83_FR_54776 83 FR 54566 - Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

83 FR 54566 - Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 210 (October 30, 2018)

Page Range54566-54568
FR Document2018-23667

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the countervailing duty administrative review of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) to correct a ministerial error.

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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: Amended Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final 
results of the countervailing duty administrative review of crystalline 
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or

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not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of 
China (China) to correct a ministerial error.

DATES: Applicable October 30, 2018.

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

    In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on July 23, 2018, Commerce 
published its final results in the administrative review of the 
countervailing duty order on solar cells from China for the period of 
review (POR) January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015.\1\ On August 
2, 2018, Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian Solar), a respondent in this 
administrative review, submitted timely ministerial error allegations 
concerning the Final Results.\2\ On August 7, 2018, SolarWorld 
Americas, Inc. timely filed rebuttal comments to Canadian Solar's 
allegations.\3\ No other parties submitted ministerial allegations or 
comments on Canadian Solar's allegations. Complaints were filed with 
the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court, or CIT) challenging 
the Final Results. The United States sought leave from the Court to 
address these ministerial error allegations. The Court granted the 
United States' request and allowed until November 5, 2018, to issue any 
amended final results.
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015, 83 FR 
34828 (July 23, 2018) (Final Results) and accompanying Issues and 
Decision Memorandum (Decision Memorandum).
    \2\ See Letter from Canadian Solar, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the 
People's Republic of China: Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated 
August 2, 2018; see also Memorandum, ``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: Extension of Deadline for Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated 
July 30, 2018.
    \3\ See Letter from the petitioner, ``Crystalline Silicon 
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the 
People's Republic of China: Rebuttal to Canadian Solar's Ministerial 
Error Comments,'' dated August 7, 2018.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order 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. 
Merchandise covered by this order is currently classified in the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) under 
subheadings 8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 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 of this order is 
dispositive. A full description of the scope of the order is contained 
in the Final Results Decision Memorandum.\4\
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    \4\ See Final Results Decision Memorandum at 3-4.
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Ministerial Errors

    Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a 
``ministerial error'' as an error in addition, subtraction, or other 
arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying, 
duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional 
error which the Secretary considers ministerial. Commerce finds that an 
error alleged by Canadian Solar regarding the calculation of the 
benchmark used to calculate benefits in the Aluminum Extrusions for 
Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Program constitutes a 
ministerial error within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f).\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum, ``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, 2015; Response to Ministerial Error Allegations in the Final 
Results,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Response to 
Ministerial Error Allegations).
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    In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), 
we are amending the Final Results to correct the ministerial error. 
Specifically, we are amending the net subsidy rates for the mandatory 
company respondents (i.e., Canadian Solar and Changzhou Trina Solar 
Energy Co., Ltd.) and for the companies for which a review was 
requested that were not selected as mandatory company respondents 
(i.e., the non-selected companies subject to this review).\6\ The 
revised net subsidy rates are provided below.
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    \6\ Consistent with the Final Results, for the non-selected 
companies, we calculated an amended rate by weight-averaging the 
amended subsidy rates of the two mandatory respondents using their 
publicly-ranged sales data for exports of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR.
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Amended Final Results

    As a result of correcting the ministerial error, we determine the 
countervailable subsidy rates for the producers/exporters under review 
to be as follows:

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Canadian Solar and its Cross-Owned Affiliates \7\.......           11.59
Trina Solar and its Cross-Owned Affiliates \8\..........            9.12
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    Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Non-Selected 
Companies Subject to this Review:
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    \7\ Cross-owned affiliates are: Canadian Solar Inc.; Canadian 
Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; Canadian Solar Manufacturing 
(Changshu) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; 
CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Technologies Inc.; 
CSI Solar Manufacture Inc. (name was changed to CSI New Energy 
Holding Co., Ltd. in July 2015); CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing 
(Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tegu New Materials Technology Co., 
Ltd.; Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd.; and Suzhou Sanysolar Materials 
Technology Co., Ltd. See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
    \8\ Cross-owned affiliates are: Changzhou Trina Solar Energy 
Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; 
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina 
Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; 
Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; and Changzhou Trina PV Ribbon 
Materials Co., Ltd.

