Nitrile Rubber From Korea

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 137 (Monday, July 19, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38691-38692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-18334]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigation No. 731-TA-827 (Preliminary)]


Nitrile Rubber From Korea

Determination

    On the basis of the record 1 developed in the subject 
investigation, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673b(a)), that there is no reasonable indication that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with 
material injury, or that the establishment of an industry in the United 
States is materially retarded, by reason of imports from Korea of 
acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (nitrile rubber),2 provided 
for in subheading 4002.59.00 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
United States, that are alleged to be sold in the United States at less 
than fair value (LTFV).
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    \1\ The record is defined in Sec. 207.2(f) of the Commission's 
rules of practice and procedure (19 CFR 207.2(f)).
    \2\ For purposes of this investigation, Commerce has defined 
``nitrile rubber'' as the synthetic rubber produced by the 
copolymerization of butadiene and acrylonitrile, not in latex form, 
and not containing additives, rubber processing chemicals, and/or 
other materials used for further processing beyond the 
copolymerization process.
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Background

    On May 27, 1999, a petition was filed with the Commission and the 
Department of Commerce by Zeon Chemicals, L.P., Louisville, KY, and 
Uniroyal Chemical Company, Inc., Middlebury, CT, alleging that an 
industry in the United States is materially injured and threatened with 
material injury by reason of LTFV imports of nitrile rubber from Korea. 
Accordingly, effective May 27, 1999, the Commission instituted 
antidumping investigation No. 731-TA-827 (Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigation and of 
a public conference to be held in connection therewith was given by 
posting copies of the notice in the Office of the Secretary, U.S. 
International Trade Commission, Washington, DC, and by publishing the 
notice in the Federal Register of June 4, 1999 (64 FR 30059). The 
conference was held in

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Washington, DC, on June 17, 1999, and all persons who requested the 
opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determination in this investigation 
to the Secretary of Commerce on July 12, 1999. The views of the 
Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3210 (July 1999), 
entitled Nitrile Rubber from Korea: Investigation No. 731-TA-827 
(Preliminary).

    By order of the Commission.

    Issued: July 13, 1999.

Donna R. Koehnke,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-18334 Filed 7-16-99; 8:45 am]
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