[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 30 (Thursday, February 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7345-7346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3517]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


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

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) is extending the 
time limit of the final results of the administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People's Republic of China until no later than April 14, 2003. 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: February 13, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eli Blum-Page or Maureen Flannery, 
Import

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Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0197 and (202) 482-3020, respectively.

Statutory Time Limits

    Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the tariff Act of 1930 (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 
prescribed time period, section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act allows the 
Department to extend these deadlines to a maximum of 365 and 180 days, 
respectively.

Background

    Based on timely requests from petitioner and two respondent 
companies, the Department initiated an administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People's Republic of China, for the period of September 1, 200, through 
August 31, 2001. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation in Part, 66 FR 54195 
(October 26, 2001).
    On May 28, 2002, the Department published an extension of time 
limits for the preliminary results of this administrative review. See 
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, 67 FR 36856. Following this extension, the 
preliminary results were issued on September 30, 2002. See Freshwater 
Crawfish Tail Meat from the People's Republic of China: Notice of 
Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 67 FR 
63877 (October 16, 2002).

Extension of Time Limits for Final Results

    This case involves complex issues, including affiliation and the 
application of facts available. As such, the Department finds that 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). Therefore, 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(h)(2), the Department is extending the time limit for the 
completion of these final results to 180 days from the date of 
publication of the preliminary results. These final results will now be 
due no later than April 14, 2003.
    This notice is published pursuant to sections 751(a)(1) and 
777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 7, 2003.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, Group III.
[FR Doc. 03-3517 Filed 2-12-03; 8:45 am]
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