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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Forest Service 

Malheur National Forest, Prairie City 

Ranger District; Oregon; Cliff Knox 

Project 

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement. 

SUMMARY: The Malheur National Forest 

will prepare an environmental impact 

statement (EIS) to disclose the 

environmental effects of proposed 

vegetation and fuels treatments, wildlife 

habitat designations, and road activities 

in the Cliff Knox project area located on 

the Prairie City and Emigrant Creek 

Ranger Districts. Proposed actions 

include timber harvest, small diameter 

thinning, aspen and mountain 

mahogany restoration, landscape 

underburning, road activities to support 

vegetation and fuels treatments, and 

road system changes. The intent of the 

project is to restore forest health, reduce 

fuels, increase the forest’s resilience to 

wildfires and other disturbance, and 

enhance fish and wildlife habitats. 

DATES: Comments concerning the 

proposed action in this notice must be 

received by August 20, 2018. The draft 

EIS is expected in December 2018 and 

the final EIS is expected in June 2019. 

ADDRESSES: The preferred method to 

submit comments is via email to: 

comments-pacificnorthwest-malheurprairiecity@fs.fed.us. You may also 

submit comments via mail to Ed 

Guzman, District Ranger, Prairie City 

Ranger District, P.O. Box 337, Prairie 

City, OR 97869; via facsimile to 541– 

820–4844; or by hand delivery to the 

Prairie City Ranger District, 327 SW 

Front St., Prairie City, Oregon. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Schnider, District NEPA Planner, 

327 SW Front St., P.O. Box 337, Prairie 

City, OR 97869. Phone: 541–820–3821. 

Email: kschnider@fs.fed.us. Individuals 

who use telecommunication devices for 

the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service at 1–800– 

877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 

eastern time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Cliff 

Knox Project encompasses 

approximately 40,000 acres across the 

Bluebucket Creek subwatershed (10,976 

acres) and the Cliff Creek-Malheur River 

subwatershed (29,342 acres), and 

includes the Malheur River Inventoried 

Roadless Area and part of the Malheur 

River Wild and Scenic River corridor. 

The legal description for the planning 

area includes Townships 17 and 18 

South and Ranges 33, 34, and 35 East, 

Willamette Meridian, Grant County, 

Oregon. The full scoping package is 

available on the Malheur National 

Forest website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/ 

project/?project=50433. 

Purpose and Need for Action 

The project’s purpose and need is 

represented by differences between 

existing and desired conditions based 

on forest plan management direction, 

other forest service policies, and best 

available science. 

The purpose of the Cliff Knox Project 

is to improve forest health and increase 

resilience to drought, fire, insects and 

diseases, and other disturbances by 

moving the project area toward its 

historical (natural) range of variability 

in forest structure, tree density, species 

composition, and associated wildlife 

habitat. Additionally, there is an 

opportunity to contribute to the 

economic stability of local communities 

that depend on timber resources for 

their livelihood and move the forest 

transportation system toward a more 

environmentally and fiscally sustainable 

state. 

Specifically, there is a need in the 

project area to: 

(1) Increase forest resilience to insect 

and disease outbreaks and 

uncharacteristic wildfires by moving the 

landscape toward a more historical 

range of variability for structure, 

density, and species composition. This 

includes special consideration for the 

Malheur River Wild and Scenic River, 

the Malheur Inventoried Roadless Area, 

riparian habitat conservation areas, 

dedicated and replacement old growth 

stands, aspen and mountain mahogany 

stands, and connectivity corridors. 

(2) Enhance landscape resilience to 

wildfire by restoring fuel profiles to 

types primarily conducive to surface 

fire, with special attention to lands 

adjacent to strategic roads and areas 

identified as wildland-urban interface. 

(3) Increase public and firefighter 

safety in the event of a wildfire in the 

project area. 

(4) Restore and promote open stands 

dominated by large trees and firetolerant tree species, which were 

historically dominant across the project 

area. 

