Frozen Warmwater Shrimp From Ecuador: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [C-331-806] AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of frozen warmwater shrimp (shrimp) from Ecuador. The period of investigation (POI) is January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2022. DATES: Applicable October 28, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reginald Anadio or Zachary Shaykin, AD/CVD Operations, Office IV, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3166 or (202) 482-5377, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background On April 1, 2024, Commerce published its Preliminary Determination in the Federal Register and invited interested parties to comment. [ 1 ] In the Preliminary Determination , and in accordance with section 705(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(4) , Commerce aligned this final countervailing duty (CVD) determination with the final antidumping duty (AD) determination of frozen warmwater shrimp from Ecuador. [ 2 ] On July 12 and September 26, 2024, Commerce issued its post-preliminary determinations. [ 3 ] On July 22, 2024, Commerce tolled certain deadlines in this administrative proceeding by seven days. [ 4 ] The deadline for the final d…