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the record for this investigation, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Scope Decision Memorandum. 6 Commerce is not preliminarily
modifying the scope language as it appeared in the Initiation Notice.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with section 731 of the Act.
Export prices was calculated in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act. Constructed export
prices was calculated in accordance with section 772(b) of the Act. Because China is a non-
market economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, normal value (NV) was
calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
In addition, because necessary information regarding the China-wide entity is not on the
administrative record, Commerce has relied on facts available under section 776(a)(1) of the Act
to determine the cash deposit rates assigned to the China-wide entity. Furthermore, pursuant to
section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, because the China-wide entity did not cooperate to the best of
its ability in responding to Commerce’s requests for data, Commerce preliminarily has relied
upon facts otherwise available, with adverse inferences, for the China-wide entity. For a full
description of the methodology underlying Commerce’s preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
In accordance with section 733(e) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.206, Commerce
preliminarily determines that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of QSP from
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See Memorandum, “Certain Quartz Surface Products from the People’s Republic of China: Scope Comments
Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Determination” (Scope Decision Memorandum), dated September 14,
2018.
3 11:29 AM, Submission Status: Approved
Filed By: Jacob Garten, Filed Date: 11/14/18