[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96226-96230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-28402]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-555-003]
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
Into Modules, From Cambodia: Affirmative Preliminary Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Postponement of Final Determination, and
Extension of Provisional Measures
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily
determines that crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not
assembled into modules (solar cells) from Cambodia are being, or are
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV).
The period of investigation (POI) is April 1, 2023, through March 31,
2024. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary
determination.
DATES: Applicable December 4, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla or Joshua Weiner, AD/
CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3477 or (202)
482-3902 respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This preliminary determination is made in accordance with section
733(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). Commerce
initiated this investigation on May 14, 2024.\1\ On July 22, 2024,
Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by
seven days.\2\ On September 17, 2024, Commerce postponed the
preliminary determination of this investigation until November 27,
2024.\3\
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\1\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value
Investigations, 89 FR 43809 (May 20, 2024) (Initiation Notice).
\2\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings,'' dated July 22, 2024.
\3\ See Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not
Assembled Into Modules, From Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Postponement of Preliminary
Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigations, 89 FR
77473 (September 23, 2024).
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For a complete description of the events that followed the
initiation of this investigation, see the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum.\4\ A list of topics included in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum is included as Appendix II to this notice. The Preliminary
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically
via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to
registered users at https://access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
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\4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary
Affirmative Determination in the Less-Than-Fair-Value Investigation
of Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules, from Cambodia,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby
adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Investigation
The products covered by this investigation are solar cells from
Cambodia. For a complete description of
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the scope of this investigation, see Appendix I.
Scope Comments
In accordance with the Preamble to Commerce's regulations,\5\ the
Initiation Notice set aside a period of time for parties to raise
issues regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).\6\ Certain interested
parties commented on the scope of the investigation as it appeared in
the Initiation Notice. For a summary of product coverage comments and
rebuttal responses submitted to the record for this preliminary
determination, and accompanying discussion and analysis of all comments
timely received, see the Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum.\7\
Commerce is preliminarily modifying the scope language as it appeared
in the Initiation Notice, provided in Appendix I to this notice. The
deadline for scope-related case and rebuttal briefs is established in
the Preliminary Scope Decision Memoranda
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\5\ See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, Final Rule,
62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997) (Preamble).
\6\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR 43810.
\7\ See Memoranda, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells,
Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from Cambodia, Malaysia, and
Thailand: Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum,'' dated
concurrently with this notice and ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules from Vietnam,'' dated
concurrently with this notice (collectively, Preliminary Scope
Decision Memoranda).
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Methodology
Commerce is conducting this investigation in accordance with
section 731 of the Act. Pursuant to section 776(a) of the Act, Commerce
preliminarily relied upon facts otherwise available to determine
estimated weighted-average dumping margins for Hounen Solar Inc. Co.
Ltd. (Hounen) and Solar Long PV Tech Cambodia Co. (Solar Long), the
mandatory respondents in this investigation because both Hounen and
Solar Long withdrew their participation in this investigation. Further,
Commerce preliminarily determines that Hounen and Solar Long failed to
cooperate by not acting to the best of each of their ability to comply
with Commerce's request for information, and Commerce is using an
adverse inference in selecting from among the facts otherwise available
(i.e., applying adverse facts available (AFA) to each respondent) in
accordance with section 776(b) of the Act. For a full description of
the methodology underlying our preliminary determination, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
All-Others Rate
Sections 733(d)(1)(ii) and 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act provide that, in
the preliminary determination, Commerce shall determine an estimated
weighted-average dumping margin, i.e., all-others rate, for all
exporters and producers not individually examined. This rate shall be
an amount equal to the weighted average of the estimated weighted-
average dumping margins established for exporters or producers
individually investigated, excluding any zero and de minimis margins,
and any margins determined entirely under section 776 of the Act.
The estimated weighted-average dumping margins in this preliminary
determination was determined entirely under section 776 of the Act. In
cases where no estimated weighted-average dumping margins other than
zero, de minimis, or those determined entirely under section 776 of the
Act have been established for individually examined companies, in
accordance with section 735(c)(5)(B) of the Act, Commerce typically
calculates a simple average of the dumping margins alleged in the
petition, and applies the results as the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin for all other producers and exporters not individually
examined.\8\
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\8\ See, e.g., Thermal Paper from Spain: Final Determination of
Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 86 FR 54162, 54163 (September 30,
2021).
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In the Petition,\9\ the American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing
Trade Committee (the petitioner) alleged a single estimated dumping
margin for Cambodia, 125.37 percent.\10\ Therefore, consistent with our
practice, for the all-others rate in this investigation, the simple
average of the dumping margins alleged in the Petition is 125.37
percent.
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\9\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic
Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, from Cambodia,
Malaysia, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Petitions
for the Imposition of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties'' dated
April 24, 2024 (Petition).
\10\ See Initiation Notice, 89 FR 43812.
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Preliminary Determination
Commerce preliminarily determines that the following estimated
weighted-average dumping margins exist:
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Cash deposit rate
Weighted-average (adjusted for
Exporter or producer dumping margin subsidy offset(s))
(percent) (percent)
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Hounen Solar Inc. Co. Ltd........ * 125.37 117.12
Solar Long PV Tech Cambodia Co... * 125.37 117.12
All Others....................... 125.37 117.12
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* Rate is based on AFA.
Suspension of Liquidation
In accordance with section 733(d)(2) of the Act, Commerce will
direct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to suspend liquidation
of entries of subject merchandise, as described in Appendix I, entered,
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, on or after the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Further, pursuant
to section 733(d)(1)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(d), Commerce will
instruct CBP to require a cash deposit equal to the estimated weighted-
average dumping margin, as adjusted for export subsidies, as follows:
(1) the cash deposit rate either produced or exported by Hounen or
Solar Long will be equal to the company-specific, adjusted, estimated
weighted-average dumping margin determined in this preliminary
determination; (2) if the exporter is not a respondent identified
above, but the producer is, then the cash deposit rate will be equal to
the company-specific estimated weighted-average dumping margin
established for that producer of the subject merchandise; and (3) the
cash deposit rate for all other producers and exporters will be equal
to the adjusted, all-others estimated weighted-average dumping margin.
Commerce normally adjusts cash deposits for estimated antidumping
duties by the amount of export subsidies countervailed in a companion
countervailing duty (CVD) proceeding. Accordingly, where Commerce
preliminarily made an affirmative determination for countervailable
export subsidies, Commerce has offset the estimated weighted-average
dumping margin by the appropriate CVD rate. Any such adjusted cash
deposit rate
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may be found in the ``Preliminary Determination'' section above.
Should provisional measures in the companion CVD investigation
expire prior to the expiration of provisional measures in this LTFV
investigation, Commerce will direct CBP to begin collecting estimated
antidumping duty cash deposits unadjusted for countervailed export
subsidies at the time that the provisional CVD measures expire. These
suspension of liquidation instructions will remain in effect until
further notice.
Disclosure
Normally, Commerce discloses to interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with a preliminary determination within five
days of any public announcement or, if there is no public announcement,
within five days of the date of publication of the notice of
preliminary determination in the Federal Register, in accordance with
19 CFR 351.224(b). However, because Commerce preliminarily applied AFA
to the individually examined companies in this investigation, in
accordance with section 776 of the Act, and the applied AFA rate is
based solely on the Petition, there are no calculations to disclose.
Consistent with 19 CFR 351.224(e), Commerce will analyze and, if
appropriate, correct any timely allegations of significant ministerial
errors by amending the preliminary determination. However, consistent
with 19 CFR 351.224(d), Commerce will not consider incomplete
allegations that do not address or do not satisfy the significance
standard under 19 CFR 351.224(g) following the preliminary
determination. Instead, Commerce will address such allegations in the
final determination if the ministerial error allegation is included
with issues raised in the case briefs or other written comments.
Verification
Because both mandatory respondents in this investigation withdrew
their participation and did not act to the best of their ability to
provide information requested by Commerce, and Commerce preliminarily
determines the mandatory respondents have been uncooperative, Commerce
will not conduct verification.
Public Comment
All interested parties will have the opportunity to submit scope
case and rebuttal briefs, to allow interested parties to comment on our
preliminary scope decision at that time. For all scope case and
rebuttal briefs, parties must file identical documents simultaneously
on the records of the ongoing LTFV and CVD investigations of solar
cells from Cambodia, Malaysia, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and
Thailand. No new factual information or business proprietary
information may be included in either scope case or rebuttal briefs.
Case briefs or other written comments regarding non-scope issues
may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance no later than 30 days after the date of publication of the
preliminary determination. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in
the case briefs, may be filed not later than five days after the date
for filing case briefs.\11\ Interested parties who submit case briefs
or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding must submit: (1) a table of
contents listing each issue; and (2) a table of authorities.\12\
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\11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d); see also Administrative Protective
Order, Service, and Other Procedures in Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Proceedings, 88 FR 67069, 67077 (September 29,
2023) (APO and Service Final Rule).
\12\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
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As provided under 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2), in prior
proceedings we have encouraged interested parties to provide an
executive summary of their briefs that should be limited to five pages
total, including footnotes. In this investigation, we instead request
that interested parties provide at the beginning of their briefs a
public, executive summary for each issue raised in their briefs.\13\
Further, we request that interested parties limit their public
executive summary of each issue to no more than 450 words, not
including citations. We intend to use the executive summaries as the
basis of the comment summaries included in the issues and decision
memorandum that will accompany the final determination in this
investigation. We request that interested parties include footnotes for
relevant citations in the executive summary of each issue. Note that
Commerce has amended certain of its requirements pertaining to the
service of documents in 19 CFR 351.303(f).\14\
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\13\ We use the term ``issue'' here to describe an argument that
Commerce would normally address in a comment of the Issues and
Decision Memorandum.
\14\ See APO and Service Final Rule.
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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.
Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional
Measures
Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides that a final determination
may be postponed until not later than 135 days after the date of the
publication of the preliminary determination if, in the event of an
affirmative preliminary determination, a request for such postponement
is made by exporters who account for a significant proportion of
exports of the subject merchandise, or in the event of a negative
preliminary determination, a request for such postponement is made by
the petitioner. Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce's regulations
requires that a request by exporters for postponement of the final
determination be accompanied by a request for extension of provisional
measures from a four-month period to a period not more than six months
in duration.
On November 14, 2024, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), Hounen and
Solar Long requested that Commerce postpone the final determination and
that provisional measures be extended to a period not to exceed six
months.\15\ In accordance with section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19
CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) the preliminary determination is
affirmative; (2) the requesting exporter(s) account(s) for a
significant proportion of exports of the subject merchandise; and (3)
no compelling reasons for denial exist, Commerce is postponing the
final determination and extending the provisional measures from a four-
month period to a period not greater than six months. Accordingly,
Commerce will make its final determination no later than 135 days after
the date of publication of this preliminary determination.
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\15\ See Hounen and Solar Long's Letter, ``Request to Postpone
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U.S. International Trade Commission Notification
In accordance with section 733(f) of the Act, Commerce will notify
the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) of
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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: November 27, 2024.
Abdelali Elouaradia,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
Scope of the Investigation
The merchandise covered by these investigations 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.
These investigations cover crystalline silicon photovoltaic
cells of thickness equal to or greater than 20 micrometers, having a
p/n junction formed by any means, whether or not the cell has
undergone other processing, including, but not limited to, cleaning,
etching, coating, and/or addition of materials (including, but not
limited to, metallization and conductor patterns) to collect and
forward the electricity that is generated by the cell.
Merchandise under consideration may be described at the time of
importation as parts for final finished products that are assembled
after importation, including, but not limited to, modules,
laminates, panels, building-integrated modules, building-integrated
panels, or other finished goods kits. Such parts that otherwise meet
the definition of merchandise under consideration are included in
the scope of the investigations.
Excluded from the scope of the investigations are thin film
photovoltaic products produced from amorphous silicon (a-Si),
cadmium telluride (CdTe), or copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS).
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, not exceeding 10,000 mm\2\ in surface
area, that are permanently integrated into a consumer good whose
function is other than power generation and that consumes the
electricity generated by the integrated crystalline silicon
photovoltaic cell. Where more than one cell is permanently
integrated into a consumer good, the surface area for purposes of
this exclusion shall be the total combined surface area of all cells
that are integrated into the consumer good.
Additionally, excluded from the scope of the investigations are
panels with surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\ with one
black wire and one red wire (each of type 22 AWG or 24 AWG not more
than 206 mm in length when measured from panel extrusion), and not
exceeding 2.9 volts, 1.1 amps, and 3.19 watts. For the purposes of
this exclusion, no panel shall contain an internal battery or
external computer peripheral ports.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are:
1. Off grid CSPV panels in rigid form with a glass cover, with
the following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts
or less per panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per
panel; (C) do not include a built-in inverter; (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in either an 8 mm male
barrel connector, or a two-port rectangular connector with two pins
in square housings of different colors; (E) must include visible
parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters
across each solar cell; and (F) must be in individual retail
packaging (for purposes of this provision, retail packaging
typically includes graphics, the product name, its description and/
or features, and foam for transport); and
2. Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 100 watts or
less per panel; (B) a maximum surface area of 8,000 cm\2\ per panel;
(C) do not include a built-in inverter; (D) must include visible
parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters
across each solar cell; and (E) each panel is (1) permanently
integrated into a consumer good; (2) encased in a laminated material
without stitching, or (3) has all of the following characteristics:
(i) the panel is encased in sewn fabric with visible stitching, (ii)
includes a mesh zippered storage pocket, and (iii) includes a
permanently attached wire that terminates in a female USB-A
connector.
In addition, the following CSPV panels are excluded from the
scope of the investigations: off-grid CSPV panels in rigid form with
a glass cover, with each of the following physical characteristics,
whether or not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel
whose function is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a
total power output of no more than 80 watts per panel; (B) a surface
area of less than 5,000 square centimeters (cm\2\) per panel; (C) do
not include a built-in inverter; (D) do not have a frame around the
edges of the panel; (E) include a clear glass back panel; and (F)
must include a permanently connected wire that terminates in a
twoport rectangular connector.
Additionally excluded from the scope of these investigations are
off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels,
with or without a glass cover, with the following characteristics:
(1) a total power output of 200 watts or less per panel; (2) a
maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel; (3) no built-in
inverter; (4) an integrated handle or a handle attached to the
package for ease of carry; (5) one or more integrated kickstands for
easy installation or angle adjustment; and (6) a wire of not less
than 3 meters either permanently connected or attached to the
package that terminates in an 8 mm diameter male barrel connector.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are off-
grid crystalline silicon photovoltaic panels in rigid form with a
glass cover, with each of the following physical characteristics,
whether or not assembled into a fully completed off-grid hydropanel
whose function is conversion of water vapor into liquid water: (A) a
total power output of no more than 180 watts per panel at 155
degrees Celsius; (B) a surface area of less than 16,000 square
centimeters (cm\2\) per panel; (C) include a keep-out area of
approximately 1,200 cm\2\ around the edges of the panel that does
not contain solar cells; (D) do not include a built-in inverter; (E)
do not have a frame around the edges of the panel; (F) include a
clear glass back panel; (G) must include a permanently connected
wire that terminates in a two-port rounded rectangular, sealed
connector; (H) include a thermistor installed into the permanently
connected wire before the twoport connector; and (I) include exposed
positive and negative terminals at opposite ends of the panel, not
enclosed in a junction box.
