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Shrimper
Advisory – Deadline Nears for Distribution of Duty Deposits
on Shrimp Imports
July
12, 2007
Eligible domestic
shrimp producers who have been affected by foreign dumping of
shrimp have until July 30, 2007 to file certifications with the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) for an offset of
qualifying expenditures under the Continued Dumping and Subsidy
Offset Act of 2000 commonly known as the "Byrd Amendment."
According to a May
29, 2007 Federal Register Notice issued by the BCBP, certifications
must be received by July 30, 2007 and any certification received
after July 30 will be denied, making claimants ineligible for
the distribution. To obtain a distribution of the offset under
a given order or finding, an affected domestic producer must submit
a certification to the BCBP indicating that the producer desires
to receive a distribution.
In consideration
of the approaching certification deadline and in an effort to
assist those who may not have obtained applications, the Louisiana
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has posted a link to the
May 29 Federal Register Notice to its Web site at www.wlf.louisiana.gov.
This register notice
identifies the affected domestic producers associated with each
order or finding who are potentially eligible to receive a distribution
and contains instructions on submitting certifications and a standard
certification form, which can be used in filing claims. The document
at this link is extremely large and may be difficult to open and
download without a high-speed Internet connection. For those who
may not have received these forms or do no have internet access,
forms may also be obtained by contacting LDWF offices in Baton
Rouge, Bourg, New Iberia and Lake Charles.
The May 29,
2007 Federal Register Notice may also be accessed at the following
address: http://shrimpalliance.com/Press
Releases/2007 CBP Notice of Intent.pdf
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