[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16771-16772]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-06702]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-588-804, A-412-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From Japan and the United 
Kingdom: Final Results of Sunset Reviews and Revocation of Antidumping 
Duty Orders

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, formerly Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On January 2, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the 
Department) initiated the sunset reviews of the antidumping duty orders 
on ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the United 
Kingdom.\1\ Because no domestic interested party filed a notice of 
intent to participate in response to the Initiation Notice by the 
applicable deadline, the Department is revoking the antidumping duty 
orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the United 
Kingdom.
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    \1\ See Initiation of Five-Year (``Sunset'') Review, 79 FR 110 
(January 2, 2014) (Initiation Notice).

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DATES: Effective Date: September 15, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandra Dreisonstok at (202) 482-0768, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office I, Enforcement and Compliance, International 
Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On May 15, 1989, the Department published the antidumping duty 
orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the United 
Kingdom (collectively, the orders) in the Federal Register.\2\ On 
January 2, 2014, the Department initiated the sunset reviews

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of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Japan and the United Kingdom pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff 
Act of 1930, as amended (the Act).\3\ We received no notice of intent 
to participate in response to the Initiation Notice from domestic 
interested parties by the applicable deadline.\4\ As a result, the 
Department has concluded that no domestic party intends to participate 
in these sunset reviews.\5\ On January 22, 2014, we notified the 
International Trade Commission, in writing, that we intend to revoke 
the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from 
Japan and the United Kingdom.\6\
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    \2\ See Antidumping Duty Orders: Ball Bearings, Cylindrical 
Roller Bearings, and Spherical Plain Bearings, and Parts Thereof 
From Japan, 54 FR 20904 (May 15, 1989), and 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). These 
orders were revoked from July 16, 2011, until November 29, 2013, 
because of litigation at the Court of International Trade and Court 
of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. See Ball Bearings and Parts 
Thereof From Japan and the United Kingdom: Revocation of Antidumping 
Duty Orders, 76 FR 41761 (July 15, 2011); Ball Bearings and Parts 
Thereof From Japan and the United Kingdom: Notice of Reinstatement 
of Antidumping Duty Orders, Resumption of Administrative Reviews, 
and Advance Notification of Sunset Reviews, 78 FR 76104 (December 
16, 2013).
    \3\ See Initiation Notice.
    \4\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i).
    \5\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(A).
    \6\ See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(2).
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Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the orders 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, 8483.30.40.00, 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, 8708.99.41.00, 8708.99.49.60, 
8708.99.58, 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, 
8708.50.51, 8708.50.61, 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 
orders remain dispositive.
    The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether 
the bearing is covered by one of the orders. The orders cover 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 orders. 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 orders 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 orders. 
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 orders.

Revocation

    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(iii)(B)(3), if no domestic interested party files a 
notice of intent to participate, the Department shall issue a final 
determination revoking the order within 90 days of the initiation of 
the review. Because no domestic interested party filed a timely notice 
of intent to participate in these sunset reviews, the Department finds 
that no domestic interested party is participating in these sunset 
reviews. Therefore, we are revoking the antidumping duty orders on ball 
bearings and parts thereof from Japan and the United Kingdom. The 
effective date of revocation is September 15, 2011, the fifth 
anniversary of the most recent notice of continuation of the 
antidumping duty orders.\7\
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    \7\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof from the 
People's Republic of China and Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from 
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Continuation 
of Antidumping Duty Orders, 71 FR 54469 (September 15, 2006).
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    Pursuant to section 751(c)(3)(A) of the Act and 19 CFR 
351.222(i)(2)(i), the Department intends to issue instructions to U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to terminate the suspension of 
liquidation of entries of the merchandise subject to the orders which 
were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
September 15, 2011. Entries of subject merchandise prior to September, 
15, 2011, will continue to be subject to the suspension of liquidation 
and requirements for deposits of estimated antidumping duties. The 
Department will conduct administrative reviews of the orders with 
respect to subject merchandise entered prior to the effective date of 
revocation in response to appropriately filed requests for review.
    These final results of the five-year (sunset) reviews and notice 
are published in accordance with sections 751(c) and 777(i)(1) of the 
Act.

    Dated: March 20, 2014.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
[FR Doc. 2014-06702 Filed 3-25-14; 8:45 am]
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