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information is being submitted 47 and, if
the information is submitted to rebut,
clarify, or correct factual information
already on the record, to provide an
explanation identifying the information
already on the record that the factual
information seeks to rebut, clarify, or
correct.48 Time limits for the
submission of factual information are
addressed in 19 CFR 351.301, which
provides specific time limits based on
the type of factual information being
submitted. Interested parties should
review the regulations prior to
submitting factual information in these
investigations.
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Parties may request an extension of
time limits before the expiration of a
time limit established under 19 CFR
351.301, or as otherwise specified by
Commerce. In general, an extension
request will be considered untimely if it
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circumstances we will grant untimelyfiled requests for the extension of time
limits. Parties should review Extension
of Time Limits; Final Rule, 78 FR 57790
(September 20, 2013), available at
https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-201309-20/html/2013-22853.htm, prior to
submitting factual information in these
investigations.
Certification Requirements
Any party submitting factual
information in an AD or CVD
proceeding must certify to the accuracy
and completeness of that information.49
Parties must use the certification
formats provided in 19 CFR
351.303(g).50 Commerce intends to
47 See
19 CFR 351.301(b).
19 CFR 351.301(b)(2).
49 See section 782(b) of the Act.
50 See Certification of Factual Information to
Import Administration During Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 42678 (July
17, 2013) (Final Rule). Answers to frequently asked
questions regarding the Final Rule are available at
48 See
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reject factual submissions if the
submitting party does not comply with
the applicable certification
requirements.
Notification to Interested Parties
Interested parties must submit
applications for disclosure under APO
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. On
January 22, 2008, Commerce published
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Proceedings: Documents Submission
Procedures; APO Procedures, 73 FR
3634 (January 22, 2008). Parties wishing
to participate in these investigations
should ensure that they meet the
requirements of these procedures (e.g.,
the filing of letters of appearance as
discussed at 19 CFR 351.103(d)). Note
that Commerce has temporarily
modified certain of its requirements for
serving documents containing business
proprietary information, until July 17,
2020, unless extended.51
This notice is issued and published
pursuant to sections 732(c)(2) and 777(i)
of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.203(c).
Dated: June 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix—Scope of the Investigations
The merchandise covered by these
investigations consists of certain rotary walkbehind lawn mowers, which are grass-cutting
machines that are powered by internal
combustion engines. The scope of these
investigations covers certain walk-behind
lawn mowers, whether self-propelled or nonself-propelled, whether finished or
unfinished, whether assembled or
unassembled, and whether containing any
additional features that provide for functions
in addition to mowing.
Walk-behind lawn mowers within the
scope of these investigations are only those
powered by an internal combustion engine
with a power rating of less than 3.7 kilowatts.
These internal combustion engines are
typically spark ignition, single or multiple
cylinder, air cooled, internal combustion
engines with vertical power take off shafts
with a maximum displacement of 196cc.
Walk-behind lawn mowers covered by this
scope typically must be certified and comply
with the Consumer Products Safety
Commission Safety Standard For WalkBehind Power Lawn Mowers under the 16
CFR part 1205. However, lawn mowers that
meet the physical descriptions above, but are
not certified under 16 CFR part 1205 remain
subject to the scope of these proceedings.
The internal combustion engines of the
lawn mowers covered by this scope typically
must comply with and be certified under
https://enforcement.trade.gov/tlei/notices/factual_
info_final_rule_FAQ_07172013.pdf.
51 See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD
Service Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension
of Effective Period, 85 FR 29615 (May 18, 2020).
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Environmental Protection Agency air
pollution controls title 40, chapter I,
subchapter U, part 1054 of the Code of
Federal Regulations standards for small nonroad spark-ignition engines and equipment.
However, lawn mowers that meet the
physical descriptions above but that do not
have engines certified under 40 CFR part
1054 or other parts of subchapter U remain
subject to the scope of these proceedings.
For purposes of these investigations, an
unfinished and/or unassembled lawn mower
means at a minimum, a sub-assembly
comprised of an engine and a cutting deck
shell attached to one another. A cutting deck
shell is the portion of the lawn mower—
typically of aluminum or steel—that houses
and protects a user from a rotating blade.
Importation of the subassembly whether or
not accompanied by, or attached to,
additional components such as a handle,
blade(s), grass catching bag, or wheel(s)
constitute an unfinished lawn mower for
purposes of these investigations. The
inclusion in a third country of any
components other than the mower sub
assembly does not remove the lawn mower
from the scope. A lawn mower is within the
scope of these investigations regardless of the
origin of its engine.
