• Effective Date: Aug 21, 2023
  • Period of Review: Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Aug 21, 2023
  • Cite as: 88 FR 56795 • Cite date: Aug 21, 2023
1. Commerce has rescinded the administrative review of the countervailing duty order on Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People's Republic of China (C-570-982) covering the period 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022 for the firms listed below. You are to assess countervailing duties on merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/01/2022 to 12/31/2022 at the cash deposit rate required at the time of entry. Liquidate all entries for the following firms: CS Wind China Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-001 Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (aka Titan Wind (Suzhou) Co. Ltd.) Case Number: C-570-982-004 Titan (Lianyungang) Metal Product Co., Ltd. (aka Titan Lianyungang Metal Products Co., Ltd.) Case Number: C-570-982-005 Baotou Titan Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. (aka Baotou Titan Wind Energy Equipment Co. Ltd.) Case Number: C-570-982-006 Shenyang Titan Metal Co., Ltd. Case Number: C-570-982-007 No case number was in place during the period of review for the companies listed below. Entries may have been made under C-570-982-000 or other company-specific numbers. AUSKY (Shandong) Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. AVIC International Renewable Energy Co., Ltd. Baicheng Tianqi Equipment Manufacturing Engineering Co. Ltd. Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd. China WindPower Group CleanTech Innovations Inc. CRRC Wind Power (Shandong) Co., Ltd. Dajin Heavy Industry Corporation Guangdong No. 2 Hydropower Engineering Co., Ltd. Guodian United Power Technology Baoding Co., Ltd. Harbin Hongguang Boiler Group Co., Ltd. Hebei Ningqiang Group Hebei Qiangsheng Wind Equipment Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Baolong Electromechanical Mfg. Co., Ltd. Jiangsu Baolong Tower Tube Manufacture Co., Ltd. Jiangyin Hengrun Ring Forging Co., Ltd. Jilin Miracle Equipment Manufacturing Engineering Co., Ltd. Jilin Tianhe Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Nanjing Jiangbiao Group Co., Ltd. Nantong Dongtai New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. Nantong Hongbo Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd. Ningxia Electric Power Group Ningxia Yinyi Wind Power Generation Co., Ltd. Nordex Dongying Wind Power Equipment Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Renewable Energy Asia Group Ltd. Shandong Zhongkai Wind Power Equipment Manufacturers, Ltd. Shandong Endless Wind Turbine Technical Equipment Co., Ltd. Shandong Iraeta Heavy Industry Shanghai Aerotech Trading International Shanghai GE Guangdian Co., Ltd. Shanghai Taisheng Wind Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, S.A. Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. Suihua Wuxiao Electric Power Equipment Co., Ltd. Qingdao GeLinTe Environmental Protection Equipment Co., Ltd. Qingdao Ocean Group Qingdao Tianneng Electric Power Engineering Machinery Co., Ltd. Qingdao Wuxiao Group Co., Ltd. Vestas Wind Technology (China) Co., Ltd. Wuxiao Steel Tower Co., Ltd. Xinjiang Huitong (Group) Co., Ltd. Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Zhejiang Guoxing Steel Structure Co., Ltd. 2. Notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by this message occurred with publication of the notice of rescission of administrative review (88 FR 56795, 08/21/2023). Unless instructed otherwise, for all other shipments of Utility Scale Wind Towers from the People's Republic of China you shall continue to collect cash deposits of estimated countervailing duties for the merchandise at the current rates. 3. There are no injunctions applicable to the entries covered by this instruction. 4. The assessment of countervailing duties by CBP on shipments or entries of this merchandise is subject to the provisions of section 778 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended. Section 778 requires that CBP pay interest on overpayments or assess interest on underpayments of the required amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. The interest provisions are not applicable to cash posted as estimated countervailing duties before the date of publication of the countervailing duty order. Interest shall be calculated from the date payment of estimated countervailing duties is required through the date of liquidation. The rate at which such interest is payable is the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. 5. This instruction to liquidate entries covered by this message does not limit CBP's independent authority, including its authority to suspend, continue to suspend, or extend liquidation of entries addressed by this message. Accordingly, CBP should examine all entries for which this message directs liquidation to determine whether any such entries are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's independent authority (e.g., Enforce and Protect Act under section 517 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended). If entries of subject merchandise covered by this message are subject to suspension, continued suspension, or extension of liquidation pursuant to CBP's own authority, CBP port officials should follow CBP's internal procedures with respect to continuing any suspension, the lifting of suspension, and/or continuing any extension of liquidation for such entries. 6. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by OIII:MG.) 7. There are no restrictions on the release of this information. Alexander Amdur