[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 214 (Thursday, November 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59762-59763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29669]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-848]
Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of
China: Initiation of New-Shipper Antidumping Administrative Review
AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New-Shipper Antidumping Administrative
Review.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received a
request from Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd. (Haiwang),
Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd. (Rirong), and Yangcheng Baolong
Biochemical Products Co., Ltd. (Yangcheng) to conduct new-shipper
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on freshwater
crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of China (PRC). In
accordance with the Department's current regulations, we are initiating
this administrative review.
EFFECTIVE DATE: November 5, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurel LaCivita, Mark Hoadley, Thomas
Gilgunn, or Maureen Flannery, AD/CVD Enforcement, Import
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20230; telephone: (202) 482-4236, (202) 482-4106, (202) 482-0648, or
(202) 482-3020, respectively.
The Applicable Statute and Regulations
Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the
Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated,
all citations to the Department's regulations are to the current
regulations, codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).
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Background
On September 29, 1998 and September 30, 1998, the Department
received timely requests, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of
the Act, and section 351.214(c) of the Department's regulations, for
new shipper reviews of this antidumping duty order which has a
September anniversary date.
Initiation of Review
In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Haiwang certified
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States
during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which
exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI.
Haiwang further certified that its export activities are not controlled
by the central government of the PRC.
In its September 29, 1998 request for review, Rirong certified that
it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States during
the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which exported
subject merchandise to the United States during the POI. Rirong further
certified that its export activities are not controlled by the central
government of the PRC. In addition, Rirong submitted a statement from
Weishan Hongfa Lake Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. (Weishan), the producer/
supplier of subject merchandise to Rirong. In that statement, Weishan
certified that it did not export subject merchandise during the POI and
that it is not affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported
subject merchandise during the POI. Weishan further certified that its
export activities are not controlled by the government of the PRC.
In its September 30, 1998 request for review, Yangcheng certified
that it did not export the subject merchandise to the United States
during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any company which
exported subject merchandise to the United States during the POI.
Yangcheng further certified that its export activities are not
controlled by the central government of the PRC. In addition, Yangcheng
submitted a statement from the processor of its subject merchandise. In
that statement, the processor certified that it did not export subject
merchandise during the POI and that it is not affiliated with any
exporter or producer who exported subject merchandise during the POI.
The processor further certified that its export activities are not
controlled by the government of the PRC.
In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we
are initiating new-shipper reviews of the antidumping duty order on
freshwater crawfish tail meat from the PRC. Haiwang and Rirong have
agreed to waive the standard deadline for new-shipper reviews.
Therefore, we intend to conduct the new-shipper reviews for these
parties concurrent with the administrative review initiated on October
29, 1998 (63 FR 58009). With respect to the new-shipper review for
Yangcheng, the Department will issue the final results not later than
270 days from the publication of this notice.
In accordance with section 351.214(g)(ii) of the Department's
regulations, the period of review (POR) for a new shipper review
initiated in the month immediately following the annual anniversary
month of the first administrative review extends from the date of
suspension of liquidation to the end of the month immediately preceding
the first anniversary month of the antidumping duty order. Therefore,
the POR for these new-shippers is:
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Period to be
Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed
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Fresh Water Crawfish Tail Meat from the PRC, A-570-848
Lianyungang Haiwang Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.......... 3/26/97-8/31/98
Qingdao Rirong Foodstuff Co., Ltd...................... 3/26/97-8/31/98
Yangcheng Baolong Biochemical Products Co., Ltd........ 3/26/97-8/31/98
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Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with
CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at
the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in lieu
of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by the
companies listed above, until the completion of the review.
The interested parties must submit applications for disclosure
under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305
and 351.306.
This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of
the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214.
Dated: October 30, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-29669 Filed 11-4-98; 8:45 am]
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