[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62510-62511]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-24826]


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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 November 15, 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 Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., 
Ltd. (Zhejiang ERA) 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 . . . Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology 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 {it has{time}  not 
established {its{time}  entitlement to a separate rate in this 
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review.\2\

    \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).
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    We based this preliminary finding on record evidence that Zhejiang 
ERA sold subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\3\ We 
provided Zhejiang ERA an opportunity to discuss the evidence at the 
time that we placed it on the record.\4\ While Zhejiang ERA Solar 
Technology Co., Ltd. commented on the information, it provided no 
evidence contradicting the information that it had a shipment.\5\ We 
also provided Zhejiang ERA with an opportunity to submit a case brief 
concerning our Preliminary Results, but Zhejiang ERA did not submit a 
case brief. Commerce did not intend to change our preliminary decision 
with respect to Zhejiang ERA's no shipment claim or our preliminary 
finding that this company was not eligible for a separate rate. We 
inadvertently erred when we included Zhejiang ERA 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 Zhejiang ERA in the Final Results. Specifically, we are continuing 
to find that Zhejiang ERA did in fact have shipments of subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POR and that Zhejiang ERA 
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.\6\
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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 2014-2015 {sic{time}  
Administrative Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells from 
the People's Republic of China,'' dated November 21, 2018.
    \5\ See Zhejiang ERA's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules from the 
People's Republic of China, Case No. A-570-979: Comments on Release 
of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Information Relating to No 
Shipment Claims,'' dated November 28, 2018.
    \6\ 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.


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    Dated: November 1, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-24826 Filed 11-14-19; 8:45 am]
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