11-6-2910 US Fisherman Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 11-6-2910; Expiration Date: 6/30/2011
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U.S. FISHERMEN’S QUESTIONNAIRE
FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM
BRAZIL, CHINA, INDIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than November 22, 2010
See page 4 of the Instruction Booklet for filing instructions.
The information called for in this questionnaire is for use by the United States International Trade Commission in
connection with its reviews of the antidumping duty orders concerning frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China,
India, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 731-TA-1063, 1064, 1066-1068 (Review)). The information requested in the
questionnaire is requested under the authority of the Tariff Act of 1930, title VII. This report is mandatory and
failure to reply as directed can result in a subpoena or other order to compel the submission of records or
information in your possession (19 U.S.C. § 1333(a)).

Name of firm
Address
State

City

Zip Code

World Wide Web address
Has your firm harvested frozen warmwater shrimp (as defined in the instruction booklet) at any time since
January 1, 2005?

NO

(Sign the certification below and promptly return only this page of the questionnaire to the Commission)

YES

(Read the instruction booklet carefully, complete all parts of the questionnaire, and return the entire
questionnaire to the Commission so as to be received by the date indicated above)

CERTIFICATION
I certify that the information herein supplied in response to this questionnaire is complete and correct to the best of my knowledge
and belief and understand that the information submitted is subject to audit and verification by the Commission.
By means of this certification I also grant consent for the Commission, and its employees and contract personnel, to use the
information provided in this questionnaire and throughout these reviews in any other import-injury proceedings or reviews
conducted by the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout these reviews may be used by the
Commission, its employees, and contract personnel who are acting in the capacity of Commission employees, for developing or
maintaining the records of these reviews or related proceedings for which this information is submitted, or in internal audits and
proceedings relating to the programs and operations of the Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3. I understand that all
contract personnel will sign non-disclosure agreements.

Name of Authorized Official

Title of Authorized Official
Phone: (

Date

)

Signature

E-mail address
Fax (

)

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PART I.—GENERAL INFORMATION
The questions in this questionnaire have been reviewed with market participants to ensure that issues of
concern are adequately addressed and that data requests are sufficient, meaningful, and as limited as
possible. Public reporting burden for this questionnaire is estimated to average 20 hours per response,
including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed,
and completing and reviewing the questionnaire. Send comments regarding the accuracy of this burden
estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20436.
I-1a.

OMB statistics.--Please report below the actual number of hours required and the cost to your
firm of preparing the reply to this questionnaire and completing the form.
hours

dollars

I-1b.

OMB feedback.--We are interested in any comments you may have for improving this
questionnaire in general or the clarity of specific questions. Please attach such comments to your
response or send them to the above address.

I-2.

Establishments covered.--Provide the name and address of establishment(s) covered by this
questionnaire (see page 3 of the instruction booklet for reporting guidelines). If your firm is
publicly traded, please specify the stock exchange and trading symbol.

I-3.

Support for continuation of orders.--Do you support or oppose continuation of the antidumping
duty orders currently in place for frozen warmwater shrimp from the following countries?
Brazil

Support

Oppose

Take no position

China

Support

Oppose

Take no position

India

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Thailand

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Vietnam

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Currently the Department of Commerce is considering a changed circumstances review request
filed jointly by the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee (the petitioner in the original
investigation) and the Thai Frozen Foods Association (“TFFA”) in which they seek revocation of
the order on shrimp from Thailand retroactive to its inception. Do you support, oppose, or take
no position concerning this settlement?
Support
Oppose
Take no position

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-4.

Ownership.--Is your firm owned, in whole or in part, by any other firm?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

I-5.

I-6.

Address

Extent of ownership

Related SUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil,
China, India, Thailand, or Vietnam into the United States or which are engaged in exporting
frozen warmwater shrimp from those subject countries to the United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

Related NONSUBJECT importers/exporters.--Does your firm have any related firms, either
domestic or foreign, which are engaged in importing frozen warmwater shrimp from countries
other than Brazil, China, India, Thailand, or Vietnam into the United States or which are engaged
in exporting frozen warmwater shrimp from countries other than those subject countries to the
United States?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name and country

Address

Affiliation

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PART I.--GENERAL INFORMATION--Continued
I-7.

Related processors.--Does your firm have any related firms, either domestic or foreign, which
are engaged in the production of frozen warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--List the following information.

Firm name

Address

Affiliation

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION
Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Elizabeth Haines (202-2053200, [email protected]). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Please identify the individual to be contacted regarding the confidential information requested in
part II?
Name and title:
Please indicate the manner by which Commission staff may contact the individual responsible for
part II with questions regarding the submitted confidential information
E-mail:
Fax: (

II-2.

Telephone: (

)

)

Changes in operations.--Please indicate whether your firm has experienced any of the following
changes in relation to the harvesting of warmwater shrimp since January 1, 2005.
(check as many as appropriate)
addition of boats .......................

sale, repossession, or loss of
boats ...............................................
relocations ................................

expansions ................................

acquisitions ...............................

consolidations ...........................

lost fishing time or a reduction in
days at sea ......................................
changes in average crew size ...

other (e.g., technology) ............

