[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 43 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12025-12033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4974]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-840]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of 
Review, and Preliminary No Shipment Determination

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Department) is conducting an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen 
warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from India with respect to 202 companies.\1\ 
The respondents which the Department selected for individual 
examination are Apex Exports (Apex) and Falcon Marine Exports Limited 
(Falcon). The respondents which were not selected for individual 
examination are listed in the ``Preliminary Results of the Review'' 
section of this notice. This is the fifth administrative review of this 
order. The period of review (POR) is February 1, 2009, through January 
31, 2010.
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    \1\ This figure does not include the company for which the 
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    We preliminarily determine that sales made by Apex and Falcon have 
been made at below normal value (NV), and, therefore, are subject to 
antidumping duties. In addition, based on the preliminary results for 
the respondents selected for individual examination, we have 
preliminarily determined a margin for those companies that were not 
individually examined. Finally, we are rescinding this review with 
respect to Devi Sea Foods Limited (Devi) because the order with respect 
to shrimp produced and exported by this company was revoked effective 
February 1, 2009.
    If the preliminary results are adopted in our final results of 
administrative review, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries. Interested parties are invited to comment on the preliminary 
results.

DATES: Effective Date: March 4, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Henry Almond or Elizabeth Eastwood, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 2, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0049, or (202) 482-3874, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    In February 2005, the Department published in the Federal Register 
an antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from 
India. See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than 
Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 
from India, 70 FR 5147 (Feb. 1, 2005) (Shrimp Order). On February 1, 
2010, the Department published in the Federal Register a notice of 
opportunity to request an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India for the period 
February 1, 2009, through January 31, 2010. See Antidumping or 
Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or Suspended Investigation; 
Opportunity to Request Administrative Review, 75 FR 5037 (Feb. 1, 
2010). In response to timely requests from interested parties pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.213(b)(1) and (2) to conduct an administrative review of 
the U.S. sales of shrimp by numerous Indian producers/exporters, the 
Department published a notice of initiation of administrative review 
for 203 companies. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Brazil, 
India, and Thailand: Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 75 FR 17693 (Apr. 7, 2010) (Initiation Notice).
    In the Initiation Notice, the Department indicated that, in the 
event that we would limit the respondents selected for individual 
examination in accordance with section 777A(c)(2) of the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), we would select mandatory respondents for 
individual examination based upon CBP entry data. See Initiation 
Notice, 75 FR at 17699. In April 2010, we received comments on the 
issue of respondent selection from

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Devi, Falcon, the Liberty Group,\2\ the domestic processors,\3\ and the 
petitioner.\4\
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    \2\ The Liberty Group consists of the following companies: (1) 
Devi Marine Food Exports Private Limited; (2) Kader Exports Private 
Limited; (3) Kader Investment and Trading Company Private Limited; 
(4) Liberty Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.; (5) Liberty Oil Mills Ltd.; (6) 
Premier Marine Products; and (7) Universal Cold Storage Private 
Limited.
    \3\ The domestic processors consist of the American Shrimp 
Processors Association and the Louisiana Shrimp Association.
    \4\ The petitioner is the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee.
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    In April and May 2010, we received statements from 20 companies 
that indicated that they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR.
    In July 2010, after considering the large number of potential 
exporters or producers involved in this administrative review, and the 
resources available to the Department, we determined that it was not 
practicable to examine all exporters/producers of subject merchandise 
for which a review was requested. See Memorandum to James Maeder, 
Director, Office 2, AD/CVD Operations, from Elizabeth Eastwood, Senior 
Analyst, Office 2, AD/CVD Operations entitled, ``2009-2010 Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
India: Selection of Respondents for Individual Review,'' dated July 9, 
2010 (Respondent Selection Memo). As a result, pursuant to section 
777A(c)(2)(B) of the Act, we determined that we could reasonably 
individually examine only the two largest producers/exporters 
accounting for the largest volume of shrimp from India during the POR 
(i.e., based on CBP entry data, Devi and Falcon). Accordingly, we 
issued the antidumping duty questionnaire to these companies on July 9, 
2010.
    In July 2010, we published the final results of the 2008-2009 
administrative review for this antidumping duty order, in which we 
revoked the Shrimp Order with respect to Devi's sales of subject 
merchandise. See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission 
of Review, and Notice of Revocation of Order in Part, 75 FR 41813 (July 
19, 2010) (2008-2009 Indian Shrimp Final). Accordingly, because Devi's 
exports of shrimp were no longer subject to this administrative review, 
we selected the next largest Indian shrimp exporter/producer by volume, 
Apex, as a mandatory respondent. We issued the antidumping duty 
questionnaire to Apex in this same month.
    In August 2010, we received responses from Apex and Falcon to 
section A (i.e., the section related to general information) of the 
questionnaire. In this same month, we also selected the United Kingdom 
and Japan as the appropriate third country comparison markets for Apex 
and Falcon, respectively. See the Memorandum to James Maeder, Director, 
Office 2, AD/CVD Operations, from the Team entitled, ``2009-2010 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from India--Selection of the Appropriate Third Country Market 
for Apex Exports,'' dated August 19, 2010 (Apex Third Country Market 
Memo), and the Memorandum to James Maeder, Director, Office 2, AD/CVD 
Operations, from the Team entitled, ``2009-2010 Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review on Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India--
Selection of the Appropriate Third Country Market for Falcon Marine 
Exports Limited,'' dated August 12, 2010 (Falcon Third Country Market 
Memo).
    From August to September 2010, we received responses to sections B 
and C (i.e., the sections covering comparison market and U.S. sales, 
respectively) of the questionnaire from Apex and Falcon, and section D 
(i.e., the section covering cost of production (COP) and constructed 
value (CV)) of the questionnaire from Falcon. Also in these months, we 
issued a supplemental questionnaire regarding section A to Falcon and 
we received Falcon's response.
    On September 2, 2010, the petitioner requested that the Department 
initiate a sales-below-cost investigation related to Apex's sales to 
the United Kingdom.
    On October 14, 2010, we initiated a sales-below-cost investigation 
for Apex. See the memorandum to James Maeder, Director, Office 2, AD/
CVD Operations, from the Team entitled, ``The Petitioner's Allegation 
of Sales Below the Cost of Production for Apex Exports,'' dated October 
14, 2010 (Sales-Below-Cost-Memo for Apex). On this same date, we 
required Apex to respond to section D of the questionnaire. Apex 
submitted its response in November 2010.
    On October 20, 2010, the Department extended the preliminary 
results in the current review to no later than February 28, 2011. See 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India and Thailand: Notice of 
Extension of Time Limits for the Preliminary Results of the 2009-2010 
Administrative Reviews, 75 FR 62099 (Oct. 20, 2010) (2009-2010 
Preliminary Extension).\5\ From October through December 2010, we 
issued supplemental sales and cost questionnaires to Apex and Falcon. 
Apex and Falcon responded to these questionnaires from November 2010 
through January 2011.
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    \5\ In this notice, we incorrectly stated that the Department 
would issue the preliminary results no later than March 1, 2011. See 
2009-2010 Prelminary Extension, 75 FR at 62100.
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    In January 2011, the Department verified the sales data reported by 
Apex in India. In February 2011, Apex submitted updated sales 
information at the Department's request.

