[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 189 (Monday, September 30, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 51513]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21150]


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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 Correction 
to the Final Results of the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is correcting its notice 
of the final results of the fifth administrative review of the 
antidumping duty (AD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, 
whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's 
Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is December 1, 
2016 through November 30, 2017.

DATES: Applicable September 30, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 30, 2019, Commerce published the 
final results of the 2016-2017 administrative review of the AD order on 
solar cells from China in the Federal Register.\1\ In the Final 
Results, we incorrectly included Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang 
Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (Wuxi Suntech) in the list of companies we were 
continuing to find had made no shipments of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR. However, in the Preliminary Results we 
stated the following:
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    \1\ 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; 2016-2017, 84 FR 36886 (July 30, 
2019) (Final Results).

    We found that Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power 
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. {This company did 
not file{time}  a separate rate application or certification and 
thus they have not established their entitlement to a separate rate 
in this review.\2\
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    \2\ See 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, 83 FR 67222, 
67223 (December 28, 2018) (Preliminary Results).

    We based this preliminary finding on record evidence that Wuxi 
Suntech sold subject merchandise to the United States during the 
POR.\3\ We provided Wuxi Suntech an opportunity to discuss the evidence 
at the time that we placed it on the record,\4\ and also provided Wuxi 
Suntech with an opportunity to submit a case brief concerning our 
Preliminary Results. Wuxi Suntech did not comment on the evidence or 
submit a case brief. Thus, there was no basis, and Commerce did not 
intend, to change our preliminary decision with respect to Wuxi 
Suntech's Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.'s no shipment 
claim or our preliminary finding that this company was not eligible for 
a separate rate. Hence, we erred when we included Wuxi Suntech Power 
Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. in the list of companies that 
we found did not ship subject merchandise to the United States during 
the POR. Therefore, we are correcting the Final Results by clarifying 
that we have adopted our Preliminary Results with respect to Wuxi 
Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. in the Final 
Results. Specifically, we are continuing to find that Wuxi Suntech 
Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. did in fact have 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR 
and that Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd/Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd. is 
not eligible for separate rate status, and thus is part of the China-
wide entity. As we noted in the Final Results, the China-wide entity 
rate is 238.95 percent.\5\
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    \3\ Id.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of 
China: Release of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Information 
Relating to No Shipment Claims Made in the 2016-2017 Administrative 
Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells from the People's 
Republic of China,'' dated September 10, 2018; see also Memorandum, 
``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled 
Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Information 
Concerning September 7, 2018 Memorandum,'' dated October 23, 2018.
    \5\ See Final Results, 84 FR at 36888.
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    This correction to the final results and notice are issued and 
published in accordance with sections 751(a) and 777(i) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: September 20, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-21150 Filed 9-27-19; 8:45 am]
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