(5) Maintain existing old forest stands 

and promote old trees (greater than 150 

years old) to increase their abundance 

over the long term. 

(6) Restore and promote regeneration 

of hardwoods, including quaking aspen, 

mountain mahogany, and riparian 

hardwoods. 

(7) Treat vegetation to improve 

characteristics of the Malheur River 

Inventoried Roadless Area as defined by 

the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation 

Rule (36 CFR 294.11). 

(8) Increase water availability for 

native vegetation by reestablishing 

historical openings and grasslands, 

thinning overstocked stands, and 

removing encroaching juniper and other 

conifers where they did not historically 

occur. 

(9) Improve quantity and quality of 

forage for large ungulates, especially in 

big-game winter range management 

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(10) Reduce road related impacts to 

the watershed (aquatic and terrestrial 

habitat, and water quality). 

(11) Improve existing road networks 

to provide access to the forest while 

meeting forest plan standards and 

guidelines as well as regulatory 

direction. 

(12) Capture the economic value of 

forest products and other resources to 

support local economies and provide 

employment opportunities. 

(13) Provide safe access to the forest 

for public health, enjoyment, and 

stewardship. 

Proposed Action 

To meet the purpose and need for the 

Cliff Knox Project and to move the 

project area toward desired conditions, 

the Malheur National Forest is 

proposing activities including timber 

harvest, small diameter thinning, aspen 

and mountain mahogany restoration, 

landscape underburning, road activities 

to support vegetation and fuels 

treatments, and road system changes. 

Approximately 27,000 acres of 

vegetation and fuel treatments are 

proposed to increase forest resilience to 

insect and disease outbreaks and 

uncharacteristic wildfires; restore fuel 

profiles, promote development of old 

stands and trees; and restore quaking 

aspen, mountain mahogany, and 

riparian hardwoods (related to the 

need). Treatments include stand 

improvement commercial thinning, 

biomass removal (biomass material may 

be removed during logging operations, 

by hand, or with small equipment such 

as all-terrain vehicles or small 

excavators or forwarders), and small 

diameter thinning where stands are 

above the appropriate management zone 

for stand density. In areas of high tree 

mortality due to insect infestations, 

dead lodgepole and ponderosa pine 

trees in excess of wildlife standards for 

downed and dead trees may be 

salvaged. Additionally, 3 units are 

identified as potential tree tipping units, 

where large wood could be placed in 

streams. Proposed vegetation and fuel 

treatments are located across the project 

area to address the purpose and need, 

including within the Malheur Wild and 

Scenic River, Malheur River Inventoried 

Roadless Area, the wildland-urban 

interface and adjacent to strategic roads, 

and riparian habitat conservation areas. 

These treatments would help move 

forest structure, composition, and 

density toward more resilient vegetative 

conditions. 

Landscape underburning on 

approximately 40,000 acres is proposed 

to reduce surface fuel loading, reduce 

ladder fuels, and raise canopy base 

height. Treated stands would see a 

combination of piled material burning 

and underburning. Those stands not 

mechanically treated would be managed 

exclusively with the use of 

underburning. 

The proposed action includes wildlife 

habitat designations that include 

additions to replacement old growth 

(108 acres) and pileated woodpecker 

feeding areas (205 acres), establishment 

of connectivity corridors (4,950 acres) 

and wildlife habitat enhancement 

openings (1,020 acres). Preliminary 

connectivity corridors have been 

identified between late and old 

structure stands to allow for movement 

of old-growth dependent species. The 

goal of creating ‘‘connectivity’’ is to 

manage stands in corridors at higher 

canopy densities when compared to 

more intensively managed stands 

located outside of corridors. Habitat 

enhancement openings are proposed in 

areas where soil types point to a more 

open canopy in the past to create 

openings in coniferous forest to move 

areas that would have historically been 

more open towards desired vegetation 

communities. Most of these units are 

located in big-game winter range and are 

adjacent to or include existing openings. 