Scope of the Order

    The scope of this order includes certain frozen warmwater shrimp 
and prawns, whether wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-raised 
(produced by aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or peeled, 
tail-on or tail-off,\6\ deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, or 
otherwise processed in frozen form.
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    The frozen warmwater shrimp and prawn products included in the 
scope of this order, regardless of definitions in the Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), are products which are processed 
from warmwater shrimp and prawns through freezing and which are sold in 
any count size.
    The products described above may be processed from any species of 
warmwater shrimp and prawns. Warmwater shrimp and prawns are generally 
classified in, but are not limited to, the Penaeidae family. Some 
examples of the farmed and wild-caught warmwater species include, but 
are not limited to, whiteleg shrimp (Penaeus vannemei), banana prawn 
(Penaeus merguiensis), fleshy prawn (Penaeus chinensis), giant river 
prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), giant tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon), 
redspotted shrimp (Penaeus brasiliensis), southern brown shrimp 
(Penaeus subtilis), southern pink shrimp (Penaeus notialis), southern 
rough shrimp (Trachypenaeus curvirostris), southern white shrimp 
(Penaeus schmitti), blue shrimp (Penaeus stylirostris), western white 
shrimp (Penaeus occidentalis), and Indian white prawn (Penaeus 
indicus).
    Frozen shrimp and prawns that are packed with marinade, spices or 
sauce are included in the scope of this order. In addition, food 
preparations, which are not ``prepared meals,'' that contain more than 
20 percent by weight of shrimp or prawn are also included in the scope 
of this order.

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    Excluded from the scope are: (1) Breaded shrimp and prawns (HTSUS 
subheading 1605.20.10.20); (2) shrimp and prawns generally classified 
in the Pandalidae family and commonly referred to as coldwater shrimp, 
in any state of processing; (3) fresh shrimp and prawns whether shell-
on or peeled (HTSUS subheadings 0306.23.00.20 and 0306.23.00.40); (4) 
shrimp and prawns in prepared meals (HTSUS subheading 1605.20.05.10); 
(5) dried shrimp and prawns; (6) canned warmwater shrimp and prawns 
(HTSUS subheading 1605.20.10.40); (7) certain dusted shrimp; and (8) 
certain battered shrimp. Dusted shrimp is a shrimp-based product: (1) 
That is produced from fresh (or thawed-from-frozen) and peeled shrimp; 
(2) to which a ``dusting'' layer of rice or wheat flour of at least 95 
percent purity has been applied; (3) with the entire surface of the 
shrimp flesh thoroughly and evenly coated with the flour; (4) with the 
non-shrimp content of the end product constituting between four and ten 
percent of the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to 
being frozen; and (5) that is subjected to IQF freezing immediately 
after application of the dusting layer. Battered shrimp is a shrimp-
based product that, when dusted in accordance with the definition of 
dusting above, is coated with a wet viscous layer containing egg and/or 
milk, and par-fried.
    The products covered by this order are currently classified under 
the following HTSUS subheadings: 0306.13.00.03, 0306.13.00.06, 
0306.13.00.09, 0306.13.00.12, 0306.13.00.15, 0306.13.00.18, 
0306.13.00.21, 0306.13.00.24, 0306.13.00.27, 0306.13.00.40, 
1605.20.10.10, and 1605.20.10.30. These HTSUS subheadings are provided 
for convenience and for customs purposes only and are not dispositive, 
but rather the written description of the scope of this order is 
dispositive.

Partial Rescission of Review

    On July 19, 2010, the Department published its final results for 
the February 1, 2008, through January 31, 2009, administrative review 
of the antidumping duty on shrimp from India. See 2008-2009 Indian 
Shrimp Final. In that review, we found that Devi met the requirements 
of revocation as described in 19 CFR 351.222(b) and, thus, we revoked 
the Shrimp Order with respect to subject merchandise produced and 
exported by Devi. As a result of Devi's revocation in 2008-2009 
administrative review, we are rescinding this administrative review 
with respect to Devi because the merchandise produced and sold by Devi 
is not subject to the order on shrimp from India as of February 1, 
2009.
    Because we have revoked the Shrimp Order with respect to subject 
merchandise produced and exported by Devi, we have instructed CBP that 
entries of such merchandise that were suspended on or after February 1, 
2009, should be liquidated without regard to antidumping duties and 
that all cash deposits collected should be returned with interest.

Preliminary Determination of No Shipments

    As noted in the ``Background'' section above, 20 companies 
indicated that they had no shipments of subject merchandise to the 
United States during the POR. The Department subsequently confirmed 
with CBP the no-shipment claim made by 19 of these companies. Because 
the evidence on the record indicates that these companies did not 
export subject merchandise to the United States during the POR, we 
preliminarily determine that the following 19 companies had no 
reviewable transactions during the POR:

(1) Abad Fisheries Pvt. Ltd.
(2) Accelerated Freeze Drying Company Ltd.\7\
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(3) Baby Marine International
(4) Baby Marine Sarass
(5) Blue Water Foods & Exports P. Ltd.
(6) BMR Exports
(7) Castlerock Fisheries Pvt. Ltd.
(8) Coastal Corporation Ltd.
(9) Diamond Seafoods Exports/Edhayam Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd./Kadalkanny 
Frozen Foods/Theva & Company
(10) G A Randerian (P) Limited \8\
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(11) GKS Business Associates (P) Ltd.\9\
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    \9\ This company was listed in the Initiation Notice as G.K S 
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(12) Kalyan Aqua & Marine Exports India Pvt. Ltd.
(13) L. G. Sea Foods \10\
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(14) Lewis Natural Foods Ltd.
(15) Libran Cold Storages Pvt. Ltd.
(16) Shimpo Exports
(17) SSF Limited
(18) Sterling Foods
(19) Unitriveni Overseas

