[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 248 (Friday, December 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67222-67226]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-28239]
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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: Preliminary Results
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Preliminary Determination
of No Shipments; 2016-2017
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines
that producers and/or exporters subject to this administrative review
made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value. Interested
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results of review.
DATES: Applicable December 28, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen and Krisha Hill, AD/CVD
Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769 and (202) 482-4037,
respectively.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping
duty order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of
China (China), and initiated the review on February 23, 2018.\1\ The
POR is December 1, 2016, through November 30, 2017. On July 27, 2018,
we rescinded the review with respect to Changzhou Trina Solar Energy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.\2\
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\1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 8058 (February 23, 2018) at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html.
\2\ See 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, 83 FR 35620 (July 27, 2018).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the 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.\3\
Merchandise covered by this order is classifiable under subheadings
8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6025,
8541.40.6030, 8541.40.6035, 8541.40.6045, and 8501.31.8000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).\4\ Although
the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
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\3\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
DOC Memorandum re: Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary Results
of the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not Assembled
into Modules, from the People's Republic of China, issued
concurrently with and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum).
\4\ As detailed in the DOC memorandum entitled ``Request from
Customs and Border Protection to Update the ACE AD/CVD Case
Reference File,'' dated August 2, 2018, the HTS numbers concerning
solar cells and solar modules have been updated and we have updated
the scope accordingly.
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Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
We preliminarily determine that there is no evidence calling into
question the no shipment claims of the following companies: Anji DaSol
Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; BYD (Shangluo) Industrial
Co., Ltd.; Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.; LERRI Solar Technology Co.,
Ltd.; Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.; Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing)
Co., Ltd.; and, Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd. We found that
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. and
Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., which claimed no exports,
sales or entries of subject merchandise during the POR did, in fact,
sell subject merchandise to the United States during the POR. Neither
of these companies filed a separate rate application or certification
and thus they have not established their entitlement to a separate rate
in this review. For additional information regarding this preliminary
determination, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
Preliminary Affiliation and Single Entity Determination
We preliminarily determine that Chint Energy (Haining) Co., Ltd.,
Chint Solar (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd., and Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company
Limited are affiliated with Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (CSZ)
(collectively, Chint Solar), pursuant to section 771(33)(E) of the
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and that all of these
companies should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR
351.401(f)(1)-(2). For additional information, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.
We also preliminarily determine that Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co.,
Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Risen (Luoyang)
New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd.,
Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd. Ruichang Branch, and Risen
Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd. are affiliated with Risen Energy Co., Ltd.
(Risen Energy) (collectively, Risen) pursuant to sections 771(33)(E)
and (F) of the Act and all of these companies should be treated as a
single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1)-(2). For additional
information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and Risen
Collapsing Memorandum.\5\
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\5\ See DOC memorandum entitled ``Preliminary Affiliation and
Collapsing Memorandum for Risen Energy Co. Ltd., Risen (Wuhai) New
Energy Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.,
Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye
Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd.
Ruichang Branch, and Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd.,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Risen Collapsing Memorandum).
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Use of Partial Facts Available (FA) and Partial Adverse Facts Available
(AFA)
Certain unaffiliated tollers of inputs used to produce subject
merchandise, as well as certain unaffiliated suppliers of solar cells
and solar modules failed to provide factors of production (FOP) data
for use in calculating the weighted-average dumping margins of Risen
and Chint Solar. We preliminarily determine that it is appropriate to
apply AFA, pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) of the Act, with respect
to the unreported FOPs for purchased solar cells and solar modules.
These unreported FOPs for solar cells and solar modules represent a
material amount of necessary FOP information. However, in accordance
with section 776(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce is applying facts available
with respect to the unreported FOPs for the inputs used by the
unaffiliated tollers. For details regarding these determinations, see
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum and the Risen and Chint Solar
Unreported FOP Memoranda.\6\
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\6\ See DOC Memoranda entitled ``Unreported Factors of
Production: Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.'' and ``Unreported
Factors of Production: Risen Energy Co. Ltd.'' issued concurrently
with and hereby adopted by this notice.