(please describe)

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-3.

Anticipated changes in operations.--Does your firm anticipate any changes in the character of
your operations or organization (as noted above) relating to the harvesting of warmwater shrimp
in the future? Include in your response a specific projection of your firm’s capacity to
process frozen warmwater shrimp (in 1,000 pounds) for 2011 and 2012.
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

For question II-4, if your response differs for particular orders, please indicate and explain the
particular effect of revocation of specific orders.
II-4.

Anticipated changes in operations in the event the orders are revoked.--Would your firm
anticipate any changes in the character of your operations or organization (as noted above)
relating to the harvest of warmwater shrimp in the future if the antidumping duty orders on frozen
warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, or Vietnam were to be revoked?
No

Yes--Supply details as to the time, nature, and significance of such changes
and provide underlying assumptions, along with relevant portions of
business plans or other supporting documentation that address this
issue.

II-5.

Please describe any state and federal limitations on shrimp fishing activities, e.g., limitations on
areas where it is permissible to fish, limitations on length of season, use of specified gear (TED’s
and by-catch reduction devices, etc.). Describe expected enforcement time of such limitations.

II-6.

Please describe any contracts or other legal relationships your firm may have with processors of
frozen warmwater shrimp.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-7.

Same boat and workers.--Has your firm since 2005 harvested, or does your firm anticipate
harvesting in the future, other fish or seafood products on the same boat used in the harvest of
warmwater shrimp and/or using the same production and related workers employed to harvest
warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--List the following information and report your firm’s combined harvest
capacity and harvest of these products and warmwater shrimp in the
periods indicated. Shrimp quantities should be headless, shell on,
using the National Marine Fisheries conversion factor of 0.629.
The quantity of other products should be reported on a live weight
basis.

Product

Basis for allocation of capacity and
employment data (indicate if different)

Period

(Quantity in pounds)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

Overall Production Capacity
Harvest of:
Warmwater shrimp
Other product 1
Other product 2

II-8.

Constraints on production.--Please describe the constraint(s) that set the limit(s) on your
harvest capabilities.

II-9.

Please report the number of shrimp boats your firm owns or operates:
Please report the
data requested below concerning each of the shrimp boats your firm owns or operates:
Boat name

Length
(in feet)

Nature of on-board
processing
(if any)

Location where
boat is moored

Location of shrimp
fisheries fished by
boat

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued

II-10.

Trade data.--Report your firm’s harvest, shipments, and employment related to the harvest of
warmwater shrimp in your U.S. establishment(s) during the specified periods. (See definitions in
the instruction booklet.) Shrimp quantities should be headless, shell on, using the National
Marine Fisheries conversion factor of 0.629.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Calendar year
Item

2005

2006

2007

January-September
2008

2009

2009

2010

Warmwater shrimp harvested
(quantity) (A)
U.S. shipments:
Sold to processors/docks:
quantity (B)
value (C)
Transfers to related firms:1
quantity (D)
value (E)
Other
quantity (F)
value (G)
Export shipments:2
quantity (H)
value (I)
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs
(number) (J)
Hours worked by PRWs
(1,000 hours) (K)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
(L)
Days boat at sea (total number
of days at sea)
1

Transfers to related firms should be valued at fair market value. In the event that you use a different basis for valuing
these transactions, please specify that basis (e.g., cost, cost plus, etc.) and provide value data using that basis for each of
the periods noted above:
2

Identify your principal export markets:

.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-11.

Reconciliation of trade data.--

(a)

Please note that the quantities reported in question II-8 should reconcile as follows in
each period (i.e., in each column):
Reconciliation
A=B+D+F+H

Do these data reconcile?
explain

Yes

No--Please

II-12.

Transfers to related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-8, please
indicate the nature of the relationship between your firm and the related firms (e.g., joint venture,
wholly owned subsidiary), whether the transfers were priced at market value or by a non-market
formula, whether your firm retained marketing rights to all transfers, and whether the related
firms also processed inputs from sources other than your firm.

II-13.

Gulf Oil Spill.—Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected your supply?
No

Yes--Please describe. Also please indicate when you expect that supply will
come back to pre-oil spill levels.

Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected demand for fresh raw warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--Please describe. Also please indicate when you expect that demand
will come back to pre-oil spill levels.

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14.

Settlement agreements.-(a)

Has your firm, any affiliate of your firm, any representative of your firm, or any group to
which your firm belongs ever received payments, directly or indirectly, from any
producer/exporter or U.S. importer of frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China,
India, Thailand, or Vietnam, in connection with an agreement to withdraw a request to
initiate, or avoid a request to initiate, an administrative review by the Department of
Commerce of imports frozen warmwater shrimp subject to the antidumping duties?
No

Yes-- Report separately (1) any such payments received, either
directly or indirectly, from suppliers, (2) any such payments received,
either directly or indirectly, from non-suppliers in connection with the
settlement of an administrative review request, and (3) provide a copy
of the agreement.
(Value in $1,000)

Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

Suppliers (Brazilian producers/exporters, importers from Brazil, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)1
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Suppliers (Chinese producers/exporters, importers from China, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)2
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Suppliers (Indian producers/exporters, importers from India, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)3
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Suppliers (Thai producers/exporters, importers from Thailand, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)4
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)

Table continued on next page.

