[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 236 (Wednesday, December 9, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67857-67858]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-32724]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-821-803]


Titanium Sponge From the Russian Federation: Rescission of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative review.

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SUMMARY: On September 29, 1998, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated an administrative review of the antidumping 
finding on titanium sponge from the Russian Federation (Russia) for TMC 
Trading International, Ltd. (TMC), an exporter/reseller of subject 
merchandise. This review was requested by TMC and covers the period 
April 1, 1997, through March 31, 1998. The Department is rescinding the 
review after receiving a withdrawal of its request for review from TMC.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 9, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Manning or Wendy Frankel, Office 
of AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 4, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-
3936 and 482-5849, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective 
January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act 
by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's regulations 
refer to the regulations codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (1998).

Background

    On August 28, 1998, TMC requested that the Department conduct an 
administrative review of titanium sponge from Russia for the period 
April

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1, 1997 through March 31, 1998. No other interested party requested 
that the Department conduct an administrative review.
    On September 29, 1998, the Department published in the Federal 
Register (63 FR 51893) a notice of initiation of administrative review 
with respect to TMC, an exporter/reseller of subject merchandise. On 
November 12, 1998, TMC filed a letter with the Department withdrawing 
its request that the Department conduct an administrative review. This 
withdrawal complies with section 351.213(d) of the Department's 
regulations, which grants parties 90 days from the publication of the 
notice of initiation of review to withdraw a request for review. See 19 
CFR 351.213(d). Therefore, the Department is rescinding this 
administrative review.
    This notice is in accordance with section 751 of the Act and 
section 351.213(d) of the Department's regulations.

    Dated: December 1, 1998.
Robert S. LaRussa,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-32724 Filed 12-8-98; 8:45 am]
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