[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 56 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15941-15944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06397]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-802]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 
2012-2013

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce (``Department'') is conducting the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') 
for the period of review February 1, 2012, through January 31, 2013. 
The Department preliminarily determines that sales by the Minh Phu 
Group,\1\ and Stapimex,\2\ the two mandatory respondents, were made 
below normal value (``NV''). Interested parties are invited to comment 
on these preliminary results.
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    \1\ Minh Phu Seafood Corporation, Minh Qui Seafood Co., Ltd., 
Minh Phat Seafood Co., Ltd., and Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Co., 
Ltd. (collectively, the ``Minh Phu Group'').
    \2\ Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company (``Stapimex'').

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DATES: Effective Date: March 24, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob Palmer and Irene Gorelik, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office V, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-9068 and (202) 
482-6905, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order \3\ is certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp. The product is currently classified under the 
following Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item 
numbers: 0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.06, 0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.12, 
0306.17.00.15, 0306.17.00.18, 0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.24, 
0306.17.00.27, 0306.17.00.40, 1605.21.10.30, and 1605.29.10.10. 
Although the HTSUS numbers are provided for convenience and for customs 
purposes, the written product description, available in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum, remains dispositive.\4\
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    \3\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Brazil, India, the 
People's Republic of China, Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Amended Antidumping Duty Orders in Accordance with Final 
Court Decision, 76 FR 23277 (April 26, 2011) (``Order'').
    \4\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 
Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, titled ``Decision 
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam; 2012-2013,'' dated concurrently with 
and adopted by this notice (``Preliminary Decision Memorandum'').
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Methodology

    The Department conducted this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act''). 
Constructed export prices and export prices were calculated in 
accordance with section 772 of the Act. Because Vietnam is a nonmarket 
economy within the meaning of section 771(18) of the Act, NV was 
calculated in accordance with section 773(c) of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum. The Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file electronically 
via the 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, Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce 
building. In addition, a complete version of the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic versions of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Preliminary Results of Review

    The Department preliminarily determines that the following 
weighted-average dumping margins exist:

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                                                        Weighted-average
                       Exporter                            margin  %
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Minh Phu Group: \5\..................................               4.98
    Minh Phu Seafood Corp., aka
    Minh Phu Seafood Corporation, aka
    Minh Phu Seafood Pte, aka
    Minh Phu Hau Giang Seafood Co., Ltd., aka
    Minh Phat Seafood Co., Ltd., aka
    Minh Qui Seafood Co., Ltd
Soc Trang Seafood Joint Stock Company, aka...........               9.75
    Stapimex, aka
    Soc Trang Aquatic Products and General Import
     Export Company, aka
    Stapimex Soc Trans Aquatic Products and General
     Import Export Company, aka
    Stapmex
BIM Seafood Joint Stock Company......................               6.37
Camau Frozen Seafood Processing Import Export                       6.37
 Corporation, aka....................................
    Camimex, aka
    Camau Seafood Factory No. 4, aka
    Camau Seafood Factory No. 5, aka
    Camau Frozen Seafood Processing Import Export
     Corp., (CAMIMEX-FAC 25), aka
    Frozen Factory No. 4

