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BILLING CODE 3410–DM–P
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: Amended Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative
Review; 2016
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the final
results of the countervailing duty (CVD)
administrative review of crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or
not assembled into modules (solar
cells), from the People’s Republic of
China (China) to correct two ministerial
errors. The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2016 through December 31,
2016.
DATES: Applicable December 13, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482–3586.
AGENCY:
Background
In accordance with section 751(a)(1)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on
August 28, 2019, Commerce published
its final results in the administrative
review of the CVD order on solar cells
from China covering the POR.1 On
September 9, 2019, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd,
a mandatory respondent in this
administrative review, timely submitted
ministerial error allegations concerning
the Final Results.2 No other parties
1 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from the
People’s Republic of China: Final Results of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and
Rescission of Review, in Part; 2016, 84 FR 45125
(August 28, 2019) and accompanying Issues and
Decision Memorandum (Final Results Decision
Memorandum) (collectively, Final Results).
2 Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. filed its allegations on
behalf of itself and certain affiliated companies:
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submitted ministerial error allegations
or commented on Jinko Solar’s
allegations. Complaints were filed with
the U.S. Court of International Trade
(the Court) challenging the Final
Results. The United States sought leave
from the Court to address these
ministerial error allegations. The Court
granted the United States’ request and
allowed until December 13, 2019 to
publish any amended final results in the
Federal Register.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the CVD
order is solar cells from China, whether
or not partially or fully assembled into
other products, including, but not
limited to, modules, laminates, panels,
and building integrated materials. A full
description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Final Results Decision
Memorandum.3
Ministerial Errors
Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(f) define a ‘‘ministerial error’’ as
an error in addition, subtraction, or
other arithmetic function, clerical error
resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other
similar type of unintentional error
which the Secretary considers
ministerial. As discussed in the
Response to Ministerial Error
Allegations, Commerce finds that the
errors alleged by Jinko Solar regarding
the calculations for the benchmarks
used to calculate benefits with respect
to the Provision of Electricity for Less
Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR)
Program and the Provision for
Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR
Program constitute ministerial errors
within the meaning of 19 CFR
351.224(f).4
In accordance with section 751(h) of
the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce is amending the Final
Results to correct these ministerial
errors. Specifically, Commerce is
amending the net subsidy rates for Jinko
Solar and for the companies for which
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar
International Limited; and Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co.,
Ltd. (collectively, Jinko Solar). See Jinko Solar’s
Letter, ‘‘Countervailing Duty Order on Crystalline
Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules: Jinko’s Ministerial Error
Comments,’’ dated September 9, 2019 (Ministerial
Error Allegations).
3 See Final Results Decision Memorandum at 3–
4.
4 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, from the People’s Republic of China;
2016: Response to Ministerial Error Allegations in
the Final Results,’’ dated concurrently with, and
hereby adopted by, this notice (Response to
Ministerial Error Allegations).
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a review was requested, but which were
not selected as mandatory company
respondents (i.e., the non-selected
companies subject to this administrative
review).5 Commerce notes that
correcting these two ministerial errors
has no impact on the subsidy rate
calculated in the Final Results for the
other mandatory respondent in this
administrative review, Canadian Solar
Inc. (Canadian Solar). The revised net
subsidy rates are provided below.
Amended Final Results
As a result of correcting the two
ministerial errors, Commerce
determines the countervailable subsidy
rates for the producers/exporters under
review to be as follows:
Company
Canadian Solar Inc. and
Cross-Owned Affiliates 6 ...
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. and CrossOwned Affiliates 7 ..............
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Subsidy rate
(percent ad
valorem)
Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................
Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................
Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc ...................................................................................................................................................................
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................
Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................................
Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd ........................................................................................................................................
ERA Solar Co. Limited ........................................................................................................................................................................
ET Solar Energy Limited .....................................................................................................................................................................
Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................................
Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ..............................................................................................................................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd ............................................................................................................................................
JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd ......................................................................................................................................................
Jiangsu High Hope Int’l Group ............................................................................................................................................................
Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd ...............................................................................................................................................
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................................................
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc. .........................................................................................................................................................................
Jinko Solar International Limited .........................................................................................................................................................
Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................
Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................
Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................................................
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd ................................................................................................................................
Risen Energy Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd .......................................................................................................................................................................
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................
Shenzhen Glory Industries Co., Ltd ....................................................................................................................................................
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd .........................................................................................................................................................
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd .....................................................................................................................................................
