[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 209 (Monday, October 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55241-55242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26877]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-821-803]
Titanium Sponge From Russia; Preliminary Results of Antidumpting
Duty Administrative Review
agency: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
action: Notice of preliminary results of antidumping duty
administrative review.
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summary: In response to a request from two U.S. producers, Oregon
Metallurgical Corporation (OREMET) and Titanium Metals Corporation
(TIMET), the Department of Commerce (the Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge
from Russia. 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 have preliminarily determined that respondents did not export
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titanium sponge to the United States during the period of review. If
these preliminary results are adopted in our final results of review we
will instruct U.S. customs to maintain the cash deposit rate of 83.96
percent, which is the rate established in the final results of the last
administrative review of the antidumpting finding on titanium sponge
from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Interested parties are invited to comment on these preliminary
results.
effective date: October 30, 1995.
for further information contact: David Genovese or Zev Primor, Office
of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-5254
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 28, 1968, the Department of the Treasury published an
antidumping findings on titanium sponge from the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics (USSR) (33 FR 12138). In December 1991, the USSR
divided into fifteen independent states. To conform to these changes,
the Department changed the original antidumping finding into fifteen
findings applicable to the Baltic states and the former Republics of
the USSR (57 FR 36070, August 12, 1992).
On August 3, 1993, the Department published a notice of
``Opportunity to Request an Administrative Review'' (58 FR 41239) of
the antidumping finding on titanium sponge from Russia. On August 27
and 30 1993, TIMET and OREMET, respectively, requested an
administrative review. The Department initiated the review on September
30, 1993 (58 FR 51053), The Department initiated the review on
September 30, 1993 (58 FR 51053), covering the period August 1, 1992,
through July 31, 1993. The Department is conducting 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.
Preliminary Results of Review
In response to the Department's request for U.S. sales information,
VILS, TENEX, and VSMPO, reported that they did not export titanium
sponge to the United States during the period of review. AVISMA
reported that it produced and sold titanium sponge during the period of
review but that it sold to unrelated intermediaries without knowledge
of the ultimate destination of the merchandise. Because AVISMA did not
have knowledge of the ultimate destination of the merchandise at the
time of sale, AVISMA is a non-shipper for the purposes of this review.
Accordingly, the effective cash deposit rate for Russian titantium
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.
Parties to the proceeding may request a hearing within 10 days of
publication of this notice. Any hearing, if requested, will be held 44
days after the date of publication of this notice, or the first workday
thereafter and will be limited to those issues raised in the case
briefs and/or written comments. Case briefs and/or written comments
from interested parties may be submitted not later than 30 days after
the date of publication. Rebuttal briefs and rebuttals to written
comments, limited to the issues raised in the case briefs and comments,
may be filed not later than 37 days after the date of publication. The
Department will publish the final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its analysis of any written comments
or case briefs.
Furthermore, the following deposit requirement will be effective
for all shipments of the subject merchandise, entered or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of the
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section
751(a)(1) of the Act: the cash deposit rate for entries of titanium
sponge from Russia will be that rate established in the final results
of this administrative review.
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 preliminary 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 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: October 20, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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