[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 18 (Friday, January 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3674-3675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01446]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-583-853]


Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: 
Amended Preliminary Results and Preliminary Determination of No 
Shipments

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar 
products) from Taiwan covering the period of review (POR) February 1, 
2016, through January 31, 2017.

DATES: January 26, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Martin, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 10, 2017, Commerce published a notice initiating an 
antidumping administrative review of solar products from Taiwan 
covering 34 companies for the POR.\1\ On December 20, 2017, Commerce 
published the preliminary results of antidumping duty administrative 
review and partial rescission of antidumping duty administrative 
review.\2\ In this notice, Commerce stated incorrectly that 23 of the 
34 companies \3\ listed in the Initiation Notice had withdrawn their 
requests for administrative review, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1).\4\ Actually, neither petitioner nor any of the 23 
companies had withdrawn requests for administrative review. Thus, all 
23 companies remain under review.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188, 17189 (April 10, 2017) 
(Initiation Notice).
    \2\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from 
Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review; 2016-2017, 82 FR 60370 (Dec 20, 2017) and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (Preliminary Results).
    \3\ Commerce stated that the following companies had withdrawn 
requests for administrative review: Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic 
Technology Co Ltd., Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 
Ltd., Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co Ltd., Boviet 
Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Canadian Solar Inc., Canadian Solar 
International, Ltd., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., 
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc., Canadian Solar 
Solution Inc., E-TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd., Hainan Yingli New Energy 
Resources Co., Ltd., Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., 
Inventec Energy Corporation, Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 
Ltd., Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Sunengine 
Corporation Ltd., Sunrise Global Solar Energy, Tianjin Yingli New 
Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG, Trina Solar 
(Singapore) Science and Technology Pte Ltd., Win Win Precision 
Technology Co., Ltd., Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd., and Yingli 
Green Energy International Trading Company Limited.
    \4\ See Letter from AU Optronics et al., ``Re: Certain 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan--Comment on 
Partial Rescission of Administrative Review, dated December 22, 
2017; see also Letter from Canadian Solar Inc. et al., ``Re: 
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan (02/01/2016--
01/31/2017): Comments Opposing Decision to Rescind Review for 
Canadian Solar Entities,'' dated December 27, 2017.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    Of the 23 companies at issue, 14 companies filed timely statements 
reporting that they made no shipments of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR. Based on the certifications submitted by 
these companies and our analysis of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) information, we preliminarily determine that these 14 companies 
had no shipments during the POR.\5\ Given that these companies 
certified that they made no shipments of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR, and there is no information calling their 
claims into question, we preliminarily determine that these companies 
did not have any reviewable transactions during the POR. Commerce will 
issue a no-shipment inquiry to CBP requesting that it review these no-
shipment claims. Consistent with Commerce's practice, we will not 
rescind the review, but, rather, will complete the review and issue 
instructions to CBP based on the final results.\6\
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    \5\ See certifications of no shipments filed by Sunengine 
Corporation Ltd, dated April 24, 2017, and certifications of no 
shipments filed by Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd, Baoding 
Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd., Baoding Tianwei Yingli 
New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy 
Resources Co., Ltd., Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., 
Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Lixian Yingli New 
Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources 
Co., Ltd., Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Yingli 
Energy (China) Co., Ltd., and Yingli Green Energy International 
Trading Company Limited, dated May 10, 2017. See also Letter from 
Inventec Solar Energy Corporation and its affiliates, dated April 
24, 2017 (certifying that E-TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd., and Inventec 
Energy Corporation had no shipments).
    \6\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand; 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
Partial Rescission of Review, Preliminary Determination of No 
Shipments; 2012-2013, 79 FR 15951, 15952 (March 24, 2014), unchanged 
in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final Determination of No 
Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 2012-2013, 79 FR 51306, 
51307 (August 28, 2014).
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Rate for Companies Not Individually Examined

    Of the 23 companies at issue, the remaining nine are non-selected 
respondents. Consistent with our preliminary results and Commerce's 
practice, we preliminarily assign to these nine companies the Motech 
Industries Inc.\7\ preliminary rate of 1.07 percent. See table below.
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    \7\ See Preliminary Results, 82 FR at 60371.

 
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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                   Manufacturer/ exporter                       margin
                                                               (percent)
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Canadian Solar Inc..........................................        1.07
Canadian Solar International, Ltd...........................        1.07
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc................        1.07
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc.................        1.07
Canadian Solar Solution Inc.................................        1.07
Sunrise Global Solar Energy.................................        1.07
Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG....................................        1.07

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Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and Technology Pte Ltd......        1.07
Win Win Precision Technology Co., Ltd.......................        1.07
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce will determine, and 
CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered 
by this review, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). Commerce intends 
to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the publication 
date of the final results of review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of solar products from Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies 
under review will be the rate established in the final results of this 
review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will 
be required); (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or 
exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of 
the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-
specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this 
proceeding in which the manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or 
the less-than-fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently 
completed segment of the proceeding for the manufacturer of the 
merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers 
or exporters will continue to be 19.50 percent ad valorem, the all-
others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.\8\ 
These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until further notice.
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    \8\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from 
Taiwan: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 
76966 (December 23, 2014).
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    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: January 18, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistance Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-01446 Filed 1-25-18; 8:45 am]
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