[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47551-47555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22335]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-549-822


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Final Results and 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

SUMMARY: On March 9, 2009, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from 
Thailand. This review covers 135 \1\ producers/exporters of the subject 
merchandise to the United States. The POR is February 1, 2007, through 
January 31, 2008.
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    \1\ This figure excludes Euro-Asian International Seafoods Co., 
Ltd. (Euro-Asian), a member of the Rubicon Group, the company for 
which we are rescinding the review due to the fact that it made no 
shipments of the subject merchandise during the period of review 
(POR). See ``Partial Rescission of Review'' section, below.
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    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
certain changes in the margin calculations for Andaman Seafood Co., 
Ltd. (Andaman), Wales & Co. Universe Limited, Chanthaburi Frozen Food 
Co., Ltd. (CFF), Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd. (CSF), Intersia Foods 
Co., Ltd. (formerly Y2K Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.), Phattana Seafood Co., 
Ltd. (PTN), Phattana Frozen Food Co., Ltd. (PFF), S.C.C. Frozen Seafood 
Co., Ltd., Thailand Fishery Cold Storage Public Co., Ltd. (TFC), Thai 
International Seafoods Co., Ltd. (TIS), and Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co., 
Ltd. (Sea Wealth) (collectively, the Rubicon Group), and Pakfood Public 
Company Limited and its affiliates, Asia Pacific (Thailand) Company, 
Limited, Chaophraya Cold Storage Company Limited, Okeanos Company 
Limited, Okeanos Food Company, Limited, and Takzin Samut Company, 
Limited (collectively, Pakfood), producer/exporters selected for 
individual review. Therefore, the final results for the Rubicon Group 
and Pakfood differ from the preliminary results. The final weighted-
average dumping margins for the reviewed firms are listed below in the 
section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 16, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kate Johnson or David Goldberger, 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-
4929 or (202) 482-4136, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    This review covers 135 producers/exporters. The respondents which 
the Department selected for individual review are the Rubicon Group and 
Pakfood. The respondents which were not selected for individual review 
are listed in the ``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
    On March 9, 2009, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the preliminary results of the 2007-2008 administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on shrimp from Thailand. See Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 74 FR 10000 (March 9, 2009) (Preliminary 
Results). We invited parties to comment on those preliminary results.
    We conducted the cost verification of CFF, a member of the Rubicon 
Group, from February 9 through February 13, 2009, the sales 
verification of CFF from March 23 through March 25, 2009, and the 
verification of Rubicon Resources, the Rubicon Group's U.S. affiliate, 
from March 30 through April 1, 2009.
    On April 8, 2009, the domestic processors of frozen warmwater 
shrimp (i.e., The American Shrimp Processors Association, hereafter 
``domestic processors''), an interested party in this proceeding, 
requested that a public hearing be held in this proceeding. On May 13, 
2009, the domestic processors withdrew their hearing request.
     In May 2009, we received case briefs from the domestic producers 
of the subject merchandise (i.e., the Ad Hoc

