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before July 1, 2005. Repatriation of the
human remains and associated funerary
objects to the Federated Indians of
Graton Rancheria, California may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
San Francisco State University is
responsible for notifying the Federated
Indians of Graton Rancheria, California
that this notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005.
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05–10804 Filed 5–31–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
National Park Service
Notice of Intent to Repatriate Cultural
Items: University of Alaska Museum of
the North, Fairbanks, AK
National Park Service, Interior.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice is here given in accordance
with the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
(NAGPRA), 25 U.S.C. 3005, of the intent
to repatriate cultural items in the
possession of the University of Alaska
Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK,
that meet the definitions of ‘‘sacred
objects’’ and ‘‘cultural patrimony’’
under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
This notice is published as part of the
National Park Service’s administrative
responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25
U.S.C. 3003 (d)(3). The determinations
in this notice are the sole responsibility
of the museum, institution, or Federal
agency that has control of the cultural
items. The National Park Service is not
responsible for the determinations in
this notice.
The four cultural items are three
ceremonial dance headdresses made
from wood and organic paint and one
beaded ceremonial tunic. One headdress
measures 26.7 x 21.6 cm, is made of
wood, canvas, and metal, and depicts in
formline design a crest animal painted
red and black. The second headdress is
also made of wood and measures 29 cm
tall; the base measures 22.8 x 24 cm. It
depicts a frog crest in formline design
and is decorated with abalone. The third
headdress is a frontlet depicting Hawk
and Sockeye. It is decorated with
abalone shell, ermine or rabbit skins,
and sea lion whiskers. The ceremonial
tunic is made from red wool, has a
Shark crest design on the front in
beadwork and applied textile, and
measures 102.5 x 159 cm.
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Two of the three headdresses were
obtained by the museum in 1976 as a
donation from Harold McCracken. Their
original acquisition was described in a
publication by Mr. McCracken
(Roughnecks and Gentlemen, 1968),
who states that he purchased ‘‘wooden
dance helmets’’ in 1916 (p. 84). Mr.
McCracken also notes in the museum’s
original accession file that the two
headdresses were acquired at Hoonah
Village. The third headdress was
purchased by the University of Alaska
Museum director with museum funds
from Maxine Silcot in 1985. There is no
record of this transaction other than a
notation with the purchase amount on
the catalog card.
The ceremonial tunic was donated to
the museum in 1957 by Pearl Miller
Stuart, as part of a larger collection of
undocumented Tlingit material. Ms.
Stuart purchased the tunic in Ketchikan
in 1956, along with a number of other
garments that had no associated
provenance.
The University of Alaska Museum of
the North professional staff weighed
evidence provided by the Hoonah
Indian Association against
anthropological and historic evidence in
the University of Alaska Museum
accession records and catalogs. The
Hoonah Indian Association
satisfactorily demonstrated a
relationship of shared group identity,
which can be traced historically and
prehistorically by members of the
present-day Indian tribe and an
identifiable earlier group. The
University of Alaska Museum of the
North professional staff also consulted
with representatives of the Central
Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian
Tribes.
According to Tlingit tradition,
ceremonial objects are required for use
in potlatches and as part of the cycle of
memorial rights. The Tlingit people are
required to treat these objects and the
spirits they embody according to
established protocols to ensure the
spiritual balance and well-being of the
group. Such objects are inseparable from
the ceremonies for which they are
intended, and the Tlingit are compelled
to host and participate in these
ceremonies for their families, past,
present, and future. The members of the
Hoonah Indian Association (acting
under Tlingit traditional law) consider
that ownership of property resides with
the group rather than any specific
individual. Property cannot be
transferred, conveyed, or alienated
unless all members of the clan agree.
Furthermore, the Tlingit assert an
ownership-interest in the crest and
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spirit designs depicted on the objects
subject to this claim.
Officials of the University of Alaska
Museum of the North have determined
that, pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(C),
the cultural items described above are
specific ceremonial objects needed by
traditional Native American religious
leaders for the practice of traditional
Native American religions by their
present-day adherents. Officials of the
University of Alaska Museum of the
North also have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (3)(D), the
cultural items described above have
ongoing historical, traditional, and
cultural importance central to the
culture itself, rather than property
owned by an individual. Lastly, officials
of the University of Alaska Museum of
the North have determined that,
pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 3001 (2), there is
a relationship of shared group identity
that can be reasonably traced between
the three headdresses and ceremonial
tunic and the Hoonah Indian
Association.
