[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 28, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38379-38382]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-13773]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-979]


Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled 
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No 
Shipments; 2019-2020

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has determined that 
the manufacturers/exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, 
whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's 
Republic of China (China) listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' 
section below, sold subject merchandise in the United States at less 
than normal value during the period of review (POR) December 1, 2019, 
through November 30, 2020.

DATES: Applicable June 28, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, 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) 482-2769.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On December 23, 2021, Commerce published the Preliminary Results of 
this review in the Federal Register.\1\ After publication of the 
Preliminary Results, a number of interested parties filed case and 
rebuttal briefs and Commerce held a public hearing (see the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum for details).\2\ On April 19, 2022, Commerce 
extended the deadline for the final results of this review until June 
21, 2022.\3\ The final weighted-average dumping margins determined in 
this review are in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this 
notice.
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    \1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Administrative Review, and 
Preliminary Determination of No Shipments; 2019-2020, 86 FR 72923 
(December 23, 2021) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of 
China: Extension of Deadline for Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review; 2019-2020,'' dated April 19, 2022.
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Scope of the Order <SUP>4</SUP>
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    \4\ See 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) (Order); see 
also Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Revocation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part, 86 FR 71616-
71617 (December 17, 2021) (excluding certain off-grid CSPV). This 
scope also reflects the USHTS subheadings 8541.42.0010, and 
8541.43.0010. which were updated in 2022. The HTSUS subheadings in 
effect during the POR were 8501.61.0010, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6015, 
8541.40.6025, and 8501.31.8010.
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    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 8501.71.0000, 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, 8507.20.8091, 
8541.42.0010, and 8541.43.0010. Although these HTSUS subheadings are 
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description 
of the scope of this order is dispositive. For a complete description 
of the scope of the Order, see the Issues and Decision Memorandum.

Analysis of Comments Received

    We addressed all of the issues that were raised in interested 
parties' case and rebuttal briefs in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. A list of the sections in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, including a list of issues that parties raised, and to 
which we responded, is in the appendix to this notice. 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.

Final Determination of No Shipments

    In the Preliminary Results we found that, during the POR, there 
were no shipments of subject merchandise into the United States by 
Canadian Solar,\5\ JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., and Yingli.\6\ No parties 
commented on these preliminary determinations. Accordingly, because we 
have not received any information to contradict our preliminary no-
shipments determination, nor any comment in opposition to our 
preliminary finding, our determinations remain unchanged for the final 
results of review.\7\ We will issue instructions to U.S. Customs Border 
and Protection (CBP) based on these final results.
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    \5\ Canadian Solar comprises Canadian Solar International 
Limited; Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; Canadian 
Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar 
Power (China) Inc.; and CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., 
Ltd.
    \6\ Yingli comprises Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., 
Ltd.; Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.; Baoding 
Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Beijing Tianneng 
Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Hainan Yingli New Energy 
Resources Co., Ltd.; Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; 
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; Tianjin Yingli New 
Energy Resources Co., Ltd.; and Yingli Energy (China) Company 
Limited.
    \7\ See Preliminary Results PDM at 5.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    As discussed in detail in the Issues and Decision Memorandum, since 
issuing the Preliminary Results, we corrected certain ministerial 
errors in

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our calculation of Jinko's \8\ and Risen's \9\ (the mandatory 
respondents) weighted-average dumping margins, changed certain 
surrogate values, granted BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd. (BYD 
Shangluo) a separate rate, and updated the weighted-average dumping 
margin assigned to the companies who are eligible for a separate rate.
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    \8\ We have continued to treat the following companies as a 
single entity: Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar 
Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.; Yuhuan Jinko 
Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Jinko 
Tiansheng Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.; 
JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; and JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd. 
(collectively, Jinko).
    \9\ We have continued to treat the following companies as a 
single entity: Risen Energy Co. Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., 
Ltd.; Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Risen 
(Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Technology 
Co., Ltd.; Jiujiang Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd.; Ruichang Branch 
(Ruichang Branch); Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd. (Risen Hong 
Kong); Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.; and Risen Energy (YIWU) 
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Risen).
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Separate Rates

    As noted above, we have granted BYD Shangluo, which we denied a 
separate rate in the Preliminary Results, a separate rate. We made no 
other changes to our preliminary separate rate findings. Therefore, we 
granted Jinko, Risen, and the eleven other companies/company groups 
listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section below separate rate 
status. However, we have continued to deny separate rate status to all 
of the companies listed in Appendix II of the Preliminary Results 
notice except BYD Shangluo.

