[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Requesting parties have subsequently timely withdrawn all review 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.

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