Notice of Preliminary Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Affirmative Preliminary Determination of Critical Circumstances: Wax and Wax/Resin Thermal Transfer Ribbons From Japan

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-588-863] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Notice of preliminary determination of sales at less than fair value. EFFECTIVE DATE: December 22, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cheryl Werner at (202) 482-2667, or Paul Walker at (202) 482-0413; Office of AD/CVD Enforcement IX, Group III, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Preliminary Determination We preliminarily determine that wax and wax/resin thermal transfer ribbons (TTR) from Japan are being sold, or are likely to be sold, in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV), as provided in section 733 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). The preliminary margins assigned to Union Chemicar Company Limited (UC) and Dai Nippon Printing Company Limited (DNP) are based on adverse facts available (AFA). The estimated margin of sales at LTFV is shown in the “Suspension of Liquidation” section of this notice. In addition, we preliminarily determine that there is a reasonable basis to believe or suspect that critical circumstances exist with respect to imports of subject merchandise from UC and DNP, but not from all other Japanese manufacturers/exporters. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination. We will…