Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2018 / Notices 31727 

1See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 

Finding, or Suspended Investigation; Opportunity 

to Request Administrative Review, 83 FR 4639 

(February 1, 2018). 

2See Petitioner’s request for administrative 

review, ‘‘Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 

the People’s Republic of China: Request for 

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,’’ dated 

February 22, 2018 (Petitioner’s Review Request). 

3See Domestic Processors’ request for 

administrative review, ‘‘Certain Frozen Warmwater 

Shrimp from the People’s Republic of China: 

Request for Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review,’’ dated February 27, 2018 (Domestic 

Processors’ Review Request). 

4See Initiation of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 

16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation Notice). 

5See Petitioner’s withdrawal of administrative 

review request, ‘‘Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

from the People’s Republic of China: Domestic 

Producers’ Withdrawal of Review Requests,’’ dated 

June 4, 2018. 

6See Domestic Processors’ partial withdrawal of 

administrative review request, ‘‘Administrative 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Covering 

Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People’s 

Republic of China (POR 13: 02/01/17–01/31/18): 

American Shrimp Processors Association’s Partial 

Withdrawal of Review Request—Fuqing Dongwei 

Aquatic Products Ind.,’’ dated June 5, 2018. 

7See Domestic Processors’ withdrawal of 

administrative review request, ‘‘Administrative 

Review of the Antidumping Duty Order Covering 

Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the People’s 

Republic of China (POR 13: 02/01/17–01/31/18): 

American Shrimp Processors Association’s 

Withdrawal of Review Request in its Entirety,’’ 

dated June 18, 2018. 

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 double antidumping duties. 

We are issuing and publishing these 

results in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: July 3, 2018. 

Gary Taverman, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations, 

performing the non-exclusive functions and 

duties of the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance. 

Appendix—List of Topics Discussed in 

the Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Allegation of a Particular Market 

Situation 

V. Comparisons to Normal Value 

VI. Product Comparisons 

VII. Date of Sale 

VIII. Export Price 

IX. Normal Value 

X. Currency Conversion 

XI. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–570–893] 

Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 

From People’s Republic of China: 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2017–2018 

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 (AD) order on certain 

frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from 

the People’s Republic of China (China) 

for the period of review (POR) February 

1, 2017, through January 31, 2018. 

DATES: Applicable July 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Trenton Duncan or Kabir Archuletta, 

AD/CVD Operations, Office V, 

Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3539 or 

(202) 482–2593, respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On February 1, 2018, Commerce 

published in the Federal Register a 

notice of opportunity to request an 

administrative review of the AD order 

on shrimp from China for the period 

February 1, 2017, through January 31, 

2018.1 On February 22, 2018, in 

accordance with section 751(a) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 

and 19 CFR 351.213(b), the Ad Hoc 

Shrimp Trade Action Committee (the 

petitioner) timely requested a review of 

the AD order with respect to 55 

companies.2 On February 27, 2018, the 

American Shrimp Processors 

Association (Domestic Processors) 

requested a review of the AD order with 

respect 93 companies.3 On April 16, 

2018, in accordance with section 751(a) 

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), 

Commerce initiated an administrative 

review of the AD order on shrimp from 

China with respect to these companies.4

On June 4, 2018, the petitioner timely 

withdrew its request for an 

administrative review of 55 companies 

listed in the Initiation Notice.5 On June 

5, 2018, Domestic Processors partially 

withdrew their request for an 

administrative review with respect to 

Fuqing Dongwei Aquatic Products Ind.6

On June 15, 2018, Domestic Processors 

timely withdrew their request for an 

administrative review with respect to all 

of the remaining companies listed in the 

Initiation Notice.7 No other party 

requested a review. 

Rescission of Review 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), 

Commerce will rescind an 

administrative review, in whole or in 

part, if the party that requested the 

review withdraws its request within 90 

days of the publication date of the 

notice of initiation of the requested 

review. The petitioner and Domestic 

Processors withdrew their requests for 

review within the 90-day deadline. 

Because Commerce received no other 

requests for review of the abovereferenced companies, and no other 

requests were made for a review of the 

AD order on shrimp from China with 

respect to other companies, we are 

rescinding the administrative review 

covering the period February 1, 2017, 

through January 31, 2018, in full, in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). 

Assessment 

Commerce will instruct U.S. Customs 

and Border Protection (CBP) to assess 

antidumping duties on all appropriate 

entries of shrimp from China during the 

POR at rates equal to the cash deposit 

rate for 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 the only 

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 the 

presumption that reimbursement of 

antidumping duties occurred and the 

subsequent assessment of doubled 

antidumping duties. 

Notification Regarding Administrative 

Protective Order 

This notice also serves as the only 

reminder to parties subject to 

administrative protective orders (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 


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31728 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 131 / Monday, July 9, 2018 / Notices 

1See Rubber Bands from Thailand, the People’s 

Republic of China, and Sri Lanka: Initiation of 

Countervailing Duty Investigations, 83 FR 8429 

(February 27, 2018) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Rubber Bands from Thailand and the 

People’s Republic of China: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations in the Countervailing 

Duty Investigations, 83 FR 15789 (April 12, 2018). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Negative Countervailing Duty 

Determination and Alignment of Final 

Determination with Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination of Citric Acid and Certain Citrate 

Salts from Thailand,’’ dated concurrently with, and 

hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum). 

