[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71078-71082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-31480]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-580-853]


Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Not Less Than 
Fair Value: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From the 
Republic of Korea

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

ACTION: Notice of preliminary determination of sales at not less than 
fair value.

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EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Baker at (202) 482-2924, or 
Robert James at (202) 482-0649; AD/CVD Enforcement, Group III, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Preliminary Determination

    We preliminarily determine that wax and wax/resin thermal transfer 
ribbons (TTR) from the Republic of Korea (Korea) are not being, nor are 
likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), 
as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Tariff Act).
    Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary 
determination. Unless extended, we will make our final determination 
not later than 75 days after the date of this preliminary 
determination.

Case History

    The Department initiated this investigation on June 19, 2003.\1\ 
See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Thermal 
Transfer Ribbons From France, Japan and the Republic of Korea, 68 FR 
38305 (June 27, 2003) (Initiation Notice). Since the initiation of the 
investigation, the following events have occurred.
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    \1\ The petitioner in this investigation is International 
Imaging Materials, Inc. (IIMAK).
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    On July 14, 2003, the United States International Trade Commission 
(the Commission) preliminarily determined that ``there is a reasonable 
indication that an industry in the United States is materially injured 
by reason of imports from France, Japan, and Korea of certain wax and 
wax/resin thermal transfer ribbons.'' See Certain Wax and Wax/Resin 
Thermal Transfer Ribbons From France, Japan, and Korea, 68 FR 42759 
(July 18, 2003).
    On July 21, 2003, the Department toured the petitioner's production 
facilities in New York, and met with petitioner to discuss product 
characteristics. See Memorandum to the File dated July 30, 2003, on 
file in room B-099 of the Department of Commerce building.
    On July 28, 2003, and July 30, 2003, petitioner submitted comments 
regarding the scope of the investigation. On August 7, 2003, General 
Company Limited, an interested party, also commented on the scope of 
the investigation. On September 2, 2003, petitioner submitted a 
``test'' description to the Department, for the purpose of determining 
whether a product should be classified as a wax, resin enhanced wax, or 
wax/resin ribbon. On September 9, 2003, Armor submitted comments on 
petitioner's September 2, 2003 test proposal. On September 11, 2003, 
the Department issued a clarification to the scope of this 
investigation. See Memorandum from Edward C. Yang, Office Director to 
Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary; Antidumping 
Investigation on Certain Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbon from 
France, Japan and Korea: Scope Clarification, on file in room B-099 of 
the Department of Commerce building. The Department removed the word 
``pure'' from the section discussing the exclusion of resin TTR in the 
scope language.
    On November 4, 2003, petitioner submitted a letter to the 
Department correcting a typographical error in the color specification 
of the scope, as written in the petition and initiation notice: ``-
20a*<35'' should read, ``-20