Titanium Sponge From the Republic of Kazakhstan; Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66169-66170]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-30670]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-834-803]


Titanium Sponge From the Republic of Kazakhstan; Notice of Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Review.

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SUMMARY: On September 9, 1999, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of its administrative 
review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge from the Republic 
of Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan). This review covers one manufacturer/
exporter, Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant, and an 
affiliated exporter, Specialty Metals Company. The period of review 
(POR) is August 1, 1997, through July 31, 1998. We gave interested 
parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results of review 
but received no comments. These final results of review have not 
changed from those presented in the preliminary results of review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 24, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Manning, Office of AD/CVD 
Enforcement, Office 4, Group II, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
3936.

Applicable Statute

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

Scope of Review

    The product covered by this administrative review is titanium 
sponge from Kazakhstan. Titanium sponge is chiefly used for aerospace 
vehicles, specifically, in 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 proceeding is dispositive.

Background

    On September 8, 1999, we published in the Federal Register (64 FR 
48793) the preliminary results of the review of this finding. We gave 
interested parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary 
results. We received no comments. In the preliminary results, we 
determined the weighted-average dumping margin for the period August

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1, 1997, through July 31, 1998, to be zero.
    The Department has now completed the administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Act.

Final Results of Review

    We have determined that no changes to the preliminary results are 
warranted for purposes of these final results. The weighted-average 
dumping margin for the period August 1, 1997, through July 31, 1998, is 
as follows:

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                Manufacturer/exporter                       Period                   Margin (percent)
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Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant/            8/1/97-7/31/98  zero.
 Specialty Metals Company.
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    The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the 
Customs Service. Pursuant to the International Trade Commission's 
determination that revocation of the finding covering titanium sponge 
imports from Kazakhstan is not likely to lead to continuation or 
recurrence of material injury to an industry in the United States, the 
Department revoked this finding on August 31, 1998, with an effective 
date of August 13, 1998. See Notice of Revocation of Antidumping 
Findings and Antidumping Duty Order and Termination of Five-Year 
(``Sunset'') Reviews: Titanium Sponge from Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, 
and Japan, 63 FR 46215 (August 31, 1998). Since the revocation is 
currently in effect, current and future imports of titanium sponge from 
Kazakhstan shall be entered into the United States without regard to 
antidumping duties. Therefore, we will instruct Customs not to suspend 
future entries and to liquidate all future entries of this product, 
from Kazakhstan, without regard to antidumping duties.
    This notice serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: November 17, 1999.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 99-30670 Filed 11-23-99; 8:45 am]
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