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

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.

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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.

[FR Doc. 96-3619 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]

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