[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 29970]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10365]


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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 Extension of Time Limit for the Preliminary Results of 
the 2005-2006 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and New Shipper 
Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 30, 2007.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Blackledge or Jeff Pedersen, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 4, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
3518 and (202) 482-2769, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On October 30, 2006, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
published a notice of initiation of four new shipper reviews of the 
antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
People's Republic of China (``PRC''). See Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat 
From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty New 
Shipper Reviews, 71 FR 63284 (October 30, 2006). On October 31, 2006, 
the Department published a notice of initiation of administrative 
review of the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat 
from the PRC. See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 63752 (October 31, 2006). On March 23, 
2007, the Department aligned the time limits in the new shipper reviews 
with the time limits in the administrative review. See 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, 72 FR 13744 (March 23, 2007). 
The period of review is September 1, 2005, through August 31, 2006. The 
preliminary results of the administrative review and the new shipper 
reviews are currently due no later than June 2, 2007.

Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``Act''), the Department shall make a preliminary 
determination in an administrative review of an antidumping order 
within 245 days after the last day of the anniversary month of the date 
of publication of the order. Section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act further 
provides, however, that the Department may extend the 245-day period to 
365 days if it determines it is not practicable to complete the review 
within the foregoing time period. The Department has determined that it 
is not practicable to complete the instant administrative review and 
the new shipper reviews within the time limits mandated by section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Act because it requires additional time to analyze 
several complex sales reporting issues. Therefore, in accordance with 
section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act, the Department is extending the time 
period for completing the preliminary results of the instant 
administrative review and new shipper reviews until October 1, 2007, 
the first business day after the fully extended due date of September 
30, 2007. The deadline for the final results of these reviews continues 
to be 120 days after the publication of the preliminary results.
    This extension notice is issued and published in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(3)(A) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: May 22, 2007.
Stephen J. Claeys,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. E7-10365 Filed 5-29-07; 8:45 am]
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