[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 26, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49164]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24082]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-801, A-559-801]


Spherical Plain Bearings and Parts Thereof From France and Ball 
Bearings and Parts Thereof From Singapore: Rescission of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of rescission of antidumping duty administrative 
reviews.

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SUMMARY: On June 19, 2001, the Department of Commerce initiated 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings 
and parts thereof from Singapore for one manufacturer/exporter of the 
subject merchandise, NMB Singapore Ltd., Pelmec Industries (Pte.) Ltd., 
and NMB Technologies Corporation, and the antidumping duty order on 
spherical plain bearings and parts thereof from France, produced and 
exported by SKF France S.A., for the period May 1, 2000, through April 
30, 2001. The Department is rescinding these reviews after receiving 
timely withdrawals from the parties requesting these reviews.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 26, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dunyako Ahmadu or Richard Rimlinger, 
AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 3, Import Administration International Trade 
Administration, U.S Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
0198 or (202) 482-4477, respectively.

The Applicable Statute

    Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of 
1930, as amended (``the Act''), are references to the provisions in 
effect as of January 1, 1995, the effective date of the Uruguay Round 
Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations 
to the Department of Commerce's (the Department's) regulations are to 
the regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (2001).

Background

    On May 31, 1001, NMB Singapore Ltd., Pelmec Industries (Pte) Ltd., 
and NMB Technologies Corporation (collectively ``NMB/Pelmec'') 
requested that the Department conduct an administrative review of its 
shipments of ball bearings for the period May 1, 2000, through April 
30, 2001, and SKF USA Inc., SKF France, and Sarma (collectively 
``SKF'') also requested that the Department conduct an administrative 
review of its shipments of spherical plain bearings during the period 
May 1, 2000, through April 30, 2001. On June 19, 2001, the Department 
published in the Federal Register a notice of initiation of these 
administrative reviews with respect to NMB/Pelmec and SKF, both for the 
period of May 1, 2000, through April 30, 2001. See Initiation of 
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests 
for Revocations in Part, 66 FR 32934-32936 (June 19, 2001).
    On August 28, 2001, NMB/Pelmec withdrew its request for a review. 
Similarly, on September 7, 2001, SKF withdrew its request for a review. 
Furthermore, both NMB/Pelmec and SKF asked the Department to rescind 
the administrative reviews.

Rescission of Reviews

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review if a party that requested the review withdraws 
the request within 90 days of the date of publication of the notice of 
initiation of the requested review. Because NMB/Pelmec and SKF 
submitted their requests for rescission within the 90-day time limit 
and there were no requests for review from other interested parties, we 
are rescinding these reviews. As such, we will issue appropriate 
appraisement instructions directly to the Customs Service. This notice 
is an accordance with section 777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: September 19, 2001.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
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