    Since the implementation of the 1997 regulations, our practice 
concerning no-shipment respondents has been to rescind the 
administrative review if the respondent certifies that it had no 
shipments and we have confirmed through our examination of CBP data 
that there were no shipments of subject merchandise during the POR. See 
Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR 27296, 27393 (May 19, 
1997). As a result, in such circumstances, we normally instruct CBP to 
liquidate any entries from the no-shipment company at the deposit rate 
in effect on the date of entry.
    In our May 6, 2003, ``automatic assessment'' clarification, we 
explained that, where respondents in an administrative review 
demonstrate that they had no knowledge of sales through resellers to 
the United States, we would instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at 
the all-others rate applicable to the proceeding. See Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 
FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
    Because ``as entered'' liquidation instructions do not alleviate 
the concerns which the May 2003 clarification was intended to address, 
we find it appropriate in this case to instruct CBP to liquidate any 
existing entries of merchandise produced by the 22 companies listed 
above, and exported by other parties at the all-others rate, should we 
continue to find that these companies had no shipments of subject 
merchandise during the POR in our final results. See, e.g., Magnesium 
Metal From the Russian Federation: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 26922 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in 
Magnesium Metal From the Russian Federation: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 56989 (Sept. 17, 2010). 
In addition, the Department finds that it is more consistent with the 
May 2003 clarification not to rescind the review in part in these 
circumstances but, rather, to complete the review with respect to these 
22 companies and issue appropriate instructions to CBP based on the 
final results of the review. See the ``Assessment Rates'' section of 
this notice below.
    With respect to the remaining company which certified that it had 
no shipments during the POR, Triveni Fisheries Pvt. Ltd. (Triveni), we 
were unable to confirm this company's no-shipment status with CBP. 
Accordingly, in February 2011, we requested that Triveni clarify its 
no-shipment certification. Because this information was not received in 
time for use in the preliminary results, we are unable to prelminarily 
conclude that Triveni had no reviewable transactions in this 
administrative review. However, in the event Triveni provides 
additional information supporting its no shipment claim in response to 
our request, we

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expect to consider this information in the final results.

Comparisons to Normal Value

    To determine whether sales of shrimp from India to the United 
States were made at less than NV, we compared the export price (EP) to 
the NV, as described in the ``Export Price'' and ``Normal Value'' 
sections of this notice.
    Pursuant to sections 773(a)(1)(B)(ii) and 777A(d)(2) of the Act, 
for Apex and Falcon, we compared the EPs of individual U.S. 
transactions to the weighted-average NV of the foreign like product in 
the appropriate corresponding calendar month where there were sales 
made in the ordinary course of trade, as discussed in the ``Cost of 
Production Analysis'' section below.

Product Comparisons

    In accordance with section 771(16)(A) of the Act, we considered all 
products produced by Apex and Falcon, covered by the description in the 
``Scope of the Order'' section, above, to be foreign like products for 
purposes of determining appropriate product comparisons to U.S. sales. 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.414(e)(2), we compared U.S. sales of shrimp to 
sales of shrimp made in the third country market within the 
contemporaneous window period, which extends from three months prior to 
the month of the first U.S. sale until two months after the month of 
the last U.S. sale.
    Where there were no sales of identical merchandise in the 
comparison market made in the ordinary course of trade to compare to 
U.S. sales, according to section 771(16)(B) of the Act, we compared 
U.S. sales to sales of the most similar foreign like product made in 
the ordinary course of trade. In making the product comparisons, we 
matched foreign like products based on the physical characteristics 
reported by Apex and Falcon in the following order: cooked form, head 
status, count size, organic certification, shell status, vein status, 
tail status, other shrimp preparation, frozen form, flavoring, 
container weight, presentation, species, and preservative. Where there 
were no sales of identical or similar merchandise, we made product 
comparisons using CV, as discussed in the ``Calculation of Normal Value 
Based on Constructed Value'' section below. See section 773(a)(4) of 
the Act.

Export Price

    For all U.S. sales made by Apex and Falcon, we used EP methodology, 
in accordance with section 772(a) of the Act, because the subject 
merchandise was sold by the producer/exporter outside of the United 
States directly to the first unaffiliated purchaser in the United 
States prior to importation and constructed export price (CEP) 
methodology was not otherwise warranted based on the facts of record.

A. Apex

    We based EP on packed prices to the first unaffiliated purchaser in 
the United States. We made deductions from the starting price for 
foreign inland freight expenses, export inspection agency (EIA) fees, 
foreign brokerage and handling expenses, various foreign miscellaneous 
shipment charges, international freight expenses, terminal handling 
charges, marine insurance expenses, U.S. customs duties (including 
harbor maintenance fees and merchandise processing fees), U.S. 
brokerage and handling expenses, and U.S. inland freight expenses, 
where appropriate, in accordance with section 772(c)(2)(A) of the Act.

B. Falcon

    We based EP on packed prices to the first unaffiliated purchaser in 
the United States. Where appropriate, we made deductions from the 
starting price for discounts, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.401(c). We 
also made deductions from the starting price for cold storage expenses, 
loading and unloading expenses, trailer hire expenses, foreign inland 
freight expenses, port charges, export survey charges, terminal 
handling charges, foreign brokerage and handling expenses, 
international freight expenses, marine insurance expenses, U.S. customs 
duties (including harbor maintenance fees and merchandise processing 
fees), and U.S. brokerage and handling expenses, where appropriate, in 
accordance with section 772(c)(2)(A) of the Act.

Normal Value

A. Home Market Viability and Selection of Comparison Markets

    In order to determine whether there was a sufficient volume of 
sales in the home market to serve as a viable basis for calculating NV, 
we compared the volume of home market sales of the foreign like product 
to the volume of U.S. sales of the subject merchandise, in accordance 
with section 773(a)(1)(C) of the Act.
    We determined that the aggregate volume of home market sales of the 
foreign like product for each of the respondents was insufficient to 
permit a proper comparison with U.S. sales of the subject merchandise. 
For Apex and Falcon, we selected the United Kingdom and Japan, 
respectively, as the comparison markets because, among other things, 
these companies' sales of foreign like product in those countries were 
the most similar to the subject merchandise. For further discussion, 
see the Apex Third Country Market Memo and the Falcon Third Country 
Market Memo. Therefore, as the basis for comparison market sales, we 
used sales to the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively, for Apex and 
Falcon, in accordance with section 773(a)(1)(C) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.404.

