Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Court Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results, 46678-46680 [2021-17792]
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735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
LTFV imports of silicon metal from
Malaysia.2
Scope of the Order
The product covered by this order is
silicon metal from Malaysia. For a
complete description of the scope of the
order, see the appendix to this notice.
Antidumping Duty Order
On August 9, 2021, in accordance
with section 735(d) of the Act, the ITC
notified Commerce of its final
determination in this investigation, in
which it found that an industry in the
United States is materially injured
within the meaning of section
735(b)(1)(A)(i) of the Act by reason of
imports of silicon metal from Malaysia.3
Therefore, in accordance with section
735(c)(2) of the Act, Commerce is
issuing this antidumping duty order.
Because the ITC determined that
imports of silicon metal from Malaysia
are materially injuring a U.S. industry,
unliquidated entries of such
merchandise from Malaysia, entered or
withdrawn from warehouse for
consumption, are subject to the
assessment of antidumping duties.
Therefore, in accordance with section
736(a)(1) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) to assess, upon further
instruction by Commerce, antidumping
duties equal to the amount by which the
normal value of the merchandise
exceeds the export price (or constructed
export price) of the merchandise, for all
relevant entries of silicon metal from
Malaysia. With the exception of entries
occurring after the expiration of the
provisional measures period and before
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determination, as further
described below, antidumping duties
will be assessed on unliquidated entries
of silicon metal from Malaysia entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for
consumption, on or after February 1,
2021, the date of publication of the
Preliminary Determination.4
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Continuation of Suspension of
Liquidation
Except as noted in the ‘‘Provisional
Measures’’ section of this notice, in
accordance with section 736 of the Act,
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
2 See ITC Letter, Notification of ITC Final
Determination in Investigation No. 731–TA–1526
(Final), dated August 9, 2021.
3 Id.
4 See Silicon Metal from Malaysia: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination,
and Extension of Provisional Measures, 85 FR
73676 (February 1, 2021) (Preliminary
Determination).
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continue to suspend liquidation on all
relevant entries of silicon metal from
Malaysia. These instructions
suspending liquidation will remain in
effect until further notice.
Commerce also intends to instruct
CBP to require cash deposits equal to
the estimated weighted-average
dumping margins indicated in the table
below. Accordingly, effective on the
date of publication in the Federal
Register of the notice of the ITC’s final
affirmative injury determination, CBP
will require, at the same time as
importers would normally deposit
estimated duties on subject
merchandise, a cash deposit equal to the
rates listed below. The relevant allothers rate applies to all producers or
exporters not specifically listed.
Provisional Measures
Section 733(d) of the Act states that
suspension of liquidation pursuant to an
affirmative preliminary determination
may not remain in effect for more than
four months, except where exporters
representing a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise
request that Commerce extend the fourmonth period to no more than six
months. At the request of exporters that
account for a significant proportion of
silicon metal from Malaysia, Commerce
extended the four-month period to six
months in this investigation. Commerce
published the preliminary
determination in this investigation on
February 1, 2021.5
The extended provisional measures
period, beginning on the date of
publication of the Preliminary
Determination, ended on July 31, 2021.
Therefore, in accordance with section
733(d) of the Act, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to terminate the
suspension of liquidation and to
liquidate, without regard to
antidumping duties, unliquidated
entries of silicon metal from Malaysia
entered, or withdrawn from warehouse,
for consumption after July 30, 2021, the
final day on which the provisional
measures were in effect, until and
through the day preceding the date of
publication of the ITC’s final affirmative
injury determinations in the Federal
Register. Suspension of liquidation and
the collection of cash deposits will
resume on the date of publication of the
ITC’s final determination in the Federal
Register.
Estimated Weighted-Average Dumping
Margins
The estimated weighted-average
dumping margins are as follows:
5 See
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Malaysia:
Exporter/producer
Estimated
weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
PMB Silicon Sdn. Bhd ................
All Others ....................................
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice constitutes the
antidumping duty order with respect to
silicon metal from Malaysia pursuant to
section 736(a) of the Act. Interested
parties can find a list of antidumping
duty orders currently in effect at https://
enforcement.trade.gov/stats/
iastats1.html.
This antidumping duty order is
published in accordance with section
736(a) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.211(b).
Dated: August 13, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
Appendix
Scope of the Order
The scope of this order covers all forms
and sizes of silicon metal, including silicon
metal powder. Silicon metal contains at least
85.00 percent but less than 99.99 percent
silicon, and less than 4.00 percent iron, by
actual weight. Semiconductor grade silicon
(merchandise containing at least 99.99
percent silicon by actual weight and
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
subheading 2804.61.0000) is excluded from
the scope of this order.
