Notice2024-24578
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India: Notice of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to Settlement
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Published
October 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing these amended final results pursuant to a settlement agreement with Antique Marbonite Private Limited, Arizona Tile, LLC, Cambria Company LLC, M S International, Inc., PNS Clearance LLC, Prism Johnson Limited, Shivam Enterprises, and other various entities with respect to the final results of the administrative review of certain quartz surface products (QSP) from India during the period of review (POR) December 13, 2019, through May 31, 2021.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 84529-84530]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24578]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-533-889]
Certain Quartz Surface Products From India: Notice of Amended
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to
Settlement
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is issuing these
amended final results pursuant to a settlement agreement with Antique
Marbonite Private Limited, Arizona Tile, LLC, Cambria Company LLC, M S
International, Inc., PNS Clearance LLC, Prism Johnson Limited, Shivam
Enterprises, and other various entities with respect to the final
results of the administrative review of certain quartz surface products
(QSP) from India during the period of review (POR) December 13, 2019,
through May 31, 2021.
DATES: Applicable October 23, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Barton, 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) 482-0012.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 9, 2023, Commerce published the final results of the
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on QSP from
India.\1\ The POR is December 13, 2019, through May 31, 2021.
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\1\ See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India: Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2021, 88 FR
1188 (January 9, 2023) (Final Results).
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The administrative review covers Antique Marbonite Private Limited,
India/Shivam Enterprises/Prism Johnson Limited (collectively, Antique
Group), Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, ARO Granite Industries
Limited, Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited, Chariot
International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone
Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites Private
Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries
Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private
Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Quartzkraft LLP, Rocks Forever, Safayar
Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern Rocks and Minerals
Private Limited, and Sunex Stones Private Ltd., producers and/or
exporters of QSP from India to the United States. In the Final Results,
Commerce assigned to Antique Group a weighted-average dumping margin of
323.12 percent for the POR and assigned to the non-selected respondents
\2\ a weighted-average dumping margin of 3.19 percent for the POR.\3\
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\2\ Including, but not limited to: ARO Granite Industries
Limited, Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited,
Chariot International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd.,
Glowstone Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites
Private Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific
Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone
India Private Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Quartzkraft LLP, Rocks
Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern
Rocks and Minerals Private Limited, and Sunex Stones Private Ltd.
\3\ See Final Results, 88 FR at 1189.
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Following the publication of the Final Results, Antique Group,
Arizona Title et al.,\4\ APB Trading, LLC et al.,\5\ and Cambria
Company LLC (Cambria) filed lawsuits with the U.S. Court of
International Trade (CIT) challenging certain aspects of Commerce's
Final Results, including Commerce's decisions to reject Antique Group's
second supplemental questionnaire response, deny Antique Group's
requests for permission to refile the response, apply total adverse
facts available to Antique Group, and assign the all-others rate
calculated in the underlying investigation to the non-selected
respondents in the administrative review.\6\
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\4\ Arizona Tile, LLC, M S International, Inc., and PNS
Clearance LLC (collectively, Arizona Tile).
\5\ APB Trading, LLC, Cosmos Granite (South East) LLC, Cosmos
Granite (South West) LLC, Curava Corporation; DivyaShakti Limited,
Divyashakti Granites Limited, Marudhar Rocks International Pvt.
Ltd., Overseas Manufacturing and Supply Inc., Quartzkraft LLP, and
Stratus Surfaces LLC.
\6\ See Cambria Company LLC v. United States, Slip Op. 24-62
(CIT May 28, 2024).
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On October 16, 2024, the United States, Antique Group, Arizona Tile
et al., APB Trading, LLC et al., Cambria, and Federation of Indian
Quartz Surface Industry entered into an agreement to settle this
dispute. Pursuant to the terms of settlement and the stipulation for
entry of judgment, the amended final weighted-average dumping margin
for Antique Group is 3.58 percent. Additionally, Commerce will set
importer-specific dumping margins for the remaining unliquidated
entries of certain non-selected companies at 1.02 percent.\7\ The CIT
issued its order of judgment by stipulation on October 16, 2024.\8\
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\7\ See ``Assessment Rates'' section, infra.
\8\ See Cambria Company LLC v. United States, Consol. Court No.
23-00007, Doc. No. 115 (Oct. 16, 2024).
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Assessment Rates
Consistent with the settlement agreement and October 16, 2024,
order of judgment by stipulation, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate all unliquidated entries of
QSP from India produced and/or exported by Antique Group, and entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption in the United States
during the POR equal to Antique Group's weighted-average dumping margin
of 3.58 percent. Additionally, Commerce will instruct CBP to assess
importer-specific dumping margins for certain non-selected companies at
1.02 percent as follows: (i) for subject merchandise imported by
Arizona Tile, LLC and produced and/or exported by ARO Granite
Industries Limited, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Marudhar Rocks
International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz
Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private Limited, or Quartzkraft LLP;
(ii) for subject merchandise imported by M S International, Inc. and
produced and/or exported by Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola
Quartz Limited, Chariot International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones
Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi
Granites Private Limited., Pacific Industries Limited, Pacific Quartz
Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private Limited, Pelican Quartz
Stone, Rocks Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private Ltd., Satya Exports, or
Southern Rocks and Minerals Private Limited; and (iii) for subject
merchandise imported by PNS Clearance LLC and produced and/or exported
by Baba Super Minerals Pvt. Ltd., Camrola Quartz Limited, Chariot
International Pvt. Ltd., Cuarzo, Esprit Stones Pvt., Ltd., Glowstone
Industries Private Limited, Keros Stone LLP, Mahi Granites Private
Limited., Marudhar Rocks International Pvt. Ltd., Pacific Industries
Limited, Pacific Quartz Surfaces LLP, Paradigm Stone India Private
Limited, Pelican Quartz Stone, Rocks Forever, Safayar Ceramics Private
Ltd., Satya Exports, Southern Rocks and Minerals Private Limited, or
Sunex Stones Private Ltd.
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Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined,
and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of
subject merchandise in accordance with these revised final results of
review.\9\
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\9\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing this determination and publishing these amended
final results and notice in accordance with section 516a(e) of the Act.
Dated: October 17, 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.
[FR Doc. 2024-24578 Filed 10-22-24; 8:45 am]
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