Certain TOPCon Solar Cells, Modules, Panels, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; Institution of Investigation, 87889-87890 [2024-25671]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Reclamation [RR85672300, 19XR0680A2, RX.31480001.0040000; OMB Control Number 1006–0003] Agency Information Collection Activities; Bureau of Reclamation Use Authorization Application Bureau of Reclamation, Interior. ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are proposing to renew an information collection. DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before January 6, 2025. ADDRESSES: Send your comments on this information collection request (ICR) by mail to Jason Kirby, Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 25007, Denver, CO 80225–0007; or by email to jkirby@ usbr.gov. Please reference Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control Number 1006–0003 in the subject line of your comments. 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An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The authority for this action is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq). Miguel Rocha, Director, Dam Safety and Infrastructure. [FR Doc. 2024–25620 Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4332–90–P INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation No. 337–TA–1422] Certain TOPCon Solar Cells, Modules, Panels, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same; Institution of Investigation U.S. International Trade Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on September 30, 2024, under section 337 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 87890 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 214 / Tuesday, November 5, 2024 / Notices of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc. of Fremont, California; Trina Solar US Manufacturing Module 1, LLC of Wilmer, Texas; and Trina Solar Co., Ltd. of China. A supplement to the complaint was filed on October 17, 2024. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain TOPCon solar cells, modules, panels, components thereof, and products containing same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,722,104 (‘‘the ’104 patent’’) and U.S. Patent No. 10,230,009 (‘‘the ’009 patent’’). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders. ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email EDIS3Help@usitc.gov. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the Commission’s TDD terminal on (202) 205–1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205– 2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, telephone (202) 205–2560. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2024). Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. International Trade Commission, on October 30, 2024, Ordered that— (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether there is a VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:07 Nov 04, 2024 Jkt 265001 violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the sale within the United States after importation of certain products identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of claims 1–11 of the ’104 patent and claims 1– 14, 16, and 17 of the ’009 patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of section 337; (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language description of the accused products or category of accused products, which defines the scope of the investigation, is ‘‘Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact (‘TOPCon’) solar cells that include an isolation portion in an edge portion of a silicon semiconductor substrate and that prevents contact between two opposite type conductive semiconductor regions and solar modules and panels that include such solar cells’’; (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), (f)(1), (g)(1); (4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of investigation shall be served: (a) The complainants are: Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., 7100 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538 Trina Solar US Manufacturing Module 1, LLC, Tradepoint 45 West, 1200 Sunrise Road, Wilmer, TX 75172 Trina Solar Co., Ltd., No. 2 Tianhe Road, Trina PV Industrial Park, Xinbei District, Jiangsu Province, China, 213031 (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint is to be served: Runergy USA Inc., 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 300, Pleasanton, CA 94588 Runergy Alabama Inc., 4905 Moores Mill Road, Huntsville, AL 35811 Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Technology, Co., Ltd., No. 58 Xiangjiang Road, Economic & PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Technological Development, Zone, Yangcheng City, Jiangsu Province, China, 22400 Adani Solar USA Inc., 1125 Executive Circle, Suite 130, Irving, TX 75038 Adani Green Energy Ltd., Adani Corporate House, Shantigram, Near Vaishnodevi Circle, SG Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 382421 (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and (5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the presiding Administrative Law Judge. Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 (March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the complainants of the complaint and the notice of investigation. Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor is shown. Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent. By order of the Commission. Issued: October 31, 2024. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2024–25671 Filed 11–4–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 214 (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 337-TA-1422]


Certain TOPCon Solar Cells, Modules, Panels, Components Thereof, 
and Products Containing Same; Institution of Investigation

AGENCY: U.S. International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the 
U.S. International Trade Commission on September 30, 2024, under 
section 337

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of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Trina Solar (U.S.), 
Inc. of Fremont, California; Trina Solar US Manufacturing Module 1, LLC 
of Wilmer, Texas; and Trina Solar Co., Ltd. of China. A supplement to 
the complaint was filed on October 17, 2024. The complaint, as 
supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain TOPCon solar 
cells, modules, panels, components thereof, and products containing 
same by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 
9,722,104 (``the '104 patent'') and U.S. Patent No. 10,230,009 (``the 
'009 patent''). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the 
United States exists or is in the process of being established as 
required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests 
that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the 
investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist 
orders.

