Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 2021-2023 Antidumping Duty and 2021-2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 63400-63402 [2024-17171]

Download as PDF 63400 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2024 / Notices to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Sheleen Dumas, Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary of Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People’s Republic of China: Preliminary Results of 2021–2023 Antidumping Duty and 2021–2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews [FR Doc. 2024–17180 Filed 8–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–06–P International Trade Administration [A–570–084; C–570–085] Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that certain Malaysian exporters of certain quartz surface products (quartz surface products) continue to be ineligible to participate in the scope certification process established for the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on quartz surface products from the People’s Republic of China (China) for all imports of quartz surface products from Malaysia. Specifically, we find that these Malaysian exporters did not demonstrate that the quartz slab used to produce their exports to the United States was sourced from a country other than China. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review. DATES: Applicable August 5, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0208. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Economic Development Administration Notice of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship Meeting; Correction Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. AGENCY: Notice of an open meeting; correction. ACTION: The Economic Development Administration published a document in the Federal Register on July 18, 2024, concerning a virtual public meeting of the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (NACIE). The document contained incorrect dates. SUMMARY: August 20, 2024, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. eastern time (ET). DATES: Eric Smith, Office of the Assistant Secretary, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 78018, Washington, DC 20230; email: nacie@doc.gov; telephone: +1 202 482 8001. Please reference ‘‘NACIE August 2024 Meeting’’ in the subject line of your correspondence. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Correction In the Federal Register of July 18, 2024, in FR Doc. 2024–15753, on page 58331, in the first column, correct the DATES caption to read: Dated: July 31, 2024. Eric Smith, Tech Hubs Program Director. [FR Doc. 2024–17198 Filed 8–2–24; 8:45 am] lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 BILLING CODE 3510–24–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 Background On July 11, 2019, Commerce published the Orders on quartz surface products from China.1 On September 11, 2023, we initiated AD and CVD administrative reviews of the Orders.2 On March 18, 2024, we extended the preliminary results of these reviews to no later than July 30, 2024.3 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative 1 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 33053 (July 11, 2019) (Orders). 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 62322 (September 11, 2023). 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021–2023,’’ dated March 18, 2024; see also Memorandum, ‘‘Extension of Deadline for Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2021– 2022,’’ dated March 18, 2024. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 proceeding by seven days.4 The deadline for the preliminary results is now August 6, 2024. For a complete description of the events that followed the initiation of these reviews, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.5 Scope of the Orders The products covered by the Orders are quartz surface products from China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. Periods of Review 6 The period of review (POR) of the AD review is November 4, 2021, through June 30, 2023. The POR of the CVD review is November 4, 2021, through December 31, 2022. Methodology and Preliminary Results Commerce is conducting these reviews in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We preliminarily determine that Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique Stone Sdn. Bhd. (Unique Stone), and Universal Quartz, have not demonstrated that the quartz slab used to produce their Malaysian exports to the United States during the POR was sourced from a country other than China. As a result, we preliminary find that Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique Stone, and Universal Quartz continue to be ineligible to participate in the certification process for quartz surface products from Malaysia. 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://access.trade.gov/ public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. A list 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results of the 2021–2023 Antidumping Duty and 2021–2022 Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews of Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 6 See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Expansion of the Period of Review and Supplemental Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 89 FR 14055 (February 26, 2024); see also Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Expansion of the Period of Review and Supplemental Opportunity To Request Administrative Review; Correction, 89 FR 17812 (March 12, 2024). E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2024 / Notices of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this notice. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Assessment Rates Upon issuing the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping and countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.7 For the period November 4, 2021, through December 31, 2022, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries for the exporters under review at 371.47 percent, the combination of the Chinawide rate established in the AD investigation and the all-others rate established in the CVD investigation. For the period of January 1, 2023, through June 30, 2023, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries for the exporters under review at 326.15 percent, the China-wide rate established in the AD investigation. In accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(C) and 751(a)(1) of the Act, the final results of these reviews shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping and countervailing duties on entries of merchandise covered by the review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of these reviews 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 Requirements—AD The following AD cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the final results of review for all shipments of subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on, or after, the publication date of the final results of review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the Malaysian exporters subject to this review (i.e., Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique Stone, and Universal Quartz), Commerce will instruct CBP to require AD cash deposits equal to the current China-wide rate (i.e., 326.15 percent); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed exporter of subject merchandise that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter’s existing cash deposit rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject 7 See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 merchandise that do not have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the China-wide entity, i.e., 326.15 percent; 8 and (4) for all exporters of subject merchandise that are not located in China and that are not eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. Cash Deposit Requirements—CVD In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, for the exporters subject to this review (i.e., Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique Stone, and Universal Quartz), Commerce also intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the companies subject to this review at current all-others rate (i.e., 45.32 percent). For all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties 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. Verification Because we preliminary determine that the exporters under review are not eligible to participate in the certification process, we will not conduct verification. Public Comment Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice.9 Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for filing case briefs.10 Interested parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.11 All case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.12 An electronically-filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. 