[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13278-13279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of 
China: Final Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that 
revocation of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail 
meat from the People's Republic of China would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 2014

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0410 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), the Department 
received a notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from 
the Crawfish Processors Alliance (the domestic interested party), 
within 15 days after the date of publication of the Notice of

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Initiation.\1\ The domestic interested party claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(E) and (F) of the Act as a trade or 
business association, a majority of whose members manufacture, produce, 
or wholesale freshwater crawfish tail meat, the domestic like product, 
in the United States.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 65614 
(November 1, 2013) (Notice of Initiation).
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    The Department received an adequate substantive response to the 
Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested party within the 30-
day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department 
received no substantive response from any respondent interested 
parties. In accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department has conducted an expedited 
(120-day) sunset review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater 
crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China.

Scope of the Order

    The product covered by the antidumping duty order is freshwater 
crawfish tail meat, in all its forms (whether washed or with fat on, 
whether purged or un-purged), grades, and sizes; whether frozen, fresh, 
or chilled; and regardless of how it is packed, preserved, or prepared. 
Excluded from the scope of the order are live crawfish and other whole 
crawfish, whether boiled, frozen, fresh, or chilled. Also excluded are 
saltwater crawfish of any type, and parts thereof. Freshwater crawfish 
tail meat is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers 1605.40.10.10 and 
1605.40.10.90, which are the HTSUS numbers for prepared foodstuffs, 
indicating peeled crawfish tail meat and other, as introduced by U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2000, and HTSUS numbers 
0306.19.00.10 and 0306.29.00.00, which are reserved for fish and 
crustaceans in general. On February 10, 2012, the Department added 
HTSUS classification number 0306.29.01.00 to the scope description 
pursuant to a request by CBP. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the 
scope of the order is dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and 
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of 
dumping margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked.\2\ Parties 
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and 
the corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum, which is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users 
at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit in Room 
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the 
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical 
in content.
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    \2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for 
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the 
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on 
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meet from the People's Republic of China,'' 
adopted by and dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and 
Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review

    The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of 
China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping 
at the following weighted-average percentage margins:

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                                                             Weighted-
             Manufacturer/producer/ exporter              average margin
                                                             (percent)
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China Everbright Trading Company........................          156.77
Binzhou Prefecture Foodstuffs Import Export Corp........          119.39
Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp..............................           91.50
Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp.............................          108.05
All other exporters with a separate rate................          122.92
All other exporters which are part of the PRC-wide                201.63
 entity.................................................
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Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice serves as a 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). Timely written notification 
of the 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.
    The Department is issuing and publishing the final results and 
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: February 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-05143 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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