[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 102 (Tuesday, May 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 36856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13272]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 
From the People's Republic of China

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce is extending the time limit of the 
preliminary results of the administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic 
of China. The period of review is September 1, 2000 through August 31, 
2001. This extension is made pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 28, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Doug Campau or Maureen Flannery, 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-
1395 or (202) 482-3020, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statutes and Regulations

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

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act requires the Department to issue 
the preliminary results of an administrative review within 245 days 
after the last day of the anniversary month of an order for which a 
review is requested and final results within 120 days after the date on 
which the preliminary results are published. However, if it is not 
practicable to complete the review within the time period, section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the Department to extend these deadlines 
to a maximum of 365 days and 180 days, respectively.

Background

    On September 28, 2001, the Department of Commerce received a timely 
request from the Crawfish Processors Alliance, petitioner in this case, 
and the Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry and Bob Odom, 
Commissioner, for an administrative review of the antidumping order on 
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China for 
numerous companies for the period of September 1, 2000, through August 
31, 2001, in accordance with 19 CFR section 351.213(b)(2) of the 
Department's regulations. Also, on September 28, 2001, China Kingdom 
Import & Export Co., Ltd., aka China Kingdoma Import & Export Co., 
Ltd., aka Zhongda Import & Export Co., Ltd., and Qingdao Zhengri 
Seafood Co., Ltd., which were included in the petitioner's request for 
review, requested a review of their own shipments. We published a 
notice of initiation of this antidumping duty administrative review on 
October 26, 2001. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 65 FR 54195 
(October 26, 2001).

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Due to the complexity of the issues in this case, it is not 
practicable to complete this review within the time limits mandated by 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.213(h)(1) of the 
Department's regulations. For example, the Department requires 
additional time to gather information and solicit comments from 
interested parties regarding the surrogate valuation issue. Therefore, 
in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(2) of the Department's regulations, the Department is 
extending the time limit for the completion of preliminary results. 
These preliminary results will now be due no later than September 30, 
2002.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: May 20, 2002
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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