Barcode : 4259556-02 A-533-889 REV - Admin Review 12 / 13 / 19 - 5 / 31 / 21
On September 28 , 2021 , we selected PESL and Antique Group , the two largest exporters and / or producers of subject merchandise by value ( as a proxy for volume ) during the POR , for individual examination as mandatory respondents . 10 Commerce issued the initial questionnaire to PESL and Antique Group on October 7 , 2021 , with responses submitted between November 3 and December 23 , 2021 . 11
On October 20 and 21 , 2021 , PESL and Antique Group requested that Commerce alter the cost reporting period in the instant review . 12 On October 28 , 2021 , Commerce changed the cost reporting period for both mandatory respondents from the POR to the period from January 1 , 2020 , to May 31 , 2021 . 13 On November 1 , 2021 , PESL submitted a request that Commerce further alter the cost reporting period , which Commerce denied on November 3 , 2021 . 14
In its section A response , PESL reported that it did not have viable home or third country markets for sales of subject merchandise during the POR ; therefore , on January 6 , we requested comments and information from interested parties regarding the data Commerce should use to calculate constructed value ( CV ) profit and selling expenses as the basis for NV . 15 From January 20 through June 13 , 2022 , we received comments , information , and rebuttal comments from the petitioner and PESL . 16
Respondent Selection ,” dated September 1 , 2021 ; AZ Tile and MSI ’ s Letter , “ Rebuttal Comments on CBP Data ,” dated September 1 , 2021 ; Federation ’ s Letter , “ Federation of Quartz Surface Industry of India Rebuttal to Petitioner ’ s Comments on Respondent Selection and CPB Data ,” dated September 1 , 2021 ; and Memorandum , “ Teleconference with Counsel to Cambria Company LLC ,” dated September 13 , 2021 .
10
See Respondent Selection Memorandum .
11
See Commerce ’ s Letter , “ Request for Information ,” dated October 7 , 2021 ( Initial Questionnaire ); see also PESL ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Section A Response of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited ,” dated November 3 , 2021 ( PESL ’ s AQR ); PESL ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited ’ s Section C & D Response ,” dated December 10 , 2021 ( PESL ’ s CQR and PESL ’ s DQR , respectively ); PESL ’ s Letter , “ Addendum to Section C Narrative Submission ,” dated December 10 , 2021 ; Antique Group ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Section-A Initial Questionnaire Response ,” dated November 3 , 2021 ; Antique Group ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Section-B Initial Questionnaire Response ,” dated December 9 , 2021 ; Antique Group ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Section-C Initial Questionnaire Response ,” dated December 9 , 2021 ; and Antique Group ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Section-D Initial Questionnaire Response ,” dated December 9 , 2021 .
12
See PESL ’ s Letter , “ Request to Alter Period for Cost Reporting ,” dated October 20 , 2021 ; see also Antique Group ’ s Letter , “ Request to Modify Cost Reporting Period ,” dated October 21 , 2021 .
13
See Commerce ’ s Letter , “ Modification of the Cost Reporting Period ,” dated October 28 , 2021 .
14
See PESL ’ s Letter , “ Request to Alter Period for Cost Reporting ,” dated November 1 , 2021 ; see also Commerce ’ s Letter , “ Denial of Cost Reporting Period Change ,” dated November 3 , 2021 .
15
See Commerce ’ s Letter , “ Request for Constructed Value Profit and Selling Comments and Information ,” dated January 6 , 2022 .
16
See PESL ’ s Letter , “ Submission of Constructed Value (“ CV ”) Profit & Selling Expense Information ,” dated January 18 , 2022 ( PESL ’ s CV Comment ); see also Petitioner ’ s Letter , “ Constructed Value Profit and Selling Expense Comments and Information ,” dated January 20 , 2022 ; Petitioner ’ s Letter , “ Rebuttal on Constructed Value Profit and Selling Expense and Information ,” dated January 31 , 2022 ; PESL ’ s Letter , “ Pokarna ’ s Rebuttal Comments to Petitioner ’ s Comments on Constructed Value Profit ,” dated January 31 , 2022 ; and PESL ’ s Letter , “ CV Profit and Selling Expense Ratio ,” dated June 13 , 2022 . For further explanation , see Memorandum , “ Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited Preliminary Analysis Memorandum ,” dated concurrently with this memorandum ( PESL ’ s Preliminary Analysis Memorandum ), at 2 and Attachment 2 .
3 Filed By : Kyle Clahane , Filed Date : 7 / 1 / 22 2:00 PM , Submission Status : Approved