[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 87 (Friday, May 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26454-26455]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6877]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-893]


Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp 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 April 14, 2006, in accordance with 19 C.F.R. 351.214(j)(3), 
Hai Li Aquatic Co., Ltd. Zhao An, Fujian (``Hai Li'') 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 review of certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the People's 
Republic of China (``PRC''), for the period July 16, 2004, through 
January 31, 2006, concurrently with the administrative review for the 
same period. Therefore, pursuant to Hai Li's request, and in accordance 
with the Department's regulations, we will conduct the administrative 
and new shipper review concurrently.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 5, 2006.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Scot Fullerton or Michael Quigley, AD/
CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1386 or (202) 482-4047, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 1, 2006, the Ad Hoc Shrimp Trade Action Committee 
(``Petitioners''), requested an administrative review of several 
companies.\1\ On April 7, 2006, the Department published in the Federal 
Register a notice announcing the initiation of the 2004-2006 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on frozen warmwater 
shrimp from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') and from the 
Socialist Republic of Vietnam (``Vietnam''). See Notice of Initiation 
of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 
17813 (April 7, 2006). The Department received a request from Hai Li, 
on April

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14, 2006, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3), to (i) waive the time 
limits for a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
certain frozen warmwater shrimp from the PRC, and (ii) allow the 
Department to conduct Hai Li's new shipper review proceeding concurrent 
with the separate administrative review that the Department initiated 
on April 7, 2006. See letter from Hai Li requesting alignment with 
administrative review (April 14, 2006).
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    \1\ The Department also received several administrative review 
requests from certain PRC exporters, as well.
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Postponement of New Shipper Review

    Pursuant to Hai Li's request, and in accordance with section 
351.214(j)(3) of the Department's regulations, we will conduct this new 
shipper review concurrently with the July 16, 2004, through January 31, 
2006, administrative review of frozen warmwater shrimp 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 
February 28, 2006, the last day of the anniversary month of the order. 
See section 751 (a)(3)(A) of the Act and section 351.213(h) of the 
Department's regulations. Thus, the deadline for the preliminary 
results of this new shipper review, as well as the administrative 
review, is October 31, 2006.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 751(a)(2) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.214(j)(3).

    Dated: April 28, 2006.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E6-6877 Filed 5-4-06; 8:45 am]
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