[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 151 (Friday, August 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 47958]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19828]


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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 Partial Rescission of New Shipper Antidumping Duty 
Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Partial Recission of New Shipper Antidumping Duty 
Review.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: August 4, 2000.

SUMMARY: On November 15, 1999, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published in the Federal Register (64 FR 61833) a notice 
announcing the initiation of six new shipper reviews of the antidumping 
duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat (crawfish) from the 
People's Republic of China (PRC), covering the period September 1, 1998 
through August 31, 1999. One new shipper review is now being rescinded 
as a result of the withdrawal of request for a new shipper antidumping 
duty review by Yixing Ban Chang Foods Co., Ltd. (Yixing).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Gilgunn, AD/CVD Enforcement 
Group III, Import Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, 
telephone: (202) 482-0648.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 19, 1999, Yixing, an exporter of the subject 
merchandise, requested an new shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on crawfish from the PRC in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b). On 
November 14, 1999, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(c)(1)(i), we 
initiated a new shipper review of this order for the period September 
1, 1998 through August 31, 1999. On February 25, 2000, Yixing withdrew 
its request for this review.

Rescission of Review

    The Department's regulations at 19 CFR 351.214(f)(1) provide that a 
party may withdraw its request for review within 60 days of the date of 
publication of the notice of initiation of the requested review. 
Although Yixing's request for withdrawal was more than 60 days from the 
date of initiation, consistent with the Department's past practice in 
context of administrative reviews conducted under section 751(a) of the 
Act, the Department has discretion to extend the time period for 
withdrawal on a case-by-case basis. (See e.g. Iron Construction Casings 
from Canada: Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review, 63 FR 45797 (August 27, 1998).) Rescission of this review would 
not prejudice any party in this proceeding, as Yixing would continue to 
be included in the PRC-wide rate to which it was subject at the time of 
its request for this new shipper review. Yixing is the only party that 
requested a review of Yixing of its sales for the September 1, 1998 
through August 31, 1999 period and no other party has objected to its 
withdrawal of that request. Therefore, we are rescinding this review. 
This determination is issued and published in accordance with section 
751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675) and 19 CFR 
351.214(f).

    Dated: June 22, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-19828 Filed 8-3-00; 8:45 am]
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