[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76143-76144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31297]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-570-601]


Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the 
Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

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

SUMMARY: On August 1, 2011, the Department of Commerce (``Department'') 
initiated the third sunset review of the antidumping duty order on 
tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished 
(``TRBs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') pursuant to 
section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (``Act''). On 
August 16, 2011, the Timken Company (``Timken''), a domestic producer 
and the petitioner in the TRBs less-than-fair-value investigation, 
notified the Department that it intended to participate in the sunset 
review. On August 16, 2011, the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, 
Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers 
International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC (``USW''), a union that represents 
workers engaged in the manufacturing of tapered roller bearings and 
parts thereof in the United States, also notified the Department that 
it intended to participate in the sunset review. The Department did not 
receive a notice of intent to participate from any respondent 
interested party. Based on the notices of intent to participate and 
adequate response filed by Timken and USW (together, ``the domestic 
parties''), and the lack of response from any respondent interested 
party, the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of 
the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings from the PRC 
pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2). See Antidumping Duty Order; Tapered Roller 
Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished, From the People's 
Republic of China, 52 FR 22667 (June 15, 1987), as amended, Tapered 
Roller Bearings From the People's Republic of China; Amendment to Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order in Accordance With Decision Upon Remand, 55 FR 6669 (Feb. 26, 
1990) (``Order''). As a result of this sunset review, the Department 
finds that revocation of the Order would likely lead to continuation or 
recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the ``Final Results 
of Sunset Review'' section of this notice, infra.

DATES: Effective Date: December 6, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lindsey Novom; AD/CVD Operations, 
Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-5256.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 1, 2011, the Department initiated a sunset review of the 
order on TRBs pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act. See Initiation of 
Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 76 FR 45778, 45779 (August 1, 2011) 
(``Sunset Initiation''). On August 16, 2011, the Department received a 
timely notice of intent to participate in the sunset review from the 
domestic parties, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). In accordance 
with 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii)(A), Timken claimed interested party 
status under section 771(9)(C) of the Act as a domestic producer. USW 
is a certified or recognized union that represents workers engaged in 
manufacturing the domestic like product, and therefore, is an 
interested party pursuant to section 771(9)(D) of the Act.
    On August 31, 2011, Timken and USW collectively filed an adequate 
substantive response in the sunset review within the 30-day deadline as 
specified in 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3)(i). The Department did not receive a 
substantive response from any respondent interested party in the sunset 
review. As a result, pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2), the Department conducted an expedited 
sunset review of the Order.

Scope of the Order

    The products covered by the order are tapered roller bearings and 
parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from the PRC; flange, take up 
cartridge, and hanger units incorporating tapered roller bearings; and 
tapered roller housings (except pillow blocks) incorporating tapered 
rollers, with or without spindles, whether or not for automotive use. 
These products are currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff 
Schedule of the United States (``HTSUS'') item numbers 8482.20.00, 
8482.91.00.50, 8482.99.15, 8482.99.45, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 
8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.80, 8708.99.80.15 \1\ and 
8708.99.80.80.\2\ Although the HTSUS item numbers are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of the order and this review is dispositive.
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    \1\ Effective January 1, 2007, the HTSUS subheading 8708.99.8015 
is renumbered as 8708.99.8115. See United States International Trade 
Commission (``USITC'') publication entitled, ``Modifications to the 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States Under Section 1206 
of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988,'' USITC 
Publication 3898 (Dec. 2006) found at www.usitc.gov.
    \2\ Effective January 1, 2007, the HTSUS subheading 8708.99.8080 
is renumbered as 8708.99.8180. Id.
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    Subsequent to the issuance of the order, we issued the following 
scope rulings:
    On February 7, 2011, in response to an inquiry from Blackstone OTR 
LLC and OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. (collectively, ``Blackstone OTR''), 
the Department ruled that Blackstone OTR's wheel hub assemblies are 
included in the scope of the order.\3\
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    \3\ See Memorandum entitled ``Tapered Roller Bearings from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Scope Ruling on Blackstone OTR LLC 
and OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc.'s Wheel Hub Assemblies and TRBs,'' 
dated February 7, 2011.
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    On April 18, 2011, in response to an inquiry from New Trend 
Engineering Limited (``New Trend''), the Department ruled that: (1) New 
Trend's splined and non-splined wheel hub assemblies without antilock 
braking system (``ABS'') elements are included in the scope of the 
order; and (2) New Trend's wheel hub assemblies with ABS elements are 
also included in the scope of the Order.\4\
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    \4\ See Memorandum entitled, ``Tapered Roller Bearings from the 
People's Republic of China: Final Scope Ruling on New Trend 
Engineering Ltd.'s Wheel Hub Assemblies,'' dated April 18, 2011.
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    On June 14, 2011, in response to an inquiry from Bosda 
International (USA) LLC (``Bosda''), the Department ruled that Bosda's 
wheel hub assemblies are included in the scope of the Order.\5\
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    \5\ See Memorandum entitled ``Tapered Roller Bearings from the 
People's Republic of China Final Scope Determination on Bosda's 
Wheel Hub Assemblies,'' dated June 14, 2011.
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    On August 2, 2011, in response to an inquiry from DF Machinery 
International, Inc. (``DF Machinery''), the Department ruled that DF

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Machinery's agricultural hub units are included in the scope of the 
Order.\6\
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    \6\ See Memorandum entitled ``Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts 
Thereof, finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of 
China- Final Scope Determination on DF Machinery's Agricultural Hub 
Units,'' dated August 3, 2011.
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Analysis of Comments Received

    A complete discussion of all issues raised in this sunset review is 
addressed in the accompanying Issues and Decision Memorandum from 
Christian Marsh, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary 
for Import Administration, which is hereby adopted by this notice. See 
the Department's memorandum entitled, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum 
for the Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Duty Order on Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, 
Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China,'' dated 
concurrently with this notice (``I&D Memo''). The issues discussed in 
the accompanying I&D Memo include the likelihood of continuation or 
recurrence of dumping and the magnitude of the dumping margin likely to 
prevail if the Order is revoked. Parties can obtain a public copy of 
the I&D Memo which is on file electronically via Import 
Administration's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized 
Electronic Services System (IA ACCESS). Access to IA ACCESS is 
available in the Central Records Unit room 7046 of the main Department 
of Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the I&D Memo 
can be accessed directly on the Web at http://trade.gov/ia. The signed 
I&D Memo and the electronic versions of the I&D Memo are identical in 
content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to section 751(c) of the Act, the Department determines 
that revocation of the Order on TRBs would likely lead to continuation 
or recurrence of dumping at the rates listed below:

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                     Exporters/producers                        margin
                                                               (percent)
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China National Machinery Import & Export Corp...............        0.03
Zheijiang Wanxiang Group....................................        0.11
Zheijiang Machinery Import & Export Corp....................        0.11
Luoyang Bearing Corporation.................................        3.20
Premier Bearing & Equipment, Ltd............................        5.60
Liaoning Mec Group, Ltd.....................................        9.72
China National Machinery and Equipment Import & Export Corp.       31.05
PRC-wide....................................................       31.05
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Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (``APO'') of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
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 violation which is 
subject to sanction.
    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

     Dated: November 29, 2011.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-31297 Filed 12-5-11; 8:45 am]
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