Silicon metal is currently classifiable
under subheadings 2804.69.1000 and
2804.69.5000 of the HTSUS. While the
HTSUS numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope remains
dispositive.
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Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, From the People’s Republic
of China: Notice of Court Decision Not
in Harmony With Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; Notice of Amended Final
Results
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: On August 10, 2021, the U.S.
Court of International Trade (CIT)
issued its final judgment in Changzhou
Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v.
United States, Consol. Court No. 18–
00176, sustaining the Department of
Commerce’s (Commerce) second
remand redetermination pertaining to
the 2015–2016 antidumping duty (AD)
administrative review of crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or
not assembled into modules (solar
cells), from the People’s Republic of
China (China). Commerce is notifying
the public that the CIT’s final judgment
in this litigation is not in harmony with
the final results reached by Commerce
in the 2015–2016 AD administrative
review of solar cells from China, and
that Commerce is amending the final
results of that review with respect to the
dumping margin calculated for Trina
and certain separate rate respondents.
DATES: Applicable August 20, 2021.
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
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On July 27, 2018, Commerce
published the Final Results of its 2015–
2016 AD administrative review of solar
cells from China.1 Trina 2 appealed
Commerce’s Final Results. On May 13,
2020, the CIT remanded to Commerce
for further explanation or
reconsideration its decision to use
Maersk Line (Maersk) data, rather than
Xeneta XS (Xeneta) data, to value ocean
freight expenses.3 The CIT also held that
Commerce’s decision to not adjust
Trina’s U.S. prices to account for
countervailing duties related to the
Export Buyer’s Credit Program (EBCP)
was contrary to law.4
In its first remand redetermination,
Commerce continued to value Trina’s
1 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; 2015–2016,
83 FR 35616 (July 27, 2018) (Final Results).
2 In the Final Results, Commerce treated the
following seven companies as a single entity:
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar
(Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd./
Changzhou Trina Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./
Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina
Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Hefei) Science
and Technology Co., Ltd (collectively, Trina).
3 See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et
al., 450 F. Supp. 3d 1301 (CIT 2020).
4 Id.
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ocean freight expenses using Maersk
data, rather than Xeneta data; however,
under protest, Commerce increased
Trina’s U.S. prices by the amount of
countervailing duty imposed to offset
the export subsidy provided by the ExIm Bank of China’s EBCP.5 In its second
remand order, the CIT again directed
Commerce to reconsider or further
explain its valuation of ocean freight
expenses, but it sustained Commerce’s
adjustment of Trina’s U.S. prices to
account for the Ex-Im Bank of China’s
EBCP.6
In its second remand redetermination,
Commerce valued Trina’s ocean freight
expenses using Xeneta data,
recalculated Trina’s dumping margin
based on this change, and assigned
Trina’s recalculated dumping margin to
the separate rate respondents which
participated in the litigation that led to
the remand redetermination.7 On
August 10, 2021, the CIT sustained
Commerce’s second remand
redetermination.8
Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,9 as clarified
by Diamond Sawblades,10 the United
States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit held that, pursuant to section
516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff Act of 1930,
as amended (the Act), Commerce must
publish a notice of a court decision that
is not ‘‘in harmony’’ with a Commerce
determination and must suspend
liquidation of entries pending a
‘‘conclusive’’ court decision. The CIT’s
August 10, 2021, judgment constitutes a
final court decision that is not in
harmony with Commerce’s Final
Results. Thus, this notice is published
in fulfillment of the publication
requirements of Timken.
Amended Final Results
Because there is now a final court
judgment, Commerce is amending its
Final Results. The amended weightedaverage dumping margin for the
5 See Final Results of Remand Redetermination,
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd., et al. v.
United States, Court No. 18–00176, Slip Op. 20–64
(Court of International Trade May 13, 2020) (August
6, 2020).
6 See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. v. United
States, 492 F. Supp. 3d 1322 (CIT 2021).
7 See Final Results of Remand Redetermination
Pursuant to Court Remand, Changzhou Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd. et al., v. United States Court No.
18–00176, Slip Op. 21–2 (CIT January 4, 2021)
(April 5, 2021).
8 See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et
al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 18–00176,
Slip. Op. 21–98 (CIT August 10, 2021).
9 See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337
(Fed. Cir. 1990) (Timken).
10 See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers
Coalition v. United States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir.
2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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respondents which participated in the
litigation is as follows:
Exporter
Weightedaverage
dumping
margin
(percent)
Changzhou Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd./Trina Solar
(Changzhou) Science and
Technology Co., Ltd./
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy
Technology Co., Ltd./
Changzhou Trina Solar
Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./
Turpan Trina Solar Energy
Co., Ltd./Hubei Trina Solar
Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar
(Hefei) Science and Technology Co., Ltd ........................
