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Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, limited to issues raised in the
case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a
written request to the Assistant
Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance, U.S. Department of
Commerce, within 30 days after the date
of publication of this notice. Requests
should contain the party’s name,
address, and telephone number, the
number of participants, whether any
participant is a foreign national, and a
list of the issues to be discussed. If a
request for a hearing is made, Commerce
intends to hold the hearing at a time and
date to be determined. Parties should
confirm by telephone the date, time, and
location of the hearing two days before
the scheduled date.
Final Determination
Section 735(a)(1) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(1) provide that
Commerce will issue the final
determination within 75 days after the
date of its preliminary determination.
Accordingly, Commerce will make its
final determination no later than 75
days after the signature date of this
preliminary determination.
International Trade Commission
Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the
International Trade Commission (ITC) of
its preliminary determination. If the
final determination is affirmative, the
ITC will determine before the later of
120 days after the date of this
preliminary determination or 45 days
after the final determination whether
these imports are materially injuring, or
threaten material injury to, the U.S.
industry.
Notification to Interested Parties
This determination is issued and
published in accordance with sections
733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19
CFR 351.205(c).
Dated: March 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by this
investigation consists of certain wind towers,
whether or not tapered, and sections thereof.
Certain wind towers support the nacelle and
rotor blades in a wind turbine with a
minimum rated electrical power generation
capacity in excess of 100 kilowatts and with
a minimum height of 50 meters measured
from the base of the tower to the bottom of
the nacelle (i.e., where the top of the tower
and nacelle are joined) when fully
assembled.
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A wind tower section consists of, at a
minimum, multiple steel plates rolled into
cylindrical or conical shapes and welded
together (or otherwise attached) to form a
steel shell, regardless of coating, end-finish,
painting, treatment, or method of
manufacture, and with or without flanges,
doors, or internal or external components
(e.g., flooring/decking, ladders, lifts,
electrical buss boxes, electrical cabling,
conduit, cable harness for nacelle generator,
interior lighting, tool and storage lockers)
attached to the wind tower section. Several
wind tower sections are normally required to
form a completed wind tower.
Wind towers and sections thereof are
included within the scope whether or not
they are joined with non-subject
merchandise, such as nacelles or rotor
blades, and whether or not they have internal
or external components attached to the
subject merchandise.
Specifically excluded from the scope are
nacelles and rotor blades, regardless of
whether they are attached to the wind tower.
Also excluded are any internal or external
components which are not attached to the
wind towers or sections thereof, unless those
components are shipped with the tower
sections.
Merchandise covered by this investigation
is currently classified in the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
under subheading 7308.20.0020 or
8502.31.0000. Wind towers of iron or steel
are classified under HTSUS 7308.20.0020
when imported separately as a tower or tower
section(s). Wind towers may be classified
under HTSUS 8502.31.0000 when imported
as combination goods with a wind turbine
(i.e., accompanying nacelles and/or rotor
blades). While the HTSUS subheadings are
provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the
scope of this investigation is dispositive.
Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed
in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Scope of the Investigation
V. Scope Comments
VI. Application of Facts Available, Use of
Adverse Inferences, Corroboration, and
Calculation of All-Others Rate
VII. Recommendation
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Commission
[C–570–980]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, From the People’s Republic
of China: Notice of Amended Final
Results of the 2017 Countervailing
Duty Administrative Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending its notice of
the final results of the sixth
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). The period of review
(POR) is January 1, 2017, through
December 31, 2017.
SUMMARY:
DATES:
Applicable April 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 2020, Commerce
published the final results of the 2017
administrative review of the CVD order
on solar cells from China in the Federal
Register.1 On December 2, 2020, LONGi
Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (LONGi)
submitted a ministerial error allegation
stating that Commerce incorrectly
identified it as ‘‘LERRI Solar
Technology Co., Ltd.’’ (LERRI) when,
according to LONGi, its name is
‘‘LONGi Solar Technology Co. Ltd.
