[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29726-29727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12811]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-801]


Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Notice of Partial Rescission of the Sixth Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
Summary: The Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). See 
Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 47909 (August 12, 2003). On 
September 22, 2009, the Department initiated the August 1, 2008, 
through July 31, 2009, antidumping duty administrative review on 
certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam. See Initiation of Antidumping 
and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Deferral of 
Administrative Review, 74 FR 48224, (September 22, 2009). The 
Department initiated this review with respect to 22 companies.\1\
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    \1\ These companies include: 1) An Giang Fisheries Import and 
Export Joint Stock Company (aka Agifish or; AnGiang Fisheries Import 
and Export); 2) Anvifish Co., Ltd.; 3) Anvifish Joint Stock Company 
(``Anvifish JSC''); 4) Asia Commerce Fisheries Joint Stock Company 
(aka Acomfish JSC) (``Acomfish''); 5) Binh An Seafood Joint Stock 
Co. (``Binh An''); 6) Cadovimex II Seafood Import-Export and 
Processing Joint Stock Company; (aka Cadovimex II) (``Cadovimex 
II''); 7) CUU Long Fish Joint Stock Company (aka CL-Fish) (``CL-
Fish''); 8) East Sea Seafoods Limited Liability Company (formerly 
known as East Sea Seafoods Joint Venture Co., Ltd.); 9) East Sea 
Seafoods Joint Venture co., Ltd. (aka East Sea Seafoods LLC); 10) 
Hiep Thanh Seafood Joint Stock Co. (``Hiep Thanh''); 11) Nam Viet 
Company Limited (aka NAVICO) (``NAVICO''); 12) NTSF Seafoods Joint 
Stock Company (aka NTSF) (``NTSF''); 13) Panga Mekong Co., Ltd. 
(``Panga Mekong''); 14) QVD Food Company, Ltd. (``QVD''); 15) QVD 
Dong Thap Food Co., Ltd. (``QVD DT''); 16) Saigon-Mekong Fishery 
Co., Ltd. (aka SAMEFICO) (``SAMEFICO''); 17) Southern Fishery 
Industries Company, Ltd. (aka South Vina); 18) Thien Ma Seafood Co., 
Ltd. (``Thien Ma''); 19) Thuan Hung Co., Ltd. (aka THUFICO) (``Thuan 
Hung''); 20) Vinh Hoan Corporation; 21) Vinh Hoan Company, Ltd. and; 
22) Vinh Quang Fisheries Corporation (``Vinh Quang'').
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    On January 7, 2010, QVD withdrew its request for an administrative 
review. On January 8, 2010, Anvifish JSC withdrew its request for an 
administrative review. On January 8, 2010, Petitioners\2\ partially 
withdrew their August 31, 2009, request for an administrative review 
for 13 companies, including Vinh Quang.\3\ However, the Department will 
continue the administrative review with respect to Vinh Quang as this 
exporter did not withdraw its request and the company was chosen as a 
mandatory respondent.\4\ The preliminary results of this administrative 
review are currently due no later than August 8, 2010.\5\
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    \2\ Catfish Farmers of America and individual U.S. catfish 
processors, America's Catch, Consolidated Catfish Companies, LLC dba 
Country Select Catfish, Delta Pride Catfish, Inc., Harvest Select 
Catfish, Inc., Heartland Catfish Company, Pride of the Pond, and 
Simmons Farm Raised Catfish, Inc.
    \3\ These companies include: 1) Cadovimex II; 2) CL-Fish; 3) 
Hiep Thanh; 4) NAVICO; 5) NTSF; 6) Panga Mekong; 7) QVD; 8) 
SAMEFICO; 9) Thien Ma; 10) Thuan Hung; 11) Vinh Quang; 12) QVD DT, 
and; 13) Anvifish.
    \4\ See Memorandum to James C. Doyle, Office 9 Director, through 
Alex Villanueva, Office 9 Program Manager, from Emeka Chukwudebe, 
Case Analyst, dated January 29, 2010, Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''): Replacement of 
Mandatory Respondent (``Replacement of Mandatory Respondent Memo'').
    \5\ See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic 
of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of the 
6th Antidumping Duty Administrative and 6th New Shipper Reviews, 75 
FR 20983 (April 22, 2010).

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EFFECTIVE DATE: May 27, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emeka Chukwudebe and Javier 
Barrientos, Office 9, AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-0219 and (202) 482-2243, respectively.

Partial Rescission of Review

    The applicable regulation, 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), states that if a 
party that requested an administrative review withdraws the request 
within 90 days of the publication of the notice of initiation of the 
requested review, the Secretary will rescind the review. Petitioners 
withdrew their review request with respect to 13 exporters of subject 
merchandise within the 90-day deadline, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1). Respondents, QVD and Anvifish, also withdrew their 
respective requests for review within the 90-day deadline.
    Therefore, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), we are 
partially rescinding this review with respect to the following 
companies: Cadovimex II; CL-Fish; Hiep Thanh; NAVICO; NTSF; Panga 
Mekong; QVD; QVD DT; Thuan Hung; SAMEFICO; Thien Ma; Anvifish Co., 
Ltd.; and Anvifish JSC.\6\
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    \6\ On October, 13, 2010, Binh An and Acomfish submitted no 
shipment certifications. However, we will address these claims and 
any possible rescission thereof, in the preliminary results.
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Assessment Rates

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(``CBP'') to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
those companies for which this review has been rescinded and which have 
a separate rate from a prior segment of this proceeding, antidumping 
duties shall be assessed at rates equal to the cash deposit of 
estimated antidumping duties required at the time of entry, or 
withdrawal from warehouse, for consumption, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(c)(2). Accordingly, the Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions directly to CBP 15 days after publication of 
this notice for the following companies; QVD; QVD DT; Thuan Hung; Hiep 
Thanh; Cadovimex II; SAMEFICO; and Anvifish Co., Ltd.
    The Department cannot order liquidation for companies which, 
although they are no longer under review as a separate entity, may 
still be under review as part of the Vietnam-wide entity. Therefore, 
the Department cannot, at this time, order liquidation of entries for 
the following companies: CL-Fish; NAVICO; NTSF; Panga Mekong; Thien Ma; 
and Anvifish JSC.\7\ The Department intends to issue liquidation 
instructions for the Vietnam-wide entities 15 days after publication of 
the final results of this review.
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    \7\ In its January 8, 2010, withdrawal letter, Anvifish JSC 
claims that it is also known as Anvifish Co., Ltd. (the company 
presently assigned a separate rate). However, there is no 
information on the record establishing that Anvifish JSC was 
assigned a separate rate in a prior segment of this proceeding.
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers for whom this 
review is being rescinded, as of the publication date of this notice, 
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 the antidumping duties occurred and 
the subsequent assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance

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with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary 
information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written 
notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion 
to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply 
with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: May 19, 2010.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. 2010-12811 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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