Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 53661-53664 [2010-21839]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the International Trade Administration antidumping duty orders on ball [A–427–801, A–428–801, A–475–801, A–588– bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United 804, A–412–801] Kingdom. See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, et al.: Preliminary Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Preliminary United Kingdom: Final Results of Results of Changed-Circumstances Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, Rescission of Antidumping Duty Reviews, Final Results of ChangedAdministrative Reviews In Part, and Circumstances Review, and Intent To Revoke Order In Part, 75 FR Revocation of an Order in Part 22384 (April 28, 2010), and Ball AGENCY: Import Administration, Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, International Trade Administration, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Department of Commerce. Kingdom: Preliminary Results of SUMMARY: On April 28, 2010, the Antidumping Duty Administrative Department of Commerce published the Reviews, Preliminary Results of preliminary results of the administrative Changed-Circumstances Review, reviews of the antidumping duty orders Rescission of Antidumping Duty on ball bearings and parts thereof from Administrative Reviews in Part, and France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the Intent To Revoke Order In Part, 75 FR United Kingdom. The reviews cover 22 26920 (May 13, 2010) (collectively, manufacturers/exporters. The period of Preliminary Results). For these review is May 1, 2008, through April 30, administrative reviews, the period of 2009. review is May 1, 2008, through April 30, Based on our analysis of the 2009. comments received, we have made We invited interested parties to changes, including corrections of certain comment on the Preliminary Results. programming and other ministerial We received case and rebuttal briefs errors, in the margin calculations. from various parties to the proceedings. Therefore, the final results are different No hearing was requested. from the preliminary results for certain The Department has conducted these companies. The final weighted-average administrative reviews in accordance dumping margins for the reviewed firms with section 751 of the Tariff Act of are listed below in the section entitled 1930, as amended (the Act). ‘‘Final Results of the Reviews.’’ We have Scope of the Orders also determined that myonic GmbH, a firm which is subject to the order on The products covered by the orders ball bearings and parts thereof from are ball bearings and parts thereof. Germany, is the successor-in-interest to These products include all antifriction the pre-acquisition myonic GmbH. bearings that employ balls as the rolling Finally, we are announcing our element. Imports of these products are revocation of the order on ball bearings classified under the following and parts thereof from the United categories: antifriction balls, ball Kingdom in part with respect to subject bearings with integral shafts, ball merchandise exported and/or sold by bearings (including radial ball bearings) Barden/Schaeffler UK 1 to the United and parts thereof, and housed or States. mounted ball bearing units and parts DATES: Effective Date: September 1, thereof. Imports of these products are 2010. classified under the following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Thomas Schauer or Richard Rimlinger, United States (HTSUS) subheadings: AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import 3926.90.45, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, Administration, International Trade 6909.19.50.10, 8431.20.00, Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution 8431.39.00.10, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.05, Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–0410 or (202) 482– 8482.99.35, 8482.99.25.80, 8482.99.65.95, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 4477, respectively. 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.50.90, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, Background 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 8708.93.30, 8708.93.60.00, 8708.99.06, On April 28, 2010, the Department of 8708.99.31.00, 8708.99.40.00, Commerce (the Department) published 8708.99.49.60, 8708.99.58, 8708.99.80.15, 8708.99.80.80, 1 The Barden Corporation (UK) Limited/ Schaeffler Group (UK) Limited. 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00, hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:24 Aug 31, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53661 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90, 8708.30.50.90, 8708.40.75.70, 8708.40.75.80, 8708.50.79.00, 8708.50.89.00, 8708.50.91.50, 8708.50.99.00, 8708.70.60.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8708.93.75.00, 8708.94.75, 8708.95.20.00, 8708.99.55.00, 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.81.80. Although the HTSUS item numbers above are provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written descriptions of the scope of the orders remain dispositive. The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether the bearing is covered by one of the orders. The orders cover all the subject bearings and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.) outlined above with certain limitations. With regard to finished parts, all such parts are included in the scope of the orders. For unfinished parts, such parts are included if they have been heattreated or if heat treatment is not required to be performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not covered by the orders are those that will be subject to heat treatment after importation. The ultimate application of a bearing also does not influence whether the bearing is covered by the orders. Bearings designed for highly specialized applications are not excluded. Any of the subject bearings, regardless of whether they may ultimately be utilized in aircraft, automobiles, or other equipment, are within the scope of the orders. For a list of scope determinations which pertain to the orders, see the ‘‘Memorandum to Laurie Parkhill’’ regarding scope determinations for the 2008/2009 reviews, dated April 21, 2010, which is on file in the Central Records Unit (CRU) of the main Department of Commerce building, room 1117, in the General Issues record (A–100–001). Analysis of the Comments Received All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to these administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof are addressed in the ‘‘Issues and Decision Memorandum’’ (Decision Memorandum) from Edward C. Yang, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, dated