Systemes Versilis, Inc .........................................................................................................................................................................
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd .................................................................................................................................................................
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd ...................................................................................................................................
Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd ..........................................................................................................................................
Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd ..................................................................................................................
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd ...........................................................................................................................
Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................................
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited ..................................................................................................................................
Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited .............................................................................................................
Zhejiang Era Solar Technology Co., Ltd .............................................................................................................................................
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology Limited Liability Company ........................................................................
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Subsidy
rate
(percent
ad valorem)
Review-Specific Rate Applicable to
the Non-Selected Companies Subject to
this Review:
Producer/exporter
5 Consistent with the Final Results, for the nonselected companies, Commerce calculated an
amended rate by weight-averaging the amended
subsidy rate for Jinko Solar with the subsidy rate
calculated in the Final Results for Canadian Solar
(as noted above, correcting these ministerial errors
has no impact on the subsidy rate calculated for
Canadian Solar in the Final Results) using their
publicly-ranged sales data for exports of subject
merchandise to the United States during the POR.
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6 Cross-owned affiliates are: Canadian Solar Inc.;
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.;
Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.; CSI
Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc. (name
was changed to CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. in
December 2016); CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co.,
Ltd.; CSI Solar Technologies Inc.; CSI New Energy
Holding Co., Ltd. (name was CSI Solar Manufacture
Inc. until July 2015); CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing
(Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tegu New Materials
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Technology Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd.; and
Suzhou Sanysolar Materials Technology Co., Ltd.
7 Cross-owned affiliates are: Jinko Solar Import
and Export Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar (Shanghai)
Management Co., Ltd.; Jiangxi Jinko Photovoltaic
Materials Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Jinko Solar Co.,
Ltd.
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
Normally, Commerce would issue
appropriate assessment instructions to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) 15 days after the date of
publication of these amended final
results of review, to liquidate shipments
of subject merchandise produced and/or
exported by the companies listed above
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption on or after January 1,
2016 through December 31, 2016.
However, between September 27, 2019
and October 28, 2019, the Court
enjoined liquidation of certain entries
that are subject to the Final Results.8
Accordingly, Commerce will not
instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on those enjoined entries
pending resolution of the associated
liquidation.
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits of estimated
countervailing duties, in the amounts
shown above for the companies listed
above, on shipments of subject
merchandise entered, or withdrawn
from warehouse, for consumption, on or
after July 28, 2019, which is the date of
the Final Results. For all non-reviewed
firms, Commerce will instruct CBP to
collect cash deposits 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 also serves as a reminder
to parties that are subject to
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(a)(3),
which continues to govern business
proprietary information in this segment
of the proceeding. Timely written
notification of the return/destruction of
APO materials, or conversion to judicial
protective order, is hereby requested.
Failure to comply with the regulations
and the terms of an APO is a
sanctionable violation.
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[C–552–826]
Utility Scale Wind Towers From the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Preliminary Affirmative Countervailing
Duty Determination and Alignment of
Final Determination With Final
Antidumping Duty Determination
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) preliminarily determines
that countervailable subsidies are being
provided to producers and exporters of
utility scale wind towers (wind towers)
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam). The period of investigation is
January 1, 2018 through December 31,
2018. Interested parties are invited to
comment on this preliminary
determination.
AGENCY:
DATES:
Applicable December 13, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Davina Friedmann, Paul Walker, or Julie
Geiger, AD/CVD Operations, Office VI,
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0698;
(202) 482–0413; or (202) 482–2057,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Commerce intends to disclose the
calculations performed for these
amended final results to interested
parties within five business days of the
date of this notice in accordance with 19
CFR 351.224(b).
Background
This preliminary determination is
made in accordance with section 703(b)
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act). Commerce published the
notice of initiation of this investigation
on August 6, 2019.1 On September 13,
2019, in accordance with section
703(c)(1)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.205(b)(2), Commerce published its
postponement of the deadline for the
8 The Court issued statutory injunctions under
case numbers 19–00182 (September 27, 2019), 19–
00178 (October 4, 2019), and 19–00183 (October 28,
2019).
1 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada,
Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Initiation of Countervailing Duty Investigations, 84
FR 38216 (August 6, 2019) (Initiation Notice).
Disclosure
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Commerce is issuing and publishing
these amended final results in
accordance with sections 751(h) and
771(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
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preliminary determination of the
investigation, and the revised deadline
is now December 6, 2019.2 For a
complete description of the events that
followed the initiation of this
investigation, see the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix
II to this notice. The Preliminary
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 and to all parties in the
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of
the main Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed
and electronic versions of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum are
identical in content.
