Revocation of Antidumping Duty Order: Nitrile Rubber From Japan

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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