[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60452-60453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-23962]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-552-801]
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Final Results of Expedited Second Sunset Review of the
Antidumping Duty Order
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: As a result of this second sunset review, the Department of
Commerce (``the Department'') finds that revocation of the antidumping
duty order on certain frozen fish fillets (``fish fillets'') from the
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam'') would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the
``Final Results of Review'' section of this notice.
DATES: Effective Date: October 7, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Walker, AD/CVD Operations,
Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0413.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 2, 2014, the Department published a notice of initiation of
the second sunset review of the antidumping duty order on fish fillets
from Vietnam,\1\ pursuant to section
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751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``the Act'').\2\ On June
11, 2014, Catfish Farmers of America and individual U.S. catfish
processors (``Petitioners'') timely notified the Department of their
intent to participate within the deadline specified in 19 CFR
351.218(d)(1)(i), claiming domestic interested party status under
section 771(9)(C) and (G) of the Act.\3\ On July 2, 2014, the
Department received an adequate substantive response from Petitioners
within the deadline specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ We
received no responses from respondent interested parties. As a result,
the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the
order, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2).
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\1\ See Notice of Antidumping Duty Order: Certain Frozen Fish
Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 47909 (August
12, 2003).
\2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 31306
(June 2, 2014).
\3\ See Petitioners' June 11, 2014, submission.
\4\ See Petitioners' July 2, 2014, submission.
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Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by this order is frozen fish fillets,
including regular, shank, and strip fillets and portions thereof,
whether or not breaded or marinated, of the species Pangasius Bocourti,
Pangasius Hypophthalmus (also known as Pangasius Pangasius) and
Pangasius Micronemus. These products are classifiable under tariff
article codes 0304.29.6033, 0304.62.0020, 0305.59.0000, 0305.59.4000,
1604.19.2000, 1604.19.2100, 1604.19.3000, 1604.19.3100, 1604.19.4000,
1604.19.4100, 1604.19.5000, 1604.19.5100, 1604.19.6100 and 1604.19.8100
(Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius including basa and tra)
of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'').
Although the HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs
purposes, the written description of the scope of this proceeding,
which is contained in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum,
is dispositive.\5\
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\5\ See ``Expedited Second Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty
Order on Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of
Vietnam: Issues and Decision Memorandum,'' from Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement and Compliance, dated concurrently with and hereby
adopted by this notice (``Issues and Decision Memorandum'').
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Analysis of Comments Received
A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review
are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum. The issues
discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum include the likelihood
of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the
margins of dumping likely to prevail if the order were to be revoked.
The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file
electronically via the Enforcement and Compliance Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Services System (``IA
ACCESS''). IA ACCESS is available to registered users at http://iaaccess.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit, Room
7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition, a
complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum
and the electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in
content.
Final Results of Review
Pursuant to section 752(c)(3) of the Act, the Department determines
that revocation of the order would be likely to lead to continuation or
recurrence of dumping at weighted average margins up to 63.88
percent.\6\
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\6\ See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty Determination
of Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from
the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 68 FR 43713, 43715 (July 24,
2003).
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Administrative Protective Order
This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely
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 terms of an APO is a violation which
is subject to sanction.
We are issuing and publishing the results and notice in accordance
with sections 751(c), 752(c), and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: September 29, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-23962 Filed 10-6-14; 8:45 am]
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