[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51497-51499]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-13377]


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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: Final Results of 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/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, 2021, through December 31, 
2021.

DATES: Applicable June 18, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera or Peter Shaw, 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) 482-0842 or (202) 482-0697, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 22, 2024, Commerce published the preliminary results of 
this administrative review.\1\ For a description of the events that 
occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled into Modules from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 
Rescission, and Rescission, in Part; 2021, 88 FR 88575 (December 22, 
2024) (Preliminary Results).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Final 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; 2021,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are solar cells from China.\3\ 
For a full description of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum.
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    \3\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: 
Countervailing Duty Order, 77 FR 73017 (December 7, 2012). On March 
20, 2024, based on a changed circumstances review, Commerce amended 
the Order. See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or 
Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: 
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of 
the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 89 FR 19809 
(March 20, 2024) (Order).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the parties' briefs are addressed in the 
Issues and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed is 
attached to this notice at Appendix I. The Issues and Decision 
Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically via 
Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 
version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRN oticesListLayout.aspx.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on comments received from interested parties and record 
information, we made certain changes from the Preliminary Results 
regarding the calculations of Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (Chint 
Solar) and High Hope Zhongtian Corporation's (High Hope Zhongtian) 
program rates. These changes are explained in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum.

Methodology

    Commerce conducted this administrative review in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
For each subsidy program found countervailable, Commerce finds that 
there is a subsidy, i.e., a government-provided financial contribution 
that gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, and that the subsidy is 
specific.\4\ For a description of the methodology underlying all of 
Commerce's conclusions, including any determination that relied upon 
the use of adverse facts available pursuant to section 776(a) and (b) 
of the Act, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
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    \4\ 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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Companies Not Selected for Individual Review

    The Act and Commerce's regulations do not directly address the 
establishment of a rate to be applied to companies not selected for 
individual examination when Commerce limits its examination in an 
administrative review pursuant to section 777A(e)(2) of the Act. 
Generally, Commerce looks to section 705(c)(5) of the Act, which 
provides instructions for determining the all-others rate in an 
investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for companies 
that were not selected for individual examination in an administrative 
review. Section 777A(e)(2) of the Act provides that ``the individual 
countervailable subsidy rates determined under subparagraph (A) shall 
be used to determine the all-others rate under section 705(c)(5) {of 
the Act{time} .'' Under section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others 
rate is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of the 
countervailable subsidy rates established for exporters and producers 
individually investigated, excluding any

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zero or de minimis countervailable subsidy rates, and any rates 
determined entirely {on the basis of facts available{time} .''
    For these final results, we calculated above de minimis rates for 
Chint Solar and High Hope. Therefore, for the remaining companies under 
review, we calculated the rate for the non-examined companies using a 
weighted average of the individual subsidy rates calculated for the two 
mandatory respondents, which is 9.07 percent ad valorem.\5\ See 
Appendix II for a complete list of these companies.
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Calculation of the Non-Selected Rate for 
the Final Results: 2021,'' dated concurrently and hereby adopted by 
this notice.
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Final Results of Review

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), we determine that, for the 
period January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2021, the following net 
countervailable subsidy rates exist:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                      (percent  ad
                                                             valorem)
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Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.\6\.....................           29.55
High Hope Zhongtian Corporation \7\.....................            3.27
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \8\.................            9.07
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Disclosure
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    \6\ This rate applies to Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. and 
its cross-owned companies: Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; 
Haining Chint Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Chint New Energy 
Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Chint Solar (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; 
Jiuquan Chint New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Chint Group Co., 
Ltd.; Zhejiang Chint Electrics Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Chint New Energy 
Development Co., Ltd.; Chint Solar (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd.; and Chint 
Solar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    \7\ This rate applies to High Hope Zhongtian Corporation and its 
cross-owned companies: Jiangsu Highhope International Group 
Corporation and Jiangsu Suhui Asset Management Co., Ltd.
    \8\ 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 assigned the non-examined 
company rate.
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    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations and analysis 
performed for these final results of review within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and (a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.212(b), Commerce shall determine, and CBP shall assess, 
countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of subject merchandise 
in accordance with the final results of this review.
    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 Requirements