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are wind towers from
Vietnam. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see
Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to
Commerce’s regulations,4 the Initiation
Notice set aside a period of time for
parties to raise issues regarding product
coverage (i.e., scope).5 No interested
party commented on the scope of the
investigation as it appeared in the
Initiation Notice. Accordingly,
Commerce is preliminarily not
modifying the scope language as it
appeared in the Initiation Notice. See
Appendix I.
Methodology
Commerce is conducting this
investigation in accordance with section
701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy
programs found countervailable,
Commerce preliminarily determines
2 See Utility Scale Wind Towers from Canada,
Indonesia, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Postponement of Preliminary Determinations of
Countervailing Duty Investigations, 84 FR 48329
(September 13, 2019).
3 See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for
the Preliminary Determination of the
Countervailing Duty Investigation of Utility Scale
Wind Towers from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision
Memorandum).
4 See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties,
Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997)
(Preamble).
5 See Initiation Notice, 84 FR at 38217.
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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: Amended Final
Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2016
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final
results of the countervailing duty (CVD) administrative review of
crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into
modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China (China) to
correct two ministerial errors. The period of review (POR) is January
1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
DATES: Applicable December 13, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482-3586.
Background
In accordance with section 751(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(5), on August 28, 2019,
Commerce published its final results in the administrative review of
the CVD order on solar cells from China covering the POR.\1\ On
September 9, 2019, Jinko Solar Co., Ltd, a mandatory respondent in this
administrative review, timely submitted ministerial error allegations
concerning the Final Results.\2\ No other parties submitted ministerial
error allegations or commented on Jinko Solar's allegations. Complaints
were filed with the U.S. Court of International Trade (the Court)
challenging the Final Results. The United States sought leave from the
Court to address these ministerial error allegations. The Court granted
the United States' request and allowed until December 13, 2019 to
publish any amended final results in the Federal Register.
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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 of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Rescission
of Review, in Part; 2016, 84 FR 45125 (August 28, 2019) and
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum (Final Results Decision
Memorandum) (collectively, Final Results).
\2\ Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. filed its allegations on behalf of
itself and certain affiliated companies: Jinko Solar Import and
Export Co., Ltd.; JinkoSolar International Limited; and Zhejiang
Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (collectively, Jinko Solar). See Jinko Solar's
Letter, ``Countervailing Duty Order on Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules: Jinko's
Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated September 9, 2019 (Ministerial
Error Allegations).
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the CVD order is solar cells from China,
whether or not partially or fully assembled into other products,
including, but not limited to, modules, laminates, panels, and building
integrated materials. A full description of the scope of the order is
contained in the Final Results Decision Memorandum.\3\
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\3\ See Final Results Decision Memorandum at 3-4.
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Ministerial Errors
Section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(f) define a
``ministerial error'' as an error in addition, subtraction, or other
arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying,
duplication, or the like, and any other similar type of unintentional
error which the Secretary considers ministerial. As discussed in the
Response to Ministerial Error Allegations, Commerce finds that the
errors alleged by Jinko Solar regarding the calculations for the
benchmarks used to calculate benefits with respect to the Provision of
Electricity for Less Than Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) Program and the
Provision for Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR Program constitute
ministerial errors within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.224(f).\4\
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China; 2016: Response to
Ministerial Error Allegations in the Final Results,'' dated
concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice (Response to
Ministerial Error Allegations).
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In accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e),
Commerce is amending the Final Results to correct these ministerial
errors. Specifically, Commerce is amending the net subsidy rates for
Jinko Solar and for the companies for which
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a review was requested, but which were not selected as mandatory
company respondents (i.e., the non-selected companies subject to this
administrative review).\5\ Commerce notes that correcting these two
ministerial errors has no impact on the subsidy rate calculated in the
Final Results for the other mandatory respondent in this administrative
review, Canadian Solar Inc. (Canadian Solar). The revised net subsidy
rates are provided below.
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\5\ Consistent with the Final Results, for the non-selected
companies, Commerce calculated an amended rate by weight-averaging
the amended subsidy rate for Jinko Solar with the subsidy rate
calculated in the Final Results for Canadian Solar (as noted above,
correcting these ministerial errors has no impact on the subsidy
rate calculated for Canadian Solar in the Final Results) using their
publicly-ranged sales data for exports of subject merchandise to the
United States during the POR.
