[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 62 (Friday, April 2, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17356-17358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-06786]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Commission
[C-570-980]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended
Final Results of the 2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending its notice
of the final results of the sixth administrative review of the
countervailing duty (CVD) 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
January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 2020, Commerce published the final results of the
2017 administrative review of the CVD order on solar cells from China
in the Federal Register.\1\ On December 2, 2020, LONGi Solar Technology
Co. Ltd. (LONGi) submitted a ministerial error allegation stating that
Commerce incorrectly identified it as ``LERRI Solar Technology Co.,
Ltd.'' (LERRI) when, according to LONGi, its name is ``LONGi Solar
Technology Co. Ltd. (a.k.a. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.).'' On
December 28, 2020, ministerial error allegations were timely submitted
by JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (JA Solar),\2\ Risen
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Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy),\3\ and Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.) (Trina Solar).\4\ JA Solar
alleged that Commerce made certain errors when calculating its benefits
regarding the Provision of Solar Grade Polysilicon for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) and the Provision of Land for LTAR
programs. Risen Energy alleged that Commerce relied on incorrect inland
freight costs when calculating its benefits for the Provision of Solar
Glass for LTAR and the Provision of Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR
programs. Finally, Trina Solar alleged that Commerce identified it
incorrectly in the Final Results. No interested party commented on any
of these allegations.
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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 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017, 85 FR
79163 (December 9, 2020) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
\2\ See JA Solar's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the People's
Republic of China: Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated December 28,
2020.
\3\ See Risen Energy's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells from the People's Republic of China: Ministerial
Error,'' dated December 28, 2020.
\4\ See Trina Solar's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules from the People's
Republic of China: Request for Correction of Clerical Error in Final
Results and Forthcoming Draft Customs,'' dated December 28, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the 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 the order is classifiable under subheading
8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030, and 8501.31.8000
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
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\5\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Final Results IDM.
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Ministerial Errors
Section 351.224(e) of Commerce's regulations provides that Commerce
will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any
ministerial error by amending the final determination or the final
results of the review. Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a ``ministerial error''
as an error ``in addition, subtraction, or other arithmetic function,
clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the
like, and any other similar type of unintentional error which the
Secretary considers ministerial.''
We analyzed the ministerial error comments and determined, in
accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(f), that we made the following ministerial errors: \6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Allegations of
Ministerial Errors in the Final Results,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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(1) In the Final Results, we inadvertently did not include the
sales from one of JA Solar's certain cross-owned affiliates when
calculating its sales denominator for the Provision of Solar Grade
Polysilicon for LTAR program.
(2) We incorrectly calculated the benefit for certain of JA Solar's
cross-owned affiliates with respect to the Provision of Land for LTAR
Program by erroneously applying POR payments to separate land parcels
instead of applying these payments to a single parcel; incorrectly
relying on the land benchmark price instead of the benefit at the time
of receipt to allocate benefits across the average useful life,
including the POR and; incorrectly including a land parcel in JA
Solar's benefit calculation even though benefits from this land parcel
were expensed prior to the POR.
(3) As noted by Risen Energy, we applied an incorrect inland
freight value when building Risen Energy's benchmarks for the Provision
of Solar Glass for LTAR and the Provision of Aluminum Extrusions for
LTAR program.
(4) We incorrectly referenced Trina Solar as ``Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd.,'' instead of as ``Trina Solar Co., Ltd.'' when listing the
Non-Selected Companies Under Review.
(5) Finally, we independently identified a ministerial error which
was committed when we inadvertently did not include Shanghai JA Solar
Technology Co., Ltd. as one of JA Solar's cross-owned entities in the
Final Results.
We find that we did not commit a ministerial error by not including
``LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.'' in the name that we used to
identify LERRI, because a review was requested and initiated under the
name LERRI and not under LONGi.\7\ Thus, our omission of LONGi was not
a ministerial error.
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\7\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019).