Dumping Margin for Non-Individually Examined Respondents Granted 
Separate Rate Status

    The statute and Commerce's regulations do not address the rate to 
apply to respondents not selected for individual examination in a non-
market economy (NME) administrative review who are eligible for a 
separate rate. When considering which rate to apply to such 
respondents, Commerce generally looks to section 735(c)(5) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), which provides instructions 
for calculating the all-others rate in an antidumping duty 
investigation. Section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act instructs Commerce to 
base the all-others rate on the estimated weighted-average dumping 
margins established for the exporters and producers individually 
investigated, excluding any dumping margins that are zero, de minimis, 
or based entirely on facts available.
    Because we calculated final dumping margins for the mandatory 
respondents Jinko and Risen which are not zero, de minimis, or based 
entirely on facts available, consistent with Commerce's practice and 
section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, we assigned the separate rate 
recipients a dumping margin equal to the weight average of Jinko's and 
Risen's final dumping margins. We weight averaged Jinko's and Risen's 
final dumping margins using the public values of their reported sales 
of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR.\10\
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    \10\ See Memorandum, ``2019-2020 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, 
Whether or not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of 
China: Calculation of the Dumping Margin for Respondents Not 
Selected for Individual Examination,'' dated concurrently with this 
notice.
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Final Results of Review

    We are assigning the following dumping margins to the firms listed 
below for the period December 1, 2019, through November 30, 2020:

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                                                       Weighted-average
                Producers/exporters                     dumping margin
                                                          (percent)
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Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd./Jinko Solar                15.71
 Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co.,
 Ltd./Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd./Zhejiang Jinko
 Solar Co., Ltd./Jiangsu Jinko Tiansheng Solar Co.,
 Ltd./JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar
 (Yiwu) Co., Ltd./JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd...
Risen Energy Co. Ltd./Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co.,                 8.00
 Ltd./Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co.,
 Ltd./Risen (Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
 Shengzhao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd./Jiujiang
 Shengzhao Xinye Trade Co., Ltd./Ruichang Branch/
 Risen Energy (HongKong) Co., Ltd./Risen Energy
 (Changzhou) Co., Ltd./Risen Energy (YIWU) Co., Ltd
 
   Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies
 
Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co.,                  10.24
 Ltd...............................................
BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.................                10.24
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd., Chint New Energy                 10.24
 Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd., Chint Solar
 (Jiuquan) Co., Ltd., Chint Solar (Hong Kong)
 Company Limited...................................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd..............                10.24
LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd....................                10.24
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd..............                10.24
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.....................                10.24
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd........................                10.24
Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.................                10.24
Xiamen Yiyusheng Solar Co., Ltd....................                10.24
Zhejiang Aiko Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.....                10.24
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    Commerce's policy regarding the conditional review of the China-
wide entity applies to this administrative review.\11\ Under this 
policy, Commerce will not review the China-wide entity in an 
administrative review unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce 
self-initiates, a review of the entity. Because no party requested a 
review of the China-wide entity, and Commerce did not self-initiate a 
review of the entity, the China-wide entity is not under review, and 
the dumping margin assigned to the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95 
percent) has not changed.\12\
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    \11\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963, 65969-70 (November 
4, 2013).
    \12\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not 
Assembled Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final 
Determination of No Shipments; 2018-2019, 86 FR 58871 (October 25, 
2021).
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Disclosure

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(b), within five days of the publication 
of this

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notice in the Federal Register, we will disclose to the parties to this 
proceeding, the calculations that we performed for these final results 
of review.

