[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 79 (Friday, April 25, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17395-17399]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-07137]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-549-851]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From Thailand: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales
at Less-Than-Fair-Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that
imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells), from Thailand are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
for the period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, through March
31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable April 25, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Bailey or Joshua Jacobson, 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) 482-0193 or (202)
482-0266, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 2024, Commerce published the Preliminary
Determination, in which we also postponed the final determination until
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April 18, 2025.\1\ Commerce invited interested parties to comment on
the Preliminary Determination. On March 24, 2024, Commerce issued a
post-preliminary Particular Market Situation (PMS) Analysis Memorandum
\2\ in which we found a PMS exists for certain of TTL's solar inputs
(i.e., wafers and solar glass) due to Chinese dominance of the solar
cell input market in Thailand, which likely contributes to a input cost
distortion or decline in the price below what the market-determined
price is for inputs.\3\ We invited interested parties to comment on the
PMS Analysis Memorandum.\4\
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, From Thailand: Preliminary Affirmative
Determination of Sales at Less-Than-Fair-Value, Affirmative
Determination of Critical Circumstances, Postponement of Final
Determination, and Extension of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 96214
(December 4, 2024) (Preliminary Determination), and accompanying
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From Thailand: Post-Preliminary Analysis of the
Particular Market Situation Allegation,'' dated March 24, 2025 (PMS
Analysis Memorandum).
\3\ Id. at 21.
\4\ See Memorandum, ``Briefing Schedule for Case and Rebuttal
Briefs: Particular Market Situation Analysis,'' dated March 25,
2025.
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A summary of the events that occurred since Commerce published the
Preliminary Determination, as well as a full discussion of the issues
raised by parties for this final determination, may be found in the
Issues and Decision Memorandum.\5\ 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/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the
Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value in
the Investigation of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether
or Not Assembled Into Modules, from Thailand,'' dated concurrently
with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are solar cells from
Thailand. For a complete description of the scope of this
investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
During the course of this investigation, Commerce received scope
comments from parties. Commerce issued a Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum to address these comments and set aside a period of time for
parties to address scope issues in scope-specific case and rebuttal
briefs.\6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, and
Thailand: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated November
27, 2024 (Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum).
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We received comments from parties on the Preliminary Scope Decision
Memorandum, which we addressed in the Final Scope Decision
Memorandum.\7\ We made no changes to the scope of the investigation
from the scope published in the Preliminary Determination, as provided
in Appendix I to this notice.
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\7\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia,
Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Scope
Decision Memorandum,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Final
Scope Decision Memorandum).
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Verification
Commerce conducted verification of the information relied upon in
making its final determination in this investigation, in accordance
with section 782(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
Specifically, Commerce conducted on-site verifications of the sales and
cost information submitted by TTL.\8\ We used standard verification
procedures, including an examination of relevant sales and accounting
records, and original source documents provided by TTL.
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\8\ See Memorandum, ``Verification of the Cost Response of Trina
Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd. in the Less Than Fair
Value Investigation of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from Thailand,'' dated March
6, 2025 and Memorandum, ``Verification of the Sales Response of
Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.'s U.S. Affiliate,
Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules, from Thailand,'' February 28, 2025.
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Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances
Commerce preliminarily determined, in accordance with section
733(e)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.206, that critical circumstances
exist with respect to imports of solar cells from Thailand for the
mandatory respondent, Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.
(TTL). Commerce also preliminarily determined that critical
circumstances exist for all other exporters and producers of solar
cells as well as for Sunshine Electrical Energy (Sunshine Electrical)
and Taihua New Energy (Thailand) Co. Ltd (Taihua New Energy). For the
final determination, pursuant to sections 735(a)(3)(A) and (B) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.206, we continue to find that critical circumstances
exist for these companies. Based on our analysis of comments received
regarding our affirmative preliminary critical circumstances
determination,\9\ Commerce continues to find that critical
circumstances exist with respect to imports of solar cells from
Thailand for these companies and all other exporters and producers of
solar cells. For a full description of the methodology and results of
Commerce's critical circumstances analysis, see the Issues and Decision
Memorandum.
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\9\ See Preliminary Determination PDM at 6.
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Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs submitted by
interested parties in this investigation are addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum. A list of the issues addressed in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum is attached to this notice as Appendix II.
Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
We made certain changes regarding TTL's cost of production and
sales data pursuant to our verification findings and post-preliminary
finding of a particular market situation. For a discussion of these
changes, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.
