[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 79 (Monday, April 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21718-21719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-801]


Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and 
Parts Thereof From Germany; Final Results of Antidumping Duty New-
Shipper Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Duty New-Shipper Review.

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SUMMARY: On January 21, 2000, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the new-shipper review of the antidumping duty 
order on antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and 
parts thereof from Germany. This review covers one manufacturer/
exporter, MPT Prazisionsteile GmbH Mittweida. The merchandise covered 
by this review is ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany. The 
period of review is May 1, 1998, through April 30, 1999. We gave 
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the preliminary results 
of review but received no comments. The final results do not differ 
from the preliminary results of review, in which we found that the 
respondent did not make sales in the United States at prices below 
normal value.

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Davina Hashmi at (202) 482-5760 or 
Robin Gray at (202) 482-4023, Import Administration, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 (the 
Department's) regulations are to 19 CFR part 351 (1999).

Background

    On January 21, 2000, the Department published in the Federal 
Register the preliminary results of its new-shipper review of 
antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts 
thereof from Germany. Preliminary Results of the New-Shipper Review, 65 
FR 3416 (January 21, 2000). We invited parties to comment on our 
preliminary results of review. We received no comments. The Department 
has now completed the new-shipper review in accordance with section 751 
of the Act.

Scope of Review

    The merchandise covered by this review includes all antifriction 
bearings that employ balls as the rolling element. Imports of these 
products are classified under the following categories: Antifriction 
balls, ball bearings with integral shafts, ball bearings (including 
radial ball bearings) and parts thereof,

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and housed or mounted ball bearing units and parts thereof.
    Imports of these products are classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedules (HTS) subheadings: 3926.90.45, 4016.93.00, 
4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.5010, 8431.20.00, 8431.39.0010, 
8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.05, 8482.99.10, 
8482.99.35, 8482.99.6590, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 
8483.50.8040, 8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 
8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 8708.70.6060, 8708.70.8050, 
8708.93.30, 8708.93.5000, 8708.93.6000, 8708.93.75, 8708.99.06, 
8708.99.31, 8708.99.4960, 8708.99.50, 8708.99.5800, 8708.99.8080, 
8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, and 8803.90.90. The HTS 
item numbers are provided for convenience and customs purposes. They 
are not determinative of the products subject to the order. The written 
descriptions remain dispositive.
    Size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether the 
bearing is covered by the order. This order covers all the subject 
bearings and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, 
balls, seals, shields, etc.) outlined above with certain limitations. 
With regard to finished parts, all such parts are included in the scope 
of this order. For unfinished parts, such parts are included if (1) 
they have been heat-treated, or (2) heat treatment is not required to 
be performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not 
covered by this order are those that will be subject to heat treatment 
after importation.
    The ultimate application of a bearing also does not influence 
whether the bearing is covered by the order. Bearings designed for 
highly specialized applications are not excluded. Any of the subject 
bearings, regardless of whether they may ultimately be utilized in 
aircraft, automobiles, or other equipment, are within the scope of this 
order.

Verification

    Pursuant to section 782(i) of the Act, we verified information 
provided by MPT using standard verification procedures, including the 
examination of relevant sales and financial records, as well as the 
selection of original documentation containing relevant information. 
Our verification results are outlined in the public version of the 
verification report, dated December 2, 1999, and located in the public 
file in the Central Records Unit, room B-099 of the Department's main 
building.

Final Results of the Review

    We received no comments from interested parties on our preliminary 
results. In addition, we have determined that no changes to our 
analysis are warranted for purposes of these final results. The 
weighted-average dumping margin for the period May 1, 1997, through 
April 30, 1998, is as follows:

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                  Company                              Margin
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MPT.......................................  0.00%
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    Because the weighted-average dumping margin is zero, we will 
instruct the Customs Service to liquidate entries made during this 
review period without regard to antidumping duties for the subject 
merchandise that MPT exported.

Cash-Deposit Requirements

    The following deposit requirements shall be effective upon 
publication of this notice of final results of administrative review 
for all shipments of ball bearings from Germany, entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash-deposit rate 
for MPT will be 0.00 percent; (2) for previously investigated or 
reviewed companies, the cash-deposit rate will continue to be the 
company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the 
exporter is not a firm covered in this or any previous review or the 
original less-than-fair-value investigation, but the manufacturer is, 
the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent 
period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash-
deposit rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to 
be 68.89 percent, the all-others rate.
    These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice 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) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely 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.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: April 14, 2000.
Troy H. Cribb,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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