[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13278-13279]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05143]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-848]
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of
China: Final Results of the Third Expedited Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration,
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that
revocation of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail
meat from the People's Republic of China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping as indicated in the ``Final
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 2014
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Minoo Hatten, AD/CVD
Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0410 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i) and (ii), the Department
received a notice of intent to participate in this sunset review from
the Crawfish Processors Alliance (the domestic interested party),
within 15 days after the date of publication of the Notice of
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Initiation.\1\ The domestic interested party claimed interested party
status under section 771(9)(E) and (F) of the Act as a trade or
business association, a majority of whose members manufacture, produce,
or wholesale freshwater crawfish tail meat, the domestic like product,
in the United States.
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\1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 78 FR 65614
(November 1, 2013) (Notice of Initiation).
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The Department received an adequate substantive response to the
Notice of Initiation from the domestic interested party within the 30-
day period specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department
received no substantive response from any respondent interested
parties. In accordance with section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department has conducted an expedited
(120-day) sunset review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater
crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China.
Scope of the Order
The product covered by the antidumping duty order is freshwater
crawfish tail meat, in all its forms (whether washed or with fat on,
whether purged or un-purged), grades, and sizes; whether frozen, fresh,
or chilled; and regardless of how it is packed, preserved, or prepared.
Excluded from the scope of the order are live crawfish and other whole
crawfish, whether boiled, frozen, fresh, or chilled. Also excluded are
saltwater crawfish of any type, and parts thereof. Freshwater crawfish
tail meat is currently classifiable in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule
of the United States (HTSUS) under item numbers 1605.40.10.10 and
1605.40.10.90, which are the HTSUS numbers for prepared foodstuffs,
indicating peeled crawfish tail meat and other, as introduced by U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in 2000, and HTSUS numbers
0306.19.00.10 and 0306.29.00.00, which are reserved for fish and
crustaceans in general. On February 10, 2012, the Department added
HTSUS classification number 0306.29.01.00 to the scope description
pursuant to a request by CBP. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for
convenience and customs purposes only. The written description of the
scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in this review are addressed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, including the likelihood of continuation or
recurrence of dumping in the event of revocation and the magnitude of
dumping margins likely to prevail if the order were revoked.\2\ Parties
can find a complete discussion of all issues raised in this review and
the corresponding recommendations in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, which is on file electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic
Service System (IA ACCESS). IA ACCESS is available to registered users
at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and in the Central Records Unit in Room
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can be accessed
directly on the internet at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic versions of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\2\ See Memorandum to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, from Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant
Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of the
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order on
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meet from the People's Republic of China,''
adopted by and dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and
Decision Memorandum).
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Final Results of Sunset Review
The Department determines that revocation of the antidumping duty
order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of
China would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping
at the following weighted-average percentage margins:
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Weighted-
Manufacturer/producer/ exporter average margin
(percent)
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China Everbright Trading Company........................ 156.77
Binzhou Prefecture Foodstuffs Import Export Corp........ 119.39
Huaiyin Foreign Trade Corp.............................. 91.50
Yancheng Foreign Trade Corp............................. 108.05
All other exporters with a separate rate................ 122.92
All other exporters which are part of the PRC-wide 201.63
entity.................................................
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Notification to Interested Parties
This notice serves as a 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). Timely written notification
of the 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.
The Department is issuing and publishing the final results and
notice in accordance with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the
Act and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).
Dated: February 28, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-05143 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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