[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 25400]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-10352]


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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: Alignment of Final 
Countervailing Duty Determination With Final Antidumping Duty 
Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is aligning the 
final determination in this countervailing duty (CVD) investigation of 
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into 
modules (solar cells) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) with 
the final determination in the companion antidumping duty (AD) 
investigation.

DATES: Effective Date: April 30, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene Calvert, Jun Jack Zhao, or Emily 
Halle, AD/CVD Operations, Office 6, Import Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Room 7866, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586, (202) 482-1396, 
or (202) 482-0176, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 8, 2011, the Department initiated the AD and CVD 
investigations of solar cells from the PRC.\1\ On March 26, 2012, the 
Department published the preliminary affirmative CVD determination 
pertaining to solar cells from the PRC.\2\ On March 27, 2012, the 
petitioner, SolarWorld Industries America, Inc., timely requested 
alignment of the deadline for the final CVD determination with the 
deadline for the final determination in the companion AD investigation 
of solar cells from the PRC, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(4)(i) and 210(i).
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigation, 76 FR 70966 
(November 16, 2011), and Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation, 76 FR 70960 
(November 16, 2011).
    \2\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination, 77 FR 
17439 (March 26, 2012).
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    Because the AD and CVD investigations were initiated simultaneously 
and involve the same class or kind of merchandise from the same 
country, we are aligning the deadline for the final CVD determination 
of solar cells from the PRC with the deadline for the final 
determination in the companion AD investigation of solar cells from the 
PRC, in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.210(b)(4)(i). The final CVD determination will be issued on the 
same date as the final AD determination, which is currently scheduled 
to be issued no later than July 30, 2012, unless postponed.
    This notice is issued and published pursuant to section 705(a)(1) 
of the Act.

    Dated: April 24, 2012.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012-10352 Filed 4-27-12; 8:45 am]
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