Representatives of any other Indian
tribe that believes itself to be culturally
affiliated with the sacred objects and
cultural patrimony should contact Dr.
Molly Lee, Curator of Ethnology,
University of Alaska Museum of the
North, 907 Yukon Drive, Fairbanks, AK
99775–6960, (907) 474–7828 before July
1, 2005. Repatriation of the sacred
objects and cultural patrimony to the
Hoonah Indian Association may
proceed after that date if no additional
claimants come forward.
The University of Alaska Museum of
the North is responsible for notifying
the Central Council of the Tlingit &
Haida Indian Tribes, Hoonah Indian
Association, Huna Totem Corporation,
and Sealaska Corporation that this
notice has been published.
Dated: May 20, 2005
Paul Hoffman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish and Wildlife
and Parks.
[FR Doc. 05–10817 Filed 5–31–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4312–50–S
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Invs. Nos. 731–TA–344, 391A, 392A, 392C,
393A, 394A, 396, and 399A (Second
Review)]
Certain Bearings From China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and
the United Kingdom
United States International
Trade Commission.
AGENCY:
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Institution of five-year reviews
concerning the antidumping duty orders
on certain bearings from China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and
the United Kingdom.
ACTION:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted reviews
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
to determine whether revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on certain
bearings from China, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Act, interested parties are requested
to respond to this notice by submitting
the information specified below to the
Commission; 1 to be assured of
consideration, the deadline for
responses is July 21, 2005. Comments
on the adequacy of responses may be
filed with the Commission by August
16, 2005. For further information
concerning the conduct of these reviews
and rules of general application, consult
the Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through
E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207,
subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part
207).
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Messer (202–205–3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-
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impaired persons can obtain
information on this matter by contacting
the Commission’s TDD terminal on 202–
205–1810. Persons with mobility
impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the
Commission should contact the Office
of the Secretary at 202–205–2000.
General information concerning the
Commission may also be obtained by
accessing its internet server (https://
www.usitc.gov). The public record for
these reviews may be viewed on the
Commission’s electronic docket (EDIS)
at https://edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. On the dates listed
below, antidumping duty orders were
issued on the subject imports:
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Tapered roller bearings/China ............................................................................................
Ball bearings/Germany .......................................................................................................
Ball bearings/France ...........................................................................................................
Spherical plain bearings/France .........................................................................................
Ball bearings/Italy ...............................................................................................................
Ball bearings/Japan ............................................................................................................
Ball bearings/Singapore .....................................................................................................
Ball bearings/United Kingdom ............................................................................................
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Following five-year reviews by
Commerce and the Commission,
effective July 11, 2000, Commerce
issued a continuation of the
antidumping duty orders on imports of
certain bearings from China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and
the United Kingdom (65 FR 42665). The
Commission is now conducting second
reviews to determine whether
revocation of the orders would be likely
to lead to continuation or recurrence of
material injury to the domestic industry
within a reasonably foreseeable time. It
will assess the adequacy of interested
party responses to this notice of
institution to determine whether to
conduct full reviews or expedited
reviews. The Commission’s
determinations in any expedited
reviews will be based on the facts
available, which may include
information provided in response to this
notice.
Definitions. The following definitions
apply to these reviews:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or
kind of merchandise that is within the
scope of the five-year reviews, as
defined by the Department of
Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these
reviews are China, France, Germany,
Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the
domestically produced product or
products which are like, or in the
absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the
Subject Merchandise. In its original
determination concerning tapered roller
bearings from China (Inv. No. 731–TA–
344), the Commission found one
Domestic Like Product: Tapered roller
bearings and parts thereof—finished or
unfinished; 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, and whether or not for
automotive use. In its original
determinations concerning antifriction
bearings (other than tapered roller
bearings) and parts thereof from France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and
the United Kingdom (Investigations
Nos. 731–TA–391–394, 396, and 399),
the Commission made affirmative
determinations with respect to each of
the following three Domestic Like
Products: (1) Ball bearings, (2)
cylindrical roller bearings, and (3)
spherical plain bearings. One
Commissioner defined the Domestic
Like Product differently. In its full fiveyear review determinations, the
Commission made affirmative
determinations with respect to each of
the following three Domestic Like
Products, consistent with Commerce’s
scope definitions: (1) Ball bearings, (2)
spherical plain bearings, and (3) tapered
roller bearings. For purposes of this
notice, you should report information
separately on each of the following three
Domestic Like Products: (1) Ball
bearings, (2) spherical plain bearings,
and (3) tapered roller bearings.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S.
