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

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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