B. Level of Trade

    Section 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act states that, to the extent 
practicable, the Department will calculate NV based on sales at the 
same level of trade (LOT) as the EP or CEP. Sales are made at different 
LOTs if they are made at different marketing stages (or their 
equivalent). See 19 CFR 351.412(c)(2). Substantial differences in 
selling activities are a necessary, but not sufficient, condition for 
determining that there is a difference in the stages of marketing. Id; 
see also Certain Orange Juice From Brazil: Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review and Notice of Intent Not To Revoke 
Antidumping Duty Order in Part, 75 FR 50999, 51001 (Aug. 18, 2010), and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 7 (OJ from 
Brazil). In order to determine whether the comparison market sales were 
at different stages in the marketing process than the U.S. sales, we 
reviewed the distribution system in each market (i.e., the chain of 
distribution), including selling functions, class of customer (customer 
category), and the level of selling expenses for each type of sale.
    Pursuant to section 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, in identifying LOTs 
for EP and comparison market sales (i.e., NV based on either home 
market or third country prices),\11\ we consider the starting prices 
before any adjustments. For CEP sales, we consider only the selling 
activities reflected in the price after the deduction of expenses and 
profit under section 772(d) of the Act. See Micron Tech., Inc. v. 
United States, 243 F.3d 1301, 1314-16 (Fed. Cir. 2001).
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the LOT of the sales from which we derive selling expenses, general 
and administrative (G&A) expenses, and profit for CV, where 
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    When the Department is unable to match U.S. sales of the foreign 
like product in the comparison market at the same LOT as the EP or CEP, 
the Department may compare the U.S. sale to sales at a different LOT in 
the comparison market. In comparing EP or

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CEP sales at a different LOT in the comparison market, where available 
data make it possible, we make an LOT adjustment under section 
773(a)(7)(A) of the Act. Finally, for CEP sales only, if the NV LOT is 
at a more advanced stage of distribution than the LOT of the CEP and 
there is no basis for determining whether the difference in LOTs 
between NV and CEP affects price comparability (i.e., no LOT adjustment 
was possible), the Department shall grant a CEP offset, as provided in 
section 773(a)(7)(B) of the Act. See, e.g., OJ from Brazil, 75 FR at 
51001.
    In this administrative review, we obtained information from both 
respondents regarding the marketing stages involved in making the 
reported foreign market and U.S. sales, including a description of the 
selling activities performed by each respondent for each channel of 
distribution. Company-specific LOT findings are summarized below.
1. Apex
    Apex reported that it made EP sales in the U.S. market to trading 
companies. We examined the selling activities performed for U.S. sales 
and found that Apex performed the following selling functions: customer 
contact and price negotiation; order processing; arranging for freight 
and the provision of customs clearance/brokerage services (in India and 
the United States); cold storage and inventory maintenance; quality-
assurance-related activities; and banking-related activities. These 
selling activities can be generally grouped into four selling function 
categories for analysis: (1) Sales and marketing; (2) freight and 
delivery; (3) inventory maintenance and warehousing; and (4) warranty 
and technical support. Accordingly, based on the selling function 
categories, we find that Apex performed sales and marketing, freight 
and delivery services, and inventory maintenance and warehousing for 
U.S. sales. Because all sales in the United States are made through a 
single distribution channel (i.e., direct sales to unaffiliated 
customers) and the selling activities to Apex's customers did not vary 
within this channel, we preliminarily determine that there is one LOT 
in the U.S. market.
    With respect to the third country market, Apex reported that it 
made sales to trading companies and that all selling functions were 
performed at the same levels of intensity as in the U.S. market. We 
examined the selling activities performed for third country sales, and 
found that Apex performed the following selling functions: customer 
contact and price negotiation; order processing; arranging for freight 
and the provision of customs clearance/brokerage services (in India); 
cold storage and inventory maintenance; quality-assurance-related 
activities; and banking-related activities. Accordingly, based on these 
selling functions noted above, we find that Apex performed sales and 
marketing, freight and delivery services, and inventory maintenance and 
warehousing for all third country sales. Because all third country 
sales are made through a single distribution channel and the selling 
activities to Apex's customers did not vary within this channel, we 
preliminarily determine that there is one LOT in the third country 
market for Apex.
    Finally, we compared the EP LOT to the third country market LOT and 
found that the selling functions performed for U.S. and third country 
market customers do not differ, as Apex performed the same selling 
functions at the same relative level of intensity in both markets. 
Therefore, we determine that sales to the U.S. and third country 
markets during the POR were made at the same LOT, and as a result, no 
LOT adjustment is warranted.
2. Falcon
    Falcon reported that it made EP sales in the U.S. market to trading 
companies. We examined the selling activities performed for U.S. sales 
and found that Falcon performed the following selling functions: 
customer contact and price negotiation; order processing; arranging for 
freight and the provision of customs clearance/brokerage services (in 
India and the United States); cold storage and inventory maintenance; 
quality-assurance-related activities; and banking-related activities. 
These selling activities can be generally grouped into four selling 
function categories for analysis: (1) Sales and marketing; (2) freight 
and delivery; (3) inventory maintenance and warehousing; and (4) 
warranty and technical support. Accordingly, based on the selling 
function categories, we find that Falcon performed sales and marketing, 
freight and delivery services, and inventory maintenance and 
warehousing for U.S. sales. Because all sales in the United States are 
made through a single distribution channel (i.e., direct sales to 
unaffiliated customers) and the selling activities to Falcon's 
customers did not vary within this channel, we preliminarily determine 
that there is one LOT in the U.S. market.
    With respect to the third country market, Falcon reported that it 
made sales to trading companies and that all selling functions were 
performed at the same levels of intensity as in the U.S. market. We 
examined the selling activities performed for third country sales, and 
found that Falcon performed the following selling functions: customer 
contact and price negotiation; order processing; arranging for freight 
and the provision of customs clearance/brokerage services (in India); 
cold storage and inventory maintenance; quality-assurance-related 
activities; and banking-related activities. Accordingly, based on these 
selling functions noted above, we find that Falcon performed sales and 
marketing, freight and delivery services, and inventory maintenance and 
warehousing for all third country sales. Because all third country 
sales are made through a single distribution channel and the selling 
activities to Falcon's customers did not vary within this channel, we 
preliminarily determine that there is one LOT in the third country 
market for Falcon.
    Finally, we compared the EP LOT to the third country market LOT and 
found that the selling functions performed for U.S. and third country 
market customers do not differ, as Falcon performed the same selling 
functions at the same relative level of intensity in both markets. 
Therefore, we determine that sales to the U.S. and third country 
markets during the POR were made at the same LOT, and as a result, no 
LOT adjustment is warranted.

