34542 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 140 / Friday, July 20, 2018 / Notices 

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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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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10See Orders, 77 FR at 73018–73019, 77 FR at 

73017 (footnote omitted). 

11See 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. 

12 Goal Zero stated in its April 17, 2018 CCRs 

request that it is an importer of subject 

merchandise. As such, Goal Zero is an interested 

party pursuant to 19 CFR 351.102(b)(29). 

13See, e.g., Certain Cased Pencils from the 

People’s Republic of China: Initiation and 

Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke Order 

in Part, 77 FR 42276 (July 18, 2012), unchanged in 

Certain Cased Pencils from the People’s Republic of 

China: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review, and Determination To 

Revoke Order, in Part, 77 FR 53176 (August 31, 

2012). 

14Submission of rebuttal factual information 

must comply with 19 CFR 351.301(b)(2). 

15See, generally, 19 CFR 351.303. 

written description of the scope of the 

Orders is dispositive.10

Proposed Revocation of the Orders 

Goal Zero proposes that the Orders be 

revoked, in part, with respect to with 

certain off-grid solar panels. Goal Zero 

submitted its most recent proposed 

scope revocation language on July 9, 

2018.11 Should Commerce determine to 

revoke the Orders, in part, Goal Zero 

proposes that Commerce exclude the 

following products: 

(1) Off-grid CSPV panels in rigid form 

with a glass cover, with the 

following characteristics: 

(A) A total power output of 100 watts 

or less per panel; 

(B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 

cm2 per panel; 

(C) do not include a built-in inverter; 

(D) must include a permanently 

connected wire that terminates in 

either an 8mm male barrel 

connector, or a two-port rectangular 

connector with two pins in square 

housing of different colors; 

(E) must include visible parallel grid 

collector metallic wire lines every 

1–4 millimeters across each solar 

cell; and 

(F) must be in individual retail 

packaging (for purposes of this 

provision, retail packaging typically 

includes graphics, the product 

name, its description and/or 

features, and foam for transport); 

and 

(2) Off-grid CSPV panels without a glass 

cover, with the following 

characteristics: 

(A) A total power output of 100 watts 

or less per panel; 

(B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 

cm2 per panel; 

(C) do not include a built-in inverter; 

(D) must include visible parallel grid 

collector metallic wire lines every 

1–4 millimeters across each solar 

cell; and 

(E) each panel is 

1. permanently integrated into a 

consumer good; 

2. encased in a laminated material 

without stitching, or 

3. has all of the following 

characteristics: (i) The panel is 

encased in sewn fabric with visible 

stitching, (ii) includes a mesh 

zippered storage pocket, and (iii) 

includes a permanently attached 

wire that terminates in a female 

USB–A connector. 

Initiation of Changed Circumstances 

Reviews, and Consideration of 

Revocation of the Orders in Part 

Pursuant to section 751(b) of the Act, 

Commerce will conduct a changed 

circumstances review upon receipt of a 

request from an interested party 12 that 

shows changed circumstances sufficient 

to warrant a review of an order. In 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.216(d), 

Commerce determines that the 

information submitted by Goal Zero, 

and the petitioner’s affirmative 

statement of no interest in the Orders 

with respect to the products described 

by Goal Zero, constitutes sufficient 

evidence to conduct changed 

circumstances reviews of the Orders. 

Section 782(h)(2) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.222(g)(1)(i) provide that 

Commerce may revoke an order (in 

whole or in part) if it determines that 

producers accounting for substantially 

all of the production of the domestic 

like product have expressed a lack of 

interest in the order, in whole or in part. 

In addition, in the event Commerce 

determines that expedited action is 

warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) 

permits Commerce to combine the 

notices of initiation and preliminary 

results. In its administrative practice, 

Commerce has interpreted 

‘‘substantially all’’ to mean producers 

accounting for at least 85 percent of the 

total U.S. production of the domestic 

like product covered by the order.13

The petitioner states that it does not 

oppose the partial revocation request; 

however, because the petitioner did not 

indicate whether it accounts for 

substantially all of the domestic 

production of crystalline silicon 

photovoltaic cells, whether or not 

assembled into modules, we are not 

combining this notice of initiation with 

a preliminary determination, pursuant 

to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), but will 

provide interested parties with an 

opportunity to address the issue of 

domestic industry support with respect 

to this requested partial revocation of 

the orders, as explained below. After 

examining comments, if any, concerning 

domestic industry support, we will 

issue the preliminary results of these 

changed circumstances reviews. 

Public Comment 

Interested parties are invited to 

provide comments and/or factual 

information regarding these changed 

circumstances reviews, including 

comments on industry support and the 

proposed partial revocation language. 

Comments and factual information may 

be submitted to Commerce no later than 

ten days after the date of publication of 

this notice. Rebuttal comments and 

rebuttal factual information may be filed 

with Commerce no later than seven days 

after the comments and/or factual 

information are filed.14 All submissions 

must be filed electronically using 

Enforcement and Compliance’s AD and 

CVD Centralized Electronic Service 

System (ACCESS).15 An electronically 

filed document must be received 

successfully in its entirety by ACCESS, 

by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on the due dates 

set forth in this notice. 

Preliminary and Final Results of the 

Review 

Commerce intends to publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of the 

preliminary results of the antidumping 

and countervailing duty changed 

circumstances reviews in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) and (c)(3)(i), 

which will set forth Commerce’s 

preliminary factual and legal 

conclusions. Commerce will issue its 

final results of the changed 

circumstances reviews in accordance 

with the time limits set forth in 19 CFR 

351.216(e). This initiation is published 

in accordance with section 751(b)(1) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(1). 

Dated: July 16, 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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