[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57147-57148]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26600]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-412-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From the United Kingdom: Final 
Results of Changed-Circumstances Review

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) has determined, 
pursuant to section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act), that SKF (UK) Ltd. is the successor-in-interest to SNFA Bearings 
Ltd. and, as a result, should be accorded the same treatment as SKF 
(UK) Ltd.

DATES: Effective Date: November 4, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristin Case at (202) 482-3174 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.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The Department published an antidumping duty order on ball bearings 
and parts thereof from the United Kingdom on May 15, 1989. See 
Antidumping Duty Orders and Amendments to the Final Determinations of 
Sales at Less Than Fair Value: Ball Bearings and Cylindrical Roller 
Bearings and Parts Thereof From the United Kingdom, 54 FR 20910 (May 
15, 1989). On July 12, 2001, the Department revoked the antidumping 
duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom 
with respect to SNFA Bearings Ltd. (SNFA UK). See Antifriction Bearings 
(Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Revocation of Orders in 
Part, 66 FR 36551 (July 12, 2001).
    On January 26, 2007, SNFA UK, a subsidiary of SNFA S.A.S.U. (SNFA), 
and SKF UK Ltd. (SKF UK) notified the Department of a change in the 
ownership of SNFA. Specifically, SNFA UK and SKF UK notified the 
Department that, on July 4, 2006, through its subsidiary SKF Holding 
France S.A., AB SKF purchased all outstanding shares of SNFA. On March 
9, 2007, we initiated a changed-circumstances review of the antidumping 
duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom. 
See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Italy and the United Kingdom: 
Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances Reviews, 72 FR 
10643 (March 9, 2007).\1\
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    \1\ On October 26, 2007, we rescinded the changed-circumstances 
review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts 
thereof from Italy. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France 
and Italy: Rescission of Antidumping Duty Changed-Circumstances 
Reviews, 72 FR 60798 (October 26, 2007).
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    On January 30, 2008, SKF UK and SNFA UK notified the Department 
that the companies had moved SNFA UK's production facilities to the 
grounds of SKF UK's Stonehouse operations \2\ and that SNFA UK's assets 
had been legally transferred to SKF UK. SKF UK and SNFA UK also 
explained that, with the asset transfer, SNFA UK began operating as a 
part of SKF UK. On May 27, 2008, the Department preliminarily found 
that SKF UK is the successor-in-interest to SNFA UK. See Ball Bearings 
and Parts Thereof from the United Kingdom: Preliminary Results of 
Changed-Circumstances Review, 73 FR 30378 (May 27, 2008). We invited 
interested parties to comment on the preliminary results. We received 
case and rebuttal briefs. We did not hold a hearing.
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    \2\ SKF UK produces ball bearings only at its Stonehouse 
operations.
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Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are ball bearings and parts 
thereof. These products include all bearings that employ balls as the 
rolling element. Imports of these products are classified under the 
following categories: antifriction balls, ball bearings with integral 
shafts, ball bearings (including radial ball bearings) and parts 
thereof, and housed or mounted ball bearing units and parts thereof.
    Imports of these products are classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedules of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 
3926.90.45, 4016.93.00, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.5010, 
8431.20.00, 8431.39.0010, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 
8482.91.00, 8482.99.05, 8482.99.2580, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.6595, 
8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.50.8040, 8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 
8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 
8708.70.6060, 8708.70.8050, 8708.93.30, 8708.93.5000, 8708.93.6000, 
8708.93.75, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31, 8708.99.4960, 8708.99.50, 
8708.99.5800, 8708.99.8080, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00, 
8803.90.30, and 8803.90.90.
    As a result of recent changes to the HTSUS, effective February 2, 
2007, the subject merchandise is also classifiable under the following 
additional HTSUS item numbers: 8708.30.5090, 8708.40.7500, 
8708.50.7900, 8708.50.8900, 8708.50.9150, 8708.50.9900, 8708.80.6590, 
8708.94.75, 8708.95.2000, 8708.99.5500, 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.8180.
    Although the HTSUS item numbers above are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order 
remains dispositive.

Analysis of Comments Received

    The issues raised in the case briefs by parties in this review are 
addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum from Laurie Parkhill, 
Office Director, AD/CVD Enforcement, Office 5, to John M. Andersen, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, dated concurrently with this notice (Decision Memo), 
which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which 
parties have raised and to which we have responded is in the Decision 
Memo and attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Decision Memo, 
which is a public document, is on file in the Central Records Unit, 
main Department of Commerce building, Room 1117, and is accessible on 
the Web at http://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn. The paper copy and electronic 
version of the Decision Memo are identical in content.

Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the preliminary results and the Decision 
Memo, we continue to find that SKF (UK) Ltd. is the successor-in-
interest to SNFA UK and, as a result, should be accorded the same 
treatment as SKF UK. Accordingly, the Department will instruct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection to suspend liquidation of all shipments 
of the subject merchandise produced or exported by either SNFA UK or 
SKF UK's SNFA operations and entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption, on or after the publication date of this notice in the 
Federal Register at 18.64 percent which is the current cash-deposit 
rate for SKF UK. This deposit requirement shall remain in effect until 
further notice.

Notification

    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to the 
administrative protective order (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 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.
    This notice is published in accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and 
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.216 and 351.221.

    Dated: October 28, 2009.
John M. Andersen,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations.

Appendix

    1. Successorship.
    2. Effective Date of Determination.

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