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76970 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 2014 / Notices 12. Whether the Department Should I understand that agents of the importer, such Title Reallocate to Prime Products the as brokers, are not permitted to make this lllllllllllllllllllll Production Costs of Off-Grade Cells certification. Also, I am aware that records Date Reported to the Department as Non- pertaining to this certification may be [FR Doc. 2014–30107 Filed 12–22–14; 8:45 am] Prime Products (Non-Prime Products) requested by CBP. I understand that this 13. Whether the Department Should Adjust certification must be completed at the time BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P the Affiliated Supplier’s Cost of Wafers of the entry. I also understand that failure to Before Testing Gintech’s Transfer Prices maintain the required certification or failure with the Affiliated Wafer Supplier to substantiate the claim that the panels/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (Affiliated’s COP) modules do not contain solar cells produced 14. Whether the Department Should in Taiwan will result in suspension of all International Trade Administration Include Losses Related to Inventory unliquidated entries for which these Disposals in Gintech’s G&A Expense requirements were not met and the [A–570–010] Rate (Inventory Disposals) requirement that the importer post an AD cash deposit on those entries equal to the 15. Whether the Department Should Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Include LCM Adjustments in Gintech’s applicable rate in effect at the time of entry.1 Reported Costs (LCM Adjustments) Products From the People’s Republic lllllllllllllllllllll of China: Final Determination of Sales 16. Whether the Department Should Name of Company Official Account for the Differences between at Less Than Fair Value Gintech’s Total Cost Accounting System lllllllllllllllllllll Costs and its Total Reported Costs Title AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, (Methodological Difference) lllllllllllllllllllll International Trade Administration, 17. Whether the Department Should Adjust Date Department of Commerce. Gintech’s Financial Expense Rate for Certain Items Identified at Verification Exporter Certification DATES: Effective Date: December 23, (Financial Expense Rate) I hereby certify that I am an official of 2014. C. Issues Involving Motech (insert name of company exporting solar 18. Whether to Include Reported ‘‘Indirect’’ panels/modules), that I have knowledge of SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce Sales in the Calculation of U.S. Price the facts regarding the exportation of the (the Department) determines that certain 19. Whether to Exclude Sales of Modules solar panels/modules or other products crystalline silicon photovoltaic products Produced by Motech’s Affiliate in the containing the solar panels/modules (certain solar products) from the PRC identified below, and that these solar panels/ People’s Republic of China (PRC) are 20. Whether U.S. Indirect Selling Expenses modules do not contain solar cells produced being, or are likely to be, sold in the Should Not Include Expenses for R&D in Taiwan. United States at less than fair value By signing this certificate, I also hereby 21. Whether Motech’s Short-Term Interest (LTFV), as provided in section 735 of Rate Should be used to Calculate U.S. certify that (insert name of company Credit and Inventory Carrying Cost exporting solar panels/modules) maintains the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 22. Whether U.S. Warehousing Expense sufficient documentation supporting this Act). The final weighted-average Calculation Should be Revised certification for all solar cells used to dumping margins for this investigation 23. Whether a Different Basis Should be produce the solar panels/modules identified are listed in the ‘‘Final Determination Used for Certain Payment Dates below. I am aware that records pertaining to Margins’’ section below. 24. Whether a Downward Adjustment this certification may be subject to Should be Made to the Price for a Home verification by Department of Commerce FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Market Transaction officials and I consent to verification with Jeffrey Pedersen or Thomas Martin, AD/ 25. Whether Grade Z Cells Should Bear the respect to this certification and these records. CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement Same Cost as Grades A and B Cells I understand that this certification must be and Compliance, International Trade 26. Whether the Inventory Adjustment completed at the time of shipment. I also Administration, U.S. Department of understand that failure to maintain the Ratio Should be Revised Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 27. Whether the Financial Expense Ratio required certification or failure to substantiate the claim that the panels/ Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; Calculation Should Include the Gains on telephone: (202) 482–2769 or (202) 482– Foreign Currency Translation modules do not contain solar cells produced in Taiwan will result in suspension of all 3936, respectively. 