[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26902-26903]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-10439]


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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: Notice of Court 
Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results

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

SUMMARY: On May 5, 2021, the United States Court of International Trade 
(the Court) issued its final judgment in Risen Energy Co., Ltd. et al. 
v. United States, Consol. Court No. 19-00153, sustaining the Department 
of Commerce (Commerce)'s first remand redetermination pertaining to the 
2016-2017 antidumping duty (AD) administrative review of crystalline 
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules 
(solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China). Commerce is 
notifying the public that the Court's final judgment in this litigation 
is not in harmony with Commerce's final results in the 2016-2017 AD 
administrative review of solar cells from China, and that Commerce is 
amending the final results with respect to the mandatory respondent 
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen) and three non-individually examined 
companies.

DATES: Applicable May 15, 2021.

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 July 30, 2019, Commerce published its Final Results of the 2016-
2017 AD administrative review of solar cells from China.\1\ Risen 
appealed Commerce's Final Results. On October 30, 2020, the Court 
remanded Commerce's Final Results for Commerce to reconsider or further 
explain its application of partial adverse facts available (AFA) in 
valuing unreported factors of production (FOPs) for merchandise sourced 
from Risen's unaffiliated suppliers, which were necessary for 
calculating Risen's \2\ dumping margin.\3\
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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 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2016-2017, 84 FR 36886 (July 30, 
2019) (AR5 Final Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.
    \2\ Commerce has treated the following seven companies as a 
single entity: Risen Energy Co., Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., 
Ltd.; 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; 
and Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (collectively, Risen). See 
AR5 Final Results.
    \3\ See Risen Energy Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, 477 F. 
Supp. 3d 1331 (CIT 2020) (Risen I).

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    In its Remand Redetermination, pursuant to the Court's holding in 
Risen I, Commerce determined, under respectful protest, to base Risen's 
unreported FOP consumption on partial facts available rather than 
partial AFA.\4\ Specifically, Commerce based the unreported FOP 
consumption on the average of the consumption that was reported for 
certain of Risen's FOPs.\5\ Commerce assigned the margin calculated for 
Risen to those respondents eligible for a separate rate and which 
participated in the litigation.\6\ On May 5, 2021, the Court sustained 
Commerce's Remand Redetermination.\7\
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    \4\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Order, Risen Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v. United States, Consol. Court 
No. 19-00153, Slip Op. 20-152 (February 10, 2021) at 4.
    \5\ Id. at 6.
    \6\ Id. at 7-8.
    \7\ See Risen Energy Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, et al., 
Consol. Court No. 19-00153, Slip Op. 21-55 (Ct. Int'l Trade May 5, 
2021).
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Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\8\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\9\ 
the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that, pursuant to 
section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), Commerce must publish a notice of court decision that is not ``in 
harmony'' with a Commerce determination and must suspend liquidation of 
entries pending a ``conclusive'' court decision. The Court's May 5, 
2021, judgment constitutes a final decision of the Court that is not in 
harmony with Commerce's Final Results. Thus, this notice is published 
in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken.
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    \8\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir. 
1990) (Timken).
    \9\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United 
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results

    Because there is now a final court decision, Commerce is amending 
its Final Results. The amended weighted-average dumping margin for the 
respondents which participated in this litigation is as follows:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                          Exporter                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Risen Energy Co., Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd./          3.63
 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 (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.....
Canadian Solar International Limited/Canadian Solar                 3.30
 Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc./Canadian Solar Manufacturing
 (Luoyang), Inc./CSI Cells Co., Ltd./CSI-GCL Solar
 Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd./CSI Solar Power (China)
 Inc........................................................
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.......................................        3.30
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited/Baoding Tianwei Yingli        3.30
 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..................................
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    Because the cash deposit rates for all of the respondents listed 
above have a superseding cash deposit rate, i.e., there have been final 
results published in a subsequent administrative review, this notice 
does not affect the current cash deposit rates of these respondents and 
we will not issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection (CBP).

Liquidation of Suspended Entries

    At this time, Commerce remains enjoined by CIT order from 
liquidating entries that: Were exported by all of the respondents 
listed above and were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption during the period December 1, 2016, through November 30, 
2017. These entries will remain enjoined pursuant to the terms of the 
injunction during the pendency of any appeals process.
    In the event the Court's ruling is not appealed, or, if appealed, 
upheld by a final and conclusive court decision, Commerce intends to 
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of 
subject merchandise exported by all of the respondents listed above in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review 
when the importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de 
minimis. Where an import-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or 
de minimis,\10\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate 
entries without regard to antidumping duties.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 12, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-10439 Filed 5-17-21; 8:45 am]
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