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 Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. (Haiwang),

Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Rirong), and Yangcheng Baolong

Biochemical Products Co., Ltd. (Yangcheng) to conduct new-shipper

administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on freshwater

crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In

accordance with the Department's current regulations, we are initiating

this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, Mark Hoadley, Thomas

Gilgunn, 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) 482-4236, (202) 482-4106, (202) 482-0648, or

(202) 482-3020, respectively.

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 (1998).

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Background

On September 29, 1998 and September 30, 1998, the Department

received timely requests, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of

the Act, and section 351.214(c) of the Department's regulations, for

new shipper reviews of this antidumping duty order which has a

September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Haiwang certified

that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States

during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which

exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI.

Haiwang further certified that its export activities are not controlled

by the central government of the PRC.

In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Rirong certified that

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

the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which exported

subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. Rirong further

certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central

government of the PRC. In addition, Rirong submitted a statement from

Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Weishan), the producer/

supplier of subject merchandise to Rirong. In that statement, Weishan

certified that it did not export subject merchandise during the POI and

that it is not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported

subject merchandise during the POI. Weishan further certified that its

export activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC.

In its September 30, 1998 request for review, Yangcheng certified

that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States

during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which

exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI.

Yangcheng further certified that its export activities are not

controlled by the central government of the PRC. In addition, Yangcheng

submitted a statement from the processor of its subject merchandise. In

that statement, the processor certified that it did not export subject

merchandise during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any

exporter or producer who exported subject merchandise during the POI.

The processor 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 new-shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on

freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. Haiwang and Rirong have

agreed to waive the standard deadline for new-shipper reviews.

Therefore, we intend to conduct the new-shipper reviews for these

parties concurrent with the administrative review initiated on October

29, 1998 (63 FR 58009). With respect to the new-shipper review for

Yangcheng, the Department will issue the final results not later than

270 days from the publication of this notice.

In accordance with section 351.214(g)(ii) of the Department's

regulations, the period of review (POR) for a new shipper review

initiated in the month immediately following the annual anniversary

month of the first administrative review extends from the date of

suspension of liquidation to the end of the month immediately preceding

the first anniversary month of the antidumping duty order. Therefore,

the POR for these new-shippers is:

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, A-570-848

Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.......... 3/26/97-8/31/98

Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd...................... 3/26/97-8/31/98

Yangcheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd........ 3/26/97-8/31/98

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Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with

CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at

the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in lieu

of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by the

companies listed above, until the completion of the review.

The 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: October 30, 1998.

Robert S. LaRussa,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 98-29669 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]

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