The lawn mowers subject to these
investigations are typically at subheading:
8433.11.0050. Lawn mowers subject to these
investigations may also enter under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) 8407.90.1010 and
8433.90.1090. The HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes only, and the written description of
the merchandise under investigation is
dispositive.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–533–889, A–489–837]
Certain Quartz Surface Products From
India and Turkey: Antidumping Duty
Orders
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final
determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the
International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty
orders on certain quartz surface
products (quartz surface products) from
India and the Republic of Turkey
(Turkey).
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable June 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Doss at (202) 482–4474 (India);
and Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482–4243
(Turkey) or Kyle Clahane at (202) 482–
5449 (Turkey); AD/CVD Operations,
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Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d)
and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR
351.210(c), on May 1, 2020, Commerce
published its affirmative final
determinations in the less-than-fairvalue (LTFV) investigations of quartz
surface products from India and
Turkey.1 On June 15, 2020, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
affirmative determinations that an
industry in the United States is
materially injured within the meaning
of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act, by
reason of the LTFV imports of quartz
surface products from India and
Turkey.2
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these
orders is quartz surface products from
India and Turkey. For a complete
description of the scope of the Orders,
see the Appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Orders
On June 15, 2020, in accordance with
sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and 735(d) of the
Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final determinations that an industry in
the United States is materially injured
by reason of imports of quartz surface
products from India and Turkey.3
Therefore, Commerce is issuing these
antidumping duty orders in accordance
with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the
Act. Because the ITC determined that
imports of quartz surface products from
India and Turkey are materially injuring
a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of
such merchandise from India and
Turkey, which are entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, are
subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties.
As a result of the ITC’s final
affirmative determinations, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the
Act, Commerce will direct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to assess,
upon further instruction by Commerce,
antidumping duties equal to the amount
by which the normal value of the
merchandise exceeds the export price or
constructed export price of the
merchandise, for all relevant entries of
quartz surface products from India and
Turkey. Antidumping duties will be
adjusted for export subsidies found in
the final determinations of the
companion countervailing duty
investigations.4 Antidumping duties
will be assessed on unliquidated entries
of quartz surface products from India
and Turkey entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
December 13, 2019, the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determinations,5 but will not include
entries occurring after the expiration of
the provisional measures period and
before publication in the Federal
Register of the ITC’s injury
determination, as further described
below.
Additionally, because the estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for
Ermas¸ Madencilik Turizm Sanayi Ve
Ticaret Anonim S
¸ irketi (Ermas¸) was
determined to be zero in the LTFV
investigation, Commerce is directing
CBP to not suspend liquidation of
entries of subject merchandise produced
and exported by Ermas¸. However,
entries of subject merchandise in any
other producer/exporter combination,
e.g., merchandise produced by a third
party and exported by Ermas¸, or
produced by Ermas¸ and exported by a
third party, are subject to the applicable
cash deposit rates equal to the estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
noted below.
Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the
Act, except for subject merchandise
produced and exported by Ermas¸,
Commerce will instruct CBP to continue
to suspend liquidation of quartz surface
products from India and Turkey as
described in the Appendix to this notice
which are entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication of the ITC’s
notice of final determination in the
Federal Register. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require
cash deposits equal to the amount as
indicated below. Accordingly, effective
on the date of publication of the ITC’s
final affirmative injury determination,
CBP will require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on this subject
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
cash deposit rates listed below.6 The allothers rate applies to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins for each antidumping
duty order are as follows:
Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
Cash deposit rate
(adjusted for
subsidy offset(s))
(percent)
India
Antique Marbonite Private Limited; Shivam Enterprise; and Prism Johnson Limited ........................
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited .....................................................................................................
All Others .............................................................................................................................................
5.15
2.67
3.19
3.58
0.33
1.02
5.17
5.13
Turkey
Belenco Dis¸ Ticaret A.S
¸ . and Peker Yu¨zey Tasar(mlar( Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S¸ ................................
1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India:
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value and Final Negative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, 85 FR 25391 (May 1, 2020); see also
Certain Quartz Surface Products from the Republic
of Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less
Than Fair Value and Final Negative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, 85 FR 25389 (May 1,
2020) (and accompanying decision memoranda)
(collectively, Final Determinations).
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2 See ITC’s Letter, ‘‘Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,’’ dated June 15, 2020 (ITC
Notification Letter).
3 See ITC Notification Letter.
4 See Final Determinations.
5 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at
Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances,
Postponement of Final Determination, and
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Extension of Provisional Measures, 84 FR 68123
(December 13, 2019); Certain Quartz Surface
Products from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Preliminary Negative Determination of
Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 84 FR 68111 (December 13, 2019)
(collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
6 See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Exporter/producer
All Others .............................................................................................................................................