concurrently with this notice, which is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties have raised and to which we have responded is in the Decision Memorandum and attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Decision Memorandum, which is a E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 53662 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices public document, is on file in the CRU of the main Department of Commerce building, Room 1117, and is accessible on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/ index.html. The paper copy and electronic version of the Decision Memorandum are identical in content. hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Revocation of Order in Part In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that Barden/ Schaeffler UK qualifies for revocation from the order on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom pursuant to 19 CFR 351.222(b)(2)(i). Accordingly, in accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(b)(2)(ii), we preliminarily determined to revoke the order with respect to ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom exported and/ or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK to the United States. We have received comments concerning our intent to revoke the order on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom exported and/ or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK to the United States. See the Decision Memorandum at Comment 4 for further discussion of this issue. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(b)(2)(ii), we are revoking the order on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom exported and/or sold by Barden/ Schaeffler UK to the United States, effective May 1, 2009. Final Results of ChangedCircumstances Review In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that myonic GmbH is the successor-in-interest to the pre-acquisition myonic GmbH and invited interested parties to comment. We received no comments from interested parties. For the reasons we stated in the Preliminary Results and because we received no comments to the contrary from interested parties, we continue to determine that the postacquisition myonic GmbH is the successor-in-interest to the preacquisition myonic GmbH. Consequently, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to continue to apply the cash-deposit rate in effect for myonic GmbH to all entries of the subject merchandise from myonic GmbH that were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of these final results of changed-circumstances review. Rates for Non-Selected Companies Based on our analysis of the responses and our available resources, we selected certain companies for individual examination of their sales of the subject VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:24 Aug 31, 2010 Jkt 220001 merchandise to the United States during the period of review as permitted under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. For a detailed discussion on the selection of the respondents for individual examination, see Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 22385. For the final results, we have not changed the basis of the rate we applied to respondents not selected for individual examination. With respect to the sole company not selected in the Germany proceeding, however, we have used publicly available ranged sales values submitted by myonic GmbH and Schaeffler KG to calculate a weighted-average margin to assign to SKF GmbH instead of assigning the simple-average margin calculated using the margins we determined for myonic GmbH and Schaeffler KG, as announced in the Preliminary Results. For a discussion of this issue, see the Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See also the memorandum to the file, dated concurrently with this notice, entitled ‘‘Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Germany: Final Calculation of the Margin for Respondent Not Selected for Individual Examination’’ on the record of the Germany proceeding (A–428– 801). Our calculation of the final margin for the sole non-selected company in the Germany administrative review represents a change in our practice concerning the margin applicable to companies not selected for individual examination in an administrative review of an antidumping duty order. In situations where we cannot apply our normal methodology of calculating a weighted-average margin due to requests to protect business-proprietary information but where use of a simple average does not yield the best proxy of the weighted-average margin relative to publicly available data, normally we will use the publicly available figures as a matter of practice in future cases. With respect to the Japan proceeding, one company selected for individual examination used the indexing method permitted under 19 CFR 351.304(c) in the public version of its response to our request for information concerning the quantity and value of U.S. sales during the period of review. Therefore, unlike in the Germany proceeding where public, ranged data are available for all of the companies that were selected for individual examination, similar information is not available for all such companies in the Japan proceeding. Accordingly, we cannot calculate a weighted-average margin to consider applying to the non-selected respondents in the Japan proceeding as we have calculated for the Germany proceeding. Instead, as explained in the PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Preliminary Results, we have determined to apply the simple average of the margins we calculated for the selected companies to the companies not selected for individual examination in the Japan proceeding. Changes Since the Preliminary Results Based on our analysis of comments received and based on our own analysis of the Preliminary Results, we have made revisions that have changed the results for certain companies. We have corrected programming and ministerial errors in the margins we included in the Preliminary Results, where applicable. A detailed discussion of each correction we made is in the company-specific analysis memoranda dated concurrently with this notice, which are on file in the CRU of the main Department of Commerce building, Room 1117. Final Results of the Reviews We determine that the following percentage weighted-average dumping margins on ball bearings and parts thereof exist for the period May 1, 2008, through April 30, 2009: Company Margin (percent) FRANCE SKF France S.A. ...................... Microturbo SAS ........................ 6.86 6.86 GERMANY myonic GmbH ........................... Schaeffler KG ........................... SKF GmbH ............................... 