[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50103-50104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-24063]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-856 (Preliminary)]


Certain Ammonium Nitrate From Russia

Determination

    On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject 
investigation, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is a reasonable indication that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of 
imports from Russia of solid fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (as 
defined by the Department of Commerce (Commerce)), provided for in 
subheading 3102.30.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 
States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less than 
fair value (LTFV).
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR Sec. 207.2(f)).
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Commencement of Final Phase Investigation

    Pursuant to Sec. 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the Commission 
also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of its 
investigation. The Commission will issue a final phase notice of 
scheduling which will be published in the Federal Register as provided 
in Sec. 207.21 of the Commission's rules upon notice from Commerce of 
an affirmative preliminary determination in the investigation under 
section 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determination is 
negative, upon notice of an affirmative final determination in that 
investigation under section 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of the investigation 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigation. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under 
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will 
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigation.

Background

    On July 23, 1999, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by the ad hoc Committee for Fair Ammonium Nitrate Trade 
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(consisting of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc., Allentown, PA; 
Mississippi Chemical Corp., Yazoo City, MS; El Dorado Chemical Co., 
Oklahoma City, OK; Nitram, Inc., Tampa, FL; LaRoche Industries, Inc., 
Atlanta, GA; and Wil-Gro Fertilizer, Inc., Celina, TX), alleging that 
an industry in the United States is materially injured and threatened 
with material injury by reason of LTFV imports of the subject ammonium 
nitrate from Russia. Accordingly, effective July 23, 1999, the 
Commission instituted antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-856 
(Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigation and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of August 2, 1999 (64 FR 41948). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on August 13, 1999, and all 
persons who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in 
person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determination in this investigation 
to the Secretary of Commerce on September 7, 1999. The views of the 
Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3232 (September 1999), 
entitled ``Certain Ammonium Nitrate from Russia: Investigation No. 731-
TA-856 (Preliminary).''

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: September 8, 1999.
Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-24063 Filed 9-14-99; 8:45 am]
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