[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 158 (Thursday, August 15, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41701-41703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-17540]


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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: Preliminary Results 
and Intent To Rescind the Review in Part; 2017-2018

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

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminary determines 
that it is appropriate to rescind this administrative review of the 
antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, 
finished and unfinished (TRBs), from the People's Republic of China 
(China) with respect to three of the four companies involved in this 
review because they had no bona fide (i.e., reviewable) sales to the 
United States during the period of review (POR), and to find that the 
fourth respondent is not eligible for a separate rate. Interested 
parties are invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable August 15, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alex Wood or Whitley Herndon, AD/CVD 
Operations, Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-1959 or (202) 482-6274, 
respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    In August 2018, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review covering the POR June 1, 2017 through May 31, 
2018, with respect to 14 companies.\1\ In November 2018, as the result 
of timely withdrawal requests, we rescinded the review with respect to 
10 exporters.\2\ This review covers three mandatory respondents, 
Shandong Aokai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Aokai); Taizhou Zson Bearing 
Technology Co., Ltd. (Zson); and Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology Co. 
Ltd. (Jingli), plus one separate rate applicant, Hangzhou Xiaoshan 
Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd. (Dingli).
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    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 83 FR 39688 (August 10, 2018); see also 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 83 FR 45596, 45603 (September 10, 2018), correcting the 
spelling of one company name.
    \2\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Rescission, in 
Part, of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2017-2018, 83 FR 
58229 (November 19, 2018).
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    Commerce exercised its discretion to toll all deadlines affected by 
the partial federal government closure from December 22, 2018 through 
the resumption of operations on January 29, 2019.\3\ The revised 
deadline for the preliminary results in this review is now August 9, 
2019.
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    \3\ See Memorandum to the Record from Gary Taverman, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, ``Deadlines 
Affected by the Partial Shutdown of the Federal Government,'' dated 
January 28, 2019. All deadlines in this segment of the proceeding 
affected by the partial federal government closure have been 
extended by 40 days. If the new deadline falls on a non-business 
day, in accordance with Commerce's practice, the deadline will 
become the next business day.
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Scope of the Order

    Imports covered by the order are shipments of tapered roller 
bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from China; 
flange, take up cartridge, and hanger units incorporating tapered

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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, 
8708.70.6060, 8708.99.2300, 8708.99.4850, 8708.99.6890, 8708.99.8115, 
and 8708.99.8180. Although the HTSUS item numbers are provided for 
convenience and customs purposes, the written description of the scope 
of the order is dispositive.

Methodology

    Commerce is conducting this review in accordance with section 
751(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act). For a 
full description of the methodology underlying our conclusions, see the 
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\4\ The Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
is a public document and is on file electronically via Enforcement and 
Compliance's Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic 
Service System (ACCESS). ACCESS is available to registered users at 
https://access.trade.gov, and to all parties in the Central Records 
Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be found at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The signed Preliminary Decision Memorandum 
and the electronic version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum are 
identical in content. A list of the topics discussed in the Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum is attached as the appendix to this notice.
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    \4\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2017-2018 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review of 
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, 
from the People's Republic of China,'' dated concurrently with, and 
hereby adopted by, this notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum).
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China-Wide Entity

    Under Commerce's current policy regarding the conditional review of 
the China-wide entity, the China-wide entity will not be under review 
unless a party specifically requests, or Commerce self-initiates, a 
review of the entity.\5\ Because no party requested a review of the 
China-wide entity in this review, the entity is not under review and 
the entity's rate is not subject to change (i.e., 92.84 percent).\6\ 
Because Zson did not respond to the questionnaire, Commerce 
preliminarily determines that Zson is not eligible for a separate rate 
and is a part of the China-wide entity.
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    \5\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Announcement of Change in 
Department Practice for Respondent Selection in Antidumping Duty 
Proceedings and Conditional Review of the Nonmarket Economy Entity 
in NME Antidumping Duty Proceedings, 78 FR 65963 (November 4, 2013).
    \6\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and 
Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: Final Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review 74 FR 3987, 3988-89 (January 
22, 2009).
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Preliminary Partial Recession of the Antidumping Administrative Review