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                                                           Subsidy rate
                    Producer/exporter                       (percent ad
                                                             valorem)
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Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.......           10.64
Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd....           10.64
Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd...           10.64
Canadian Solar International, Ltd.......................           10.64
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.........................           10.64
Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.................           10.64
ERA Solar Co., Ltd......................................           10.64
ET Solar Energy Limited.................................           10.64
ET Solar Industry Limited...............................           10.64
Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.............           10.64
Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd...           10.64
Hangzhou Zhejiang University Sunny Energy Science and              10.64
 Technology Co., Ltd....................................
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.................           10.64
Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd...........           10.64
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd...................           10.64

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Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group...........................           10.64
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd..............................           10.64
Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd...................           10.64
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd...................................           10.64
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd....................................           10.64
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd..................           10.64
Jinko Solar International Limited.......................           10.64
Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc..................................           10.64
Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd......................           10.64
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.............           10.64
Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd..........................           10.64
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd........           10.64
Risen Energy Co., Ltd...................................           10.64
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd...................           10.64
Shenzhen Glory Industries Co., Ltd......................           10.64
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd..........................           10.64
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co. Ltd..........................           10.64
Systemes Versilis, Inc..................................           10.64
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd...............................           10.64
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd...........................           10.64
Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd............           10.64
Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd...................           10.64
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.............................           10.64
Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd..........................           10.64
Zhejiang Era Solar Technology Co., Ltd..................           10.64
Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd...........................           10.64
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology               10.64
 Limited Liability Company..............................
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits

    Normally, Commerce would issue appropriate assessment instructions 
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of 
publication of these amended final results of review, to liquidate 
shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the 
companies listed above entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1, 2015, through December 31, 2015. 
However, on August 31, 2018, and on September 20 and 24, 2018, the CIT 
enjoined liquidation of certain entries that are subject to the Final 
Results.\9\ Accordingly, Commerce will not instruct CBP to assess 
countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending resolution of 
the associated litigation.
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    \9\ The CIT issued the statutory injunctions in case numbers 18-
00184, 18-00185, and 18-00186.
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    Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of 
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for the 
companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after July 23, 2018, 
which is the date of publication of the Final Results. For all non-
reviewed firms, we will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits at the 
most recent company-specific or all-others rate applicable to the 
company, as appropriate. These cash deposit requirements, when imposed, 
shall remain in effect until further notice.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties that are subject 
to administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3), which 
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of 
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/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.

Disclosure

    We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended 
final results to interested parties within five business days of the 
date of publication of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.224(b).
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
section 751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).