Road activities to support vegetation 

and fuels treatments are also proposed 

to provide safe access and to reduce 

road-related impacts. Road maintenance 

and reconstruction for haul would occur 

on open or temporarily opened roads to 

provide safe access and adequate 

drainage. About 15 miles of temporary 

roads would be constructed to access 

some timber harvest units; these areas 

would be rehabilitated following use. 

Multiple changes to the road system 

are proposed. This includes 

decommissioning about 9.5 miles of 

road that are not needed for future 

management actions and are either 

already in an overgrown state or are 

contributing to resource related impacts, 

such as delivering sediment to streams 

or disturbing wildlife. Also proposed is 

closing about 14 miles of currently open 

roads that may be needed for future 

management actions but are either 

currently in an overgrown state or 

contributing to resource related impacts, 

such as delivering sediment to streams 

or disturbing wildlife. Closed roads are 

to be left in a stable hydrologic state and 

are to be periodically maintained. The 

proposed action also includes 

confirming the previous administrative 

closure of 28 miles of road and opening 

about 2.5 miles of currently closed roads 

that show signs of moderate to high use, 

have little potential for resource 

impacts, and some of which provide 

access to dispersed camping sites, State 

and Bureau of Land Management lands, 

and permittee allotments. Additionally, 

the proposed action includes 

decomissioning and relocating about 2 

miles of road that are causing 

unacceptable resource damage in their 

current locations but provide access to 

essential management activities and 

dispersed campsites. 

The Cliff Knox Project will also 

include a variety of project design 

criteria that serve to mitigate impacts of 

activities to forest resources, including 

wildlife, soils, watershed condition, 

aquatic species, riparian habitat 

conservation areas, heritage resources, 

visuals, rangeland, botanical resources, 

and invasive plants. 

Possible Alternatives 

A full range of alternatives to the 

proposed action, including a no action 

alternative, will be considered. The no 

action alternative represents no change 

and serves as the baseline for the 

comparison of the action alternatives. 

Alternatives may be developed in 

response to issues raised by the public 

during the scoping process or due to 

additional concerns for resource values 

identified by the interdisciplinary team. 

Forest Plan Amendments 

The proposed action may also include 

the following amendments to the 1990 

Malheur National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (Forest 

Plan), as amended: 

(1) Designating management area 13 

(old growth): Old growth changes are 

needed to maintain consistency with 

forest plan standards for dedicated and 

replacement old growth. 

(2) Reducing cover below forest plan 

standards in big-game summer range 

and winter range: Reduction in 

satisfactory and/or total cover in biggame summer range and/or big-game 

winter range. Vegetation management 

treatments may initially reduce cover 

levels in some areas; however, these 

treatments would make it possible to 

achieve desired vegetative health 

conditions that may result in more 

abundant, higher quality cover with 

reduced insect activity in the future. 

(3) Removal of trees greater than or 

equal to 21 inches diameter at breast 

height and harvest within late and old 

structure: Removal of trees greater than 

or equal to 21 inches diameter at breast 

height within specific stands with 

existing aspen and mountain mahogany 

is proposed to improve the growth of 

existing aspen and mountain mahogany 

by reducing competition for sunlight 

and water from large, young nearby 

trees, and to move stands with old forest 

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forest single-stratum structure that is 

deficient in the project area. 

(4) Not maintaining the current level 

of connectivity between late and old 

structure and old growth stands: 

Reduction in connectivity is proposed 

because the southern portion of the 

project area contains pockets of late and 

old structure stands within areas that 

developed over mollic soils, an 

indicator that these areas were 

grasslands and meadows within their 

historical range of variability, but are 

now experiencing encroachment from 

conifers. Connectivity does not exist in 

these areas, and therefore cannot be 

maintained. 

When proposing a forest plan 

amendment, the 2012 Planning Rule (36 

CFR 219), as amended, requires the 

Responsible Official to provide in the 

initial notice ‘‘which substantive 

requirements of §§ 219. 8 through 

219.11 are likely to be directly related 

to the amendment (§ 219.13(b)(5)).’’ 