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd .................
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou
Co., Ltd ...................................
Shanghai JA Solar Technology
Co., Ltd ...................................
5.08
5.08
5.08
5.08
Cash Deposit Requirements
Because the cash deposit rates for all
of the companies listed above have a
superseded by subsequent cash deposit
rates (i.e., cash deposit rates have been
established for these companies in
subsequent final results of reviews), this
notice does not affect the current cash
deposit rates of these companies.
Accordingly, we will not issue revised
cash deposit instructions to U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
for these companies.
Liquidation of Suspended Entries
At this time, Commerce remains
enjoined by CIT order from liquidating
entries of subject merchandise that was
exported by any of the companies listed
above and that was entered into the
United States, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption during the
period December 1, 2015, through
November 30, 2016. These entries will
remain enjoined pursuant to the terms
of the injunction during the pendency of
any appeals process.
In the event the CIT’s ruling is not
appealed, or, if appealed, upheld by a
final and conclusive court decision,
Commerce intends to instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on
unliquidated entries of subject
merchandise exported by the companies
listed above in accordance with 19 CFR
351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to
assess antidumping duties on all
appropriate entries covered by the
review when the importer-specific ad
valorem assessment rate is not zero or
de minimis. Where an importer-specific
ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de
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minimis,11 we will instruct CBP to
liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 516A(c) and
(e), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 13, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application and Reports for
Scientific Research and Enhancement
Permits Under the Endangered
Species Act
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on April 21,
2021 (86 FR 20661) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Application and Reports for
Scientific Research and Enhancement
Permits Under the Endangered Species
Act.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0402.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved collection).
Number of Respondents: 175 per year.
Average Hours per Response: 12
hours for permit applications; six hours
for permit modification requests 6; two
hours for annual reports.
11 See
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Total Annual Burden Hours: 810.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Endangered Species Act of 1973
(ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.) imposed
prohibitions against the taking of
endangered species. Section 10 of the
ESA allows permits authorizing the
taking of endangered species for
research/enhancement purposes. The
corresponding regulations established
procedures for persons to apply for such
permits. In addition, the regulations set
forth specific reporting requirements for
such permit holders. The regulations
contain two sets of information
collections: (1) Applications for
research/enhancement permits, and (2)
reporting requirements for issued
permits.
The required information is used to
evaluate the impacts of the proposed
activity on endangered species, to make
the determinations required by the ESA
prior to issuing a permit, and to
establish appropriate permit conditions.
To issue permits under ESA Section
10(a)(1)(A), the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) must
determine that (1) such exceptions were
applied for in good faith, (2) if granted
and exercised, will not operate to the
disadvantage of such endangered
species, and (3) will be consistent with
the purposes and policy set forth in
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The currently approved application
and reporting requirements apply to
Pacific marine and anadromous fish
species, as requirements regarding other
species are being addressed in a
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one administrative revision requested to
the collection itself: NMFS will no
longer require ‘‘final’’ permit reports;
the reports will simply be considered
annual reports that are submitted at the
end of a permit’s life span.
Affected Public: Federal government;
State, local, or tribal governments;
business or other for-profit
organizations, educational institutions.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: The Endangered
Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et
seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
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entering either the title of the collection
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the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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: Notice of Court
Decision Not in Harmony With Final Results of Antidumping Duty
Administrative Review; Notice of Amended Final Results
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
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SUMMARY: On August 10, 2021, the U.S. Court of International Trade
(CIT) issued its final judgment in Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co.,
Ltd. et al. v. United States, Consol. Court No. 18-00176, sustaining
the Department of Commerce's (Commerce) second remand redetermination
pertaining to the 2015-2016 antidumping duty (AD) administrative review
of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled
into modules (solar cells), from the People's Republic of China
(China). Commerce is notifying the public that the CIT's final judgment
in this litigation is not in harmony with the final results reached by
Commerce in the 2015-2016 AD administrative review of solar cells from
China, and that Commerce is amending the final results of that review
with respect to the dumping margin calculated for Trina and certain
separate rate respondents.
DATES: Applicable August 20, 2021.
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 July 27, 2018, Commerce published the Final Results of its 2015-
2016 AD administrative review of solar cells from China.\1\ Trina \2\
appealed Commerce's Final Results. On May 13, 2020, the CIT remanded to
Commerce for further explanation or reconsideration its decision to use
Maersk Line (Maersk) data, rather than Xeneta XS (Xeneta) data, to
value ocean freight expenses.\3\ The CIT also held that Commerce's
decision to not adjust Trina's U.S. prices to account for
countervailing duties related to the Export Buyer's Credit Program
(EBCP) was contrary to law.\4\
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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 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final
Determination of No Shipments; 2015-2016, 83 FR 35616 (July 27,
2018) (Final Results).
