[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9459-9460]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03216]


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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 and 
Partial Rescission of Review; 2017-2018

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (Commerce) 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), June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018. 
Further, Commerce finds that the fourth respondent is not eligible for 
a separate rate.

DATES: Applicable February 19, 2020.

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

    Commerce published the Preliminary Results on August 15, 2019.\1\ 
Subsequent to the Preliminary Results, we received a case brief from 
Shandong Aokai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Aokai), a mandatory respondent in 
this review. On December 10, 2019, in accordance with section 
751(a)(3)(A) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the Act), Commerce 
extended the deadline for issuing the final results until February 11, 
2020.\2\
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    \1\ See 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, 84 FR 41701 
(August 15, 2019) (Preliminary Results) and accompanying Preliminary 
Decision Memorandum.
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, 
Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China: 
Extension of Deadline for the Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative,'' dated December 10, 2019.
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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 
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.

Analysis of Comments Received

    In the Issues and Decision Memorandum,\3\ we address the issues 
raised in Aokai's case brief. The Appendix to this notice includes a 
list of the issues Aokai raised. The Issues and 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 ACCESS is available to all parties in the 
Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Commerce building. In 
addition, a complete version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum can 
be accessed directly at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/index.html. 
The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of 
the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical in content.
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    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Tapered Roller Bearings and 
Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic 
of China; 2017-2018,'' dated concurrently with, and hereby adopted 
by, this notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
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Partial Rescission of the Review

    We received no comments from Hangzhou Xiaoshan Dingli Machinery 
Co., Ltd. (Dingli) or Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology Co. Ltd. 
(Jingli). Further, with respect to Aokai, as addressed in the Issues 
and Decision Memorandum, we continue to find that it did not have a 
bona fide sale to serve as the basis for our review. Thus, consistent 
with our preliminary determination, we find that Aokai, Dingli, and 
Jingli did not have bona fide sales during the POR and we are 
rescinding this administrative review with respect to all three 
companies.

Final Results of Review

    We also received no comments pertaining to Taizhou Zson Bearing 
Technology Co., Ltd. (Zson), and therefore we continue to find Zson to 
be ineligible for a separate rate and, thus, Zson is part of the China-
wide entity. The rate previously established for the China-wide entity 
is 92.84 percent and is not subject to change as a result of this 
review, as no party requested a review of the China-wide entity.

Assessment Rates

    Pursuant to section 751(a)(2)(C) of the Act, and 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), Commerce has determined, and U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate 
entries covered by this review. Commerce intends to issue assessment 
instructions to CBP 15 days after the date of publication of these 
final results of review.
    Because Commerce determined that Zson did not qualify for a 
separate rate, we will instruct CBP to assess antidumping duties on 
Zson's entries of subject merchandise at the rate of 92.84 percent, the 
current rate established for the China-wide entity. Because Commerce is 
rescinding this administrative for Aokai, Dingli, and Jingli, we will 
instruct CBP to assess their entries at the rate entered.

Cash Deposit Requirements

    The following cash deposit requirements will be effective upon 
publication of the final results of this

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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 a separate rate, 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 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 Secretary's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of double antidumping duties.

Administrative Protective Orders

    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 written 
notification of return or 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.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results of review in accordance 
with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.

    Dated: February 11, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.

Appendix--List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision 
Memorandum

I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Issues
    Comment 1: Whether ``Bona Fides'' Testing is Applicable in 
Administrative Reviews
    Comment 2: Whether Record Evidence Confirms that Aokai's Sale 
Was Not Bona Fide
    Comment 3: Whether Rescinding the Administrative Review Is 
Appropriate
V. Recommendation

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