Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Thermal Transfer Ribbons From France, Japan and the Republic of Korea

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-427-825, A-580-853, A-588-863] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation. EFFECTIVE DATE: June 27, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julio Fernandez (France) at 202-482-0961, Alex Villanueva (Japan) at 202-482-3208, Fred Baker (South Korea) at 202-482-2924 or Robert James at 202-482-0649, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Initiation of Investigation The Petition On May 30, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) received a petition filed in proper form by International Imaging Materials, Inc. (IIMAK, or petitioner). On June 2, 13, and 18, 2003, petitioner submitted clarifications of the petition. IIMAK is a domestic producer of thermal transfer ribbons. In accordance with section 732(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), the petitioner alleges imports of thermal transfer ribbon from France, Japan and the Republic of Korea (South Korea) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value within the meaning of section 731 of the Tariff Act, and that such imports are materially injuring, or threatening material injury to, the U.S. industry. The Department finds the petitioner filed its petition on behalf of the domestic industry becaus…