[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46215-46216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23465]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-834-803, A-821-803, A-823-803, A-588-020]


Revocation of Antidumping Findings and Antidumping Duty Order and 
Termination of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Reviews: Titanium Sponge From 
Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, and Japan

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

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended (``the Act''), the United States International Trade Commission 
(``the Commission'') issued its determinations that revocation of the 
antidumping findings on titanium sponge from Kazakhstan, Russia, and 
Ukraine and the antidumping duty order on titanium sponge from Japan is 
not likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury to 
an industry in the United States (63 FR 43414, August 13, 1998). 
Therefore, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'') is notifying 
the public of the revocation of the antidumping findings on titanium 
sponge from Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine, and the antidumping duty 
order on titanium sponge from Japan pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of 
the Act. The effective date of these revocations is August 13, 1998, 
the date of publication in the Federal Register of the Commission's 
determinations. In addition, we are terminating the five-year 
(``sunset'') reviews of these antidumping findings and antidumping duty 
order initiated on July 6, 1998 (63 FR 36389).

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 13, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy J. Frankel, Office IV, or 
Melissa G. Skinner, Office of Policy, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C., at (202) 482-
5849 or 482-1560, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On March 23, 1998, the Commission instituted investigations 
pursuant to Section 751(b) of the Act to determine whether revocation 
of the antidumping findings covering imports of titanium sponge from 
Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine and the antidumping duty order covering 
imports of titanium sponge from Japan is likely to lead to continuation 
or recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States. 
In accordance with section 751(c)(6) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(c)(4) (1998), on July 6, 1998, the Department initiated sunset 
reviews of the antidumping findings on titanium sponge from Kazakhstan, 
Russia, and Ukraine, and the antidumping duty order on titanium sponge 
from Japan (63 FR 36389). On July 21, 1998, we received a Notice of 
Intent to Participate in each of these sunset reviews from a domestic 
producer of titanium sponge. On August 13, 1998, the Commission 
notified us of its determination in its section 751(b) review that 
revocation of the antidumping findings and

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antidumping duty order is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury.

Scope of the Antidumping Findings and Antidumping Duty Order

    The product covered by these determinations is titanium sponge. 
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 subheading 
8108.10.50.10 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(``HTSUS''). The HTSUS subheading is provided for convenience and U.S. 
Customs purposes. Our written description of the scope of these 
antidumping findings and antidumping duty order remains dispositive.

Determination

    As a result of the determination by the Commission that revocation 
of these antidumping findings and antidumping duty order is not likely 
to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, pursuant to section 
751(d)(1) of the Act, the Department hereby revokes the antidumping 
findings on titanium sponge from Kazakstan, Russia and Ukraine and the 
antidumping duty order on titanium sponge from Japan. The revocation is 
effective August 13, 1998, the date of publication in the Federal 
Register of the Commission's determination. The Department will 
instruct the Customs Service to liquidate without regard to dumping 
duties entries of the subject merchandise entered or withdrawn from 
warehouse on or after August 13, 1998 (the effective date), and to 
discontinue collection of cash deposits on entries of the subject 
merchandise as of the same date. For all entries of the subject 
merchandise entered or withdrawn from warehouse prior to the effective 
date of revocation (i.e., through August 12, 1998), the Department 
shall determine, and the Customs Service shall assess, antidumping 
duties at either (1) the rate determined in the context of ongoing 
administrative reviews of imports of titanium sponge from Kazakstan and 
Russia during the period August 1, 1996 through July 31, 1997 [62 FR 
50292, September 25, 1997], (2) the rate determined in the context of a 
review conducted in response to an appropriately filed request [August 
is the opportunity month for Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine; November 
is the opportunity month for Japan], or (3) in the absence of a request 
for review, at the duty deposit rate in effect at the time of entry. In 
addition, the Department is terminating the sunset reviews of these 
antidumping findings and antidumping duty order.

    Dated: August 26, 1998.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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