8 See Order, 78 FR at 21592. 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements). 10 See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 2023) (APO and Service Final Rule). 11 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). 12 See 19 CFR 351.303. 9 See PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 63401 Eastern Time on the established deadline. Parties should file their case and rebuttal briefs on the records of both the AD and CVD administrative reviews. As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes. In these reviews, we instead request that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. Further, we request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the final results in these reviews. We request that interested parties include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).13 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, filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 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 those raised in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce will notify interested parties of the time and date for the hearing.14 Final Results Commerce intends to issue the final results of these administrative reviews, including the results of its analysis raised in any written briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.15 Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties prior to liquidation of the 13 See APO and Service Final Rule. 19 CFR 351.310(d). 15 See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. 14 See E:\FR\FM\05AUN1.SGM 05AUN1 63402 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2024 / Notices relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in Commerce’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing duties. Notification to Interested Parties We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 351.213, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4). Dated: July 29, 2024. Ryan Majerus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum I. Summary II. Background III. Periods of Review IV. Scope of the Orders V. Analysis of Certification Eligibility VI. Recommendation [FR Doc. 2024–17171 Filed 8–2–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Scope of the Investigation The product covered by this investigation is brass rod from Israel. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I to this notice. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A–508–814] Brass Rod From Israel: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that brass rod from Israel is being, or is likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV). The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2022, through March 31, 2023. DATES: Applicable August 5, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Hart, 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) 482–1058. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: Background On December 14, 2023, Commerce published in the Federal Register its VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Aug 02, 2024 Jkt 262001 preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of brass rod from Israel and invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Determination.1 On December 7, 2023, due to the outbreak of war in Israel and the consequent impacts on all parts of the country, and in consideration of the November 21, 2023 letters submitted by the Government of Israel,2 Commerce tolled all deadlines for this investigation for a period of 90 days.3 On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this proceeding by seven days.4 The deadline for the final determination is now July 29, 2024. A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published its Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the Issues and Decision Memorandum.5 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. Scope Comments During this investigation, Commerce received scope comments from parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum to address these comments and set aside a period for parties to address scope issues in scope1 See Brass Rod from Israel: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 88 FR 86632 (December 14, 2023) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 2 See Government of Israel’s Letter, ‘‘Comments on Prelim Determination,’’ dated November 21, 2023; and Embassy of Israel’s Letter, ‘‘Upcoming Preliminary Decision,’’ dated November 21, 2023. 3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines in the Less-Than-Fair Value Investigation of Brass Rod from Israel,’’ dated December 7, 2023. 4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for the Final Affirmative Determination in the LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Brass Rod from Israel,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 specific case and rebuttal briefs.6 We did not receive timely comments from any interested parties on the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum. Thus, we did not make any changes to the scope of the investigation from the scope published in the Preliminary Determination and included in Appendix I.7 Verification As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), in April and May 2024, we verified the sales and cost information submitted by Finkelstein Metals Ltd. (Finkelstein) for use in our final determination. We used standard verification procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting records, and original source documents provided by Finkelstein.8 Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum is attached as Appendix II to this notice. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination We made certain changes to the margin calculation for Finkelstein, since the Preliminary Determination.9 For a discussion of these changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum. All-Others Rate Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provides that the estimated weightedaverage dumping margin for all other exporters and producers not individually examined shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters and producers individually 6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,’’ dated September 25, 2023 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 7 See Brass Rod from India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 88 FR 87407 (December 18, 2023); see also Preliminary Determination. 8 See Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Cost Response of Finkelstein Metals Ltd. in the LessThan-Fair-Value Investigation of Brass Rods from Israel,’’ dated June 5, 2024; Memorandum, ‘‘U.S. Virtual Verification of the Response of Finkelstein Metals USA Inc. in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of Brass Rod from Israel,’’ dated June 11, 2024; and Memorandum, ‘‘Verification of the Sales Response of Finkelstein Metals Ltd. in the Antidumping Duty Investigation of Brass Rod from the Israel,’’ dated June 11, 2024. 9 See Memorandum, ‘‘Analysis for the Final Determination for Finkelstein Metals Ltd.,’’ dated concurrently with this notice. 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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-084; C-570-085]