(a.k.a. LERRI Solar Technology Co.,
Ltd.).’’ On December 28, 2020,
ministerial error allegations were timely
submitted by JA Solar Technology
Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (JA Solar),2 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 of
Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2017,
85 FR 79163 (December 9, 2020) (Final Results),
and accompanying Issues and Decision
Memorandum (IDM).
2 See JA Solar’s Letter, ‘‘Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into
Modules from the People’s Republic of China:
Ministerial Error Comments,’’ dated December 28,
2020.
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Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy),3 and
Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.)
(Trina Solar).4 JA Solar alleged that
Commerce made certain errors when
calculating its benefits regarding the
Provision of Solar Grade Polysilicon for
Less Than Adequate Remuneration
(LTAR) and the Provision of Land for
LTAR programs. Risen Energy alleged
that Commerce relied on incorrect
inland freight costs when calculating its
benefits for the Provision of Solar Glass
for LTAR and the Provision of
Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR
programs. Finally, Trina Solar alleged
that Commerce identified it incorrectly
in the Final Results. No interested party
commented on any of these allegations.
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the 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.5
Merchandise covered by the order is
classifiable under subheading
8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020,
8541.40.6030, and 8501.31.8000 of the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTSUS). Although the
HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, our
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Ministerial Errors
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Section 351.224(e) of Commerce’s
regulations provides that Commerce
will analyze any comments received
and, if appropriate, correct any
ministerial error by amending the final
determination or the final results of the
review. Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act
of 1930, as amended (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.’’
3 See Risen Energy’s Letter, ‘‘Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells from the People’s Republic of
China: Ministerial Error,’’ dated December 28, 2020.
4 See Trina Solar’s Letter, ‘‘Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules from the People’s Republic of China:
Request for Correction of Clerical Error in Final
Results and Forthcoming Draft Customs,’’ dated
December 28, 2020.
5 For a complete description of the scope of the
order, see Final Results IDM.
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We analyzed the ministerial error
comments and determined, in
accordance with section 751(h) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and (f), that
we made the following ministerial
errors: 6
(1) In the Final Results, we
inadvertently did not include the sales
from one of JA Solar’s certain crossowned affiliates when calculating its
sales denominator for the Provision of
Solar Grade Polysilicon for LTAR
program.
(2) We incorrectly calculated the
benefit for certain of JA Solar’s crossowned affiliates with respect to the
Provision of Land for LTAR Program by
erroneously applying POR payments to
separate land parcels instead of
applying these payments to a single
parcel; incorrectly relying on the land
benchmark price instead of the benefit
at the time of receipt to allocate benefits
across the average useful life, including
the POR and; incorrectly including a
land parcel in JA Solar’s benefit
calculation even though benefits from
this land parcel were expensed prior to
the POR.
(3) As noted by Risen Energy, we
applied an incorrect inland freight value
when building Risen Energy’s
benchmarks for the Provision of Solar
Glass for LTAR and the Provision of
Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR
program.
(4) We incorrectly referenced Trina
Solar as ‘‘Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.,’’
instead of as ‘‘Trina Solar Co., Ltd.’’
when listing the Non-Selected
Companies Under Review.
(5) Finally, we independently
identified a ministerial error which was
committed when we inadvertently did
not include Shanghai JA Solar
Technology Co., Ltd. as one of JA Solar’s
cross-owned entities in the Final
Results.
We find that we did not commit a
ministerial error by not including
‘‘LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.’’ in
the name that we used to identify
LERRI, because a review was requested
and initiated under the name LERRI and
not under LONGi.7 Thus, our omission
of LONGi was not a ministerial error.
Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the
ministerial errors as alleged by JA Solar
6 See Memorandum, ‘‘Countervailing Duty
Administrative Review of Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, from the People’s Republic of China:
Allegations of Ministerial Errors in the Final
Results,’’ dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice.
7 See Initiation of Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 84 FR
9297 (March 14, 2019).
