[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 3 (Thursday, January 5, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 856-858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28639]



[[Page 856]]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 the Results of Antidumping Administrative 
Review; Notice of Amended Final Results

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

SUMMARY: On December 20, 2022, the U.S. Court of International Trade 
(CIT) issued its final judgment in Risen Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v. 
United States, Consol. Court No. 20-03743, sustaining the U.S. 
Department of Commerce (Commerce)'s first remand results pertaining to 
the administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into 
modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) 
covering the period December 1, 2017, through November 30, 2018. 
Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment is not 
in harmony with Commerce's final results of the administrative review, 
and that Commerce is amending the final results with respect to the 
dumping margin assigned to: (1) the mandatory respondents 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, Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., 
and Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. (collectively, Risen) (2) Trina 
Solar Co., Ltd., Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., 
Ltd., Yancheng Trina Guoneng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd 
(formerly, Yancheng Trina Solar Energy 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. (THFT), and Changzhou Trina Hezhong 
Photoelectric Co., Ltd. (collectively, Trina), and (3) certain separate 
rate respondents.

DATES: Applicable December 30, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paola Aleman Ordaz, 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) 482-4031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 2, 2020, Commerce published its Final Results in the 
2017-2018 AD administrative review of solar cells and modules from 
China.\1\ Risen,\2\ Trina,\3\ JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. 
(JA Solar), JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., 
Ltd., Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. (Wuxi), Anji DaSol Solar 
Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Anji DaSol), Shenzhen Sungold 
Solar Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen), Canadian Solar International Ltd. (Canadian 
Solar), Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd. (Yingli), and Shanghai BYD Co., 
Ltd. (Shanghai) challenged Commerce's final results (CIT case numbers 
20-03743, 20-03757, 20-03761, 20-03797, 20-03802, 20-03804). On April 
4, 2020, the court sustained Commerce's Final Results with respect to 
Commerce's primary surrogate country selection and calculation of the 
surrogate financial ratios.\4\ However, the CIT remanded the Final 
Results to Commerce to reconsider, or further explain: (1) Commerce's 
decision to rely on the Malaysian import value for silver paste; (2) 
Commerce's application of partial facts otherwise available with an 
adverse inference to value missing factor of production information; 
(3) Commerce's surrogate value selections for backsheet and ethyl vinyl 
acetate (EVA); and (4) Commerce's calculation of the separate rate for 
separate rate respondents.\5\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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; 2017-2018, 85 FR 62275 (October 2, 
2020) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, as amended in Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Correction to the Final Results of the 2017-2018 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 85 FR 79165 (December 9, 
2020) (Amended Final Results).
    \2\ In the Final Results, Commerce determined that 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; Risen Energy (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.; and Risen 
Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. are affiliated and treated them as a 
single entity for the purpose of the dumping margin calculation.
    \3\ Id. In the Final Results, Commerce determined that Trina 
Solar Co., Ltd. (TCZ); Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and 
Technology Co., Ltd. (TST); 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); Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and 
Technology Co., Ltd. (THFT); and Changzhou Trina Hezhong 
Photoelectric Co., Ltd. (THZ) are affiliated and treated them as a 
single entity for the purpose of the dumping margin calculation.
    \4\ See Risen Energy Co. v. United States, 569 F. Supp. 3d 1315 
(CIT 2022).
    \5\ Id.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In its final remand redetermination, issued in July 2022, Commerce: 
(1) valued silver paste using Malaysian import data for HS 7106.92.00 
rather than HS 7115.90.1000; (2) under respectful protest, applied 
partial neutral facts available to value missing factor of production 
information instead of an adverse inference when selecting facts 
otherwise available when calculating Risen and Trina's dumping margins; 
(3) continued to value backsheet using import data from Malaysia HS 
3920.62.1000 and EVA using import data from Malaysia HS 3920.10.1900; 
and (4) revised the weighted-average dumping margins assigned to the 
separate rate respondents that participated in the litigation.\6\ On 
December 20, 2022, the CIT sustained Commerce's final 
redetermination.\7\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \6\ See Final Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court 
Remand, Risen Energy Co., Ltd. et al., Consol. Court No. 20-03743, 
Slip Op. 22-33 (CIT 2022), dated July 5, 2022.
    \7\ See Risen Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v. United States, Consol. 
Court No. 20-03743, Slip Op. 22-148 (CIT 2022).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Timken Notice

