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

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-570-848]

International Trade Administration

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

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

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

administrative review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: March 18, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Strollo or Laurel LaCivita,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

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

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3782 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,

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

(1998).

Background

The Department of Commerce (the Department) has 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. On October 26, 1998, the Department initiated this

antidumping administrative review covering the period of March 26, 1997

through August 31, 1998 (see 63 FR 58010 dated October 29, 1998).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

The Department has determined that it is not practicable to

complete this review within the time limits mandated by section

751(a)(3)(A) of the Act. Therefore, in accordance with that section,

the Department is extending the time limits for the preliminary results

to July 17, 1999. This extension of time limits is in accordance with

section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

Dated: March 5, 1999.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.

[FR Doc. 99-6537 Filed 3-17-99; 8:45 am]

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