\2\ In the Final Results, Commerce treated the following seven
companies as a single entity: Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co.,
Ltd./Trina Solar (Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./
Yancheng Trina Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina
Solar Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./
Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Hefei) Science and
Technology Co., Ltd (collectively, Trina).
\3\ See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al., 450 F.
Supp. 3d 1301 (CIT 2020).
\4\ Id.
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In its first remand redetermination, Commerce continued to value
Trina's ocean freight expenses using Maersk data, rather than Xeneta
data; however, under protest, Commerce increased Trina's U.S. prices by
the amount of countervailing duty imposed to offset the export subsidy
provided by the Ex-Im Bank of China's EBCP.\5\ In its second remand
order, the CIT again directed Commerce to reconsider or further explain
its valuation of ocean freight expenses, but it sustained Commerce's
adjustment of Trina's U.S. prices to account for the Ex-Im Bank of
China's EBCP.\6\
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\5\ See Final Results of Remand Redetermination, Changzhou Trina
Solar Energy Co., Ltd., et al. v. United States, Court No. 18-00176,
Slip Op. 20-64 (Court of International Trade May 13, 2020) (August
6, 2020).
\6\ See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. v. United States, 492
F. Supp. 3d 1322 (CIT 2021).
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In its second remand redetermination, Commerce valued Trina's ocean
freight expenses using Xeneta data, recalculated Trina's dumping margin
based on this change, and assigned Trina's recalculated dumping margin
to the separate rate respondents which participated in the litigation
that led to the remand redetermination.\7\ On August 10, 2021, the CIT
sustained Commerce's second remand redetermination.\8\
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\7\ See Final Results of Remand Redetermination Pursuant to
Court Remand, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al., v.
United States Court No. 18-00176, Slip Op. 21-2 (CIT January 4,
2021) (April 5, 2021).
\8\ See Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. et al. v. United
States, Consol. Court No. 18-00176, Slip. Op. 21-98 (CIT August 10,
2021).
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Timken Notice
In its decision in Timken,\9\ as clarified by Diamond
Sawblades,\10\ the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal
Circuit held that, pursuant to section 516A(c) and (e) of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce must publish a notice of a
court decision that is not ``in harmony'' with a Commerce determination
and must suspend liquidation of entries pending a ``conclusive'' court
decision. The CIT's August 10, 2021, judgment constitutes a final court
decision that is not in harmony with Commerce's Final Results. Thus,
this notice is published in fulfillment of the publication requirements
of Timken.
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\9\ See Timken Co. v. United States, 893 F.2d 337 (Fed. Cir.
1990) (Timken).
\10\ See Diamond Sawblades Manufacturers Coalition v. United
States, 626 F.3d 1374 (Fed. Cir. 2010) (Diamond Sawblades).
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Amended Final Results
Because there is now a final court judgment, Commerce is amending
its Final Results. The amended weighted-average dumping margin for the
respondents which participated in the litigation is as follows:
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Weighted-
average
Exporter dumping
margin
(percent)
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Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar 5.08
(Changzhou) Science and Technology Co., Ltd./Yancheng Trina
Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd./Changzhou Trina Solar
Yabang Energy Co., Ltd./Turpan Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./
Hubei Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd./Trina Solar (Hefei)
Science and Technology Co., Ltd............................
JingAo Solar Co., Ltd....................................... 5.08
JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd....................... 5.08
Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd....................... 5.08
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Cash Deposit Requirements
Because the cash deposit rates for all of the companies listed
above have a superseded by subsequent cash deposit rates (i.e., cash
deposit rates have been established for these companies in subsequent
final results of reviews), this notice does not affect the current cash
deposit rates of these companies. Accordingly, we will not issue
revised cash deposit instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) for these companies.
Liquidation of Suspended Entries
At this time, Commerce remains enjoined by CIT order from
liquidating entries of subject merchandise that was exported by any of
the companies listed above and that was entered into the United States,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period December
1, 2015, through November 30, 2016. These entries will remain enjoined
pursuant to the terms of the injunction during the pendency of any
appeals process.
In the event the CIT's ruling is not appealed, or, if appealed,
upheld by a final and conclusive court decision, Commerce intends to
instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on unliquidated entries of
subject merchandise exported by the companies listed above in
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b). We will instruct CBP to assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by the review
when the importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is not zero or de
minimis. Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero
or de
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minimis,\11\ we will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries
without regard to antidumping duties.
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2).
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
516A(c) and (e), 751(a)(1), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: August 13, 2021.
Christian Marsh,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2021-17792 Filed 8-18-21; 8:45 am]
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