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announcement of the amended 

preliminary determination, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.224. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This notice is issued and published 

pursuant to sections 703(f) and 777(i) of 

the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e). 

Dated: October 31, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

Scope of the Investigation 

The merchandise covered by this 

investigation 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. 

This investigation covers 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, buildingintegrated modules, building-integrated 

panels, or other finished goods kits. Such 

parts that otherwise meet the definition of 

merchandise under consideration are 

included in the scope of the investigation. 

Excluded from the scope of the 

investigation 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 

investigation are crystalline silicon 

photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm2

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 investigation 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. 

Also excluded from the scope of the 

investigation are: 

(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 8 mm male barrel 

connector, or a two-port rectangular 

connector with two pins in square housings 

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. 

In addition, the following CSPV panels are 

excluded from the scope of the investigation: 

off-grid CSPV panels in rigid form with a 

glass cover, with each of the following 

physical characteristics, whether or not 

assembled into a fully completed off-grid 

hydropanel whose function is conversion of 

water vapor into liquid water: (A) a total 

power output of no more than 80 watts per 

panel; (B) a surface area of less than 5,000 

square centimeters (cm2) per panel; (C) do 

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

have a frame around the edges of the panel; 

(E) include a clear glass back panel; and (F) 

must include a permanently connected wire 

that terminates in a twoport rectangular 

connector. 

Additionally excluded from the scope of 

this investigation are off-grid small portable 

crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels, with 

or without a glass cover, with the following 

characteristics: (1) a total power output of 

200 watts or less per panel; (2) a maximum 

surface area of 16,000 cm2 per panel; (3) no 

built-in inverter; (4) an integrated handle or 

a handle attached to the package for ease of 

carry; (5) one or more integrated kickstands 

for easy installation or angle adjustment; and 

(6) a wire of not less than 3 meters either 

permanently connected or attached to the 

package that terminates in an 8 mm diameter 

male barrel connector. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are off-grid crystalline silicon 

photovoltaic panels in rigid form with a glass 

cover, with each of the following physical 

characteristics, whether or not assembled 

into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel 

whose function is conversion of water vapor 

into liquid water: (A) a total power output of 

no more than 180 watts per panel at 155 

degrees Celsius; (B) a surface area of less than 

16,000 square centimeters (cm2) per panel; 

(C) include a keep-out area of approximately 

1,200 cm2 around the edges of the panel that 

does not contain solar cells; (D) do not 

include a built-in inverter; (E) do not have a 

frame around the edges of the panel; (F) 

include a clear glass back panel; (G) must 

include a permanently connected wire that 

terminates in a two-port rounded rectangular, 

sealed connector; (H) include a thermistor 

installed into the permanently connected 

wire before the twoport connector; and (I) 

include exposed positive and negative 

terminals at opposite ends of the panel, not 

enclosed in a junction box. 

Modules, laminates, and panels produced 

in a third-country from cells produced in a 

subject country are covered by the 

investigation; however, modules, laminates, 

and panels produced in a subject country 

from cells produced in a third-country are 

not covered by the investigation. 

Also excluded from the scope of this 

investigation are all products covered by the 

scope of the antidumping and countervailing 

duty orders on 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). 

Merchandise covered by the investigation 

is currently classified in the Harmonized 

Tariff System of the United States (HTSUS) 

under subheadings 8541.42.0010 and 

8541.43.0010. Imports of the subject 

merchandise may enter under HTSUS 

subheadings 8501.71.0000, 8501.72.1000, 

8501.72.2000, 8501.72.3000, 8501.72.9000, 

8501.80.1000, 8501.80.2000, 8501.80.3000, 

8501.80.9000, 8507.20.8010, 8507.20.8031, 

8507.20.8041, 8507.20.8061, and 

8507.20.8091. These HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes; the written description of the 

scope of the investigation is dispositive. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–580–898] 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe From the 

Republic of Korea: Final Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2022 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) determines that 


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1See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the 

Republic of Korea: Preliminary Results and Partial 

Rescission of the Countervailing Duty 

Administrative Review; 2022, 89 FR 48382 (June 6, 

2024) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM). 

2See Memorandum, ‘‘Issues and Decision 

Memorandum for the Final Results of the 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review of 

Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the Republic of 

Korea; 2022,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby 

adopted by, this notice (Issues and Decision 

Memorandum). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Tolling of Deadlines for 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Proceedings,’’ dated July 22, 2024. 

4See Memorandum ‘‘Extension of Deadline for 

Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative 

Review; 2022,’’ dated September 26, 2024. 

5See Large Diameter Welded Pipe from the 

Republic of Korea: Countervailing Duty Order, 84 

FR 18773 (May 2, 2019) (Order). 

6See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

7See Preliminary Results, 89 FR 48383. 

8Commerce finds Shinchang Construction Co., 

Ltd. to be cross-owned with Hyundai RB. 