producers as a whole of the Domestic
Like Product, or those producers whose
collective output of the Domestic Like
Product constitutes a major proportion
of the total domestic production of the
product. In its original determination
concerning tapered roller bearings from
China (Inv. No. 731–TA–344), the
Commission found one Domestic
Industry devoted to the production of
the Domestic Like Product, as defined
above. In its original determinations
concerning antifriction bearings (other
than tapered roller bearings) and parts
1 No response to this request for information is
required if a currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) number is not displayed; the
OMB number is 3117–0016/USITC No. 05–5–126,
expiration date June 30, 2005. Public reporting
burden for the request is estimated to average 10
hours per response. Please send comments
regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to
the Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade
Commission, 500 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20436.
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thereof from France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom (Investigations Nos. 731–TA–
391–394, 396, and 399), the Commission
made affirmative determinations with
respect to three Domestic Industries,
each devoted to the production of one
of the three Domestic Like Products, as
defined above. One Commissioner
defined the Domestic Industry
differently. In its full five-year review
determinations, the Commission made
affirmative determinations with respect
to three Domestic Industries, each
devoted to the production of one of the
three Domestic Like Products, as defined
above. For purposes of this notice, you
should report information on three
Domestic Industries, each devoted to the
production of one of the following three
Domestic Like Products: (1) Ball
bearings, (2) spherical plain bearings,
and (3) tapered roller bearings.
(5) An Importer is any person or firm
engaged, either directly or through a
parent company or subsidiary, in
importing the Subject Merchandise into
the United States from a foreign
manufacturer or through its selling
agent.
Participation in the reviews and
public service list. Persons, including
industrial users of the Subject
Merchandise and, if the merchandise is
sold at the retail level, representative
consumer organizations, wishing to
participate in the reviews as parties
must file an entry of appearance with
the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the
Commission’s rules, no later than 21
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. The Secretary will
maintain a public service list containing
the names and addresses of all persons,
or their representatives, who are parties
to the reviews.
Former Commission employees who
are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are reminded that they
are required, pursuant to 19 CFR 201.15,
to seek Commission approval if the
matter in which they are seeking to
appear was pending in any manner or
form during their Commission
employment. The Commission is
seeking guidance as to whether a second
transition five-year review is the ‘‘same
particular matter’’ as the underlying
original investigation for purposes of 19
CFR 201.15 and 18 U.S.C. 207, the post
employment statute for Federal
employees. Former employees may seek
informal advice from Commission ethics
officials with respect to this and the
related issue of whether the employee’s
participation was ‘‘personal and
substantial.’’ However, any informal
consultation will not relieve former
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employees of the obligation to seek
approval to appear from the
Commission under its rule 201.15. For
ethics advice, contact Carol McCue
Verratti, Deputy Agency Ethics Official,
at 202–205–3088.
Limited disclosure of business
proprietary information (BPI) under an
administrative protective order (APO)
and APO service list. Pursuant to
section 207.7(a) of the Commission’s
rules, the Secretary will make BPI
submitted in these reviews available to
authorized applicants under the APO
issued in the reviews, provided that the
application is made no later than 21
days after publication of this notice in
the Federal Register. Authorized
applicants must represent interested
parties, as defined in 19 U.S.C.
§ 1677(9), who are parties to the
reviews. A separate service list will be
maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under
the APO.
Certification. Pursuant to section
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, any
person submitting information to the
Commission in connection with these
reviews must certify that the
information is accurate and complete to
the best of the submitter’s knowledge. In
making the certification, the submitter
will be deemed to consent, unless
otherwise specified, for the
Commission, its employees, and
contract personnel to use the
information provided in any other
reviews or investigations of the same or
comparable products which the
Commission conducts under Title VII of
the Act, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs
and operations of the Commission
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
Written submissions. Pursuant to
section 207.61 of the Commission’s
rules, each interested party response to
this notice must provide the information
specified below. The deadline for filing
such responses is July 21, 2005.
Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the
Commission’s rules, eligible parties (as
specified in Commission rule
207.62(b)(1)) may also file comments
concerning the adequacy of responses to
the notice of institution and whether the
Commission should conduct expedited
or full reviews. The deadline for filing
such comments is August 16, 2005. All
written submissions must conform with
the provisions of sections 201.8 and
207.3 of the Commission’s rules and any
submissions that contain BPI must also
conform with the requirements of
sections 201.6 and 207.7 of the
Commission’s rules. The Commission’s
rules do not authorize filing of
submissions with the Secretary by
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facsimile or electronic means, except to
the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
the Commission’s rules, as amended, 67
FR 68036 (November 8, 2002). Also, in
accordance with sections 201.16(c) and
207.3 of the Commission’s rules, each
document filed by a party to the reviews
must be served on all other parties to
the reviews (as identified by either the
public or APO service list as
appropriate), and a certificate of service
must accompany the document (if you
are not a party to the reviews you do not
need to serve your response).
Inability to provide requested
information. Pursuant to section
207.61(c) of the Commission’s rules, any
interested party that cannot furnish the
information requested by this notice in
the requested form and manner shall
notify the Commission at the earliest
possible time, provide a full explanation
of why it cannot provide the requested
information, and indicate alternative
forms in which it can provide
equivalent information. If an interested
party does not provide this notification
(or the Commission finds the
explanation provided in the notification
inadequate) and fails to provide a
complete response to this notice, the
Commission may take an adverse
inference against the party pursuant to
section 776(b) of the Act in making its
determinations in the reviews.
Information to be Provided in
Response to this Notice of Institution:
Please provide the requested
information separately for each
Domestic Like Product, as defined by
the Commission in its review
determinations, and for each of the
products identified by Commerce as
Subject Merchandise. If you are a
domestic producer, union/worker
group, or trade/business association;
import/export Subject Merchandise
from more than one Subject Country; or
produce Subject Merchandise in more
than one Subject Country, you may file
a single response. If you do so, please
ensure that your response to each
question includes the information
requested for each pertinent Subject
Country. As used below, the term ‘‘firm’’
includes any related firms.
(1) The name and address of your firm
or entity (including World Wide Web
address if available) and name,
telephone number, fax number, and Email address of the certifying official.
(2) A statement indicating whether
your firm/entity is a U.S. producer of
the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union
or worker group, a U.S. importer of the
Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer
or exporter of the Subject Merchandise,
a U.S. or foreign trade or business
association, or another interested party
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(including an explanation). If you are a
union/worker group or trade/business
association, identify the firms in which
your workers are employed or which are
members of your association.
(3) A statement indicating whether
your firm/entity is willing to participate
in these reviews by providing
information requested by the
Commission.
(4) A statement of the likely effects of
the revocation of the antidumping duty
orders on the Domestic Industries in
general and/or your firm/entity
specifically. In your response, please
discuss the various factors specified in
section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1675a(a)) including the likely volume of
subject imports, likely price effects of
subject imports, and likely impact of
imports of Subject Merchandise on the
Domestic Industries.
(5) A list of all known and currently
operating U.S. producers of the
Domestic Like Products. Identify any
known related parties and the nature of
the relationship as defined in section
771(4)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1677(4)(B)).
(6) A list of all known and currently
operating U.S. importers of the Subject
Merchandise and producers of the
Subject Merchandise in each Subject
Country that currently export or have
exported Subject Merchandise to the
United States or other countries after
1998.
(7) If you are a U.S. producer of the
Domestic Like Product, provide the
following information on your firm’s
operations on that product during
calendar year 2004 (report quantity data
in number of bearings and value data in
U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a
union/worker group or trade/business
association, provide the information, on
an aggregate basis, for the firms in
which your workers are employed/
which are members of your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total U.S. production of each Domestic
Like Product accounted for by your
firm’s(s’) production;
(b) the quantity and value of U.S.
commercial shipments of each Domestic
Like Product produced in your U.S.
plant(s); and
(c) the quantity and value of U.S.
internal consumption/company
transfers of each Domestic Like Product
produced in your U.S. plant(s).