21.72 2.16 6.59 ITALY SKF Industrie S.p.A. ................. Schaeffler Italia S.r.l. ................ 13.04 1.98 JAPAN Aisin Seiki Company, Ltd. ........ JTEKT Corporation ................... Makino Milling Machine Company Limited .......................... Mazda Motor Corporation ......... Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation ..... Nissan Motor Company, Ltd. .... NSK Ltd. ................................... NTN Corporation ...................... Sapporo Precision, Inc., and Tokyo Precision, Inc. ............ Univance Corporation ............... Yamazaki Mazak Trading Corporation ................................. 10.97 10.97 10.97 10.97 10.97 10.97 8.48 13.46 10.97 10.97 10.97 UNITED KINGDOM The Barden Corporation (UK) Limited/Schaeffler Group (UK) Limited .......................... NSK Bearings Europe Ltd. ....... SKF (UK) Limited ..................... E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 0.00 10.04 10.04 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices Company Timken UK Ltd. and Timken Aerospace UK Ltd. ................ Margin (percent) 10.04 Assessment Rates The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have calculated, whenever possible, an exporter/importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate or value for merchandise subject to these reviews as described below. The Department clarified its ‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject merchandise during the period of review produced by companies selected for individual examination in the reviews for which the reviewed companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the United States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed entries at the country-specific all-others rate if there is no rate for the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 2003). For the companies which were not selected for individual examination, we will instruct CBP to apply the rates listed above to all entries of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by such firms. We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after publication of these final results of reviews. hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Export Price With respect to export-price (EP) sales, we divided the total dumping margins (calculated as the difference between normal value and EP) for each exporter’s importer or customer by the total number of units the exporter sold to that importer or customer. We will direct CBP to assess the resulting perunit dollar amount against each unit of merchandise in each of that importer’s/ customer’s entries under the relevant order during the review period. Constructed Export Price For constructed export-price (CEP) sales, we divided the total dumping margins for the reviewed sales by the total entered value of those reviewed sales for each importer. We will direct CBP to assess the resulting percentage margin against the entered customs values for the subject merchandise on VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:24 Aug 31, 2010 Jkt 220001 each of that importer’s entries under the relevant order during the review period. See 19 CFR 351.212(b). Cash-Deposit Requirements To calculate the cash-deposit rate for each respondent, i.e., each exporter and/ or manufacturer included in these reviews, we divided the total dumping margins for each company by the total net value of that company’s sales of merchandise during the period of review subject to each order. To derive a single deposit rate for each respondent, we weight-averaged the EP and CEP deposit rates (using the EP and CEP, respectively, as the weighting factors). To accomplish this when we sampled CEP sales (see Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 22385), we first calculated the total dumping margins for all CEP sales during the period of review by multiplying the sample CEP margins by the ratio of total days in the period of review to days in the sample weeks. We then calculated a total net value for all CEP sales during the period of review by multiplying the sample CEP total net value by the same ratio. Finally, we divided the combined total dumping margins for both EP and CEP sales by the combined total value of both EP and CEP sales to obtain the deposit rate. We will direct CBP to collect the resulting percentage deposit rate against the entered customs value of each of the exporter’s entries of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice. Entries of parts incorporated into finished bearings before sales to an unaffiliated customer in the United States will receive the respondent’s deposit rate applicable to the order. Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective upon publication of this notice of final results of administrative reviews for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cashdeposit rates for the reviewed companies will be the rates shown above; (2) for previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the cash-deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm covered in these reviews, a prior review, or the less-thanfair-value investigations but the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of the merchandise; (4) the cash-deposit PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53663 rate for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be the allothers rate for the relevant order made effective by the final results of reviews published on July 26, 1993. See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Revocation in Part of an Antidumping Duty Order, 58 FR 39729 (July 26, 1993). For ball bearings and parts thereof from Italy, see Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From France, et al.; Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews and Partial Termination of Administrative Reviews, 61 FR 66472, 66521 (December 17, 1996). These rates are the all-others rates from the relevant less-than-fairvalue investigations. These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice. Notifications This notice also serves as a final 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 Department’s presumption that reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent assessment of doubled antidumping duties. 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 notification of the 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. We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act. Dated: August 26, 2010. Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration. Appendix 1. Rate Selection for SKF Germany. 2. SKF’s Bearing Kits. 3. Short-Term U.S. Interest Rate for Inventory-Carrying Costs. 4. Barden’s Request for Revocation. 5. Deduction of CEP Profit. 