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C.P. Vietnam Corporation, aka........................               6.37
    C.P. Vietnam Livestock Corporation, aka
    C.P. Vietnam Livestock Company Limited, aka
    C.P. Vietnam
Cadovimex Seafood Import-Export and Processing Joint                6.37
 Stock Company, aka..................................
    Cai Doi Vam Seafood Import-Export Company, aka
    Caidoivam Seafood Company, aka
    Cadovimex-Vietnam, aka
    Cadovimex
Cafatex Fishery Joint Stock Corporation, aka Cafatex                6.37
 Corporation, aka....................................
    Cafatex Corp., aka
    Cafatex, aka
    Taydo Seafood Enterprise, aka
    Xi Nghiep Che Bien Thuy Suc San Xuat Kau Cantho
Camau Seafood Processing and Service Joint Stock                    6.37
 Company.............................................
Can Tho Import Export Fishery Limited Company, aka...               6.37
    CAFISH
Coastal Fisheries Development Corporation, aka.......               6.37
    COFIDEC, aka
    Coastal Fisheries Development Corp., aka
    Coastal Fisheries Development Co., aka
    Coastal Fisheries Development
Cuu Long Seaproducts Company, aka....................               6.37
    Cuu Long Seaproducts Limited, aka
    Cuulong Seapro aka
    Cuu Long Seapro
Danang Seaproducts Import Export Corporation, aka....               6.37
    Danang Sea Products Import Export Corporation,
     aka
    Tho Quang Seafood Processing & Export Company,
     aka
    Tho Quang Seafood Processing and Export Company,
     aka
    Tho Quang, aka
    Tho Quang Co., aka
    Seaprodex Danang
Gallant Ocean (Vietnam) Co., Ltd.....................               6.37
Hai Viet Corporation.................................               6.37
Investment Commerce Fisheries Corporation, aka.......               6.37
    Investment Commerce Fisheries Corp., aka
    Investment Commerce Fisheries, aka
    Incomfish, aka
    Incomfish Corp., aka
    Incomfish Corporation
Kim Anh Company Limited, aka.........................               6.37
    Kim Anh Co., Ltd
Minh Hai Export Frozen Seafood Processing Joint-Stock               6.37
 Company, aka........................................
    Minh Hai Jostoco, aka
Minh Hai Joint-Stock Seafoods Processing Company, aka               6.37
    Seaprodex Minh Hai, aka
    Sea Minh Hai, aka
    Seaprodex Min Hai, aka
    Seaprodex Minh Hai-Factory No. 78, aka
    Seaprodex Minh Hai (Minh Hai Joint Stock Seafoods
     Processing Co.), aka
    Seaprodex Minh Hai (Workshop 1), aka
    Seaprodex Minh Hai Factory No. 69
Minh Hai Sea Products Import Export Company, aka.....               6.37
    Ca Mau Seafood Joint Stock Company, aka
    Seaprimexco Vietnam aka
    Seaprimexco aka
    Minh Hai Seaproducts Co., Ltd
Nha Trang Fisheries Joint Stock Company, aka.........               6.37
    Nha Trang Fisco aka
    Nhatrang Fisheries Joint Stock Company, aka
    Nhatrang Fisco, aka
    Nha Trang Fisheries, Joint Stock
Nha Trang Seafoods: \6\..............................               6.37
    Nha Trang Seaproducts Company, aka
    Nha Trang Seafoods, aka
    NT Seafoods Corporation, aka
    NT Seafoods, aka
    Nha Trang Seafoods--F.89 Joint Stock Company, aka
    Nha Trang Seafoods--F.89, aka
    NTSF Seafoods Joint Stock Company, aka

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    NTSF Seafoods
Phu Cuong Jostoco Seafood Corporation, aka...........               6.37
    Phu Cuong Seafood Processing and Import-Export
     Co., Ltd., aka
    Phu Cuong Seafood Processing and Import Export
     Company Limited, aka
    Phu Cuong Jostoco Seafood Corp
Phuong Nam Foodstuff Corp., aka......................               6.37
    Phuong Nam Co., Ltd
Quoc Viet Seaproducts Processing Trading and Import-                6.37
 Export Co., Ltd.....................................
Sao Ta Foods Joint Stock Company, aka................               6.37
    Fimex VN aka
    Sao Ta Seafood Factory aka
    Saota Seafood Factory
Thong Thuan Company Limited, aka.....................               6.37
    Cong Ty Tnhh Thong Thuan
Thuan Phuoc Seafoods and Trading Corporation, aka....               6.37
    Thuan Phuoc Corp., aka
    Frozen Seafoods Factory No. 32, aka
    Seafoods and Foodstuff Factory, aka
    Seafoods and Foodstuff Factory Vietnam, aka
    My Son Seafoods Factory
UTXI Aquatic Products Processing Corporation, aka....               6.37
    UT XI Aquatic Products Processing Corporation,
     aka
    UTXI Aquatic Products Processing Company, aka
    UT XI Aquatic Products Processing Company, aka
    UTXI Co., Ltd., aka
    UTXI, aka
    UTXICO, aka
    Hoang Phuong Seafood Factory, aka
    Hoang Phong Seafood Factory
Viet Foods Co., Ltd., aka............................               6.37
    Nam Hai Foodstuff and Export Company Ltd
Vietnam Clean Seafood Corporation, aka...............               6.37
    Vina Cleanfood
Viet Hai Seafood Co., Ltd., aka......................               6.37
    Vietnam Fish One Co., Ltd., aka
    Fish One
Viet I-Mei Frozen Foods Co., Ltd.....................               6.37
Vietnam-wide Entity..................................              25.76
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    The Department will disclose the calculations used in our analysis 
to parties in this review within five days of the date of publication 
of this notice. Interested parties may submit written comments in the 
form of case briefs within 30 days of publication of the preliminary 
results and rebuttal comments in the form of rebuttal briefs within 
five days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\7\ Rebuttal 
briefs must be limited to issues raised in the case briefs.\8\ Parties 
who submit arguments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) a 
statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a 
table of authorities.\9\
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    \5\ In AR6 VN Shrimp, the Department found the companies 
comprising the Minh Phu Group are a single entity and, because there 
have been no changes to the facts which supported this determination 
since the sixth administrative review, we continue to find these 
companies to be part of a single entity. Therefore, we will assign 
this rate to the companies in the single entity. See Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary 
Results of Administrative Review, 77 FR 13547, 13549 (March 7, 
2012), unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Final Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 77 FR 55800 
(September 11, 2012) (``AR6 VN Shrimp'').
    \6\ In AR5 VN Shrimp, the Department found the companies 
comprising Nha Trang Seafoods are a single entity and, because there 
have been no changes to the fact which supported this determination 
since the fifth administrative review; we continue to find these 
companies to be part of a single entity. Therefore, we will assign 
this rate to the companies in the single entity. See Certain Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary 
Results, Partial Rescission, and Request for Revocation, In Part, of 
the Fifth Administrative Review, 76 FR 12054, 12056 (March 4, 2012), 
unchanged in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam: Final Results and Final Partial Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR 56158 (September 12, 
2011) (``AR5 VN Shrimp'').
    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii) and 351.309(d)(1).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d)(2).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c) and (d).
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    Interested parties, who wish to request a hearing, or to 
participate if one is requested, must submit a written request to the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, filed electronically using IA ACCESS. An electronically filed 
document must be received successfully in its entirety in IA ACCESS, by 
5 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days after the date of publication of 
this notice.\10\ Requests should contain the party's name, address, and 
telephone number, the number of participants, and a list of the issues 
to be discussed. If a request for a hearing is made, the Department 
will inform parties of the scheduled date for the hearing which will be 
held at the U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, at a time and location to be 
determined. Parties should confirm by telephone the date, time, and 
location of the hearing. Interested parties are invited to comment on 
the preliminary results of this review.
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    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
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    The Department intends to issue the final results of this 
administrative review, including the results of our analysis of issues 
raised in the written

