Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the New Shipper Reviews, 15478-15479 [E8-5887]

Download as PDF 15478 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 57 / Monday, March 24, 2008 / Notices Dated: March 18, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–5825 Filed 3–21–08; 8:45 am] disseminates aggregate information about steel imports. However, the time required to collect, process, and disseminate this information through Census can take up to 90 days after importation of the product, giving interested parties and the public far less time to respond to injurious sales. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE II. Method of Collection International Trade Administration The license application can be submitted electronically or completed electronically and faxed. Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Steel Import License III. Data International Trade Administration. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 23, 2008. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at: dHynek@doc.gov). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Julie Al-Saadawi, Import Administration, Office of Policy, (202) 482–2105, Fax: (202) 501–1377, or via e-mail: Julie_Al-Saadawi@ita.doc. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract The President’s Proclamation on Steel Safeguards mandated that the Departments of Commerce and Treasury institute an import licensing system to facilitate the monitoring of certain steel imports. Regulations were established that implemented the Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) system and expanded on the licensing system for steel that was part of those safeguards. The import license information is necessary to assess import trends of steel products. In order to effectively monitor steel imports, Commerce must collect and provide timely aggregated summaries about imports. The Steel Import License is the tool used to collect the necessary information. The Census Bureau currently collects import data and VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:26 Mar 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 OMB Control Number: 0625–0245. Form Number(s): ITA–4141P. Type of Review: Regular submission. Affected Public: Business or for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,500. Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100,000. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0. IV. Request for Comments Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record. Dated: March 19, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–5875 Filed 3–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–552–801 Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the New Shipper Reviews Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock, AD/CVD Operations, Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482–1394. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: AGENCY: Background On February 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce (‘‘Department’’) issued the preliminary results of these new shipper reviews. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Partial Rescission and Preliminary Results of the First New Shipper Review, 73 FR 6125 (February 1, 2008) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). The final results are currently due on April 21, 2008. Extension of Time Limits for Final Results Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’), and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1) require the Department to issue the preliminary results of a new shipper review within 180 days after the date on which the new shipper review was initiated and final results of a review within 90 days after the date on which the preliminary results were issued. The Department may, however, extend the deadline for completion of the final results of a new shipper review to 150 days if it determines that the case is extraordinarily complicated. See section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2). The Department is extending the deadline for the completion of the final results of these new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam because the case is extraordinarily complicated. Specifically, these new shipper reviews involve complicated affiliation and data issue issues, which require further analysis. Such analysis is necessary in order for the Department to obtain accurate sales and factors of production. E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 57 / Monday, March 24, 2008 / Notices Additionally, the Department is extending the deadline for the final results to accommodate parties’ request to extend the deadline for the submission of publicly available information to value factors of production, case briefs, and rebuttal briefs. For the reasons noted above, we are extending the time for the completion of the final results of these new shipper reviews by 30 days to May 21, 2008. We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. Dated: March 4, 2008. Stephen J. Claeys, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. E8–5887 Filed 3–21–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration A–552–801 Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2008. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Bertrand, Paul Walker or Alex Villanueva, 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) 482–3207, (202) 482–0413, and (202) 482–3208 respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES AGENCY: CASE HISTORY On September 19, 2007, the Department of Commerce (the ‘‘Department’’) published in the Federal Register the preliminary results of this administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (‘‘Vietnam’’). See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Notice of Preliminary Results and Partial Rescission of the Third Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 72 FR 53527 (September 19, 2007) (‘‘Preliminary Results’’). Since the Preliminary Results, the following events have occurred. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:33 Mar 21, 2008 Jkt 214001 From September 24–26, 2007, the Department conducted the verification of QVD USA LLC in Bellevue, Washington. From October 1–2, 2007, the Department verified QVD in Ho Chi Minh City, from October 3–4, 2007, the Department verified QVD Dong Thap Food Co., Ltd., from October 5–9, 2007, the Department verified Thuan Hung Co., Ltd., and from October 10–12, 2007, the Department verified QVD Choi Moi Farming Cooperative. On December 28, 2007, the Petitioners, Catfish Farmers of America and individual U.S. catfish processors, and QVD Food Company (‘‘QVD’’) submitted case briefs. QVD’s case brief included issues for Lian Heng Trading Co., Ltd. (‘‘Lian Heng’’) as well. On January 10, 2008, the Petitioners, QVD, Lian Heng, and East Sea Seafoods Joint Venture Co., Ltd. (‘‘ESS’’) submitted rebuttal briefs. On January 23, 2008, the Department extended the time limit for completion of the final results of this administrative review by sixty days. See Certain Frozen Fish Fillets From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the Third Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 73 FR 3945 (January 23, 2008). On March 6, 2008, the Department conducted a public and a closed hearing. Counsel for the Petitioners, QVD, and ESS attended. SCOPE OF THE ORDER The product 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. Frozen fish fillets are lengthwise cuts of whole fish. The fillet products covered by the scope include boneless fillets with the belly flap intact (‘‘regular’’ fillets), boneless fillets with the belly flap removed (‘‘shank’’ fillets), boneless shank fillets cut into strips (‘‘fillet strips/finger’’), which include fillets cut into strips, chunks, blocks, skewers, or any other shape. Specifically excluded from the scope are frozen whole fish (whether or not dressed), frozen steaks, and frozen belly-flap nuggets. Frozen whole dressed fish are deheaded, skinned, and eviscerated. Steaks are bone-in, crosssection cuts of dressed fish. Nuggets are the belly-flaps. The subject merchandise will be hereinafter referred to as frozen ‘‘basa’’ and ‘‘tra’’ fillets, which are the Vietnamese common names for these species of fish. These products are classifiable under tariff article codes PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15479 1604.19.40001, 1604.19.50002, 0305.59.40003, 0304.29.60334 (Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius including basa and tra) of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’).5 This order covers all frozen fish fillets meeting the above specification, regardless of tariff classification. Although the HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of the order is dispositive. ANALYSIS OF COMMENTS RECEIVED All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to this proceeding and to which we have responded are listed in the Appendix to this notice and addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum (‘‘Final Decision Memo’’), which is hereby adopted by this notice. Parties can find a complete discussion of the issues raised in this administrative review and the corresponding recommendations in this public memorandum which is on file in the Central Records Unit (‘‘CRU’’), room 1117 of the main Department building. In addition, a copy of the Final Decision Memo can be accessed directly on our website at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/. The paper copy and electronic version of the Final Decision Memo are identical in content. VERIFICATION As provided in section 782(i) of the of the Tariff Act, as Amended (‘‘the Act’’), we conducted verification of the information submitted by QVD, its affiliated Vietnamese companies, QVD USA LLC, QVD Dong Thap Food Co., 1 See Memorandum to the File, from Cindy Robinson, Senior Case Analyst, Office 9, Import Administration, Subject: Frozen Fish Fillets: Third Addition of Harmonized Tariff Number, (March 1, 2007). This HTS went into effect on March 1, 2007. 2 See Memorandum to the File, from Cindy Robinson, Senior Case Analyst, Office 9, Import Administration, Subject: Frozen Fish Fillets: Third Addition of Harmonized Tariff Number, (March 1, 2007). This HTS went into effect on March 1, 2007. 3 See Memorandum to the File, from Cindy Robinson, Senior Case Analyst, Office 9, Import Administration, Subject: Frozen Fish Fillets: Second Addition of Harmonized Tariff Number, (February 2, 2007). This HTS went into effect on February 1, 2007. 4 See Memorandum to the File, from Cindy Robinson, Senior Case Analyst, Office 9, Import Administration, Subject: Frozen Fish Fillets: Addition of Harmonized Tariff Number, (January 30, 2007). This HTS went into effect on February 1, 2007. 5 Until July 1, 2004, these products were classifiable under tariff article codes 0304.20.60.30 (Frozen Catfish Fillets), 0304.20.60.96 (Frozen Fish Fillets, NESOI), 0304.20.60.43 (Frozen Freshwater Fish Fillets) and 0304.20.60.57 (Frozen Sole Fillets) of the HTSUS. Until February 1, 2007, these products were classifiable under tariff article code 0304.20.60.33 (Frozen Fish Fillets of the species Pangasius including basa and tra) of the HTSUS. E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 57 (Monday, March 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15478-15479]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-5887]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-552-801


Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of 
Vietnam: Extension of Time Limit for Final Results of the New Shipper 
Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 24, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia Hancock, AD/CVD Operations, 
Office 9, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1394.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 1, 2008, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
issued the preliminary results of these new shipper reviews. See 
Certain Frozen Fish Fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: 
Partial Rescission and Preliminary Results of the First New Shipper 
Review, 73 FR 6125 (February 1, 2008) (``Preliminary Results''). The 
final results are currently due on April 21, 2008.

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    Section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
``Act''), and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(1) require the Department to issue the 
preliminary results of a new shipper review within 180 days after the 
date on which the new shipper review was initiated and final results of 
a review within 90 days after the date on which the preliminary results 
were issued. The Department may, however, extend the deadline for 
completion of the final results of a new shipper review to 150 days if 
it determines that the case is extraordinarily complicated. See section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2).
    The Department is extending the deadline for the completion of the 
final results of these new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty 
order on certain frozen fish fillets from Vietnam because the case is 
extraordinarily complicated. Specifically, these new shipper reviews 
involve complicated affiliation and data issue issues, which require 
further analysis. Such analysis is necessary in order for the 
Department to obtain accurate sales and factors of production.

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Additionally, the Department is extending the deadline for the final 
results to accommodate parties' request to extend the deadline for the 
submission of publicly available information to value factors of 
production, case briefs, and rebuttal briefs. For the reasons noted 
above, we are extending the time for the completion of the final 
results of these new shipper reviews by 30 days to May 21, 2008.
    We are issuing and publishing this notice in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: March 4, 2008.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-5887 Filed 3-21-08; 8:45 am]
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