69 FR 64028, November 3, 2004

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-848]

Freshwater Crawfish Tail Meat From the People's Republic of China: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty New Shipper Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
timely requests to conduct new shipper reviews of the antidumping duty 
order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the People's Republic of 
China (PRC). In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating 
reviews for Shanghai Blessing Trade Co. Ltd. (Shanghai Blessing) and 
its producer Yichang Shilian Foodstuff Co. Ltd. (Yichang Shilian) and 
for Dafeng Shunli Import & Export Co., Ltd. (Shunli) and its producer 
Anhui Fuhuang Chaohu Sanzhen Co., Ltd. (AFCS).

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 3, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Renkey or Scott Fullerton, 
Office 6, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-2312 or (202) 482-1386, 
respectively.

Background

    The Department received timely requests from Shanghai Blessing 
(September 14, 2004) and Shunli (September 30, 2004), pursuant to 
section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), 
and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(c)), for new shipper reviews of 
the antidumping duty order on freshwater crawfish tail meat from the 
PRC.

Initiation of Reviews

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2)(ii) and 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(A), in their requests for review, Shanghai Blessing 
and Shunli certified that they did not export the subject merchandise 
to the United States during the period of investigation (POI) and that 
they are not affiliated with any company which exported subject 
merchandise to the United States during the POI. Pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iii)(B), Shanghai Blessing and Shunli further certified 
that their export activities are not controlled by the central 
government of the PRC. Also, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.214(b)(2)(iv), Shanghai Blessing and Shunli submitted documentation 
establishing the date on which each company first shipped the subject 
merchandise to the United States, the volume of its first shipment, and 
the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the United 
States.
    Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act 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. 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(h)(i), we intend to issue the 
preliminary results of these reviews not later than 180 days from the 
date of publication of this notice. All provisions of 19 CFR 351.214 
will apply to subject merchandise exported by Shanghai Blessing and 
produced by Yichang Shilian, and subject merchandise exported by Shunli 
and produced by AFCS.
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(g)(1)(i)(A), the period of review 
(POR) for a new shipper review initiated in the month immediately 
following the annual anniversary month is the twelve-month period 
immediately preceding the annual anniversary month. Therefore, the new 
shipper reviews will have a POR of September 1, 2003 through August 31, 
2004.
    Shanghai Blessing has identified Yichang Shilian as the producer of 
the subject merchandise for the sale under review. In addition, Shunli 
has identified AFCS as the producer of the subject merchandise for the 
sale under review. We will apply the bonding option under 19 CFR 
351.107(b)(1)(i) only to entries of subject merchandise from these two 
exporters for which the respective producers under review are the 
suppliers.
    Interested parties may submit applications for disclosure of 
business proprietary information 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)(2)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) and 19 CFR 351.214.


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    Dated: October 27, 2004.
Jeffrey A. May,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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