Whether a rule provision is likely to be 

directly related to an amendment is 

determined by the purpose for the 

amendment, the beneficial effects or 

adverse effects of the amendment, and 

informed by the best available scientific 

information, scoping, effects analysis, 

monitoring data or other rationale. The 

following substantive requirements 

would likely be directly related to the 

proposed amendments. 

Substantive provisions that relate to 

all proposed amendments include: 

219.8(a)(1)(ii) Contributions of the plan 

area to ecological conditions within the 

broader landscape influenced by the 

plan area; 219.8(a)(1)(iv) System drivers, 

including dominant ecological 

processes, disturbance regimes, and 

stressors, such as natural succession, 

wildland fire, invasive species, and 

climate change; and the ability of 

terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems on the 

plan area to adapt to change; 219.9(a)(1) 

Ecosystem integrity; 219.9(a)(2) 

Ecosystem diversity; 219.10(a)(1) 

Aesthetic values, air quality, cultural 

and heritage resources, ecosystem 

services, fish and wildlife species, 

forage, geologic features, grazing and 

rangelands, habitat and habitat 

connectivity, recreation settings and 

opportunities, riparian areas, scenery, 

soil, surface and subsurface water 

quality, timber, trails, vegetation, 

viewsheds, wilderness, and other 

relevant resources and uses; 219.10(a)(5) 

Habitat conditions, subject to the 

requirements of 219.9, for wildlife, fish, 

and plants commonly enjoyed and used 

by the public; for hunting, fishing, 

trapping, gathering, observing, 

subsistence, and other activities (in 

collaboration with federally recognized 

Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, 

other Federal agencies, and State and 

local governments); and 219.10(a)(8) 

System drivers, including dominant 

ecological processes, disturbance 

regimes, and stressors, such as natural 

succession, wildland fire, invasive 

species, and climate change; and the 

ability of the terrestrial and aquatic 

ecosystems on the plan area to adapt to 

change (219.8). 

Substantive provisions that relate to 

the proposed amendments for reducing 

cover below forest plan standards in biggame summer range and winter range, 

removal of trees greater than or equal to 

21 inches diameter at breast height and 

harvest within late and old structure, 

and not maintaining the current level of 

connectivity between late and old 

structure and old growth stands include: 

219.8(a)(1)(iii) Conditions in the broader 

landscape that may influence the 

sustainability of resources and 

ecosystems within the plan area; 

219.8(a)(1)(v) Wildland fire and 

opportunities to restore fire adapted 

ecosystems; 219.8(a)(1)(vi) 

Opportunities for landscape scale 

restoration; and 219.10(a)(7) Reasonably 

foreseeable risks to ecological, social, 

and economic sustainability. 

Substantive provisions that relate to 

the proposed amendments for 

designating management area 13 (old 

growth), removal of trees greater than or 

equal to 21 inches diameter at breast 

height and harvest within late and old 

structure, and not maintaining the 

current level of connectivity between 

late and old structure and old growth 

stands include: 219.9(a)(2)(i) Key 

characteristics associated with 

terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem types. 

Responsible Official 

The Forest Supervisor of the Malheur 

National Forest, 431 Patterson Bridge 

Road, John Day, OR 97845, is the 

Responsible Official. The Responsible 

Official decides if the proposed action 

will be implemented and documents the 

decision and rationale for the decision 

in the record of decision. Responsibility 

for preparation of the draft EIS and final 

EIS has been delegated to the District 

Ranger, Prairie City Ranger District. 

Nature of Decision To Be Made 

Given the purpose and need of the 

project, the Responsible Official will 

review the proposed action, other 

alternatives, and the environmental 

effects analysis in order to determine: 

(1) Which alternative, or combination of 

alternatives, should be implemented; (2) 

the location and treatment methods for 

all proposed activities; (3) the design 

features, mitigation measures and 

monitoring requirements; and, (4) 

consistency with the forest plan and the 

need for amendments. 