2009

2010

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PART II.--TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-14.

Settlement agreements.—Continued
(Value in $1,000)
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Suppliers (Vietnamese producers/exporters, importers from Vietnam, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)5
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Suppliers (Other producers/exporters, and/or other entities).
Please list all firms/entities; use additional pages if necessary.
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)6
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
Firm/entity:
Rate (percent)
1

If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis
the settlement amounts were calculated:
2
If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis
the settlement amounts were calculated:

3

If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis the
settlement amounts were calculated:
4
If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis the
settlement amounts were calculated:

5

If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis
the settlement amounts were calculated:
6

If the settlement you received was not based on a percentage of the value of imports, please indicate on what basis the
settlement amounts were calculated:

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PART III.--FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to Justin Jee (202-205-3186, [email protected]).
III-1.

Who should be contacted regarding the requested financial information?
Company contact:
Name and title
(
)
Phone number

III-2.

Form of organization:
Proprietorship

III-3.

E-mail address

Partnership

Corporation

Other (specify)

Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

When does your fiscal year end (month and day)?
If your fiscal year changed during the period examined, explain below:

B.1.

Describe the lowest level of operations (e.g., plant, division, company-wide) for
which financial statements are prepared that include fresh warm water shrimp
and prawns :

2.

3.

4.

Does your firm prepare profit/loss statements for fresh warm water shrimp and
prawns:
Yes
No
How often did your firm (or parent company) prepare financial statements
(including annual reports, 10Ks)? Please check relevant items below.
Audited,
unaudited,
annual reports,
10Ks,
10 Qs,
Monthly,
quarterly,
semi-annually,
annually
Accounting basis:
GAAP,
cash,
tax, or
other comprehensive
(specify)

Note: The Commission may request that your company submit copies of its financial statements,
including internal profit-and-loss statements for the division or product group that includes fresh
warmwater shrimp and prawns, as well as those statements and worksheets used to compile data
for your firm’s questionnaire response.

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PART IV.-- FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-4.

III-5.

In the space below and as it relates to your operations on frozen warmwater shrimp and prawns,
please list total damage claims related to the Gulf oil spill and total amount actually received as
compensation, respectively, during the interim (January-September) 2010 period.
A.

Total claim for damages (interim 2010) relating to Gulf oil spill:

B.

Total compensation received for damages (interim 2010) relating to Gulf oil spill:

Settlement funds received.—If your firm received any payment pursuant to a settlement
agreement with any importers, exporters, foreign producers, or any other entities during the
period of review, please indicate the amount (in thousands of dollars), where these payments were
recorded in your actual accounting books/records in the normal course of business, and report the
amounts in the line item of Settlement funds received in question III-6 for this submission.
Did your firm receive any payments pursuant to settlement agreements during the period of
review?
No —Skip to question III-6

Yes—Please complete the table below.
Fiscal years ended--

Item

2005

2006

2007

Settlement funds received ($1,000)
Settlement funds received
Specific account where
funds are recorded in your
books

2008

2009

2010

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PART IV.-- FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-6 Operations on fresh warmwater shrimp.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the warmwater shrimp operations of your U.S. establishment(s).1 Provide financial
results for full-years 2005 through 2009 and for the specified interim periods. Alternatively, report the
five most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right and the specified
interim periods. Quantities should be headless, shell on, using the National Marine Fisheries
conversion factor of 0.629.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Calendar years
Item

2005

2006

2007

2008

January-September
2009

2009

2010

Net sales quantities:1
Sold to processors/docks
Transferred to related processors/docks
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:1
Sold to processors/docks
Transferred to related processors/docks
Total net sales values
Operating expenses:2
Labor (i.e., crew share)3
Fuel and oil
Groceries and ice
Fishing gear
Taxes and licenses (other than federal and
state income taxes)
Insurance
Vessel repair and maintenance (include
3
labor)
Depreciation
All other expenses
Total operating expenses
Corporation officers or partners’ salaries
Operating income or (loss)
Other revenue and Gulf Oil Spill
compensation
Settlement funds received
Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act
Funds received4
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Other items:
Capital expenditures
Total assets
1

Include only sales related to your operations on fresh warmwater shrimp and prawns. The quantities and values should approximate the
shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
2
Operating expenses related only to your operations on fresh warmwater shrimp and prawns.
3
Include labor costs incurred specifically for maintenance and repairs in the “vessel repairs and maintenance” line and not in the labor (crew
share) line.
4
Please report funds received under this act in the period(s) in which they were received. Do not report these funds as an offset to operating
expenses.