[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 215 (Monday, November 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 66525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-28429]



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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 Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Administrative 
Reviews.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
request from China Kingdom Import & Export Co., Ltd. (China Kingdom), 
Shouzhou Huaxiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Shouzhou), Coastal (Jiang Su) 
Foods Co., Ltd. (Coastal), and Shanghai Taoen International Trading 
Co., Ltd. (Shanghai Taoen) 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 section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930 and 19 CFR 351.214(d) of the 
Department's current regulations, we are initiating these new shipper 
administrative reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Abdelali Elouaradia or Samantha 
Denenberg, 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) 
482-1374 or (202)482-1386, 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(2000).

Background

    On September 29, 2000, the Department received timely requests, in 
accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(c), 
for new shipper administrative reviews of this antidumping duty order 
which has a September anniversary month and a March semi-anniversary 
month.

Initiation of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its September 29, 2000 request for review, 
China Kingdom 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), China Kingdom further certified that its export 
activities are not controlled by the central government of the PRC.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its September 29, 2000 request for review, 
Shouzhou certified that it did not export the subject merchandise to 
the United States during POI and that it is not affiliated with any 
company which exported subject merchandise to the United States during 
the POI. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Shouzhou further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its September 29, 2000 request for review, 
Coastal 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Coastal further 
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC.
    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its September 29, 2000 request for review, 
Shanghai Taoen 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. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Shanghai 
Taoen further certified that its export activities are not controlled 
by the central government of the PRC. All of the above requests also 
included all documentation required under 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(iv).
    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(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 anniversary month will 
be the twelve-month period immediately preceding the semiannual 
anniversary month. Therefore, the POR for these new shippers is:

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      Antidumping duty proceeding            Period to be  reviewed
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Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat from the
 PRC, A-570-848:
    China Kingdom Import & Export Co.,  9/01/99-8/31/00
     Ltd.
    Shouzhou Huaxiang Foodstuffs Co.,   9/01/99-8/31/00
     Ltd.
    Coastal (Jiang Su) Foods Co., Ltd.  9/01/99-8/31/00
    Shanghai Taoen International        9/01/99-8/31/00
     Trading Co., Ltd.
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    Concurrent with the publication of this initiation notice, 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. This action is in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.214(e).
    The interested parties must submit applications for disclosure of 
business proprietary information 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 31, 2000.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, AD/CVD Enforcement Group III.
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