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The Southern Shrimp Alliance (SSA) is a non-profit alliance of members of  the U.S. shrimp  industry in eight states committed to preventing the continued deterioration of America's shrimp  industry and to ensuring the industry's future viability. SSA serves as the national voice for the shrimp fishermen and processors in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North  Carolina, South Carolina,  and  Texas.
U.S. International Trade Commission Issues Questionnaires and Schedule for Final Phase of Sunset Review
November 17, 2016

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Board of Directors


Florida:

Sal Versaggi
sal@versaggi-shrimp.com

Chris Gala
Tricocg@aol.com

Georgia:

John Wallace
gwallace@darientel.net

Mike Dubberly
DaddysBoy1775@aol.com

Alabama :

Steve Johnson
baptizodiving@aol.com

Mississippi:

Steve Bosarge
stevebosarge@hotmail.com

Frank Parker
fparker259@bellsouth.net

Louisiana:


Angela Portier

Robert Nguyen
prxn1956@yahoo.com

Texas:

Harley Londrie
  
Craig Wallis
  
  
North Carolina:

Nancy Edens
nancymedens@gmail.com

Brent Fulcher
bjseafood@earthlink.net

South Carolina:

Frank Blum
scarolinaseafood@gmail.com

Craig Reaves
seaeaglemarket@live.com


Business Committee:

Michael Stephens
mstephens@bamasea.com
 
Jonathan Appelbaum
Executive Director:

John Williams
john@shrimpalliance.com


Executive Assistant:

Rachel Williams
rachel@shrimpalliance.com



The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued questionnaires and the schedule for the final phase of the Five-Year Sunset Reviews of the antidumping duty orders on certain frozen warmwater shrimp from Brazil, China, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. 
In the Sunset Reviews, the ITC will determine whether the removal of antidumping duties will likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic shrimp industry.  The ITC's review will focus principally on information received in response to questionnaires that are due back to the agency on
December 28, 2016.

The ITC is seeking information from:
  • U.S. shrimp fishermen/U.S. shrimp farmers;
  • U.S. shrimp processors;
  • U.S. shrimp purchasers;
  • U.S. shrimp importers; and
  • Foreign shrimp producers
               
The questionnaires issued by the ITC, along with additional information regarding the sunset review, are available on the agency's website, here:
               
The U.S. shrimp fishermen/ U.S. shrimp farmer questionnaire can also be obtained here:
http://www.shrimpalliance.com/?attachment_id=4969
               
And the U.S. shrimp processor questionnaire can also be obtained here:
http://www.shrimpalliance.com/?attachment_id=4970
               
The Commission has requested that questionnaires be completed and submitted electronically to the ITC in MS Word format following the instructions provided in the questionnaires.
               
The Southern Shrimp Alliance encourages all members of the domestic shrimp industry to complete the relevant questionnaire and submit this information to the ITC for the agency's consideration in the sunset reviews. 

On November 8 th, the Federal Register published a scheduling notice from the ITC indicating that the agency intends to hold a public hearing in connection with the sunset reviews at 9:30 am on March 16, 2017 in Washington D.C.  In addition, the ITC indicated that written statements of information pertinent to the sunset review are due no later than March 27, 2017.  The ITC's sunset review proceedings will end no later than May 25, 2017.
               
The November 8, 2017 Federal Register notice containing the ITC's Sunset Reviews scheduling is available here:
http://www.shrimpalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ITC-Scheduling-Notice-FR.pdf