Further excluded from the scope of the investigations are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500 cm\2\ per
panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector
with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative
electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having an
interlocking structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each
solar cell, and (F) must be in individual retail packaging (for
purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically includes
graphics, the product name, its description and/or features); and
2. Off-grid small portable crystalline silicon photovoltaic
panels, with or without a glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or less per
panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per panel, (C) no
built-in inverter, (D) an integrated handle or a handle attached to
the package for ease of carry, (E) one or more integrated kickstands
for easy installation or angle adjustment, and (F) a wire either
permanently connected or attached to the package terminates in
waterproof connector with a cylindrical positive electrode and a
rectangular negative electrode with the positive and negative
electrodes having an interlocking structure.
Also excluded from the scope of the investigations are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 200 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 10,500 cm\2\ per
panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector
with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative
electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having an
interlocking structure, (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4
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millimeters across each solar cell, and (F) must be in individual
retail packaging (for purposes of this provision, retail packaging
typically includes graphics, the product name, its description and/
or features); and
2. Small off-grid panels with glass cover, with the following
characteristics: (A) surface area from 3,450 mm\2\ to 33,782 mm\2\,
(B) with one black wire and one red wire (each of type 22AWG or 28
AWG not more than 350 mm in length when measured from panel
extrusion), (C) not exceeding 10 volts, (D) not exceeding 1.1 amps,
(E) not exceeding 6 watts, and (F) for the purposes of this
exclusion, no panel shall contain an internal battery or external
computer peripheral ports.
Additionally excluded from the scope of the investigations are:
1. Off grid rigid CSPV panels with a glass cover, with the
following characteristics: (A) a total power output of 175 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 9,000 cm\2\ per panel,
(C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include a
permanently connected wire that terminates in waterproof connector
with a cylindrical positive electrode and a rectangular negative
electrode with the positive and negative electrodes having an
interlocking structure; (E) must include visible parallel grid
collector metallic wire lines every 1-4 millimeters across each
solar cell, and (F) must be in individual retail packaging (for
purposes of this provision, retail packaging typically includes
graphics, the product name, its description and/or features); and
2. Off grid CSPV panels without a glass cover, with the
following characteristics, (A) a total power output of 220 watts or
less per panel, (B) a maximum surface area of 16,000 cm\2\ per
panel, (C) do not include a built-in inverter, (D) must include
visible parallel grid collector metallic wire lines every 1-4
millimeters across each solar cell, and (E) each panel is encased in
a laminated material without stitching.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are off-
grid CSPV panels in rigid form, with or without a glass cover,
permanently attached to an aluminum extrusion that is an integral
component of an automation device that controls natural light,
whether or not assembled into a fully completed automation device
that controls natural light, with the following characteristics:
1. a total power output of 20 watts or less per panel;
2. a maximum surface area of 1,000 cm\2\ per panel;
3. does not include a built-in inverter for powering third party
devices.
Modules, laminates, and panels produced in a third-country from
cells produced in a subject country are covered by the
investigations; however, modules, laminates, and panels produced in
a subject country from cells produced in a third-country are not
covered by the investigations.
Also excluded from the scope of these investigations are all
products covered by the scope of the antidumping and countervailing
duty orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or
Not Assembled into Modules, from the People's Republic of China:
Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and
Antidumping Duty Order, 77 FR 73018 (December 7, 2012); and
Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled
into Modules, from the People's Republic of China: Countervailing
Duty Order, 77 FR 73017 (December 7, 2012).
Merchandise covered by the investigations is currently
classified in the Harmonized Tariff System of the United States
(HTSUS) under subheadings 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010. Imports of
the subject merchandise may enter under HTSUS subheadings
8501.71.0000, 8501.72.1000, 8501.72.2000, 8501.72.3000,
8501.72.9000, 8501.80.1000, 8501.80.2000, 8501.80.3000,
8501.80.9000, 8507.20.8010, 8507.20.8031, 8507.20.8041,
8507.20.8061, and 8507.20.8091. These HTSUS subheadings are provided
for convenience and customs purposes; the written description of the
scope of the investigations is dispositive.
Appendix II
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Period of Investigation
IV. Application of Facts Available with Adverse Inferences
V. Adjustments To Cash Deposit Rates For Export Subsidies In The
Companion Countervailing Duty Investigation
VI. Recommendation
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