9Commerce finds the following companies to be 

cross-owned with SeAH Steel: SeAH Steel Holdings 

Corporation; and ESAB SeAH Corporation. 

10Subject merchandise both produced and 

exported by Husteel Co., Ltd. (Husteel) is excluded 

from the Order. Thus, Husteel’s inclusion in this 

administrative review is limited to entries for which 

Husteel was not both the producer and exporter of 

the subject merchandise. 

11See 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

producers and/or exporters of large 

diameter welded pipe (welded pipe) 

from the Republic of Korea (Korea) 

received countervailable subsidies 

during the period of review (POR), 

January 1, 2022, through December 31, 

2022. 

DATES: Applicable November 7, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jonathan Schueler or Brandon James, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office VIII, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–9175 or 

(202) 482–7472, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On June 6, 2024, Commerce published 

the Preliminary Results of this 

administrative review in the Federal 

Register,1 and invited interested parties 

to comment. For a complete description 

of the events that followed the 

Preliminary Results, see the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum.2 On July 22, 

2024, Commerce tolled certain 

deadlines in this administrative 

proceeding by seven days.3 On 

September 27, 2024, Commerce 

extended the deadline for the final 

results to November 1, 2024.4

Scope of the Order 5

The merchandise covered by the 

Order is welded pipe. For a complete 

description of the scope of the Order, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Analysis of Comments Received 

All issues raised in interested parties’ 

briefs are addressed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum. A list of the 

issues addressed is attached to this 

notice as an appendix. The Issues and 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Changes Since the Preliminary Results 

Based on our analysis of the case and 

rebuttal briefs and the evidence on the 

record, we made certain changes from 

the Preliminary Results. These changes 

are explained in the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Methodology 

Commerce conducted this review in 

accordance with section 751(a)(1)(A) of 

the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 

Act). For each of the subsidy programs 

found countervailable, we find that 

there is a subsidy, i.e., a governmentprovided financial contribution that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.6 For a 

description of the methodology 

underlying Commerce’s conclusions, 

see the Issues and Decision 

Memorandum. 

Rate for Non-Selected Companies 

Generally, Commerce looks to section 

705(c)(5) of the Act for guidance for 

calculating the rate for companies that 

were not selected for individual 

examination in an administrative 

review. Section 705(c)(5)(A) of the Act 

states that for companies not 

investigated, in general, we will 

determine an all-others rate by weight 

averaging the countervailable subsidy 

rates established for each of the 

companies individually investigated, 

excluding zero and de minimis rates or 

any rates based solely on facts otherwise 

available. There are six companies for 

which a review was requested and not 

rescinded, and which were not selected 

as mandatory respondents or found to 

be cross-owned with a mandatory 

respondent. For these non-selected 

companies, because the rates calculated 

for mandatory respondents Hyundai RB 

and SeAH Steel are above de minimis 

and not based entirely on facts 

available, we are applying a subsidy rate 

based on a weighted average of the rates 

calculated for the two mandatory 

respondents using the publicly-ranged 

sales data they submitted on the 

record.7 This methodology is consistent 

with our practice for establishing an allothers subsidy rate pursuant to section 

705(c)(5)(A) of the Act. 

This is the same methodology 

Commerce applied in the Preliminary 

Results for determining a rate for 

companies not selected for individual 

examination. However, due to changes 

in the calculations for Hyundai RB, we 

revised the non-selected rate 

accordingly. Consequently, we are 

applying an ad valorem subsidy rate of 

0.56 percent for the six non-selected 

companies for which a review was 

requested and not rescinded. 

Final Results of Review 

In accordance with 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(5), we determine the 

following net countervailable subsidy 

rates exist for the POR January 1, 2022, 

through December 31, 2022: 

Company 

Subsidy rate 

(percent ad 

valorem) 

Hyundai RB Co., Ltd. and its 

cross-owned affiliate 8 ....... 0.71 

SeAH Steel Corporation and 

its cross-owned affiliates 9 0.54 

Review-Specific Average 

Rate Applicable to the Following Companies.

Chang Won Bending Co., 

Ltd. .................................... 0.56 

Dong Yang Steel Pipe Co., 

Ltd. .................................... 0.56 

EEW Korea Co., Ltd. ............ 0.56 

HiSteel Co., Ltd. ................... 0.56 

Husteel Co., Ltd.10 ............... 0.56 

Kumsoo Connecting Co., 

Ltd. .................................... 0.56 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose to 

parties in this proceeding the 

calculations performed for these final 

results of review within five days of the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register.11

Assessment Rates 

Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b)(2), 

Commerce has determined, and U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 


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12See, e.g., Honey from Argentina: Results of 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Review, 69 FR 

29518 (May 24, 2004), and accompanying Issues 

and Decision Memorandum at Issue 4. 

