[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 192 (Friday, October 2, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62275-62278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-21823]


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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: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No 
Shipments; 2017-2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) continues to find that 
manufacturers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, 
whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's 
Republic of China (China) sold solar cells in the United States at less 
than normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2017 
through November 30, 2018.

DATES: Applicable October 2, 2020.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 10, 2020, Commerce published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of the 2017-2018 administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on solar cells from the China.\1\ For events 
subsequent to the Preliminary Results, see Commerce's Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.\2\ The final weighted-average dumping margins are 
listed below in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
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    \1\ 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; 2017-2018, 85 FR 7531 
(February 10, 2020) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled into Modules, From the People's Republic of China'' 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum), dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice.
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    On April 24, 2020, Commerce tolled all deadlines in administrative 
reviews by 50 days,\3\ thereby extending the deadline for these results 
until July 28, 2020. On July 21, 2020, Commerce tolled all for all 
preliminary and final results in administrative reviews by an 
additional 60 days,\4\ thereby extending the deadline for these final 
results until September 28, 2020.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April, 24, 2020.
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is crystalline silicon 
photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates, and panels, consisting of 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or 
fully assembled into other products, including, but not limited to, 
modules, laminates, panels and building integrated materials.\5\ 
Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015, 8541.40.6020, 
8541.40.6025, 8541.40.6030, 8541.40.6035, 8541.40.6045, and 
8501.31.8000. Although these HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of this order is dispositive.
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    \5\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see 
Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs filed by parties 
in this review are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. A 
list of the issues that parties raised, and to which we responded in 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum, follows as an appendix to this 
notice. The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is 
on file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The paper 
and electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

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Affiliation and Single Entity Determination

    We preliminarily found that Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy); 
Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (Changzhou); Risen (Wuhai) New 
Energy Co., Ltd. (Wuhai); Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., 
Ltd. (Twinsel); Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd. (Luoyang); 
Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd. (Jiujiang); Jiujiang 
Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd. Ruichang Branch (Jiujiang Ruichang 
Branch); and Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong Risen) 
(collectively, Risen) are affiliated pursuant to section 771(33)(E) and 
(F) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and that all of 
these companies should be treated as a single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.401(f)(1)-(2). We also found that Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly, 
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.) (TCZ); Trina Solar (Changzhou) 
Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (TST); Changzhou Trina Hezhong 
Photoelectric Co., Ltd. (THZ); Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic 
Technology Co., Ltd (formerly, Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology 
Co., Ltd.) (TYC); Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd. (TYB); 
Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (TLF); Hubei Trina Solar Energy 
Co., Ltd. (THB); and Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and Technology Co., 
Ltd. (THFT) (collectively Trina) are affiliated pursuant to sections 
771(33)(E) of the Act and all of these companies should be treated as a 
single entity pursuant to 19 CFR 351.401(f)(1)-(2). No interested party 
commented on these treatments, and these findings remain unchanged for 
these final results.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminarily Results, we found no evidence calling into 
question the no-shipment claims of the following companies: BYD 
(Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.; LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; 
Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.; Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.; and 
Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. No parties commented on 
this preliminary decision. For the final results of review, we continue 
to find that these companies had no shipments of subject merchandise to 
the United States during the POR.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on a review of the record and comments received from 
interested parties regarding our Preliminary Results, and for the 
reasons explained in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, we made 
revisions to our preliminary calculations of the weighted-average 
dumping margins for the mandatory respondents, Risen and Trina, which 
also resulted in a revision of the dumping margin for the separate rate 
respondents.

Separate Rates

    In the Preliminary Results, we found that evidence provided by 
Trina, Risen, and 16 other companies/company groups supported finding 
an absence of both de jure and de facto government control, and, 
therefore, we preliminarily granted a separate rate to each of these 
companies/company groups. We received no comments since the issuance of 
the Preliminary Results regarding our determination that these 18 
companies/company groups are eligible for a separate rate. Therefore, 
for the final results, we find that 18 entities are eligible for 
separate rates. Commerce assigned a dumping margin to the separate rate 
companies that it did not individually examine, but which demonstrated 
their eligibility for a separate rate, based on the mandatory 
respondents' dumping margins.

