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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]

Notice of Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of New-

Shipper Antidumping Review: Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the

People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Ellerman or Maureen Flannery,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4106 and (202) 482-3020,

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

On March 30, 1999, the Department of Commerce received a request

from Yancheng Haiteng Aquatic Products & Foods Co., Ltd., to conduct a

new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish

tail meat from the People's Republic of China. On April 30, 1999, the

Department initiated this new shipper antidumping review covering the

period September 1, 1998, through February 28, 1999 (64 FR 24328,

published May 6, 1999).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

The Department has determined that the issues are extraordinarily

complicated and it is not practicable to complete this review within

the time limits mandated by section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act and 19

CFR 351.214 (i)(2) of the Department's regulations. Therefore, in

accordance with these sections, the Department is extending the time

limits for the preliminary results to February 24, 2000. The final

results continue to be due 90 days after the issuance of the

preliminary results. This extension of time limits is in accordance

with section 751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Act, and 19 CFR 351.214(i)(2) of

the Department's regulations.

Dated: October 25, 1999.

Joseph A Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement III.

[FR Doc. 99-28765 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]

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