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Shrimp Trade Action Committee), the respondents selected for individual 
review, the Rubicon Group and Pakfood, the domestic processors, and 
Thai I-Mei Frozen Foods Co., Ltd. (Thai I-Mei), a producer/exporter not 
selected for individual review. Rebuttal briefs were received from the 
domestic producers, the Rubicon Group, Pakfood, and Thai I-Mei.
    In May 2009, we extended the deadline for the final results, due no 
later than September 8, 2009. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
Thailand: Notice of Extension of Time Limit for the Final Results of 
the Third Administrative Review, 74 FR 25705 (May 29, 2009).
    The Department has conducted this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order includes certain frozen warmwater shrimp 
and prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised 
(produced by aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or peeled, 
tail-on or tail-off,\2\ deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or 
otherwise processed in frozen form.
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    \2\ ``Tails'' in this context means the tail fan, which includes 
the telson and the uropods.
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    The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the 
scope of this order, regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), are products which are processed 
from warmwater shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in 
any count size.
    The products described above may be processed from any species of 
warmwater shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally 
classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some 
examples of the farmed and wild-caught warmwater species include, but 
are not limited to, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn 
(Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis), giant river 
prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon), 
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp 
(Penaeus subtilis), southern pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern 
rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern white shrimp 
(Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white 
shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus 
indicus).
    Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or 
sauce are included in the scope of this order. In addition, food 
preparations, which are not ``prepared meals,'' that contain more than 
20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope 
of this order.
    Excluded from the scope are: 1) breaded shrimp and prawns (HTSUS 
subheading 1605.20.10.20); 2) shrimp and prawns generally classified in 
the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, in 
any state of processing; 3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell-on or 
peeled (HTSUS subheadings 0306.23.00.20 and 0306.23.00.40); 4) shrimp 
and prawns in prepared meals (HTSUS subheading 1605.20.05.10); 5) dried 
shrimp and prawns; 6) canned warmwater shrimp and prawns (HTSUS 
subheading 1605.20.10.40); 7) certain dusted shrimp; and 8) certain 
battered shrimp. Dusted shrimp is a shrimp-based product: 1) that is 
produced from fresh (or thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp; 2) to 
which a ``dusting'' layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95 percent 
purity has been applied; 3) with the entire surface of the shrimp flesh 
thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; 4) with the non-shrimp 
content of the end product constituting between four and 10 percent of 
the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to being 
frozen; and 5) that is subjected to IQF freezing immediately after 
application of the dusting layer. Battered shrimp is a shrimp-based 
product that, when dusted in accordance with the definition of dusting 
above, is coated with a wet viscous layer containing egg and/or milk, 
and par-fried.
    The products covered by this order are currently classified under 
the following HTSUS subheadings: 0306.13.00.03, 0306.13.00.06, 
0306.13.00.09, 0306.13.00.12, 0306.13.00.15, 0306.13.00.18, 
0306.13.00.21, 0306.13.00.24, 0306.13.00.27, 0306.13.00.40, 
1605.20.10.10, and 1605.20.10.30. These HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and for customs purposes only and are not dispositive, 
but rather the written description of the scope of this order is 
dispositive.

Period of Review

    The POR is February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008.

Partial Rescission of Review

    In February 2007, the Department received a timely request, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1), from the domestic producers and 
the Louisiana Shrimp Association, a domestic interested party, to 
conduct a review of Euro-Asian. The Department initiated a review of 
this company on April 7, 2008. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
Brazil, Ecuador, India, and Thailand: Notice of Initiation of 
Administrative Reviews, 73 FR 18754 (April 7, 2008). However, the 
Rubicon Group's July 14, 2008, Section A questionnaire response at 
pages A-27 A-28, indicates that Euro-Asian is not a producer and/or 
exporter of the subject merchandise. We confirmed that Euro-Asian had 
no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR using U.S. Customs 
and Border Protection (CBP) data. Therefore, because Euro-Asian had no 
shipments of subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, 
in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3), and consistent with the 
Department's practice, we are rescinding our review with respect to 
this company. See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: 
Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review, 72 FR 52065, 52067 (September 12, 2007); and 
Certain Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bars From Turkey; Final Results, 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part, and 
Determination To Revoke in Part, 70 FR 67665, 67666 (November 8, 2005).

Cost of Production

    As discussed in the Preliminary Results, we conducted a sales below 
cost investigation to determine whether Pakfood and the Rubicon Group 
made home market and third country sales, respectively, of the foreign 
like product during the POR at prices below their costs of production 
(COP) within the meaning of section 773(b)(1) of the Act. For both 
respondents, we performed the cost test for these final results 
following the same methodology as in the Preliminary Results.
    We found 20 percent or more of each respondent's sales of a given 
product during the reporting period were at prices less than the 
weighted-average COP for this period. Thus, we determined that these 
below-cost sales were made in ``substantial quantities'' within an 
extended period of time and at prices which did not permit the recovery 
of all costs within a reasonable period of time in the normal course of 
trade. See sections 773(b)(2)(B) - (D) of the Act.
    Therefore, for purposes of these final results, we find that 
Pakfood and the Rubicon Group made below-cost sales not in the ordinary 
course of trade. Consequently, we disregarded these

