[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 243 (Monday, December 19, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 91909-91910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30426]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-979]


Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled 
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
Changed Circumstances Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On November 3, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
``Department'') published its notice of initiation and preliminary 
results of a changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty 
(``AD'') order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or 
not assembled into modules (``solar cells''), from the People's 
Republic of China (``PRC'') (Preliminary Results). The Department 
preliminarily determined that Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 
(``Zhejiang ERA'') is the successor-in-interest to Era Solar Co., Ltd. 
(``Era Solar'') for purposes of the AD order on solar cells from the 
PRC and, as such, is entitled to Era Solar's antidumping duty cash 
deposit rate with respect to entries of subject merchandise. We invited 
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. As no parties 
submitted comments, and there is no other information or evidence on 
the record calling into question our Preliminary Results, the 
Department is making no changes to the Preliminary Results. For these 
final results, the Department continues to find that Zhejiang ERA is 
the successor-in-interest to Era Solar.

DATES: Effective December 19, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 7, 2012, the Department published the AD Order on solar 
cells from the PRC in the Federal Register.\1\ On August 31, 2016, 
Zhejiang ERA requested that the Department initiate an expedited 
changed circumstances review to determine it as the successor-in-
interest to Era Solar for AD purposes.\2\ On November 3, 2016, the 
Department initiated a changed circumstances review and made a 
preliminary finding that Zhejiang ERA is the successor-in-interest to 
Era Solar, and is entitled to Era Solar's cash deposit rate with 
respect to entries of merchandise subject to the AD Order on solar 
cells from the PRC.\3\ We provided interested parties 14 days from the 
date of publication of the Preliminary Results to submit case briefs. 
No interested parties submitted case briefs or requested a hearing.
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Amended 
Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and 
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012) (``Order'').
    \2\ See Letter from Zhejiang ERA to the Department regarding, 
``Re: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules from the People's Republic of China: Request 
for Expedited Changed Circumstances Review'' (August 31, 2016) 
(``CCR Request'').
    \3\ See Initiation and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Changed Circumstances Review: Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From the People's 
Republic of China, 81 FR 76561 (November 3, 2016) (``Preliminary 
Results'') and accompanying Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order is crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, subject to 
certain exceptions.\4\ Merchandise covered by this Order is currently 
classified in the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States 
(``HTSUS'') under subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020, 
8541.40.6030, and 8501.31.8000. While these HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description 
of the scope of this Order is dispositive.
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    \4\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    Because the record contains no information or evidence that calls 
into question the Preliminary Results, for the reasons stated in the 
Preliminary Results, the Department continues to find that Zhejiang ERA 
is the successor-in-interest to Era Solar, and is entitled to Era 
Solar's cash deposit rate with respect to entries of merchandise 
subject to the AD Order on solar cells from the PRC.\5\
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    \5\ For a complete discussion of the Department's findings, 
which remain unchanged in these final results and which are herein 
incorporated by reference and adopted by this notice, see generally 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum accompanying the Preliminary 
Results.
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Instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection

    Based on these final results, we will instruct U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection to collect estimated antidumping duties for all 
shipments of subject merchandise exported by Zhejiang ERA and entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date of this notice in the Federal Register at the current 
AD cash deposit rate for Era Solar (i.e., 8.52 percent).\6\ This cash 
deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \6\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2013-2014, 81 FR 39905 (June 20, 
2016).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return/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.
    We are issuing and publishing this final results notice in 
accordance with sections 751(b) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: December 12, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-30426 Filed 12-16-16; 8:45 am]
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