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comments, within 120 days of publication of these preliminary results 
in the Federal Register.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, 
and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (``CBP'') shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by this 
review.\11\ The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to 
CBP 15 days after the publication date of the final results of this 
review. For any individually examined respondent whose weighted average 
dumping margin is above de minimis (i.e., is 0.50 percent or more) in 
the final results of this review, the Department will calculate 
importer-specific assessment rates on the basis of the ratio of the 
total amount of dumping calculated for the importer's examined sales 
and the total entered value of sales, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1).\12\ We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
all appropriate entries covered by this review when the importer-
specific assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review 
is above de minimis. Where either the respondent's weighted-average 
dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or an importer-specific 
assessment rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate the appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties. 
For those companies not assigned a separate rate from a prior segment 
of the proceeding, the Department stated that they are not separate 
from the Vietnam-wide entity and that the administrative review will 
continue for these companies.
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
    \12\ In these preliminary results, the Department applied the 
assessment rate calculation method adopted in Antidumping 
Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and 
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping Proceedings: Final 
Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012).
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    The Department recently announced a refinement to its assessment 
practice in non-market economy cases. Pursuant to this refinement in 
practice, for entries that were not reported in the U.S. sales 
databases submitted by companies individually examined during this 
review, the Department will instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at 
the Vietnam-wide rate. Additionally, if the Department determines that 
an exporter had no shipments of the subject merchandise, any suspended 
entries that entered under that exporter's case number (i.e., at that 
exporter's rate) will be liquidated at the Vietnam-wide rate.\13\
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    \13\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Non-Market 
Economy Antidumping Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
76 FR 65694 (October 24, 2011).
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    The final results of this review shall be the basis for the 
assessment of antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by 
the final results of this review and for future deposits of estimated 
duties, where applicable.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for 
shipments of the subject merchandise from Vietnam entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by sections 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For the companies 
listed above, which have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
that established in the final results of this review (except, if the 
rate is zero or de minimis, then zero cash deposit will be required); 
(2) for previously investigated or reviewed Vietnam and non-Vietnam 
exporters not listed above that received a separate rate in a prior 
segment of this proceeding, the cash deposit rate will continue to be 
the existing exporter-specific rate; (3) for all Vietnam exporters of 
subject merchandise that have not been found to be entitled to a 
separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be that for the Vietnam-wide 
entity; and (4) for all non-Vietnam exporters of subject merchandise 
which have not received their own rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate applicable to the Vietnam exporter that supplied that non-
Vietnam exporter. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall 
remain in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This determination is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: March 18, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum:

1. Background
2. Respondent Selection
3. Scope of the Order
4. Preliminary Determination of No Shipments
5. Non-Market Economy Country
6. Separate Rates
7. Separate Rate Calculation
8. Vietnam-Wide Entity
9. Surrogate Country and Surrogate Value Data
10. Surrogate Country
11. Economic Comparability
12. Significant Producers of Comparable Merchandise
13. Data Availability
14. Date of Sale
15. Determination of Comparison Method
16. U.S. Price
17. Factor Valuations
18. Currency Conversion

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