[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 217 (Thursday, November 8, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56536-56537]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28092]


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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 Review

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a 
request from North Supreme Seafood (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd. (North Supreme) 
and Shouzhou Huaxiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Shouzhou Huaxiang) 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 section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating this new 
shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 8, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Hawkins or Scott Lindsay, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution

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Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0414 or (202) 
482-3782, respectively.

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are 
to the current regulations, codified at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On September 15, 1997, the Department published in the Federal 
Register an antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat 
from the PRC. See Notice of Amendment to Final Determination of Sales 
at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty Order: Freshwater Crawfish 
Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China, 62 FR 48218 (September 
15, 1997). On September 18, 2001 and September 26, 2001, 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 reviews of this 
antidumping duty order which has a September anniversary date. The 
period of review (POR) is September 1, 2000 through August 31, 2001.

Initiation of Review

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(i) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in its September 18, 2001 request for review, 
North Supreme 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), North Supreme 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 26, 2001 request for review, 
Shouzhou Huaxiang 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), 
Shouzhou Huaxiang 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 POR for a new shipper review initiated in the month 
immediately following the anniversary month will be the twelve-month 
period immediately preceding the annual anniversary month. Therefore, 
the POR for these new shipper reviews 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:
  North Supreme Seafood (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.......     09/01/00-08/31/01
Shouzhou Huaxiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd.............     09/01/00-08/31/01
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    Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to suspend 
liquidation of any unliquidated entries of the subject merchandise from 
the relevant exporter or producer, and 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)(2)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) and 19 CFR 351.214 
and 351.221(c)(1)(i).

    Dated: November 1, 2001.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, For Import Administration.
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