(8) If you are a U.S. importer or a
trade/business association of U.S.
importers of the Subject Merchandise
from the Subject Country(ies), provide
the following information on your
firm’s(s’) operations on that product
during calendar year 2004 (report
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quantity data in number of bearings and
value data in U.S. dollars). If you are a
trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
the firms which are members of your
association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed,
duty-paid but not including
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports
and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total U.S. imports of
Subject Merchandise from each Subject
Country accounted for by your firm’s(s’)
imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping duties) of
U.S. commercial shipments of Subject
Merchandise imported from each
Subject Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S.
port, including antidumping duties) of
U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of Subject Merchandise
imported from each Subject Country.
(9) If you are a producer, an exporter,
or a trade/business association of
producers or exporters of the Subject
Merchandise in the Subject
Country(ies), provide the following
information on your firm’s(s’)
operations on that product during
calendar year 2004 (report quantity data
in number of bearings and value data in
U.S. dollars, landed and duty-paid at
the U.S. port but not including
antidumping duties). If you are a trade/
business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for
the firms which are members of your
association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if
known, an estimate of the percentage of
total production of Subject Merchandise
in each Subject Country accounted for
by your firm’s(s’) production; and
(b) the quantity and value of your
firm’s(s’) exports to the United States of
Subject Merchandise and, if known, an
estimate of the percentage of total
exports to the United States of Subject
Merchandise from each Subject Country
accounted for by your firm’s(s’) exports.
(10) Identify significant changes, if
any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for each
Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the
market for the Subject Merchandise in
each Subject Country after 1998, and
significant changes, if any, that are
likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to
consider include technology;
production methods; development
efforts; ability to increase production
(including the shift of production
facilities used for other products and the
use, cost, or availability of major inputs
into production); and factors related to
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the ability to shift supply among
different national markets (including
barriers to importation in foreign
markets or changes in market demand
abroad). Demand conditions to consider
include end uses and applications; the
existence and availability of substitute
products; and the level of competition
among each Domestic Like Product
produced in the United States, Subject
Merchandise produced in each Subject
Country, and such merchandise from
other countries.
(11) (Optional) A statement of
whether you agree with the above
definitions of the Domestic Like
Products and Domestic Industries; if you
disagree with either or both of these
definitions, please explain why and
provide alternative definitions.
Authority: These reviews are being
conducted under authority of title VII of the
Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.61 of the
Commission’s rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 23, 2005.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
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BILLING CODE 7020–02–P
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
COMMISSION
[Investigation No. 731–TA–718 (Second
Review)]
Glycine From China
United States International
Trade Commission.
ACTION: Institution of a five-year review
concerning the antidumping duty order
on glycine from China.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives
notice that it has instituted a review
pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff
Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)) (the Act)
to determine whether revocation of the
antidumping duty order on glycine from
China would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material
injury. Pursuant to section 751(c)(2) of
the Act, interested parties are requested
to respond to this notice by submitting
the information specified below to the
Commission; 1 to be assured of
1 No response to this request for information is
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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31531-31534]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-10885]
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INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
[Invs. Nos. 731-TA-344, 391A, 392A, 392C, 393A, 394A, 396, and 399A
(Second Review)]
Certain Bearings From China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Singapore, and the United Kingdom
AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.
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ACTION: Institution of five-year reviews concerning the antidumping
duty orders on certain bearings from China, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted
reviews pursuant to section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C.
1675(c)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the antidumping
duty orders on certain bearings from China, France, Germany, Italy,
Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to section
751(c)(2) of the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to
this notice by submitting the information specified below to the
Commission; \1\ to be assured of consideration, the deadline for
responses is July 21, 2005. Comments on the adequacy of responses may
be filed with the Commission by August 16, 2005. For further
information concerning the conduct of these reviews and rules of
general application, consult the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedure, part 201, subparts A through E (19 CFR part 201), and part
207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 207).
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\1\ No response to this request for information is required if a
currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) number is not
displayed; the OMB number is 3117-0016/USITC No. 05-5-126,
expiration date June 30, 2005. Public reporting burden for the
request is estimated to average 10 hours per response. Please send
comments regarding the accuracy of this burden estimate to the
Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20436.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Messer (202-205-3193), Office of
Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain information
on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal on 202-205-
1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need special
assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact the
Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information concerning
the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its internet server
(https://www.usitc.gov). The public record for these reviews may be
viewed on the Commission's electronic docket (EDIS) at https://
edis.usitc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background. On the dates listed below, antidumping duty orders were
issued on the subject imports:
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Order date Product/country Inv. No. FR cite
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6/15/87..................... Tapered roller bearings/ 731-TA-344 52 FR 22667
China.
