[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38305-38309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-16341]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-825, A-580-853, A-588-863]


Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Thermal 
Transfer Ribbons From France, Japan and the Republic of Korea

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

ACTION: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julio Fernandez (France) at 202-482-
0961, Alex Villanueva (Japan) at 202-482-3208, Fred Baker (South Korea) 
at 202-482-2924 or Robert James at 202-482-0649, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

Initiation of Investigation

The Petition

    On May 30, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
received a petition filed in proper form by International Imaging 
Materials, Inc. (IIMAK, or petitioner). On June 2, 13, and 18, 2003, 
petitioner submitted clarifications of the petition. IIMAK is a 
domestic producer of thermal transfer ribbons. In accordance with 
section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), 
the petitioner alleges imports of thermal transfer ribbon from France, 
Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) are being, or are likely 
to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value within the 
meaning of section 731 of the Tariff Act, and that such imports are 
materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the U.S. 
industry.
    The Department finds the petitioner filed its petition on behalf of 
the domestic industry because it is an interested party as defined in 
section 771(9)(C) of the Tariff Act, and it has demonstrated sufficient 
industry support with respect to the investigations it is presently 
seeking. See, ``Determination of Industry Support for the Petitions,'' 
below.

Scope of the Investigations

    These investigations cover wax and wax/resin thermal transfer 
ribbons (TTR), in slit or unslit (``jumbo'') form originating from 
France, Japan or South Korea, with a total wax (natural or synthetic) 
content of all the image side layers, that transfer in whole or in 
part, of equal to or greater than 20 percent by weight and a wax 
content of the colorant layer of equal to or greater than 10 percent by 
weight, and a black color as defined by industry standards by the 
CIELAB (International Commission on Illumination) color specification 
such that L[ast]<35, -20a[ast]<35 and -40