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Amended Final Results
As a result of correcting the two ministerial errors, Commerce
determines the countervailable subsidy rates for the producers/
exporters under review to be as follows:
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Subsidy rate
Company (percent ad
valorem)
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Canadian Solar Inc. and Cross-Owned Affiliates \6\...... 9.70
Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd. and Cross-Owned 12.70
Affiliates \7\.........................................
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Review-Specific Rate Applicable to the Non-Selected Companies
Subject to this Review:
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\6\ Cross-owned affiliates are: Canadian Solar Inc.; Canadian
Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.; Canadian Solar Manufacturing
(Changshu) Inc.; CSI Cells Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Power (China) Inc.
(name was changed to CSI Solar Power Group Co., Ltd. in December
2016); CSI Solartronics (Changshu) Co., Ltd.; CSI Solar Technologies
Inc.; CSI New Energy Holding Co., Ltd. (name was CSI Solar
Manufacture Inc. until July 2015); CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing
(Yancheng) Co., Ltd.; Changshu Tegu New Materials Technology Co.,
Ltd.; Changshu Tlian Co., Ltd.; and Suzhou Sanysolar Materials
Technology Co., Ltd.
\7\ Cross-owned affiliates are: Jinko Solar Import and Export
Co., Ltd.; Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.;
Jinko Solar (Shanghai) Management Co., Ltd.; Jiangxi Jinko
Photovoltaic Materials Co., Ltd.; and Xinjiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
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Subsidy rate
Producer/exporter (percent ad
valorem)
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Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd....... 11.76
Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.... 11.76
Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd... 11.76
Canadian Solar (USA) Inc................................ 11.76
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd................... 11.76
Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd............ 11.76
Chint Solar (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd......................... 11.76
Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd................. 11.76
ERA Solar Co. Limited................................... 11.76
ET Solar Energy Limited................................. 11.76
Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd............. 11.76
Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd... 11.76
Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd................. 11.76
Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd........... 11.76
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd................... 11.76
JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd......................... 11.76
Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group........................... 11.76
Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd................... 11.76
Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.............................. 11.76
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd................................... 11.76
Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc.................................. 11.76
Jinko Solar International Limited....................... 11.76
Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd...................... 11.76
Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd............. 11.76
Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.......................... 11.76
Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.................................... 11.76
Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd........ 11.76
Risen Energy Co., Ltd................................... 11.76
Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd................................... 11.76
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd................... 11.76
Shenzhen Glory Industries Co., Ltd...................... 11.76
Shenzhen Topray Solar Co., Ltd.......................... 11.76
Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd......................... 11.76
Systemes Versilis, Inc.................................. 11.76
Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd............................... 11.76
tenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd........................... 11.76
Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd............ 11.76
Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd................... 11.76
Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd... 11.76
Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd............................. 11.76
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd......... 11.76
Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.......................... 11.76
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited............. 11.76
Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company 11.76
Limited................................................
Zhejiang Era Solar Technology Co., Ltd.................. 11.76
Zhejiang Sunflower Light Energy Science & Technology 11.76
Limited Liability Company..............................
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposits
Normally, Commerce would issue appropriate assessment instructions
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 15 days after the date of
publication of these amended final results of review, to liquidate
shipments of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by the
companies listed above entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption on or after January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
However, between September 27, 2019 and October 28, 2019, the Court
enjoined liquidation of certain entries that are subject to the Final
Results.\8\ Accordingly, Commerce will not instruct CBP to assess
countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending resolution of
the associated liquidation.
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\8\ The Court issued statutory injunctions under case numbers
19-00182 (September 27, 2019), 19-00178 (October 4, 2019), and 19-
00183 (October 28, 2019).
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Commerce intends to instruct CBP to collect cash deposits of
estimated countervailing duties, in the amounts shown above for the
companies listed above, on shipments of subject merchandise entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after July 28, 2019,
which is the date of the Final Results. For all non-reviewed firms,
Commerce will instruct CBP to collect cash deposits 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 also serves as a reminder to parties that are subject
to 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(a)(3), which
continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of
the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction
of APO materials, or conversion to judicial protective order, is hereby
requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
Disclosure
Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed for these
amended final results to interested parties within five business days
of the date of this notice in accordance with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Commerce is issuing and publishing these amended final results in
accordance with sections 751(h) and 771(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: December 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-26817 Filed 12-12-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
