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 Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods Co., Ltd.

(Yancheng Haiteng) 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 regulations, we are

initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Ellerman, Laurel LaCivita 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) 482-4106, (202) 482-4236 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 Departments's regulations are to the current

regulations, codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (April, 1998).

Background

On March 30, 1999, 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 administrative

review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat,

issued on September 15, 1997.

Initiation of Review

In its request of March 30, 1999, Yancheng Haiteng, as required by

19 CFR 351.214(b)(i) and (iii)(A), 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 that

since the investigation was initiated on October 23, 1996, it has not

been affiliated with any company which exported subject merchandise to

the United States during the POI. Yancheng Haiteng further certified

that its export activities are not controlled by the central government

of the PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR

351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19

CFR351.214(b)(2)(iv), Yancheng Haiteng submitted documentation

establishing the date on which the subject merchandise was first

entered for consumption into the United States, the volume of that

first shipment, and the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated

customer in the United States.

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. In accordance with 19 CFR

351.214(h)(1), we intend to issue preliminary results of this review no

later than 180 days after the date of initiation.

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

initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary

month is the six-month period immediately preceding the semi-annual

anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for this new

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shipper review of Yancheng Haiteng is September 1, 1998 through

February 28, 1999.

Concurrent with publication of this notice, and in accordance with

19 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 company listed above, until the completion of the review.

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, 1999.

Roland L. MacDonald,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-11421 Filed 5-5-99; 8:45 am]

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