4See sections 771(5)(B) and (D) of the Act 

regarding financial contribution; section 771(5)(E) 

of the Act regarding benefit; and section 771(5A) of 

the Act regarding specificity. 

5The petitioner in this investigation is Alliance 

Rubber Co. See Letter from the petitioner, ‘‘Petition 

for the Imposition of Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duties on Rubber Bands from 

Thailand and China—Petitioner’s Request for 

Postponement of the Preliminary Determinations,’’ 

dated March 27, 2018. 

6The AD preliminary determination was 

postponed to no later than August 29, 2018, see 

Rubber Bands from the People’s Republic of China 

and Thailand: Postponement of Preliminary 

Determinations in the Less-Than-Fair-Value 

Investigations, 83 FR 29748 (June 26, 2018). 

Therefore, the AD final determination is currently 

due for signature no later than Monday, November 

12, 2018, which is a federal holiday. Commerce’s 

practice dictates that where a deadline falls on a 

weekend or federal holiday, the appropriate 

deadline is the next business day (see Notice of 

Clarification: Application of ‘‘Next Business Day’’ 

Rule for Administrative Determination Deadlines 

Pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930, As Amended, 70 

FR 24533 (May 10, 2005). As such, the AD final 

determination signature date rolls to Tuesday, 

November 13, 2018. 

proprietary information in this segment 

of the proceeding. Timely written 

notification of the return or destruction 

of APO materials or conversion to 

judicial protective order is hereby 

requested. Failure to comply with the 

regulations and the terms of an APO is 

a sanctionable violation. 

This notice is issued and published in 

accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 

777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.213(d)(4). 

Dated: June 29, 2018. 

Scot Fullerton, 

Director, Office VI, Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Operations. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[C–549–836] 

Rubber Bands From Thailand: 

Preliminary Negative Countervailing 

Duty Determination and Alignment of 

Final Determination With Final 

Antidumping Duty Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce 

(Commerce) preliminarily determines 

that countervailable subsidies are not 

being provided to producers and 

exporters of rubber bands from Thailand 

for the period of investigation of January 

1, 2017, through December 31, 2017. 

Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable July 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Halle or Shanah Lee, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office III, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone 

202–482–0176 or 202–482–6386, 

respectively. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 703(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). On February 20, 2018, we 

initiated a countervailing duty (CVD) 

investigation of rubber bands from 

Thailand.1 On April 12, 2018, in 

accordance with section 703(c)(1)(A) of 

the Act, we postponed the preliminary 

determination of this investigation to 

July 2, 2018.2

For a complete description of the 

events that followed the initiation of 

this investigation, see the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum.3 A list of topics 

discussed in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as an 

Appendix to this notice. The 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum is a 

public document and is on file 

electronically via Enforcement and 

Compliance’s Antidumping and 

Countervailing Duty Centralized 

Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 

ACCESS is available to registered users 

at https://access.trade.gov, and is 

available to all parties in the Central 

Records Unit, room B8024 of the main 

Department of Commerce building. In 

addition, a complete version of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum can 

be accessed directly at http://

enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed 

and electronic versions of the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 

identical in content. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products subject to this 

investigation are rubber bands from 

Thailand. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

701 of the Act. For each of the subsidy 

programs found countervailable, 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that there is a subsidy, i.e., a financial 

contribution by an ‘‘authority’’ that 

gives rise to a benefit to the recipient, 

and that the subsidy is specific.4

Alignment 

As noted in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum, in accordance with 

section 705(a)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 

351.210(b)(4)(i), we are aligning the 

final CVD determination in this 

investigation with the final 

determination in the companion 

antidumping duty (AD) investigation of 

rubber bands based on a request made 

by the petitioner.5 Consequently, the 

final CVD determination will be issued 

on the same date as the final AD 

determination, which is currently 

scheduled to be issued no later than 

November 13, 2018, unless postponed.6

Preliminary Determination 

For this preliminary determination, 

Commerce calculated de minimis 

estimated countervailable subsidies for 

all individually examined producers/ 

exporters of the subject merchandise. 

Consistent with section 703(b)(4)(A) of 

the Act, Commerce has disregarded the 

de minimis rates. Commerce 

preliminarily determines that the 

following estimated countervailable 

subsidy rates exist: 

Company Subsidy rate 

(percent) 

Liang Hah Heng International Rubber Co., 

Ltd.

0.23 (de minimis). 

U. Yong Industry Co., 

Ltd.

0.37 (de minimis). 

Consistent with section 703(d) of the 

Act, Commerce has not calculated an 

estimated weighted-average subsidy rate 

for all other producers/exporters 

because it has not made an affirmative 

preliminary determination. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

Because Commerce preliminarily 

determines that no countervailable 

subsidies are being provided to the 

production or exportation of subject 

merchandise, Commerce will not direct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

suspend liquidation of any such entries. 


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