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sales for each respondent and used the remaining sales as the basis for 
determining normal value pursuant to section 773(b)(1) of the Act.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to this 
administrative review, and to which we have responded, are listed in 
the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum (the Decision Memo), which is adopted by this notice. 
Parties can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this 
review and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum, 
which is on file in the Central Records Unit, HCHB Room 1117, of the 
main Department building.
    In addition, a complete version of the Decision Memo can be 
accessed directly on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper 
copy and electronic version of the Decision Memo are identical in 
content.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
certain changes in the margin calculations for Pakfood and the Rubicon 
Group. These changes are discussed in the relevant sections of the 
Decision Memo.
    In addition, we have changed our calculation of the cash deposit 
and assessment rates applicable to the companies not selected for 
individual examination to reflect the simple average of the margins 
calculated for the respondents selected for individual examination in 
this review, rather than the weighted average of these margins, 
excluding de minimis margins or margins based entirely on facts 
available (FA). This is consistent with our current practice with 
respect to the calculation of the cash deposit and assessment rates 
applicable to non-mandatory respondents in cases such as the instant 
one, where there are only two mandatory respondents with above de 
minimis margins, or margins based entirely upon FA. See Ball Bearings 
and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United 
Kingdom: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews 
and Intent to Rescind Reviews in Part, 73 FR 25654, 25655 (May 7, 
2008); unchanged in Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in 
Part, 73 FR 52823, 52824 (September 11, 2008).

Final Results of Review

    We determine that weighted-average dumping margins exist for the 
respondents for the period February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008, 
as follows:

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                Manufacturer/Exporter                   Percent Margin
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Pakfood Public Company Limited / Asia Pacific                       4.61
 (Thailand) Company Limited / Chaophraya Cold
 Storage Company Limited/ Okeanos Company Limited/
 Okeanos Food Company, Limited/ and Takzin Samut
 Company Limited (collectively, Pakfood)............
Andaman Seafood Co., Ltd. / Chanthaburi Frozen Food                 4.80
 Co., Ltd. / Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd. /
 Intersia Foods Co., Ltd. (formerly Y2K Frozen Foods
 Co., Ltd.)/ Phattana Seafood Co., Ltd. / Phattana
 Frozen Food Co., Ltd. /S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co.,
 Ltd./Sea Wealth Frozen Food Co. Ltd. / Thailand
 Fishery Cold Storage Public Co., Ltd. / Thai
 International Seafoods Co., Ltd. /Wales & Co.
 Universe Limited (collectively, the Rubicon Group).
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Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following Companies:\3\
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    \3\ This rate is based on the simple average of the margins 
calculated for those companies selected for individual examination, 
excluding de minimis margins or margins based entirely on FA, as 
discussed above.

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                Manufacturer/Exporter
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ACU Transport Co., Ltd..............................                4.71
Ampai Frozen Food Co., Ltd..........................                4.71
A.S. Intermarine Foods Co., Ltd.....................                4.71
Asian Seafoods Coldstorage Public Co., Ltd..........                4.71
Asian Seafoods Coldstorage (Suratthani) Co., Ltd....                4.71
Assoc. Commercial Systems...........................                4.71
A. Wattanachai Frozen Products Co., Ltd.............                4.71
Bangkok Dehydrated Marine Product Co., Ltd..........                4.71
Bright Sea Co., Ltd.................................                4.71
C P Mdse............................................                4.71
C Y Frozen Food Co., Ltd............................                4.71
Chaiwarut Co., Ltd..................................                4.71
Chaivaree Marine Products Co., Ltd..................                4.71
Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Co., Ltd..............                4.71
Chue Eie Mong Eak Ltd. Part.........................                4.71
Core Seafood Processing Co., Ltd....................                4.71
Crystal Seafood.....................................                4.71
Daedong (Thailand) Co. Ltd..........................                4.71
Daiei Taigen (Thailand) Co., Ltd....................                4.71
Daiho (Thailand) Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Earth Food Manufacturing Co., Ltd...................                4.71
F.A.I.T. Corporation Limited........................                4.71
Far East Cold Storage Co., Ltd......................                4.71
Findus (Thailand) Ltd...............................                4.71
Fortune Frozen Foods (Thailand) Co., Ltd............                4.71
Frozen Marine Products Co., Ltd.....................                4.71
Gallant Ocean (Thailand) Co., Ltd...................                4.71
Gallant Ocean Seafood Corporation...................                4.71
Good Fortune Cold Storage Co., Ltd..................                4.71
Good Luck Product Co., Ltd..........................                4.71
Gulf Coast Crab Intl................................                4.71
H.A.M. International Co., Ltd.......................                4.71
Heng Seafood Limited Partnership....................                4.71
Heritrade Co., Ltd..................................                4.71
HIC (Thailand) Co., Ltd.............................                4.71
I.T. Foods Industries Co., Ltd......................                4.71
Inter-Oceanic Resources Co., Ltd....................                4.71
Inter-Pacific Marine Products Co., Ltd..............                4.71
K .D. Trading Co., Ltd..............................                4.71
K Fresh.............................................                4.71
KF Foods............................................                4.71
K.L. Cold Storage Co., Ltd..........................                4.71
Kiang Huat Sea Gull Trading Frozen Food Public Co.,                 4.71
 Ltd................................................
Kingfisher Holdings Ltd.............................                4.71
Kibun Trdg..........................................                4.71
Klang Co., Ltd......................................                4.71
Kitchens of the Ocean (Thailand) Ltd................                4.71
Kongphop Frozen Foods Co., Ltd......................                4.71
Kosamut Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.......................                4.71

