[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6350-6351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3619]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-821-803]


Titanium Sponge From Russia; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review

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


[[Page 6351]]

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: On October 30, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of review of the 
antidumping finding on titanium sponge from Russia (33 FR 12138, August 
28, 1968). The review covers four manufacturers/ exporters, VILS-All 
Union Institute of Light Alloys (VILS), Verkhnaya Salda Metallurgical 
Production Organization (VSMPO), V/O Techsnabexport (TENEX), and the 
Berezniki Titanium-Magnesium Works (AVISMA), and exports of the subject 
merchandise to the United States for the period August 1, 1992 through 
July 31, 1993.
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the 
preliminary results of review. Since the Department received no 
comments, these final results of review remain unchanged from the 
preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 20, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Genovese or Zev Primor, Office 
of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
5254.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 30, 1993, Oregon Metallurgical Corporation (OREMET), a 
petitioner, requested an administrative review of TENEX and AVISMA. On 
August 27 and 31, 1993, Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), also a 
petitioner, requested an administrative review of VILS, VSMPO, TENEX, 
and AVISMA. The Department initiated the review on September 30, 1993 
(58 FR 51053), covering the period August 1, 1992, through July 31, 
1993. On October 30, 1995, the Department published the preliminary 
results of review (60 FR 55241). The Department has now completed this 
review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (the Act). Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the 
statute and to the Department's regulations are references to the 
provisions as they existed on December 31, 1994.

Scope of the Review

    The merchandise covered by this review is titanium sponge from 
Russia. Titanium sponge is chiefly used for aerospace vehicles, 
specifically, in the construction of compressor blades and wheels, 
stator blades, rotors, and other parts in aircraft gas turbine engines.
    Imports of titanium sponge are currently classifiable under the 
harmonized tariff schedule (HTS) subheading 8108.10.50.10. The HTS 
subheading is provided for convenience and U.S. Customs purposes; our 
written description of the scope of this finding is dispositive.
    This review covers four manufacturers/exporters of titanium sponge, 
VILS, VSMPO, TENEX, and AVISMA. The review period is August 1, 1992, 
through July 31, 1993.

Final Results of Review

    In the preliminary results of review, the Department determined 
that while there were entries of the subject merchandise during the 
period of review, AVISMA was a non-shipper since it lacked knowledge at 
the time of sale of the ultimate destination of the merchandise. We 
gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary 
results. The Department received no comments. Accordingly, we have 
determined that, consistent with the preliminary results, the margin 
for Russian titanium sponge that entered the United States during the 
period of review will continue to be the rate from the most recent 
review, which is 83.96 percent. The Department will issue appraisement 
instruction directly to the U.S. Customs Service.
    Furthermore, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the cash 
deposit rate for all shipments of titanium sponge from Russia, entered 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the 
publication date of the final results of this administrative review, 
will be 83.96 percent. 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 this 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 notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d). Timely written notification of 
return/destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial 
protective order is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and the terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    This administrative review and notice are in accordance with 
section 751(a)(1) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(1)) and 19 CFR 353.22.

    Dated: February 8, 1996.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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