Notice of Rescission of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan

الملخص

On July 31, 2003, the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of initiation of changed circumstances review of the antidumping duty finding on polychloroprene rubber (PR) from Japan to determine whether Showa Denko Elastomers, K.K. (SDEL) and Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) are the successor-in-interest companies to Showa DDE Manufacturing K.K. (SDEM) and DDE Japan Kabushiki Kaisha (DDE Japan). See Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, 68 FR 44924 (July 31, 2003) (Notice of Initiation). On October 24, 2003, we published a notice of preliminary results, determining that the restructured manufacturing and marketing joint venture, SDEL and SDK, are the successor-in- interest companies to SDEM and DDE Japan, for purposes of determining antidumping liability in this proceeding. See Notice of Preliminary Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review: Polychloroprene Rubber from Japan, 68 FR 60913 (October 24, 2003) (Notice of Preliminary Results). Interested parties were invited to comment on these preliminary results. On December 5, 2003, SDEL and SDK withdrew their request for a changed circumstanc