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

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

the Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

administrative review and new shipper reviews.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Nulman or Laurel LaCivita,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4052 or (202) 482-4236,

respectively.

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

The Department of Commerce (the Department) received a request from

petitioner and from respondent, Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company,

Ltd., to conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty order

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

(PRC). On October 26, 1998, the Department initiated this antidumping

administrative review covering the period of March 26, 1997 through

August 31, 1998 (63 FR 58010, published October 29, 1998).

On September 29, 1998, the Department received requests from

Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Rirong

Foodstuff Co., Ltd. for new shipper reviews of the antidumping order on

freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. On October 30, 1998, the

Department initiated these new shipper reviews covering the period of

March 26, 1997 through August 31, 1998 (63 FR 59762, published November

5, 1998).

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 Administrative Review and

New Shipper Reviews 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)(3)(A) of the Act.

Therefore, the Department is extending the time limits for the

preliminary results to September 30, 1999. This extension of time

limits is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: July 8, 1999.

Edward Yang,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Enforcement Group III.

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