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except that Commerce may
extend the four-month period to no
more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant
proportion of exports of the subject
merchandise. At the request of exporters
that account for a significant proportion
of quartz surface products from India
and Turkey, we extended the fourmonth period to six months in the
Preliminary Determinations published
on December 13, 2019. Therefore, the
extended period, beginning on the date
of publication of the preliminary
determination, ended on June 9, 2020.
Pursuant to section 737(b) of the Act,
the collection of cash deposits at the
rates listed above will begin on the date
of publication of the ITC’s final injury
determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act and our practice, we
will instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of quartz surface products from
India and Turkey entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after June 10, 2020, the first day
provisional measures were no longer in
effect, until and through the day
preceding the date of publication of the
ITC’s final injury determination in the
Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of
publication of the ITC’s final
determination in the Federal Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty orders with respect to
quartz surface products from India and
Turkey pursuant to section 736(a) of the
Act. Interested parties can find a list of
antidumping duty orders currently in
effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/
stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in
accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
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Dated: June 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders
is 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, glass
powder) 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
these Orders. However, the scope of these
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 these
Orders includes surface products of all other
sizes, thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to
slabs, the scope of these 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 these 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 these 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 these
Orders if performed in the country of
manufacture of the quartz surface products.
The scope of these Orders does not cover
quarried stone surface products, such as
granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of these
Orders are crushed glass surface products.
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Cash deposit rate
(adjusted for
subsidy offset(s))
(percent)
5.17
5.13
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 1 centimeter wide as
measured at their widest cross-section (Glass
Pieces); and (4) the distance between 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 7016.90.1050. 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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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–484–803]
Large Diameter Welded Pipe From
Greece: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Changed Circumstances Reviews
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On May 6, 2020, the
Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published the preliminary results of the
changed circumstances review (CCR) of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
large diameter welded pipe (welded
pipe) from Greece which revoked, in
part, this order as it relates to certain
specific welded pipe products.
Commerce has adopted the scope
exclusion language in these final results.
DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brittany Bauer, 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) 482–3860.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-889, A-489-837]
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India and Turkey:
Antidumping Duty Orders
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: Based on affirmative final determinations by the Department of
Commerce (Commerce) and the International Trade Commission (ITC),
Commerce is issuing antidumping duty orders on certain quartz surface
products (quartz surface products) from India and the Republic of
Turkey (Turkey).
DATES: Applicable June 22, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Doss at (202) 482-4474
(India); and Laurel LaCivita at (202) 482-4243 (Turkey) or Kyle Clahane
at (202) 482-5449 (Turkey); AD/CVD Operations,
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Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(c), on May 1, 2020,
Commerce published its affirmative final determinations in the less-
than-fair-value (LTFV) investigations of quartz surface products from
India and Turkey.\1\ On June 15, 2020, the ITC notified Commerce of its
final affirmative determinations that an industry in the United States
is materially injured within the meaning of section 735(b)(1)(A)(i) of
the Act, by reason of the LTFV imports of quartz surface products from
India and Turkey.\2\
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\1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, 85 FR 25391 (May 1, 2020);
see also Certain Quartz Surface Products from the Republic of
Turkey: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and
Final Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances, 85 FR 25389
(May 1, 2020) (and accompanying decision memoranda) (collectively,
Final Determinations).
\2\ See ITC's Letter, ``Notification of ITC Final
Determinations,'' dated June 15, 2020 (ITC Notification Letter).
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Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these orders is quartz surface products
from India and Turkey. For a complete description of the scope of the
Orders, see the Appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Orders
On June 15, 2020, in accordance with sections 735(b)(1)(A)(i) and
735(d) of the Act, the ITC notified Commerce of its final
determinations that an industry in the United States is materially
injured by reason of imports of quartz surface products from India and
Turkey.\3\ Therefore, Commerce is issuing these antidumping duty orders
in accordance with sections 735(c)(2) and 736 of the Act. Because the
ITC determined that imports of quartz surface products from India and
Turkey are materially injuring a U.S. industry, unliquidated entries of
such merchandise from India and Turkey, which are entered or withdrawn
from warehouse for consumption, are subject to the assessment of
antidumping duties.
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\3\ See ITC Notification Letter.
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As a result of the ITC's final affirmative determinations, in
accordance with section 736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will direct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further instruction
by Commerce, antidumping duties equal to the amount by which the normal
value of the merchandise exceeds the export price or constructed export
price of the merchandise, for all relevant entries of quartz surface
products from India and Turkey. Antidumping duties will be adjusted for
export subsidies found in the final determinations of the companion
countervailing duty investigations.\4\ Antidumping duties will be
assessed on unliquidated entries of quartz surface products from India
and Turkey entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or
after December 13, 2019, the date of publication of the Preliminary
Determinations,\5\ but will not include entries occurring after the
expiration of the provisional measures period and before publication in
the Federal Register of the ITC's injury determination, as further
described below.
