[Federal Register: January 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 6)] [Notices] [Page 1598-1599] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr11ja99-46] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE International Trade Administration [A-834-803] Titanium Sponge From the Republic of Kazakhstan: 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. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On September 8, 1998, 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). The review covers the period August 1, 1996, through July 31, 1997. We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our preliminary results. We received no comments and have not changed the results from those presented in the preliminary results of review. EFFECTIVE DATE: January 11, 1999. 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, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-3936 and 482-5849, respectively. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 1599]] 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. Background On September 8, 1998, the Department published in the Federal Register (63 FR 47478) the preliminary results of its administrative review of the antidumping finding on titanium sponge from Kazakhstan. We did not receive any comments from interested parties. The Department has now completed the review in accordance with section 751 of the Act. Scope of the 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. Final Results of Review In the preliminary results, the Department stated that we would confirm the information provided by Specialty Metals Company and Ust- Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant regarding the existence of sales of subject merchandise to the United States that were entered under temporary importation bond (TIB). See preliminary results at 47478. We contacted the Customs Service and confirmed that certain entries of subject merchandise manufactured by Specialty Metals Company and Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant entered the United States under TIB during the period of review. See Memorandum to the File, ``Customs Service Confirmation of Temporary Importation Bond Entries'', dated December 30, 1998. For the reasons set out above and in the preliminary determination, we determine that the following dumping margins exist: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Margin Manufacturer/Exporter Time period (percent) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Specialty Metals Company/Ust- 8/1/96-7/31/97........... 00.0 Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (one entity). Kazakhstan-wide rate......... 8/1/96-7/31/97........... 83.96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Department shall determine, and the U.S. Customs Service shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the Customs Service. Since there were no sales with dumping margins, we will instruct Customs not to assess dumping duties on any shipments of subject merchandise exported by the above-referenced entity that entered the United States during the POR. Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of this notice of final results of review for all shipments of titanium sponge from Kazakhstan 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: (1) The cash deposit rate for merchandise manufactured and exported to the United States directly by Specialty Metals Company/Ust-Kamenogorsk Titanium and Magnesium Plant (one entity) will be 0.00 percent; (2) merchandise exported by manufacturers or exporters not covered in this review but covered in the original LTFV investigation or a previous administrative review and which have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the most recent rate published in the final determination or final results for which the manufacturer or exporter received a company-specific rate; (3) for Kazakhstan manufacturers or exporters not covered in the LTFV investigation or in this or prior administrative reviews, the cash deposit rate will continue to be the Kazakhstan-wide rate; and (4) the cash deposit rate for non-Kazakhstan exporters of subject merchandise from Kazakhstan that were not covered in the LTFV investigation or in this or prior administrative reviews will be the rate applicable to the Kazakhstan supplier of that exporter. These deposit rates, when imposed, shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the next administrative review. Notification to Interested Parties This notice also 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 Secretary'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) in this review of their responsibility concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. See 63 FR 24391, 24403 (May 4, 1998). Timely written notification of the 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)). Dated: January 5, 1999. Robert S. LaRussa, Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. [FR Doc. 99-551 Filed 1-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P