[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 98 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29702-29703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-12085]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Germany: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2011-2011

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

SUMMARY: On February 11, 2013, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) published the preliminary results and partial rescission of 
its administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball 
bearings and parts thereof from Germany. The period of review (POR) is 
May 1, 2011, through September 14, 2011.\1\ We received no comments 
from interested parties. Accordingly, for the final results we continue 
to find that subject merchandise has not been sold at less than normal 
value.
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    \1\ On September 15, 2011, the Department revoked the order on 
ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany as the conclusion of a 
sunset review. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, 
Germany and Italy: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of 
Antidumping Duty Orders, 76 FR 57019, (September 15, 2011) (Third 
Sunset Review). Therefore, the POR ends on September 14, 2011.

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DATES: Effective Date: May 21, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Cartsos or Minoo Hatten, AD/
CVD Operations, Office 1, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-
1757 or (202) 482-1690, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On February 11, 2013, the Department published the preliminary 
results of its administrative review and partial rescission of the 
antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany. 
See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Germany: Preliminary Results 
of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Partial Rescission; 2011-
2011, 78 FR 9764 (February 11, 2013) (Preliminary Results). We invited 
interested parties to comment on the Preliminary Results. We received 
no comments from interested parties.
    The Department has conducted this administrative review in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).

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, 8414.90.41.75, 
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 descriptions of the scope of the order remain 
dispositive.
    The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether 
the bearing is covered by one of 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.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    We have not revised our calculations since our publication of the 
Preliminary Results. Thus, the weighted-average dumping margins for the 
companies under review for our final results remain unchanged.

Final Results of the Review

    As a result of the administrative review, we determine that the 
following weighted-average dumping margins exist for the respondents 
for the period May 1, 2011, through September 14, 2011.

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                                                               Weighted-
                                                                average
                    Manufacturer/exporter                       dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
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Audi AG.....................................................        0.00
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG.................................        0.00
myonic GmbH.................................................        0.00
Volkswagen AG...............................................        0.00
Volkswagen Zubehor GmbH.....................................        0.00
W&H Dentalwerk Burmoos GmbH.................................        0.00
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Assessment Rates

    In accordance with the Final Modification,\2\ we will instruct U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to liquidate entries covered in 
this review without regard to antidumping duties.
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    \2\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Duty Proceedings; Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) 
(Final Modification).
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    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the POR produced by myonic GmbH for which it did not 
know its merchandise was destined for the United States. In such 
instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the 
country-specific all-others rate if there is no rate for the 
intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full 
discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 
2003).
    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of the final results of this review.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    Because the antidumping duty order on ball bearings and parts 
thereof from Germany has been revoked as a result of the Third Sunset 
Review, the Department will not issue cash deposit instructions at the 
conclusion of this administrative review.

Notifications to Parties

    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 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 in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely notification of the 
destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order 
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and the 
terms of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
    These final results of administrative review are issued and 
published in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: May 14, 2013.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-12085 Filed 5-20-13; 8:45 am]
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