[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 4 (Thursday, January 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 748-750]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00021]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-980]


Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled 
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results 
of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Rescind, in 
Part; 2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that countervailable subsidies were provided to producers and exporters 
of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled 
into modules, (solar cells) from the People's Republic of China (China) 
during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2019, through December 
31, 2019. In addition, we intend to rescind this review with respect to 
48 companies. We invite interested parties to comment on these 
preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable January 6, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak, Chien-Min Yang, or 
Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-3642, (202) 482-5484, or (202) 482-2316.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 4, 2021, Commerce initiated this administrative review 
of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on solar cells from China on 83 
companies.\1\ On July 23, 2021, we partially rescinded this review with 
respect to eleven companies for which the requests for review were 
withdrawn by the requesting parties within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1).\2\ Therefore, this review now covers 72 companies, of 
which JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (JA Solar) and Risen 
Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen) are the mandatory respondents.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 86 FR 8166 (February 4, 2021).
    \2\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules from the People's Republic of China: Partial 
Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2019, 86 FR 
38978 (July 23, 2021).
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    On July 30, September 2, and December 6, 2021, Commerce extended 
the time limit for completion of these preliminary results until no 
later than December 30, 2021.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for the Preliminary 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review,'' dated July 
30, 2021; see also Memorandum, ``Extension of the Deadline for 
Preliminary Results,'' dated September 2, 2021; and Memorandum, 
``Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results,'' dated 
December 6, 2021.
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    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of this review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ 
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
provided in an appendix to this notice. The Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at http://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty 
Order on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China; 2019,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by this order are 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. For a 
complete description of the scope of this order, see the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.

Intent To Rescind Review, in Part

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), we intend to rescind this 
review with respect to 48 other companies for which we find no 
reviewable suspended entries of subject merchandise, based on U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data. See Appendix III for a 
complete list of those companies.
    Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. (formerly, Changzhou Trina Solar 
Energy Co., Ltd.) and its cross-owned companies (collectively, Trina) 
certified that they had no sales of subject merchandise during the POR 
and requested rescission of the review.\5\ However, the CBP entry data 
on the record show shipments made by these companies during the POR. 
Thus, we have requested entry information from CBP regarding these 
shipments. Upon receipt from CBP, we will place the information on the 
record, provide an opportunity for interested parties to comment, and 
then determine whether to rescind the review for these companies.
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    \5\ See Trina's Letter, ``Notice of No Sales,'' dated March 5, 
2021. The Trina companies for which rescission of review was 
requested are: Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., Changzhou 
Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co. Ltd., Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co. 
Ltd., Trina Solar Co., Ltd., Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and 
Technology Co., Ltd., Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., and 
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act). For each of the subsidy programs preliminarily found to be 
countervailable, Commerce preliminarily finds that there is a subsidy, 
i.e., a financial contribution from an authority that gives rise to a 
benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is specific.\6\ For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our preliminary 
conclusions, including our reliance, in part, on facts available with 
adverse inferences pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of

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the Act, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
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    \6\ See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act regarding 
financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) of the Act regarding 
benefit; and section 771(5A) of the Act regarding specificity.
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Preliminary Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review

    There are 12 companies for which a review was requested, which had 
reviewable entries, and which were not selected as mandatory 
respondents or found to be cross-owned with a mandatory respondent. See 
Appendix II. For these companies, because the rates calculated for the 
mandatory respondents, JA Solar and Risen, were above de minimis and 
not based entirely on facts available, we are applying to the non-
selected companies the simple-average of the net subsidy rates 
calculated for JA Solar and Risen, which we calculated using the 
publicly ranged sales data submitted by those respondents. This 
methodology is consistent with our practice for establishing an all-
others rate pursuant to section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act.\7\
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    \7\ See Truck and Bus Tires from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 
and Rescission of Review, in Part; 2019, 86 FR 33644 (June 25, 
2021).
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Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce preliminarily determines the net countervailable subsidy 
rates for the period January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2019, are as 
follows:

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                                                                Subsidy
                           Company                               rate
                                                               (percent)
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JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (JA Solar)...........       18.49
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen) \8\..........................       15.71
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \9\.....................       17.10
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Disclosure and Public Comment
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    \8\ This rate applies to Risen Energy Co., Ltd. and its cross-
owned companies: Zhejiang Boxin Investment Co., Ltd., JiuJiang 
Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd., Changzhou Sveck New Material 
Technology Co., Ltd., Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Risen 
(Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd., Ninghai Risen Energy Power Development 
Co., Ltd., Jiangsu Sveck New Material Co., Ltd., Changzhou Sveck 
Photovoltaic New Material Co., Ltd., Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., 
Ltd., Risen Energy (Yiwu) Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic 
Technology Co., Ltd., Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power Development Co., 
Ltd.
    \9\ See Appendix II of this notice for a list of all companies 
that remain under review but were not selected for individual 
examination and to which Commerce has preliminarily assigned the 
non-selected company rate.
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    We will disclose to the parties to this proceeding the calculations 
performed in reaching the preliminary results within five days of 
publication of these preliminary results.\10\ Case briefs, or other 
written comments, may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance at a date to be determined. Rebuttal 
comments (rebuttal briefs), limited to issues raised in case briefs, 
may be filed within seven days after the time limit for filing case 
briefs.\11\ Parties who submit arguments are requested to submit with 
each argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\12\ All briefs must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS. Note that Commerce has temporarily 
modified certain of its requirements for serving documents containing 
business proprietary information until further notice.\13\
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \11\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(l)(ii) and 351.309(d)(l).
    \13\ See Temporary Rule.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESSS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days of the publication 
date of this notice.\14\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) The 
party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of the issues to be discussed. Issues 
addressed at the hearing will be limited to those raised in the briefs. 
If a request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the 
hearing at a time and date to be determined. Parties should confirm the 
date and time of the hearing two days before the schedule date.
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    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    Parties are reminded that briefs and hearing requests are to be 
filed electronically and received successfully in their entirety 
through ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, upon issuance of the final 
results, Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, countervailing 
duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance 
with the final results. If the assessment rate calculated in the final 
results in zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate all 
appropriate entries without regard to countervailing duties. Commerce 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after the date of publication of the final results of this review in 
the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the U.S. Court of 
International Trade, the assessment instructions will direct CBP not to 
liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties to file a request 
for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 90 days of 
publication).

Cash Deposit Requirement

    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce 
intends, upon publication of the final results, to instruct CBP to 
collect cash deposit of estimated countervailing duties in the amounts 
shown for each of the respective companies listed above, except, where 
the rate calculated in the final results is de minimis, no cash deposit 
will be required on shipments of the subject merchandise entered or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of 
publication of the final results of this review. For all non-reviewed 
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits at the 
most-recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Final Results of Review

    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of our analysis of the issues raised by 
the parties in their comments, no later than 120 days after the date of 
publication of this notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act 
and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1), unless this deadline is extended.

Notification to Interested Parties

    These preliminary results are issued and published pursuant to 
sections 751(a)(l) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.213 and 
351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: December 30, 2021.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, for Policy and Negotiations, performing the 
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Review
IV. Intent To Rescind Review, in Part
V. Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
VI. Scope of the Order
VII. Diversification of China's Economy
VIII. Subsidies Valuation
IX. Interest Rate Benchmarks, Discount Rates, Benchmarks for 
Measuring Adequacy of Remuneration
X. Use of Facts Otherwise Available and Application of Adverse 
Inferences
XI. Analysis of Programs

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XII. Recommendation
Appendix I--Grant Programs Preliminarily Determined to be Not Used 
by JA Solar and Risen During the POR
Appendix II--Programs Preliminarily Determined Not to Confer a 
Measurable Benefit to JA Solar and Risen During the POR

Appendix II

Non-Selected Companies Under Review

1: Canadian Solar International Limited
2: Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.
3: Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.
4: Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
5: CSI Cells Co., Ltd.
6: CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
7: Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.
8: Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
9: Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
10: LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
11: Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
12: Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.

Appendix III

Intent To Rescind Review, in Part

1. Astronergy Co., Ltd.
2. Astronergy Solar
3. Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
4. Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
5. Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
6. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.
7. Chint New Energy Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.
8. Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company Limited
9. Chint Solar (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd.
10. CSI Modules (Dafeng) Co., Ltd.
11. DelSolar (Wujiang) Ltd.
12. DelSolar Co., Ltd.
13. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
14. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
15. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
16. ERA Solar Co., Ltd.
17. ET Solar Energy Limited
18. Fuzhou Sunmodo New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.
19. GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd
20. Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
21. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
22. Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
23. Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group
24. Jinko Solar International Limited
25. JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.
26. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
27. LightWay Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
28. Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
29. Longi (HK) Trading Ltd.
30. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.
31. ReneSola Jiangsu Ltd.
32. Renesola Zhejiang Ltd.
33. Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
34. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
35. Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd.
36. Suntimes Technology Co., Limited
37. Systemes Versilis, Inc.
38. Taimax Technologies Inc.
39. Talesun Energy
40. Talesun Solar
41. tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
42. Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
43. Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
44. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
45. Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
46. Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
47. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
48. Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited 
Liability Company

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