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and Risen Energy, we determine that the
following countervailable subsidy rates
exist for the POR:
Company
JA Solar Technology
Yangzhou, Co., Ltd. (JA
Solar) 8 ..............................
Risen Energy Co., Ltd.
(Risen Energy) 9 ................
Non-Selected Companies
Under Review 10 ................
Subsidy rate
(ad valorem)
(percent)
14.43
10.86
11.97
Assessment Rates/Cash Deposit Rates
Normally, Commerce would issue
appropriate assessment instructions to
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) 35 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,
2017, through December 31, 2017.
However, between January 15 and
February 3, 2021, the Court of
International Trade (the Court) enjoined
8 As identified in the Final Results, JA Solar is
cross-owned with Shanghai JA Solar Technology
Co., Ltd.; JA (Hefei) Renewable Energy Co., Ltd.;
Hefei JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA Solar
Investment China Co., Ltd.; JA Solar Technology
Yangzhou Co., Ltd.; Jing Hai Yang Semiconductor
Material (Donghai) Co., Ltd.; Donghai JingAo The
Solar Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.;
Solar Silicon Valley Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Jingwei Electronic Materials
Co., Ltd.; Hebei Yujing Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar Silicon Peak Electronic
Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Jinfeng
Investment Co., Ltd.; Jinglong Technology Holdings
Co., Ltd.; JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Songgong
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Jinglong Industry and
Commerce Group Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Guiguang
Electronic Investment Co., Ltd.; Ningjin County
Jingyuan New Energy Investment Co., Ltd.; Hebei
Jinglong Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Sunshine
New Energy Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jinglong Sunshine
Equipment Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jingle Optoelectronic
Technology Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningjin Songgong
Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jingxing
Electronic Material Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jingfeng
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Saimei
Ganglong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei
Ningtong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin
Changlong Electronic Materials Manufacturing Co.
Ltd.; JA Solar (Xingtai) Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong
Electronic Material Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong PV
Materials Co., Ltd.; Taicang Juren PV Material Co.,
Ltd.; JA PV Technology Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Longxin
Investment Co., Ltd.; and Ningjin Jinglong PV
Industry Investment Co., Ltd.
9 As identified in the Final Results, Risen Energy
is cross-owned with Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic
New Material Co., Ltd.; Changzhou Sveck New
Material Technology Co., Ltd.; JiuJiang Shengchao
Xinye Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sveck New
Material Co., Ltd.; Ninghai Risen Energy Power
Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Luoyang) New
Energy Co., Ltd.; Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power
Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy
Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang Boxin Investment Co., Ltd.; and
Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
10 See the Appendix to this notice.
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liquidation of certain entries that are
subject to the Final Results.11
Accordingly, Commerce will not
instruct CBP to assess countervailing
duties on those enjoined entries
pending resolution of the associated
litigation.
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 December 9, 2020, which is the
date of the Final Results. For all nonreviewed 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).
Notification to Interested Parties
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: March 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Appendix
Non-Selected Companies Under Review
1. Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science &
Technology Co., Ltd.
11 The Court issued statutory injunctions under
case number 20–03912, dated January 15, 2021, and
February 3, 2021.
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2. Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology
Co., Ltd.
3. Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd.
4. Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy
Resources Co., Ltd.
5. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.
6. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.
7. Canadian Solar Inc.
8. Canadian Solar International Ltd.
9. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu)
Inc.
10. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang)
Inc.
11. Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy
Co., Ltd.
12. CSI Cells Co., Ltd.
13. CSI–GCL Solar Manufacturing
(Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
14. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
15. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co.,
Ltd.
16. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
17. ERA Solar Co., Ltd.
18. ET Solar Energy Limited
19. Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.
20. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.
21. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co.,
Ltd.
22. Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.
23. Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
24. JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
25. Jiangsu High Hope Int’l Group
26. Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
27. Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.
28. Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc.
29. Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
30. Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
31. Jinko Solar International Limited
32. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
33. Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
34. Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.
35. Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
36. Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.
37. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.
38. Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance
Co., Ltd.
39. Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.
40. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
41. Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.
42. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
43. Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co.,
Ltd.
44. Systemes Versilis, Inc.
45. Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.
46. TenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
47. Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co.,
Ltd.
48. Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources
Co., Ltd.
49. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
50. Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science &
Technology Co., Ltd.
51. Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.)
52. Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
53. Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
54. Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.
55. Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology
Co., Ltd.
56. Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.
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57. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company
Limited
58. Yingli Green Energy International
Trading Company Limited
59. Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
60. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–053]
Certain Aluminum Foil From the
People’s Republic of China: Amended
Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; 2017–2019
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce
(Commerce) is amending the final
results of the administrative review of
the antidumping duty (AD) order on
certain aluminum foil (aluminum foil)
from the People’s Republic of China
(China) to correct ministerial errors.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chelsey Simonovich or Michael J.
Heaney 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) 482–1979 or
(202) 482–4475, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
AGENCY:
Background
On February 25, 2021, Commerce
published the Final Results of the 2017–
2019 administrative review of
aluminum foil from China in the
Federal Register.1 On February 24,
2021, Dingsheng Aluminium Industries
(Hong Kong) Trading Co., Limited
(Dingsheng Aluminium Industries
(Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd.) (HK
Dingsheng) and Hangzhou Dingsheng
Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Hangzhou
Dingsheng Import and Export Co., Ltd.)
(Hangzhou Dingsheng IE) (collectively,
Dingsheng), alleged the existence of a
ministerial error in Commerce’s Final
Results.2 On March 1, 2021, the
1 See Certain Aluminum Foil from the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review; Final Determination of
No Shipments; 2017–2019, 86 FR 11499 (February
25, 2021) (Final Results).
2 See Dingsheng’s Letter, ‘‘GDLSK Respondents
Request for Correction of Clerical Error in the Final
Results including Customs Instructions: First
Administrative Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Aluminum Foil from the People’s
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Commission
[C-570-980]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Amended
Final Results of the 2017 Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending its notice
of the final results of the sixth 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). The period of review (POR) is
January 1, 2017, through December 31, 2017.
DATES: Applicable April 2, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, AD/CVD Operations,
Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3586.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 9, 2020, Commerce published the final results of the
2017 administrative review of the CVD order on solar cells from China
in the Federal Register.\1\ On December 2, 2020, LONGi Solar Technology
Co. Ltd. (LONGi) submitted a ministerial error allegation stating that
Commerce incorrectly identified it as ``LERRI Solar Technology Co.,
Ltd.'' (LERRI) when, according to LONGi, its name is ``LONGi Solar
Technology Co. Ltd. (a.k.a. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.).'' On
December 28, 2020, ministerial error allegations were timely submitted
by JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (JA Solar),\2\ Risen
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Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy),\3\ and Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.) (Trina Solar).\4\ JA Solar
alleged that Commerce made certain errors when calculating its benefits
regarding the Provision of Solar Grade Polysilicon for Less Than
Adequate Remuneration (LTAR) and the Provision of Land for LTAR
programs. Risen Energy alleged that Commerce relied on incorrect inland
freight costs when calculating its benefits for the Provision of Solar
Glass for LTAR and the Provision of Aluminum Extrusions for LTAR
programs. Finally, Trina Solar alleged that Commerce identified it
incorrectly in the Final Results. No interested party commented on any
of these allegations.
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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; 2017, 85 FR
79163 (December 9, 2020) (Final Results), and accompanying Issues
and Decision Memorandum (IDM).
\2\ See JA Solar's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from the People's
Republic of China: Ministerial Error Comments,'' dated December 28,
2020.
\3\ See Risen Energy's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon
Photovoltaic Cells from the People's Republic of China: Ministerial
Error,'' dated December 28, 2020.
\4\ See Trina Solar's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules from the People's
Republic of China: Request for Correction of Clerical Error in Final
Results and Forthcoming Draft Customs,'' dated December 28, 2020.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the 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.\5\
Merchandise covered by the order is classifiable under subheading
8501.61.0000, 8507.20.80, 8541.40.6020, 8541.40.6030, and 8501.31.8000
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS).