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Separate Rates
Commerce preliminarily determines that the information placed on
the record by Risen and Chint Solar, as well as by the other companies
listed in the rate table in the ``Preliminary Results of Review''
section below, demonstrates that these companies are entitled to
separate rate status. Commerce calculated rates for the mandatory
respondents, Risen and Chint Solar, that are not zero, de minimis, or
based entirely on facts available and calculated a rate for the
companies to which it granted separate rates status, but which it did
not individually examine, as described in the Separate Rate Calculation
Memorandum \7\ and the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\7\ See DOC Memorandum entitled ``2016-2017 Administrative
Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or not Assembled into Modules, from the
People's Republic of China: Calculation of the Dumping Margin for
Respondents Not Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Commerce preliminarily determines that the following companies have
not demonstrated their entitlement to separate rates status because
they did not file a separate rate application or certification with
Commerce:
1. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
2. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
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3. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
4. ERA Solar Co., Ltd.
5. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
6. Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
7. Jinko Solar International Limited
8. LightWay Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
9. Systemes Versilis, Inc.
10. tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
11. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
12. Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
13. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
Commerce is preliminarily treating these companies as part of the
China-wide entity. Because no party requested a review of the China-
wide entity, the entity is not under review and the entity's rate
(i.e., 238.95 percent) is not subject to change.\8\ For additional
information regarding Commerce's separate rates determinations, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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\8\ The China-wide entity rate was last changed in the first
administrative review of this proceeding and has been the applicable
rate for the entity in each subsequent review, including the one
most recently completed. 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; 2012-2013, 80 FR 40998, 41002
(July 14, 2015) (AR1 Final); 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; 2015-2016, 83 FR 35616, 35618
(July 27, 2018).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance
with section 751(a)(1)(B) of the Act. Commerce calculated export and
constructed export prices in accordance with section 772 of the Act.
Because Commerce has determined that China is a non-market economy
country,\9\ within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, Commerce
calculated NV in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
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\9\ See Antidumping Duty Investigation of Certain Aluminum Foil
from the People's Republic of China: Affirmative Preliminary
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair Value and Postponement of
Final Determination, 82 FR 50858, 50861 (November 2, 2017) (citing
Memorandum, ``China's Status as a Non-Market Economy,'' dated
October 26, 2017 (China NME Status Memo)), unchanged in Certain
Aluminum Foil from the People's Republic of China: Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 83 FR 9282 (March 5,
2018).
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For a full description of the methodology underlying the
preliminary results of this review, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum. The Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a public document
and is made available to the public via Enforcement and Compliance's
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service
System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and is available to all parties in the Central Records
Unit, room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be found at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and the
electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Preliminary Results of Review
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the POR:
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Weighted-
average dumping
Exporter margin
(percent)
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Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd./Chint Energy 98.41
(Haining) Co., Ltd./Chint Solar (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd./
Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company Limited..............
Risen Energy Co. Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., 15.74
Ltd./Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd./
Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd. Ruichang Branch/Risen
Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd...........................
Canadian Solar International Limited/Canadian Solar 44.25
Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc./Canadian Solar
Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc./CSI Cells Co., Ltd./CSI-
GCL Solar Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd./CSI
Solar Power (China) Inc..............................
ET Solar Energy Limited............................... 44.25
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd............... 44.25
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd................. 44.25
Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group......................... 44.25
Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd................. 44.25
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd................................. 44.25
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd................ 44.25
Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.................................. 44.25
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd...... 44.25
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd................................. 44.25
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd................. 44.25
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd....................... 44.25
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd........................ 44.25
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd....................... 44.25
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd............................. 44.25
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.................... 44.25
Xiamen Eco-sources Technology Co., Ltd................ 44.25
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited/Baoding Tianwei 44.25
Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Tianjin Yingli
New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Hengshui Yingli New
Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Lixian Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd./Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic
Technology Co., Ltd./Beijing Tianneng Yingli New
Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Hainan Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd./Shenzhen Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd...................................
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology 44.25
Limited Liability Company............................
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Disclosure and Public Comment
Commerce intends to disclose to parties the calculations performed
for these preliminary results of review within five days of the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register in accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties may submit case briefs no later
than 30 days
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after the date of publication of these preliminary results of
review.\10\ Rebuttal briefs may be filed no later than five days after
case briefs are due and may respond only to arguments raised in the
case briefs.\11\ A table of contents, list of authorities used, and an
executive summary of issues should accompany any briefs submitted to
Commerce. The summary should be limited to five pages total, including
footnotes.\12\
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\10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(ii).
\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2), (d)(2).