Use of Adverse Facts Available
As discussed in the Preliminary Determination, Commerce assigned an
estimated weighted-average dumping margin on the basis of adverse facts
available (AFA), pursuant to sections 776(a) and (b) of the Act, to the
two companies (i.e., Sunshine Electrical Energy and Taihua New Energy
(Thailand) Co. Ltd.) that were unresponsive to the quantity and value
questionnaire.\10\ There is no new information on the record that would
cause us to revisit our decision in the Preliminary Determination.
Accordingly, for the reasons explained in the Preliminary
Determination, and consistent with Commerce's practice, as AFA, we
assigned the highest non-aberrational individual transaction-specific
margin on the record to Sunshine Electrical Energy and Taihua New
Energy (Thailand) Co. Ltd.\11\
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\10\ See Preliminary Determination, 89 FR 92615.
\11\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules, from Thailand,'' dated November 27, 2024 (Preliminary
Decision Memorandum) at ``Application of Facts Available and Use of
Adverse Inferences.''
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All-Others Rate
Sections 733(d)(1)(A)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that,
in the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated
all-others rate for all other exporters and producers not individually
examined. This rate shall be an amount equal to the weighted average of
the estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for
exporters and producers individually examined, excluding rates that are
zero, de minimis, or determined entirely under section 776 of the Act.
In this investigation, Commerce calculated an individual estimated
weighted-average dumping margin for TTL, the only individually examined
exporter/producer in this investigation. Because the only individually
calculated dumping margin is not zero, de minimis, or based entirely on
facts otherwise available, the estimated weighted-average dumping
margin calculated for TTL is the margin assigned to all other producers
and exporters, pursuant to section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act. In the
Preliminary Determination, Commerce determined the rates for Sunshine
Electrical and Taihua New Energy entirely under facts available with an
adverse inference.\12\ We received no comments on our findings with
respect to Sunshine Electrical and Taihua New Energy. Accordingly, we
continue to determine the rates for Sunshine Electrical and Taihua New
Energy entirely under facts available with an adverse inference.\13\
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\12\ Id.
\13\ See Memorandum, ``Final Determination Analysis Memorandum
for Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.,'' dated
concurrently with this notice.
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Final Determination
Commerce determines that the following estimated weighted-average
dumping margins exist:
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Weighted-average Cash deposit rate (adjusted
Exporter/producer dumping margin for subsidy offset(s))
(percent) (percent)
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Trina Solar Science & Technology (Thailand) Ltd.............. 111.45 111.45
Sunshine Electrical Energy................................... * 202.90 172.68
Taihua New Energy (Thailand) Co. Ltd......................... * 202.90 172.68
All Others................................................... 111.45 111.45
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* Rates based on facts available with adverse inferences.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in
connection with this final determination to interested parties within
five days of any public announcement or, if there is no public
announcement, within five days of the date of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Continuation of Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 735(c)(4) of the Act, we will instruct
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to suspend
liquidation of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I to this
notice from: (1) TTL, (2) exporters and/or producers subject to the all
others rate, (3) Sunshine Electrical Energy, and (4) Taihua New Energy
(Thailand) Co. Ltd. that are entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after September 5, 2024, which is 90 days prior to
the date of publication of the affirmative Preliminary Determination in
the Federal Register. These suspension of liquidation instructions will
remain in effect until further notice.
Pursuant to section 735(c)(1)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(d), upon the publication of this notice, we will instruct CBP
to require a cash deposit for estimated antidumping duties for such
entries as follows: (1) the cash deposit rate for the respondents
listed in the table above is the company-specific estimated weighted-
average dumping margins listed for the respondents in the table; (2) if
the exporter is not a respondent listed in the table above, but the
producer is, then the cash deposit rate is the company-specific
estimated weighted-average dumping margins listed for the producer of
the subject merchandise in the table above; and (3) the cash deposit
rate for all other producers and exporters is the all-others estimated
weighted-average dumping margins listed in the table above.
Commerce normally adjusts cash deposits for estimated antidumping
duties by the amount of export subsidies in a companion countervailing
duty (CVD) proceeding, when CVD provisional measures are in effect.
However, provisional measures in the companion CVD proceeding are no
longer in effect and suspension of liquidation was discontinued.
Therefore, we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits based upon the
estimated weighted-average dumping margin shown in the ``Final
Determination'' section above, unadjusted for CVD export subsidies.\14\
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\14\ See section 703(d) of the Act, which states that the
provisional measures may not be in effect for more than four months,
which in the companion CVD case is 120 days after the publication of
the preliminary determination, or February 1, 2025. See CBP Message
5031407, ``Discontinuation of suspension of liquidation in the
countervailing duty investigation of Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled not Modules from
Thailand (C-549-852), dated January 31, 2025.