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/Germany.. 731-TA-391A 54 FR 20900
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/France... 731-TA-392A 54 FR 20902
5/15/89..................... Spherical plain 731-TA-392C 54 FR 20902
bearings/France.
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/Italy.... 731-TA-393A 54 FR 20903
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/Japan.... 731-TA-394A 54 FR 20904
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/Singapore 731-TA-396 54 FR 20907
5/15/89..................... Ball bearings/United 731-TA-399A 54 FR 20910
Kingdom.
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Following five-year reviews by Commerce and the Commission,
effective July 11, 2000, Commerce issued a continuation of the
antidumping duty orders on imports of certain bearings from China,
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom (65 FR
42665). The Commission is now conducting second reviews to determine
whether revocation of the orders would be likely to lead to
continuation or recurrence of material injury to the domestic industry
within a reasonably foreseeable time. It will assess the adequacy of
interested party responses to this notice of institution to determine
whether to conduct full reviews or expedited reviews. The Commission's
determinations in any expedited reviews will be based on the facts
available, which may include information provided in response to this
notice.
Definitions. The following definitions apply to these reviews:
(1) Subject Merchandise is the class or kind of merchandise that is
within the scope of the five-year reviews, as defined by the Department
of Commerce.
(2) The Subject Countries in these reviews are China, France,
Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
(3) The Domestic Like Product is the domestically produced product
or products which are like, or in the absence of like, most similar in
characteristics and uses with, the Subject Merchandise. In its original
determination concerning tapered roller bearings from China (Inv. No.
731-TA-344), the Commission found one Domestic Like Product: Tapered
roller bearings and parts thereof--finished or unfinished; 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, and whether or
not for automotive use. In its original determinations concerning
antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings) and parts
thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom (Investigations Nos. 731-TA-391-394, 396, and 399), the
Commission made affirmative determinations with respect to each of the
following three Domestic Like Products: (1) Ball bearings, (2)
cylindrical roller bearings, and (3) spherical plain bearings. One
Commissioner defined the Domestic Like Product differently. In its full
five-year review determinations, the Commission made affirmative
determinations with respect to each of the following three Domestic
Like Products, consistent with Commerce's scope definitions: (1) Ball
bearings, (2) spherical plain bearings, and (3) tapered roller
bearings. For purposes of this notice, you should report information
separately on each of the following three Domestic Like Products: (1)
Ball bearings, (2) spherical plain bearings, and (3) tapered roller
bearings.
(4) The Domestic Industry is the U.S. producers as a whole of the
Domestic Like Product, or those producers whose collective output of
the Domestic Like Product constitutes a major proportion of the total
domestic production of the product. In its original determination
concerning tapered roller bearings from China (Inv. No. 731-TA-344),
the Commission found one Domestic Industry devoted to the production of
the Domestic Like Product, as defined above. In its original
determinations concerning antifriction bearings (other than tapered
roller bearings) and parts
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thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and the United
Kingdom (Investigations Nos. 731-TA-391-394, 396, and 399), the
Commission made affirmative determinations with respect to three
Domestic Industries, each devoted to the production of one of the three
Domestic Like Products, as defined above. One Commissioner defined the
Domestic Industry differently. In its full five-year review
determinations, the Commission made affirmative determinations with
respect to three Domestic Industries, each devoted to the production of
one of the three Domestic Like Products, as defined above. For purposes
of this notice, you should report information on three Domestic
Industries, each devoted to the production of one of the following
three Domestic Like Products: (1) Ball bearings, (2) spherical plain
bearings, and (3) tapered roller bearings.
(5) An Importer is any person or firm engaged, either directly or
through a parent company or subsidiary, in importing the Subject
Merchandise into the United States from a foreign manufacturer or
through its selling agent.
Participation in the reviews and public service list. Persons,
including industrial users of the Subject Merchandise and, if the
merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer
organizations, wishing to participate in the reviews as parties must
file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as
provided in section 201.11(b)(4) of the Commission's rules, no later
than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal Register.
The Secretary will maintain a public service list containing the names
and addresses of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties
to the reviews.
