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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–533–890]
Quartz Surface Products From India:
Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2019–2020
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Divyashakti Granites Ltd., a producer/
exporter of quartz surface products from
India, received countervailable
subsidies during the period of review
October 11, 2019, through December 31,
2020.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On June 15, 2022, Commerce
published the preliminary results of this
review and invited interested parties to
comment.1 We received no comments
from interested parties on the
Preliminary Results. Commerce
conducted this administrative review in
accordance section 751 of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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Scope of the Order 2
Quartz surface products consist of
slabs and other surfaces created from a
1 See Quartz Surface Products from India:
Preliminary Results and Rescission in Part of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019–
2020, 87 FR 36109, 36110 (June 15, 2022)
(Preliminary Results).
2 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India
and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty
Orders, 85 FR 37431 (June 22, 2020) (Order).
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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 the Order. However, the scope of the
Order 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 the Order includes surface
products of all other sizes, thicknesses,
and shapes. In addition to slabs, the
scope of the Order includes, but is not
limited to, other surfaces such as
countertops, backsplashes, vanity tops,
bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring,
wall facing, shower surrounds, fireplace
surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain
quartz surface products are covered by
the Order 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 Order 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
Order if performed in the country of
manufacture of the quartz surface
products.
The scope of the Order does not cover
quarried stone surface products, such as
granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of
the Order 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,
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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.
Final Results of Review
We received no comments from
interested parties on the Preliminary
Results and, therefore, have made no
changes in the final results of this
review. Accordingly, we determine the
following net countervailable subsidy
rates exist for Divyashakti Granites Ltd.,
the sole mandatory respondent, for the
period October 11, 2019, through
December 31, 2020:
Company
Divyashakti
Granites
Ltd .........
Subsidy rate
2019
(percent ad
valorem)
1.98
Subsidy rate
2020
(percent ad
valorem)
1.18
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with the final
results of review within five days of a
public announcement or, if there is no
public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of the notice
of final results in the Federal Register,
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
However, because we have made no
changes from the Preliminary Results,
there are no calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), upon
completion of the administrative
review, Commerce shall determine, and
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties
on all appropriate entries covered by
this review for the period October 11,
2019, through December 31, 2019, and
January 1, 2020, through December 31,
2020. Commerce intends 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 Instructions
In accordance with section
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash
deposits of estimated countervailing
duties in the amount shown above, for
the company listed above for the year
2020, for shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption on or
after the date of publication of the final
results of this review. For all nonreviewed firms, Commerce will instruct
CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the all-others rate or the most recent
company-specific rate applicable to the
company, as appropriate. These cash
deposit requirements, when imposed,
shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder
to parties subject to an administrative
protective order (APO) of their
responsibility concerning the
destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
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.
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these
final results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 12, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–583–854]
Certain Steel Nails From Taiwan: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2020–
2021
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) determines that
certain steel nails from Taiwan were
sold in the United States at less than
normal value during the period of
review (POR), July 1, 2020, through June
30, 2021. Commerce also determines
that certain companies under review
made no shipments of certain steel nails
from Taiwan during the POR.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VIII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–6905.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
Commerce published the Preliminary
Results of the administrative review of
certain steel nails from Taiwan on June
13, 2022.1 The review covers 69
companies, including three mandatory
respondents,2 six companies claiming
no shipments of subject merchandise
during the POR, and 59 companies not
selected for individual examination.
Scope of the Order 3
The merchandise covered by this
Order is certain steel nails from Taiwan.
The certain steel nails subject to the
Order are currently classifiable under
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS) subheadings
7317.00.55.02, 7317.00.55.03,
1 See Certain Steel Nails from Taiwan:
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review, Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review;
2020–2021, 87 FR 35734 (June 13, 2022)
(Preliminary Results).
2 The mandatory respondents are: King Chuang
Wen Trading Co., Ltd. (King Chuang); the single
entity comprising Liang Chyuan Industrial Co., Ltd.
and Integral Building Products Inc. (collectively,
Liang Chyuan); and Liang Kai Co.
3 See Certain Steel Nails from the Republic of
Korea, Malaysia, the Sultanate of Oman, Taiwan,
and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Antidumping Duty Orders, 80 FR 39994 (July 13,
2015) (Order).
