DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Notice

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers/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, 2017 through December 31, 2017. DATES: Applicable December 9, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gene H. Calvert, 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) 482-3586. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Commerce published the Preliminary Results of this administrative review in the Federal Register on February 11, 2020.\1\ We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. Between March 12, 2020 and October 26, 2020, we received timely case briefs from the following interested parties: Trina Solar Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co., Ltd.); the Government of China (GOC); BYD Shangluo Industrial Co., Ltd. and Shanghai BYD Co., Ltd. (the BYD

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Agency Notice

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is correcting its notice of the final results of the sixth administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules (solar cells), from the People’s Republic of China (China). The period of review (POR) is December 1, 2017 through November 30, 2018. DATES: Applicable December 9, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Pedersen, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement & Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2769. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On October 2, 2020, Commerce published the final results of the 2017-2018 administrative review of the AD order on solar cells from China in the Federal Register.\1\ On September 30, 2020, one company claiming that it had no shipments under review contended that in the Final Results Commerce incorrectly identified it as “LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd” (LERRI) and that its correct name is “LONGi Solar Technology Co. Ltd. (a.k.a. LERRI Solar Technology Co., Ltd.).”

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) from the People’s Republic of China (China) covering the period of review (POR) August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020, based on the timely withdrawal of the request for review. DATES: Applicable December 9, 2020. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Williams, 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) 482-5166. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On August 4, 2020, Commerce published a notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on PRCBs from China for the POR August 1, 2019, through July 31, 2020.\1\ On August 31, 2020, the petitioners \2\ timely requested an administrative review of the antidumping duty order with respect to Dongguan Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd. and United Power Packaging, Ltd. (collectively, Nozawa), and Crown Polyethylene Products (International) Ltd. (Crown).\3\ Commerce received no other requests for an

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Agency Notice

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (“DOE”) gives notice of a Decision and Order (Case Number 2020-008) that grants to CNA International, Inc. (“CNA”) a waiver from specified portions of the DOE test procedure for determining the energy and water consumption of specified dishwashers. Under the Decision and Order CNA is required to test and rate the specified basic model of its dishwasher in accordance with the alternate test procedure specified in the Decision and Order. DATES: The Decision and Order is effective on December 9, 2020. The Decision and Order will terminate upon the compliance date of any future amendment to the test procedure for dishwashers located at title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (“CFR”), part 430, subpart B, appendix C1 that addresses the issues presented in this waiver. At such time, CNA must use the relevant test procedure for this product for any testing to demonstrate compliance with the applicable standards, and any other representations of energy use. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lucy deButts, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Office, EE-5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585-0121. Email: [email protected]. Ms. Elizabeth Kohl, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel, Mail

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Agency Notice

SUMMARY: This document provides notice that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of three vehicle tracking devices, a satellite device, a near field communication (NFC) reader, and an NFC keyring fob. Based upon the facts presented, CBP has concluded that the country of origin of the three vehicle tracking devices, the satellite device, and the NFC reader is Canada for purposes of U.S. Government procurement. The country of origin of the NFC keyring fob will be determined by the country of origin of the contactless integrated circuit (IC), which is usually Taiwan, but if unavailable, then either Thailand or Singapore will be the source country and the country of origin for purposes of U.S. Government procurement. DATES: The final determination was issued on November 25, 2020. A copy of the final determination is attached. Any party-at-interest, as defined in 19 CFR 177.22(d), may seek judicial review of this final determination within January 8, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Jenior, Valuation and Special Programs Branch, Regulations and Rulings, Office of Trade, at (202) 325-0347. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that on November 25, 2020, pursuant to subpart B of part 177, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations (19 CFR part

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

Agency Notice

[Notices] [Page 79217] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2020-27043] ======================================================================= ———————————————————————– INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION [Investigation Nos. 701-TA-660-661 and 731-TA-1543-1545 (Preliminary)] Utility Scale Wind Towers From India, Malaysia, and Spain Determinations On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject investigations, the United States International Trade Commission (“Commission”) determines, pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 (“the Act”), that there is a reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of imports of utility scale wind towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain, provided for in

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Agency Notice

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “Commission”) has determined to: (1) Find that respondents Nortek Security & Control, LLC of Carlsbad, California; Nortek, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island; and GTO Access Systems, LLC of Tallahassee, Florida (collectively, “Nortek”) have violated Section 337 by way of infringing claims 1 and 21 of U.S. Patent No. 7,755,223 (“the ‘223 patent”); and (2) issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders against each Nortek respondent, and set a bond in the amount of 100 percent of the entered value of the covered products during the period of Presidential review. The investigation is hereby terminated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl P. Bretscher, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436, telephone (202) 205-2382. Copies of non- confidential documents filed in connection with this investigation may be viewed on the Commission’s electronic docket system (“EDIS”) at https://edis.usitc.gov. For help accessing EDIS, please email [email protected]. General information concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server at https://www.usitc.gov. Hearing-impaired persons are advised that information on this matter can be obtained by contacting the

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