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) and (a)(2)(C) of the Act, 
Commerce also intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies 
listed above on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of 
the final results of this administrative review. For all non-reviewed 
firms, we will instruct CBP to continue to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties at the all-others rate or the most 
recent company-specific rate applicable to the company, as appropriate. 
These cash deposit requirements, effective upon publication of these 
final results, shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a final reminder to parties subject to 
the administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    Commerce is issuing the final results and publishing this notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: June 12, 2024.
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 Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Rate for Non-Selected Companies Under Review
V. Use of Facts Available and Application of Adverse Inferences
VI. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
VII. Subsidies Valuation Information
VIII. Analysis of Programs
IX. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Apply Adverse Facts Available 
to the Export Buyers Credit Program
    Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Change the Ocean Freight 
Benchmark
    Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Revise its Benefit 
Calculation for the Preferential Policy Lending Program
    Comment 4: Whether the Tax Exemptions Under the Article 26(2) of 
the Enterprise Income Tax Law Program is Countervailable
    Comment 5: Whether Commerce Should Revise the Benchmark for 
Electricity for Less than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
    Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Change the Inland Freight 
Values Used for the Benefit Calculation of the Provision of Solar 
Glass, Aluminum Extrusions, and Silicon Wafers for LTAR Programs
    Comment 7: Whether Chint Electrics Was Uncreditworthy in Certain 
Years
    Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should Revise Chint Solar's Sales 
Denominators
    Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should Revise its Attribution 
Calculation for Anhui Uzon
    Comment 10: Whether Commerce Made Errors in Chint Solar's 
Preliminary Calculation
X. Recommendation

Appendix II

Non-Examined Companies Under Review

1. Anji Dasol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
2. Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co. Ltd.
3. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.; BYD H.K. CO., Ltd.; Shanghai 
BYD Co., Ltd.
4. Chint Solar (Hong Kong) Company Limited.
5. Baotou JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing JA Solar PV 
Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Jinfeng Investment Co., Ltd.; Donghai 
JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; Donghai JingAo Solar Energy Science 
and Technology Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jingle Optoelectronic Technology 
Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jinglong New Materials Technology Group Co., Ltd.; 
Hebei Jinglong Sun Equipment Co. Ltd.; Hebei Ningjin Songgong 
Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningtong Electronic Materials Co., 
Ltd.; Hebei Ningtong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei Yujing 
Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Hefei JA Solar 
Technology Co., Ltd.; JA (Hefei) Renewable Energy Co., Ltd; JA PV 
Technology Co., Ltd.; JA Solar (Xingtai) Co., Ltd.; JA Solar 
Investment China Co., Ltd; JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA Solar 
Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.; Jing Hai Yang Semiconductor Material 
(Donghai) Co., Ltd.; JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinglong Industry and 
Commerce Group Co., Ltd.;

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Jinglong Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.; Jingwei Electronic Materials 
Co., Ltd.; Ningjin County Jing Tai Fu Technology Co., Ltd.; Ningjin 
County Jingyuan New Energy Investment Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Guiguang 
Electronics Investment Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jinglong PV Industry 
Investment Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jingxing Electronic Material Co., 
Ltd.; Ningjin Longxin Investment Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Saimei Ganglong 
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Songgong Electronic 
Materials Co., Ltd.; Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar 
Silicon Peak Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar 
Silicon Valley Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Taicang 
Juren PV Material Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong Electronic Material 
Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong New Energy Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong 
PV Materials Co., Ltd.
6. Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; 
Jiangxi Jinko Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar 
Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.; 
JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Sichuan) Co., Ltd.; 
JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; Ruixu Industrial Co., Ltd.; Xinjiang 
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko 
Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd.
7. LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
8. Shanghai Nimble Co., Ltd.
9. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
10. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
11. Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.; Changzhou 
Trina PV Ribbon Materials Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar Energy 
Co., Ltd. (a.k.a. Trina Solar Co., Ltd.); Changzhou Trina Solar 
Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Trina 
Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar Co., 
Ltd.; Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina Solar 
Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
12. Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
13. Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
14. Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.

[FR Doc. 2024-13377 Filed 6-17-24; 8:45 am]
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