
investigations, including statements of support or opposition to the
petition, on or before April 11, 2019. On May 1, 2019, the Commission
will make available to parties all information on which they have not
had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final comments on
this information on or before May 3, 2019, but such final comments must
not contain new factual information and must otherwise comply with
section 207.30 of the Commission's rules. All written submissions must
conform with the provisions of section 201.8 of the Commission's rules;
any submissions that contain BPI must also conform with the
requirements of sections 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission's
rules. The Commission's Handbook on E-Filing, available on the
Commission's website at https://edis.usitc.gov, elaborates upon the
Commission's rules with respect to electronic filing.
Additional written submissions to the Commission, including
requests pursuant to section 201.12 of the Commission's rules, shall
not be accepted unless good cause is shown for accepting such
submissions, or unless the submission is pursuant to a specific request
by a Commissioner or Commission staff.
In accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's
rules, each document filed by a party to the investigations must be
served on all other parties to the investigations (as identified by
either the public or BPI service list), and a certificate of service
must be timely filed. The Secretary will not accept a document for
filing without a certificate of service.
Authority: These investigations are being conducted under
authority of title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is
published pursuant to section 207.21 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: December 11, 2018.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2018-27196 Filed 12-14-18; 8:45 am]
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