[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 121 (Monday, June 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33984-33986]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13635]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-549-822]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Thailand: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines 
that sales of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Thailand 
have been made below normal value during the period of review (POR), 
February 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. We invite interested 
parties to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable June 28, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin A. Luberda, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2185.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Commerce is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on shrimp from Thailand.\1\ On February 3, 2020, Commerce 
published in the Federal Register a notice of opportunity to request an 
administrative review of the Order.\2\ The notice of initiation of this 
administrative review was published on April 8, 2020.\3\ On July 7, 
2020, Commerce selected two mandatory respondents for individual 
examination: (1) Kongphop Frozen Food Co., Ltd.; and (2) Thai Union 
Group Public Co., Ltd./Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd./Pakfood Public 
Company Limited/Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co., Ltd./Chaophraya Cold 
Storage Co., Ltd./Okeanos Co., Ltd./Okeanos Food Co., Ltd./Takzin Samut 
Co., Ltd. (collectively, Thai Union).\4\ On April 24, 2020, Commerce 
tolled all deadlines in administrative reviews by 50 days.\5\ On July 
21, 2020,

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Commerce tolled deadlines in administrative reviews by an additional 60 
days.\6\ On January 21, 2021, Commerce extended the deadline for the 
preliminary results of this administrative review until June 18, 
2021.\7\ Also on January 21, 2021, Commerce rescinded the 
administrative review with respect to all companies for which a review 
had been requested, except Thai Union.\8\ For a complete description of 
the events that followed the initiation of this review, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\9\
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    \1\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater 
Shrimp from Thailand, 70 FR 5145 (February 1, 2005) (Order).
    \2\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity to Request Administrative 
Review, 85 FR 5938 (February 3, 2020).
    \3\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 85 FR 19730 (April 8, 2020).
    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Selection of Respondents for Individual 
Review,'' dated July 7, 2020. In the 2012-2013 administrative 
review, as noted in that memorandum, Commerce previously found that 
the following companies comprised a single entity: Thai Union Frozen 
Products Public Co. Ltd.; Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd. (TUS); 
Pakfood Public Company Limited; Asia Pacific (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; 
Chaophraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.; Okeanos Co., Ltd.; Okeanos Food 
Co., Ltd. (OKF); and Takzin Samut Co., Ltd. (collectively, Thai 
Union). See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Final 
Determination of No Shipments, and Partial Rescission of Review; 
2012-2013, 79 FR 51306, 51306 (August 28, 2014). Further, on January 
5, 2016, Commerce found that Thai Union Group Public Co., Ltd., 
(TUG) is the successor-in-interest to Thai Union Frozen Products 
Public Co., Ltd. See Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Changes 
Circumstances Review: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand, 
81 FR 222 (January 5, 2016). Therefore, we are treating these 
companies as a single entity for the purposes of this administrative 
review.
    \5\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews in Response to 
Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19,'' dated April 24, 2020.
    \6\ See Memorandum, ``Tolling of Deadlines for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews,'' dated July 21, 2020.
    \7\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary 
Results of 2019-2020 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
January 21, 2021. However, on June 17, 2021, the President signed 
into law the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, making June 
19 a Federal holiday. See Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, 
S. 475, Public Law 117-17 (2021). Because the Federal holiday fell 
on a Saturday, it was observed on Friday, June 18, 2021. 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). Accordingly, the deadline for 
these preliminary results is on June 21, 2021.
    \8\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand: Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020, 86 
FR 7061 (January 26, 2021).
    \9\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2019-2020 Administrative Review of the Antidumping 
Duty Order on Circular Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand,'' 
dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise subject to the Order is certain warmwater shrimp 
and prawns, whether frozen, wild-caught (ocean harvested) or farm-
raised (produced by aquaculture), head-on or head-off, shell-on or 
peeled, tail-on or tail-off, deveined or not deveined, cooked or raw, 
or otherwise processed in frozen form. 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 subject to the Order are currently classifiable in HTSUS 
statistical reporting numbers 0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.06, 
0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.15, 0306.17.00.18, 
0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.27, 0306.17.00.40, 
1605.21.10.30, and 1605.29.10.10. Although the HTSUS numbers are 
provided for convenience and for customs purposes, the written product 
description remains dispositive.\10\
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    \10\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum at 4-5.
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Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) and (2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). 
Export price and constructed export price are calculated in accordance 
with section 772 of the Act. Normal value is calculated in accordance 
with section 773 of the Act.
    For a full description of the methodology underlying our 
conclusions, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. A list of the topics discussed in 
the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is attached as an appendix to this 
notice.

Preliminary Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we preliminarily determine that the 
following weighted-average dumping margin exists for the period 
February 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020:

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                                                            Weighted-
                                                         average dumping
                   Exporter/producer                          margin
                                                            (percent)
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Thai Union.............................................            6.47
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\11\ Case briefs 
or other written comments may be submitted to the Assistant Secretary 
for Enforcement and Compliance. Interested parties will be notified of 
the timeline for the submission of case briefs and written comments at 
a later date. Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised in the case 
briefs, may be filed no later than seven days after the time limit for 
filing case briefs.\12\ Commerce has modified certain of its 
requirements for serving documents containing business proprietary 
information, until further notice.\13\ 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.\14\ Case and rebuttal briefs 
should be filed using ACCESS.\15\
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    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 (for general 
filing requirements).
    \13\ See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service Requirements 
Due to Covid-19; Extension of Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 
10, 2020).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Acting Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, filed electronically via 
ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be received successfully 
in its entirety by ACCESS by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time within 30 days 
after the date of publication of this notice.\16\ Hearing 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. Issues raised in the hearing will be limited to issues 
raised in the briefs. If a request for a hearing is made, parties will 
be notified of the time and date for the hearing.\17\
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    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis raised in any written 
briefs, not later than 120 days after the publication date of this 
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, unless otherwise 
extended.\18\
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    \18\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
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Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries covered by this review.\19\
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    \19\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b).
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    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because Thai Union reported the 
entered value of its U.S. sales, we calculated importer-specific ad 
valorem duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of 
dumping calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of 
the sales for which entered value was reported. Where either the 
respondent's weighted-average dumping margin is zero or de minimis 
within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1), or an importer-specific

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rate is zero or de minimis, we will instruct CBP to liquidate the 
appropriate entries without regard to antidumping duties.
    Commerce's ``automatic assessment'' practice will apply to entries 
of subject merchandise during the POR produced by companies included in 
these final results of 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 intermediate 
company(ies) involved in the transaction.\20\
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    \20\ For a full discussion of this practice, see Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 
68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003).
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    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after the date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of shrimp from Thailand 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 the exporter 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 recently-completed 
segment of this proceeding in which the company was reviewed; (3) if 
the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a prior review, or 
the less-than-fair value (LTFV) investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
then the cash deposit rate will be the rate established for the most 
recently-completed segment of this proceeding for the manufacturer of 
subject merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 5.34 percent, the all-
others rate made effective by the Section 129 Determination.\21\ These 
deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \21\ See Implementation of the Findings of the WTO Panel in 
United States Antidumping Measure on Shrimp from Thailand: Notice of 
Determination Under Section 129 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act 
and Partial Revocation of the Antidumping Duty Order on Frozen 
Warmwater Shrimp from Thailand, 74 FR 5638 (January 30, 2009) 
(Section 129 Determination).
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Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 Commerce's presumption that reimbursement 
of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of double 
antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: June 21, 2021.
James Maeder,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.

Appendix

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Currency Conversion
VI. Recommendation

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