[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 193 (Friday, October 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46760-46761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21589]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-980]


Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled 
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is amending the 
final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into 
modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (PRC) to 
correct ministerial errors. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 
2014, through December 31, 2014.

DATES: Applicable October 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on July 17, 2017, the 
Department published its final results in the countervailing duty 
administrative review of solar cells from the PRC.\1\ On July 28, 2017, 
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. and its cross-owned 
affiliates (collectively, Canadian Solar) timely alleged that the 
Department made two ministerial errors in the Final Results.\2\ No 
other parties submitted ministerial error allegations or comments on 
Canadian Solar's allegations.
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, and Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2014, 82 FR 
32678 (July 17, 2017) (Final Results) and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (Decision Memorandum).
    \2\ See Canadian Solar Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the 
People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated July 
28, 2017 (Canadian Solar Ministerial Comments).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or 
fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to, 
modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials. The 
merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule 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, our written description of the scope, 
which is contained in the Decision Memorandum accompanying the Final 
Results, is dispositive.\3\
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    \3\ See the Decision Memorandum for a full description of the 
scope of the order.
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Ministerial Errors

    Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a 
``ministerial error'' as an error ``in addition, subtraction, or other 
arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, 
duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional 
error which the Secretary considers ministerial.'' As discussed in the 
Department's Ministerial Error Memorandum, the Department finds that 
the errors alleged by Canadian Solar constitute ministerial errors 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f).\4\ Specifically, we made 
ministerial errors with regard to calculating the benefit Canadian 
Solar received from the

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``Preferential Policy Lending Program,'' and in calculating the inland 
freight values when constructing Canadian Solar's benchmark for 
programs regarding the provision of inputs for less than adequate 
remuneration.\5\
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Administrative Review of the 
Countervailing Duty Order on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of 
China: Ministerial Error Comments Regarding the Final Results,'' 
dated concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice 
(Ministerial Error Memorandum).
    \5\ See the Ministerial Error Memorandum for a complete 
discussion of these alleged errors.
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    In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), 
we are amending the Final Results.\6\ Specifically, we are amending the 
net subsidy rates for Canadian Solar and for the 17 companies for which 
a review was requested that were not selected as mandatory company 
respondents (i.e., the non-selected companies).\7\ The revised net 
subsidies rates are provided below.
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    \6\ See Final Results, 82 FR at 32680.
    \7\ Consistent with the Final Results, for the non-selected 
companies, we calculated a rate by weight-averaging the calculated 
subsidy rates of the two mandatory respondents (i.e., Canadian Solar 
and Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned 
affiliates) using their publicly-ranged sales data for exports of 
subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.
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Amended Final Results

    As result of correcting the ministerial errors, we determine that 
that the countervailable subsidy rates for the producers/exporters 
under review to be as follows:
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    \8\ See Final Results, 82 FR at 32680. Cross-owned affiliates 
are: Canadian Solar Inc.; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) 
Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; CSI 
Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Technologies Inc.; and 
CSI Solar Manufacture Inc.
    \9\ Id. Cross-owned affiliates are: Trina Solar Limited; Trina 
Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina 
Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang 
Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Turpan Trina 
Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; and Changzhou Trina PV Ribbon Materials Co., 
Ltd.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                         Company                            (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc. and its               18.16
 Cross-Owned Affiliates \8\.............................
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. and its Cross-              17.14
 Owned Affiliates \9\...................................
BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd......................           17.49
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.........................           17.49
ET Solar Energy Limited.................................           17.49
ET Solar Industry Limited...............................           17.49
Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd...           17.49
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd..............................           17.49
Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd...................           17.49
Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd......................           17.49
Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd..........................           17.49
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd........           17.49
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd...................................           17.49
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co. Ltd...........................           17.49
Systemes Versilis, Inc..................................           17.49
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd...............................           17.49
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd...........................           17.49
Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd...................           17.49
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.............................           17.49
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    Normally, the Department would issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after 
the date of publication of these amended final results of review, to 
liquidate shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by 
the companies listed above entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1, 2014, through December 31, 2014. 
However, on August 3, 8, and 17, 2017, and on September 8, 2017, the 
U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) preliminarily enjoined 
liquidation of certain entries that are subject to the Final 
Results.\10\ Accordingly, the Department will not instruct CBP to 
assess countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending 
resolution of the associated litigation.
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    \10\ The CIT issued the preliminary injunctions in case numbers 
17-00207, 17-00198, 17-00220, and 17-00221, respectively.
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    The Department intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for the 
companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 17, 2017, 
which is the date of publication of the Final Results. For all non-
reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at the 
most-recent company specific or all-others 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 a reminder to parties that are subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to government business proprietary information in this 
segment of the proceeding. 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 
the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.

Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended 
final results to interested parties within five business days of the 
date of the publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

    Dated: October 3, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2017-21589 Filed 10-5-17; 8:45 am]
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