[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 204 (Wednesday, October 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54822-54823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27993]


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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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