[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 23, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65089-65090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27010]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-801, A-428-801, A-588-804, A-412-801]


Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and 
Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom: 
Partial and Full Rescissions of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

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

ACTION: Notice of Partial and Full Rescissions of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews.

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SUMMARY: In response to requests from interested parties, the 
Department of Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on antifriction 
bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof from 
France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom on June 25, 2002. The 
merchandise covered by these orders are ball bearings and parts thereof 
from France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom and spherical plain 
bearings and parts thereof from France. The period of review is May 1, 
2001, through April 30, 2002. The Department of Commerce is rescinding 
these administrative reviews in part or full.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos or Richard Rimlinger 
at Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
1757 or (202) 482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute

    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 Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless 
otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (the 
Department) regulations are to 19 CFR Part 351 (2001).

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Background

    On May 15, 1989, the Department published in the Federal Register 
(54 FR 20909) the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts 
thereof from France, Germany, Japan, and the United Kingdom and on 
spherical plain bearings and parts thereof from France. On June 25, 
2002, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(b), we published a notice of 
initiation of administrative reviews of these orders (67 FR 42753).
    Subsequent to the initiation of these reviews, we received timely 
withdrawals of the requests we had received for the following reviews: 
INA-Schaeffler KG (INA) and Sachs Handel GmbH and ZF Sachs 
(collectively Sachs) with respect to ball bearings from Germany; SKF 
France S.A. (SKF France) with respect to spherical plain bearings from 
France; Barden Corporation (U.K.) Ltd. (Barden) with respect to ball 
bearings from the United Kingdom; Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd. (Asahi), and 
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation (Nachi) with respect to ball bearings from 
Japan. Because there were no other requests for review of the above-
named firms, we are rescinding the reviews with respect to these 
companies in accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d). Because there are no 
other requests for reviews of the orders on ball bearings from the 
United Kingdom and on spherical plain bearings from France, we are 
rescinding the reviews of these orders in full.

Rescission of Reviews

    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d), 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 
notice of initiation of the requested review.'' The Department is also 
authorized to extend this deadline if it decides that it is reasonable 
to do so. INA, Sachs, SKF France, Barden, and Asahi withdrew their 
requests for their respective reviews within the 90-day time limit. The 
Torrington Company (Torrington) withdrew its request for the review of 
Nachi after the 90-day period had expired. Because there were no other 
requests to review Nachi and no other interested party objected, the 
Department has decided to accept Torrington's withdrawal request.
    Because the Department received no other requests for the reviews 
of INA, Sachs, Asahi, and Nachi, it is rescinding the reviews in part 
with respect to shipments of ball bearings from Germany and Japan by 
these firms. Also, because the Department received no other requests to 
review spherical plain bearings from France other than those sold by 
SKF and no other requests to review ball bearings from the United 
Kingdom other than those sold by Barden, the Department is rescinding 
the reviews of these orders completely. The above partial and complete 
rescissions are pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1). The Department will 
issue appropriate assessment instructions to the U.S. Customs Service 
within 15 days of publication of this notice.
    This notice serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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 these rescissions in accordance with 
19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 16, 2002.
Louis Apple,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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