[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 139 (Thursday, July 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41198-41199]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11546]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-331-802]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Ecuador; Partial Rescission 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 20, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Goldberger or Gemal Brangman, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4136 or (202) 482-3773, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2006, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp from Ecuador for the period August 4, 2004, through 
January 31, 2006. See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review, 71 FR 5239 (February 1, 2006). On February 28, 
2006, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(2), certain respondents 
requested a review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp from Ecuador. In addition, on February 28, 2006, the 
petitioner\1\ also requested an administrative review for numerous 
Ecuadorian exporters of subject merchandise in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(b)(1).
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    \1\ The petitioner in this proceeding is the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade 
Action Committee.
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    In April 2006, the Department initiated an administrative review 
for 71 companies and we requested that each provide data on the 
quantity and value of its exports of subject merchandise to the United 
States during the period of review (POR). These companies are listed in 
the Department's notice of initiation. See Notice of Initiation of 
Administrative Reviews of the Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, Ecuador, India and Thailand, 71 FR 17819 
(April 7, 2006) (Notice of Initiation).
    Between May 24, 2006, and July 6, 2006, the requests for 
administrative review were withdrawn for 46 companies, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). These companies are:
1) Agricola e Industrial Ecuaplantation; 2) Alquimia Marina S.A.; 3) 
Babychic SA; 4) Brimon, S.A.; 5) Dunci S.A.; 6) Eculine; 7) Edpacif; 8) 
El Rosario (ERSA) S.A.; 9) Empacadora del Pacifico S.A. (Edpacif S.A.); 
10) Empacadora Dufer Cia. Ltda.; 11) Empacadora Grupo Gran Mar Empagran 
S.A.; 12) Empacadora Nacional C.A.; 13) Empacadora Bilbo S.A. 
(Bilbosa); 14) Empagran; 15) Estar C.A.; 16) Exporklore, S.A.; 17) 
Exportadora Bananera Noboa; 18) Exports del Oceano ; 19) Gondi S.A.; 
20) Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila SA; 21) Industrial Pesquera 
Santa Priscilla; 22) Inepexa Inc.; 23) Karpicorp S.A.; 24) Marecuador 
Co Ltda.; 25) Marisco; 26) Mariscos de Chupadores Chupamar; 27) 
Mariscos del Ecuador c.l. Marecuador; 28) Mariscos del Ecuador 
Marecuador Co.; 29) Negocios Industriales Real NIRSA S.A.; 30) 
Novapesca SA; 31) Oceanmundo S.A.; 32) Oceanpro S.A.; 33) Operadora y 
Procesadora de Products Marinos OMARSA S.A.; 34) Oyerly SA; 35) P.C. 
Seafood SA; 36) Peslasa S.A.; 37) Phillips Seafood of Ecuador S.A.; 38) 
Procesadora del Rio Proriosa SA; 39) Procesadora Del Rio S.A. Proriosa; 
40) Proriosa sa Procesadora del Rio SA; 41) Seafood

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Padre Aguirre; 42) Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos C.A.; 43) Soitgar; 
44) Tecnica & Comercio de la Pesca Teco; 45) Transmarina C. A.; and 46) 
Unilines Transport System. Section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's 
regulations requires that the Secretary rescind an administrative 
review if a party requesting a review withdraws the request within 90 
days of the date of publication of the notice of initiation. Therefore, 
because all requests for administrative reviews were timely withdrawn 
for the companies listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review with regard to these 
companies.
    In addition, the petitioner requested a review of a single company 
twice under two different names: Jorge Luis and Jorge Luis Benitez 
Lopez. According to information on the record of this proceeding (i.e., 
the company's submission on May 9, 2006), these two company names refer 
to the same company, and the correct legal name for this company is 
Jorge Luis Benitez Lopez. We clarify that we will include this company 
in our administrative review only once. Therefore, because the company 
identified above will be included in this administrative review, and 
because keeping the incorrect company name with the list of companies 
included in this administrative review creates administrative 
difficulties, we are rescinding the review of Jorge Luis.

Partial Rescission of Review

    As noted above, the petitioner and certain respondents withdrew 
their requests for an administrative review for the following companies 
within the time limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1): Agricola e 
Industrial Ecuaplantation; Alquimia Marina S.A.; Babychic SA; Brimon, 
S.A.; Dunci S.A.; Eculine; Edpacif ; El Rosario (ERSA) S.A.; Empacadora 
del Pacifico S.A. (Edpacif S.A.); Empacadora Dufer Cia. Ltda.; 
Empacadora Grupo Gran Mar Empagran S.A.; Empacadora Nacional C.A.; 
Empacadora Bilbo S.A. (Bilbosa); Empagran; Estar C.A.; Exporklore, 
S.A.; Exportadora Bananera Noboa; Exports del Oceano; Gondi S.A.; 
Industrial Pesquera Santa Priscila SA; Industrial Pesquera Santa 
Priscilla; Inepexa Inc.; Karpicorp S.A.; Marecuador Co Ltda.; Marisco; 
Mariscos de Chupadores Chupamar; Mariscos del Ecuador c.l. Marecuador; 
Mariscos del Ecuador Marecuador Co.; Negocios Industriales Real NIRSA 
S.A.; Novapesca SA; Oceanmundo S.A.; Oceanpro S.A.; Operadora y 
Procesadora de Products Marinos OMARSA S.A.; Oyerly SA; P.C. Seafood 
SA; Peslasa S.A.; Phillips Seafood of Ecuador S.A.; Procesadora del Rio 
Proriosa SA; Procesadora Del Rio S.A. Proriosa; Proriosa sa Procesadora 
del Rio SA; Seafood Padre Aguirre; Sociedad Nacional de Galapagos C.A.; 
Soitgar; Tecnica & Comercio de la Pesca Teco; Transmarina C. A.; and 
Unilines Transport System. Therefore, because no other interested party 
requested a review for these companies, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1), we are rescinding this review with respect to these 
companies. Additionally, as noted above, we are rescinding the review 
of Jorge Luis.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751 of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: July 14, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
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