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Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the ministerial errors as alleged by JA
Solar and Risen Energy, we determine that the following countervailable
subsidy rates exist for the POR:
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\8\ As identified in the Final Results, JA Solar is cross-owned
with Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA (Hefei) Renewable
Energy Co., Ltd.; Hefei JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA Solar
Investment China Co., Ltd.; JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.;
Jing Hai Yang Semiconductor Material (Donghai) Co., Ltd.; Donghai
JingAo The Solar Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar
Silicon Valley Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Jingwei
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei Yujing Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar Silicon Peak Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Jinfeng Investment Co., Ltd.; Jinglong
Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.; JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; Ningjin
Songgong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Jinglong Industry and
Commerce Group Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Guiguang Electronic Investment
Co., Ltd.; Ningjin County Jingyuan New Energy Investment Co., Ltd.;
Hebei Jinglong Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Sunshine New Energy
Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jinglong Sunshine Equipment Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jingle
Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningjin Songgong
Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jingxing Electronic Material Co.,
Ltd.; Ningjin Jingfeng Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin
Saimei Ganglong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningtong
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Changlong Electronic
Materials Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; JA Solar (Xingtai) Co., Ltd.;
Xingtai Jinglong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong PV
Materials Co., Ltd.; Taicang Juren PV Material Co., Ltd.; JA PV
Technology Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Longxin Investment Co., Ltd.; and
Ningjin Jinglong PV Industry Investment Co., Ltd.
\9\ As identified in the Final Results, Risen Energy is cross-
owned with Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New Material Co., Ltd.;
Changzhou Sveck New Material Technology Co., Ltd.; JiuJiang
Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sveck New Material
Co., Ltd.; Ninghai Risen Energy Power Development Co., Ltd.; Risen
(Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power
Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang
Boxin Investment Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic
Technology Co., Ltd.
\10\ See the Appendix to this notice.
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Subsidy rate
Company (ad valorem)
(percent)
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JA Solar Technology Yangzhou, Co., Ltd. (JA Solar) \8\.. 14.43
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy) \9\............... 10.86
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \10\................ 11.97
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposit Rates
Normally, Commerce would issue appropriate assessment instructions
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 35 days after the date of
publication of these amended final results of review, to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the
companies listed above entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.
However, between January 15 and February 3, 2021, the Court of
International Trade (the Court) enjoined
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liquidation of certain entries that are subject to the Final
Results.\11\ Accordingly, Commerce will not instruct CBP to assess
countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending resolution of
the associated litigation.
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\11\ The Court issued statutory injunctions under case number
20-03912, dated January 15, 2021, and February 3, 2021.
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Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for the
companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after December 9,
2020, which is the date of the Final Results. For all non-reviewed
firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at the most
recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the company,
as appropriate. These cash deposits, when imposed, shall remain in
effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as a reminder to parties that are 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(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
amended final results to interested parties within five business days
of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Notification to Interested Parties
Commerce is issuing and publishing these amended final results in
accordance with sections 751(h) and 771(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: March 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Non-Selected Companies Under Review
1. Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
2. Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
3. Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
4. Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
5. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.
6. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.
7. Canadian Solar Inc.
8. Canadian Solar International Ltd.
9. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.
10. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.
11. Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.
12. CSI Cells Co., Ltd.
13. CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
14. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
15. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
16. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
17. ERA Solar Co., Ltd.
18. ET Solar Energy Limited
19. Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
20. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
21. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.
22. Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
23. Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
24. JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
25. Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group
26. Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
27. Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.
28. Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc.
29. Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
30. Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
31. Jinko Solar International Limited
32. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
33. Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
34. Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
35. Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
36. Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.
37. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.
38. Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.
39. Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.
40. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
41. Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
42. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
43. Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd.
44. Systemes Versilis, Inc.
45. Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.
46. TenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
47. Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
48. Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
49. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
50. Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
51. Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Changzhou Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd.)
52. Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
53. Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
54. Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.
55. Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
56. Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.
57. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
58. Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
59. Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
60. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2021-06786 Filed 4-1-21; 8:45 am]
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