[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 241 (Thursday, December 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90774-90775]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-30147]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-840]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Notice of Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review

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

SUMMARY: On October 31, 2016, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated, and published

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the preliminary results of, the changed circumstances review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from 
India. In that notice, we preliminarily determined that Avanti Frozen 
Foods Private Limited (Avanti Frozen) is the successor-in-interest to 
Avanti Feeds Limited (Avanti Feeds) for purposes of determining 
antidumping duty cash deposits and liabilities. No interested party 
submitted comments on our preliminary results. Therefore, for these 
final results, the Department continues to find that Avanti Frozen is 
the successor-in-interest to Avanti Feeds.

DATES: Effective December 15, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: E. Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 202-482-6274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 7, 2016, Avanti Frozen requested that the Department 
conduct an expedited changed circumstances review, pursuant to section 
751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216(b), and 19 
CFR 351.221(c)(3), to confirm that Avanti Frozen is the successor-in-
interest to Avanti Feeds for purposes of determining antidumping duty 
cash deposits and liabilities. In its submission, Avanti Frozen 
explained that Avanti Feeds underwent a business reorganization and 
transferred its shrimp business to its subsidiary company, Avanti 
Frozen.\1\
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    \1\ See Letter from Avanti Frozen entitled ``Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp form India: Request to Initiate a Successor-in-Interest 
Changed Circumstances Review,'' dated September 7, 2016, at 2.
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    On October 31, 2016, the Department initiated this changed 
circumstances review and published the notice of preliminary results, 
determining that Avanti Frozen is the successor-in-interest to Avanti 
Feeds.\2\ In the Initiation and Preliminary Results, we provided all 
interested parties with an opportunity to comment and request a public 
hearing regarding our preliminary finding that Avanti Frozen is the 
successor-in-interest to Avanti Feeds. We received no comments from 
interested parties
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    \2\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Initiation 
and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review, 81 FR 75376 (October 31, 2016) (Initiation and Preliminary 
Results).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is certain frozen warmwater 
shrimp.\3\ 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 customs 
purposes, the written product description remains dispositive.
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    \3\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; Final Determination of No 
Shipments; 2014-2015, 81 FR 62867 (September 13, 2016) (10th AR), 
and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at ``Scope.''
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the Initiation and Preliminary Results, 
and because we received no comments from interested parties to the 
contrary, the Department continues to find that Avanti Frozen is the 
successor-in-interest to Avanti Feeds. As a result of this 
determination, we find that Avanti Frozen should receive the cash 
deposit rate previously assigned to Avanti Feeds in the most recently-
completed review of the antidumping duty order on shrimp from India.\4\ 
Consequently, the Department will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject 
merchandise produced or exported by Avanti Frozen and entered, or 
withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication 
date of this notice in the Federal Register at 2.20 percent, which is 
the current antidumping duty cash-deposit rate for Avanti Feeds.\5\ 
This cash deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further 
notice.
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    \4\ See, e.g., Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed 
Circumstances Review: Certain Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe 
and Tube from Mexico, 74 FR 41681, 41682 (August 18, 2009).
    \5\ Avanti Feeds was assigned a 2.20 percent dumping margin in 
the 2014-2015 administrative review of the AD order on shrimp from 
India. See 10th AR.
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    We are issuing this determination and publishing these final 
results and notice in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) 
and (2) of the Act, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221(c)(3).

    Dated: December 8, 2016.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2016-30147 Filed 12-14-16; 8:45 am]
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