Assessment

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.212(b), 
Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs Border and Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries of subject 
merchandise covered by the final results of this review. Commerce 
intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier than 35 days 
after the date of publication date of the final results of this review 
in the Federal Register. We intend to instruct CBP to liquidate entries 
containing subject merchandise exported by the companies under review 
that we determine in the final results to be part of the China-wide 
entity at the China-wide entity rate of 238.95 percent.
    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).
    Where merchandise was entered into the United States under the case 
number of a mandatory respondent in this review during the POR (i.e., 
entered under the mandatory respondent's cash deposit rate), but the 
mandatory respondent did not report a corresponding sale or entry in 
its U.S. sales database, we will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries 
at the China-wide rate. In addition, for the companies for which we 
determined that there were no entries, exports, or sales of subject 
merchandise during the POR, any suspended entries of subject 
merchandise entered under one of the companies' case numbers during the 
POR will be liquidated at the China-wide rate.\13\
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    \13\ See Non-Market Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment 
of Antidumping Duties, 76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011), for a full 
discussion of this practice.
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Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review in the 
Federal Register. Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, for 
shipments of subject merchandise from the People's Republic of China 
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register, the 
following cash deposits will be required: (1) for the companies/company 
groups listed in the table in the ``Final Results of Review'' section 
above, the cash deposit rate will be the rate listed for each company/
company group in the table; (2) for previously investigated Chinese and 
non-Chinese exporters that received a separate rate in a prior segment 
of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the 
existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Chinese exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate previously 
established for the China-wide entity (i.e., 238.95 percent); and (4) 
for all non-China exporters of subject merchandise which have not 
received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be the rate 
applicable to the Chinese exporter that supplied the non-Chinese 
exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in 
effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this POR. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to an 
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, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the 
proceeding. 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 violation which is subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5).

    Dated: June 21, 2022.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

Issues and Decision Memorandum Topics List

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Changes Since the Preliminary Results
V. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether to Base Risen's Dumping Margin on Partial 
Adverse Facts Available (AFA)
    Comment 2: The Appropriate Partial AFA Rate
    Comment 3: The Appropriate Surrogate Value (SV) for Solar Glass
    Comment 4: The Appropriate SV for Ocean Freight
    Comment 5: Whether to Adjust Wafer SVs
    Comment 6: The Appropriate SV for Silver Paste
    Comment 7: The Appropriate SV for Aluminum Frames, Profiles, and 
Keys
    Comment 8: Selection of Financial SVs
    Comment 9: The Appropriate SV for Air Freight
    Comment 10: The Appropriate SV for Backsheets
    Comment 11: The Appropriate SV for Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA)
    Comment 12: The Appropriate SV for M_Weldingwire
    Comment 13: The Appropriate SV for BS_PO_Film_1 and 
BS_PA_Transparent_Film
    Comment 14: The Appropriate SV for M_Plastic_Film_Cover
    Comment 15: The Appropriate SV for Polypropylene Film
    Comment 16: The Appropriate SV for P_M_Tape
    Comment 17: The Appropriate SV for P_C_Spongecover
    Comment 18: The Appropriate SV for P_C_Pabox, 
P_C_Innerliner_Case, and P_PB_PE_Foam_Box
    Comment 19: The Appropriate SV for P_M_Wooden_Board and 
P_M_Lift_Stand
    Comment 20: The Appropriate SV for Sodium Hydroxide
    Comment 21: The Appropriate SV for Steam
    Comment 22: The Appropriate SV for Electricity
    Comment 23: Whether Commerce Improperly Deducted Section 201 
Duties from U.S. Prices
    Comment 24: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated Jinko's 
Further Manufacturing Costs
    Comment 25: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Converted the SV for 
Jinko's Diode
    Comment 26: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated Freight 
Insurance Costs
    Comment 27: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Applied the AFA 
Adjustment to Factors of Production (FOP)
    Comment 28: Whether Commerce Incorrectly Calculated U.S. Inland 
Freight Costs

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    Comment 29: Whether Commerce Should Accept Trina's Untimely 
Submission and Grant it a Separate Rate
    Comment 30: Whether Commerce Should Grant Shangluo BYD a 
Separate Rate
    Comment 31: Whether Commerce Should Deduct Section 301 Duties 
from U.S. Sales Prices
    Comment 32: Whether Commerce's Application of the Cohen's d Test 
Is Unsupported by Substantial Evidence and Controlling Law
VI. Recommendation

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