82 FR 60370 - Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 243 (December 20, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 243 (Wednesday, December 20, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 60370-60373] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27405] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-583-853] Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From Taiwan: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017 AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar products) from Taiwan. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2016, through January 31, 2017. This administrative review covers 11 exporters of the subject merchandise, including one mandatory respondent, Motech Industries, Inc. (Motech). The Department preliminarily determines that Motech made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. Additionally, we are rescinding this administrative review with respect to 23 companies that timely withdrew their requests for administrative review. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable December 20, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ariela Garvett or Thomas Martin, 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) 482-3609 or (202) 482-3936, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 8, 2017, the Department notified interested parties of the opportunity to request an administrative review of orders, findings, or suspended investigations with anniversaries in February 2017, including the antidumping duty order on solar products from Taiwan.\1\ On February 28, 2017, SolarWorld Americas Inc. (the petitioner), as well as various exporters and exporters, requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of certain exporters covering the POR. On April 10, 2017, the Department published a notice initiating an AD administrative review of solar products from Taiwan covering 34 companies for the POR.\2\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 9709 (February 8, 2017). \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR 17188, 17189 (April 10, 2017) (Initiation Notice). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- In the Initiation Notice, the Department stated that if it limited the number of respondents for individual examination, it intended to select respondents based on volume data contained in responses to its quantity and value (Q&V) questionnaire.\3\ On April 10, 2017, the Department issued Q&V questionnaires to all 11 companies that appeared in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data for import and merchandise value.\4\ We received Q&V questionnaire responses from 11 companies \5\ named in the Initiation [[Page 60371]] Notice. The remaining 23 companies withdrew their requests for administrative review, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \3\ Id. at 17189. \4\ The Department explained in the Initiation Notice that the units used to measure the imported quantities of solar cells and solar modules in the CBP data are in ``piece'' units, and it would not be meaningful to sum the number of imported solar cells and the number of imported solar modules in attempting to determine the largest Taiwan exporters of subject merchandise by volume. Id. Therefore, the Department stated that it would limit the number of Q&V questionnaires issued based on the import values in CBP data. Id. \5\ The 11 companies that submitted a Q&V questionnaire response include: AU Optronics Corporation, EEPV Corp., Gintech Energy Corporation, Inventec Solar Energy Corporation, Kyocera Mexicana S.A. de C.V., Motech Industries, Inc., Neo Solar Power Corporation, Sino-American Silicon Products Inc., Solartech Energy Corp. group, TSEC Corporation, and Vina Solar Technology Co., Ltd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On May 24, 2017, the Department selected Motech as a mandatory respondent.\6\ From May 25, 2017, through November 16, 2017, the Department issued questionnaires to, and received timely responses from, Motech.\7\ The petitioner commented on these responses between July 6, July 28, October 3, and October 24, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \6\ See memorandum from Thomas Martin, Senior International Trade Compliance Analyst, Office IV, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance to Abdelali Elouaradia, Director, Office IV, AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance regarding ``2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan: Respondent Selection,'' dated May 24, 2017 (Respondent Selection Memorandum) at 4-5. \7\ See Letters from Motech to the Department dated June 22, July 13, September 20, October 3, October 13, November 6, November 13, and November 16, 2017. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party that requested the review withdraws its request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. Twenty-three companies \8\ withdrew their respective requests for an administrative review within 90 days of the date of publication of Initiation Notice. Accordingly, the Department is rescinding this review with respect to these 23 companies. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \8\ Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co Ltd., Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co Ltd., Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd., Canadian Solar Inc., Canadian Solar International, Ltd., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu), Inc., Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang), Inc., Canadian Solar Solution Inc., E-TON Solar Tech. Co., Ltd., Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Inventec Energy Corporation., Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Sunengine Corporation Ltd., Sunrise Global Solar Energy., Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd., Trina Solar (Schweiz) AG., Trina Solar (Singapore) Science and Technology Pte Ltd., Win Win Precision Technology Co., Ltd., Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd., and Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scope of the Order The merchandise covered by this order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, and modules, laminates and/or panels consisting of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products, including building integrated materials.\9\ Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.8030, 8507.20.8040, 8507.20.8060, 8507.20.8090, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030 and 8501.31.8000. These HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the scope is dispositive. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \9\ For a complete description of the scope of the products under review, see Memorandum from James Maeder, Senior Director, performing the duties of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, Performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Decision Memorandum for Preliminary Results of the 2016-2017 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products from Taiwan,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). The Preliminary 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 http://access.trade.gov and available to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed and electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are identical in content. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Methodology The Department is conducting this review in accordance with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance with section 773 of the Act. For a full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\10\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is included as an Appendix to this notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \10\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Results of Review As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine the following weighted-average dumping margins for the period February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Weighted-average Manufacturer/exporter margin (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Motech Industries, Inc.............................. 1.07 AU Optronics Corporation............................ 1.07 EEPV Corp........................................... 1.07 Gintech Energy Corporation.......................... 1.07 Inventec Solar Energy Corporation................... 1.07 Kyocera Mexicana S.A. de C.V........................ 1.07 Neo Solar Power Corporation......................... 1.07 Sino-American Silicon Products Inc. and Solartech 1.07 Energy Corp........................................ TSEC Corporation.................................... 1.07 Vina Solar Technology Co., Ltd...................... 1.07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rate for Companies Not Individually Examined The statute and the Department's regulations do not address the establishment of a rate to be applied to respondents not selected for individual examination when the Department limits its examination of companies subject to the administrative review pursuant to section 777A(c)(2)(B) of the Act. Generally, the Department looks to section 735(c)(5) of the Act, which provides instructions for calculating the all-others rate in an investigation, for guidance when calculating the rate for respondents not individually examined in an administrative review. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act articulates a [[Page 60372]] preference for not calculating an all-others rate using rates which are zero, de minimis or based entirely on facts available (FA).\11\ Accordingly, the Department's usual practice has been to determine the dumping margin for companies not individually examined by averaging the weighted-average dumping margins for the individually examined respondents, excluding rates that are zero, de minimis, or based entirely on facts available.\12\ Consistent with this practice, we preliminarily calculated a weighted-average dumping margin for Motech that is above de minimis and not based entirely on FA; therefore, the Department preliminarily assigns to the non-selected companies the weighted-average margin calculated for Motech as the non-selected respondent rate for this review. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \11\ See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in Part, 73 FR 52823, 52824 (September 11, 2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 16. \12\ Id. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Assessment Rates As noted above, we are rescinding the review with respect to 23 companies that withdrew their requests for an administrative review within 90 days of the date of publication of the Initiation Notice. As such, the Department intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of this notice for these 23 companies. Antidumping duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(c)(1)(i). Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of this review. For any individually examined respondents whose weighted-average dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., 0.50 percent), we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\13\ For entries of subject merchandise during the POR produced by each respondent for which it did not know its merchandise was destined for the United States, we will instruct CBP to liquidate un-reviewed entries at the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company involved in the transaction.\14\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer- specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \13\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the assessment rate calculation methodology adopted in Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012). \14\ See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The final results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. Cash Deposit Requirements The following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for all shipments of solar products from Taiwan entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of the final results of this administrative review, as provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the companies under review will be the rate established in the final results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, no cash deposit will be required); (2) for merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in a prior segment of the proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company- specific rate published for the most recently completed segment of this proceeding in which the manufacturer or exporter participated; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recently completed segment of the proceeding for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 19.50 percent ad valorem, the all- others rate established in the less-than-fair-value investigation.\15\ These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \15\ See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products: Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 79 FR 76966 (December 23, 2014). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disclosure and Public Comment The Department intends to disclose the calculations used in our analysis to interested parties in this review within five days of the date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b). Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary results of this review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii), interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\16\ Parties who submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are requested to submit with each brief: (1) A statement of the issue, (2) a brief summary of the argument, and (3) a table of authorities.\17\ Executive summaries should be limited to five pages total, including footnotes.\18\ Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\19\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \16\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(1). \17\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2). \18\ Id. \19\ See 19 CFR 351.303. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. If a hearing is requested, the Department will notify interested parties of the hearing schedule. Interested parties who wish to request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. 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 raised in the hearing will be limited to those raised in the respective case and rebuttal briefs. We intend to issue the final results of this administrative review, including the results of our analysis of issues raised by the parties in the written comments, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results in the Federal Register, unless otherwise extended.\20\ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \20\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 60373]] Notification to Importers This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties. These preliminary results of administrative review are issued and published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1). Dated: December 13, 2017. Gary Taverman, Deputy Assistance Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. Appendix List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 1. Summary 2. Background 3. Scope of the Order 4. Selection of Respondents 5. Affiliation and Collapsing of Affiliates 6. Unexamined Respondents 7. Discussion of Methodology 8. Product Comparisons 9. Date of Sale 10. Export Price 11. Normal Value 12. Revisions to SAS-Solartech's Reported Home Market Sales 13. Cost of Production Analysis 14. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison-Market Prices 15. Currency Conversions 16. Conclusion [FR Doc. 2017-27405 Filed 12-19-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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proposed production activity to the FTZ TVs; monitor chassis components and with respect to 23 companies that
Board on behalf of AFE, Inc., located in assemblies of plastic and metal for tuner timely withdrew their requests for
Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. The TVs; reflector sheets for tuner TVs; lens administrative review. Interested parties
notification conforming to the sheets for tuner TVs; diffusion sheets for are invited to comment on these
requirements of the regulations of the tuner TVs; bezels for tuner TVs; LCD preliminary results.
FTZ Board (15 CFR 400.22) was modules for tuner TVs; rear cover cable DATES: Applicable December 20, 2017.
received on November 30, 2017. assemblies for tuner TVs; and, stands for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
The applicant has submitted a tuner TVs (duty rate ranges from duty- Ariela Garvett or Thomas Martin, AD/
separate application for subzone free to 10.7%). CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement
designation at AFE, Inc.’s facility under Public comment is invited from and Compliance, International Trade
15 CFR 400.38. The facility would be interested parties. Submissions shall be Administration, U.S. Department of
used to produce whiteboard monitors/ addressed to the Board’s Executive Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
interactive displays and televisions with Secretary at the address below. The NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
and without tuners. Pursuant to 15 CFR closing period for their receipt is (202) 482–3609 or (202) 482–3936,
400.14(b), FTZ activity would be limited January 29, 2018. respectively.
to the specific foreign-status materials A copy of the notification will be
and components and specific finished SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
available for public inspection at the
products described in the submitted Office of the Executive Secretary, Background
notification (as described below) and Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room On February 8, 2017, the Department
subsequently authorized by the FTZ 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, notified interested parties of the
Board. 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Production under FTZ procedures opportunity to request an administrative
Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the review of orders, findings, or suspended
could exempt AFE, Inc., from customs ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s
duty payments on the foreign-status investigations with anniversaries in
website, which is accessible via February 2017, including the
components used in export production. www.trade.gov/ftz.
On its domestic sales, for the foreign- antidumping duty order on solar
For further information, contact products from Taiwan.1 On February 28,
status materials/components noted Christopher Wedderburn at
below, the company would be able to 2017, SolarWorld Americas Inc. (the
Chris.Wedderburn@trade.gov or (202) petitioner), as well as various exporters
choose the duty rates during customs 482–1963.
entry procedures that apply to and exporters, requested that the
whiteboard monitors/interactive Dated: December 14, 2017. Department conduct an administrative
displays, tuner-free televisions, and Andrew McGilvray, review of certain exporters covering the
televisions with tuners (duty rate ranges Executive Secretary. POR. On April 10, 2017, the Department
from duty-free to 3.9%). The company [FR Doc. 2017–27406 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am]
published a notice initiating an AD
would be able to avoid duty on foreign- administrative review of solar products
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status components which become scrap/ from Taiwan covering 34 companies for
waste. Customs duties also could the POR.2
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE In the Initiation Notice, the
possibly be deferred or reduced on
Department stated that if it limited the
foreign-status production equipment.