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U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 735(d) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of its final affirmative
determination of sales at LTFV. Because Commerce's final determination
is affirmative, in accordance with section 735(b)(2) of the Act, the
ITC will make its final determination as to whether the domestic
industry in the United States is materially injured, or threatened with
material injury, by reason of imports or sales (or the likelihood of
sales) for importation of solar cells no later than 45 days after this
final determination. If the ITC determines that such injury does not
exist, this proceeding will be terminated, all cash deposits posted
will be refunded, and suspension of liquidation will be lifted. If the
ITC determines that such injury does exist, Commerce will issue an
antidumping duty order directing CBP to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping duties on all imports of the
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after the effective date of the suspension of
liquidation, as discussed in the ``Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation'' section above.
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as the final reminder to parties subject to an
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition 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
This final determination and notice are issued and published in
accordance with sections 735(d) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.210(c).
Dated: April 18, 2025.
Christopher Abbott,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations, performing the
non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this investigation 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.
This investigation covers crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells
of thickness equal to or greater than 20 micrometers, having a p/n
junction formed by any means, whether or not the cell has undergone
other processing, including, but not limited to, cleaning, etching,
coating, and/or addition of materials (including, but not limited
to, metallization and conductor patterns) to collect and forward the
electricity that is generated by the cell.
Merchandise under consideration may be described at the time of
importation as parts for final finished products that are assembled
after importation, including, but not limited to, modules,
laminates, panels, building-integrated modules, building-integrated
panels, or other finished goods kits. Such parts that otherwise meet
the definition of merchandise under consideration are included in
the scope of the investigations.
Excluded from the scope of the investigation are thin film
photovoltaic products produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si),
cadmium telluride (CdTe), or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm\2\
in surface area, that are permanently integrated into a consumer
good whose function is other than power generation and that consumes
the electricity generated by the integrated crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cell. Where more than one cell is permanently
integrated into a consumer good, the surface area for purposes of
this exclusion shall be the total combined surface area of all cells
that are integrated into the consumer good.
Additionally, excluded from the scope of the investigation are
panels with surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\ with one
black wire and one red wire (each of type 22 AWG or 24 AWG not more
than 206 mm in length when measured from panel extrusion), and not
exceeding 2.9 volts, 1.1 amps, and 3.19 watts. For the purposes of
this exclusion, no panel shall contain an internal battery or
external computer peripheral ports.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
1. Off grid CSPV panels in rigid form with a glass cover, with
the following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts
or less per panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per
panel; (C) do not include a built-in inverter; (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in either an 8 mm male
barrel connector, or a two-port rectangular connector with two pins
in square housings of different colors; (E) must include visible
parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters
across each solar cell; and (F) must be in individual retail
packaging (for purposes of this provision, retail packaging
typically includes graphics, the product name, its description and/
or features, and foam for transport); and
2. Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts or
less per panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per panel;
(C) do not include a built-in inverter; (D) must include visible
parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters
across each solar cell; and (E) each panel is (1) permanently
integrated into a consumer good; (2) encased in a laminated material
without stitching, or (3) has all of the following characteristics:
(i) the panel is encased in sewn fabric with visible stitching, (ii)
includes a mesh zippered storage pocket, and (iii) includes a
permanently attached wire that terminates in a female USB-A
connector.
In addition, the following CSPV panels are excluded from the
scope of the investigation: off-grid CSPV panels in rigid form with
a glass cover, with each of the following physical characteristics,
whether or not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel
whose function is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a
total power output of no more than 80 watts per panel; (B) a surface
area of less than 5,000 square centimeters (cm\2\) per panel; (C) do
not include a built-in inverter; (D) do not have a frame around the
edges of the panel; (E) include a clear glass back panel; and (F)
must include a permanently connected wire that terminates in a
twoport rectangular connector.
Additionally excluded from the scope of this investigation are
off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels,
with or without a glass cover, with the following characteristics:
(1) a total power output of 200 watts or less per panel; (2) a
maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel; (3) no built-in
inverter; (4) an integrated handle or a handle attached to the
package for ease of carry; (5) one or more integrated kickstands for
easy installation or angle adjustment; and (6) a wire of not less
than 3 meters either permanently connected or attached to the
package that terminates in an 8 mm diameter male barrel connector.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are off-grid
crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels in rigid form with a glass
cover, with each of the following physical characteristics, whether
or not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel whose
function is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a total
power output of no more than 180 watts per panel at 155 degrees
Celsius; (B) a surface area of less than 16,000 square centimeters
(cm\2\) per panel; (C) include a keep-out area of approximately
1,200 cm\2\ around the edges of the panel that does not contain
solar cells; (D) do not include a built-in inverter; (E) do not have
a frame around the edges of the panel; (F) include a clear glass
back panel; (G) must include a permanently connected wire that
terminates in a two-port rounded rectangular, sealed connector; (H)
include a thermistor installed into the permanently connected wire
before the twoport connector; and (I) include exposed positive and
negative terminals at opposite ends of the panel, not enclosed in a
junction box.