13See Order, 84 FR 18775. 

shall assess, countervailing duties on all 

appropriate entries of subject 

merchandise in accordance with the 

final results of this review, for the 

above-listed companies at the applicable 

ad valorem assessment rates listed. 

Commerce intends to issue assessment 

instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 

days after the date of publication of the 

final results of this review in the 

Federal Register. If a timely summons is 

filed at the U.S. Court of International 

Trade, the assessment instructions will 

direct CBP not to liquidate relevant 

entries until the time for parties to file 

a request for a statutory injunction has 

expired (i.e., within 90 days of 

publication). 

Cash Deposit Instructions 

In accordance with section 751(a)(1) 

of the Act, Commerce intends to instruct 

CBP to collect cash deposits of 

estimated countervailing duties in the 

amounts shown for each of the 

companies listed above based on 

shipments of subject merchandise 

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, 

for consumption on or after the date of 

publication of the final results of this 

administrative review.12 For all nonreviewed firms subject to the Order, we 

will instruct CBP to continue to collect 

cash deposits of estimated 

countervailing duties at the most recent 

company-specific rate or the all-others 

rate established in the original 

investigation (i.e., 9.29 percent), as 

appropriate.13 These cash deposit 

requirements, effective upon 

publication of these final results, shall 

remain in effect until further notice. 

Administrative Protective Order 

This notice also serves as a reminder 

to parties subject to an administrative 

protective order (APO) of their 

responsibility concerning the 

destruction of proprietary information 

disclosed under APO in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 

written notification of the return or 

destruction of APO materials or 

conversion to judicial protective order is 

hereby requested. Failure to comply 

with the regulations and terms of an 

APO is a sanctionable violation. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are issuing and publishing these 

final results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(5). 

Dated: October 31, 2024. 

Ryan Majerus, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

Negotiations, performing the non-exclusive 

functions and duties of the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Subsidies Valuation Information 

V. Analysis of Programs 

VI. Discussion of Comments 

Comment 1: Whether the Provision of 

Electricity for Less Than Adequate 

Remuneration (LTAR) Is Countervailable 

Comment 2: Whether the Demand 

Response Resources (DRR) Program Is 

Countervailable 

Comment 3: Whether Certain Programs Are 

De Facto Specific When Widely 

Available and Used 

Comment 4: Whether the Discount 

Electricity Charges for Energy Storage 

Systems (ESS) Program Is Specific 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 

or Committee) will hold an open virtual 

meeting via web conference. The 

primary purpose of this meeting is for 

the Committee to discuss their 2025 

Biennial Report on the Effectiveness of 

the National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program (NEHRP). 

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on 

Monday, November 18, 2024 from 1:30 

p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via web conference. For instructions on 

how to participate in the meeting, 

please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina 

Faecke, Management and Program 

Analyst, NEHRP, Engineering 

Laboratory, NIST. Ms. Faecke’s email 

address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her 

phone number is (240) 477–9841. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 

42 U.S.C. 7704(a)(5) and the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. The 

Committee is composed of 11 members, 

appointed by the Director of NIST, who 

were selected for their established 

records of distinguished service in their 

professional community, their 

knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, 

and to reflect the wide diversity of 

technical disciplines, competencies, and 

communities involved in earthquake 

hazards reduction. In addition, the 

Chairperson of the U.S. Geological 

Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee serves as an exofficio member of the Committee. 

Pursuant to the FACA, as amended, 5 

U.S.C. 1001 et seq., notice is hereby 

given that the ACEHR will meet on the 

date and at the times set forth in the 

DATES section of this notice. The 

meeting will be open to the public and 

will be held via web conference. 

Interested members of the public will be 

able to participate in the meeting from 

remote locations. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is for the Committee to 

discuss their 2025 Biennial Report on 

the Effectiveness of NEHRP. The final 

agenda will be posted on the NEHRP 

website at https://www.nehrp.gov/ 

committees/meetings.htm. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s business are invited to 

request a place on the agenda. 

Approximately fifteen minutes will be 

reserved for public comments and 

speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-serve basis. The amount 

of time per speaker will be determined 

by the number of requests received. This 

meeting will be recorded. Public 

comments can be provided via email or 

by web conference attendance. 

Questions from the public will not be 

considered during this period. All those 

wishing to speak must submit their 

request by email to Tina Faecke at 

tina.faecke@nist.gov by 5:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time, Wednesday, November 

13, 2024. Speakers who wish to expand 

upon their oral statements, those who 

had wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda, and those 

who were unable to participate are 

invited to submit written statements 

electronically by email to tina.faecke@

nist.gov. 

Anyone wishing to attend this 

meeting via web conference must 

register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Wednesday, November 13, 2024, to 

attend. Please submit your full name, 

the organization you represent (if 

applicable), email address, and phone 

number to Tina Faecke at tina.faecke@

nist.gov. After pre-registering, 


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