[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 105 (Thursday, June 1, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28576-28578]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-13486]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[C-549-802]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Thailand; Initiation and 
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Review, Consideration of Revocation and Intent To Revoke 
Countervailing Duty Order

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

[[Page 28577]] ACTION: Notice of initiation and preliminary results of 
changed circumstances countervailing duty administrative review, 
consideration of revocation and intent to revoke countervailing duty 
order.

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SUMMARY: We preliminarily determine that domestic parties are no longer 
interested in the countervailing duty order on ball bearings and parts 
thereof from Thailand. We therefore intend to revoke the order. The 
revocation will apply to all shipments of subject merchandise entered, 
or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 
1995. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary 
results and intent to revoke the order.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dana Mermelstein or Brian Albright, 
Office of Countervailing Compliance, Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th 
Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230, 
telephone: (202) 482-2786.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On February 3, 1995, the Torrington Company (Torrington), the 
petitioner, submitted a letter to the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) stating that it has no further interest in the 
countervailing duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Thailand for entries after December 11, 1994. Accordingly, Torrington 
requested revocation of the order based on changed circumstances in 
accordance with 19 C.F.R. 355.25(d)(1994).
    This changed circumstances administrative review covers all 
producers and/or exporters of the subject merchandise and all shipments 
of this merchandise to the United States entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 1995.

Scope of Review

    Imports covered by this review are ball bearings and parts thereof. 
Such merchandise is described in detail in Appendix A to this notice. 
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers listed on Appendix A 
are provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The written 
description remains dispositive.

Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Administrative Review 
and Intent To Revoke Countervailing Duty Order

    Pursuant to section 751(d)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 
(1995) (the Act), and sections 355.22(h) and 355.25(d)(1994) of the 
Department's regulations, the Department may revoke a countervailing 
duty order if it concludes that ``changed circumstances'' have arisen 
such that the order is no longer of interest to interested parties (19 
C.F.R. 355.25(d)(1)(i)(1994)). We preliminarily determine that the 
petitioner's affirmative statement of no further interest in this 
proceeding, not opposed by statements of interest by other interested 
parties, constitutes changed circumstances sufficient to warrant 
revocation of this countervailing duty order. Therefore, we preliminary 
determine to revoke the countervailing duty order on ball bearings and 
parts thereof from Thailand.
    We are hereby notifying the public of our preliminary determination 
to revoke this countervailing duty order. If this preliminary 
determination to revoke this order is made final, the revocation will 
apply to all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after January 1, 1995.
    Therefore, we intend to instruct the U.S. Customs Service to 
terminate the suspension of liquidation and liquidate all entries of 
the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after January 1, 1995, without regard to 
countervailing duties. We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to 
refund with interest any estimated countervailing duties collected with 
respect to those entries. The current requirement for a cash deposit of 
estimated countervailing duties will continue until publication of the 
final results of this changed circumstances administrative review.
    Interested parties may request a hearing within 10 days of the date 
of publication of this notice. Case briefs or other written comments 
from interested parties may be submitted not later than 30 days after 
the date of publication of this notice. Rebuttal briefs and rebuttal 
comments, limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed not 
later than 37 days after the date of publication of this notice. Any 
hearing, if requested, will be held seven days after the scheduled date 
for submission of rebuttal briefs. Copies of case briefs and rebuttal 
briefs must be served on interested parties in accordance with section 
355.38(e) of the Department's regulations (1994).
    Representatives of parties to the proceeding may request disclosure 
of proprietary information under administrative protective order no 
later than 10 days after the representative's client of employer 
becomes a party in the proceeding, but in no event later than the date 
the case briefs, under 19 C.F.R. 355.38(e)(1994), are due. The 
Department will publish the final results of the changed circumstances 
administrative review and its decision on revocation of this 
countervailing duty order, as well as the results of its analysis of 
issues raised in any case or rebuttal brief, or at a hearing.
    This notice of changed circumstances administrative review and 
intent to revoke is in accordance with section 751(d)(1) and (3) of the 
Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(d)(1) and (3)(1995)) and 19 C.F.R. 355.22(h) and 
355.25(d)(1994).

    Dated: May 26, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix A

Scope of The Review

    The products covered by this review, ball bearings, mounted or 
unmounted, and parts thereof, constitute the following as outlined 
below.

Ball Bearings, Mounted or Unmounted, and Parts Thereof

    These products include all antifriction bearings which employ 
balls as the rolling element. Imports of these products are 
classifiable under the following categories: antifriction balls; 
ball bearings with integral shafts; ball bearings (including radial 
ball bearings) and parts thereof; ball bearings type pillow blocks 
and parts thereof; ball bearing type flange, take-up, cartridge, and 
hanger units, and parts thereof; and other bearings (except tapered 
roller bearings) and parts thereof. Wheel hub units which employ 
balls as the rolling element are subject to this review. Finished 
but unground or semiground balls are not included in the scope of 
the review. Imports of these products are currently classifiable 
under the following Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers: 
8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.10, 
8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 
8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 
8708.99.50.
    This review covers all of the subject bearings and parts thereof 
outlined above with certain limitations. With regard to finished 
parts (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, balls, seals, shields, 
etc.), all such parts are included in the scope of this review. For 
unfinished parts (inner race, outer race, rollers, balls, etc.), 
such parts are included if (1) they have been treated, or (2) heat 
treatment is not required to be performed on [[Page 28578]] the 
part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not covered by the 
review are those parts which will be subject to heat treatment after 
importation.

[FR Doc. 95-13486 Filed 5-31-95; 8:45 am]
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