Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review and Intent To Rescind, in Part; 2018

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-570-980] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, (solar cells) from the People's Republic of China (China). Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable April 23, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Copyak or Lingjun Wang, AD/CVD Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3642 or (202) 482-2316. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 6, 2020, Commerce initiated an administrative review of the countervailing duty order on solar cells from China. [ 1 ] The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2018. This review covers 58 companies, of which Jiawei Solarchina Co. Ltd. (Solarchina) and Wuxi Tianran Photovoltaic Co., Ltd. (Tianran) are the mandatory respondents. Solarchina was unresponsive to Commerce's initial questionnaire. Further, Tianran reported that its subject merchandise exported during the POR was produced by unaffiliated producers Anji DaSol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (DaSol…