Titanium Sponge From Russia; Preliminary Results of Antidumpting Duty Administrative Review

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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 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.