Decisions by the Forest Supervisor to 

approve project-specific plan 

amendments are subject to the Projectlevel Predecisional Administrative 

Review Process of 36 CFR 218 Subpart 

A, in accordance with 36 CFR 219.59(b). 

The term ‘‘project specific’’ refers to 

amendments that would only apply to 

the proposed project and would not 

apply to any future management 

actions. 

Per 36 CFR 218.7(a)(2), this is a 

project proposing to implement a land 

management plan and is not authorized 

under the Healthy Forests Restoration 

Act (HFRA). Therefore, it is subject to 

both subparts A and B of 36 CFR 218. 

Scoping Process 

This notice of intent initiates the 

scoping process, which guides the 

development of the EIS for the Cliff 

Knox Project. The interdisciplinary 

team will continute to seek information 

and comments from Federal, State, and 

local agencies, in addition to Tribal 

governments and other individuals or 

organizations that may be interested in, 

or affected by, the proposed action. 

There is a collaborative group in the 

area that the interdisciplinary team will 

interact with during the analysis 

process. 

Public meetings will occur in Prairie 

City and Burns, Oregon, during the 

scoping period for the purposes of 

discussing and gathering comments on 

the proposed action. Times and 

locations of scheduled meetings will be 

advertised through local media outlets 

and posted on the Malheur National 

Forest website. The intent of this 

comment period is to provide those 

interested in or affected by this 

proposed action with an opportunity to 

make their concerns known. Written, 

hand-delivered, electronic, and 

facsimile comments concerning this 

proposed action will be accepted. We 

invite you to provide any substantive 

comments you might have regarding the 

proposed action for the Cliff Knox 

Project; substantive comments are 

within the scope of the project and the 

decision to be made, are specific to the 

proposed activities and the project area, 

and have a direct relationship to the 

project. Please provide supporting 

reasons for us to consider. If you cite or 

include references with your comments, 

you need to state specifically how those 

references relate to the proposed action. 

Please include a copy of or an internet 

link for any references you cite. 

It is important that reviewers provide 

their comments at such times and in 


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1See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 

Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the 

People’s Republic of China: Amended Final 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

and Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 

(December 7, 2012) and Crystalline Silicon 

Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into 

Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: 

Countervailing Duty Order, 77 FR 73017 (December 

7, 2012) (collectively, Orders). 

2See Goal Zero’s Letter, ‘‘Goal Zero LLC’s 

Request for a Changed Circumstances Review,’’ 

dated April 17, 2018. 

3See SolarWorld’s Letter, ‘‘Support for Goal Zero 

LLC’s Request for a Changed Circumstances 

Review,’’ dated May 4, 2018. 

4See Commerce’s Letter, dated May 14, 2018. 

5See ‘‘Goal Zero LLC’s Response to Additional 

Questions Regarding the Changed Circumstances 

Reviews,’’ dated May 23, 2018. 

6See Commerce’s Letter, dated May 30, 2018. 

7See Commerce’s Letter, dated June 29, 2018. 

8 Id. 

9See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 

Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the 

People’s Republic of China: Comments on Goal 

Zero LLC’ s Request for a Changed Circumstances 

Review, dated July 9, 2018; see also Crystalline 

Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 

Assembled into Modules from The People’s 

Republic of China; Goal Zero LLC’s Comments 

Regarding the Proposed Scope of the Changed 

Circumstances Reviews, dated July 9, 2018. 

such manner that they are useful to the 

agency’s preparation of the EIS. 

Therefore, comments should be 

provided prior to the close of the 

comment period and should clearly 

articulate the reviewer’s concerns and 

contentions. 

Comments received in response to 

this solicitation, including names and 

addresses of those who comment, will 

become part of the public record for this 

proposed action, and may be released 

under the Freedom of Information Act. 

However, comments submitted 

anonymously will also be accepted and 

considered. 

Dated: June 6, 2018. 