C. Cost of Production Analysis

    On September 2, 2010, the petitioner alleged that Apex made sales 
to the United Kingdom that were below the COP. Based on our analysis of 
the petitioner's allegation, we found that there were reasonable 
grounds to believe or suspect that Apex's sales of shrimp in the United 
Kingdom were made at prices below its COP. Accordingly, pursuant to 
section 773(b) of the Act, we initiated a sales-below-cost 
investigation to determine whether Apex's sales were made at prices 
below its COP. See Sales-Below-Cost-Memo for Apex.
    In addition, we found that Falcon made sales in the same comparison 
market (i.e., Japan) below the COP in the most recently completed 
segment of this proceeding, as of the date of initiation of this 
review, and such sales were disregarded. See Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp From India: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 33409, 33410 (July 13, 2009). Thus, 
in accordance with section 773(b)(2)(A)(ii) of the Act, we 
preliminarily find that there are reasonable grounds to believe or 
suspect

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that Falcon made sales in the third country market at prices below the 
cost of producing the merchandise during the current POR.
1. Calculation of Cost of Production
    In accordance with section 773(b)(3) of the Act, we calculated the 
respondents' COPs based on the sum of their costs of materials and 
conversion for the foreign like product, plus amounts for G&A expenses 
and interest expenses (see ``Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices'' 
section, below, for treatment of third country selling expenses).
    The Department relied on the COP data submitted by each respondent 
in its most recently submitted cost database for the COP calculation, 
except for the following instances.
    a. Apex:
    i. We have revised Apex's G&A expenses to include imputed salary 
expenses for its managing partner.
    ii. We have revised Apex's financial expenses to exclude Apex's 
claimed interest income received on antidumping duty deposit refunds 
because the asset generating the income was not short-term working 
capital.
    For further discussion of these adjustments, see the memorandum 
from Kristin Case, Accountant, to Neal M. Halper, Director, Office of 
Accounting, entitled, ``Cost of Production and Constructed Value 
Calculation Adjustments for the Preliminary Results--Apex Exports,'' 
dated February 28, 2011.
    b. Falcon:
    i. We adjusted Falcon's reported G&A expenses to include property 
taxes.
    ii. We have revised Falcon's financial expenses to exclude Falcon's 
claimed interest income received on antidumping duty deposit refunds 
because the asset generating the income was not short-term working 
capital.
    For further discussion of these adjustments, see the memorandum 
from Ji Young Oh, Accountant, to Neal M. Halper, Director, Office of 
Accounting, entitled, ``Cost of Production and Constructed Value 
Calculation Adjustments for the Preliminary Results--Falcon Marine 
Exports Limited,'' dated February 28, 2011.
2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices
    On a product-specific basis, we compared the adjusted weighted-
average COP to the comparison market sales prices of the foreign like 
product, as required under section 773(b) of the Act, in order to 
determine whether the sale prices were below the COP. For purposes of 
this comparison, we used COP exclusive of selling and packing expenses. 
The prices were exclusive of any applicable movement charges, 
discounts, direct and indirect selling expenses, and packing expenses.
3. Results of the COP Test
    In determining whether to disregard third country sales made at 
prices below the COP, we examined, in accordance with sections 
773(b)(1)(A) and (B) of the Act: (1) Whether, within an extended period 
of time, such sales were made in substantial quantities; and (2) 
whether such sales were made at prices which permitted the recovery of 
all costs within a reasonable period of time in the normal course of 
trade. In accordance with sections 773(b)(2)(B) and (C) of the Act, 
where less than 20 percent of the respondent's third country sales of a 
given product are at prices less than the COP, we do not disregard any 
below-cost sales of that product because we determine that in such 
instances the below-cost sales were not made within an extended period 
of time and in ``substantial quantities.'' Where 20 percent or more of 
a respondent's sales of a given product are at prices less than the 
COP, we disregard the below-cost sales when: (1) They were made within 
an extended period of time in ``substantial quantities,'' in accordance 
with sections 773(b)(2)(B) and (C) of the Act; and (2) based on our 
comparison of prices to the weighted-average COPs for the POR, they 
were at prices which would not permit the recovery of all costs within 
a reasonable period of time, in accordance with section 773(b)(2)(D) of 
the Act.
    We found that, for certain products, more than 20 percent of Apex 
and Falcon's third country sales were at prices less than the COP and, 
in addition, such sales did not provide for the recovery of costs 
within a reasonable period of time. We therefore excluded these sales 
and used the remaining sales as the basis for determining NV, in 
accordance with section 773(b)(1) of the Act.
    For those U.S. sales of subject merchandise for which there were no 
comparable third country sales in the ordinary course of trade, we 
compared EP to CV in accordance with section 773(a)(4) of the Act. See 
``Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value'' section 
below.

D. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Comparison Market Prices

1. Apex
    For Apex, we calculated NV based on delivered prices to 
unaffiliated customers in United Kingdom. We made adjustments to the 
starting price, where appropriate, for discounts, in accordance with 19 
CFR 351.401(c). We also made deductions for foreign inland freight 
expenses, foreign brokerage and handling expenses, various foreign 
miscellaneous shipment charges and international freight expenses 
(including terminal handling charges), under section 773(a)(6)(B) of 
the Act.
    In addition, we made adjustments under section 773(a)(6)(C)(iii) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.410 for differences in circumstances of sale for 
direct selling expenses (including bank charges, Export Credit 
Guarantee Corporation (ECGC) fees, EIA fees, imputed credit expenses, 
and other direct selling expenses), and commissions. We recalculated 
Apex's imputed credit expenses for two U.S. sales based upon revised 
dates of payment. Specifically, because Apex was unable to tie receipt 
of payment for two invoices to its accounting system, we have 
preliminarily treated these two sales as unpaid. In accordance with the 
Department's practice, we have set the payment date for these sales 
equal to the last day Apex could submit new factual information to the 
Department (i.e., January 21, 2011, the last day of verification). See, 
e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final Results and 
Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR 
40492 (July 15, 2008), and accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum 
at Comment 5. For further discussion, see the Memorandum to the File, 
from Henry Almond, Analyst, Office 2, AD/CVD Operations, entitled, 
``Calculation Adjustments for Apex Exports for the Preliminary Results 
in the 2009-2010 Administrative Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from India,'' dated February 28, 2011. Because commissions were 
paid only in the comparison market, we made an upward adjustment to NV 
for the lesser of: (1) The amount of commission paid in the comparison 
market; or (2) the amount of indirect selling expenses (including 
inventory carrying costs) incurred in the U.S. market. See 19 CFR 
351.410(e).
    We made adjustments for differences in costs attributable to 
differences in the physical characteristics of the merchandise, in 
accordance with section 773(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.411. 
We also deducted third country packing costs and added U.S. packing 
costs, in accordance with sections 773(a)(6)(A) and (B)(i) of the Act.

