ITC Seeks Comments on Tsunami's Impact on Shrimp Industries in India and Thailand
The International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a notice requesting comments by March 25, 2005 on whether there are changed circumstances brought about by the recent tsunami sufficient to warrant the institution of investigations to review the ITC's affirmative injury determinations in its antidumping (AD) investigations on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from India and Thailand.
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ITC to Decide Whether to Initiate Changed Circumstances Reviews
The ITC states that at the time the record for these investigations closed, factual information as to any impact of the December 26, 2004 tsunami on the ability of producers in India or Thailand to produce and export shrimp was not available. At its January 6, 2005 vote and in its views in these investigations, the ITC stated its intention to collect information as to whether the tsunami's impact on the affected countries' industries warrants the ITC self-initiating a changed circumstances review under 19 USC 1675(b).
Comments Should Address Impact of Tsunami on Ability of India & Thailand to Produce and Export Shrimp
The ITC states that information submitted should address the impact of the tsunami on the ability of the shrimp industries in India and Thailand to produce and export shrimp to the U.S. (See ITC notice for examples of such information.)
Subscribers should note that if a changed circumstances review results in a negative injury determination, it is expected that the AD duty order would be revoked.
(See ITT's Online Archives or 01/12/05 news, 05011235, for BP summary of the ITC's final affirmative injury determination in which it announced its intention to consider the tsunami's impact on India and Thailand. See ITT's Online Archives or 02/02/05 news, 05020240, for BP summary of the ITA's issuance of AD duty orders on subject merchandise from India and Thailand, etc.)
ITC contact - Jim McClure (202) 205-3191
ITC notice (Inv. No. 731-TA-1066 and 1067, FR Pub 02/08/05) available at
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20051800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-2460.pdf.