[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 20, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6350]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3621]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-823-803]
Titanium Sponge From Ukraine; 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 November 22, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of review of the
antidumping duty order on titanium sponge from Ukraine (57 FR 36070,
August 12, 1992). The review covers one manufacturer, Zaporozhye
Titanium and Magnesium Combine (Zaporozhye) and exports of the subject
merchandise to the United States from Ukraine during the period from
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, Import Administration, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone (202) 482-
5254.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On August 30, 1993 and August 31, 1993, respectively, two U.S.
producers of titanium sponge, Oregon Metallurgical Corporation (OREMET)
and Titanium Metals Corporation (TIMET), requested an administrative
review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge from Ukraine. The
Department initiated the review on September 30, 1993, (58 FR 51053),
covering the period August 1, 1992, through July 31, 1993. On November
22, 1995, the Department published the preliminary results of review.
In the preliminary results of review, the Department determined that
Zaporozhye was a non-shipper for the purposes of an antidumping review
since all entries of the subject merchandise were entered under
temporary importation bond (TIB) procedures.1 The Department has
now completed this review in accordance with section 751 of the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).
\1\ Merchandise entered under TIB procedures are not entries for
consumption, and therefore, cannot be considered merchandise subject
to an antidumping duty order and included within a determination
resulting from a 751(a) administrative review. Moreover, a review of
TIB entries cannot serve as the basis for the assessment of
antidumping duties on entries of the merchandise included within the
determination and for deposits of estimated duties, which is the
purpose of an administrative review.
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Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute and the
Department's regulations are in reference to the provisions as they
existed on December 31, 1994.
Scope of the Review
The merchandise covered by this review is all imports of titanium
sponge from Ukraine. 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) item number 8108.10.50.10. The HTS
item number is provided for convenience and Customs purposes; our
written description of the scope of this finding is dispositive.
This review covers sales and entries by Ukrainian exporters,
producers, sellers, and resellers of the subject merchandise during the
period August 1, 1992, through July 31, 1993.
Final Results of Review
We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on the
preliminary results. Since the Department received no comments, we have
continued to treat Zaporozhye as a non-shipper of the subject
merchandise for these final results. Accordingly, as provided by
section 751(a)(1) of the Act, the cash deposit rate for all shipments
of titanium sponge from Ukraine, 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. 96-3621 Filed 2-16-96; 8:45 am]
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