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

Antidumping Administrative 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: January 6, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Strollo, 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) 482-3782, (202) 482-4236 or (202) 482-3020, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

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 27, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the Department)

received a request from Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd.

(Ningbo Nanlian) for a new shipper antidumping administrative review of

freshwater crawfish tail meat. On May 8, 1998, the Department published

its initiation of this new shipper review covering the period of

September 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998 (63 FR 25449).

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 New Shipper Review of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the

People's Republic of China, dated December 21, 1998, it is not

practical to complete this review within the time limits mandated by

section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act.

Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the

Department is extending the time limits for the preliminary results 35

days to February 15, 1999. The final results continue to be due 90 days

after the publication of the preliminary results.

Dated: December 30, 1998.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement III.

[FR Doc. 99-249 Filed 1-5-99; 8:45 am]

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