[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 170 (Thursday, August 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 52985]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22355]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-046]


Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan: Notice of Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On January 26, 2000, the Department of Commerce (``the 
Department'') published in the Federal Register the notice of 
initiation of an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
polychloroprene rubber from Japan for Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. 
(``Denka'') and Tosoh Corporation (``Tosoh''). See 65 FR 4228. This 
review was requested by the petitioner, DuPont Dow Elastomers L.L.C. 
(``DuPont''), and covers the period December 1, 1998, through November 
30, 1999. We are now rescinding this review as a result of DuPont's 
timely withdrawal of its request for an administrative review for Denka 
and the non-shipper status of Tosoh.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 31, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nova Daly or Ron Trentham, Group II, 
Office 4, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone 
(202) 482-0989 or 482-6320, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 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 regulations as 
codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (1999).

Background

    On December 28, 1999, the petitioner, DuPont, requested that the 
Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty 
order on polychloroprene rubber from Japan for the period December 1, 
1998, through November 30, 1999, covering two producers and/or 
exporters: Denka and Tosoh. No other interested party requested that 
the Department conduct an administrative review. On January 26, 2000, 
the Department initiated an administrative review (65 FR 4228).

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of polychloroprene 
rubber, an oil resistant synthetic rubber also known as polymerized 
chlorobutadiene or neoprene, currently classifiable under items 
4002.42.00, 4002.49.00, 4003.00.00, 4462.15.21 and 4462.00.00 of the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS''). HTSUS item 
numbers are provided for convenience and for the U.S. Customs Service 
purposes. The written descriptions remain dispositive.

Rescission of 1998/1999 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

    On February 10, 2000, in response to the Department's 
questionnaire, Tosoh stated that it had made no shipments to the United 
States of the subject merchandise during the period of review 
(``POR''). The Department independently confirmed with the U.S. Customs 
Service that there were no shipments from Tosoh during the POR. 
Therefore, in accordance with section 351.213(d)(3) of the Department's 
regulations, and consistent with our practice, we are treating this 
firm as a non-shipper for purposes of this review. Moreover, the 
Department invited interested parties to comment on our intent to 
rescind this review with respect to Tosoh. See Rescission Memorandum 
from Ron Trentham to Holly A. Kuga, dated August 4, 2000 (``Recission 
Memo''). Interested parties were given until the close of business on 
August 18, 2000, to submit their comments. No parties submitted 
comments. Therefore, we are rescinding this review with respect to 
Tosoh (see, e.g. Certain Welded Carbon Steel Pipe and Tube from Turkey: 
Final Results and Partial Recission of Antidumping Administrative 
Review, 63 FR 35190, 35191 (June 29, 1998)).
    On February 23, 2000, the petitioner filed a letter with the 
Department withdrawing its request that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of Denka's sales. This withdrawal complies with 
section 351.213(d)(1) of the Department's regulations which grants 
parties 90 days from the publication of the notice of initiation of 
review to withdraw their request for review. Because of the non-shipper 
status of Tosoh, DuPont's timely request for the termination of the 
review for Denka, and the fact that there were no responses to the 
Rescission Memo, the Department is rescinding this review in its 
entirety in accordance with section 351.213(d) of our regulations.
    This notice is in accordance with section 751 of the Act and 
section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: August 24, 2000.
Holly A. Kuga,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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