[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 25, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50386-50387]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-20816]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-010]
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the
People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony
With Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Notice
of Amended Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 25, 2019, the United States Court of International
Trade (the Court) issued its final judgement sustaining the remand
redetermination pertaining to the antidumping duty (AD) administrative
review of certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar
products), from the People's Republic of China (China) covering the
period July 31, 2014 through January 31, 2016. The Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is notifying the public that the final judgment in
this case is not in harmony with Commerce's final results in the 2014-
2016 AD administrative review of solar products from China and that
Commerce is amending the final results with respect to AD margins
assigned, as detailed below.
DATES: Applicable August 4, 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 July 12, 2017, Commerce published the final results of the 2014-
2016 AD administrative review of solar products from China.\1\ In the
Final Results, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar
(Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./Yangcheng Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd. (collectively, Trina) was not granted an export
subsidy offset because Commerce did not make a determination in the
countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of certain solar products from
China that the Export Buyer's Credits Program was an export subsidy.\2\
However, the Court concluded that Commerce ``necessarily found'' that
the Export Buyer's Credit Program was an export subsidy, and that such
a finding is ``reasonably discernible'' from Commerce's description of
the program.\3\ On January 25, 2019, the Court remanded the Final
Results to Commerce directing Commerce to increase Trina's U.S. selling
prices by the amount countervailed to offset a particular subsidy.\4\
In accordance with the Court's Remand Order, under respectful protest,
Commerce increased Trina's U.S. selling prices by the amount
countervailed to offset a subsidy that Trina received in the most
recently completed segment of the corresponding CVD proceeding.\5\ On
July 25, 2019, the Court sustained Commerce's Remand
Redetermination.\6\
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\1\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2014-
2016, 82 FR 32170 (July 12, 2017) (Final Results), and accompanying
Issues and Decision Memorandum (IDM) at Comment 2.
\2\ See Countervailing Duty Investigation of Certain Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Products from the People's Republic of China:
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 79 FR 76962
(December 23, 2014), and accompanying IDM at Comment 16, unchanged
in Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from the
People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order; and Amended
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty an Determination and
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 8592 (February 18, 2015).
\3\ See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. Et Al v. United
States, 359 F. Supp. 3d 1329, 1339 (CIT 2019) (Remand Order).
\4\ Id. at 1342.
\5\ See Final Results of Remand Redetermination, Changzhou Trina
Solar Energy Co., Ltd. Et Al v. United States, Court No. 17-00199,
Slip. Op. 19-12 (Court of International Trade January 25, 2019)
(Remand Redetermination).
\6\ See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. Et Al v. United
States, Court No. 17-00199, Slip. Op. 19-92, (Court of International
Trade July 25, 2019).
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Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,\7\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\8\
the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) held
that, pursuant to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), Commerce must publish a notice of a court decision
that is not ``in harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must
suspend liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision.
The Court's July 25, 2019, final judgment sustaining Commerce's Remand
Redetermination constitutes a final decision of the Court that is not
in harmony with Commerce's Final Results. This notice is published in
fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken. Commerce will
continue the suspension of liquidation of the subject merchandise
pending the expiration of the period of appeal, or if appealed, pending
a final and conclusive court decision.
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\7\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337, 341 (Fed.
Cir. 1990) (Timken).
\8\ See Diamond Sawblades Mfrs. Coalition v. United States, 626
F. 3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results
Because there is now a final Court decision, Commerce is amending
the Final Results. The revised AD dumping
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margin for the respondents during the period July 31, 2014 through
January 31, 2016 is in the table below:
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Weighted-average
Exporter dumping margin
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Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar 3.42
(Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./
Yangcheng Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina
Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd...........................................
BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.................. 3.42
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd..................... 3.42
Hefei JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.................. 3.42
Perlight Solar Co., Ltd............................. 3.42
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd..................... 3.42
Sunny Apex Development Ltd.......................... 3.42
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd......................... 3.42
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In the event the Court's ruling is not appealed or, if appealed,
upheld by the CAFC, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise exported by the respondents listed above based on
the assessment rates calculated by Commerce in these amended final
results of review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
Aside from Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd., none of the cash
deposit rates of the respondents listed above have been superseded by
cash deposit rates calculated in intervening administrative reviews of
the AD order on solar products from China. Thus, effective August 4,
2019, the cash deposit rate applicable to entries of subject
merchandise exported by all companies listed above, aside from Shenzhen
Sungold Solar Co., Ltd., is 3.42 percent. Because Shenzhen Sungold
Solar Co., Ltd. lost its separate rate in the most recently completed
review of this order,\9\ we have not revised its cash deposit rate.
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\9\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from
the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 84 FR 27764 (June 14, 2019).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
516A(e), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 18, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-20816 Filed 9-24-19; 8:45 am]
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