Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended Preliminary Determination of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation, 85-86 [2024-31449]
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Dated: December 26, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024–31485 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–552–841]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into
Modules, From the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam: Amended Preliminary
Determination of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Commerce (Commerce) is amending its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the less-than-fair-value (LTFV)
investigation of crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells)
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
(Vietnam) to correct for a significant
ministerial error. The period of
investigation (POI) is October 1, 2023,
through March 31, 2024.
DATES: Applicable January 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laurel LaCivita or Deborah Cohen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
AGENCY:
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone:
(202) 482–4243 or (202) 482–4521,
respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 2024, Commerce
published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination
in the LTFV investigation of solar cells
from Vietnam.1 On December 9, 2024,
the American Alliance for Solar
Manufacturing Trade Committee, a
coalition of domestic producers of solar
cells and modules (collectively, the
petitioner), timely alleged that
Commerce made a significant
ministerial error in calculating Jinko
Solar (Vietnam) Industries Co., Ltd.’s
(Jinko) estimated weighted-average
dumping margin.2
Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this
investigation are solar cells from
Vietnam. For a complete description of
the scope of this investigation, see the
Preliminary Determination.
Legal Framework
A ministerial error is defined as
including ‘‘errors 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 {Commerce}
considers ministerial.’’ 3 A ministerial
error is considered to be ‘‘significant’’ if
its correction, either singly or in
combination with other errors, would
result in: (1) a change of at least five
absolute percentage points in, but not
less than 25 percent of, the weightedaverage dumping margin calculated in
the preliminary determination; or (2) a
difference between a weighted-average
dumping margin of zero (or de minimis)
and a weighted-average dumping
margin of greater than de minimis or
vice versa.4 Pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e), Commerce ‘‘will analyze any
comments received and, if appropriate,
correct any significant ministerial error
by amending the preliminary
determination.’’
Analysis of Significant Ministerial
Error
In the Preliminary Determination,
Commerce made a significant
ministerial error within the meaning of
section 735(e) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.224(f) and (g)(1) in calculating the
estimated weighted-average dumping
margin for Jinko. Accordingly, pursuant
to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce is
amending its Preliminary Determination
to correct for this significant ministerial
error by revising the weighted-average
dumping margins for Jinko and the nonindividually examined separate rate
companies. For a detailed discussion of
the alleged ministerial error, as well as
Commerce’s analysis, see the Ministerial
Error Memorandum.5
Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of correcting the
significant ministerial error, Commerce
determines the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins
exist:
Estimated
weighted-average
dumping margin
(percent)
Cash deposit rate
(adjusted for
subsidy offsets)
(percent)
Producer
Exporter
Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Company Limited.
Blue Moon Vina Co .............................................
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd .......................
Elite Solar Technology (Vietnam) Company Limited.
Letsolar Vietnam Company Limited ....................
Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd ..................................
Nexuns Vietnam Company Limited .....................
Trina Solar Energy Development Company Ltd
Vietnergy Co., Ltd. and Tainergy Tech Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Vietnergy).
Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Company Limited.
Blue Moon Vina Co .............................................
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd .......................
Elite SNG .............................................................
71.85
71.74
60.02
60.02
60.02
6 60.02
Letsolar Vietnam Company Limited ....................
Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd ..................................
Nexuns Vietnam Company Limited .....................
Trina Solar Energy Development Company Ltd
Vietnergy Co., Ltd. and Tainergy Tech Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Vietnergy).
60.02
60.02
60.02
60.02
60.02
59.91
59.91
59.91
59.91
59.91
1 See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary
Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than
Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination
of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and
Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 96219
(December 4, 2024) (Preliminary Determination),
and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
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2 See Petitioner’s Letter, ‘‘Ministerial Error
Allegation,’’ dated December 9, 2024.
3 See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act); see also 19 CFR 351.224(f).
4 See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
5 See Memorandum, ‘‘Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigation of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules,
from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Ministerial
Error Allegation Regarding the Preliminary
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Determination,’’ dated concurrently with this notice
(Ministerial Error Memorandum), at 2–3.
6 Commerce assigned Boviet Solar Technology
Co., Ltd. a de minimis rate in the parallel
countervailing duty investigation, and therefore, no
subsidy offset was provided to Boviet in the LTFV
investigation.
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Producer
Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company (f.k.a.
Vietnam Sunergy Company Limited).
Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations
performed for this amended preliminary
determination to parties within five
days after public announcement or, if
there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of
publication of this notice, in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.224(b).
Amended Cash Deposits and
Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and
suspension of liquidation will be
revised according to the rates calculated
in this amended preliminary
determination, in accordance with
section 733(d) of the Act. Because this
amended preliminary determination
results in an increased cash deposit rate,
this rate will be effective on the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in
effect until further notice.
U.S. International Trade Commission
(ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of
the Act, Commerce will notify the ITC
of our amended preliminary
determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This amended preliminary
determination is issued and published
in accordance with sections 733(d) and
777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.224(e).
Dated: December 23, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement
and Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-552-841]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Amended
Preliminary Determination of Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending its
preliminary affirmative determination in the less-than-fair-value
(LTFV) investigation of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether
or not assembled into modules (solar cells) from the Socialist Republic
of Vietnam (Vietnam) to correct for a significant ministerial error.