Former Commission employees who are seeking to appear in Commission
five-year reviews are reminded that they are required, pursuant to 19
CFR 201.15, to seek Commission approval if the matter in which they are
seeking to appear was pending in any manner or form during their
Commission employment. The Commission is seeking guidance as to whether
a second transition five-year review is the ``same particular matter''
as the underlying original investigation for purposes of 19 CFR 201.15
and 18 U.S.C. 207, the post employment statute for Federal employees.
Former employees may seek informal advice from Commission ethics
officials with respect to this and the related issue of whether the
employee's participation was ``personal and substantial.'' However, any
informal consultation will not relieve former employees of the
obligation to seek approval to appear from the Commission under its
rule 201.15. For ethics advice, contact Carol McCue Verratti, Deputy
Agency Ethics Official, at 202-205-3088.
Limited disclosure of business proprietary information (BPI) under
an administrative protective order (APO) and APO service list. Pursuant
to section 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary will make
BPI submitted in these reviews available to authorized applicants under
the APO issued in the reviews, provided that the application is made no
later than 21 days after publication of this notice in the Federal
Register. Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as
defined in 19 U.S.C. Sec. 1677(9), who are parties to the reviews. A
separate service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those
parties authorized to receive BPI under the APO.
Certification. Pursuant to section 207.3 of the Commission's rules,
any person submitting information to the Commission in connection with
these reviews must certify that the information is accurate and
complete to the best of the submitter's knowledge. In making the
certification, the submitter will be deemed to consent, unless
otherwise specified, for the Commission, its employees, and contract
personnel to use the information provided in any other reviews or
investigations of the same or comparable products which the Commission
conducts under Title VII of the Act, or in internal audits and
investigations relating to the programs and operations of the
Commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Appendix 3.
Written submissions. Pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's
rules, each interested party response to this notice must provide the
information specified below. The deadline for filing such responses is
July 21, 2005. Pursuant to section 207.62(b) of the Commission's rules,
eligible parties (as specified in Commission rule 207.62(b)(1)) may
also file comments concerning the adequacy of responses to the notice
of institution and whether the Commission should conduct expedited or
full reviews. The deadline for filing such comments is August 16, 2005.
All written submissions must conform with the provisions of sections
201.8 and 207.3 of the Commission's rules and any submissions that
contain BPI must also conform with the requirements of sections 201.6
and 207.7 of the Commission's rules. The Commission's rules do not
authorize filing of submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or
electronic means, except to the extent permitted by section 201.8 of
the Commission's rules, as amended, 67 FR 68036 (November 8, 2002).
Also, in accordance with sections 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the
Commission's rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must
be served on all other parties to the reviews (as identified by either
the public or APO service list as appropriate), and a certificate of
service must accompany the document (if you are not a party to the
reviews you do not need to serve your response).
Inability to provide requested information. Pursuant to section
207.61(c) of the Commission's rules, any interested party that cannot
furnish the information requested by this notice in the requested form
and manner shall notify the Commission at the earliest possible time,
provide a full explanation of why it cannot provide the requested
information, and indicate alternative forms in which it can provide
equivalent information. If an interested party does not provide this
notification (or the Commission finds the explanation provided in the
notification inadequate) and fails to provide a complete response to
this notice, the Commission may take an adverse inference against the
party pursuant to section 776(b) of the Act in making its
determinations in the reviews.
Information to be Provided in Response to this Notice of
Institution: Please provide the requested information separately for
each Domestic Like Product, as defined by the Commission in its review
determinations, and for each of the products identified by Commerce as
Subject Merchandise. If you are a domestic producer, union/worker
group, or trade/business association; import/export Subject Merchandise
from more than one Subject Country; or produce Subject Merchandise in
more than one Subject Country, you may file a single response. If you
do so, please ensure that your response to each question includes the
information requested for each pertinent Subject Country. As used
below, the term ``firm'' includes any related firms.
(1) The name and address of your firm or entity (including World
Wide Web address if available) and name, telephone number, fax number,
and E-mail address of the certifying official.
(2) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is a U.S.
producer of the Domestic Like Product, a U.S. union or worker group, a
U.S. importer of the Subject Merchandise, a foreign producer or
exporter of the Subject Merchandise, a U.S. or foreign trade or
business association, or another interested party
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(including an explanation). If you are a union/worker group or trade/
business association, identify the firms in which your workers are
employed or which are members of your association.
