[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60452-60453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23962]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-552-801]


Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: As a result of this second sunset review, the Department of 
Commerce (``the Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping 
duty order on certain frozen fish fillets (``fish fillets'') from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') would be likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the 
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations, 
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 2, 2014, the Department published a notice of initiation of 
the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fish fillets 
from Vietnam,\1\ pursuant to section

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751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On June 
11, 2014, Catfish Farmers of America and individual U.S. catfish 
processors (``Petitioners'') timely notified the Department of their 
intent to participate within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i), claiming domestic interested party status under 
section 771(9)(C) and (G) of the Act.\3\ On July 2, 2014, the 
Department received an adequate substantive response from Petitioners 
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We 
received no responses from respondent interested parties. As a result, 
the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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    \1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Fish 
Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 47909 (August 
12, 2003).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 31306 
(June 2, 2014).
    \3\ See Petitioners' June 11, 2014, submission.
    \4\ See Petitioners' July 2, 2014, submission.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by this order is frozen fish fillets, 
including regular, shank, and strip fillets and portions thereof, 
whether or not breaded or marinated, of the species Pangasius Bocourti, 
Pangasius Hypophthalmus (also known as Pangasius Pangasius) and 
Pangasius Micronemus. These products are classifiable under tariff 
article codes 0304.29.6033, 0304.62.0020, 0305.59.0000, 0305.59.4000, 
1604.19.2000, 1604.19.2100, 1604.19.3000, 1604.19.3100, 1604.19.4000, 
1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5000, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100 
(Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius including basa and tra) 
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). 
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs 
purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding, 
which is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum, 
is dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ See ``Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Issues and Decision Memorandum,'' from Gary Taverman, 
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with and hereby 
adopted by this notice (``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review 
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues 
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood 
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the 
margins of dumping likely to prevail if the order were to be revoked. 
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Services System (``IA 
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room 
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a 
complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Review

    Pursuant to section 752(c)(3) of the Act, the Department determines 
that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping at weighted average margins up to 63.88 
percent.\6\
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    \6\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination 
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from 
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 43713, 43715 (July 24, 
2003).
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Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or 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.
    We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance 
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: September 29, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-23962 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
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