[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 9, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15769-15770]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8684]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[A-428-801]

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

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

ACTION: Notice of final results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: On February 8, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) issued preliminary results in the 1994-1995 new shipper 
administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings 
(other than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof, from Germany 
(ball bearings) (61 FR 4763). The review covers one manufacturer/
exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States. The period of 
review is December 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995 (the POR).
    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results and no comments were received. Therefore, the final 
results remain unchanged from the preliminary results. The final 
weighted-average dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below 
in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas O. Barlow or Michael Rill, 
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-
4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are 
references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective 
date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the 
Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise 
indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the 
current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in 
the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

Background

    On February 8, 1996, the Department issued preliminary results (61 
FR 4763) of its new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on 
ball bearings from Germany (54 FR 20900, May 15, 1989). The preliminary 
results indicated that Miniaturkugellager GmbH (MKL) sold subject 
merchandise at not less than normal value during the POR. We invited 
parties to comment on the preliminary results.
    The Department has now conducted this review in accordance with 
section 751 of the Act and section 353.22 of its regulations.

Scope of the Review

    Imports covered by this review are shipments of ball bearings and 
parts thereof. These products include 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, 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,

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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, 8803.90.90.
    The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether 
the bearing is covered by the order. For a further discussion of the 
scope of the order being reviewed, including recent scope 
determinations, see Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller 
Bearings) and Parts Thereof from France, et al.; Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Partial Termination of 
Administrative Reviews, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty 
Orders, 60 FR 10900 (February 28, 1995). The HTS item numbers are 
provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The written descriptions 
remain dispositive.
    This review covers one producer/exporter. The POR is December 1, 
1994 through May 31, 1995.

Final Results of the Review

    We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our 
preliminary results. We received no comments. The final results remain 
unchanged from the preliminary results as the Department used the same 
methodology described in the preliminary results. As a result of our 
comparison of constructed export price (CEP) and normal value (NV), we 
determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists:

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          Manufacturer/exporter                   Period         Margin 
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MKL......................................     12/01/94-5/31/95      0.00
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    The results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of 
antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the 
determination and for future deposits of estimated duties. The posting 
of a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit, pursuant to section 
751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and section 353.22(h)(4) of the 
Department's regulations, will no longer be permitted for this firm. 
The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the 
Customs Service.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these 
final results of this administrative review, as provided by section 
751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the reviewed 
company will be zero percent; (2) for exporters not covered in this 
review, but covered in previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-
value (LTFV) investigation, 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 review, previous reviews, or 
the original LTFV 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 made effective by the final results of 
review published on July 26, 1993 (see Final Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Reviews and Revocation in Part of an Antidumping 
Duty Order, 58 FR 39729 (July 26, 1993)). This rate is the ``All 
Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation.
    These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication 
of the final results of the next administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a final 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 also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d)(1). Timely written notification 
of the 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.
    This new shipper administrative review and notice are in accordance 
with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) and 19 
CFR 353.22(h).

    Dated: March 20, 1996.
Susan G. Esserman,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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