    Dated: October 25, 2018.
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.
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                                               not assembled into modules (solar                       cells, and modules, laminates, and                    Amended Final Results
                                               cells), from the People’s Republic of                   panels, consisting of crystalline silicon               As a result of correcting the
                                               China (China) to correct a ministerial                  photovoltaic cells, whether or not                    ministerial error, we determine the
                                               error.                                                  partially or fully assembled into other               countervailable subsidy rates for the
                                               DATES:    Applicable October 30, 2018.                  products, including, but not limited to,              producers/exporters under review to be
                                                                                                       modules, laminates, panels and building               as follows:
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                       integrated materials. Merchandise
                                               Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                                                                       covered by this order is currently                                                                  Subsidy rate
                                               Office VII, Enforcement and                                                                                            Producer/exporter                    (percent ad
                                                                                                       classified in the Harmonized Tariff
                                               Compliance, International Trade                                                                                                                               valorem)
                                                                                                       Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
                                               Administration, U.S. Department of
                                               Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue                      under subheadings 8501.61.0000,                       Canadian Solar and its
                                               NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone                     8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030,                 Cross-Owned Affiliates 7 ...                       11.59
                                               (202) 482–3586.                                         and 8501.31.8000. These HTSUS                         Trina Solar and its Cross-
                                                                                                       subheadings are provided for                            Owned Affiliates 8 ..............                    9.12
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                       convenience and customs purposes; the
                                               Background                                              written description of the scope of this                Review-Specific Average Rate
                                                                                                       order is dispositive. A full description              Applicable to the Non-Selected
                                                  In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
                                                                                                       of the scope of the order is contained in             Companies Subject to this Review:
                                               of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
                                               (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on                 the Final Results Decision
                                                                                                       Memorandum.4                                                                                        Subsidy rate
                                               July 23, 2018, Commerce published its                                                                                  Producer/exporter                    (percent ad
                                               final results in the administrative                     Ministerial Errors                                                                                    valorem)
                                               review of the countervailing duty order
                                               on solar cells from China for the period                   Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR               Baoding Jiasheng Photo-
                                                                                                       351.224(f) define a ‘‘ministerial error’’ as            voltaic Technology Co.,
                                               of review (POR) January 1, 2015,
                                                                                                                                                               Ltd. ....................................          10.64
                                               through December 31, 2015.1 On August                   an error in addition, subtraction, or                 Baoding Tianwei Yingli New
                                               2, 2018, Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian                  other arithmetic function, clerical error               Energy Resources Co.,
                                               Solar), a respondent in this                            resulting from inaccurate copying,                      Ltd. ....................................          10.64
                                               administrative review, submitted timely                 duplication, or the like, and any other               Beijing Tianneng Yingli New
                                               ministerial error allegations concerning                similar type of unintentional error                     Energy Resources Co.,
                                               the Final Results.2 On August 7, 2018,                  which the Secretary considers                           Ltd. ....................................          10.64
                                               SolarWorld Americas, Inc. timely filed                  ministerial. Commerce finds that an                   Canadian Solar International,
                                               rebuttal comments to Canadian Solar’s                   error alleged by Canadian Solar                         Ltd. ....................................          10.64
                                                                                                                                                             Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co.,
                                               allegations.3 No other parties submitted                regarding the calculation of the                        Ltd. ....................................          10.64
                                               ministerial allegations or comments on                  benchmark used to calculate benefits in               Dongguan Sunworth Solar
                                               Canadian Solar’s allegations.                           the Aluminum Extrusions for Less Than                   Energy Co., Ltd. ................                  10.64
                                               Complaints were filed with the U.S.                     Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)                          ERA Solar Co., Ltd. ..............                   10.64