Final Results of Review

    We are assigning the following dumping margins to the firms listed 
below for the period December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                     Producers/exporters                        dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Trina Solar Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and          50.33
 Technology Co., Ltd./Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic
 Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy
 Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina
 Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and
 Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina Hezhong Photoelectric
 Co., Ltd...................................................
Risen Energy Co. Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd./         106.39
 Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd./Risen
 (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd./Jiujiang Shengchao Xinye
 Technology Co., Ltd./Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co.,
 Ltd./Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd.....
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 Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies \6\
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Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.......       68.93
Canadian Solar International Limited/Canadian Solar                68.93
 Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc./Canadian Solar Manufacturing
 (Luoyang) Inc./CSI Cells Co., Ltd./CSI-GCL Solar
 Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd./CSI Solar Power (China)
 Inc. (Canadian Solar)......................................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.......................       68.93
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd..................................       68.93
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.......................................       68.93
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (Jinko)...............................       68.93
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. (Jinko I&E).........       68.93
Jinko Solar International Limited (Jinko Int'l).............       68.93
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.......................................       68.93
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.......................       68.93
Shenzhen Portable Electronic Technology Co., Ltd............       68.93
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.............................       68.93
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd..........................       68.93
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited/Baoding Tianwei Yingli       68.93
 New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Tianjin Yingli New Energy
 Resources Co., Ltd./Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources
 Co., Ltd./Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./
 Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd./Beijing
 Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Hainan
 Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd./Shenzhen Yingli New
 Energy Resources Co., Ltd..................................
Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd...............................       68.93
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited       68.93
 Liability Company..........................................
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    Commerce's policy regarding conditional review of the China-wide 
entity applies to this administrative review.\7\ Under this policy, the 
China-wide entity will not be under review unless a party specifically 
requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because 
no party requested a review of the China-wide entity, and we did not 
self-initiate a review of the entity, the entity is not under review, 
and the entity's dumping margin (i.e., 238.95 percent) is not subject 
to change as a result of this review.\8\
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    \6\ This rate is based on the rates for the respondents that 
were selected for individual review, excluding rates that are zero, 
de minimis, or based entirely on facts available. See section 
735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. See Memorandum, ``Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the 
People's Republic of China: Calculation of the Cash Deposit Rate for 
Non-Reviewed Companies,'' dated concurrently with this notice.
    \7\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November 
4, 2013).
    \8\ 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; 2015-2016, 83 FR 35616 (July 27, 
2018).
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Assessment

    We will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by 
this review. We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the publication date of these final results of review. In 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we are calculating importer- or 
customer-specific assessment rates for the merchandise subject to this 
review. For any individually examined respondent whose weighted-average 
dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), we will 
calculate importer- or customer-specific assessment rates for 
merchandise subject to this review. Where the respondent reported 
reliable entered values, we calculated importer- or customer-specific 
ad valorem rates by aggregating the dumping margins calculated for all 
U.S. sales to the importer or customer and dividing this amount by the 
total entered value of the sales to the importer or customer.\9\ Where 
we calculated an importer- or customer-specific weighted-average 
dumping margin by dividing the total amount of dumping for reviewed 
sales to the importer or customer by the total sales quantity 
associated with those transactions, we will direct CBP to assess 
importer- or customer-specific assessment rates based on the resulting 
per-unit rates.\10\ Where an importer- or customer- specific ad valorem 
or per-unit rate is greater than de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 
collect the appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either 
the respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, 
or an importer or customer-specific ad valorem or per-unit rate is zero 
or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate appropriate entries 
without regard to antidumping duties.\11\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \10\ Id.
    \11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8103 (February 14, 
2012).
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    For merchandise whose sale/entry was not reported in the U.S. sales 
database submitted by an exporter individually examined during this 
review, but that entered under the case number of that exporter (i.e., 
at the individually-examined exporter's cash deposit rate), we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at the China-wide rate. 
Additionally, if we determine that an exporter under review had no 
shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended entries that 
entered under that exporter's case number will be liquidated at the 
China-wide rate.\12\
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    \12\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full 
discussion of this practice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from China entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of 
this notice in the Federal Register, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the exporters listed in the table in 
the ``Final Results of Review'' section above, the cash deposit rate 
will be the rate listed for each exporter in the table, except if the 
rate is zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), then the cash 
deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously investigated Chinese and 
non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment 
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate previously 
established for the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95 percent); and (4) 
for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied the non-Chinese 
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these final 
results within five days of publication of this notice in the Federal 
Register in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Notification to Importers

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

Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: September 28, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1. Unreported Factors of Production for Purchased Solar 
Cells and Modules

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    Comment 2. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Silver Paste
    Comment 3. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Solar Glass
    Comment 4. The Appropriate Surrogate Country
    Comment 5. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Ocean Freight
    Comment 6. Selection of Surrogate Financial Statements
    Comment 7. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Aluminum Frames
    Comment 8. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Junction Boxes
    Comment 9. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Backsheet
    Comment 10. The Appropriate Surrogate Value for Ethylene Vinyl 
Acetate (EVA) Sheet
    Comment 11. Adjusting the Surrogate Financial Ratio Calculations
    Comment 12. Error in Calculating Market Economy Purchase Prices
    Comment 13. Error in Calculating the International Freight 
Surrogate Value
    Comment 14. Error in Calculating the Domestic Brokerage and 
Handling Surrogate Value
    Comment 15. Failure to Adjust the U.S. Price for Subsidies
V. Recommendation

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