[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49909-49910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21535]


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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 August 2, 2018, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) 
initiated, and published the preliminary results of, the changed 
circumstances review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India. For these final results, Commerce 
continues to find that Coastal Aqua Private Limited (CAPL) is the 
successor-in-interest to Coastal Aqua.

DATES: Applicable October 3, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Bauer, 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) 482-3860.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On June 13, 2018, CAPL requested that Commerce conduct an expedited 
changed circumstances review, pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 19 CFR 351.216(b), and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(3), to confirm that CAPL is the successor-in-interest to 
Coastal Aqua for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash deposits 
and liabilities. In its submission, CAPL explained that Coastal Aqua 
undertook a business reorganization and transferred its shrimp business 
to CAPL.\1\
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    \1\ See CAPL's Letter re: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
India: Request to Initiate a Successor-in-Interest Changed 
Circumstances Review for Coastal Aqua Private Limited, dated June 
13, 2018 (CAPL CCR Request).
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    On August 2, 2018, Commerce initiated this changed circumstances 
review and published the notice of preliminary results, determining 
that CAPL is the successor-in-interest to Coastal Aqua.\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 CAPL is the successor-in-interest to 
Coastal Aqua.\3\ We received no comments or requests for a public 
hearing from interested parties within the time period set forth in the 
Initiation and Preliminary Results.\4\
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    \2\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Initiation 
and Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review, 83 FR 37784 (August 2, 2018) (Initiation and Preliminary 
Results).
    \3\ Id., 83 FR at 37785.
    \4\ Id.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the order is certain frozen warmwater 
shrimp.\5\ 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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    \5\ For a complete description of the Scope of the Order, see 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 32835 (July 
16, 2018) (12th AR), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 
at ``Scope of the Order'' section.
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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, Commerce continues to find that CAPL is the successor-in-
interest to Coastal Aqua. As a result of this determination and 
consistent with established practice, we find that CAPL should receive 
the cash deposit rate previously assigned to Coastal Aqua in the most 
recently-completed review of the antidumping duty order on shrimp from 
India.\6\ Consequently, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border

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Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject 
merchandise produced or exported by CAPL and entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of this 
notice in the Federal Register at 1.35 percent, which is the current 
antidumping duty cash-deposit rate for Coastal Aqua.\7\ This cash 
deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further notice.
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    \6\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: 
Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances 
Review, 81 FR 90774, 90775 (December 15, 2016).
    \7\ Coastal Aqua was assigned a 1.35 percent dumping margin in 
the 2016-2017 administrative review of the AD order on shrimp from 
India. See 12th 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: September 27, 2018.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive duties and functions of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2018-21535 Filed 10-2-18; 8:45 am]
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