[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 110 (Friday, June 7, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 39439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-14387]


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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. 731-TA-1006-1009 (Preliminary)]


Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions From Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, 
and Ukraine

Determinations

    On the basis of the record \1\ developed in the subject 
investigations, the United States International Trade Commission 
determines, pursuant to section 733(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
U.S.C. 1673b(a)) (the Act), that there is a reasonable indication that 
an industry in the United States is materially injured by reason of 
imports from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine of urea ammonium nitrate 
solutions, provided for in subheading 3102.80.00 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). The Commission has 
determined that U.S. imports from Lithuania are negligible.\2\
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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\ Commissioner Lynn M. Bragg, however, further finds that 
subject imports of urea ammonium nitrate solutions from Lithuania 
will imminently account for more than 3 percent of total import 
volume of all such merchandise, and determines that there is a 
reasonable indication that an industry in the United States is 
threatened with material injury by reason of imports of the subject 
merchandise from Lithuania that are alleged to be sold at LTFV.
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    Pursuant to section 207.18 of the Commission's rules, the 
Commission also gives notice of the commencement of the final phase of 
its investigations with regard to Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. The 
Commission will issue a final phase notice of scheduling, which will be 
published in the Federal Register as provided in section 207.21 of the 
Commission's rules, upon notice from the Department of Commerce of an 
affirmative preliminary determination in the investigation under 
section 733(b) of the Act, or, if the preliminary determinations are 
negative, upon notice of affirmative final determinations in those 
investigations under section 735(a) of the Act. Parties that filed 
entries of appearance in the preliminary phase of these investigations 
need not enter a separate appearance for the final phase of the 
investigations. Industrial users, and, if the merchandise under 
investigation is sold at the retail level, representative consumer 
organizations have the right to appear as parties in Commission 
antidumping and countervailing duty investigations. The Secretary will 
prepare a public service list containing the names and addresses of all 
persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the 
investigation.

Background

    On April 19, 2002, a petition was filed with the Commission and 
Commerce by the Nitrogen Solutions Fair Trade Committee, an ad hoc 
coalition of U.S. producers of urea ammonium nitrate solutions, which 
consists of CF Industries, Inc. of Long Grove, IL; Mississippi Chemical 
Corp. of Yazoo City, MS; and Terra Industries, Inc. of Sioux City, IA, 
alleging that an industry in the United States is materially injured or 
threatened with material injury by reason of LTFV imports of urea 
ammonium nitrate solutions from Belarus, Lithuania, Russia, and 
Ukraine. Accordingly, effective April 19, 2002, the Commission 
instituted antidumping duty investigations Nos. 731-TA-1006-1009 
(Preliminary).
    Notice of the institution of the Commission's investigations 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 April 29, 2002 (67 FR 20994). The 
conference was held in Washington, DC, on May 10, 2002, and all persons 
who requested the opportunity were permitted to appear in person or by 
counsel.
    The Commission transmitted its determinations in these 
investigations to the Secretary of Commerce on June 3, 2002. The views 
of the Commission are contained in USITC Publication 3517 (June 2002), 
entitled Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions from Belarus, Lithuania, 
Russia, and Ukraine: Investigations Nos. 731-TA-1006-1009 
(Preliminary).

    Issued: June 4, 2002.
    By order of the Commission.

Marilyn R. Abbott,
 Secretary.
[FR Doc. 02-14387 Filed 6-6-02; 8:45 am]
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