[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14834-14835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4312]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-802]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Initiation of New Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2006.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the ``Department'') has determined 
that a request for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order 
on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam (``Vietnam''), received before February 28, 2006, meets the 
statutory and regulatory requirements for initiation. The period of 
review (``POR'') of this new shipper review is July 16, 2004, through 
January 31, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Bankhead, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    The notice announcing the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp from Vietnam was published in the Federal Register on 
February 1, 2005. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at 
Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 70 FR 05152 
(February 1, 2005) (``Vietnam Shrimp Order'').\1\ On January 31, 2006, 
pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(c), the Department received a new shipper 
review request from Grobest & I-Mei Industrial (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. 
(``Grobest''). On February 24, 2006, the Department requested that 
Grobest correct certain filing deficiencies. See the Department's 
letter dated February 24, 2006. On February 28, 2006, Grobest 
resubmitted its new shipper request. Grobest certified that it is both 
the producer and exporter of the subject merchandise upon which the 
request for a new shipper review is based.
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    \1\ Therefore, a request for a new shipper review based on the 
anniversary month, February, was due to the Department by the final 
day of February 2006. See 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1).
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    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(I) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as 
amended (``the Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i), Grobest certified 
that it did not export frozen warmwater shrimp to the United States 
during the period of investigation (``POI''). In addition, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B)(i)(II) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), Grobest certified that, since the initiation of 
the investigation, it has never been affiliated with any Vietnamese 
exporter or producer who exported frozen warmwater shrimp to the United 
States during the POI, including those not individually examined during 
the investigation. As required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Grobest 
also certified that its export activities were not controlled by the 
central government of Vietnam.
    In addition to the certifications described above, pursuant to 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Grobest submitted documentation establishing the 
following: (1) the date on which Grobest first shipped frozen warmwater 
shrimp for export to the United States and the date on which the frozen 
warmwater shrimp was first entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption; (2) the volume of its first shipment;\2\ and (3) the date 
of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States.
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    \2\ Grobest made no subsequent shipments to the United States, 
which the Department corroborated using data from U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection.
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    The Department conducted customs database queries to confirm that 
Grobest's shipment of subject merchandise had entered the United States 
for consumption and had been suspended for antidumping duties.

Initiation of New Shipper Reviews

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.214(d)(1), the Department finds that Grobest's request meets the 
threshold requirements for initiation of a new shipper review for the 
shipment of frozen warmwater shrimp from Vietnam it produced and 
exported. See Memo to the File from Nicole Bankhead, Case Analyst, 
through James C. Doyle, Office Director, Office 9: New Shipper Review 
Initiation Checklist, dated March 17, 2006.
    The POR for this new shipper review is July 16, 2004, through 
January 31, 2006. See 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(ii)(A). The Department 
intends to issue the preliminary results of this review no later than 
180 days from the date of initiation, and final results of this review 
no later than 270 days from the date of initiation. See section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.
    Because Grobest has certified that it produced and exported the 
frozen warmwater shrimp upon which it based its request for a new 
shipper review, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to allow, at the option of the importer, the posting of a 
bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of frozen 
warmwater shrimp that was both produced and exported by Grobest until 
the completion of the new shipper review, pursuant to section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act.
    Interested parties requiring access to proprietary information in 
this new shipper review should submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.
    This initiation and notice are published in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: March 17, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-4312 Filed 3-23-06; 8:45 am]
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