[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 39 (Monday, February 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-4504]


[Federal Register: February 28, 1994]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-588-804]


Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and 
Parts Thereof From Japan; Amendment to Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of amendment to final results of antidumping duty 
administrative reviews.

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SUMMARY: On July 26, 1993, the Department of Commerce published the 
final results of its administrative reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders on antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) 
and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, 
Singapore, Sweden, Thailand and the United Kingdom. The classes or 
kinds of merchandise covered by these reviews are ball bearings and 
parts thereof, cylindrical roller bearings and parts thereof, and 
spherical plain bearings and parts thereof. The reviews covered 41 
manufacturers/exporters and the period May 1, 1991 through April 30, 
1992. Based on the correction of ministerial errors, we are amending 
the final results with respect to Japanese ball bearings, cylindrical 
roller bearings and spherical plain bearings sold by one company.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 28, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Marchal or Michael Rill, Office 
of Antidumping Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202)482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 26, 1993, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published in the Federal Register the final results of its 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on antifriction 
bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof (AFBs) 
from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, 
Thailand and the United Kingdom (58 FR 39729). The classes or kinds of 
merchandise covered by these reviews were ball bearings and parts 
thereof (BBs), cylindrical roller bearings and parts thereof (CRBs), 
and spherical plain bearings and parts thereof (SPBs). The reviews 
covered 41 manufacturers/exporters and the period May 1, 1991 through 
April 30, 1992.
    After publication of our final results, we received timely 
allegations of ministerial errors from Honda Motor Company concerning 
the final results for AFBs from Japan sold by Honda.
    We agree with one of these allegations and have made the necessary 
correction. Specifically, Honda had submitted two sets of home market 
data. Although we had intended in our final results to use only certain 
portions of each of these datasets, we used the wrong portions in our 
final results. We have therefore corrected our analysis by using the 
correct portions of Honda's submitted home market datasets.

Amended Final Results of Reviews

    As a result of our corrections of ministerial errors, we have 
determined the following percentage weighted-average margins to exist 
for the period May 1, 1991 through April 30, 1992: 

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                 Company                      BBs       CRBs      SPBs  
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Honda.....................................      0.04      0.16     0.16 
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    The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall 
assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual 
differences between United States price and foreign market value may 
vary from the percentages stated above. The Department will issue 
appraisement instructions on each exporter directly to the Customs 
Service.
    Because these rates for Honda are less than 0.50 percent and, 
therefore, de minimis for cash deposit purposes, the Department will 
require a cash deposit of zero for all entries of the above merchandise 
from Honda.
    These deposit requirements are effective for all shipments of the 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice and 
shall remain in effect until publication of the final results of the 
next administrative reviews.
    This notice also serves as a 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 is published in accordance with section 751(f) of the 
Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(f)) and 19 CFR 
353.28(c).

    Dated: February 15, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-4504 Filed 2-25-94; 8:45 am]
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