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Lee Heng Seafood Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Leo Transports......................................                4.71
Maersk Line.........................................                4.71
Magnate & Syndicate Co., Ltd........................                4.71
Mahachai Food Processing Co., Ltd...................                4.71
Marine Gold Products Limited........................                4.71
May Ao Co., Ltd.....................................                4.71
May Ao Foods Co., Ltd...............................                4.71
N&N Foods Co., Ltd..................................                4.71
Namprik Maesri Ltd. Part............................                4.71
Narong Seafood Co., Ltd.............................                4.71
Ongkorn Cold Storage Co., Ltd.......................                4.71
Pacific Queen Co., Ltd..............................                4.71
Penta Impex Co., Ltd................................                4.71
Pinwood Nineteen Ninety Nine........................                4.71
Piti Seafoods Co., Ltd..............................                4.71
Premier Frozen Products Co., Ltd....................                4.71
Preserved Food Specialty Co., Ltd...................                4.71
Rayong Coldstorage (1987) Co., Ltd..................                4.71
S&D Marine Products Co., Ltd........................                4.71
S&P Aquarium........................................                4.71
S&P Syndicate Public Company Ltd....................                4.71
S. Chaivaree Cold Storage Co., Ltd..................                4.71
S. Khonkaen Food Industry Public Co., Ltd...........                4.71
SMP Foods Products Co., Ltd.........................                4.71
Samui Foods Company Limited.........................                4.71
Sea Bonanza Food Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Seafoods Enterprise Co., Ltd........................                4.71
Seafresh Fisheries..................................                4.71
Seafresh Industry Public Co., Ltd...................                4.71
Siam Food Supply Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Siam Intersea Co., Ltd..............................                4.71
Siam Marine Products Co. Ltd........................                4.71
Siam Ocean Frozen Foods Co. Ltd.....................                4.71
Siam Union Frozen Foods.............................                4.71
Siamchai International Food Co., Ltd................                4.71
Southport Seafood...................................                4.71
STC Foodpak Ltd.....................................                4.71
Suntechthai Intertrading Co., Ltd...................                4.71
Surapon Foods Public Co., Ltd.......................                4.71
Surapon Nichirei Foods Co., Ltd.....................                4.71
Surapon Seafood.....................................                4.71
Suratthani Marine Products Co., Ltd.................                4.71
Suree Interfoods Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
T.S.F. Seafood Co., Ltd.............................                4.71
Tanaya International Co., Ltd.......................                4.71
Teppitak Seafood Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Tey Seng Cold Storage Co., Ltd......................                4.71
Thai-Ger Marine Co., Ltd............................                4.71
Thai Agri Foods Public Co., Ltd.....................                4.71
Thai I-Mei Frozen Foods Co., Ltd....................                4.71
Thai Mahachai Seafood Products Co., Ltd.............                4.71
Thai Ocean Venture Co., Ltd.........................                4.71
Thai Patana Frozen..................................                4.71
Thai Prawn Culture Center Co., Ltd..................                4.71
Thai Royal Frozen Food Co. Ltd......................                4.71
Thai Spring Fish Co., Ltd...........................                4.71
Thai Union Frozen Products Public Co., Ltd..........                4.71
Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.........................                4.71
Thai Yoo Ltd., Part.................................                4.71
The Siam Union Frozen Food Co., Ltd.................                4.71
The Union Frozen Products Co., Ltd..................                4.71
Trang Seafood Products Public Co., Ltd..............                4.71
Transamut Food Co., Ltd.............................                4.71
Tung Lieng Trdg.....................................                4.71
United Cold Storage Co., Ltd........................                4.71
V Thai Food Product.................................                4.71
Xian-Ning Seafood Co., Ltd..........................                4.71
Yeenin Frozen Foods Co., Ltd........................                4.71
YHS Singapore Pte...................................                4.71
ZAFCO TRDG..........................................                4.71
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Assessment