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is
dispositive.
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\5\ For a complete description of the scope of the order, see
Final Results IDM.
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Ministerial Errors
Section 351.224(e) of Commerce's regulations provides that Commerce
will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any
ministerial error by amending the final determination or the final
results of the review. Section 751(h) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (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.''
We analyzed the ministerial error comments and determined, in
accordance with section 751(h) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e) and
(f), that we made the following ministerial errors: \6\
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\6\ See Memorandum, ``Countervailing Duty Administrative Review
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Allegations of
Ministerial Errors in the Final Results,'' dated concurrently with,
and hereby adopted by, this notice.
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(1) In the Final Results, we inadvertently did not include the
sales from one of JA Solar's certain cross-owned affiliates when
calculating its sales denominator for the Provision of Solar Grade
Polysilicon for LTAR program.
(2) We incorrectly calculated the benefit for certain of JA Solar's
cross-owned affiliates with respect to the Provision of Land for LTAR
Program by erroneously applying POR payments to separate land parcels
instead of applying these payments to a single parcel; incorrectly
relying on the land benchmark price instead of the benefit at the time
of receipt to allocate benefits across the average useful life,
including the POR and; incorrectly including a land parcel in JA
Solar's benefit calculation even though benefits from this land parcel
were expensed prior to the POR.
(3) As noted by Risen Energy, we applied an incorrect inland
freight value when building Risen Energy's benchmarks for the Provision
of Solar Glass for LTAR and the Provision of Aluminum Extrusions for
LTAR program.
(4) We incorrectly referenced Trina Solar as ``Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd.,'' instead of as ``Trina Solar Co., Ltd.'' when listing the
Non-Selected Companies Under Review.
(5) Finally, we independently identified a ministerial error which
was committed when we inadvertently did not include Shanghai JA Solar
Technology Co., Ltd. as one of JA Solar's cross-owned entities in the
Final Results.
We find that we did not commit a ministerial error by not including
``LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd.'' in the name that we used to
identify LERRI, because a review was requested and initiated under the
name LERRI and not under LONGi.\7\ Thus, our omission of LONGi was not
a ministerial error.
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\7\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 9297 (March 14, 2019).
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Amended Final Results of Review
As a result of correcting the ministerial errors as alleged by JA
Solar and Risen Energy, we determine that the following countervailable
subsidy rates exist for the POR:
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\8\ As identified in the Final Results, JA Solar is cross-owned
with Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA (Hefei) Renewable
Energy Co., Ltd.; Hefei JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.; JA Solar
Investment China Co., Ltd.; JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.;
Jing Hai Yang Semiconductor Material (Donghai) Co., Ltd.; Donghai
JingAo The Solar Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar
Silicon Valley Electronic Science and Technology Co., Ltd.; Jingwei
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei Yujing Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Solar Silicon Peak Electronic Science and
Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing Jinfeng Investment Co., Ltd.; Jinglong
Technology Holdings Co., Ltd.; JingAo Solar Co., Ltd.; Ningjin
Songgong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Jinglong Industry and
Commerce Group Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Guiguang Electronic Investment
Co., Ltd.; Ningjin County Jingyuan New Energy Investment Co., Ltd.;
Hebei Jinglong Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Sunshine New Energy
Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jinglong Sunshine Equipment Co., Ltd.; Hebei Jingle
Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningjin Songgong
Semiconductor Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Jingxing Electronic Material Co.,
Ltd.; Ningjin Jingfeng Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin
Saimei Ganglong Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Hebei Ningtong
Electronic Materials Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Changlong Electronic
Materials Manufacturing Co. Ltd.; JA Solar (Xingtai) Co., Ltd.;
Xingtai Jinglong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.; Xingtai Jinglong PV
Materials Co., Ltd.; Taicang Juren PV Material Co., Ltd.; JA PV
Technology Co., Ltd.; Ningjin Longxin Investment Co., Ltd.; and
Ningjin Jinglong PV Industry Investment Co., Ltd.
