[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 53 (Monday, March 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3987]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]


Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of 
China: Notice of Postponement of Time Limits for New Shipper 
Antidumping Duty Reviews in Conjunction With Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On February 16, 2006, and February 21, 2006, in accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), Xuzhou Jinjiang Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. 
(``Jinjiang'') and Xiping Opeck Food Co. Ltd. (``Opeck''), 
respectively, agreed to waive the time limits in section 351.214(i) of 
the Department of Commerce's (``the Department'') regulations so that 
the Department may conduct the new shipper reviews of freshwater 
crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''), for 
the period September 1, 2004, through August 31, 2005, concurrently 
with the administrative review for the same period. Therefore, pursuant 
to Opeck and Jinjiang's requests and in accordance with the 
Department's regulations, we will conduct the administrative and new 
shipper reviews concurrently. The deadline for the preliminary results 
for the new shipper reviews, originally scheduled for May 1, 2006, will 
now be June 2, 2006, and the estimated deadline for the finals results 
will now be September 30, 2006.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 20, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot Fullerton or Erin Begnal, AD/CVD 
Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1386 or (202) 482-1442, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 30, 2005, and September 21, 2005, the Department 
received timely requests from Opeck and Jinjiang, respectively, to 
conduct new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on freshwater 
crawfish tail meat from the PRC. On November 4, 2005, the Department 
initiated these new shipper antidumping duty reviews covering the 
period September 1, 2004, through August 31, 2005. See Freshwater 
Crawfish Tail Meat from the People's Republic of China: Initiation of 
New Shipper Antidumping Duty Reviews, 70 FR 67138 (November 4, 2005). 
On September 30, 2005, the petitioners, the Crawfish Processors 
Alliance, requested an administrative review of several companies. On 
October 25, 2005, the Department published in the Federal Register a 
notice announcing the initiation of the 2004-2005 administrative review 
of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Notice of Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 61601 
(October 25, 2005).

Postponement of New Shipper Review

    On February 16, 2006, and February 21, 2006, Jinjiang and Opeck, 
respectively, in accordance with section 351.214(j)(3) of the 
Department's regulations, agreed to waive the applicable time limits 
for these new shipper reviews so that the Department might conduct 
these new shipper reviews concurrently with the 2004/2005 
administrative review of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. 
See letter from Jinjiang requesting alignment with administrative 
review (February 16, 2006); letter from Opeck requesting alignment with 
administrative review (February 21, 2006). Pursuant to Opeck and 
Jinjiang's requests, and in accordance with section 351.214(j)(3) of 
the Department's regulations, we will conduct this new shipper review 
concurrently with the September 1, 2004, through August 31, 2005, 
administrative review of freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. 
Therefore, the preliminary results of the antidumping new shipper 
review, as well as the administrative review, will be due 245 days from 
the last day of the administrative review period, i.e., June 2, 2006. 
See section 351.213(h) of the Department's regulations. The estimated 
deadline for the final results in these new shipper reviews as well as 
the administrative review is September 30, 2006.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3).

    Dated: March 14, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-3987 Filed 3-17-06; 8:45 am]
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