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries.
    For those sales where Pakfood and the Rubicon Group reported the 
entered value of their U.S. sales, we have calculated importer-specific 
ad valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount 
of antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the total 
entered value of the examined sales for that importer. For those sales 
where the respondents did not report the entered value of their U.S. 
sales, we have calculated importer-specific or customer-specific per-
unit duty assessment rates by aggregating the total amount of 
antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales and dividing this 
amount by the total quantity of those sales. With respect to the 
respondents' U.S. sales of shrimp with sauce, for which no entered 
value was reported, we have included the total quantity of the 
merchandise with sauce in the denominator of the calculation of the 
importer-specific or customer-specific rate because CBP will apply the 
per-unit duty rate to the total quantity of merchandise entered, 
including the sauce weight. To determine whether the duty assessment 
rates are de minimis, in accordance with the requirement set forth in 
19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we have calculated importer-specific or customer-
specific ad valorem ratios based on the estimated entered value.
    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
have calculated an assessment rate based on the simple average of the 
cash deposit rates calculated for the companies selected for individual 
review excluding any which are de minimis or determined entirely on FA.
    We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific 
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above 
de minimis (i.e., at or above 0.50 percent). Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to liquidate without regard to 
antidumping duties any entries for which the assessment rate is de 
minimis (i.e., less than 0.50 percent). See 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1). The 
Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after the date of publication of these final results of review.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment 
Policy Notice). This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in these 
final results of review for which the reviewed companies did not know 
that the merchandise they sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, 
trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In 
such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at 
the all-others rate established in the LTFV investigation if there is 
no rate for the intermediary involved in the transaction. See 
Assessment Policy Notice for a full discussion of this clarification.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise

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entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date of the final results of this administrative review, as 
provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: 1) the cash deposit rates 
for each specific company listed above\4\ will be the rates shown 
above, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent, and therefore, de 
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in which case the 
cash deposit rate will be zero; 2) for previously reviewed or 
investigated companies not participating in this review, the cash 
deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published 
for the most recent period; 3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in 
this review, a prior review, or the original LTFV investigation, but 
the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be the rate established 
for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and 
4) the cash deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will 
be 5.34 percent, the all-others rate made effective by the Section 129 
Determination. These requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until further notice.
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    \4\ Effective January 16, 2009, there is no longer a cash 
deposit requirement for certain producers/exporters in accordance 
with the Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in United 
States Antidumping Measure on Shrimp from Thailand: Notice of 
Determination under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
and Partial Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand, 74 FR 5638 (January 30, 2009) 
(Section 129 Determination). These producers/exporters are as 
follows: Andaman Seafood Co., Ltd., Chanthaburi Frozen Food Co., 
Ltd., Chanthaburi Seafoods Co., Ltd., Intersia Foods Co., Ltd. 
(formerly Y2K Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.), Phatthana Seafood Co., Ltd., 
S.C.C. Frozen Seafood Co., Ltd., Thailand Fishery Cold Storage 
Public Co., Ltd., Thai International Seafoods Co., Ltd., Wales & Co. 
Universe Limited, and Thai I-Mei Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility, under 19 CFR 351.402(f)(2), to file a certificate 
regarding the reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation 
of the relevant entries during this review period. Failure to comply 
with this requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written 
notification of return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to 
judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with 
the regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing these final results of review in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 8, 2009.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix Issues in Decision Memo

General Comments:

Comment 1: Offsetting of Negative Margins
Comment 2: Using CBP Data for Respondent Selection
Comment 3: Restricting Count-Size Comparisons Under the Model-Matching 
Methodology
Comment 4: Assessment Rate Assigned to Companies Receiving the Review-
Specific Average Rate

Company-Specific Comments:

Pakfood

Comment 5: Treatment of DDP Interest Income Earned by Pakfood
Comment 6: Application of Pakfood's Final Antidumping Duty Margin to 
its 100 Percent-Owned Subsidiaries

The Rubicon Group

Comment 7: Interest Income Offset to Financial Expenses
Comment 8: CEP Offset
Comment 9: Calculation of U.S. Warehousing and Inventory Carrying Costs
Comment 10: Inadvertent Errors in the Draft Cash Deposit and 
Liquidation Instructions

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