[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59762-59763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29669]


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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 Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. (Haiwang), 
Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Rirong), and Yangcheng Baolong 
Biochemical Products Co., Ltd. (Yangcheng) to conduct new-shipper 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on freshwater 
crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In 
accordance with the Department's current regulations, we are initiating 
this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, Mark Hoadley, Thomas 
Gilgunn, 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) 482-4236, (202) 482-4106, (202) 482-0648, or 
(202) 482-3020, respectively.

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 (1998).

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Background

    On September 29, 1998 and September 30, 1998, the Department 
received timely requests, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 
the Act, and section 351.214(c) of the Department's regulations, for 
new shipper reviews of this antidumping duty order which has a 
September anniversary date.

Initiation of Review

    In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Haiwang certified 
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which 
exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. 
Haiwang further certified that its export activities are not controlled 
by the central government of the PRC.
    In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Rirong certified that 
it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during 
the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which exported 
subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. Rirong further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC. In addition, Rirong submitted a statement from 
Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Weishan), the producer/
supplier of subject merchandise to Rirong. In that statement, Weishan 
certified that it did not export subject merchandise during the POI and 
that it is not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported 
subject merchandise during the POI. Weishan further certified that its 
export activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC.
    In its September 30, 1998 request for review, Yangcheng certified 
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which 
exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. 
Yangcheng further certified that its export activities are not 
controlled by the central government of the PRC. In addition, Yangcheng 
submitted a statement from the processor of its subject merchandise. In 
that statement, the processor certified that it did not export subject 
merchandise during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any 
exporter or producer who exported subject merchandise during the POI. 
The processor 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 new-shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. Haiwang and Rirong have 
agreed to waive the standard deadline for new-shipper reviews. 
Therefore, we intend to conduct the new-shipper reviews for these 
parties concurrent with the administrative review initiated on October 
29, 1998 (63 FR 58009). With respect to the new-shipper review for 
Yangcheng, the Department will issue the final results not later than 
270 days from the publication of this notice.
    In accordance with section 351.214(g)(ii) of the Department's 
regulations, the period of review (POR) for a new shipper review 
initiated in the month immediately following the annual anniversary 
month of the first administrative review extends from the date of 
suspension of liquidation to the end of the month immediately preceding 
the first anniversary month of the antidumping duty order. Therefore, 
the POR for these new-shippers is:

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                                                           Period to be
              Antidumping duty proceeding                    reviewed
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 Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, A-570-848
Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd..........  3/26/97-8/31/98
Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd......................  3/26/97-8/31/98
Yangcheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd........  3/26/97-8/31/98
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    Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with 
CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at 
the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in lieu 
of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by the 
companies listed above, until the completion of the review.
    The 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: October 30, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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