The components and materials International Trade Administration number of respondents for individual
sourced from abroad include: Printed examination, it intended to select
[A–583–853] respondents based on volume data
wire boards (PWBs) for monitors; PWBs
for keyboards; infrared light detecting contained in responses to its quantity
Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
units for remote controllers; open cell and value (Q&V) questionnaire.3 On
Products From Taiwan: Preliminary
liquid crystal displays (LCDs); monitor April 10, 2017, the Department issued
Results of Antidumping Duty
chassis components and assemblies of Q&V questionnaires to all 11 companies
Administrative Review and Partial that appeared in the U.S. Customs and
plastic and metal; stainless steel screws; Rescission of Antidumping Duty
reflector sheets; lens sheets; diffusion Border Protection (CBP) data for import
Administrative Review; 2016–2017 and merchandise value.4 We received
sheets; light emitting diode (LED) wires;
PWBs for LEDs; plastic tapes; bezels; AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, Q&V questionnaire responses from 11
LCD modules; rear cover cable International Trade Administration, companies 5 named in the Initiation
assemblies; power supply and drive Department of Commerce.
1 See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order,
units; power cables; LCD control cables; SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity
Wi-Fi cables; keyboard cables; speakers; (the Department) is conducting an To Request Administrative Review, 82 FR 9709
A/C cords; remote controls; flexible flat administrative review of the (February 8, 2017).
cable for printed wire boards; AAA antidumping duty (AD) order on certain 2 See Initiation of Antidumping and
batteries; Wi-Fi units; plastic labels; TV crystalline silicon photovoltaic products Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 82 FR
17188, 17189 (April 10, 2017) (Initiation Notice).
stands and stand support brackets; (solar products) from Taiwan. The 3 Id. at 17189.
plastic bags; printed setup guides; period of review (POR) is February 1, 4 The Department explained in the Initiation
plastic cable clamps; molded paper 2016, through January 31, 2017. This Notice that the units used to measure the imported
packaging; paper packaging; cardboard administrative review covers 11 quantities of solar cells and solar modules in the
cartons; plastic packaging; printed exporters of the subject merchandise, CBP data are in ‘‘piece’’ units, and it would not be
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meaningful to sum the number of imported solar
instructions; self-tapping screws; wire including one mandatory respondent, cells and the number of imported solar modules in
holders of plastic; plastic spacers; Motech Industries, Inc. (Motech). The attempting to determine the largest Taiwan
plastic insulator for coolers; keyboard Department preliminarily determines exporters of subject merchandise by volume. Id.
cover assemblies; wooden pallets; PWBs that Motech made sales of subject Therefore, the Department stated that it would limit
the number of Q&V questionnaires issued based on
for tuner TV keyboards; infrared light merchandise at less than normal value the import values in CBP data. Id.
detecting units for tuner TV remote during the POR. Additionally, we are 5 The 11 companies that submitted a Q&V
controllers; open cell LCDs for tuner rescinding this administrative review questionnaire response include: AU Optronics
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Notification to Importers participate in this Consortium. The fluorescence spectroscopy. These
This notice also serves as a Consortium will develop tools for standards are needed by fluorescence
preliminary reminder to importers of improving the accuracy of quantitative instrument manufacturers and regulated
their responsibility under 19 CFR fluorescence measurements including communities that use quantitative
351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding reference materials, reference data and fluorescence detection. For instance, the
the reimbursement of antidumping reference methods for relative spectral pharmaceutical and biotechnology
duties prior to liquidation of the correction of spectra, lifetimes and communities use SRMs 2940 through
relevant entries during this review quantum yields and for assessing the 2944 to calibrate and verify the
period. Failure to comply with this associated uncertainties and utilities. performance of their fluorescence
requirement could result in the Participation in this Consortium is open instruments, which is required to
Department’s presumption that to all eligible organizations, as described achieve accurate results in secondary
reimbursement of antidumping duties below. screening of drugs and in quantitative
occurred and the subsequent assessment DATES: NIST will accept responses for analysis of bioassays. Many other
participation in this Consortium on an communities that use fluorescence
of double antidumping duties.
