[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51114-51115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21011]
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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 12, 2019, the Department of Commerce (Commerce)
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 Sunrise Seafoods India Private Limited (SSIPL) is the
successor-in-interest to Sunrise Aqua Food Exports (SAFE).
DATES: Applicable September 27, 2019.
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 October 31, 2018, SSIPL 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 SSIPL is the successor-in-
interest to SAFE for purposes of determining antidumping duty cash
deposits and liabilities. In its submission, SSIPL explained that SAFE
undertook a business reorganization and transferred its shrimp business
to SSIPL.\1\
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\1\ See SSIPL's Letter, ``Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India:
Request to Initiate a Successor-in-Interest Changed Circumstances
Review,'' dated October 31, 2019.
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On December 26, 2018, Commerce initiated this changed circumstances
review, and on August 12, 2019, Commerce published the notice of
preliminary results, determining that SSIPL is the successor-in-
interest to SAFE.\2\ In the Preliminary Results, we provided all
interested parties with an opportunity to comment and request a public
hearing regarding our preliminary finding that SSIPL is the successor-
in-interest to SAFE.\3\ We received no comments or requests for a
public hearing from interested parties within the time period set forth
in the Preliminary Results.\4\
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\2\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Initiation
of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 83 FR 66244
(December 26, 2018); see also Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from
India: Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances
Review, 84 FR 39809 (August 12, 2019) (Preliminary Results).
\3\ See Preliminary Results, 84 FR at 39810.
\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
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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 of Shrimp from India), 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 Preliminary Results, and because we
received no comments from interested parties to the contrary, Commerce
continues to find that SSIPL is the successor-in-interest to SAFE. As a
result of this determination and consistent with established practice,
we find that SSIPL should receive the cash deposit rate previously
assigned to SAFE. Consequently, Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments of subject
merchandise produced or exported by SSIPL 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 SAFE.\6\ This cash
deposit requirement shall remain in effect until further notice.
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\6\ See 12th AR of Shrimp from India, 83 FR at 32836.
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Notification to Interested Parties
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 and 19 CFR 351.216(e), 351.221(b), and
351.221(c)(3).
Dated: September 23, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2019-21011 Filed 9-26-19; 8:45 am]
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