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21, an initial determination granting the motion. On November 3, 2016, the Commission
determined not to review Orders 20 or 21 and the investigation was terminated. 13
On July 11, 2016, Cambria filed a Section 337 complaint alleging patent infringement
(U.S. Patent Nos. D712,666, D712,670, D751,298, D712,161, and D737,058) against eight
respondent parties. 14 On August 23, 2016, Cambria moved to terminate the investigation in its
entirety based upon withdrawal of the complaint. On August 25, 2016, the ALJ granted the
motion as the subject ID. On September 7, 2016, the Commission determined not to review the
ID and the investigation was terminated. 15
On May 8, 2019, Cambria filed petitions with Commerce and the Commission alleging
that an industry in the United States is materially injured and threatened with material injury by
reason of subsidized and LTFV imports of quartz surface products from both India and Turkey. 16
NATURE AND EXTENT OF SUBSIDIES AND SALES AT LTFV
Subsidies
On September 21, 2018, Commerce published a notice in the Federal Register of its
preliminary determination of countervailable subsidies for producers and exporters of quartz
13
Certain Quartz Slabs and Portions Thereof; Commission Determination Not To Review Initial
Determinations Terminating the Investigation as to All Respondents; Termination of the Investigation, 81
FR 78634, November 8, 2016.
14
Certain Quartz Slabs and Portions Thereof (II); Institution of Investigation, 81 FR 54600, August 16,
2016.
15
Certain Quartz Slabs and Portions Thereof (II); Commission Decision Not To Review an Initial
Determination Terminating the Investigation Based Upon Withdrawal of the Complaint; Termination of
Investigation, 81 FR 62919, September 13, 2016.
16
Quartz Surface Products From India and Turkey; Institution of Anti-Dumping and Countervailing
Duty Investigations and Scheduling of Preliminary Phase Investigations, 84 FR 21361, May 14, 2019.
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