[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 169 (Thursday, August 31, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 45398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-21674]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-588-054]


Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less In Outside Diameter, 
and Components Thereof, From Japan; Amendment to Affirmation of the 
Results of Redetermination Pursuant to Court Remand

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

SUMMARY: On January 18, 1995, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the affirmation of its redetermination on remand 
of the final results of administrative review of the antidumping 
finding on tapered roller bearings, four inches or less in outside 
diameter, and certain components thereof (TRBs) from Japan (56 FR 
26054, June 6, 1991) (The Timken Company v. United States (Slip Op. 94-
41 (March 7, 1994)) (Timken). The results covered the period August 1, 
1987, through July 31, 1988, and TRBs produced by Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd., 
and distributed by its subsidiary, Koyo Corporation of U.S.A. 
(collectively, Koyo), and by NSK Ltd., and distributed by its 
subsidiary, NSK Corporation (collectively, NSK). Based on the 
correction of a ministerial error, we have changed the margin for Koyo 
from 49.63 percent to 47.39 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chip Hayes or John Kugelman, Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230, telephone: (202) 482-5253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On January 18, 1995, the Department published in the Federal 
Register (60 FR 3624) the redetermination on remand of the final 
results of administrative review of the antidumping finding on TRBs 
from Japan pursuant to an affirmation from the Court of International 
Trade (CIT) in Timken. After publication of our redetermination of the 
final results, ministerial errors were discovered regarding a failure 
to include changes that had been implemented in the Koyo programming 
from an earlier remand order by the CIT. We have corrected these errors 
by reinserting those programming changes for this remand.

Amended Redetermination of Final Results of Review

    As a result of our corrections of the clerical errors, we have 
determined that a weighted-average margin of 47.39 percent exists for 
Koyo.
    Given the fact that final margins have been published for 
subsequent administrative reviews of this proceeding, the dumping 
margins determined in this amended redetermination of final results 
notice will have no impact on the current cash deposit rates. The 
dumping margin for NSK, as stated in the January 18, 1995, 
redetermination on remand of the final results of this administrative 
review (60 FR 3624), remains in effect for assessment purposes.
    Accordingly, the Department will continue the suspension of 
liquidation of the subject merchandise. Furthermore, absent an appeal, 
the Department will amend the final results of the administrative 
review of the antidumping finding on tapered roller bearings, four 
inches or less in outside diameter, and certain components thereof from 
Japan to reflect the amended margins of 47.39 percent for Koyo and 
16.28 percent for NSK for the period August 1, 1987 through July 31, 
1988, in the Department's redetermination on remand, as affirmed by the 
CIT.

    Dated: May 5, 1995.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Tapered Roller Bearings, Under 4 Inches, From Japan

    1. Dated Decision is Due and Type of Deadline: None.
    2. Oral Briefing: If Requested.
    3. Type of Case: Antidumping Administrative Review.
    4. Nature of Decision: Amendment to Timken notice publishing CIT 
affirmation of Remand Determination (Slip Op. 94-95).
    5. Petitioner and Respondent:

Petitioner: The Timken Company, Counsel--Stewart & Stewart.
Respondents: Koyo Seiko, Counsel--Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy.

    6. Brief Overview of Procedural History: This is an amendment to a 
Timken notice that published January 18, 1995. That notice was 
published pursuant to a CIT affirmation of remand results of the 
administrative review for the 1987-1988 review period. Changes ordered 
in a subsequent remand of this review were not implemented in the 
recalculation of Koyo's margin in the January notice.
    7. Key Issues and Responses: The only noteworthy issue at this 
stage of the proceeding is that, absent an appeal by either Timken or 
Koyo, we will issue liquidation instructions for this review period.
    8. Margins: Koyo's margin is amended from 49.63% to 47.39%.
    9. Team Members: H. Kuga, L. Lucksinger, J. Kugelman, C. Hayes, 
POL-L. Barden, LEG-J. MacKenzie.

[FR Doc. 95-21674 Filed 8-30-95; 8:45 am]
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