[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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