    As discussed in the Bona Fides Memoranda,\7\ Commerce preliminarily 
finds the sales made by Aokai, Dingli, and Jingli, which serve as the 
basis for our review of these companies, are not bona fide sales. 
Commerce reached this conclusion based on the totality of the record 
information surrounding Aokai's, Dingli's, and Jingli's reported sales, 
including, but not limited to, the sales price and quantity, timing of 
the sales, the identity of the U.S. customers and how they purchased 
and resold the TRBs in question, and the fact that each exporter made 
only one sale during the POR.
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    \7\ See Memoranda, ``31st Administrative Review of Tapered 
Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the 
People's Republic of China: Analysis of the Bona Fides of Shandong 
Aokai Bearing Co., Ltd.'s Sale''; ``31st Administrative Review of 
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, 
from the People's Republic of China: Analysis of the Bona Fides of 
Hangzhou Xiaoshan Dingli Machinery Co., Ltd.'s Sale''; and ``31st 
Administrative Review of Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, 
Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: 
Analysis of the Bona Fides of Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology Co. 
Ltd.'s Sale,'' all dated August 9, 2019 (collectively, Bona Fides 
Memoranda).
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    Because the non-bona fide sales were the only reported sales of 
subject merchandise during the POR, we find that Aokai, Dingli, and 
Jingli had no reviewable transactions during this POR. Accordingly, we 
are preliminarily rescinding this administrative review with respect to 
Aokai, Dingli, and Jingli.\8\ Given that the factual information used 
in our bona fides analysis of Aokai's, Dingli's, and Jingli's sales 
involves business proprietary information, see the Bona Fides Memoranda 
for a full discussion of the basis for our preliminary findings.
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    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.213(d)(3).
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Disclosure and Public Comment

    Interested parties may submit case briefs no later than 30 days 
after the date of publication of these preliminary results of 
review.\9\ Rebuttals to case briefs may be filed no later than five 
days after case briefs are filed and all rebuttal briefs must be 
limited to comments raised in the case briefs.\10\ Parties who submit 
comments are requested to submit with the argument: (1) A statement of 
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the argument; and (3) a table of 
authorities.\11\
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    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(1)(ii).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(d).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2).
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    Any interested party may request a hearing within 30 days of 
publication of this notice.\12\ Hearing requests should contain the 
following information: (1) The party's name, address, and telephone 
number; (2) the number of participants; and (3) a list of the issues to 
be discussed. Oral presentations will be limited to issues raised in 
the briefs.\13\ If a request for a hearing is made, parties will be 
notified of the time and date for the hearing to be held at the U.S. 
Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20230.\14\
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    \12\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \13\ Id.
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
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    All submissions, with limited exceptions, must be filed 
electronically using ACCESS. An electronically-filed document must be 
received successfully in its entirety by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on 
the due date.\15\ Documents excepted from the electronic submission 
requirements must be filed manually (i.e., in paper form) with the APO/
Dockets Unit in Room 18022 and stamped with the date and time of 
receipt by 5:00 p.m. ET on the due date.\16\
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    \15\ See 19 CFR 351.103(c).
    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.303(b); and ``ACCESS Handbook on Electronic 
Filing Procedures Enforcement and Compliance International Trade 
Administration U.S. Department of Commerce,'' dated October 24, 
2017, available at https://access.trade.gov/help/Handbook_on_Electronic_Filing_Procedures.pdf.
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    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, which will include the results of its analysis of all issues 
raised in the case briefs, no later than 90 days after the date these 
preliminary results are issued, pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(B) of the 
Act.

Assessment Rates

    Upon issuance of the final results of the administrative review, 
Commerce will determine, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 
shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries covered by 
this review.\17\ For the final results, if we continue to treat Zson as 
part of the China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to assess dumping 
duties

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on Zson's entries of subject merchandise at the rate of 92.84 percent, 
the current rate established for the China-wide entity.
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    \17\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
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    If Commerce proceeds to a final rescission of this administrative 
review for Aokai, Dingli, and Jingli, their entries will be assessed at 
the rate entered. If we do not proceed with a final rescission of this 
administrative review for Aokai, Dingli, and Jingli, pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), we will calculate importer-specific assessments rates. 
We will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries covered by this review if the importer-specific assessment rate 
calculated in the final results of this review is above de minimis.
    We intend to issue assessment instructions to CBP 15 days after the 
publication of the final results of these reviews.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this administrative review for all 
shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from 
warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date, as 
provided for by section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) For previously 
investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese exporters not listed 
above that have separate rates, the cash deposit rate will continue to 
be equal to the exporter-specific weighted-average dumping margin 
published for the most recently-completed segment of this proceeding; 
(2) for all Chinese exporters of subject merchandise that have not been 
found to be entitled to a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
the cash deposit rate established for the China-wide entity, 92.84 
percent; and (3) for all exporters of subject merchandise which are not 
located in China and which are not eligible for a separate rate, the 
cash deposit rate will be the rate applicable to the Chinese 
exporter(s) that supplied that non-Chinese exporter. These deposit 
requirements, when imposed, shall remain in effect until further 
notice.

Notification to Importers

    This notice also serves as a preliminary 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 Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these preliminary results of review 
in accordance with sections 751(a)(l), 751(a)(2)(B) and 777(i)(l) of 
the Act, and 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: August 9, 2019.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation

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