Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of

China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping Administrative

Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a

request from Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd. (Ningbo Nanlian)

to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of

China (PRC), which has a September anniversary date. In accordance with

the Department's current regulations, we are initiating this

administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Schwartz or Maureen Flannery, AD/

CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade

Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202)

482-3782 or (202)482-3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated,

all citations to the Department's regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351, 62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997).

Background

On March 27, 1998, the Department received a timely request, in

accordance with section 751 (a)(2)(B) of the Act, and section 351.214

(c) of the Department's regulations, for a new shipper review of this

antidumping duty order which has a September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In its request of March 27, 1998, Ningbo Nanlian certified that it

did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during the

period of investigation (POI) (March 1, 1996 through August 31, 1996),

and is not affiliated with any company which exported subject

merchandise to the United States during the POI. Ningbo Nanlian further

certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central

government of the PRC.

In its March 27, 1998 request for review, Ningbo Nanlian submitted

a statement from Yinxian No. 2 Freezing Factory (YFF), the producer/

supplier of subject merchandise to Ningbo Nanlian, certifying that it

is not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported subject

merchandise during POI. YFF further certified that its export

activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC.

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we

are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on

freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. We intend to issue the

final results of these reviews not later than 270 days from the

publication of this notice.

The standard period of review (POR) in a new shipper review

initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary

month is the six-month period immediately preceding the semiannual

anniversary month. However, the Department may define the POR to cover

the first exportation of a new shipper. See Initiation of New Shipper

Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Italy, 62 FR

8927 (February 27, 1997), and Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon from

Norway: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review 62 FR 28840 (May 28, 1997). Therefore, the POR for this review

has been defined to include the month of March 1998.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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The PRC: Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat, A-570-848:

Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd............ 9/01/97--3/31/98

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Concurrent with publication of this notice, we will instruct the

U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option of the importer, the

posting, until the completion of the review, of a bond or security in

lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exporter by

the company listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and

351.306.

This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of

the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214.

Dated: April 30, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-12204 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]

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