The period of investigation (POI) is October 1, 2023, through March 31,
2024.
DATES: Applicable January 2, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita or Deborah Cohen, AD/
CVD Operations, Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4243 or (202)
482-4521, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On December 4, 2024, Commerce published in the Federal Register its
preliminary affirmative determination in the LTFV investigation of
solar cells from Vietnam.\1\ On December 9, 2024, the American Alliance
for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee, a coalition of domestic
producers of solar cells and modules (collectively, the petitioner),
timely alleged that Commerce made a significant ministerial error in
calculating Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Co., Ltd.'s (Jinko)
estimated weighted-average dumping margin.\2\
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam:
Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair
Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical
Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination and
Extension of Provisional Measures, 89 FR 96219 (December 4, 2024)
(Preliminary Determination), and accompanying Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.
\2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Ministerial Error Allegation,''
dated December 9, 2024.
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are solar cells from
Vietnam. For a complete description of the scope of this investigation,
see the Preliminary Determination.
Legal Framework
A ministerial error is defined as including ``errors 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 {Commerce{time} considers
ministerial.'' \3\ A ministerial error is considered to be
``significant'' if its correction, either singly or in combination with
other errors, would result in: (1) a change of at least five absolute
percentage points in, but not less than 25 percent of, the weighted-
average dumping margin calculated in the preliminary determination; or
(2) a difference between a weighted-average dumping margin of zero (or
de minimis) and a weighted-average dumping margin of greater than de
minimis or vice versa.\4\ Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce
``will analyze any comments received and, if appropriate, correct any
significant ministerial error by amending the preliminary
determination.''
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\3\ See section 735(e) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended
(the Act); see also 19 CFR 351.224(f).
\4\ See 19 CFR 351.224(g).
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Analysis of Significant Ministerial Error
In the Preliminary Determination, Commerce made a significant
ministerial error within the meaning of section 735(e) of the Act and
19 CFR 351.224(f) and (g)(1) in calculating the estimated weighted-
average dumping margin for Jinko. Accordingly, pursuant to 19 CFR
351.224(e), Commerce is amending its Preliminary Determination to
correct for this significant ministerial error by revising the
weighted-average dumping margins for Jinko and the non-individually
examined separate rate companies. For a detailed discussion of the
alleged ministerial error, as well as Commerce's analysis, see the
Ministerial Error Memorandum.\5\
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\5\ See Memorandum, ``Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation of
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules, from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Ministerial
Error Allegation Regarding the Preliminary Determination,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (Ministerial Error Memorandum), at 2-
3.
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Amended Preliminary Determination
As a result of correcting the significant ministerial error,
Commerce determines the following estimated weighted-average dumping
margins exist:
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\6\ Commerce assigned Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd. a de
minimis rate in the parallel countervailing duty investigation, and
therefore, no subsidy offset was provided to Boviet in the LTFV
investigation.
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Cash deposit rate
Estimated weighted- (adjusted for
Producer Exporter average dumping subsidy offsets)
margin (percent) (percent)
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Jinko Solar (Vietnam) Industries Company Jinko Solar (Vietnam) 71.85 71.74
Limited. Industries Company Limited.
Blue Moon Vina Co........................ Blue Moon Vina Co........... 60.02 59.91
Boviet Solar Technology Co., Ltd......... Boviet Solar Technology Co., 60.02 \6\ 60.02
Ltd.
Elite Solar Technology (Vietnam) Company Elite SNG................... 60.02 59.91
Limited.
Letsolar Vietnam Company Limited......... Letsolar Vietnam Company 60.02 59.91
Limited.
Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd................ Mecen Solar Vina Co., Ltd... 60.02 59.91
Nexuns Vietnam Company Limited........... Nexuns Vietnam Company 60.02 59.91
Limited.
Trina Solar Energy Development Company Trina Solar Energy 60.02 59.91
Ltd. Development Company Ltd.
Vietnergy Co., Ltd. and Tainergy Tech Vietnergy Co., Ltd. and 60.02 59.91
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Vietnergy). Tainergy Tech Co., Ltd.
(collectively, Vietnergy).
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Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock Company Vietnam Sunergy Joint Stock 60.02 59.91
(f.k.a. Vietnam Sunergy Company Limited). Company (f.k.a. Vietnam
Sunergy Company Limited).
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Disclosure
We intend to disclose the calculations performed for this amended
preliminary determination to parties within five days after public
announcement or, if there is no public announcement, within five days
of the date of publication of this notice, in accordance with 19 CFR
351.224(b).
Amended Cash Deposits and Suspension of Liquidation
The collection of cash deposits and suspension of liquidation will
be revised according to the rates calculated in this amended
preliminary determination, in accordance with section 733(d) of the
Act. Because this amended preliminary determination results in an
increased cash deposit rate, this rate will be effective on the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. These suspension of
liquidation instructions will remain in effect until further notice.
U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the ITC of our amended preliminary determination.
Notification to Interested Parties
This amended preliminary determination is issued and published in
accordance with sections 733(d) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR
351.224(e).
Dated: December 23, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2024-31449 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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