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2. Falcon
    We based NV for Falcon on prices to unaffiliated customers in 
Japan. We made adjustments, where appropriate, to the starting price 
for discounts, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.401(c). We also made 
deductions, where appropriate, from the starting price for cold storage 
expenses, loading and unloading expenses, trailer hire expenses, 
foreign inland freight expenses, port charges, export survey charges, 
terminal and handling charges, foreign brokerage and handling expenses, 
and international freight expenses, under section 773(a)(6)(B)(ii) of 
the Act.
    In addition, we made adjustments under section 773(a)(6)(C)(iii) of 
the Act and 19 CFR 351.410 for differences in circumstances of sale for 
commissions, imputed credit expenses, bank fees, EIA fees, ECGC 
premiums, outside inspection/lab expenses, letter of credit amendment 
charges, and other miscellaneous selling expenses. Finally, where 
commissions were granted in the U.S. market but not in the comparison 
market, we made a downward adjustment to NV for the lesser of: (1) The 
amount of commission paid in the U.S. market; or (2) the amount of 
indirect selling expenses (including inventory carrying costs) incurred 
in the comparison market. See 19 CFR 351.410(e). If commissions were 
granted in the comparison market but not in the U.S. market, we made an 
upward adjustment to NV following the same methodology. Id.
    We made adjustments for differences in costs attributable to 
differences in the physical characteristics of the merchandise, in 
accordance with section 773(a)(6)(C)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.411. 
We also deducted third country packing costs and added U.S. packing 
costs, in accordance with sections 773(a)(6)(A) and (B) of the Act.

E. Calculation of Normal Value Based on Constructed Value

    Section 773(a)(4) of the Act provides that where NV cannot be based 
on comparison market sales, NV may be based on CV. Accordingly, for 
those shrimp products for which we could not determine the NV based on 
comparison market sales because, as noted in the ``Results of the COP 
Test'' section above, all sales of the comparable products failed the 
COP test, we based NV on CV.
    Sections 773(e)(1) and (2)(A) of the Act provide that CV shall be 
based on the sum of the cost of materials and fabrication for the 
imported merchandise, plus amounts for selling, general, and 
administrative (SG&A) expenses, profit, and U.S. packing costs. For 
each respondent, we calculated the cost of materials and fabrication 
based on the methodology described in the ``Cost of Production 
Analysis'' section, above. We based SG&A and profit for each respondent 
on the actual amounts incurred and realized by it in connection with 
the production and sale of the foreign like product in the ordinary 
course of trade for consumption in the comparison market, in accordance 
with section 773(e)(2)(A) of the Act.
    We made adjustments to CV for differences in circumstances of sale, 
in accordance with section 773(a)(6)(C)(iii) and (a)(8) of the Act and 
19 CFR 351.410. For comparisons to EP, we made circumstance-of-sale 
adjustments by deducting direct selling expenses incurred on comparison 
market sales from, and adding U.S. direct selling expenses to, CV. See 
19 CFR 351.410(c). We also made an adjustment for Falcon, when 
applicable, for comparison market indirect selling expenses to offset 
U.S. commissions in EP comparisons. See 19 CFR 351.410(e).

Currency Conversion

    We made currency conversions into U.S. dollars for all spot 
transactions by Apex and Falcon, in accordance with section 773A of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.415, based on the exchange rates in effect on the 
dates of the U.S. sales as certified by the Federal Reserve Bank. In 
addition, both Apex and Falcon reported that they purchased forward 
exchange contracts which were used to convert their sales prices into 
home market currency. Under 19 CFR 351.415(b), if a currency 
transaction on forward markets is directly linked to an export sale 
under consideration, the Department is directed to use the exchange 
rate specified with respect to such currency in the forward sale 
agreement to convert the foreign currency. See, e.g., Notice of Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Negative Final 
Determination of Critical Circumstances: Certain Frozen and Canned 
Warmwater Shrimp From India, 69 FR 76916 (Dec. 23, 2004) and 
accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum at Comment 6; see also 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Preliminary Results and 
Preliminary Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 74 FR 9991, 9998 (Mar. 9, 2010), unchanged in 2008-2009 Indian 
Shrimp Final. Therefore, for Apex and Falcon we used the reported 
forward exchange rates for currency conversions where applicable.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    We preliminarily determine that weighted-average dumping margins 
exist for the respondents for the period February 1, 2009, through 
January 31, 2010, as follows:
     
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    \12\ This rate is based on the average of the margins calculated 
for those companies selected for individual review, weighted by each 
company's publicly-ranged quantity of reported U.S. transactions. 
Because we cannot apply our normal methodology of calculating a 
weighted-average margin due to requests to protect business-
proprietary information, we find this rate to be the best proxy of 
the actual weighted-average margin determined for the mandatory 
respondents. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, et 
al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final 
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order 
in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (Sept. 1, 2010) (Bearings from France).

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Percent
                    Manufacturer/exporter                        margin
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Apex Exports.................................................       2.31
Falcon Marine Exports Limited................................       1.36
Review-Specific Average Rate Applicable to the Following
 Companies:\12\
Abad Fisheries Pvt. Ltd......................................          *
Accelerated Freeze Drying Company Ltd........................          *
Adani Exports Ltd............................................       1.69
Adilakshmi Enterprises.......................................       1.69
Allana Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.................................       1.69
Allansons Ltd................................................       1.69
AMI Enterprises..............................................       1.69
Amulya Sea Foods.............................................       1.69
Anand Aqua Exports...........................................       1.69
Ananda Aqua Applications/Ananda Aqua Exports (P) Limited/           1.69
 Ananda Foods................................................
Andaman Seafoods Pvt. Ltd....................................       1.69
Angelique Intl...............................................       1.69
Anjaneya Seafoods............................................       1.69
Anjani Marine Traders........................................       1.69
Asvini Exports...............................................       1.69
Asvini Feeds Limited.........................................       1.69
Asvini Fisheries Private Limited.............................       1.69
Avanti Feeds Limited.........................................       1.69
Ayshwarya Seafood Private Limited............................       1.69
Baby Marine Exports..........................................       1.69
Baby Marine International....................................          *
Baby Marine Sarass...........................................          *
Bhatsons Aquatic Products....................................       1.69
Bhavani Seafoods.............................................       1.69
Bhisti Exports...............................................       1.69
Bijaya Marine Products.......................................       1.69
Blue Water Foods & Exports P. Ltd............................          *
Bluefin Enterprises..........................................       1.69
Bluepark Seafoods Pvt. Ltd...................................       1.69
Britto Exports...............................................       1.69
BMR Exports..................................................          *
C P Aquaculture (India) Ltd..................................       1.69
Calcutta Seafoods Pvt. Ltd...................................       1.69
Capithan Exporting Co........................................       1.69
Castlerock Fisheries Pvt. Ltd................................          *
Chemmeens (Regd).............................................       1.69
Cherukattu Industries (Marine Div.)..........................       1.69
Choice Canning Company.......................................       1.69