Further excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500 cm\2\ per
panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector
with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative
electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having an
interlocking structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each
solar cell, and (F) must be in individual retail packaging (for
purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically includes
graphics, the product name, its description and/or features); and
2. Off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic
panels, with or without a glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or less per
panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel, (C) no
built-in inverter, (D) an integrated handle or a handle attached to
the package for ease of carry, (E) one or more integrated kickstands
for easy installation or angle adjustment, and (F) a wire either
permanently connected or attached to the package terminates in
waterproof connector with a cylindrical positive electrode and a
rectangular negative electrode with the positive and negative
electrodes having an interlocking structure.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500
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cm\2\ per panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must
include a permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof
connector with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular
negative electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having
an interlocking structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each
solar cell, and (F) must be in individual retail packaging (for
purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically includes
graphics, the product name, its description and/or features); and
2. Small off-grid panels with glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\,
(B) with one black wire and one red wire (each of type 22AWG or 28
AWG not more than 350 mm in length when measured from panel
extrusion), (C) not exceeding 10 volts, (D) not exceeding 1.1 amps,
(E) not exceeding 6 watts, and (F) for the purposes of this
exclusion, no panel shall contain an internal battery or external
computer peripheral ports.
Additionally excluded from the scope of the investigation are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 175 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 9,000 cm\2\ per panel,
(C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector
with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative
electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having an
interlocking structure; (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each
solar cell, and (F) must be in individual retail packaging (for
purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically includes
graphics, the product name, its description and/or features); and
2. Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the
following characteristics, (A) a total power output of 220 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per
panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include
visible parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4
millimeters across each solar cell, and (E) each panel is encased in
a laminated material without stitching.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are off-grid
CSPV panels in rigid form, with or without a glass cover,
permanently attached to an aluminum extrusion that is an integral
component of an automation device that controls natural light,
whether or not assembled into a fully completed automation device
that controls natural light, with the following characteristics:
1. a total power output of 20 watts or less per panel;
2. a maximum surface area of 1,000 cm\2\ per panel;
3. does not include a built-in inverter for powering third party
devices.
Modules, laminates, and panels produced in a third-country from
cells produced in a subject country are covered by the
investigations; however, modules, laminates, and panels produced in
a subject country from cells produced in a third-country are not
covered by the investigations.
Also excluded from the scope of this investigation are all
products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing
duty orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or
Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012); and
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).
Merchandise covered by the investigation is currently classified
in the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) under
subheadings 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010. Imports of the subject
merchandise may enter under HTSUS subheadings 8501.71.0000,
8501.72.1000, 8501.72.2000, 8501.72.3000, 8501.72.9000,
8501.80.1000, 8501.80.2000, 8501.80.3000, 8501.80.9000,
8507.20.8010, 8507.20.8031, 8507.20.8041, 8507.20.8061, and
8507.20.8091. These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience
and customs purposes; the written description of the scope of the
investigations is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Changes Since the Preliminary Determination
IV. Adjustments to Cash Deposit Rates for Export Subsidies
V. Discussion of the Issues
Comment 1: Whether Commerce Should Adjust TTL's Costs in
Accordance with Issues Raised in its Cost Verification Report
Comment 2: Whether Commerce Should Have Selected Two Mandatory
Respondents
Comment 3: Whether Commerce Should Use Financial Ratios Derived
from Risen Solar to Calculate TTL's Constructed Value Profit and
Selling Expenses
Comment 4: Whether Commerce Should Adjust TTL's Antidumping Duty
Margin To Account for Subsidies Countervailed
Comment 5: Whether the Final Determination Should Continue to
Base the ``All Others'' Weighted-Average Dumping Margin on TTL's
Rate
Comment 6: Whether Commerce Should Render A Negative Critical
Circumstances Determination
Comment 7: Whether Commerce Should Adjust Its Major Input and
Transactions Disregarded Rules Analyses
Comment 8: Whether Commerce Should Find the Existence of a
Particular Market Situation Affecting Solar Inputs
Comment 9: Whether Commerce Should Adjust TTL's Reported Costs
to Address the Particular Market Situation Affecting Solar Inputs
VI. Recommendation
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