[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13190-13192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6800]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

A-427-801, A-428-801, A-475-801, A-588-804, A-412-801


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, 
Japan, and the United Kingdom: Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: On July 1, 2008, in response to requests from interested 
parties, the Department of Commerce published a notice of initiation of 
the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders

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on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
and the United Kingdom. The period of review is May 1, 2007, through 
April 30, 2008. The Department of Commerce is rescinding these reviews 
in part.

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 26, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Yang Jin Chun or Richard Rimlinger, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14\th\ Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
5760 and (202) 482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On July 1, 2008, in response to requests from interested parties, 
the Department of Commerce (the Department) published a notice of 
initiation of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders 
on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
and the United Kingdom. See Initiation of Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews and Requests for Revocation 
in Part, 73 FR 37409 (July 1, 2008).
    In accordance with 19 CFR 351.213(d), the Department will rescind 
an administrative review in part ``if a party that requested a review 
withdraws the request within 90 days of the date of the publication of 
notice of initiation of the requested review.'' In accordance with 19 
CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department may extend the 90-day time limit if 
the Department ``decides that it is reasonable to do so.'' On October 
3, 2008, for all interested parties which requested the administrative 
reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts 
thereof from Japan and the United Kingdom, we extended the due date for 
withdrawing the requests for reviews to October 10, 2008, because all 
respondents that we selected for individual examination in these two 
reviews had withdrawn their requests for reviews in a timely manner and 
because we had to identify additional respondents for individual 
examination. On October 14, 2008, for Canon, Inc., we extended the due 
date for withdrawing the request for review to October 15, 2008, based 
on the circumstances stated in Canon, Inc.'s October 14, 2008, letter 
requesting an extension of the due date.
    Subsequent to the initiation of these reviews, we received timely 
withdrawals of the requests we had received for the reviews as follows:

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                          Country                                                  Company
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France....................................................                                           ADR S.A.\1\
Germany...................................................                                        Dolmar GmbH\1\
                                                                                           SNR Walzlager GmbH\1\
Italy.....................................................  Edwards, Ltd., and Edwards High Vacuum Int'l Ltd.\1\
Japan.....................................................                           Aisin Seiki Company Ltd.\1\
                                                                                        Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd.\1\
                                                                                                  Canon, Inc.\2\
                                                                                            JTEKT Corporation\1\
                                                                                           Keihin Corporation\3\
                                                                          Makino Milling Machine Company Ltd.\3\
                                                                                           Makita Corporation\3\
                                                                                      Mazda Motor Corporation\3\
                                                                            Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.\1\
                                                                                  Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation\1\
                                                                          Nippon Pillow Block Company Limited\1\
                                                                                   Nissan Motor Company, Ltd.\3\
                                                                                                    NSK, Ltd.\1\
                                                                                              NTN Corporation\1\
                                                                                                Univance Inc.\3\
                                                                           Yamazaki Mazak Trading Corporation\1\
United Kingdom............................................  Edwards, Ltd., and Edwards High Vacuum Int'l Ltd.\1\
                                                                                     NSK Bearings Europe Ltd.\1\
                                                                                              Rolls-Royce PLC\1\
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\1\ We received timely withdrawals of the requests for reviews of these companies on or before September 29,
  2008, which was the last day of the regulatory 90-day period in which interested parties could withdraw a
  request for review.
\2\ We received a timely withdrawal of the request for review of Canon, Inc., on October 15, 2008.
\3\ We received timely withdrawals of the requests for reviews of these companies between October 8, 2008, and
  October 10, 2008.

    Because there are 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). We also received a timely withdrawal 
of the request we received for Sapporo Precision, Inc. (Sapporo), with 
respect to the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan. A review of Sapporo was 
also requested by another interested party which has not withdrawn its 
request. Consequently, we continue to conduct the administrative review 
of Sapporo.

Rescission of Reviews

    The Department received the timely submitted letters withdrawing 
the requests for the reviews of the companies listed above within the 
90-day period or within the specific extended due dates. The Department 
received no other requests for the reviews of these companies. Pursuant 
to 19 CFR 351.213(d)(1), the Department is rescinding the reviews in 
part with respect to ball bearings and parts thereof produced and/or 
exported by the companies as stated above. The Department intends to 
issue appropriate assessment instructions to U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection 15 days after publication of this notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice serves as a 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 Department's assumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and subsequent assessment 
of double antidumping duties.

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Notification Regarding APO

    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 part in 
accordance with section 777(i)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as 
amended, and 19 CFR 351.213(d)(4).

    Dated: March 19, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-6800 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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