[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26929-26930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-09669]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-011]


Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the 
People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Sunset 
Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty 
order on Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products (certain 
solar products) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of countervailable 
subsidies as indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' 
section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable May 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Turlo, 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) 482-3870.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 18, 2015, Commerce published its CVD order on certain 
solar products from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On January 2, 
2020, Commerce initiated the first sunset review of the countervailing 
duty order covering certain solar products from China, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\2\ 
Commerce received notices of intent to participate in this sunset 
review from SunPower Manufacturing Oregon, LLC (SunPower) and Hanwha Q 
CELLS USA, Inc. (Q Cells) (collectively, the domestic interested 
parties), within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ The domestic interested parties claimed interested 
party status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act, as producers of 
certain solar products.
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    \1\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from 
the People's Republic of China: Antidumping Duty Order; and Amended 
Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and 
Countervailing Duty Order, 80 FR 8592 (February 18, 2015) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 85 FR 67 
(January 2, 2020) (Notice of Initiation).
    \3\ See SunPower's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products from China and Taiwan: Intent to Participate in Sunset 
Reviews,'' dated January 13, 2020; see also Q Cells' Letter, 
``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from People Republic of 
China and Taiwan: Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.'s Notice of Intent to 
Participate in Sunset Reviews,'' dated January 17, 2020.
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    Commerce received adequate substantive responses to the Notice of 
Initiation from the domestic interested parties within the 30-day 
period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ On February 25, 2020, 
Commerce notified the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that it 
did not receive a substantive response from respondent interested 
parties.\5\ In accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), Commerce conducted an expedited (120-day) 
sunset review of the Order on certain solar products from China.
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    \4\ See SunPower's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products from China and Taiwan Sunset Reviews: Substantive Response 
of SPMOR,'' dated February 3, 2020; see also Q Cells' Letter, 
``Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from China and 
Taiwan, Inv. Nos. 701-TA-511 and 731-TA-1246 and 1247 (1st Sunset 
Review); Hanwha Q CELLS USA, Inc.'s Substantive,'' dated February 3, 
2020.
    \5\ See Commerce's Letter, ``Sunset Review Initiated on January 
2, 2020,'' dated February 25, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the Order is certain solar products, which 
are currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States (HTSUS) under item numbers 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.8030, 
8507.20.8040, 8507.20.8060, 8507.20.8090, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030 
and 8501.31.8000. A full description of the scope of the Order is 
contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the First Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently 
with this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies and the net countervailable 
subsidy likely to prevail if the Order were revoked. Parties can find a 
complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and the 
corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on 
file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Services System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. A 
list of the issues discussed in the decision memorandum is attached at 
the Appendix to this notice. The signed and electronic versions of the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(b) of the Act, Commerce 
determines that revocation of the countervailing duty Order on certain 
solar products from China would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of countervailable subsidies at the following rates: 27.65 
percent for Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd. (Wuxi Suntech); 33.50 percent 
for Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (Trina Solar); and 33.58 
percent for all others.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only 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. Timely written notification of 
the destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective 
order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and 
terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing and publishing the final results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752(b), and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.218.

    Dated: May 1, 2020.
Joseph A. Laroski Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Final Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. History of the Order
V. Legal Framework
VI. Discussion of the Issues
VII. Final Results of Sunset Review

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VIII. Recommendation

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