Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of

China: Notice of Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results of

New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of

new shipper review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gilgunn or Andrew Nulman,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0648 or (202) 482-4052,

respectively.

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The Applicable Statute

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act) are to the provisions effective January 1,

1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act by the

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

all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR part 351

(1998).

Background

On September 30, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

received a request from Yancheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd.

for a new shipper review of the antidumping order on freshwater

crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China. On October 30,

1998, the Department initiated this new shipper review covering the

period of March 26, 1997 through August 31, 1998 (63 FR 59762,

published November 5, 1999).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

Because of the complexities enumerated in the Memorandum from

Joseph A. Spetrini to Robert S. LaRussa, Extension of Time Limit for

the Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Review of

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, dated July 7, 1999, it is

not practicable to complete these reviews within the time limits

mandated by sections 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.

Therefore, the Department is extending the time limits for the

preliminary results to August 26, 1999. This extension of time limits

is in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act.

Dated: July 8, 1999.

Edward Yang,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 99-18228 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]

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