                                               Court of International Trade (the Court,                Program constitutes a ministerial error               ET Solar Energy Limited ......                       10.64
                                               or CIT) challenging the Final Results.                  within the meaning of 19 CFR                          ET Solar Industry Limited .....                      10.64
                                               The United States sought leave from the                 351.224(f).5                                          Hainan Yingli New Energy
                                                                                                                                                               Resources Co., Ltd. ..........                     10.64
                                               Court to address these ministerial error                   In accordance with section 751(h) of               Hangzhou Sunny Energy
                                               allegations. The Court granted the                      the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e), we are                   Science and Technology
                                               United States’ request and allowed until                amending the Final Results to correct                   Co., Ltd. ............................             10.64
                                               November 5, 2018, to issue any                          the ministerial error. Specifically, we               Hangzhou Zhejiang Univer-
                                               amended final results.                                  are amending the net subsidy rates for                  sity Sunny Energy Science
                                                                                                       the mandatory company respondents                       and Technology Co., Ltd.                           10.64
                                               Scope of the Order                                                                                            Hengdian Group DMEGC
                                                                                                       (i.e., Canadian Solar and Changzhou                     Magnetics Co., Ltd. ...........                    10.64
                                                 The merchandise covered by this
                                                                                                       Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.) and for the             Hengshui Yingli New Energy
                                               order is crystalline silicon photovoltaic
                                                                                                       companies for which a review was                        Resources Co., Ltd. ..........                     10.64
                                                 1 See
                                                                                                       requested that were not selected as                   JA Solar Technology
                                                        Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
                                               Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the         mandatory company respondents (i.e.,                    Yangzhou Co., Ltd. ...........                     10.64
                                               People’s Republic of China: Final Results of            the non-selected companies subject to
                                               Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2015,        this review).6 The revised net subsidy                  7 Cross-owned affiliates are: Canadian Solar Inc.;
                                               83 FR 34828 (July 23, 2018) (Final Results) and         rates are provided below.                             Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.;
                                               accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum                                                                   Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; CSI
                                               (Decision Memorandum).                                                                                        Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.; CSI
                                                  2 See Letter from Canadian Solar, ‘‘Crystalline        4 See Final Results Decision Memorandum at
                                                                                                                                                             Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar
                                               Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not              3–4.                                                  Technologies Inc.; CSI Solar Manufacture Inc.
                                               Assembled into Modules from the People’s                  5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Administrative Review of        (name was changed to CSI New Energy Holding Co.,
                                               Republic of China: Ministerial Error Comments,’’        the Countervailing Duty Order on Crystalline          Ltd. in July 2015); CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing
                                               dated August 2, 2018; see also Memorandum,              Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not            (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tegu New Materials
                                               ‘‘Administrative Review of the Countervailing Duty      Assembled Into Modules, from the People’s             Technology Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd.; and
                                               Order on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,        Republic of China, 2015; Response to Ministerial      Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
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                                               Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the         Error Allegations in the Final Results,’’ dated       See Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
                                               People’s Republic of China: Extension of Deadline       concurrently with this notice (Response to              8 Cross-owned affiliates are: Changzhou Trina
                                               for Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated July 30,        Ministerial Error Allegations).                       Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Trina Solar (Changzhou)
                                               2018.                                                     6 Consistent with the Final Results, for the non-   Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina
                                                  3 See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Crystalline      selected companies, we calculated an amended rate     Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.; Changzhou
                                               Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not              by weight-averaging the amended subsidy rates of      Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina
                                               Assembled into Modules, from the People’s               the two mandatory respondents using their             Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Turpan Trina Solar Energy
                                               Republic of China: Rebuttal to Canadian Solar’s         publicly-ranged sales data for exports of subject     Co., Ltd.; and Changzhou Trina PV Ribbon
                                               Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated August 7, 2018.     merchandise to the United States during the POR.      Materials Co., Ltd.