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7317.00.55.05, 7317.00.55.07,
7317.00.55.08, 7317.00.55.11,
7317.00.55.18, 7317.00.55.19,
7317.00.55.20, 7317.00.55.30,
7317.00.55.40, 7317.00.55.50,
7317.00.55.60, 7317.00.55.70,
7317.00.55.80, 7317.00.55.90,
7317.00.65.30, 7317.00.65.60 and
7317.00.75.00. Certain steel nails subject
to this Order also may be classified
under HTSUS subheadings
7907.00.60.00, 8206.00.00.00 or other
HTSUS subheadings. While the HTSUS
subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of this
Order is dispositive. For a complete
description of the scope of the Order,
see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.4
Analysis of Comments Received
We addressed all issues raised in
parties’ case and rebuttal briefs in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A
list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is included
in Appendix I of 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 https://
access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade/gov/public/
FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
Final Determination of No Shipments
In the Preliminary Results, Commerce
determined that the following
companies had on shipments of subject
merchandise during the POR: Astrotech
Steels Private Limited; Geekay Wires
Limited; Region Industries Co., Ltd.; and
Region System Sdn. Bhd.5 As we have
not received any information to
contradict this determination, consistent
with our practice, we will instruct U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
liquidate any existing entries of subject
merchandise produced by these four
companies, but exported by other
parties, at the rate for the intermediate
reseller, if available, or at the all-others
rate.
Further, in the Preliminary Results,
Commerce determined that resellers
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision
Memorandum for the Final Results and Final
Determination of No Shipments in the
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain
Steel Nails from Taiwan; 2020–2021,’’ dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
5 See Preliminary Results, 87 FR at 35736.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C-533-890]
Quartz Surface Products From India: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
Divyashakti Granites Ltd., a producer/exporter of quartz surface
products from India, received countervailable subsidies during the
period of review October 11, 2019, through December 31, 2020.
DATES: Applicable October 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jolanta Lawska, AD/CVD Operations,
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-8362.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 15, 2022, Commerce published the preliminary results of
this review and invited interested parties to comment.\1\ We received
no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary Results.
Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance section 751
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
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\1\ See Quartz Surface Products from India: Preliminary Results
and Rescission in Part of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review;
2019-2020, 87 FR 36109, 36110 (June 15, 2022) (Preliminary Results).
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Scope of the Order 2
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\2\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and the
Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 37431 (June
22, 2020) (Order).
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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 the Order.
However, the scope of the Order 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 the
Order includes surface products of all other sizes, thicknesses, and
shapes. In addition to slabs, the scope of the Order includes, but is
not limited to, other surfaces such as countertops, backsplashes,
vanity tops, bar tops, work tops, tabletops, flooring, wall facing,
shower surrounds, fireplace surrounds, mantels, and tiles. Certain
quartz surface products are covered by the Order 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 Order
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 Order if performed in the
country of manufacture of the quartz surface products.
The scope of the Order does not cover quarried stone surface
products, such as granite, marble, soapstone, or quartzite.
Specifically excluded from the scope of the Order 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.
Final Results of Review
We received no comments from interested parties on the Preliminary
Results and, therefore, have made no changes in the final results of
this review. Accordingly, we determine the following net
countervailable subsidy rates exist for Divyashakti Granites Ltd., the
sole mandatory respondent, for the period October 11, 2019, through
December 31, 2020:
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Subsidy rate Subsidy rate
Company 2019 (percent 2020 (percent
ad valorem) ad valorem)
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Divyashakti Granites Ltd................ 1.98 1.18
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Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with the final results of review within five
days of a public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of final
results in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
However, because we have made no changes from the Preliminary Results,
there are no calculations to disclose.
Assessment Rates
Consistent with section 751(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(2), upon completion of the administrative review, Commerce
shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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(CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all appropriate entries
covered by this review for the period October 11, 2019, through
December 31, 2019, and January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020.
Commerce intends 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 Instructions
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amount shown above, for the company listed
above for the year 2020, for shipments of subject merchandise entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of
publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed
firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits
at the all-others rate or the most recent company-specific rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposit
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further
notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or 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
We are issuing and publishing these final results in accordance
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: October 12, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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