28. Whether the Cost for One of Motech’s unliquidated entries for which these Modules CONNUMs Should be Adjusted requirements were not met and the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: V. Recommendation requirement that the importer post an AD Background Appendix II cash deposit on those entries equal to the applicable rate in effect at the time of entry.1 Importer Certification The Department published the The exports covered by this certification are preliminary determination in the LTFV I hereby certify that I am an official of (insert invoice numbers, purchase order numbers, export documentation, etc. to investigation of certain solar products (insert name of company importing solar 1 panels/modules), that I have knowledge of identify the exports covered by the from the PRC on July 31, 2014. The the facts regarding the importation of the certification). following events occurred since the preliminary determination. Between solar panels/modules or other products lllllllllllllllllllll containing solar panels/modules that entered Name of Company Official August 4 and 14, 2014, the Department under entry number(s) (insert entry conducted a verification of Changzhou number(s) covered by the certification), and lllllllllllllllllllll Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd. and Trina that these solar panels/modules do not Solar (Changzhou) Science & contain solar cells produced in Taiwan. 1 However, if the certification also does not meet Technology Co., Ltd. (collectively, Trina By signing this certificate, I also hereby the requirements set forth in Crystalline Silicon certify that (insert name of company Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled into Modules, from the People’s Republic of China: Final 1 See Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic importing solar panels/modules) maintains Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Products From the People’s Republic of China: sufficient documentation supporting this and Affirmative Final Determination of Critical Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Sales at certification for all solar cells used to Circumstances, in Part, 77 FR 63791 (October 17, Less Than Fair Value and Postponement of Final produce the solar panels/modules imported 2012) (Solar I), then the applicable rate is the Determination, 79 FR 44399 (July 31, 2014) under the above-referenced entry number(s). appropriate rate as set forth in the Solar I order. (‘‘Preliminary Determination’’). VerDate Sep<11>2014 03:01 Dec 23, 2014 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\23DEN1.SGM 23DEN1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 23, 2014 / Notices 76971 Solar) in Changzhou, PRC, and parties with an opportunity to submit Although certain parties requested conducted a verification of their U.S. comments on the potential that a hearing be held, on October 24, sales affiliate, Trina Solar (U.S.) Inc., in clarification.5 2014, all requests were subsequently San Jose, California. Between August 7 On October 16, 2014, Trina Solar, withdrawn. Thus, the Department did and 20, 2014, the Department conducted Renesola/Jinko, SolarWorld Americas not hold a hearing with respect to this a verification of Renesola Jiangsu Ltd., Inc. (Petitioner) (formerly SolarWorld investigation. Renesola America Inc., Jinko Solar Industries America, Inc.), the Import and Export Co., Ltd., and Jinko Government of the PRC, a U.S. importer, Period of Investigation Solar (U.S.) Inc., in Shanghai and Suniva Inc., and certain separate rate Yixing, PRC, and in San Francisco, applicants submitted case briefs.6 From The period of investigation (POI) is California.2 The Department issued the October 22, 2014 to October 27, 2014, April 1, 2013, through September 30, verification reports regarding Trina Trina Solar, Renesola/Jinko, Petitioner, 2013. This period corresponds to the Solar on September 26, 2014.3 The and certain separate rate applicants two most recent fiscal quarters prior to Department issued the verification submitted rebuttal briefs.7 the month of the filing of the petition, reports regarding Renesola/Jinko on which was December 2013.8 4 5 See Letter to All Interested Parties ‘‘Re: September 30 and October 2, 2014. Scope Comments and Scope On October 3, 2014, in response to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations of Certain Crystalline Silicon Clarification interested parties’ comments on the Photovoltaic Products from the People’s Republic of scope of this investigation, the China and the Antidumping Duty Investigation of As indicated in the ‘‘Background’’