[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 136 (Friday, July 16, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 38409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18229]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-570-848]


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 and New Shipper Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of extension of time limits for preliminary results of 
administrative review and new shipper reviews.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: July 16, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Nulman or Laurel LaCivita, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-4052 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, 
all citations to the Department's regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 
(1998).

Background

    The Department of Commerce (the Department) 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 
(PRC). On October 26, 1998, the Department initiated this antidumping 
administrative review covering the period of March 26, 1997 through 
August 31, 1998 (63 FR 58010, published October 29, 1998).
    On September 29, 1998, the Department received requests from 
Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Rirong 
Foodstuff Co., Ltd. for new shipper reviews of the antidumping order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. On October 30, 1998, the 
Department initiated these new shipper reviews covering the period of 
March 26, 1997 through August 31, 1998 (63 FR 59762, published November 
5, 1998).

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 Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and 
New Shipper Reviews of Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, 
dated July 7, 1999, it is not practicable to complete these reviews 
within the time limits mandated by sections 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
    Therefore, the Department is extending the time limits for the 
preliminary results to September 30, 1999. This extension of time 
limits is in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.

    Dated: July 8, 1999.
Edward Yang,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 99-18229 Filed 7-15-99; 8:45 am]
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