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 Rescission in Part; 2022

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 U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that countervailable subsidies were 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) during the period of review (POR), January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. We are rescinding this review with respect to the companies listed in Appendix III. Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results. DATES: Applicable April 21, 2025. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose Rivera, 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) 482-0842, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On February 8, 2024, Commerce initiated this administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on solar cells from China. [ 1 ] Jiangsu Highhope International Group Corporation (High Hope) and Changzhou Zhaojing Light Energy Co., Ltd. (Light Energy) are the mandatory respondents. High Hope did not submit a full questionnaire response as it withdrew its participation in this administrative review. Further, Light Energy reported that it had an unaffiliated produc…