[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 82 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23771-23772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10046]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of 
China; Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review in Part and 
Rescission of New Shipper Review; 2013-2014

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is rescinding its 
administrative review in part and rescinding a new shipper review of 
the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period September 1, 2013, 
through August 31, 2014.

DATES: Effective Date: April 29, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yang Jin Chun 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-
5760 and (202) 482-1690 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 2, 2014, we published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC for the period of review 
(POR) September 1,

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2013, through August 31, 2014.\1\ On October 30, 2014, in response to 
requests from the petitioner, the Crawfish Processors Alliance, and 
Chinese exporters of subject merchandise, China Kingdom (Beijing) 
Import & Export Co., Ltd. (China Kingdom), Deyan Aquatic Products and 
Food Co., Ltd. (Deyan Aquatic), Shanghai Ocean Flavor International 
Trading Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Ocean Flavor), and Xiping Opeck Food Co., 
Ltd. (Xiping Opeck), and in accordance with section 751(a) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 
we initiated an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC with respect to four 
companies: China Kingdom; Deyan Aquatic; Shanghai Ocean Flavor; and 
Xiping Opeck.\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 79 FR 51958 (September 2, 2014).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 79 FR 64565 (October 30, 2014).
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    On October 31, 2014, in response to requests from Chinese producers 
and exporters of subject merchandise, Hubei Yuesheng Aquatic Products 
Co., Ltd., Weishan Hongda Aquatic Food Co., Ltd., and Wuhan Coland 
Aquatic Products and Food Co., Ltd. (Wuhan Coland), and in accordance 
with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated new shipper reviews of the antidumping 
duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC with respect 
to these three companies for the POR September 1, 2013, through August 
31, 2014.\3\
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    \3\ See Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews, 79 FR 
64749 (October 31, 2014).
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    On November 21, 2014, the Department aligned the new shipper 
reviews of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC with the 
concurrent administrative review of freshwater crawfish tail meat from 
the PRC.\4\ On December 16, 2014, the Department selected China Kingdom 
and Xiping Opeck for individual examination in this administrative 
review.\5\
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    \4\ See Memorandum to The File entitled ``Alignment of New-
Shipper Reviews of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the People's 
Republic of China with the concurrent Administrative Review of 
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC'' dated November 21, 
2014.
    \5\ See Memorandum to James Maeder, Senior Director, AD/CVD 
Operations, from Hermes Pinilla, International Trade Compliance 
Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office I entitled ``Freshwater Crawfish 
Tail Meat from the PRC--Respondent Selection for the 2013-2014 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review'' dated December 16, 2014.
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    On January 13, 2015, Xiping Opeck and Wuhan Coland withdrew their 
review requests.\6\ On January 29, 2015, the Department selected Deyan 
Aquatic as the additional mandatory respondent in this administrative 
review.\7\
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    \6\ See the letters of withdrawal of the review requests from 
Xiping Opeck and Wuhan Coland dated January 13, 2015.
    \7\ See Memorandum to James Maeder, Senior Director, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office I from Hermes Pinilla, International Trade 
Compliance Analyst, AD/CVD Operations, Office I entitled 
``Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC--Selection of 
Additional Mandatory Respondent and Analysis of Voluntary Respondent 
Request'' dated January 29, 2015.
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Rescission of Administrative Review in Part and Rescission of New 
Shipper Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' Because 
Xiping Opeck and Wuhan Coland withdrew their review requests in a 
timely manner, and because no other party requested a review of these 
companies, we are partially rescinding the administrative review with 
respect to Xiping Opeck, and we are rescinding the new shipper review 
with respect to Wuhan Coland. This rescission is in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1).

Assessment

    The Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. For 
Xiping Opeck and Wuhan Coland, for which the reviews are rescinded, 
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)(1)(i). The Department intends to issue appropriate 
assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of this 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 doubled antidumping duties.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Orders

    This notice also 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)(3). Timely written 
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 the terms of an APO is a sanctionable 
violation.
    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: April 22, 2015.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-10046 Filed 4-28-15; 8:45 am]
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