[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31727-31728]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14611]


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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.
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 83 FR 4639 (February 1, 2018).
    \2\ See 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).
    \3\ See 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).
    \4\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 16298 (April 16, 2018) (Initiation 
Notice).
    \5\ See 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.
    \6\ See 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.
    \7\ See 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.
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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 above-referenced 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 
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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.
[FR Doc. 2018-14611 Filed 7-6-18; 8:45 am]
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