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Choice Trading Corporation Private Limited...................       1.69
Coastal Corporation Ltd......................................          *
Cochin Frozen Food Exports Pvt. Ltd..........................       1.69
Coreline Exports.............................................       1.69
Corlim Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd...............................       1.69
Damco India Private..........................................       1.69
Devi Fisheries Limited.......................................       1.69
Devi Marine Food Exports Private Ltd./Kader Exports Private         1.69
 Limited/Kader Investment and Trading Company Private Limited/
 Liberty Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd./Liberty Oil Mills Ltd./
 Premier Marine Products/Universal Cold Storage Private
 Limited.....................................................
Dhanamjaya Impex P. Ltd......................................       1.69
Diamond Seafoods Exports/Edhayam Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd./               *
 Kadalkanny Frozen Foods/Theva & Company.....................
Digha Seafood Exports........................................       1.69
Esmario Export Enterprises...................................       1.69
Exporter Coreline Exports....................................       1.69
Five Star Marine Exports Private Limited.....................       1.69
Forstar Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd................................       1.69
Frigerio Conserva Allana Limited.............................       1.69
Frontline Exports Pvt. Ltd...................................       1.69
G A Randerian (P) Limited....................................          *
Gadre Marine Exports.........................................       1.69
Galaxy Maritech Exports P. Ltd...............................       1.69
Gayatri Sea Foods and Feeds Private Ltd......................       1.69
Gayatri Seafoods.............................................       1.69
Geo Aquatic Products (P) Ltd.................................       1.69
Geo Seafoods.................................................       1.69
GKS Business Associates (P) Ltd..............................          *
Grandtrust Overseas (P) Ltd..................................       1.69
GVR Exports Pvt. Ltd.........................................       1.69
Haripriya Marine Export Pvt. Ltd.............................       1.69
Harmony Spices Pvt. Ltd......................................       1.69
HIC ABF Special Foods Pvt. Ltd...............................       1.69
Hindustan Lever, Ltd.........................................       1.69
Hiravata Ice & Cold Storage..................................       1.69
Hiravati Exports Pvt. Ltd....................................       1.69
Hiravati International Pvt. Ltd. (located at APM--Mafco Yard,       1.69
 Sector--18, Vashi, Navi, Mumbai--400 705, India)............
Hiravati International Pvt. Ltd. (located at Jawar Naka,            1.69
 Porbandar, Gujarat, 360 575, India).........................
IFB Agro Industries Ltd......................................       1.69
Indian Aquatic Products......................................       1.69
Indo Aquatics................................................       1.69
Innovative Foods Limited.....................................       1.69
International Freezefish Exports.............................       1.69
Interseas....................................................       1.69
ITC Limited, International Business..........................       1.69
ITC Ltd......................................................       1.69
Jagadeesh Marine Exports.....................................       1.69
Jaya Satya Marine Exports....................................       1.69
Jaya Satya Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd...........................       1.69
Jayalakshmi Sea Foods Private Limited........................       1.69
Jinny Marine Traders.........................................       1.69
Jiya Packagings..............................................       1.69
KNR Marine Exports...........................................       1.69
K R M Marine Exports Ltd.....................................       1.69
K V Marine Exports...........................................       1.69
Kalyan Aqua & Marine Exports India Pvt. Ltd..................          *
Kalyanee Marine..............................................       1.69
Kay Kay Exports..............................................       1.69
Kings Marine Products........................................       1.69
Koluthara Exports Ltd........................................       1.69
Konark Aquatics & Exports Pvt. Ltd...........................       1.69
L. G. Sea Foods..............................................          *
Landauer Ltd. C O Falcon Marine Exports Ltd..................       1.69
Lewis Natural Foods Ltd......................................          *
Libran Cold Storages Pvt. Ltd................................          *
Lotus Sea Farms..............................................       1.69
Lourde Exports...............................................       1.69
Magnum Estates Limited.......................................       1.69
Magnum Export................................................       1.69
Magnum Sea Foods Limited.....................................       1.69
Malabar Arabian Fisheries....................................       1.69
Malnad Exports Pvt. Ltd......................................       1.69
Mangala Marine Exim India Private Ltd........................       1.69
Mangala Sea Products.........................................       1.69
Marine Exports...............................................       1.69
Meenaxi Fisheries Pvt. Ltd...................................       1.69
MSC Marine Exporters.........................................       1.69
MSRDR Exports................................................       1.69
MTR Foods....................................................       1.69
N.C. John & Sons (P) Ltd.....................................       1.69
Naga Hanuman Fish Packers....................................       1.69
Naik Frozen Foods............................................       1.69
Naik Seafoods Ltd............................................       1.69
Navayuga Exports Ltd.........................................       1.69
Nekkanti Sea Foods Limited...................................       1.69
NGR Aqua International.......................................       1.69
Nila Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd......................................       1.69
Nine Up Frozen Foods.........................................       1.69
Overseas Marine Export.......................................       1.69
Penver Products (P) Ltd......................................       1.69
Pijikay International Exports P Ltd..........................       1.69
Pisces Seafood International.................................       1.69
Premier Seafoods Exim (P) Ltd................................       1.69
R V R Marine Products Private Limited........................       1.69
Raa Systems Pvt. Ltd.........................................       1.69
Raju Exports.................................................       1.69
Ram's Assorted Cold Storage Ltd..............................       1.69
Raunaq Ice & Cold Storage....................................       1.69
Raysons Aquatics Pvt. Ltd....................................       1.69
Razban Seafoods Ltd..........................................       1.69
RBT Exports..................................................       1.69
RDR Exports..................................................       1.69
Riviera Exports Pvt. Ltd.....................................       1.69
Rohi Marine Private Ltd......................................       1.69
Royal Cold Storage India P Ltd...............................       1.69
S & S Seafoods...............................................       1.69
S. A. Exports................................................       1.69
S Chanchala Combines.........................................       1.69
Safa Enterprises.............................................       1.69
Sagar Foods..................................................       1.69
Sagar Grandhi Exports Pvt. Ltd...............................       1.69
Sagarvihar Fisheries Pvt. Ltd................................       1.69
SAI Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd..................................       1.69
SAI Sea Foods................................................       1.69
Sanchita Marine Products P Ltd...............................       1.69
Sandhya Aqua Exports.........................................       1.69
Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt. Ltd................................       1.69
Sandhya Marines Limited......................................       1.69
Santhi Fisheries & Exports Ltd...............................       1.69
Satya Seafoods Private Limited...............................       1.69
Sawant Food Products.........................................       1.69
Seagold Overseas Pvt. Ltd....................................       1.69
Selvam Exports Private Limited...............................       1.69
Sharat Industries Ltd........................................       1.69
Shimpo Exports...............................................          *
Shippers Exports.............................................       1.69
Shroff Processed Food & Cold Storage P Ltd...................       1.69
Silver Seafood...............................................       1.69
Sita Marine Exports..........................................       1.69
SLS Exports Pvt. Ltd.........................................       1.69
Sprint Exports Pvt. Ltd......................................       1.69
Sri Chandrakantha Marine Exports.............................       1.69
Sri Sakkthi Cold Storage.....................................       1.69
Sri Sakthi Marine Products P Ltd.............................       1.69
Sri Satya Marine Exports.....................................       1.69
Sri Venkata Padmavathi Marine Foods Pvt. Ltd.................       1.69
Srikanth International.......................................       1.69
Srikanth International Agri Exports & Imports................       1.69
SSF Limited..................................................          *
Star Agro Marine Exports.....................................       1.69
Star Agro Marine Exports Private Limited.....................       1.69
Sterling Foods...............................................          *
Sun Bio-Technology Ltd.......................................       1.69
Supreme Exports..............................................       1.69
Surya Marine Exports.........................................       1.69
Suryamitra Exim (P) Ltd......................................       1.69
Suvarna Rekha Exports Private Limited........................       1.69
Suvarna Rekha Marines P Ltd..................................       1.69
TBR Exports Pvt Ltd..........................................       1.69
Teekay Marine P. Ltd.........................................       1.69
Tejaswani Enterprises........................................       1.69
The Waterbase Ltd............................................       1.69
Triveni Fisheries P Ltd......................................       1.69
Unitriveni Overseas..........................................          *
Usha Seafoods................................................       1.69
V.S Exim Pvt Ltd.............................................       1.69
Vaibhav Sea Foods............................................       1.69
Veejay Impex.................................................       1.69
Veeteejay Exim Pvt., Ltd.....................................       1.69
Victoria Marine & Agro Exports Ltd...........................       1.69
Vijayalaxmi Seafoods.........................................       1.69
Vinner Marine................................................       1.69
Vishal Exports...............................................       1.69
Wellcome Fisheries Limited...................................       1.69
West Coast Frozen Foods Private Limited......................       1.69
------------------------------------------------------------------------
This rate is based on the average of the margins calculated for those
  companies selected for individual review, weighted by each company's
  publicly-ranged quantity of reported U.S. transactions. Because we
  cannot apply our normal methodology of calculating a weighted-average
  margin due to requests to protect business-proprietary information, we
  find this rate to be the best proxy of the actual weighted-average
  margin determined for the mandatory respondents. See Ball Bearings and
  Parts Thereof From France, et al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty
  Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review,
  and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661, 53663 (Sept. 1, 2010)
  (Bearings from France).
\\*\\ No shipments or sales subject to this review.