6. Freight and Packing Revenue Offset Caps. 7. Importer-Specific Assessment Rates. 8. 15–Day Issuance of Liquidation Instructions. E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1 53664 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 169 / Wednesday, September 1, 2010 / Notices 9. Zeroing of Negative Margins. concurrently with this notice its notice of Institution of Five-Year Review which covers the same orders. DATES: Effective Date: September 1, 2010. [FR Doc. 2010–21839 Filed 8–31–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The Department official identified in the Initiation of Review section below at AD/CVD Operations, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. For information from the Commission contact Mary Messer, Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission at (202) 205–3193. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: International Trade Administration Initiation of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Review Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. SUMMARY: In accordance with section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (‘‘the Act’’), the Department of Commerce (‘‘the Department’’) is automatically initiating a five-year review (‘‘Sunset Review’’) of the antidumping duty orders listed below. The International Trade Commission (‘‘the Commission’’) is publishing AGENCY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background ITC Case No. Country A–580–807 ....... 731–TA–459 ..... South Korea ..... A–588–702 ....... 731–TA–376 ..... Japan ................ A–580–813 ....... 731–TA–563 ..... South Korea ..... A–583–816 ....... 731–TA–564 ..... Taiwan .............. hsrobinson on DSK69SOYB1PROD with NOTICES As a courtesy, we are making information related to Sunset Review proceedings, including copies of the pertinent statute and Department’s regulations, the Department schedule for Sunset Reviews, a listing of past revocations and continuations, and current service lists, available to the public on the Department’s Internet Web site at the following address: https://ia.ita.doc.gov/sunset/. All submissions in these Sunset Reviews must be filed in accordance with the Department’s regulations regarding format, translation, service, and certification of documents. These rules can be found at 19 CFR 351.303. Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.103(d), the Department will maintain and make available a service list for these proceedings. To facilitate the timely preparation of the service list(s), it is requested that those seeking recognition as interested parties to a proceeding contact the Department in writing within 10 days of the publication of the Notice of Initiation. Because deadlines in Sunset Reviews can be very short, we urge interested parties to apply for access to proprietary information under administrative VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:24 Aug 31, 2010 Jkt 220001 Initiation of Review In accordance with 19 CFR 351.218(c), we are initiating the Sunset Review of the following antidumping duty orders: The Department’s procedures for the conduct of Sunset Reviews are set forth DOC Case No. Filing Information in its Procedures for Conducting FiveYear (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, 63 FR 13516 (March 20, 1998) and 70 FR 62061 (October 28, 2005). Guidance on methodological or analytical issues relevant to the Department’s conduct of Sunset Reviews is set forth in the Department’s Policy Bulletin 98.3 —Policies Regarding the Conduct of Five-Year (‘‘Sunset’’) Reviews of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders; Policy Bulletin, 63 FR 18871 (April 16, 1998). Product Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Film Review). Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Review). Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Review). Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings Review). protective order (‘‘APO’’) immediately following publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. The Department’s regulations on submission of proprietary information and eligibility to receive access to business proprietary information under APO can be found at 19 CFR 351.304– 306. Information Required From Interested Parties Domestic interested parties defined in section 771(9)(C), (D), (E), (F), and (G) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.102(b)) wishing to participate in a Sunset Review must respond not later than 15 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation by filing a notice of intent to participate. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(i). The required contents of the notice of intent to participate are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(ii). In accordance with the Department’s regulations, if we do not receive a notice of intent to participate from at least one domestic interested party by the 15-day deadline, the Department will automatically revoke the order without further review. See 19 CFR 351.218(d)(1)(iii). PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Department conctact (3rd Dana Mermelstein, (202) 482–1391. (3rd Dana Mermelstein, (202) 492–1391. (3rd Dana Mermelstein, (202) 492–1391. (3rd Dana Mermelstein, (202) 492–1391. If we receive an order-specific notice of intent to participate from a domestic interested party, the Department’s regulations provide that all parties wishing to participate in the Sunset Review must file complete substantive responses not later than 30 days after the date of publication in the Federal Register of this notice of initiation. The required contents of a substantive response, on an order-specific basis, are set forth at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(3). Note that certain information requirements differ for respondent and domestic parties. Also, note that the Department’s information requirements are distinct from the Commission’s information requirements. Please consult the Department’s regulations for information regarding the Department’s conduct of Sunset Reviews.1 Please consult the Department’s regulations at 19 CFR part 351 for definitions of terms and for other general information 1 In comments made on the interim final sunset regulations, a number of parties stated that the proposed five-day period for rebuttals to substantive responses to a notice of initiation was insufficient. This requirement was retained in the final sunset regulations at 19 CFR 351.218(d)(4). As provided in 19 CFR 351.302(b), however, the Department will consider individual requests to extend that five-day deadline based upon a showing of good cause. E:\FR\FM\01SEN1.SGM 01SEN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-427-801, A-428-801, A-475-801, A-588-804, A-412-801]


Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From France, Germany, Italy, 
Japan, and the United Kingdom: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review, 
and Revocation of an Order in Part

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: On April 28, 2010, the Department of Commerce published the 
preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the antidumping 
duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The reviews cover 22 
manufacturers/exporters. The period of review is May 1, 2008, through 
April 30, 2009.
    Based on our analysis of the comments received, we have made 
changes, including corrections of certain programming and other 
ministerial errors, in the margin calculations. Therefore, the final 
results are different from the preliminary results for certain 
companies. The final weighted-average dumping margins for the reviewed 
firms are listed below in the section entitled ``Final Results of the 
Reviews.'' We have also determined that myonic GmbH, a firm which is 
subject to the order on ball bearings and parts thereof from Germany, 
is the successor-in-interest to the pre-acquisition myonic GmbH. 
Finally, we are announcing our revocation of the order on ball bearings 
and parts thereof from the United Kingdom in part with respect to 
subject merchandise exported and/or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK \1\ to 
the United States.
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    \1\ The Barden Corporation (UK) Limited/Schaeffler Group (UK) 
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DATES: Effective Date: September 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Schauer or Richard Rimlinger, 
AD/CVD Operations, Office 5, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
0410 or (202) 482-4477, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    On April 28, 2010, the Department of Commerce (the Department) 
published the preliminary results of the administrative reviews of the 
antidumping duty orders on ball bearings and parts thereof from France, 
Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. See Ball Bearings and 
Parts Thereof From France, et al.: Preliminary Results of Antidumping 
Duty Administrative Reviews, Preliminary Results of Changed-
Circumstances Review, Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 
Reviews In Part, and Intent To Revoke Order In Part, 75 FR 22384 (April 
28, 2010), and Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from France, Germany, 
Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom: Preliminary Results of 
Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Preliminary Results of 
Changed-Circumstances Review, Rescission of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews in Part, and Intent To Revoke Order In Part, 75 
FR 26920 (May 13, 2010) (collectively, Preliminary Results). For these 
administrative reviews, the period of review is May 1, 2008, through 
April 30, 2009.
    We invited interested parties to comment on the Preliminary 
Results. We received case and rebuttal briefs from various parties to 
the proceedings. No hearing was requested.
    The Department has conducted these administrative reviews in 
accordance with section 751 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (the 
Act).

