[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 51 (Thursday, March 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15078-15080]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-6470]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-604 A-588-054]


Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, From Japan, and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or 
Less in Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan; Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

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

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

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SUMMARY: On November 7, 2000, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results of the 1998-99 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller 
bearings (TRBs) and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from Japan 
(A-588-604), and the antidumping finding on TRBs, four inches or less 
in outside diameter, and components thereof, from Japan (A-588-054) 
(see Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, from Japan, and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or 
Less in

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Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, from Japan; Preliminary 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, 65 FR 66711 
(Preliminary Results). The review of the A-588-054 finding covers two 
manufacturers/exporters of the subject merchandise to the United States 
and the period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999. The review 
of the A-588-604 order covers three manufacturers/exporters and the 
period October 1, 1998, through September 30, 1999. Based upon our 
analysis of the comments received, we have made changes in the margin 
calculations. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the 
reviewed firms are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results 
of Reviews.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 15, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah Scott (NTN Corporation (NTN) 
and NSK Ltd. (NSK)), Patricia Tran (Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd. (Koyo)), or 
Robert James, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement III, Office 8, Import 
Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 
20230, telephone: (202) 482-2657, (202) 482-1121, or (202) 482-0649, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Applicable Statute and Regulations

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (the Tariff Act), are in reference to the provisions 
effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to 
the Tariff Act by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, 
unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department's 
regulations refer to 19 CFR part 351 (April 1, 2000).

Background

    On November 7, 2000, we published in the Federal Register the 
preliminary results of the 1998-99 administrative reviews of the 
antidumping duty order and finding on TRBs from Japan (see Preliminary 
Results at 66711). We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment 
on the Preliminary Results. At the request of certain interested 
parties, we held a public hearing on January 24, 2001. The Department 
has now completed these reviews in accordance with section 751 of the 
Tariff Act.

Scope of the Reviews

    Imports covered by the A-588-054 finding are sales or entries of 
TRBs, four inches or less in outside diameter when assembled, including 
inner race or cone assemblies and outer races or cups, sold either as a 
unit or separately. This merchandise is classified under Harmonized 
Tariff Schedule (HTS) item numbers 8482.20.00 and 8482.99.15.
    Imports covered by the A-588-604 order include TRBs and parts 
thereof, finished and unfinished, which are flange, take-up cartridge, 
and hanger units incorporating TRBs, and roller housings (except pillow 
blocks) incorporating tapered rollers, with or without spindles, 
whether or not for automotive use. Products subject to the A-588-054 
finding are not included within the scope of this order, except those 
manufactured by NTN. This merchandise is currently classifiable under 
HTS item numbers 8482.20.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.15, 8482.99.45, 
8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, and 
8483.90.80. The HTS item numbers listed above for both the A-588-054 
finding and the A-588-604 order are provided for convenience and 
Customs purposes. The written description remains dispositive.
    The period for each 1998-99 review is October 1, 1998, through 
September 30, 1999. The review of the A-588-054 case covers TRB sales 
by two manufacturers/exporters (Koyo and NSK). The review of the A-588-
604 case covers TRBs sales by three manufacturers/exporters (Koyo, NTN, 
and NSK).

Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to 
this administrative review are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum for the 1998-1999 Administrative Reviews of Tapered Roller 
Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from Japan, and 
Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside Diameter, and 
Components Thereof, from Japan (A-588-604/A-588-054); Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews'' (Decision Memorandum) from 
Joseph A. Spetrini, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration, 
to Bernard T. Carreau, fulfilling the duties of Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, dated March 7, 2001, which is hereby adopted by 
this notice. A list of the issues which parties have raised and to 
which we have responded, all of which are in the Decision Memorandum, 
is attached to this notice as an Appendix. Parties can find a complete 
discussion of all issues raised in this review and the corresponding 
recommendations in this public memorandum, which is on file in the 
Central Records Unit, room B-099 of the Main Department building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Decision Memorandum can be accessed 
directly on the World Wide Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. The paper copy 
and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in 
content.

Use of Facts Available

    For a discussion of comments on our application of facts available, 
see the ``Facts Available/Further Manufacturing'' section of the 
Decision Memorandum, which is on file in B-099 and available on the Web 
at http://ia.ita.doc.gov. See also Preliminary Results at 66712.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received, we have made certain 
changes in the margin calculations. We have also corrected certain 
programming and clerical errors in our preliminary results, where 
applicable. Any alleged programming or clerical errors with which we do 
not agree are discussed in the relevant sections of the Decision 
Memorandum, accessible in room B-099 and on the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov.

Final Results of Reviews

    We determine that the following percentage weighted-average margins 
exist for the period October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999:

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                                                                Margin
                   Manufacturer/exporter                      (percent)
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For the A-588-054 case:
  Koyo Seiko...............................................        14.86
  NSK......................................................        16.60
For the A-588-604 case:
  Koyo Seiko...............................................        17.94
  NSK......................................................         7.75
  NTN......................................................        13.38
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    The Department shall determine, and Customs shall assess, 
antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.212(b), we have calculated exporter/importer-specific 
assessment rates. With respect to both export price and constructed 
export price sales, we divided the total dumping margins for the 
reviewed sales by the total entered value of those reviewed sales for 
each importer. We will direct Customs to assess the resulting 
percentage margins against the entered Customs values for the subject 
merchandise on each of that importer's entries under the relevant 
proceeding during the review period.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    As a result of a five-year (``sunset'') review, the Department has 
revoked the antidumping finding (A-588-054) and duty order (A-588-604) 
on TRBs from

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Japan. The effective date of revocation is January 1, 2000. See 
Revocation of Antidumping Duty Orders on Certain Bearings from Hungary, 
Japan, Romania, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom, 
65 FR 42667 (July 11, 2000). Therefore, there are no cash deposit 
requirements for shipments of TRBs from Japan entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of 
this notice of final results of administrative review.
    This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their 
responsibility under 19 CFR 351.402(f) 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 doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.306. Timely written notification of 
the return or destruction of APO materials, or conversion to judicial 
protective order, is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the 
regulations and terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    We are issuing and publishing this determination and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 771(i) of the Tariff Act and 19 
CFR 351.213.

    Dated: March 7, 2001.
Timothy J. Hauser,
Acting Under Secretary for International Trade.

Appendix 1--Issues in Decision Memorandum

Comments and Responses

    1. Facts Available/Further Manufacturing
    2. Adjustments to Normal Value
    3. Adjustments to United States Price
    4. Cost of Production and Constructed Value
    5. Level of Trade
    6. Arm's-length Test
    7. Sales Outside the Ordinary Course of Trade
    8. Model Match
    9. Margin Calculations/Assessment Rates
    10. Ministerial Errors
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