[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60640-60641]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24479]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Notice of Extension of Time Limit of Preliminary Results of New 
Shipper 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 new shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of 
China until no later than November 22, 2002. The period of review is 
September 1, 2001,

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through February 28, 2002. This extension is made pursuant to section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iv) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas Kirby or Scott Lindsay, AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-3782 or (202) 482-0780, 
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 (2002).

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 351.214(i) of the regulations requires the Department to 
issue the preliminary results of a new shipper review within 180 days 
after the date on which the new shipper review was initiated, and final 
results of review within 90 days after the date on which the 
preliminary results were issued. However, if the Department determines 
the issues are extraordinarily complicated, section 351.214(i)(2) of 
the regulations allows the Department to extend the deadline for the 
preliminary results to up to 300 days after the date on which the new 
shipper review was initiated.

Background

    On March 29, 2002 the Department received a timely request from 
Weishan Zhenyu Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Zhenyu), in accordance with section 
751(a)(2)(B) of the Act and section 351.214(c) of the regulations, for 
a new shipper of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail 
meat from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), which has a 
September anniversary date. On April 23, 2002 the Department initiated 
this new shipper review covering the period September 1, 2001, through 
February 28, 2002. See Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's 
Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Review (67 FR 
21218). The preliminary results of review are currently due October 20, 
2002.

Extension of Time Limits for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, the Department may 
extend the deadline for completion of the preliminary results of a new 
shipper review if it determines that the case is extraordinarily 
complicated. The Department has determined that this case is 
extraordinarily complicated, and the preliminary results of this new 
shipper review cannot be completed within the statutory time limit of 
180 days. The Department finds that this new shipper review is 
extraordinarily complicated because there are a number of issues that 
must be addressed. For example, the Department has prepared a 
supplemental questionnaire requesting additional information on the 
respondent's claims concerning affiliation and date of sale. Given the 
issues in this case, the Department may find it necessary to request 
even more information in this new shipper review. Therefore, in 
accordance with section 351.214(i)(2) of the regulations, the 
Department is extending the time limit for the completion of 
preliminary results by thirty-three days. The preliminary results will 
now be due no later than November 22, 2002.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(2)(B) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: September 19, 2002.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
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