[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 129 (Thursday, July 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40503-40506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-14419]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-533-840]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From India: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that 
producers and/or exporters of certain frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) 
from India made sales at less than normal value during the period of 
review (POR) February 1, 2020, through January 31, 2021.

DATES: Applicable July 7, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terre Keaton Stefanova or Adam Simons, 
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) 482-1280 or (202) 
482-6172, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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Background

    This review covers 163 producers and/or exporters of the subject 
merchandise. Commerce selected two mandatory respondents for individual 
examination: LNSK Green House Agro Products LLP (LNSK) and Royal 
Imports and Exports (Royal). The producers/exporters not selected for 
individual examination are listed in Appendix II.
    On March 1, 2022, Commerce published the Preliminary Results and 
invited interested parties to comment.\1\ For a complete description of 
the events that occurred since the Preliminary Results, see the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum.\2\
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    \1\ See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021, 87 FR 
11413 (March 1, 2022) (Preliminary Results), and accompanying 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum (PDM).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Final Results of the 2020-2021 Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from 
India,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this notice 
(Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Scope of the Order <SUP>3</SUP>
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    \3\ 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 (February 1, 2005) (Order).
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    The merchandise subject to the Order is certain frozen warmwater 
shrimp. The product is currently classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) item numbers: 
0306.17.00.03, 0306.17.00.04, 0306.17.00.05, 0306.17.00.06, 
0306.17.00.07, 0306.17.00.08, 0306.17.00.09, 0306.17.00.10, 
0306.17.00.11, 0306.17.00.12, 0306.17.00.13, 0306.17.00.14, 
0306.17.00.15, 0306.17.00.16, 0306.17.00.17, 0306.17.00.18, 
0306.17.00.19, 0306.17.00.20, 0306.17.00.21, 0306.17.00.22, 
0306.17.00.23, 0306.17.00.24, 0306.17.00.25, 0306.17.00.26, 
0306.17.00.27, 0306.17.00.28, 0306.17.00.29, 0306.17.00.40, 
0306.17.00.41, 0306.17.00.42, 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.\4\
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    \4\ For a complete description of the scope of the Order, see 
the PDM.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs are listed in 
Appendix I to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum. The Issues and 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 Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.

Verification

    Commerce was unable to conduct on-site verification of the 
information relied upon for the final results of this review. However, 
we took additional steps in lieu of an on-site verification to verify 
this information, in accordance with section 782(i) of the Act.\5\
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    \5\ See Commerce's Letters, In-Lieu of On-Site Verification 
Questionnaires, dated March 28, 2022; see also LNSK's Letter, ``LNSK 
Green House Agro Products LLP Response to Questionnaire in lieu of 
Verification,'' dated April 6, 2022; and Royal's Letter, ``Royal 
Imports and Exports' Response to Questionnaire in lieu of 
Verification,'' dated April 6, 2022.
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Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on the comments received from interested parties, we made no 
changes to our margin calculations in the Preliminary Results.

Final Results of the Review

    As a result of this review, we determine the following weighted-
average dumping margins for the period February 1, 2020, through 
January 31, 2021:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                      Exporter/producer                         dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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LNSK Green House Agro Products LLP..........................        0.00
Royal Imports and Exports...................................        3.01
Companies Not Selected for Individual Review \6\............        3.01
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Review-Specific Rate for Companies Not Selected for Individual Review
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    \6\ Under section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, the all-others rate 
is normally ``an amount equal to the weighted average of the 
estimated weighted-average dumping margins established for exporters 
and producers individually examined, excluding any margins that are 
zero or de minimis margins, and any margins determined entirely {on 
the basis of facts available{time} .'' Because the margin calculated 
for LNSK is zero, we have assigned a dumping margin to these 
companies based on the rate calculated for Royal.
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    The exporters or producers not selected for individual review are 
listed in Appendix II.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries of subject merchandise in accordance with the final results of 
this review.
    Persuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), because LNSK and Royal reported 
the entered value for their U.S. sales, we calculated 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 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 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 LNSK or Royal 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.\7\
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    \7\ 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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    For the companies that were not selected for individual review, we 
assigned an assessment rate based on the review-specific rate, 
calculated as noted in the ``Final Results of the Review'' section, 
above.\8\ 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.\9\
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    \8\ See, e.g., Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2016-2017, 83 FR 
32835 (July 16, 2018).
    \9\ See section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act.
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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

