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 Department of Commerce International Trade Administration A-552-802
 AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
 SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (“Department”) is conducting a new shipper review of BIM Seafood Joint Stock Company (“BIM Seafood”) and the antidumping duty order on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (“Vietnam”). 
                        *See Notice of Amended Final Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam*, 70 FR 5152 (February 1, 2005) (“
                        *Shrimp Order.*
                        ”) We preliminarily found that BIM Seafood did not sell subject merchandise at less than normal value (“NV”) and thus assigned a zero margin for the period of review (“POR”), February 1, 2007, through January 31, 2008. 
                        *See Certain Frozen 
                            ( print page 24797)
                            Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Results of the Second New Shipper Review*, 74 FR 4924 (January 28, 2009) (“
                        *Preliminary Results*
                        ”). Based upon our analysis of the comments and information received, we made changes to the margin calculations for the final results. The final margin is listed below in the section entitled, “Final Results of the Review.”
 EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2009.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emeka Chukwudebe, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0219.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  Case History On January 28, 2009, the Department published in the 
                    **Federal Register**
                     the preliminary results of this second new shipper review. On February 27, 2009, BIM Seafood filed comments regarding the Department's 
                    *Preliminary Results*. On March 20, 2009, the Department issued a revised margin analysis memorandum to the file. 
                    *See*
                     Memorandum to the File, from Emeka Chukwudebe, Case Analyst, Office 9, Import Administration, through Alex Villanueva, Program Manager, Office 9, regarding “New Shipper Review of Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” dated March 20, 2009 (“Revised Margin Analysis Memo”). We gave BIM Seafood an opportunity to comment on the Revised Margin Analysis Memo. On March 30, 2009, BIM Seafood filed comments regarding the Department's Revised Margin Analysis Memo. No other party filed comments and no party requested a public hearing. On April 15, 2009, the Department extended the time limit for the completion of the final results of this new shipper review by 60 days. 
                    *See Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Second New Shipper Review*, 74 FR 17453 (April 15, 2009). Scope of the Order The scope of the 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,1
                     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 the 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 the 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 the order. 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 10 percent of the product's total weight after being dusted, but prior to being frozen; and 5) that is subjected to individually quick frozen (“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 the 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 the order is dispositive. Analysis of Comments Received All issues raised in the comments by BIM Seafood are addressed in the concurrent Issues and Decision Memorandum (“Issues and Decision Memo”), which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which BIM Seafood raised and to which we respond in the Issues and Decision Memo is attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Issues and Decision Memo is a public document and is on file in the Central Records Unit (“CRU”), Main Commerce Building, Room 1117, and is accessible on the Web at http://www.trade.gov/​ia. The paper copy and electronic version of the memorandum are identical in content. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on our analysis of information and comments received regarding our 
                    *Preliminary Results*
                     and Revised Margin Analysis Memo, we have made revisions to the margin calculations for BIM Seafood. For all changes to the calculations, see the Issues and Decision Memo at Comment 1 and 2. Final Results of the Review The Department has determined that the final dumping margin for the POR is: Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from Vietnam
Manufacturer/Exporter
Weighted-Average Margin (Percent)BIM Seafood
0.00
 
 
 Assessment Rates Upon issuance of the final results, the Department will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of the final results of review. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific (or customer) 
                    *ad valorem*
                     duty assessment rates based on the ratio of the total amount of the dumping margins calculated for the examined sales to the total entered value of those same sales. 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. Cash-Deposit Requirements The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of these final results of the new shipper review for all shipments of subject merchandise by BIM Seafood, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as provided by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“Act”): (1) for subject merchandise produced and exported by BIM Seafood, the cash deposit rate will be zero; (2) for subject merchandise exported by BIM Seafood, but not manufactured by BIM Seafood, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the Vietnam-wide rate of 25.76 percent; and (3) for subject merchandise manufactured by BIM Seafood, but exported by any party other than BIM Seafood, the cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the exporter. These cash deposit requirements will remain in effect until further notice. Reimbursement of Duties This notice also serves as a final 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 POR. Failure to comply with this requirement could result in the Department's presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties has occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. Administrative Protective Orders This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to administrative protective orders (“APO”) of their responsibility concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues to govern business proprietary information in this segment of the proceeding. Timely written notification of the return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is subject to sanction. We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214(h) and 351.221(b)(5). Dated: May 18, 2009. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Acting Assistant Secretary  for Import Administration.
 Appendix - Issues and Decision Memorandum *Comment 1:*
                     International Freight *Comment 2:*
                     Raw Shrimp Count-Size Conversion


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