[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49092-49093]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20178]
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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; 2017-2018
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding, in part,
the 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 (China) for the period of review (POR)
December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
DATES: Applicable September 18, 2019.
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 of Commerce (Commerce)
published in the Federal Register the antidumping duty order on
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into
modules, from China.\1\ On December 3, 2018, 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 March 14, 2019, 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 54 companies or groups of companies, and
covers the period from December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018.
Requesting parties have subsequently timely withdrawn all review
requests for 14 companies or groups of companies for which Commerce
initiated a review, as discussed below.
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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 Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative
Review, 83 FR 62293 (December 3, 2018).
\3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019) (Initiation
Notice).
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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 publication of
the notice of initiation of the requested review. All requesting
parties withdrew their respective requests for an administrative review
of the 14 companies or groups of companies listed in the Appendix
within 90 days of the date of publication of Initiation Notice.
Accordingly, Commerce is rescinding this review with respect to these
companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1).\4\
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\4\ See Appendix. As stated in Change in Practice in NME
Reviews, Commerce will no longer consider the non-market economy
(NME) entity as an exporter conditionally subject to administrative
reviews. See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
The China-wide entity is not subject to this administrative review
because no interested party requested a review of the entity. See
Initiation Notice.
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Assessment
Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to
assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For the companies
for which this review is rescinded, antidumping duties shall be
assessed on the subject merchandise at rates equal to the cash deposit
of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, 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.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a final 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 Commerce's 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 a 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
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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: September 12, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations.
Appendix
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.
Canadian Solar Inc.
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
ET Solar Industry Limited
Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Sunlink PV Technology Co., Ltd.
JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc.
Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.
Sunpreme Inc.
Xiamen Eco-sources Technology Co., Ltd.
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2019-20178 Filed 9-17-19; 8:45 am]
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