[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 62763]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Germany: Amended Final 
Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review Pursuant to a Court 
Decision

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

SUMMARY: On July 7, 2010, the United States Court of International 
Trade (CIT) sustained the Department of Commerce's (the Department) 
results of redetermination on remand concerning the final results of 
the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball 
bearings and parts thereof from Germany. See SKF USA Inc. v. United 
States, Slip Op. 10-76 (CIT 2010). The Department is amending the final 
results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on 
ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany covering the period of 
review May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007, to reflect the CIT's order.

DATES: Effective Date: October 13, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hermes Pinilla 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; telephone: (202) 482-
3477 or (202) 482-4477.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On September 11, 2008, the Department published the final results 
of the administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball 
bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the 
United Kingdom for the period May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007. See 
Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and 
the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Reviews and Rescission of Reviews in Part, 73 FR 52823 (September 11, 
2008).
    SKF USA Inc., SKF France S.A., SKF Aerospace France S.A.S., SKF 
GmbH,\1\ and SKF Industrie S.p.A. filed a lawsuit challenging certain 
aspects of the final results. On December 21, 2009, the CIT concluded 
that the Department acted within its authority and according to law in 
requesting cost-of-production (COP) data from SKF Germany's 
unaffiliated suppliers. See SKF USA Inc. v. United States, 675 F. Supp. 
2d 1264 (CIT 2009). The CIT also upheld the Department's decision to 
reject the COP information submitted by SKF Germany's unaffiliated 
supplier as untimely and to resort to facts otherwise available. 
Specifically, the CIT stated that ``the Department has broad authority 
to set, and extend, its deadlines for submission of requested 
information, but on the uncontested facts of this case it acted within 
its authority in deeming the COP data an untimely submission.'' Id. at 
1272-74. The CIT held, however, that ``{the Department{time}  acted 
contrary to law in drawing an inference adverse for SKF {Germany{time}  
upon the failure of the unaffiliated supplier to make a timely 
submission of the requested COP data'' without a finding that SKF 
Germany had failed to act to the best of its ability. Id. at 1268.
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    \1\ The CIT refers to the German company as ``SKF GmbH'' in its 
decision. The Department refers to the company as ``SKF Germany'' in 
its determination and in this notice.
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    In its remand order, the CIT directed the Department to recalculate 
SKF Germany's margin after redetermining the value of the subject 
merchandise SKF Germany obtained from the unaffiliated supplier using 
information that is not adverse to SKF Germany. Id. at 1278. In 
accordance with the CIT's remand order, the Department filed its 
redetermination on remand of the final results (remand results) on 
March 16, 2010, in which the Department recalculated the margin for SKF 
Germany without use of an adverse inference. On July 7, 2010, the CIT 
affirmed the Department's remand results. See SKF USA Inc. v. United 
States, Slip Op. 10-76 (CIT 2010).

Amended Final Results of the Review

    Based on the remand results, the amended weighted-average margin 
for SKF Germany for the period May 1, 2006, through April 30, 2007, is 
1.97 percent.

Assessment of Duties

    The Department has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries covered by these amended final results. The Department intends 
to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of 
these amended final results in the Federal Register.

Notifications

    This notice serves as a final 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 presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under 
APO as explained in the APO itself. See 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). 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.
    We are issuing and publishing these amended final results of 
administrative review in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) 
of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended.

    Dated: October 6, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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