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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-020]

 

Titanium Sponge From Japan; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of the Antidumping Duty 
Order

AGENCY: International Trade Administration, Import Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of antidumping duty administrative 
review and revocation in part of the antidumping duty order.

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SUMMARY: On November 30, 1993, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping 
duty order on titanium sponge from Japan and its intent to revoke the 
order in part. We have now completed this review and found no dumping 
margin for Showa Denko K.K. (Showa) during the period November 1, 1991 
to October 31, 1992. We also determine that Showa has met the 
requirements for revocation.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 2, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Cardozo or Maria MacKay, 
Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 
(202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On November 30, 1993, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register (58 FR 63,155) the preliminary 
results of its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
titanium sponge from Japan (49 FR 47,053; November 30, 1984). The 
Department has now completed this administrative review in accordance 
with section 751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by the review are shipments of unwrought titanium 
sponge. Titanium sponge is a porous, brittle metal which has a high 
strength-to-weight ratio and is highly ductile. It is an intermediate 
product used to produce titanium ingots, slabs, billets, plates, and 
sheets. During the review period, such merchandise was classified under 
subheading 8108.10.50.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The 
HTS number is provided for convenience and customs purposes. The 
written description remains dispositive.
    The review covers one manufacturer/exporter of the subject 
merchandise to the United States, Showa, and the period November 1, 
1991 through October 31, 1992.

Analysis of Comments Received

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results. We received a written comment from the respondent, 
Showa.
    Comment 1: Respondent argues that the Department should use Showa's 
reported general and administrative (G&A) expenses in its calculation 
of constructed value. Instead, in its preliminary results of review, 
the Department allocated Showa's, the parent company, G&A costs to 
Showa Titanium (STIC) based on the ratio of Showa's equity ownership in 
STIC to Showa's total equity. The respondent maintains that its 
methodology for calculating G&A expense in this review is in accordance 
with its books and records, and is consistent with Showa's reporting in 
previous review periods. Moreover, in both the fourth and fifth 
reviews, the Department specifically rejected petitioner's arguments 
that Showa's reported G&A expense should be recalculated. However, 
should the Department choose to reverse its position and reject Showa's 
internal allocation methodology, it should allocate Showa's 
headquarters G&A based on cost of goods sold, following the 
Department's established allocation methodology.
    Department's Position: The respondent's submitted G&A costs 
included STIC's G&A expenses and a portion of Showa parent company G&A 
expenses allocated to STIC based on a formula used in its ordinary 
course of business. As a result, we recalculated constructed value 
utilizing Showa's submitted G&A allocation methodology, which had no 
effect on the margin.

Final Results of Review

    As a result of our comparison of United States price to foreign 
market value, as discussed in the preliminary results of this review, 
we determine the dumping margin to be: 

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                                                               Margin   
        Manufacturer/exporter             Time period        (percent)  
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Showa Denko K.K......................    11/1/91-10/31/92  Zero (0).    
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    Based on information submitted by Showa during this and two 
previous reviews (See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review on Titanium Sponge from Japan (58 FR 18,202; April 8, 1993), and 
Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review on Titanium 
Sponge from Japan (57 FR 9,688; March 20, 1992)), we further determine 
that Showa has met the requirements for revocation set forth in 
sections 353.25(a) and 353.25(b) of the Department's regulations. Showa 
has demonstrated three consecutive years of sales at not less than 
foreign market value and has submitted the required certifications. On 
the basis of no sales at less than foreign market value for a period of 
three consecutive years, an agreement by Showa to immediate 
reinstatement of the order if it should make such sales in the future, 
and the lack of any indication to the contrary, the Department 
concludes that Showa is not likely to sell subject merchandise at less 
than foreign market value in the future. Therefore, the Department is 
revoking the order with respect to Showa.
    The Department will instruct the Customs Service to liquidate, 
without regard to antidumping duties, all shipments of this merchandise 
entered by Showa on or after November 1, 1991 and on or before October 
31, 1992. The Department also will instruct Customs to terminate 
suspension of liquidation and to cease collecting cash deposits with 
regard to Showa.
    Further, the following deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the notice of final results of administrative review for 
all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) no cash deposit will be 
required for the reviewed company; (2) for previously reviewed or 
investigated companies not listed above, the cash deposit rate will 
continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent 
period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in this review, a 
prior review, or the original less-than-fair-value (LTFV) 
investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate for all other 
manufacturers or exporters will be 28.25 percent, the ``all others'' 
rate established in the final notice of LTFV investigation by the 
Department, as amended (50 FR 32,459, August 12, 1985), in accordance 
with the decisions of the Court of International Trade (CIT) in Floral 
Trade Council v. United States, Slip Op. 93-79 (CIT May 25, 1993), and 
Federal-Mogul Corporation v. United States, Slip Op. 93-83, (CIT May 
25, 1993).
    These deposit requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect 
until publication of the final results of the next administrative 
review.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 to file a certificate regarding the 
reimbursement of antidumping duties prior to liquidation of the 
relevant entries during the review period. Failure to comply with this 
requirement could result in the Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and sections 353.22 
and 353.25(c) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: February 23, 1994.
Joseph A. Spectrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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