Scope of the Orders

    The products covered by the orders are ball bearings and parts 
thereof. These products include all antifriction bearings that employ 
balls as the rolling element. Imports of these products are classified 
under the following categories: antifriction balls, ball bearings with 
integral shafts, ball bearings (including radial ball bearings) and 
parts thereof, and housed or mounted ball bearing units and parts 
thereof.
    Imports of these products are classified under the following 
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) subheadings: 
3926.90.45, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.50.10, 8431.20.00, 
8431.39.00.10, 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 
8482.99.05, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.25.80, 8482.99.65.95, 8483.20.40, 
8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 
8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, 8708.93.30, 
8708.93.60.00, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31.00, 8708.99.40.00, 8708.99.49.60, 
8708.99.58, 8708.99.80.15, 8708.99.80.80, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 
8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90, 8708.30.50.90, 8708.40.75.70, 
8708.40.75.80, 8708.50.79.00, 8708.50.89.00, 8708.50.91.50, 
8708.50.99.00, 8708.70.60.60, 8708.80.65.90, 8708.93.75.00, 8708.94.75, 
8708.95.20.00, 8708.99.55.00, 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.81.80.
    Although the HTSUS item numbers above are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes, the written descriptions of the scope of the 
orders remain dispositive.
    The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether 
the bearing is covered by one of the orders. The orders cover all the 
subject bearings and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, cage, 
rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.) outlined above with certain 
limitations. With regard to finished parts, all such parts are included 
in the scope of the orders. For unfinished parts, such parts are 
included if they have been heat-treated or if heat treatment is not 
required to be performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts 
that are not covered by the orders are those that will be subject to 
heat treatment after importation. The ultimate application of a bearing 
also does not influence whether the bearing is covered by the orders. 
Bearings designed for highly specialized applications are not excluded. 
Any of the subject bearings, regardless of whether they may ultimately 
be utilized in aircraft, automobiles, or other equipment, are within 
the scope of the orders.
    For a list of scope determinations which pertain to the orders, see 
the ``Memorandum to Laurie Parkhill'' regarding scope determinations 
for the 2008/2009 reviews, dated April 21, 2010, which is on file in 
the Central Records Unit (CRU) of the main Department of Commerce 
building, room 1117, in the General Issues record (A-100-001).

Analysis of the Comments Received

    All issues raised in the case briefs by parties to these 
administrative reviews of the antidumping duty orders on ball bearings 
and parts thereof are addressed in the ``Issues and Decision 
Memorandum'' (Decision Memorandum) from Edward C. Yang, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations, 
to Ronald K. Lorentzen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 
Administration, dated concurrently with this notice, which is hereby 
adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties have raised 
and to which we have responded is in the Decision Memorandum and 
attached to this notice as an Appendix. The Decision Memorandum, which 
is a

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public document, is on file in the CRU of the main Department of 
Commerce building, Room 1117, and is accessible on the Web at https://ia.ita.doc.gov/frn/. The paper copy and electronic version of 
the Decision Memorandum are identical in content.

