[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57846-57847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-23577]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-011]


Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's 
Republic of China: Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Review; 2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the 
People's Republic of China (China) for the period of review January 1, 
2018, through December 31, 2018 (POR).

DATES: Applicable October 29, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 8, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the CVD 
order on solar products from China for the POR.\1\ On February 25, 
2019, Shenzhen Portable Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen 
Technology) a Chinese exporter of the subject merchandise covered by 
the underlying CVD order, timely requested a review for its own POR 
entries of subject merchandise.\2\ On February 28, 2019, Suniva, Inc. 
(Suniva), a domestic producer of subject merchandise, timely requested 
a review of 12 companies, one of which was Shenzhen Technology.\3\ 
Shenzhen Technology and Suniva each filed its request for review in 
accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.213(b). No other interested party requested 
an administrative review of any company for this segment of the 
proceeding. Based on the requests filed by Shenzhen Technology and 
Suniva, and in accordance with section 751(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), on May 2, 2019, Commerce initiated an administrative 
review of the CVD order on solar products from China covering the 
POR.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
    \2\ See Shenzhen Technology's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Products from the People's Republic of China--Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated February 25, 2019.
    \3\ See Suniva's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2019.
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 18777 (May 2, 2019).
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    On May 2, 2019, Suniva timely withdrew its request for the 
administrative review of all the companies for which it requested an 
administrative review; \5\ Shenzhen Technology timely withdrew its 
request for an administrative review regarding its own entries on June 
13, 2019.\6\
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    \5\ See Suniva's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products from the People's Republic of China: Withdraw of Request of 
Administrative Review,'' dated (May 2, 2019).
    \6\ See Shenzhen Technology's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Products from the People's Republic of China--
Withdrawal of Request for Administrative Review,'' dated June 13, 
2019.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. As 
noted above, Shenzhen Technology and Suniva, the only interested 
parties that filed requests for an administrative review for this 
segment of the proceeding, each timely withdrew its respective request 
for all companies for which a review was requested. Accordingly, 
Commerce is rescinding the administrative review of the CVD order on 
solar products from China for the period January 1, 2018, through 
December 31, 2018, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess CVD duties on all appropriate entries of solar products from 
China. CVD duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit 
of estimated CVD 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 the date of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register.

Notice to Importers

    This notice serves as a reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of CVD duties prior to liquidation of 
relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of CVD duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled CVD 
duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to all 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. Timely written notification of 
the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial

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protective order is hereby 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 section 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4.).

    Dated: October 24, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-23577 Filed 10-28-19; 8:45 am]
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