[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 152 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 47731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17186]


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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; 2019

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 order on crystalline 
silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the People's 
Republic of China (China) for the period of review (POR) January 1, 
2019 through December 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of the 
request for review.

DATES: Applicable August 6, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 2020, Commerce published the notice of opportunity 
to request an administrative review of the order on solar products from 
China for the POR of January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.\1\ On 
February 28, 2020, Commerce received a timely-filed request from Maodi 
Solar Technology (Dongguan) Co., Ltd. (Moadi), an exporter of subject 
merchandise, with respect to their entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR.\2\ Pursuant to this request and in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), Commerce published a notice initiating an 
administrative review solely of Moadi.\3\ On April 2, 2020, Moadi 
withdrew its request for an administrative review.\4\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 5938 (February 3, 2020).
    \2\ See Maodi's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products From the People's Republic of China--Request for 
Administrative Review,'' dated February 28, 2020.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 19730, 19741 (April 8, 2020).
    \4\ See Moadi's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic 
Products From the People's Republic of China--Withdrawal of Request 
for Administrative Review,'' dated April 2, 2020.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party or parties 
that requested a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the 
publication date of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
As noted above, Moadi withdrew its request for review. No other parties 
requested an administrative review of the order. Therefore, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review in 
its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to 
assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of solar 
products from China. Countervailing duties shall be assessed at rates 
equal to the cash deposit of estimated countervailing 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 of rescission of administrative review.

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under an APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 
written notification of the return or 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 sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: August 3, 2020.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2020-17186 Filed 8-5-20; 8:45 am]
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