[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 219 (Monday, November 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61833-61834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-29755]


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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 Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping reviews.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests from Yixing Ban Chang Foods Co., Ltd. (Yixing), Fujian Pelagic 
Fishery Group Company (Fujian Pelagic), Yangzhou Lakebest Foods Co., 
Ltd. (Lakebest), Suqian Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. (Suqian), Qingdao 
Zhengri Seafood Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Zhengri), and Shantou SEZ Yangfeng 
Marine Products Company (Yangfeng) to conduct new shipper 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 these new shipper reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 15, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gilgunn or Maureen Flannery, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (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).

Background

    On September 19, 1999, and September 30, 1999, the Department 
received timely requests, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) 
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 Reviews

    In its September 19, 1999, request for review, Yixing certified 
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States 
during the period of investigation (POI) and that it is not affiliated 
with any company which exported subject merchandise to the United 
States during the POI, as required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 
(iii)(A). Yixing further certified that its export activities are not 
controlled by the central government of the PRC, satisfying the 
requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the 
Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Yixing submitted 
documentation establishing the date on which it first shipped the 
subject merchandise to the United States, the volume of that first 
shipment, and the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in 
the United States.
    In its September 30, 1999 request for review, Fujian Pelagic 
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, 
as required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). Fujian Pelagic 
further certified that its export activities are not controlled by the 
central government of the PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 
CFR 315.214(b)(2)(iv), Fujian Pelagic submitted documentation 
establishing the date on which it first shipped the subject merchandise 
to the United States, the volume of that first shipment, and the date 
of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States. In 
addition, Fujian Pelagic submitted a statement from Fujian Hualong 
Aquatic Trade Development Company Lianjiang Aquatic Processing

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Factory (Lianjiang Aquatic), the producer/supplier of subject 
merchandise to Fujian Pelagic. In that statement, Lianjiang Aquatic 
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 as required by Department regulation 
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(ii)(B). Lianjiang Aquatic further certified that 
its export activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC 
pursuant to Department regulation 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B).
    In its September 30, 1999 request for review, Lakebest 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, as 
required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). Lakebest further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Lakebest submitted documentation establishing 
the date on which it first shipped the subject merchandise to the 
United States, the volume of that first shipment, and the date of its 
first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States.
    In its September 30, 1999 request for review, Suqian 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, as required by 
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). Suqian further certified that its 
export activities are not controlled by the central government of the 
PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). 
Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), 
Suqian submitted documentation establishing the date on which it first 
shipped the subject merchandise to the United States, the volume of 
that first shipment, and the date of its first sale to an unaffiliated 
customer in the United States. In addition, Suqian submitted a 
statement from Suyang Shuangyu Food Co., Ltd. (Shuangyu), the producer/
supplier of subject merchandise to Suqian. In that statement, Shuangyu 
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 as required by Department regulation 
19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(ii)(B). Shuangyu further certified that its export 
activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC pursuant to 
Department regulation 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B).
    In its September 30, 1999 request for review, Qingdao Zhengri 
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, 
as required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). Qingdao Zhengri 
further certified that its export activities are not controlled by the 
central government of the PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Qingdao Zhengri submitted documentation 
establishing the date on which it first shipped the subject merchandise 
to the United States, the volume of that first shipment, and the date 
of its first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States.
    In its September 30, 1999 request for review, Yangfeng 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, as 
required by 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and (iii)(A). Yangfeng further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC, satisfying the requirements of 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B). Pursuant to the Department's regulations at 19 
CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv), Yangfeng submitted documentation establishing 
the date on which it first shipped the subject merchandise to the 
United States, the volume of that first shipment, and the date of its 
first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United States.
    It is the Department's usual practice in cases involving non-market 
economies to require that companies seeking to establish eligibility 
for an antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate 
provide de jure and de facto evidence of an absence of government 
control over the company's export activities. Accordingly, we will 
issue a separate rates questionnaire to the above-named respondents, 
allowing 37 days for response. If a respondent's response provides 
sufficient indication that it is not subject to either de jure or de 
facto government control with respect to its exports of crawfish, the 
review of its crawfish exports will proceed. If, on the other hand, a 
respondent does not demonstrate its eligibility for a separate rate, 
then that respondent will be deemed to be affiliated with other 
companies that exported during the POI and that did not establish 
entitlement to a separate rate, and its review will be terminated.
    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. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(i)(1), the Department will issue the preliminary results of 
these reviews not later than 180 days from the date of initiation.
    In accordance with section 351.214(g)(1)(i)(A) 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 is the twelve-month period preceding the anniversary month. 
Therefore, the POR for these new shippers is September 1, 1998, through 
August 31, 1999.
    Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, 
at the option of the importers, 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 reviews.
    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: November 1, 1999.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement III.
[FR Doc. 99-29755 Filed 11-12-99; 8:45 am]
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