[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 192 (Tuesday, October 5, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 53999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-25875]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-588-706]


Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Nitrile Rubber From Japan

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

ACTION: Notice of revocation of antidumping duty order: nitrile rubber 
from Japan.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the United States International Trade Commission 
(``the Commission'') determined that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on nitrile rubber from Japan is not likely to lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (64 FR 51557 
(September 23, 1999)). Therefore, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.222(i)(1), the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') is revoking the antidumping duty order on nitrile rubber 
from Japan. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2) the effective date of revocation is January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eun W. Cho or Melissa G. Skinner, 
Office of Policy for Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1698 
or (202) 482-1560, respectively.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

Background

    On April 1, 1999, the Department initiated, and the Commission 
instituted, a sunset review (63 FR 15727 and 64 FR 15788, respectively) 
of the antidumping duty order on nitrile rubber from Japan pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act. As a result of the review, the Department 
found that revocation of the antidumping duty order would likely lead 
to continuation or recurrence of dumping and notified the Commission of 
the magnitude of the margin likely to prevail were the order to be 
revoked (see Final Results of Expedited Sunset Review: Nitrile Rubber 
From Japan, 64 FR 42668 (August 5, 1999).
    On September 23, 1999, the Commission determined, pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Act, that revocation of the antidumping duty 
order on nitrile rubber from Japan would not likely lead to 
continuation or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the 
United States within a reasonably foreseeable time (see Nitrile Rubber 
From Japan, 64 FR 51557 (September 23, 1999), and USITC Pub. 3233, Inv. 
No. 731-TA-384 (Review) (September 1999)).

Scope

    The merchandise covered by this order is nitrile rubber from Japan. 
Nitrile rubber from Japan is currently classifiable under item number 
4002.59.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (``HTS''). The HTS item 
number is provided for convenience and customs purposes. The written 
description remains dispostive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Commission that revocation 
of this antidumping duty order is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the 
Department, pursuant to section 751(d)(2) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(1) is revoking the antidumping duty order on nitrile rubber 
from Japan. Pursuant to section 751(c)(6)(A)(iv) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2), this revocation is effective January 1, 2000. The 
Department will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to discontinue 
suspension of liquidation and collection of cash deposit rates on 
entries of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse 
on or after January 1, 2000 (the effective date). The Department will 
complete any pending administrative reviews of this order and will 
conduct administrative reviews of subject merchandise entered prior to 
the effective date of revocation in response to appropriately filed 
requests for review.

    Dated: September 29, 1999.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-25875 Filed 10-4-99; 8:45 am]
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