Revocation of Order in Part

    In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that 
Barden/Schaeffler UK qualifies for revocation from the order on ball 
bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.222(b)(2)(i). Accordingly, in accordance with 19 CFR 
351.222(b)(2)(ii), we preliminarily determined to revoke the order with 
respect to ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom 
exported and/or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK to the United States.
    We have received comments concerning our intent to revoke the order 
on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom exported 
and/or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK to the United States. See the 
Decision Memorandum at Comment 4 for further discussion of this issue. 
In accordance with 19 CFR 351.222(b)(2)(ii), we are revoking the order 
on ball bearings and parts thereof from the United Kingdom exported 
and/or sold by Barden/Schaeffler UK to the United States, effective May 
1, 2009.

Final Results of Changed-Circumstances Review

    In the Preliminary Results, we preliminarily determined that myonic 
GmbH is the successor-in-interest to the pre-acquisition myonic GmbH 
and invited interested parties to comment. We received no comments from 
interested parties. For the reasons we stated in the Preliminary 
Results and because we received no comments to the contrary from 
interested parties, we continue to determine that the post-acquisition 
myonic GmbH is the successor-in-interest to the pre-acquisition myonic 
GmbH. Consequently, we will instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
(CBP) to continue to apply the cash-deposit rate in effect for myonic 
GmbH to all entries of the subject merchandise from myonic GmbH that 
were entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 
the date of publication of these final results of changed-circumstances 
review.

Rates for Non-Selected Companies

    Based on our analysis of the responses and our available resources, 
we selected certain companies for individual examination of their sales 
of the subject merchandise to the United States during the period of 
review as permitted under section 777A(c)(2) of the Act. For a detailed 
discussion on the selection of the respondents for individual 
examination, see Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 22385. For the final 
results, we have not changed the basis of the rate we applied to 
respondents not selected for individual examination. With respect to 
the sole company not selected in the Germany proceeding, however, we 
have used publicly available ranged sales values submitted by myonic 
GmbH and Schaeffler KG to calculate a weighted-average margin to assign 
to SKF GmbH instead of assigning the simple-average margin calculated 
using the margins we determined for myonic GmbH and Schaeffler KG, as 
announced in the Preliminary Results. For a discussion of this issue, 
see the Decision Memorandum at Comment 1. See also the memorandum to 
the file, dated concurrently with this notice, entitled ``Ball Bearings 
and Parts Thereof from Germany: Final Calculation of the Margin for 
Respondent Not Selected for Individual Examination'' on the record of 
the Germany proceeding (A-428-801).
    Our calculation of the final margin for the sole non-selected 
company in the Germany administrative review represents a change in our 
practice concerning the margin applicable to companies not selected for 
individual examination in an administrative review of an antidumping 
duty order. In situations where we cannot apply our normal methodology 
of calculating a weighted-average margin due to requests to protect 
business-proprietary information but where use of a simple average does 
not yield the best proxy of the weighted-average margin relative to 
publicly available data, normally we will use the publicly available 
figures as a matter of practice in future cases.
    With respect to the Japan proceeding, one company selected for 
individual examination used the indexing method permitted under 19 CFR 
351.304(c) in the public version of its response to our request for 
information concerning the quantity and value of U.S. sales during the 
period of review. Therefore, unlike in the Germany proceeding where 
public, ranged data are available for all of the companies that were 
selected for individual examination, similar information is not 
available for all such companies in the Japan proceeding. Accordingly, 
we cannot calculate a weighted-average margin to consider applying to 
the non-selected respondents in the Japan proceeding as we have 
calculated for the Germany proceeding. Instead, as explained in the 
Preliminary Results, we have determined to apply the simple average of 
the margins we calculated for the selected companies to the companies 
not selected for individual examination in the Japan proceeding.

Changes Since the Preliminary Results

    Based on our analysis of comments received and based on our own 
analysis of the Preliminary Results, we have made revisions that have 
changed the results for certain companies. We have corrected 
programming and ministerial errors in the margins we included in the 
Preliminary Results, where applicable. A detailed discussion of each 
correction we made is in the company-specific analysis memoranda dated 
concurrently with this notice, which are on file in the CRU of the main 
Department of Commerce building, Room 1117.