    In its decision in Timken,\8\ as clarified by Diamond Sawblades,\9\ 
the U.S. 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 CIT's December 20, 
2022, judgment constitutes a final decision of the CIT that is not in 
harmony with Commerce's Final Results. Thus, this notice is published 
in fulfillment of the publication requirements of Timken.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amended Final Results

    Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending 
its Final Results and Amended Final Results as follows:

[[Page 857]]



------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Weighted-
                                                              average
                        Exporter                          dumping margin
                                                             (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trina Solar Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science              19.20
 and 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./          25.18
 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./Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.................
Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd...           23.02
Canadian Solar International Limited/Canadian Solar                23.02
 Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc./Canadian Solar
 Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc./CSI Cells Co., Ltd./CSI-
 GCL Solar Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd./CSI Solar
 Power (China) Inc......................................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd...................           23.02
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd...................................           23.02
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd...................................           23.02
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd...................           23.02
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.........................           23.02
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd......................           23.02
Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited/Baoding Tianwei              23.02
 Yingli 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Because Risen, Trina, Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology 
Co., Ltd.; Canadian Solar International Limited, Canadian Solar 
Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) 
Inc., CSI Cells Co., Ltd., CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., 
Ltd., and CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; JA Solar Technology Yangzhou 
Co., Ltd.; Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; Shenzhen Sungold 
Solar Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co. Ltd.; Yingli Energy 
(China) Company Limited, Baoding Tianwei Yingli 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., and Shenzhen Yingli New Energy 
Resources Co., Ltd. have a superseding cash deposit rate, i.e., there 
have been final results published in a subsequent administrative 
review, we will not issue revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Thus, this notice will not affect 
the current cash deposit rate for these exporters. For JingAo Solar 
Co., Ltd., Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd., and exporters that do not have a 
superseding cash deposit rate, Commerce will issue revised cash deposit 
instructions to CBP.

Liquidation of Suspended Entries

    At this time, Commerce remains enjoined, by orders of the CIT, from 
liquidating entries that: (1) were exported by Risen Energy Co. Ltd., 
Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd., Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic 
Technology Co., Ltd., Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd., Jiujiang 
Shengzhao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd., Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade 
Co., Ltd., Ruichang Branch, Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd., or Risen 
Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar Co., Ltd., Trina Solar 
(Changzhou) Science and 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., 
and Changzhou Trina Hezhong Photoelectric Co., Ltd; Anji DaSol Solar 
Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.; Canadian Solar International 
Limited, Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., Canadian Solar 
Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc., and CSI Cells Co., Ltd. and imported by 
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.; \10\ JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd., 
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., or JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; 
Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.; Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co. Ltd.; 
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.; Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, Baoding 
Tianwei Yingli 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., or 
Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd. (2) that were subject of 
the United States Department of Commerce's final determination in Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 85 FR 
62275 (Oct. 2, 2020); (3) that were entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption during the period December 1, 2017, through 
November 30, 2018. These entries will remain enjoined pursuant to the 
terms of the injunctions during the pendency of any appeals process.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \10\ In the Final Results, Commerce treated Canadian Solar 
International Limited, Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), 
Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc., CSI Cells Co., 
Ltd., CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (YanCheng) Co., Ltd., and CSI 
Solar Power (China) Inc. as a collapsed entity. In the event the 
CIT's ruling is not appealed, or, if appealed, upheld by a final and 
conclusive court decision, we intend to liquidate all the entries in 
the collapsed entity by the rate specified in this notice.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In the event the CIT'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 any unliquidated entries 
described in the preceding paragraph, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by the 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,\11\ we will 
instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate

[[Page 858]]

entries without regard to antidumping duties.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
516A(c) and (e), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: December 29, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2022-28639 Filed 1-4-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P