ADDRESSES: The complaint, except for any confidential information 
contained therein, may be viewed on the Commission's electronic docket 
(EDIS) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email 
[email protected]. Hearing impaired individuals are advised that 
information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the 
Commission's TDD terminal on (202) 205-1810. Persons with mobility 
impairments who will need special assistance in gaining access to the 
Commission should contact the Office of the Secretary at (202) 205-
2000. General information concerning the Commission may also be 
obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pathenia M. Proctor, The Office of 
Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 
telephone (202) 205-2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Authority: The authority for institution of this investigation is 
contained in section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, 19 
U.S.C. 1337, and in section 210.10 of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10 (2024).
    Scope of Investigation: Having considered the complaint, the U.S. 
International Trade Commission, on October 30, 2024, Ordered that--
    (1) Pursuant to subsection (b) of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended, an investigation be instituted to determine whether 
there is a violation of subsection (a)(1)(B) of section 337 in the 
importation into the United States, the sale for importation, or the 
sale within the United States after importation of certain products 
identified in paragraph (2) by reason of infringement of one or more of 
claims 1-11 of the '104 patent and claims 1-14, 16, and 17 of the '009 
patent, and whether an industry in the United States exists or is in 
the process of being established as required by subsection (a)(2) of 
section 337;
    (2) Pursuant to section 210.10(b)(1) of the Commission's Rules of 
Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.10(b)(1), the plain language 
description of the accused products or category of accused products, 
which defines the scope of the investigation, is ``Tunnel Oxide 
Passivated Contact (`TOPCon') solar cells that include an isolation 
portion in an edge portion of a silicon semiconductor substrate and 
that prevents contact between two opposite type conductive 
semiconductor regions and solar modules and panels that include such 
solar cells'';
    (3) Pursuant to Commission Rule 210.50(b)(l), 19 CFR 210.50(b)(1), 
the presiding administrative law judge shall take evidence or other 
information and hear arguments from the parties or other interested 
persons with respect to the public interest in this investigation, as 
appropriate, and provide the Commission with findings of fact and a 
recommended determination on this issue, which shall be limited to the 
statutory public interest factors set forth in 19 U.S.C. l337(d)(l), 
(f)(1), (g)(1);
    (4) For the purpose of the investigation so instituted, the 
following are hereby named as parties upon which this notice of 
investigation shall be served:
    (a) The complainants are:

Trina Solar (U.S.), Inc., 7100 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538
Trina Solar US Manufacturing Module 1, LLC, Tradepoint 45 West, 1200 
Sunrise Road, Wilmer, TX 75172
Trina Solar Co., Ltd., No. 2 Tianhe Road, Trina PV Industrial Park, 
Xinbei District, Jiangsu Province, China, 213031

    (b) The respondents are the following entities alleged to be in 
violation of section 337, and are the parties upon which the complaint 
is to be served:

Runergy USA Inc., 6200 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 300, Pleasanton, CA 
94588
Runergy Alabama Inc., 4905 Moores Mill Road, Huntsville, AL 35811
Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Technology, Co., Ltd., No. 58 Xiangjiang 
Road, Economic & Technological Development, Zone, Yangcheng City, 
Jiangsu Province, China, 22400
Adani Solar USA Inc., 1125 Executive Circle, Suite 130, Irving, TX 
75038
Adani Green Energy Ltd., Adani Corporate House, Shantigram, Near 
Vaishnodevi Circle, SG Highway, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, 382421

    (c) The Office of Unfair Import Investigations, U.S. International 
Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Suite 401, Washington, DC 20436; and
    (5) For the investigation so instituted, the Chief Administrative 
Law Judge, U.S. International Trade Commission, shall designate the 
presiding Administrative Law Judge.
    Responses to the complaint and the notice of investigation must be 
submitted by the named respondents in accordance with section 210.13 of 
the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 19 CFR 210.13. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 201.16(e) and 210.13(a), as amended in 85 FR 15798 
(March 19, 2020), such responses will be considered by the Commission 
if received not later than 20 days after the date of service by the 
complainants of the complaint and the notice of investigation. 
Extensions of time for submitting responses to the complaint and the 
notice of investigation will not be granted unless good cause therefor 
is shown.
    Failure of a respondent to file a timely response to each 
allegation in the complaint and in this notice may be deemed to 
constitute a waiver of the right to appear and contest the allegations 
of the complaint and this notice, and to authorize the administrative 
law judge and the Commission, without further notice to the respondent, 
to find the facts to be as alleged in the complaint and this notice and 
to enter an initial determination and a final determination containing 
such findings, and may result in the issuance of an exclusion order or 
a cease and desist order or both directed against the respondent.

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: October 31, 2024.
Lisa Barton,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2024-25671 Filed 11-4-24; 8:45 am]
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