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Disclosure and Public Hearing

    The Department will disclose to parties the calculations performed 
in connection with these preliminary results within five days of the 
date of publication of this notice. See 19 CFR 351.224(b). Pursuant to 
19 CFR 351.309(c), interested parties may submit case briefs not later 
than the later of 30 days after the date of publication of this notice 
or one week after the issuance of the cost verification report for 
Apex. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may 
be filed not later than five days after the date for filing case 
briefs. See 19 CFR 351.309(d). Parties who submit case briefs or 
rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged to submit with each 
argument: (1) A statement of the issue; (2) a brief summary of the 
argument; and (3) a table of authorities. See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 
(d)(2).
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing, or to participate if one is requested, must submit a 
written request to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
Room 1870, within 30 days of the date of publication of this notice. 
Requests should contain: (1) The party's name, address and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of issues to be 
discussed. Id. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to those 
raised in the respective case briefs. Id. The Department will issue the 
final results of this administrative review, including the results of 
its analysis of the issues raised in any written briefs, not later than 
120 days after the date of publication of this notice, pursuant to 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the administrative review, the Department shall 
determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). The Department will 
issue appropriate appraisement instructions for the companies subject 
to this review directly to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of 
the final results of this review.
    For Apex and Falcon, we will calculate importer-specific ad valorem 
duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 
antidumping duties calculated for the examined sales to the total 
entered value of the sales. See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    For the companies which were not selected for individual review, we 
will calculate an assessment rate based on the average of the margins 
calculated for those companies selected for individual review, weighted 
by each company's publicly-ranged quantity of reported U.S. 
transactions. In situations where we cannot apply our normal 
methodology of calculating a weighted-average margin due to requests to 
protect business-proprietary information but where use of a simple 
average does not yield the best proxy of the weighted-average margin 
relative to publicly available data, normally we will use the publicly 
available figures as a matter of practice. See Bearings from France, 75 
FR at 53663.
    We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all 
appropriate entries covered by this review if any importer-specific 
assessment rate calculated in the final results of this review is above 
de minimis. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.106(c)(2), we will instruct CBP to 
liquidate without regard to antidumping duties any entries for which 
the assessment rate is de minimis. The final results of this review 
shall be the basis for the assessment of antidumping duties on entries 
of merchandise covered by the final results of this review and for 
future deposits of estimated duties, where applicable. See section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. See Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: 
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (Assessment 
Policy Notice). This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in the final 
results of this review for which the reviewed companies did not know 
that the merchandise they sold to the intermediary (e.g., a reseller, 
trading company, or exporter) was destined for the United States. In 
such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at 
the all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediary involved 
in the transaction. See Assessment Policy Notice for a full discussion 
of this clarification.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for each specific 
company listed above will be that established in the final results of 
this review, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent and, 
therefore, de minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), in 
which case the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for previously 
reviewed or investigated companies not participating in this review, 
the cash deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in this review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 10.17 percent, the all-
others rate made effective by the LTFV investigation. See Shrimp Order, 
70 FR at 5148. These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain 
in effect until further notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary reminder to importers of 
their responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This administrative review and notice are published in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: February 28, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-4974 Filed 3-3-11; 8:45 am]
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