(3) A statement indicating whether your firm/entity is willing to
participate in these reviews by providing information requested by the
Commission.
(4) A statement of the likely effects of the revocation of the
antidumping duty orders on the Domestic Industries in general and/or
your firm/entity specifically. In your response, please discuss the
various factors specified in section 752(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C.
1675a(a)) including the likely volume of subject imports, likely price
effects of subject imports, and likely impact of imports of Subject
Merchandise on the Domestic Industries.
(5) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. producers of
the Domestic Like Products. Identify any known related parties and the
nature of the relationship as defined in section 771(4)(B) of the Act
(19 U.S.C. 1677(4)(B)).
(6) A list of all known and currently operating U.S. importers of
the Subject Merchandise and producers of the Subject Merchandise in
each Subject Country that currently export or have exported Subject
Merchandise to the United States or other countries after 1998.
(7) If you are a U.S. producer of the Domestic Like Product,
provide the following information on your firm's operations on that
product during calendar year 2004 (report quantity data in number of
bearings and value data in U.S. dollars, f.o.b. plant). If you are a
union/worker group or trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms in which your workers
are employed/which are members of your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total U.S. production of each Domestic Like Product
accounted for by your firm's(s') production;
(b) the quantity and value of U.S. commercial shipments of each
Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s); and
(c) the quantity and value of U.S. internal consumption/company
transfers of each Domestic Like Product produced in your U.S. plant(s).
(8) If you are a U.S. importer or a trade/business association of
U.S. importers of the Subject Merchandise from the Subject
Country(ies), provide the following information on your firm's(s')
operations on that product during calendar year 2004 (report quantity
data in number of bearings and value data in U.S. dollars). If you are
a trade/business association, provide the information, on an aggregate
basis, for the firms which are members of your association.
(a) The quantity and value (landed, duty-paid but not including
antidumping duties) of U.S. imports and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total U.S. imports of Subject Merchandise from each
Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') imports;
(b) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
duties) of U.S. commercial shipments of Subject Merchandise imported
from each Subject Country; and
(c) the quantity and value (f.o.b. U.S. port, including antidumping
duties) of U.S. internal consumption/company transfers of Subject
Merchandise imported from each Subject Country.
(9) If you are a producer, an exporter, or a trade/business
association of producers or exporters of the Subject Merchandise in the
Subject Country(ies), provide the following information on your
firm's(s') operations on that product during calendar year 2004 (report
quantity data in number of bearings and value data in U.S. dollars,
landed and duty-paid at the U.S. port but not including antidumping
duties). If you are a trade/business association, provide the
information, on an aggregate basis, for the firms which are members of
your association.
(a) Production (quantity) and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total production of Subject Merchandise in each Subject
Country accounted for by your firm's(s') production; and
(b) the quantity and value of your firm's(s') exports to the United
States of Subject Merchandise and, if known, an estimate of the
percentage of total exports to the United States of Subject Merchandise
from each Subject Country accounted for by your firm's(s') exports.
(10) Identify significant changes, if any, in the supply and demand
conditions or business cycle for each Domestic Like Product that have
occurred in the United States or in the market for the Subject
Merchandise in each Subject Country after 1998, and significant
changes, if any, that are likely to occur within a reasonably
foreseeable time. Supply conditions to consider include technology;
production methods; development efforts; ability to increase production
(including the shift of production facilities used for other products
and the use, cost, or availability of major inputs into production);
and factors related to the ability to shift supply among different
national markets (including barriers to importation in foreign markets
or changes in market demand abroad). Demand conditions to consider
include end uses and applications; the existence and availability of
substitute products; and the level of competition among each Domestic
Like Product produced in the United States, Subject Merchandise
produced in each Subject Country, and such merchandise from other
countries.
(11) (Optional) A statement of whether you agree with the above
definitions of the Domestic Like Products and Domestic Industries; if
you disagree with either or both of these definitions, please explain
why and provide alternative definitions.
Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of
title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published
pursuant to section 207.61 of the Commission's rules.
By order of the Commission.
Issued: May 23, 2005.
Marilyn R. Abbott,
Secretary to the Commission.
[FR Doc. 05-10885 Filed 5-31-05; 8:45 am]
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