MESSAGE NO: 8098114 DATE: 04 08 1998
CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO
REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:
CASES: A - 462 - 103 - -
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PERIOD COVERED: 03 28 1998 TO

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: CMC DIRECTORS,
PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT OPERATIONS

RE: SCOPE RULING ON ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER/FINDING ON
TITANIUM SPONGE FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
(A-462-103)

1. ON MARCH 20, 1998, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY SPECIALTY
METALLURGICAL PRODUCTS CO., INC., THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ISSUED A FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT TITANIUM SCRAP FINESARE
WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER COVERING
TITANIUM SPONGE FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (A-821-803).

2. BECAUSETHE IMPORTED PRODUCT IS LOW GRADE TITANIUM SPONGE,
THECOMMERCE DEPARTMENT FOUND THIS PRODUCT TO BE WITHIN THE
SCOPE OF THE ORDER.

3. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ENTRY SUMMARIES OF
TITANIUM SPONGE FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, INCLUDING
SPECIALTY METALLURGICAL PRODUCTIONS CO., INC.'S TITANIUM
SCRAP FINES LISTED ABOVE, SUBJECT TO THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY
ORDER COVERING TITANIUM SPONGE FROM THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION.

4. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE
APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS, IMPORT OPERATIONS,

ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTY, USING THE ATTRIBUTE "HQ OAB
." IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT
MARK J. MANNING AT 202-482-3936, AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT, IMPORT
ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION,
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

5. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