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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 cash deposit requirements will be effective for all 
shipments of 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 rates for the reviewed companies will be 
the rates shown above, except if the rate is less than 0.50 percent (de 
minimis within the meaning of 19 CFR 351.106(c)(1)), the cash deposit 
will be zero; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not 
listed above, 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, a previous review, or the 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 established in the LTFV investigation.\10\ 
These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until 
further notice.
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    \10\ See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less 
Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order, 70 FR 5147, 5148 
(February 1, 2005).
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Notification to Importers

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

Administrative Protective Order

    This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (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 proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. 
Timely written notification of return/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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections 
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: June 29, 2022.
Ryan Majerus,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Negotiations.

Appendix I

List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Discussion of the Issues General Comments
    Comment 1: Differential Pricing Analysis
    Comment 2: Excluding Window Period Sales from the Constructed 
Value (CV) Profit Calculation for Royal
    Comment 3: Excluding a Certain Control Number (CONNUM) from the 
Price-to-Price Comparisons for Royal
IV. Recommendation

Appendix II

Review-Specific Rate Applicable to Companies Not Selected for 
Individual Review

1. Abad Fisheries
2. Accelerated Freeze Drying Co.
3. ADF Foods Ltd.
4. Albys Agro Private Limited
5. Al-Hassan Overseas Private Limited
6. Allana Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
7. Allanasons Ltd.
8. Alps Ice & Cold Storage Private Limited
9. Amarsagar Seafoods Private Limited
10. Amulya Seafoods
11. Anantha Seafoods Private Limited
12. Anjaneya Seafoods
13. Asvini Agro Exports
14. Ayshwarya Seafood Private Limited
15. B R Traders
16. Baby Marine Eastern Exports
17. Baby Marine Exports
18. Baby Marine International
19. Baby Marine Sarass
20. Baby Marine Ventures
21. Balasore Marine Exports Private Limited
22. BB Estates & Exports Private Limited
23. Bell Exim Private Limited
24. Bhatsons Aquatic Products
25. Bhavani Seafoods
26. Bijaya Marine Products
27. Blue Fin Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd.
28. Blue Water Foods & Exports P. Ltd.
29. Bluepark Seafoods Pvt. Ltd.
30. Britto Seafood Exports Pvt Ltd.
31. Calcutta Seafoods Pvt. Ltd./Bay Seafood Pvt. Ltd./Elque & Co.
32. Canaan Marine Products
33. Capithan Exporting Co.
34. Cargomar Private Limited
35. Chakri Fisheries Private Limited
36. Chemmeens (Regd)
37. Cherukattu Industries (Marine Div)
38. Cochin Frozen Food Exports Pvt. Ltd.
39. Continental Fisheries India Private Limited
40. Coreline Exports
41. Corlim Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.
42. CPF (India) Private Limited
43. Crystal Sea Foods Private Limited
44. Danica Aqua Exports Private Limited
45. Datla Sea Foods
46. Delsea Exports Pvt. Ltd.
47. Devi Sea Foods Limited \11\
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    \11\ Shrimp produced and exported by Devi Sea Foods Limited 
(Devi) was excluded from the order effective February 1, 2009. See 
Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from India: Final Results of the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Partial Rescission of 
Review, and Notice of Revocation of Order in Part, 75 FR 41813, 
41814 (July 19, 2010). Accordingly, we initiated this administrative 
review with respect to Devi only for shrimp produced in India where 
Devi acted as either the manufacturer or exporter (but not both).
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48. Empire Industries Limited
49. Entel Food Products Private Limited
50. Esmario Export Enterprises
51. Everblue Sea Foods Private Limited
52. Febin Marine Foods Private Limited
53. Fedora Sea Foods Private Limited
54. Food Products Pvt., Ltd./Parayil Food Products Private Limited
55. Fouress Food Products Private Limited
56. Frontline Exports Pvt. Ltd.
57. G A Randerian Ltd.
58. Gadre Marine Exports (AKA Gadre Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.)
59. Galaxy Maritech Exports P. Ltd.
60. Geo Aquatic Products (P) Ltd.
61. Godavari Mega Aqua Food Park Private Limited
62. Grandtrust Overseas (P) Ltd.
63. GVR Exports Pvt. Ltd.
64. Hari Marine Private Limited
65. Haripriya Marine Export Pvt. Ltd.
66. HIC ABF Special Foods Pvt. Ltd.
67. Hiravati Exports Pvt. Ltd.
68. Hiravati International Pvt. Ltd.
69. Hiravati Marine Products Private Limited
70. HMG Industries Limited
71. HN Indigos Private Limited
72. Hyson Exports Private Limited
73. Indian Aquatic Products
74. Indo Aquatics
75. Indo Fisheries
76. Indo French Shellfish Company Private Limited
77. International Freezefish Exports
78. Jinny Marine Traders
79. K.V. Marine Exports
80. Karunya Marine Exports Private Limited
81. Kaushalya Aqua Marine Product Exports Pvt. Ltd.
82. Kay Exports \12\
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    \12\ We incorrectly listed this company as ``Kay Exports'' in 
Appendix II of the Preliminary Results. See Preliminary Results, 87 
FR at 11415.
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83. Kings Marine Products
84. Koluthara Exports Ltd.
85. Libran Foods
86. Mangala Sea Products
87. Marine Harvest India
88. Megaa Moda Pvt. Ltd.
89. Milsha Agro Exports Private Limited
90. Milsha Sea Product
91. Minaxi Fisheries Private Limited
92. Mindhola Foods LLP

