87 FR 200 pgs. 63033-63034 - Quartz Surface Products From India: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 200Pages: 63033 - 63034
Pages: 63033, 63034Docket number: [C-533-890]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-22623 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: International Trade Administration
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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).
Footnotes:
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 ).
Scope of the Order? 2
Footnotes:
2 ? See Certain Quartz Surface Products from India and the Republic of Turkey: Countervailing Duty Orders, 85 FR 37431 (June 22, 2020) ( Order ).
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:
| Company | Subsidy rate 2019 (percent ad valorem ) | Subsidy rate 2020 (percent ad valorem ) |
|---|---|---|
| Divyashakti Granites Ltd | 1.98 | 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
[top] 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
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.
[FR Doc. 2022-22623 Filed 10-17-22; 8:45 am]
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