\9\ As identified in the Final Results, Risen Energy is cross-
owned with Changzhou Sveck Photovoltaic New Material Co., Ltd.;
Changzhou Sveck New Material Technology Co., Ltd.; JiuJiang
Shengchao Xinye Technology Co., Ltd.; Jiangsu Sveck New Material
Co., Ltd.; Ninghai Risen Energy Power Development Co., Ltd.; Risen
(Luoyang) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Risen (Ningbo) Electric Power
Development Co., Ltd.; Risen (Wuhai) New Energy Co., Ltd.; Zhejiang
Boxin Investment Co., Ltd.; and Zhejiang Twinsel Electronic
Technology Co., Ltd.
\10\ See the Appendix to this notice.
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Subsidy rate
Company (ad valorem)
(percent)
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JA Solar Technology Yangzhou, Co., Ltd. (JA Solar) \8\.. 14.43
Risen Energy Co., Ltd. (Risen Energy) \9\............... 10.86
Non-Selected Companies Under Review \10\................ 11.97
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Assessment Rates/Cash Deposit Rates
Normally, Commerce would issue appropriate assessment instructions
to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 35 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, 2017, through December 31, 2017.
However, between January 15 and February 3, 2021, the Court of
International Trade (the Court) enjoined
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liquidation of certain entries that are subject to the Final
Results.\11\ Accordingly, Commerce will not instruct CBP to assess
countervailing duties on those enjoined entries pending resolution of
the associated litigation.
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\11\ The Court issued statutory injunctions under case number
20-03912, dated January 15, 2021, and February 3, 2021.
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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 December 9,
2020, 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).
Notification to Interested Parties
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: March 29, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix
Non-Selected Companies Under Review
1. Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
2. Baoding Jiasheng Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd.
3. Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
4. Beijing Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
5. BYD (Shangluo) Industrial Co., Ltd.
6. Canadian Solar (USA) Inc.
7. Canadian Solar Inc.
8. Canadian Solar International Ltd.
9. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Changshu) Inc.
10. Canadian Solar Manufacturing (Luoyang) Inc.
11. Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd.
12. CSI Cells Co., Ltd.
13. CSI-GCL Solar Manufacturing (Yancheng) Co., Ltd.
14. De-Tech Trading Limited HK
15. Dongguan Sunworth Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
16. Eoplly New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
17. ERA Solar Co., Ltd.
18. ET Solar Energy Limited
19. Hainan Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
20. Hangzhou Sunny Energy Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
21. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.
22. Hengshui Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
23. Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
24. JA Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
25. Jiangsu High Hope Int'l Group
26. Jiawei Solarchina (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
27. Jiawei Solarchina Co., Ltd.
28. Jinko Solar (U.S.) Inc.
29. Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
30. Jinko Solar Import and Export Co., Ltd.
31. Jinko Solar International Limited
32. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
33. Lightway Green New Energy Co., Ltd.
34. Lixian Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
35. Luoyang Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
36. Nice Sun PV Co., Ltd.
37. Ningbo ETDZ Holdings, Ltd.
38. Ningbo Qixin Solar Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.
39. Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd.
40. Shenzhen Sungold Solar Co., Ltd.
41. Shenzhen Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
42. Sumec Hardware & Tools Co., Ltd.
43. Sunpreme Solar Technology (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd.
44. Systemes Versilis, Inc.
45. Taizhou BD Trade Co., Ltd.
46. TenKsolar (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
47. Tianjin Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
48. Tianneng Yingli New Energy Resources Co., Ltd.
49. Toenergy Technology Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
50. Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science & Technology Co., Ltd.
51. Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Changzhou Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd.)
52. Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.
53. Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd.
54. Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd.
55. Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
56. Yingli Energy (China) Co., Ltd.
57. Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
58. Yingli Green Energy International Trading Company Limited
59. Zhejiang ERA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
60. Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd.
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