Certain Quartz Surface Products From the People's Republic of 
China: Preliminary Results of 2021-2023 Antidumping Duty and 2021-2022 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that certain Malaysian exporters of certain quartz surface 
products (quartz surface products) continue to be ineligible to 
participate in the scope certification process established for the 
antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders on quartz 
surface products from the People's Republic of China (China) for all 
imports of quartz surface products from Malaysia. Specifically, we find 
that these Malaysian exporters did not demonstrate that the quartz slab 
used to produce their exports to the United States was sourced from a 
country other than China. Interested parties are invited to comment on 
these preliminary results of review.

DATES: Applicable August 5, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ajay Menon, AD/CVD Operations, Office 
IX, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0208.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 11, 2019, Commerce published the Orders on quartz surface 
products from China.\1\ On September 11, 2023, we initiated AD and CVD 
administrative reviews of the Orders.\2\ On March 18, 2024, we extended 
the preliminary results of these reviews to no later than July 30, 
2024.\3\ On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this 
administrative proceeding by seven days.\4\ The deadline for the 
preliminary results is now August 6, 2024. For a complete description 
of the events that followed the initiation of these reviews, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
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    \1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 84 FR 
33053 (July 11, 2019) (Orders).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 88 FR 62322 (September 11, 2023).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2023,'' 
dated March 18, 2024; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline 
for Preliminary Results of the Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2021-2022,'' dated March 18, 2024.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2021-2023 Antidumping Duty and 2021-2022 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews of Certain Quartz Surface 
Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the Orders are quartz surface products from 
China. For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

Periods of Review \6\
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    \6\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People's 
Republic of China: Expansion of the Period of Review and 
Supplemental Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 89 FR 
14055 (February 26, 2024); see also Certain Quartz Surface Products 
from the People's Republic of China: Expansion of the Period of 
Review and Supplemental Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review; Correction, 89 FR 17812 (March 12, 2024).
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    The period of review (POR) of the AD review is November 4, 2021, 
through June 30, 2023. The POR of the CVD review is November 4, 2021, 
through December 31, 2022.

