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

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.

[FR Doc. 98-23465 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]

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