These preliminary results of ongoing basis. The Consortium’s detection need similar standards, but
administrative review are issued and activities will commence on January 2, cannot afford the price of these SRMs or
published in accordance with sections 2018 (‘‘Commencement Date’’). require different sample formats.
Acceptance of participants into the Few secondary standards of this type
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19
Consortium after the Commencement have been produced by industry
CFR 351.213(h)(1).
Date will depend on eligibility and the because most companies do not have
Dated: December 13, 2017. the fluorescence measurement
availability of NIST resources.
Gary Taverman, capabilities and expertise to make high
ADDRESSES: Information in response to
Deputy Assistance Secretary for Antidumping this notice and request for additional accuracy measurements. This
and Countervailing Duty Operations, Consortium is intended to give
performing the non-exclusive functions and
information about the Consortium can
be directed via mail to the NIST secondary standard manufacturers, as
duties of the Assistant Secretary for well as other stakeholders in the
Enforcement and Compliance. Consortium Manager, Dr. Paul DeRose,
Biosystems and Biomaterials Division of fluorescence measurement community,
Appendix NIST’s Material Measurement access to highly accurate fluorescence
Laboratory, 100 Bureau Drive, measurement capabilities available at
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899–8312, or NIST. In return, these manufacturers
via electronic mail to lili.wang@nist.gov. provide NIST information about new
1. Summary materials, future material needs, and
2. Background FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
3. Scope of the Order new customer bases. These
further information about partnership manufacturers know the needs of
4. Selection of Respondents opportunities or about the terms and
5. Affiliation and Collapsing of Affiliates different communities and have
conditions of NIST’s Cooperative developed new materials to meet these
6. Unexamined Respondents
7. Discussion of Methodology Research and Development Agreement needs. Many of the fluorescent materials
8. Product Comparisons (CRADA), please contact Jeffrey to be measured have not been used as
9. Date of Sale DiVietro, CRADA and License Officer, standards and the suitability of these
10. Export Price National Institute of Standards and materials as standards is of great interest
11. Normal Value Technology’s Technology Partnerships to NIST. NIST’s understanding of the
12. Revisions to SAS-Solartech’s Reported Office, by mail to 100 Bureau Drive,
Home Market Sales fluorescent characteristics of such
Mail Stop 2200, Gaithersburg, Maryland materials through collaborative research
13. Cost of Production Analysis 20899, by electronic mail to
14. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison- and information exchange may lead to
Market Prices jeffrey.divietro@nist.gov, or by new NIST standards in this and other
15. Currency Conversions telephone at (301) 975–8779. related areas. It is also important for
16. Conclusion SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NIST to know about additional
[FR Doc. 2017–27405 Filed 12–19–17; 8:45 am] Quantitative fluorescence measurements standards needed in emerging
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P are used for instrument qualification technologies. Collaborators will supply
and method validation in the NIST with this knowledge and work
pharmaceutical and chemical with NIST to design and characterize
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE industries. It is also increasingly being the best standards for such emerging
used for detection of antibodies in technologies. Through this process,
National Institute of Standards and clinical diagnostics and biomedical collaborators will assist NIST to develop
Technology research. The measurements made on better reference materials.
different instrument platforms at
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements different times and locations cannot be Participation Process
Consortium compared accurately, which makes Eligibility will be determined by NIST
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards diagnostic decisions unreliable and using the information provided by an
and Technology, Department of slows down advances in these areas. In organization in response to this notice
Commerce. response to this limitation, NIST, based on the information requested
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ACTION: Notice; request for information. secondary standards manufacturers and below.
other stakeholders have developed An organization responding to this
SUMMARY: The National Institute of methodologies to implement notice should provide the following
Standards and Technology (NIST), an quantitation fluorescence information to NIST’s Consortium
agency of the United States Department measurements. Manager:
of Commerce, is establishing the NIST produced SRMs 2940 through (1) Type of Reference Materials:
Accurate Fluorescence Measurements 2944 in the past nine years as relative Format of the sample (e.g., standard
Consortium and invites organizations to intensity correction standards for cuvette, microwell plate, microscope
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