[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25449]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-12204]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-848]


Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of 
China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
request from Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd. (Ningbo Nanlian) 
to conduct a new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC), which has a September anniversary date. In accordance with 
the Department's current regulations, we are initiating this 
administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 8, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leah Schwartz 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 or (202)482-3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 Department's regulations are to the current 
regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351, 62 FR 27295 (May 19, 1997).

Background

    On March 27, 1998, the Department received a timely request, in 
accordance with section 751 (a)(2)(B) of the Act, and section 351.214 
(c) of the Department's regulations, for a new shipper review of this 
antidumping duty order which has a September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

    In its request of March 27, 1998, Ningbo Nanlian certified that it 
did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during the 
period of investigation (POI) (March 1, 1996 through August 31, 1996), 
and is not affiliated with any company which exported subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POI. Ningbo Nanlian further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC.
    In its March 27, 1998 request for review, Ningbo Nanlian submitted 
a statement from Yinxian No. 2 Freezing Factory (YFF), the producer/
supplier of subject merchandise to Ningbo Nanlian, certifying that it 
is not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported subject 
merchandise during POI. YFF further certified that its export 
activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC.
    In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we 
are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. We intend to issue the 
final results of these reviews not later than 270 days from the 
publication of this notice.
    The standard period of review (POR) in a new shipper review 
initiated in the month immediately following the semiannual anniversary 
month is the six-month period immediately preceding the semiannual 
anniversary month. However, the Department may define the POR to cover 
the first exportation of a new shipper. See Initiation of New Shipper 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Certain Pasta from Italy, 62 FR 
8927 (February 27, 1997), and Fresh and Chilled Atlantic Salmon from 
Norway: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review 62 FR 28840 (May 28, 1997). Therefore, the POR for this review 
has been defined to include the month of March 1998.

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                                                          Period to be  
             Antidumping duty proceeding                    reviewed    
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The PRC: Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat, A-570-848:                     
 Ningbo Nanlian Frozen Foods Company, Ltd............   9/01/97--3/31/98
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    Concurrent with publication of this notice, we will instruct the 
U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option of the importer, the 
posting, until the completion of the review, of a bond or security in 
lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exporter by 
the company listed above, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(e).
    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305 and 
351.306.
    This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of 
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214.

    Dated: April 30, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-12204 Filed 5-7-98; 8:45 am]
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