Methodology and Preliminary Results

    Commerce is conducting these reviews in accordance with section 751 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). We preliminarily 
determine that Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique Stone Sdn. Bhd. 
(Unique Stone), and Universal Quartz, have not demonstrated that the 
quartz slab used to produce their Malaysian exports to the United 
States during the POR was sourced from a country other than China. As a 
result, we preliminary find that Bada Industries, Karina Stone, Unique 
Stone, and Universal Quartz continue to be ineligible to participate in 
the certification process for quartz surface products from Malaysia.
    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://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. A list

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of the topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
attached as an appendix to this notice.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuing the final results, Commerce shall determine, and U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping and 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.\7\ For the period November 4, 2021, through December 31, 2022, 
we will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries for the exporters under 
review at 371.47 percent, the combination of the China-wide rate 
established in the AD investigation and the all-others rate established 
in the CVD investigation. For the period of January 1, 2023, through 
June 30, 2023, we will instruct CBP to liquidate any entries for the 
exporters under review at 326.15 percent, the China-wide rate 
established in the AD investigation.
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    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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    In accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(C) and 751(a)(1) of the Act, 
the final results of these reviews shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping and countervailing duties on entries of 
merchandise covered by the review and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable. Commerce intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days after the date of 
publication of the final results of these reviews 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 Requirements--AD

    The following AD cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of review for all shipments of subject 
merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on, or after, the publication date of the final results of 
review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) for the 
Malaysian exporters subject to this review (i.e., Bada Industries, 
Karina Stone, Unique Stone, and Universal Quartz), Commerce will 
instruct CBP to require AD cash deposits equal to the current China-
wide rate (i.e., 326.15 percent); (2) for previously investigated or 
reviewed exporter of subject merchandise that have a separate rate, the 
cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter's existing cash 
deposit rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that 
do not have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
established for the China-wide entity, i.e., 326.15 percent; \8\ and 
(4) for all exporters of subject merchandise that are not located in 
China and that are not eligible for a separate rate, the cash deposit 
rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese exporter(s) that 
supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit requirements, when 
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \8\ See Order, 78 FR at 21592.
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Cash Deposit Requirements--CVD

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, for the 
exporters subject to this review (i.e., Bada Industries, Karina Stone, 
Unique Stone, and Universal Quartz), Commerce also intends, upon 
publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to collect cash 
deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the companies subject 
to this review at current all-others rate (i.e., 45.32 percent). For 
all non-reviewed firms, CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties 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.

Verification

    Because we preliminary determine that the exporters under review 
are not eligible to participate in the certification process, we will 
not conduct verification.

Public Comment

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case 
briefs to Commerce no later than 30 days after the date of publication 
of this notice.\9\ Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the 
case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the date for 
filing case briefs.\10\ Interested parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of contents 
listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\11\ All case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\12\ An electronically-
filed document must be received successfully in its entirety by ACCESS 
by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the established deadline. Parties should 
file their case and rebuttal briefs on the records of both the AD and 
CVD administrative reviews.
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective 
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29, 
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior 
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an 
executive summary of their brief that should be limited to five pages 
total, including footnotes. In these reviews, we instead request that 
interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a public, 
executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs. Further, we 
request that interested parties limit their executive summary of each 
issue to no more than 450 words, not including citations. We intend to 
use the executive summaries as the basis of the comment summaries 
included in the issues and decision memorandum that will accompany the 
final results in these reviews. We request that interested parties 
include footnotes for relevant citations in the executive summary of 
each issue. Note that Commerce has amended certain of its requirements 
pertaining to the service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\13\
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    \13\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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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, filed electronically via 
ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 
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 those raised 
in the respective case briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, 
Commerce will notify interested parties of the time and date for the 
hearing.\14\
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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Final Results

    Commerce intends to issue the final results of these administrative 
reviews, including the results of its analysis raised in any written 
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication of these 
preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise 
extended.\15\
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Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping and/or countervailing duties 
prior to liquidation of the

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relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping and/or countervailing duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties, and/or an increase in the 
amount of antidumping duties by the amount of the countervailing 
duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 CFR 
351.213, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: July 29, 2024.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Periods of Review
IV. Scope of the Orders
V. Analysis of Certification Eligibility
VI. Recommendation
[FR Doc. 2024-17171 Filed 8-2-24; 8:45 am]
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