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Interested parties who wish to request a hearing must submit a
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice.\13\ Requests should contain the party's
name, address, and telephone number, the number of participants in, and
a list of the issues to be discussed at, the hearing. Oral arguments at
the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at
the U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230, at a date and time to be determined.\14\ Parties
should confirm by telephone the date, time, and location of the hearing
two days before the scheduled date of the hearing.
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\13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
\14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed
electronically using ACCESS.\15\ An electronically filed document must
be received successfully in its entirety by Commerce's electronic
records system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the due date.
Documents excepted from the electronic submission requirements must be
filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/Dockets Unit in Room
18022 and stamped with the date and time of receipt by 5 p.m. ET on the
due date.\16\
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\15\ See generally 19 CFR 351.303.
\16\ See 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing requirements);
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Electronic Filing
Procedures; Administrative Protective Order Procedures, 76 FR 39263
(July 6, 2011).
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Unless otherwise extended, Commerce intends to issue the final
results of this administrative review, which will include the results
of its analysis of issues raised in any briefs, within 120 days of
publication of these preliminary results of review, pursuant to section
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
Assessment Rates
Upon issuance of the final results of this review, Commerce will
determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess,
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this
review.\17\ Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15
days after the publication date of the final results of this review.
For each individually examined respondent in this review whose
weighted-average dumping margin in the final results of review is not
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), Commerce intends to
calculate importer-specific assessment rates, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1).\18\ Where the respondent reported reliable entered
values, Commerce intends to calculate importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rates by aggregating the amount of dumping calculated for
all U.S. sales to the importer and dividing this amount by the total
entered value of the sales to the importer.\19\ Where the respondent
did not report entered values, Commerce will calculate importer-
specific assessment rates by dividing the amount of dumping for
reviewed sales to the importer by the total sales quantity associated
with those transactions. Commerce will calculate an estimated ad
valorem importer-specific assessment rate to determine whether the per-
unit rate is de minimis, however, Commerce will direct CBP to assess
importer-specific assessment rates where the entered value was not
reported based on the resulting per-unit rates.\20\ Where an importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de minimis, Commerce
will instruct CBP to collect the appropriate duties at the time of
liquidation. Where either the respondent's weighted average dumping
margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific ad valorem
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.\21\
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\17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\18\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012)
(Final Modification).
\19\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
\20\ Id.
\21\ See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
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Pursuant to Commerce's refinement to its practice, for sales that
were not reported in the U.S. sales database submitted by an exporter
individually examined during this review, Commerce will instruct CBP to
liquidate such merchandise at the rate for the China-wide entity.\22\
Additionally, where Commerce determines that an exporter under review
had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that
entered under that exporter's CBP case number will be liquidated at the
rate for the China-wide entity.
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\22\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full
discussion of this practice.
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In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, the final
results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final
results of this review and for future deposits of estimated antidumping
duties, where applicable.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Commerce will instruct CBP to require a cash deposit for
antidumping duties equal to the weighted-average amount by which the NV
exceeds U.S. price. The following cash deposit requirements will be
effective for shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the
publication date of this notice, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of
the Act: (1) For the exporters listed above, the cash deposit rate will
be equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the
final results of this review (except, if the rate is de minimis (i.e.,
less than 0.5 percent), then the cash deposit rate will be zero for
that exporter); (2) for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and
non-Chinese exporters not listed above that have separate rates, the
cash deposit rate will continue to be the exporter-specific rate
published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise which have not
been found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate for the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95 percent \23\)
and (4) for all non-Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have
not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate
applicable to China exporter that supplied that non-Chinese exporter.
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
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\23\ See AR1 Final, 80 FR at 41002.
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Notification to Importers
This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing
duties prior to
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liquidation of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply
with this requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties and/or countervailing duties has
occurred, and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties
and/or an increase in the amount of antidumping duties by the amount of
the countervailing duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213 and
351.221(b)(4).
Dated: December 20, 2018.
P. Lee Smith,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.
Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
Selection of Respondents
Single Entity Treatment
Discussion of the Methodology
[cir] Non-Market Economy Country
[cir] Separate Rates
[cir] Application of Partial Facts Available (FA) and Adverse
Facts Available (AFA)
[cir] Surrogate Country Selection
[cir] Date of Sale
[cir] Fair Value Comparisons
[cir] U.S. Price
[cir] Normal Value
[cir] Adjustments for Countervailable Subsidies
[cir] Export Subsidy Adjustment
[cir] Separate Rate Companies
[cir] Currency Conversion
Recommendation
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