[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 203 (Friday, October 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61251-61252]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-5829]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-427-801, A-559-801, A 412-801, A-588-804


Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Singapore, 
the United Kingdom, and Japan: Notice of Rescission and Partial 
Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce
SUMMARY: On June 30, 2005, the Department of Commerce published a 
notice of initiation of antidumping and countervailing duty 
administrative reviews. The notice covered ball bearings and spherical 
plain bearings (SPBs) and parts thereof from France, Singapore, the 
United Kingdom, and Japan for the period May 1, 2004, through April 30, 
2005. The Department is now rescinding the review of the orders on SPBs 
from France and ball bearings from Singapore and partially rescinding 
the review of the orders on ball bearings from the United Kingdom and 
Japan.

EFFECTIVE DATE: October 21, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lyn Johnson at (202) 482-5287 or 
Richard Rimlinger at (202) 482-4477, AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S., 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 15, 1989, the Department published in the Federal Register 
the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and SPBs and parts thereof 
from France (54 FR 20902), ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Singapore (54 FR 20907), ball bearings and parts thereof from the 
United Kingdom (54 FR 20910), and ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Japan (54 FR 20904). On May 2, 2005, the Department published a notice 
of opportunity to request a review of these orders for the period May 
1, 2004, through April 30, 2005. See Notice of Opportunity to Request 
Administrative Review of Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Order, 
Finding, or Suspended Investigation, 70 FR 22631 (May 2, 2005). On May 
25, 2005, NSK Europe, Ltd., NSK Bearings Europe Ltd. and NSK 
Corporation (collectively, NSK), requested an administrative review of 
its exports of ball bearings from the United Kingdom. On May 26, 2005, 
Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd. (Asahi), requested an administrative review of 
its exports of ball bearings from Japan. On May 27, 2005, NMB Singapore 
Ltd., Pelmec Industries (Pte.) Ltd. and NMB Technologies Corporation 
(collectively, NMB/Pelmec), requested an administrative review of their 
exports of ball bearings from Singapore. On May 31, 2005, SKF USA Inc., 
a domestic producer and importer of the subject merchandise and SKF 
France S.A. and Sarma, producers and exporters of the subject 
merchandise (collectively, SKF), requested an administrative review of 
SKF's exports of ball bearings and SPBs from France. Accordingly, the 
Department published a notice of initiation of these antidumping duty 
administrative reviews on June 30, 2005, in accordance with section 
751(a) of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended (the Act). See Notice of 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 70 FR 37749 (June 30, 2005).
    NSK submitted a letter to the Department on July 27, 2005, 
withdrawing its request for a review of its exports of ball bearings 
from the United Kingdom. NMB/Pelmec submitted a letter to the 
Department on September 23, 2005, withdrawing its request for a review 
of its exports of ball bearings from Singapore. Asahi submitted a 
letter to the Department on September 26, 2005, withdrawing its request 
for a review of its exports of ball bearings from Japan. Finally, SKF 
submitted a letter to the Department on August 22, 2005, withdrawing 
its request for a review of its exports of SPBs from France.

Rescission of Administrative Reviews

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department will rescind an 
administrative review, in whole or in part, if the party withdraws its 
request for a review within 90 days of the date of publication of the 
notice of initiation of the requested review. NSK, NMB/Pelmec, Asahi, 
and SKF withdrew their requests for review within 90 days of the date 
the initiation notice was published and no other party requested a 
review of these companies. There were no other requests for review of 
the orders on SPBs from France and ball bearings from Singapore. 
Therefore, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is 
rescinding the reviews of the orders on SPBs from France and ball 
bearings from Singapore for the period May 1, 2004, through May 30, 
2005. Because there are still ongoing reviews of the orders on ball 
bearings from the United Kingdom and ball bearings from Japan, the 
Department is rescinding

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these reviews in part. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department 
is rescinding the reviews of the order on ball bearings from the United 
Kingdom which were produced or exported by NSK and the order on ball 
bearings from Japan which were produced or exported by Asahi during the 
period May 1, 2004, through May 30, 2005.

Notification Regarding APOs

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective orders (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305, which continues 
to govern business proprietary information in this segment of these 
proceedings. 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 terms of an APO 
is a violation which is subject to sanction.
    This notice is published in accordance with section 777(i) of the 
Act and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: October 17, 2005.
Gary Taverman,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretaryfor Import Administration.
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