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                                               54568                                 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 210 / Tuesday, October 30, 2018 / Notices

                                                                                              Subsidy rate   instruct CBP to assess countervailing                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                       Producer/exporter                      (percent ad    duties on those enjoined entries
                                                                                                valorem)     pending resolution of the associated                     International Trade Administration
                                               Jiangsu High Hope Int’l                                       litigation.                                              [A–570–082]
                                                  Group ................................               10.64    Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
                                               Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd. ...                         10.64 collect cash deposits of estimated                       Certain Steel Wheels From the
                                               Jiawei Solarchina                                             countervailing duties, in the amounts                    People’s Republic of China:
                                                  (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. .........                       10.64                                                          Preliminary Determination of Sales at
                                               JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. ..........                       10.64
                                                                                                             shown above for the companies listed
                                                                                                                                                                      Less-Than-Fair-Value
                                               Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. .............                     10.64 above, on shipments of subject
                                               Jinko Solar Import and Ex-                                    merchandise entered, or withdrawn                        AGENCY:   Enforcement and Compliance,
                                                  port Co., Ltd. .....................                 10.64 from warehouse, for consumption on or                    International Trade Administration,
                                               Jinko Solar International Lim-                                after July 23, 2018, which is the date of                Department of Commerce.
                                                  ited ....................................            10.64 publication of the Final Results. For all                SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
                                               Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc. ..........                      10.64                                                          (Commerce) preliminarily determines
                                               Lightway Green New Energy                                     non-reviewed firms, we will instruct
                                                                                                                                                                      that steel wheels from the People’s
                                                  Co., Ltd. ............................               10.64 CBP to collect cash deposits at the most
                                                                                                             recent company-specific or all-others                    Republic of China (China) are being, or
                                               Lixian Yingli New Energy Re-
                                                  sources Co., Ltd. ...............                    10.64 rate applicable to the company, as                       are likely to be, sold in the United States
                                               Luoyang Suntech Power Co.,                                                                                             at less-than-fair-value (LTFV) for the
                                                                                                             appropriate. These cash deposit
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64 requirements, when imposed, shall                        period of investigation (POI) July 1,
                                               Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical                                                                                          2017, through December 31, 2017.
                                                  Appliance Co., Ltd. ...........                      10.64 remain in effect until further notice.                   Interested parties are invited to
                                               Risen Energy Co., Ltd. .........                        10.64    Administrative Protective Order                       comment on this preliminary
                                               Shanghai JA Solar Tech-                                                                                                determination.
                                                  nology Co., Ltd. .................                   10.64   This notice also serves as a reminder
                                               Shenzhen Glory Industries                                                                                              DATES: Applicable October 30, 2018.
                                                                                                             to parties that are subject to                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  Co., Ltd. ............................               10.64
                                               Shenzhen Topray Solar Co.,                                    administrative protective order (APO) of                 Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64 their responsibility concerning the                      Office VII, Enforcement and
                                               Sumec Hardware & Tools                                        return or destruction of proprietary                     Compliance, International Trade
                                                  Co. Ltd. .............................               10.64 information disclosed under APO in                       Administration, U.S. Department of
                                               Systemes Versilis, Inc. .........                       10.64 accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3),
                                               Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.                              10.64                                                          Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                               tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co.,
                                                                                                             which continues to govern business                       NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64 proprietary information in this segment                  (202) 482–2316.
                                               Tianjin Yingli New Energy                                     of the proceeding. Timely written                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  Resources Co., Ltd. ..........                       10.64 notification of the return/destruction of
                                               Toenergy Technology                                           APO materials, or conversion to judicial                 Background
                                                  Hangzhou Co., Ltd. ...........                       10.64 protective order, is hereby requested.                      This preliminary determination is
                                               Wuxi Suntech Power Co.,                                                                                                made in accordance with section 733(b)
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64
                                                                                                             Failure to comply with the regulations
                                                                                                             and the terms of an APO is a                             of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
                                               Yingli Energy (China) Co.,
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64 sanctionable violation.
                                                                                                                                                                      (the Act). Commerce published the
                                               Zhejiang Era Solar Tech-                                                                                               notice of initiation of this investigation
                                                  nology Co., Ltd. .................                   10.64    Disclosure                                            on April 24, 2018.1 On August 20, 2018,
                                               Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co.,                                                                                              Commerce postponed the preliminary
                                                  Ltd. ....................................            10.64      We intend to disclose the calculations              determination of this investigation and
                                               Zhejiang Sunflower Light En-                                     performed for these amended final                     the revised deadline is now October 23,
                                                  ergy Science & Tech-                                          results to interested parties within five             2018.2 For a complete description of the
                                                  nology Limited Liability                                      business days of the date of publication              events that followed the initiation of
                                                  Company ...........................                  10.64    of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR              this investigation, see the Preliminary
                                                                                                                351.224(b).                                           Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
                                               Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits                                                                                         included in the Preliminary Decision
                                                                                                                  We are issuing and publishing these
                                                 Normally, Commerce would issue                                 results in accordance with section                    Memorandum is included as Appendix
                                               appropriate assessment instructions to                           751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19               II to this notice. The Preliminary
                                               U.S. Customs and Border Protection                               CFR 351.224(e).                                       Decision Memorandum is a public
                                               (CBP) 15 days after the date of                                                                                        document and is on file electronically
                                               publication of these amended final                                 Dated: October 25, 2018.                            via Enforcement and Compliance’s
                                               results of review, to liquidate shipments                        Gary Taverman,                                        Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
                                               of subject merchandise produced and/or                           Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
                                               exported by the companies listed above                           and Countervailing Duty Operations                       1 See Certain Steel Wheels from the People’s

                                               entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,                            performing the non-exclusive functions and            Republic of China: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-
                                               for consumption on or after January 1,                           duties of the Assistant Secretary for                 Value Investigation, 83 FR 17798 (April 24, 2018)
                                                                                                                                                                      (Initiation Notice).
                                               2015, through December 31, 2015.                                 Enforcement and Compliance.                              2 See Steel Wheels from the People’s Republic of
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                                               However, on August 31, 2018, and on                              [FR Doc. 2018–23667 Filed 10–29–18; 8:45 am]          China: Postponement of Preliminary Determination
                                               September 20 and 24, 2018, the CIT                               BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P                                in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 83 FR
                                               enjoined liquidation of certain entries                                                                                42110 (August 20, 2018).
                                                                                                                                                                         3 See Memorandum re: Decision Memorandum
                                               that are subject to the Final Results.9
                                                                                                                                                                      for the Preliminary Determination in the Less-Than-
                                               Accordingly, Commerce will not                                                                                         Fair-Value Investigation of Certain Steel Wheels
                                                                                                                                                                      from the People’s Republic of China, dated
                                                 9 The CIT issued the statutory injunctions in case                                                                   concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this
                                               numbers 18–00184, 18–00185, and 18–00186.                                                                              notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).



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Document Created: 2018-10-30 00:43:27
Document Modified: 2018-10-30 00:43:27
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesApplicable October 30, 2018.
ContactGene 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.
FR Citation83 FR 54566 

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