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\4\ See Final Determinations.
\5\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value,
Preliminary Negative Determination of Critical Circumstances,
Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional
Measures, 84 FR 68123 (December 13, 2019); Certain Quartz Surface
Products from the Republic of Turkey: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Negative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 84 FR 68111
(December 13, 2019) (collectively, Preliminary Determinations).
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Additionally, because the estimated weighted-average dumping margin
for Erma[scedil] Madencilik Turizm Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim
[Scedil]irketi (Erma[scedil]) was determined to be zero in the LTFV
investigation, Commerce is directing CBP to not suspend liquidation of
entries of subject merchandise produced and exported by Erma[scedil].
However, entries of subject merchandise in any other producer/exporter
combination, e.g., merchandise produced by a third party and exported
by Erma[scedil], or produced by Erma[scedil] and exported by a third
party, are subject to the applicable cash deposit rates equal to the
estimated weighted-average dumping margins noted below.
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 736 of the Act, except for subject
merchandise produced and exported by Erma[scedil], Commerce will
instruct CBP to continue to suspend liquidation of quartz surface
products from India and Turkey as described in the Appendix to this
notice which are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption
on or after the date of publication of the ITC's notice of final
determination in the Federal Register. These instructions suspending
liquidation will remain in effect until further notice.
We will also instruct CBP to require cash deposits equal to the
amount as indicated below. Accordingly, effective on the date of
publication of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination, CBP
will require, at the same time as importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on this subject merchandise, a cash deposit equal to
the cash deposit rates listed below.\6\ The all-others rate applies to
all producers or exporters not specifically listed.
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\6\ See section 736(a)(3) of the Act.
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Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping Margins
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins for each antidumping
duty order are as follows:
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Cash deposit rate
Weighted-average (adjusted for
Exporter/producer dumping margin subsidy offset(s))
(percent) (percent)
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India
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Antique Marbonite Private Limited; Shivam Enterprise; and Prism 5.15 3.58
Johnson Limited......................................................
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited...................................... 2.67 0.33
All Others............................................................ 3.19 1.02
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Turkey
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Belenco Di[scedil] Ticaret A.[Scedil]. and Peker Y[uuml]zey 5.17 5.13
Tasar[inodot]mlar[inodot] Sanayi ve Ticaret A.[Scedil]...............
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All Others............................................................ 5.17 5.13
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Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that suspension of liquidation
pursuant to an affirmative preliminary determination may not remain in
effect for more than four months, except that Commerce may extend the
four-month period to no more than six months at the request of
exporters representing a significant proportion of exports of the
subject merchandise. At the request of exporters that account for a
significant proportion of quartz surface products from India and
Turkey, we extended the four-month period to six months in the
Preliminary Determinations published on December 13, 2019. Therefore,
the extended period, beginning on the date of publication of the
preliminary determination, ended on June 9, 2020. Pursuant to section
737(b) of the Act, the collection of cash deposits at the rates listed
above will begin on the date of publication of the ITC's final injury
determination.
Therefore, in accordance with section 733(d) of the Act and our
practice, we will instruct CBP to terminate the suspension of
liquidation and to liquidate, without regard to antidumping duties,
unliquidated entries of quartz surface products from India and Turkey
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after June
10, 2020, the first day provisional measures were no longer in effect,
until and through the day preceding the date of publication of the
ITC's final injury determination in the Federal Register. Suspension of
liquidation will resume on the date of publication of the ITC's final
determination in the Federal Register.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the antidumping duty orders with respect to
quartz surface products from India and Turkey pursuant to section
736(a) of the Act. Interested parties can find a list of antidumping
duty orders currently in effect at https://enforcement.trade.gov/stats/iastats1.html.
These orders are published in accordance with section 736(a) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: June 16, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Orders
The merchandise covered by these Orders is 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,
glass powder) 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 these Orders. However, the scope of
these 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 these Orders includes surface products of all other sizes,
thicknesses, and shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of these
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 these 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 these
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
these Orders if performed in the country of manufacture of the
quartz surface products. The scope of these Orders does not cover
quarried stone surface products, such as granite, marble, soapstone,
or quartzite. Specifically excluded from the scope of these 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 1 centimeter wide as measured at their
widest cross-section (Glass Pieces); and (4) the distance between
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 7016.90.1050. The HTSUS subheadings set forth
above are provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes only.
The written description of the scope is dispositive.
[FR Doc. 2020-13401 Filed 6-19-20; 8:45 am]
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