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93. MMC Exports Limited
94. MTR Foods
95. Naik Frozen Foods Private Limited
96. Naik Oceanic Exports Pvt. Ltd./Rafiq Naik Exports Pvt. Ltd.
97. Naik Seafoods Limited
98. NAS Fisheries Pvt. Ltd.
99. Nine Up Frozen Foods
100. NK Marine Exports LLP
101. Nutrient Marine Foods Limited
102. Oceanic Edibles International Limited
103. Paragon Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.
104. Paramount Seafoods
105. Pesca Marine Products Pvt., Ltd.
106. Pijikay International Exports P Ltd.
107. Pravesh Seafood Private Limited
108. Premier Exports International
109. Premier Marine Foods
110. Premier Seafoods Exim (P) Ltd.
111. Raju Exports
112. Raunaq Ice & Cold Storage
113. RDR Exports
114. RF Exports Private Limited
115. Riyarchita Agro Farming Private Limited
116. Rupsha Fish Private Limited
117. R V R Marine Products Private Limited
118. S Chanchala Combines Private Limited
119. Sagar Samrat Seafoods
120. Sahada Exports
121. Samaki Exports Private Limited
122. Sasoondock Matsyodyog Sahakari Society Ltd.
123. Sea Doris Marine Exports
124. Seagold Overseas Pvt. Ltd.
125. Shimpo Exports Private Limited
126. Shimpo Seafoods Private Limited
127. Shiva Frozen Food Exp. Pvt. Ltd.
128. Shroff Processed Food & Cold Storage P Ltd.
129. Silver Seafood
130. Sita Marine Exports
131. Sonia Fisheries
132. Sri Sakkthi Cold Storage
133. Srikanth International
134. SSF Ltd.
135. Star Agro Marine Exports Private Limited
136. Star Organic Foods Private Limited
137. Stellar Marine Foods Private Limited
138. Sterling Foods
139. Summit Marine Exports Private Limited
140. Sun Agro Exim
141. Supran Exim Private Limited
142. Suvarna Rekha Exports Private Limited
143. Suvarna Rekha Marines P Ltd.
144. TBR Exports Pvt. Ltd.
145. Teekay Marine P Ltd.
146. The Waterbase Limited
147. Torry Harris Seafoods Ltd.
148. Triveni Fisheries P Ltd.
149. U & Company Marine Exports
150. Ulka Sea Foods Private Limited
151. Uniroyal Marine Exports Ltd.
152. Unitriveni Overseas Private Limited
153. Vaisakhi Bio-Marine Pvt. Ltd.
154. Vasai Frozen Food Co.
155. Veronica Marine Exports Private Limited
156. Victoria Marine & Agro Exports Ltd.
157. Vinner Marine
158. Vitality Aquaculture Pvt. Ltd.
159. VKM Foods Private Limited
160. VRC Marine Foods LLP
161. Zeal Aqua Limited

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