13-5-3103 Fisherman Questionnaire

OMB No. 3117-0016/USITC No. 13-5-3103; Expiration Date: 6/30/2014
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U.S. FISHERMEN’S QUESTIONNAIRE
FROZEN WARMWATER SHRIMP FROM CHINA, ECUADOR, INDIA, INDONESIA,
MALAYSIA, THAILAND, AND VIETNAM

This questionnaire must be received by the Commission by no later than January 11, 2013
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 countervailing duty investigations concerning frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India,
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam (Inv. Nos. 701-TA-491-497 (Preliminary)). 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
City

State

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, 2009?

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 this proceeding in any other import-injury proceedings conducted by
the Commission on the same or similar merchandise.
I acknowledge that information submitted in this questionnaire response and throughout this proceeding 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 this proceeding 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

Date

Phone:
Signature

Email 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 50 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.

Petition support.--Do you support or oppose the petition?
China

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Ecuador

Support

Oppose

Take no position

India

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Indonesia

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Malaysia

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Thailand

Support

Oppose

Take no position

Vietnam

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

Firm name

I-5.

Address

Extent of
ownership

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

I-6.

Yes--List the following information.

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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

Yes--List the following information.
Address

Affiliation

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PART III.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION

Further information on this part of the questionnaire can be obtained from Amy Sherman (202-205-3289,
amy.sherman@usitc.gov). Supply all data requested on a calendar-year basis.
II-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in
part II.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

II-2.

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, 2009.
(check as many as appropriate)
plant openings ..............................

plant closings................................

relocations ....................................

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

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

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

prolonged shutdowns or
production curtailments................
revised labor agreements ..............

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

(please describe)

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PART III.—TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued

II-3.

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-4.

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

II-5.

Same boats and workers.--Has your firm since 2009 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)
Calendar years
Item
Overall Production Capacity
Harvest of:
frozen warmwater shrimp
Other product 1
Other product 2

2009

2010

January-September
2011

2011

2012

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PART III.— TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued
II-6.

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

II-7.

Trade data.--Report your firm’s production capacity, production, shipments, inventories, 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 $1,000)
Calendar years
Item

2009

2010

January-September
2011

2011

2012

Warmwater shrimp harvested
(quantity)
U.S. shipments:
Sold to processors/docks:
quantity
value
Transfers to related firms:1
quantity
value
Other:
quantity
value
Export shipments:2
quantity
value
Employment data:
Average number of PRWs (number)
Hours worked by PRWs (1,000 hours)
Wages paid to PRWs (value)
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:

Reconciliation of data.--Please note that the quantities reported above should reconcile as follows: Warmwater shrimp
harvested equals U.S. shipments sold to processors/docks, plus U.S. shipment transfers to related firms, plus Other, plus
export shipments. Do the data reported reconcile?
Yes
No--Please explain:

.

.

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PART III.— TRADE AND RELATED INFORMATION--Continued

II-8.

Related firms.--If you reported transfers to related firms in question II-7, 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-9.

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

II-10.

Gulf Oil Spill.—Has the Gulf Oil Spill affected demand for warmwater shrimp?
No

II-11.

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

Natural disasters and/or diseases.—Have any other natural disasters or diseases affected your
supply?
No

II-12.

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

Yes--Please describe.

Natural disasters and/or diseases.—Have any other natural disasters or diseases affected
demand for warmwater shrimp?
No

Yes--Please describe.

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PART III.—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Address questions on this part of the questionnaire to David Boyland (202-708-4725,
David.Boyland@usitc.gov).
III-1.

Contact information.-- Please identify the responsible individual and the manner by which
Commission staff may contact that individual regarding the confidential information submitted in
part III.
Name
Title
Email
Telephone
Fax

III-2.

Accounting system.--Briefly describe your financial accounting system.
A.

III-3.

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

Form of organization.--Please check the term which best describes your organization.
Proprietorship

III-4.

Partnership

Corporation

Other (specify)

Accounting basis.—The financial records of your firm are prepared on the basis of:
GAAP

Cash

Tax

Other comprehensive basis of accounting (specify)

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PART III.— FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-5. Operations on fresh warmwater shrimp.--Report the revenue and related cost information
requested below on the warmwater shrimp and prawn operations of your U.S. establishment(s). Provide
data for your three most recently completed fiscal years in chronological order from left to right and the
specified interim periods. Quantities reported should be headless, shell on, using the National
Marine Fisheries conversion factor of 0.629.
Quantity (in pounds) and value (in dollars)
Fiscal years ended-Item

January-September
2011

2012

Net sales quantities:1
Sold to processors/docks
Transferred to related processors/docks
Other
Total net sales quantities
Net sales values:1
Sold to processors/docks
Transferred to related processors/docks
Other
Total net sales values
Operating expenses:2
Labor (i.e., crew share)
Fuel and oil
Groceries and ice
Fishing gear
Taxes and licenses (other than federal and
state income taxes)
Insurance
Vessel repairs and maintenance (include
labor)3
Interest
Depreciation
All other expenses
Total operating expenses
Corporation officers’ or partners’ salaries
Other revenue and gulf oil spill compensation
Net income or (loss) before income taxes
Other items:
Capital expenditures
Total assets
1

Include sales related to warmwater shrimp and prawn operations only. The quantities and values reported in this table should generally
reflect the shipment quantities and values reported in Part II of this questionnaire.
2
Operating expenses related to warmwater shrimp and prawn operations only.
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.

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PART III.— FINANCIAL INFORMATION--Continued
III-6.

Effects of imports.--Since January 1, 2009, has your firm experienced any actual negative effects
on its return on investment or its growth, investment, ability to raise capital, existing development
and production efforts (including efforts to develop a derivative or more advanced version of the
product), or the scale of capital investments as a result of imports of frozen warmwater shrimp
from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or Vietnam?
No

Yes--My firm has experienced actual negative effects as follows:
Cancellation, postponement, or rejection of expansion projects
Denial or rejection of investment proposal
Reduction in the size of capital investments
Rejection of bank loans
Lowering of credit rating
Problem related to the issue of stocks or bonds
Other (specify)

III-7.

Anticipated effects of imports.--Does your firm anticipate any negative effects due to imports of
frozen warmwater shrimp from China, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, or
Vietnam?
No

Yes--My firm anticipates negative effects as follows: