[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 129 (Friday, July 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43290-43292]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14370]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2021-2022

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

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 
determines that tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and 
unfinished, (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (China) have 
been sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review 
(POR), June 1, 2021, through May 31, 2022. Interested parties are 
invited to comment on these preliminary results.

DATES: Applicable July 7, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Porpotage, 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) 482-1413.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On August 9, 2022, Commerce published a notice of initiation of an 
administrative review of the antidumping duty (AD) order on TRBs from 
China covering the POR with respect to seven companies.\1\ On February 
22, 2023, we extended the preliminary results of this review to no 
later than June 30, 2023.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ See Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Administrative Reviews, 87 FR 48459 (August 9, 2022) (Initiation 
Notice). Changshan Peer Bearing Co., Ltd. (CPZ) was listed in the 
Initiation Notice; however, prior to publication, CPZ withdrew its 
request for an administrative review. Thus, in September 2022, 
Commerce published in the Federal Register a notice correcting the 
inadvertent inclusion of CPZ. See CPZ's letter, ``Withdrawal of 
Request for Administrative Review,'' dated July 8, 2022; see also 
Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative 
Reviews, 87 FR 54463 (September 6, 2022).
    \2\ See Memorandum, ``Extension of Deadline for Preliminary 
Results of 2021-2022 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review,'' dated 
February 22, 2023.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For a complete description of the events that followed the 
initiation of

[[Page 43291]]

this administrative review, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\3\ 
A list of topics discussed in the Preliminary Decision Memorandum is 
included in the appendix to this notice. 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. In addition, a complete 
version of the Preliminary Decision Memorandum can be accessed directly 
at https://access.trade.gov/public/FRNoticesListLayout.aspx.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \3\ See Memorandum, ``Decision Memorandum for the Preliminary 
Results of the 2021-2022 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).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Scope of the Order \4\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \4\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished or 
Unfinished, from the People's Republic of China, 52 FR 22667 (June 
15, 1987), as amended in 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 (February 26, 1990) (Order).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    The products 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. For a full description of the scope of the Order, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.

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 preliminary results, 
see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum.\5\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \5\ See Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Discussion of the 
Methodology.''
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

China-Wide Entity

    C&U Group Shanghai Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Group), Hangzhou C&U 
Automotive Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Automotive), Hangzhou C&U Metallurgy 
Bearing Co., Ltd. (C&U Metallurgy), Huangshi C&U Bearing Co., Ltd. 
(Huangshi C&U), and Sichuan C&U Bearing Co., Ltd. (Sichuan C&U) did not 
submit separate rate applications or recertify their eligibility for a 
separate rate; therefore, Commerce preliminarily determines that these 
companies are not eligible for a separate rate and, as such, are a part 
of the China-wide entity.
    Under Commerce's 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 China-wide entity. Because no party requested a review of 
the China-wide entity and no review was initiated for the China-wide 
entity, the China-wide entity is not under review. Thus, the weighted-
average dumping margin determined for the China-wide entity is not 
subject to change and continues to be 92.84 percent.\6\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \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) (TRBs from China 2009).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Rate for Non-Examined Companies That Are Eligible for a Separate Rate

    Commerce calculated an individual weighted-average dumping margin 
for Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd. (Tainai), the only company 
individually examined in this administrative review. Because the only 
individually calculated weighted-average dumping margin is not zero, de 
minimis, or based entirely on facts otherwise available, the weighted-
average dumping margin calculated for Tainai is the basis to determine 
the weighted-average dumping margin for the separate rate, non-examined 
companies, consistent with section 735(c)(5)(A) of the Act, which 
provides for the determination of the estimated weighted-average 
dumping margin for all other producers and exporters in an 
investigation.
    As indicated in the ``Preliminary Results of Review'' section 
below, we preliminarily determine that a weighted-average dumping 
margin of 27.02 percent applies to Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology 
Co., Ltd. (Jingli), the only company not selected for individual 
examination that is eligible for a separate rate. For further 
information, see the Preliminary Decision Memorandum at ``Weighted-
Average Dumping Margin for the Separate Rate Companies.''

Preliminary Results of Review

    Commerce preliminarily determines that the following weighted-
average dumping margins exist for the period June 1, 2021, through May 
31, 2022:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               Weighted
                                                                average
                          Exporter                              dumping
                                                                margin
                                                               (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shanghai Tainai Bearing Co., Ltd............................       27.02
Zhejiang Jingli Bearing Technology Co., Ltd.................       27.02
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Disclosure and Public Comment

