Eligible
domestic shrimp producers who have been affected by foreign
dumping of shrimp have until July 31, 2006 to file written
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 the
June 1, 2006 Federal Register notice issued by the BCBP, qualifying
expenditures are those beginning February 1, 2005 through
June 30, 2006. 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
LDWF has posted a “standard certification form”
developed by the BCBP along with instructions copied from
the federal register notice to its website at http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/pdfs/fishing/programs/FederalRegister.pdf
Additionally,
forms may be obtained by contacting LDWF offices in Baton
Rouge, Bourg, New Iberia and Lake Charles as well as Sea Grant
Extension offices at LSU AgCenter locations in Cut Off, Thibodaux,
Houma, Belle Chasse, Chalmette, Lake Charles, Metairie, Franklin,
Hammond, Abbeville and Jeanerette. A list of addresses and
telephone numbers for the LDWF and LSU AgCenter offices where
forms and instructions are available is also posted to the
LDWF website at http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/programs/research/LSUAgcontact.cfm
It is important to note that the sample form and instructions
posted to the LDWF website and available for distribution
at LDWF and LSU AgCenter offices should be considered as an
advisory only and should not be taken as legal advice.
Written
certifications for fiscal year 2006 distributions must be
received by the BCBP before July 31, 2006. All claims should
be addressed to the Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance,
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection, Revenue Division,
Attention: Leigh Redelman, P.O. Box 68940, Indianapolis, IN
46268 or if using the street address; 6650 Telecom Drive,
Suite 100, Indianapolis, IN 46278.
The June
1, 2006, Federal Register notice also identified the affected
domestic producers associated with each order or finding who
are potentially eligible to receive a distribution. A producer
is potentially eligible to receive distributions if the producer
publicly supported the shrimp antidumping petition by submitting
written support of the petition or belonged to an organization
that submitted written evidence of support for the petition
to the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) before
December 8, 2004. The Federal Register notice contains a standard
certification form which can be used in filing claims along
with detailed instructions for filing written certifications.
The document at this link is extremely large and may be difficult
to open and download without a high-speed internet connection.
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/
edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/pdf/06-4937.pdf
The BCBP
requires that in order to receive distributions from the six
countries named in the antidumping duty orders, separate applications
must be submitted for each country-claim. The following lists
the Commerce Case Number and Case Name for each country-claim.
