[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26711-26712]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10712]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of 
China: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
Rescission of New Shipper Review; 2012-2013

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


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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is partially 
rescinding its administrative review and rescinding the new shipper 
review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat 
from the People's Republic of China (PRC) for the period September 1, 
2012, through August 31, 2013.

DATES: Effective Date: May 9, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla 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-
3477 and (202) 482-1690 respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On September 3, 2013, we published a notice of opportunity to 
request an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC for the period of review 
(POR) September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013.\1\ On November 8, 
2013, in response to requests from the petitioner, Crawfish Processors 
Alliance (CPA), and Chinese producers and exporters of subject 
merchandise, Hubei Zhenghe Food Co., Ltd. (Hubei Zhenghe) and Xiping 
Opeck Food Co., Ltd. (Xiping Opeck), and in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act) and 19 CFR 
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated an administrative review of the order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC with respect to eight 
companies: China Kingdom (Beijing) Import & Export Co., Ltd. (China 
Kingdom); Deyan Aquatic Products and Food Co., Ltd. (Deyan Aquatic); 
Hubei Zhenghe, Shanghai Ocean Flavor International Trading Co., Ltd. 
(Shanghai Ocean Flavor); Nanjing Gemsen International Co., Ltd. 
(Nanjing Gemsen); Xiping Opeck; Xuzhou Jinjiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. 
(Xuzhou Jinjiang); and Yancheng Hi-King Agriculture Developing Co., 
Ltd. (Yancheng Hi-King).\2\
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    \1\ See Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, Finding, or 
Suspended Investigation; Opportunity To Request Administrative 
Review, 78 FR 54235 (September 3, 2013).
    \2\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Request for Revocation in Part, 78 FR 
67104 (November 8, 2013).
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    On November 14, 2013, in response to requests from Hubei Nature 
Agriculture Industry Co., Ltd. (Hubei Nature) and Hubei Zhenghe, 
Chinese producers and exporters of subject merchandise, and in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 
351.221(c)(1)(i), we initiated new shipper reviews of the order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC with respect to these two 
companies for the POR September 1, 2012, through August 31, 2013.\3\
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    \3\ See Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic 
of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty new Shipper Reviews, 78 FR 
68411 (November 14, 2013).
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    On January 6, 2014, Hubei Zhenghe withdrew its request for an 
administrative review.\4\ On January 13, 2014, Hubei Zhenghe withdrew 
its request for a new shipper review.\5\ On February 6, 2014, the CPA 
withdrew its request for an administrative review on six companies: 
China Kingdom; Deyan Aquatic; Nanjing Gemsen; Shanghai Ocean Flavor; 
Xuzhou Jinjiang; and Yancheng Hi-King.\6\
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    \4\ See letter from Hubei Zhenghe to the Department, 
``Withdrawal of Review Request in Administrative Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the 
People's Republic of China, 09/01/2012-08/31/13'' (January 6, 2014).
    \5\ See letter from Hubei Zhenghe to the Department, 
``Withdrawal of Review Request in the New Shipper Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the 
People's Republic of China, 09/01/12-08/31/13'' (September 30, 
2013).
    \6\ See letter from the CPA to the Department, ``Freshwater 
Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: 2012-13 
Administrative Review'' (February 6, 2014).
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Partial Rescission of Administrative Review and Rescission of New 
Shipper Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, ``in whole or in part, if a party that requested 
a review withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of 
publication of notice of initiation of the requested review.'' The CPA 
withdrew its request for an administrative review, covering six 
companies of the seven companies for which it requested a review, 
within the 90-day time limit, and Hubei Zhenghe withdrew its request 
for an administrative review and new shipper review within the 90-day 
time limit. Because we received timely withdrawal requests from the CPA 
and Hubei Zhenghe, we are partially rescinding the administrative 
review with respect to China Kingdom, Deyan Aquatic, Nanjing Gemsen, 
Shanghai Ocean Flavor, Xuzhou Jinjiang, Yancheng Hi-King and Hubei 
Zhenghe, and rescinding the new shipper review of Hubei Zhenghe with 
respect to the order. This rescission is in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(1).
    Accordingly, the Department intends to issue appropriate assessment 
instructions to U.S. Customs and Border Protection 15 days after 
publication of this notice.

Notifications

    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 the Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also 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)(3). 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: May 6, 2014.
Christian Marsh,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations.
[FR Doc. 2014-10712 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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