    Commerce intends to disclose the calculations performed in 
connection with these preliminary results to interested parties within 
five days after the date of publication of this notice.\7\ Case briefs 
or other written comments may be submitted to Commerce no later than 30 
days after the date of publication of this notice.\8\ Rebuttal briefs, 
limited to issues raised in the case briefs, may be filed no later than 
seven days after the time limit for filing case briefs.\9\ Parties who 
submit case briefs or rebuttal briefs in this proceeding are encouraged 
to submit with each argument: (1) a statement of the issue; (2) a brief 
summary of the argument; and (3) a table of authorities.\10\ Case and 
rebuttal briefs should be filed using ACCESS.\11\ Note that Commerce 
has temporarily modified certain of its requirements for serving 
documents containing business proprietary information, until further 
notice.\12\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \7\ See 19 CFR 351.224(b).
    \8\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c).
    \9\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c); see also Temporary Rule Modifying AD/
CVD Service Requirements Due to COVID-19; Extension of Effective 
Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020) (Temporary Rule).
    \10\ See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
    \11\ See 19 CFR 351.303.
    \12\ See Temporary Rule.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), interested parties who wish to 
request a hearing must submit a written request to the Assistant 
Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
filed electronically via ACCESS within 30 days after the date of 
publication of this notice.\13\ Hearing requests should contain: (1) 
the party's name, address, and telephone number; (2) the number of 
participants; and (3) a list of issues to be discussed. Issues raised 
in the hearing will be limited to issues raised in the briefs. If a 
request for a hearing is made, Commerce intends to hold the hearing at 
a date and time to be determined.\14\ Parties should confirm by 
telephone the date and time of the hearing two days before the 
scheduled date. An electronically filed document must be received 
successfully in its entirety by ACCESS by 5 p.m.

[[Page 43292]]

Eastern Time on the established deadline.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \13\ See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
    \14\ See 19 CFR 351.310(d).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Commerce intends to issue the final results of this administrative 
review, including the results of its analysis of issues raised in any 
written briefs, not later than 120 days after the date of publication 
of this notice, unless otherwise extended.\15\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \15\ See section 751(a)(3)(A) of the Act.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assessment Rates

    Upon completion of the final results, Commerce shall determine, and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries.\16\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \16\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For each individually examined respondent in this review whose 
weighted-average dumping margin in the final results of review is not 
zero or de minimis (i.e., less than 0.5 percent), Commerce intends to 
calculate importer-specific assessment rates for antidumping duties, in 
accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).\17\ Where the respondent reported 
reliable entered values, Commerce intends to calculate importer-
specific ad valorem assessment rates by aggregating the amount of 
dumping calculated for all U.S. sales to the importer and dividing this 
amount by the total entered value of the merchandise sold to the 
importer.\18\ Where the respondent did not report entered values, 
Commerce will calculate importer-specific per-unit assessment rates by 
dividing the amount of dumping for reviewed sales to the importer by 
the total quantity of those sales. In addition, Commerce will calculate 
an estimated importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate to determine 
whether the per-unit assessment rate is de minimis; however, Commerce 
will use the per-unit assessment rate where entered values were not 
reported.\19\ Where an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is 
not zero or de minimis, Commerce will instruct CBP to collect the 
appropriate duties at the time of liquidation. Where either the 
respondent's weighted average dumping margin is zero or de minimis, or 
an importer-specific ad valorem assessment rate is zero or de minimis, 
Commerce will instruct CBP to liquidate the appropriate entries without 
regard to antidumping duties.\20\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \17\ See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of the Weighted 
Average Dumping Margin and Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping 
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101 (February 14, 2012) 
(Final Modification).
    \18\ See 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1).
    \19\ Id.
    \20\ See Final Modification, 77 FR at 8103.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    For the final results, if we continue to treat the C&U Group, C&U 
Automotive, C&U Metallurgy, Huangshi C&U, and Sichuan C&U as part of 
China-wide entity, we will instruct CBP to apply an ad valorem 
assessment rate of 92.84 percent to all entries of subject merchandise 
during the POR that were exported by these companies.
    For Jingli, the company that is receiving a separate rate and was 
not individually examined, its assessment rate will be equal to the 
weighted-average dumping margin determined in the final results of this 
review.
    Commerce intends to issue assessment instructions to CBP no earlier 
than 35 days after date of publication of the final results of this 
review in the Federal Register. If a timely summons is filed at the 
U.S. Court of International Trade, the assessment instructions will 
direct CBP not to liquidate relevant entries until the time for parties 
to file a request for a statutory injunction has expired (i.e., within 
90 days of publication).

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 the exporters 
listed above that have a separate rate, the cash deposit rate will be 
equal to the weighted-average dumping margin established in the final 
results of this review (except, if the rate is zero or de minimis, then 
a cash deposit rate of zero will be established for that company); (2) 
for previously investigated or reviewed Chinese and non-Chinese 
exporters not listed above that are currently eligible for 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; (3) 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 
(4) for all exporters of subject merchandise that are not located in 
China and that 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 Commerce'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) and 777(i)(l) of the Act, and 19 
CFR 351.221(b)(4).

    Dated: June 29, 2023.
Lisa W. Wang,
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

[FR Doc. 2023-14370 Filed 7-6-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P