Nitrile Rubber From Japan: Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-706]

Nitrile Rubber From Japan: Termination of Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Termination of Antidumping Duty Administrative

Review.

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SUMMARY: On August 1, 1997, the Department of Commerce initiated an

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on Nitrile Rubber

from Japan for one manufacturer or producer of nitrile rubber from

Japan, Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., covering the period June 1,

1996 through May 31, 1997. The Department of Commerce is terminating

the review after receiving a withdrawal of its request for a review

from Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 22, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheila Forbes or Irene Darzenta, AD/CVD Enforcement Group II, Import

Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of

Commerce, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230;

telephone: (202) 482-0065 and (202) 482-6320, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), are to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the

Tariff Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition,

unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of

Commerce's (the Department's) regulations are to the regulations as

codified at 19 CFR Part 353 (1997).

Background

On June 30, 1997, Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd., a manufacturer

and exporter of merchandise subject to this order, requested that the

Department conduct an administrative review of the antidumping duty

order on nitrile rubber from Japan for the period June 1, 1996 through

May 31, 1997.

On August 1, 1997, the Department published in the Federal Register

(62 FR 41339) a notice of initiation of administrative review with

respect to Japan Synthetic Rubber Co., Ltd. for the period June 1, 1996

through May 31, 1997. On August 13, 1997, Japan Synthetic Rubber Co.,

Ltd. requested that it be allowed to withdraw its request for a review

and that the review be terminated.

Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5) of the Department's regulations,

the Department may allow a party that requests an administrative review

to withdraw such request not later than 90

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days after the date of publication of the notice of initiation of the

administrative review. In light of the fact that Japan Synthetic Rubber

Co., Ltd.'s request for termination was submitted within the 90-day

time limit and there were no requests for review from other interested

parties, we are terminating this review for Japan Synthetic Rubber Co.,

Ltd. See Certain Welded Stainless Steel Pipe from Korea, Termination of

Antidumping Duty Administration Review, 62 FR 47460, (September 9,

1997). We will issue appraisement instructions directly to the U.S.

Customs Service.

This notice is in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(a)(5).

Dated: October 15, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 97-27993 Filed 10-21-97; 8:45 am]

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