[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 145 (Friday, July 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35620-35621]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16073]


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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: Notice of Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017

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


DATES: Applicable July 27, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krisha Hill, 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) 482-4037.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On December 7, 2012, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into 
modules, from the People's Republic of China (China) (Order).\1\ On 
December 4, 2017, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request 
an administrative review of the Order.\2\ Commerce received multiple 
timely requests for an administrative review of the Order. On February 
23, 2018, in accordance with section 751(a) of Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice 
of the initiation of an administrative review of the Order.\3\ The 
administrative review was initiated with respect to 45 companies or 
groups of companies, and covers the period from December 1, 2016, 
through November 30, 2017. All parties have subsequently timely 
withdrawn their requests to review the group Changzhou Trina Solar 
Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., 
Ltd./Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina 
Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei 
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (collectively, Trina).\4\
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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).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 82 FR 57219 (December 4, 2017).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 8058 (February 23, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \4\ See Letter from SolarWorld Americas, Inc., ``Crystalline 
Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, 
from the People's Republic of China: Withdrawal of Request for 
Administrative Review and Request for Selection of Additional 
Mandatory Respondent,'' dated April 5, 2018; see also Letter from 
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Yancheng Trina Solar Energy 
Technology Co., Ltd., and Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., 
Ltd., ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether Or Not 
Assembled into Modules from the People's Republic of China--
Withdrawal of Request for Review,'' dated April 4, 2018.
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Rescission of Review, in Part

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), Commerce will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. All 
parties withdrew their requests for an administrative review of Trina 
within 90 days of the date of publication of the Initiation Notice. 
Accordingly, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to Trina, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess antidumping duties on all subject merchandise exported by Trina 
and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the 
period of review at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
antidumping duties required at the time of entry in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Commerce intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of this notice in the 
Federal Register.

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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as the only reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the presumption that 
reimbursement of the antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as the only 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of the return or 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.
    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: July 23, 2018.
James Maeder,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-16073 Filed 7-26-18; 8:45 am]
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