82 FR 51392 - Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)

The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51392-51393]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24073]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[C-570-011]


Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the 
People's Republic of China: Notice of Rescission of Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review; 2016

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on certain 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period January 1, 2016, 
through December 31, 2016.

DATES: Applicable November 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482-3586.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On April 10, 2017, the Department published in the Federal Register 
a notice of the initiation of an administrative review of the CVD order 
on solar products from the PRC with respect to 30 companies for the 
period January 1, 2016, through December 31, 2016,\1\ based on a 
request by the petitioner.\2\ On May 11, 2017, the petitioner timely 
withdrew its request for an administrative review of all 30 
companies.\3\ No other party requested an administrative review.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188 (April 10, 2017).
    \2\ The petitioner is SolarWorld Americas, Inc.
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Certain Crystalline 
Silicon Photovoltaic Products from the People's Republic of China: 
Withdrawal of Administrative Review Request,'' dated May 11, 2017.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review in whole or in part, if the party that requested 
a review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. In 
this case, the petitioner timely withdrew its request for review within 
the 90-day deadline, and no other party requested an administrative 
review of the CVD order. Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding the administrative review of the CVD 
order on solar products from the PRC covering the period January 1, 
2016, through December 31, 2016, in its entirety.

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess countervailing duties on all appropriate entries of 
solar products

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from the PRC at a rate equal to the cash deposit of estimated 
countervailing duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from 
warehouse, for consumption, during the period January 1, 2016, through 
December 31, 2016, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). The 
Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 
15 days after the publication of this notice.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the destruction of proprietary information disclosed under 
an 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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

     Dated: October 31, 2017.
James Maeder,
Senior Director performing the duties of the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2017-24073 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am]
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