Notice2023-17704
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Correction to the Final Results, and Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2020
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Published
August 17, 2023
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Commerce DepartmentInternational Trade Administration
Abstract
On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published in the Federal Register the final results and partial rescission of the administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China), covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020. That notice inadvertently contained an incorrect rate for Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. Further, Commerce is amending the final results to correct ministerial errors in the calculations for Risen Energy Co., Ltd.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56003-56004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17704]
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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: Notice of Correction
to the Final Results, and Amended Final Results of Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review; 2020
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
published in the Federal Register the final results and partial
rescission of the administrative review of the countervailing duty
(CVD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of
China (China), covering the period of review (POR) January 1, 2020,
through December 31, 2020. That notice inadvertently contained an
incorrect rate for Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. Further,
Commerce is amending the final results to correct ministerial errors in
the calculations for Risen Energy Co., Ltd.
DATES: Applicable August 17, 2023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3642.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Correction
In the Federal Register of July 11, 2023, in FR Doc. 2023-14563, on
page 44109, in the Producer/exporter and Subsidy rate (percent ad
valorem) table, for Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd., correct
the subsidy rate from 10.33 to 10.34.
Background
Commerce published the final results of this review on July 11,
2023.\1\ On July 5, 2023, the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing
(the Alliance) and Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen) each filed a
ministerial error comment.\2\ No party filed a rebuttal comment. We are
amending the Final Results to correct ministerial errors raised by the
Alliance and Risen.
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Final
Results and Partial Rescission of Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2020, 88 FR 44108 (July 11, 2023) (Final Results), and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum.
\2\ See the Alliance's Letter, ``Ministerial Error
Allegations,'' dated July 5, 2023, and Risen's Letter, ``Ministerial
Error Comments,'' dated July 5, 2023.
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Legal Framework
A ministerial error, as defined in section 751(h) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (the Act), includes ``errors in addition,
subtraction, or other arithmetic function, clerical errors resulting
from inaccurate copying, duplication, or the like, and any other type
of unintentional error which the administering authority considers
ministerial.'' \3\ With respect to final results of administrative
reviews, 19 CFR 351.224(e) provides that Commerce ``will analyze any
comments received and if appropriate, correct any ministerial error by
amending . . . the final results of review . . . .''
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\3\ See 19 CFR 351.224(f).
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Ministerial Error
Commerce determines that, in accordance with section 751(h) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f), it made ministerial errors in the Final
Results. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is amending the Final
Results to reflect the corrections of these ministerial errors in the
calculation of the countervailable subsidy rate for Risen from 14.27
percent to 18.95 percent.\4\ For a detailed discussion of Commerce's
analysis, see the Ministerial Error Allegations Memorandum.\5\ As a
result of these changes, the rate for the non-examined companies, which
is the weighted average of Jinko and Risen's amended final rates using
their publicly ranged sales values, changes from 12.61 percent to 15.33
percent.\6\
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\4\ See Ministerial Error Allegations Memorandum; see also
Memorandum, ``Amended Final Countervailable Subsidy Rate Calculation
for Risen Energy Co., Ltd.,'' dated concurrently with this notice
(Risen Amended Final Calculation Memorandum).
\5\ See Ministerial Error Allegations Memorandum.
\6\ Risen Amended Final Calculation Memorandum.
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Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the ministerial errors described above,
Commerce determines the following net countervailable subsidy rates for
the POR, January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2020:
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.\7\................ 10.34
Risen Energy Co., Ltd.\8\................................. 18.95
Non-Examined Companies \9\................................ 15.33
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for these amended
final results in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
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\7\ This rate applies to Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
and its cross-owned companies: Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.;
JinkoSolar Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.;
Yuhuan Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Chuzhou) Co., Ltd.;
JinkoSolar (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Shangrao) Co., Ltd.;
Xinjiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar (Sichuan) Co., Ltd.;
Jiangxi Jinko Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ruixu Industrial
Co., Ltd.; and Jinko Solar (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd.
\8\ This rate applies Risen Energy Co., Ltd. and its cross-owned
companies: Risen Energy (Luoyang) Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy (Wuhai)
Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy (Ningbo)
Co., Ltd.; Risen Energy (Yiwu) Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Boxin Investment
Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu
Sveck New Material Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New
Material Co., Ltd. (including Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New
Material Co., Ltd. Jintan Danfeng Road Branch); Changzhou Sveck New
Material Technology Co., Ltd.; Ninghai Risen Energy Power
Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power Development
Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Jintan Ningsheng Electricity Power Co., Ltd.;
and Risen (Changzhou) Import and Export Co., Ltd.
\9\ See the appendix to this notice for a list of all companies
that remain under review but were not selected for individual
examination and to which Commerce has assigned the non-examined
company rate.
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Assessment Rates
Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.212(b)(1), Commerce shall determine, and U.S. Customs and Border
Protections (CBP) shall assess, countervailing duties on all
appropriate entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the
amended final results of this review.
Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier
than 35 days after the date of publication of these amended final
results of this review in the Federal Register. However, Risen has
filed a summons at the U.S. Court of International Trade challenging
the Final Results. Therefore, our 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 of this notice).
Cash Deposit Requirements
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, Commerce also
intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties in the amounts shown for the companies subject to
this review, effective July 11, 2023, the date of publication of the
Final Results in the Federal Register. For all non-reviewed companies,
CBP will continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing
duties at the most recent company-specific or all-others rate
applicable to the company, as appropriate. These cash deposits, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until further notice.
Administrative Protective Order
This notice serves as a final 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 a judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure
to comply with the regulations and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Notification to Interested Parties
We are issuing and publishing these amended final results of the
review in accordance with sections 751(h) and 777(i) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: August 11, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Non-Examined Companies Under Review
1. Anji Dasol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
2. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.; Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.
3. Chint New Energy Technology (Haining) Co., Ltd.
4. Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
5. JA Solar (Xingtai) Co., Ltd.
6. JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
7. Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group
8. Jiangsu Huayou International Logistics
9. LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
10. Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
11. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
12. Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
13. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
14. Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
15. Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
16. Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.
17. Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.
18. Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina Solar
Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.; Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Turpan
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.; Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology
Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Trina PV Ribbon Materials Co., Ltd.
[FR Doc. 2023-17704 Filed 8-16-23; 8:45 am]
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