[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 116 (Tuesday, June 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32754-32755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-15867]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration
[A-427-801, A-428-801, A-475-801, A-588-804, A-485-801, A-559-801, A-
401-801, A-412-801]


Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and 
Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, 
Sweden, and the United Kingdom, Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Notice of Request for Revocation of an Order

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

ACTION: Notice of initiation of antidumping duty administrative reviews 
and notice of request for revocation of an order.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has received 
requests to conduct 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, and the United Kingdom. In accordance with our 
regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews. The review 
period is May 1, 1996 through April 30, 1997. We have also received a 
request to revoke the antidumping duty order covering ball bearings and 
parts thereof from Singapore with respect to NMB Singapore Ltd., /
Pelmec Industries (Pte.) Ltd. (NMB/Pelmec), the only known producer/
exporter of this merchandise from Singapore.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas O. Barlow or Richard Rimlinger, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department has received timely requests, in accordance with 19 
CFR 353.22(a), for administrative reviews of the antidumping duty 
orders covering antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller 
bearings) and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The orders cover 
three domestic like products: ball bearings (ball), cylindrical roller 
bearings (cylindrical), and spherical plain bearings (spherical). 
Pursuant to 19 CFR 353.25, NMB/Pelmec has requested revocation of the 
antidumping duty order covering ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Singapore. NMB/Pelmec is the only known producer/exporter of this 
merchandise from Singapore. NMB/Pelmec based its request on its claim 
that there has been an absence of dumping on sales of the subject 
merchandise for a period of three consecutive years.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    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 Agreement Act. 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).

Initation of Reviews

    In accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(c), we are initiating 
administrative reviews of the following antidumping duty orders. Unless 
the time limit is extended in accordance with section 751(a)(3)(A) of 
the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, we intend to issue the preliminary 
results of these reviews no later than February 2, 1998, and the final 
results no later than 120 days after publication of the preliminary 
results.

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      Proceedings and firms                Domestic like product        
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France A-427-801:                                                       
  SKF France (including all        Ball & Spherical.                    
   relevant affiliates).                                                
  SNFA Societe Nouvelle de.......  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
  Roulements (SNR)...............  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
Germany A-428-801:                                                      
  Bruckner FAG Kugelfischer......  Ball.                                
  Georg Schaefer AG..............  All.                                 
  INA Walzlager Schaeffler KG....  Ball & Cylindrical                   
  NTN Kugellagerfabrik             Ball.                                
   (Deutschland) GmbH.                                                  
  SKF GmbH (including all          All.                                 
   relevant affiliates).                                                
  Torrington Nadellager            Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   (Torrington/Kuensebeck).                                             
Italy A-475-801:                                                        
  Meter, S.p.A...................  Cylindrical.                         
  FAG Italia S.p.A. (including     Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   all relevant affiliates).                                            
  SKF-Industrie S.p.A. (including  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   all relevant affiliates).                                            
  Somecat S.p.A..................  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
Japan A-588-804:                                                        
  Koyo Seiko Company, Ltd........  All.                                 
  Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp...........  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
  Nippon Pillow Block Sales        Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   Company, Ltd.                                                        
  NSK Ltd........................  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
  NTN Corp.......................  All.                                 
Romania A-485-801:                                                      
  Tehnoimportexport, S.A.........  Ball.                                
Singapore A-559-801:                                                    
  NMB Singapore/Pelmec Ind.......  Ball.                                

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Sweden A-401-801:                                                       
  SKF Sverige (including all       Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   relevant affiliates).                                                
United Kingdom A-412-801:                                               
  Barden Corporation.............  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
  FAG (U.K.) Ltd.................  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
  NSK Bearings Europe, Ltd./ RHP   Ball & Cylindrical.                  
   Bearings Ltd.                                                        
  SNFA Bearings Ltd..............  Ball & Cylindrical.                  
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    Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under 
administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b) of 
the Department's regulations. However, due to the large number of 
parties to these proceedings, we strongly recommend that parties submit 
their APO applications as soon as possible, and we will process them on 
a first-come, first-served basis.
    These initiations and this notice are in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 C.F.R. 
353.22(c) and 353.25(c).

    Dated: June 10, 1997.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for AD/CVD Enforcement, Group 1.
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