Chris French, 

Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest 

System. 

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BILLING CODE 3411–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–979, C–570–980] 

Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 

Whether or Not Assembled Into 

Modules, From the People’s Republic 

of China: Notice of Initiation of 

Changed Circumstances Reviews, and 

Consideration of Revocation of the 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Orders in Part 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: Based on a request from Goal 

Zero LLC (Goal Zero), the Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) is initiating 

changed circumstances reviews to 

consider the possible revocation, in 

part, of the antidumping duty (AD) and 

countervailing duty (CVD) orders on 

crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, 

whether or not assembled into modules, 

from the People’s Republic of China 

(China) with respect to certain solar 

panels, as described below. 

DATES: Applicable July 20, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli 

Lovely, 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) 482–1593. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On December 7, 2012, Commerce 

published AD and CVD orders on 

certain crystalline silicon photovoltaic 

cells, whether or not assembled into 

modules, from China.1 On April 17, 

2018, Goal Zero, an importer of the 

subject merchandise, requested, through 

a changed circumstances review, 

revocation, in part, of the Orders 

pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) 

and 19 CFR 351.216(b),2 with respect to 

certain off-grid solar panels. On May 4, 

2018, SolarWorld Americas, Inc. (the 

petitioner) submitted a letter stating that 

it did not oppose the partial revocation 

proposed by Goal Zero.3 On May 14, 

2018, we issued a supplemental 

questionnaire to Goal Zero,4 to which it 

responded on May 23, 2018.5 On May 

30, 2018,6 and again on June 29, 2018, 

we extended the deadline for 

determining whether to initiate the 

requested changed circumstances.7 The 

current deadline is July 16, 2018.8 On 

July 9, 2018, we received revised 

proposed partial revocation language 

from Goal Zero.9

Scope of the Orders 

The merchandise covered by the 

Orders 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. 

The Orders cover crystalline silicon 

photovoltaic cells of thickness equal to 

or greater than 20 micrometers, having 

a p/n junction formed by any means, 

whether or not the cell has undergone 

other processing, including, but not 

limited to, cleaning, etching, coating, 

and/or addition of materials (including, 

but not limited to, metallization and 

conductor patterns) to collect and 

forward the electricity that is generated 

by the cell. 

Merchandise under consideration 

may be described at the time of 

importation as parts for final finished 

products that are assembled after 

importation, including, but not limited 

to, modules, laminates, panels, 

building-integrated modules, buildingintegrated panels, or other finished 

goods kits. Such parts that otherwise 

meet the definition of merchandise 

under consideration are included in the 

scope of the Orders. 

Excluded from the scope of the Orders 

are thin film photovoltaic products 

produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si), 

cadmium telluride (CdTe), or copper 

indium gallium selenide (CIGS). 

Also excluded from the scope of the 

Orders are crystalline silicon 

photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 

10,000mm2 in surface area, that are 

permanently integrated into a consumer 

good whose function is other than 

power generation and that consumes the 

electricity generated by the integrated 

crystalline silicon photovoltaic cell. 

Where more than one cell is 

permanently integrated into a consumer 

good, the surface area for purposes of 

this exclusion shall be the total 

combined surface area of all cells that 

are integrated into the consumer good. 

Additionally, excluded from the 

scope of the Orders are panels with 

surface area from 3,450 mm2 to 33,782 

mm2 with one black wire and one red 

wire (each of type 22 AWG or 24 AWG 

not more than 206 mm in length when 

measured from panel extrusion), and 

not exceeding 2.9 volts, 1.1 amps, and 

3.19 watts. For the purposes of this 

exclusion, no panel shall contain an 

internal battery or external computer 

peripheral ports. 

Modules, laminates, and panels 

produced in a third-country from cells 

produced in the PRC are covered by the 

Orders; however, modules, laminates, 

and panels produced in the PRC from 

cells produced in a third-country are not 

covered by the Orders. 

Merchandise covered by the Orders is 

currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff System 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 


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