[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 178 (Friday, September 13, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48328-48329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19865]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-822]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2018-2019

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp from Thailand for the period February 1, 2018, through 
January 31, 2019, based on the timely withdrawal of all requests for 
review.

DATES: Applicable September 13, 2019.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alice Maldonado, 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) 482-4682.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 9, 2019, Commerce published in the Federal Register a 
notice of opportunity to request an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Thailand 
for the period February 1, 2018, through January 31, 2019.\1\ In 
February 2019, Commerce received timely requests, in accordance with 
section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), to 
conduct an administrative review of this antidumping duty order from 
the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (the petitioner), the American 
Shrimp Processors Association (ASPA), and certain individual 
companies.\2\ Based upon these requests, on May 2, 2019, in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Act, Commerce published in the Federal 
Register a notice of initiation listing 170 companies for which 
Commerce received timely requests for review.\3\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 84 FR 2816 (February 8, 2019).
    \2\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 
from Thailand: Request for Administrative Review,'' dated February 
26, 2019; ASPA's Letter, ``Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order Covering Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand (POR 14: 
01/01/18-01/31/19): American Shrimp Processors Association's Request 
for an Administrative Review,'' dated February 27, 2019; Good Luck 
Product Co., Ltd.'s (Good Luck's) Letter, ``Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from Thailand; Request for Review,'' dated February 21, 2019; 
Thai Royal Frozen Food Co., Ltd.'s (Thai Royal's) Letter, ``Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Request for Administrative Review 
and Request for Voluntary Treatment,'' dated February 25, 2019; and 
Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd.'s, Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.'s, 
Pakfood Public Company Limited's, Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co., 
Ltd.'s, Chaophraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.'s, Okeanos Co., Ltd.'s, 
Okeanos Food Co., Ltd's and Takzin Samut Co., Ltd.'s (collectively, 
Thai Union/Pakfood's) Letter, ``Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
Thailand: Request for Administrative Review and Request for 
Voluntary Treatment,'' dated February 25, 2019.
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 84 FR 18777 (May 2, 2019).
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    In July 2018, all parties timely withdrew their requests for an 
administrative review.\4\
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    \4\ See Petitioner's Letter, ``Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 
from Thailand: Domestic Producers' Withdrawal of Review Requests,'' 
dated July 29, 2019; ASPA's Letter, ``Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from Thailand: American Processors Association's Withdrawal 
of Review Requests,'' dated July 29, 2019; Thai Union/Pakfood's and 
Thai Royal's Letter, ``Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: 
Withdrawal of Requests for Administrative Review,'' dated July 26, 
2019; and Good Luck's Letter, ``Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
Thailand: Good Luck Product Co., Ltd. Withdrawal of Request for 
Review,'' dated July 29, 2019.
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Rescission of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Secretary will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if a party who requested 
the review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review. As noted 
above, all parties withdrew their requests for review by the 90-day 
deadline. Accordingly, we are rescinding the administrative review of 
the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from 
Thailand covering the period February 1, 2018, through January 31, 
2019, in its entirety.

Assessment

    Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to assess 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. 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). Commerce 
intends to issue appropriate assessment instructions to CBP 15 days 
after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.

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 Commerce's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only 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), which continues to govern 
business proprietary information. Timely written notification of the 
return/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 a sanctionable 
violation.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with section 
751(a)(1) and 751(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 9, 2019.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-19865 Filed 9-12-19; 8:45 am]
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