[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 117 (Friday, June 18, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34688-34689]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14795]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France: 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, after acquisition of SNR Roulements S.A. by NTN 
Corporation, post-acquisition SNR Roulements S.A. is the successor-in-
interest to pre-acquisition SNR Roulements S.A.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 18, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Richard Rimlinger, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230; (202) 482-0410 or (202) 
482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 18, 2009, pursuant to a request from SNR Roulements 
S.A. (SNR), we initiated a changed-circumstances review of the 
antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from France 
to determine whether post-acquisition SNR was a successor-in-interest 
to SNR following SNR's acquisition by NTN Corporation (NTN). See Ball 
Bearings and Parts Thereof From France: Initiation of Antidumping Duty 
Changed-Circumstances Review, 74 FR 47920 (September 18, 2009).
    On November 20, 2009, we preliminarily found that post-acquisition 
SNR is the successor in interest to pre-acquisition SNR. See Ball

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Bearings and Parts Thereof From France: Preliminary Results of Changed-
Circumstances Review, 74 FR 60242 (November 20, 2009). We received case 
briefs and rebuttal briefs from The Timken Company and NTN/SNR. We did 
not hold a hearing as none was requested.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are ball bearings and parts 
thereof. These products include all antifriction 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 Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 
3926.90.45, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.50.10, 8431.20.00, 
8431.39.00.10, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 
8482.99.05, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.25.80, 8482.99.65.95, 8483.20.40, 
8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 
8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 8708.93.30, 
8708.93.60.00, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31.00, 8708.99.40.00, 8708.99.49.60, 
8708.99.58, 8708.99.80.15, 8708.99.80.80, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 
8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90, 8708.30.50.90, 8708.40.75.70, 
8708.40.75.80, 8708.50.79.00, 8708.50.89.00, 8708.50.91.50, 
8708.50.99.00, 8708.70.60.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8708.93.75.00, 8708.94.75, 
8708.95.20.00, 8708.99.55.00, 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.81.80.
    Although the HTSUS item numbers above are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written description of the scope of the order 
remains dispositive.
    The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether 
the bearing is covered by the order. The order covers all the subject 
bearings and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, 
balls, seals, shields, etc.) outlined above with certain limitations. 
With regard to finished parts, all such parts are included in the scope 
of the order. For unfinished parts, such parts are included if they 
have been heat-treated or if heat treatment is not required to be 
performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not 
covered by the order are those that will be subject to heat treatment 
after importation. The ultimate application of a bearing also does not 
influence whether the bearing is covered by the order. Bearings 
designed for highly specialized applications are not excluded. Any of 
the subject bearings, regardless of whether they may ultimately be 
utilized in aircraft, automobiles, or other equipment, are within the 
scope of the order.

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 John M. Andersen, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
Import Administration, dated concurrently with this notice (Decision 
Memorandum), which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the 
issues which parties have raised and to which we have responded, all of 
which are in the Decision Memorandum, is attached to this notice as an 
Appendix. The Decision Memorandum, 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 Memorandum are 
identical in content.

Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review

    For the reasons stated in the preliminary results and in the 
Decision Memorandum, we continue to find that post-acquisition SNR is 
the successor-in-interest to pre-acquisition SNR and, as a result, 
should be accorded the same treatment as pre-acquisition SNR. We will 
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to collect cash deposits at 
13.32 percent, the weighted-average percentage dumping margin we found 
for pre-acquisition SNR in the most recently completed review. See Ball 
Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, 
Singapore, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Rescission of Review in Part, 72 FR 58053, 
58054 (October 12, 2007).

Notification

    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 351.306. 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: June 10, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

1. Successorship
2. Briefing Schedule
3. Filing of Factual Submissions

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