Final Results of the Reviews

    We determine that the following percentage weighted-average dumping 
margins on ball bearings and parts thereof exist for the period May 1, 
2008, through April 30, 2009:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                Margin
                          Company                             (percent)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 FRANCE
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SKF France S.A.............................................         6.86
Microturbo SAS.............................................         6.86
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 GERMANY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
myonic GmbH................................................        21.72
Schaeffler KG..............................................         2.16
SKF GmbH...................................................         6.59
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  ITALY
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SKF Industrie S.p.A........................................        13.04
Schaeffler Italia S.r.l....................................         1.98
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  JAPAN
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aisin Seiki Company, Ltd...................................        10.97
JTEKT Corporation..........................................        10.97
Makino Milling Machine Company Limited.....................        10.97
Mazda Motor Corporation....................................        10.97
Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation................................        10.97
Nissan Motor Company, Ltd..................................        10.97
NSK Ltd....................................................         8.48
NTN Corporation............................................        13.46
Sapporo Precision, Inc., and Tokyo Precision, Inc..........        10.97
Univance Corporation.......................................        10.97
Yamazaki Mazak Trading Corporation.........................        10.97
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             UNITED KINGDOM
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Barden Corporation (UK) Limited/Schaeffler Group (UK)           0.00
 Limited...................................................
NSK Bearings Europe Ltd....................................        10.04
SKF (UK) Limited...........................................        10.04

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Timken UK Ltd. and Timken Aerospace UK Ltd.................        10.04
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Assessment Rates

    The Department shall determine, and CBP shall assess, antidumping 
duties on all appropriate entries. In accordance with 19 CFR 
351.212(b)(1), we have calculated, whenever possible, an exporter/
importer- (or customer-) specific assessment rate or value for 
merchandise subject to these reviews as described below.
    The Department clarified its ``automatic assessment'' regulation on 
May 6, 2003. This clarification will apply to entries of subject 
merchandise during the period of review produced by companies selected 
for individual examination in the reviews for which the reviewed 
companies did not know their merchandise was destined for the United 
States. In such instances, we will instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed 
entries at the country-specific all-others rate if there is no rate for 
the intermediate company(ies) involved in the transaction. For a full 
discussion of this clarification, see Antidumping and Countervailing 
Duty Proceedings: Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954 (May 6, 
2003).
    For the companies which were not selected for individual 
examination, we will instruct CBP to apply the rates listed above to 
all entries of subject merchandise produced and/or exported by such 
firms.
    We intend to issue liquidation instructions to CBP 15 days after 
publication of these final results of reviews.

Export Price

    With respect to export-price (EP) sales, we divided the total 
dumping margins (calculated as the difference between normal value and 
EP) for each exporter's importer or customer by the total number of 
units the exporter sold to that importer or customer. We will direct 
CBP to assess the resulting per-unit dollar amount against each unit of 
merchandise in each of that importer's/customer's entries under the 
relevant order during the review period.

Constructed Export Price

    For constructed export-price (CEP) sales, we divided the total 
dumping margins for the reviewed sales by the total entered value of 
those reviewed sales for each importer. We will direct CBP to assess 
the resulting percentage margin against the entered customs values for 
the subject merchandise on each of that importer's entries under the 
relevant order during the review period. See 19 CFR 351.212(b).

Cash-Deposit Requirements

    To calculate the cash-deposit rate for each respondent, i.e., each 
exporter and/or manufacturer included in these reviews, we divided the 
total dumping margins for each company by the total net value of that 
company's sales of merchandise during the period of review subject to 
each order.
    To derive a single deposit rate for each respondent, we weight-
averaged the EP and CEP deposit rates (using the EP and CEP, 
respectively, as the weighting factors). To accomplish this when we 
sampled CEP sales (see Preliminary Results, 75 FR at 22385), we first 
calculated the total dumping margins for all CEP sales during the 
period of review by multiplying the sample CEP margins by the ratio of 
total days in the period of review to days in the sample weeks. We then 
calculated a total net value for all CEP sales during the period of 
review by multiplying the sample CEP total net value by the same ratio. 
Finally, we divided the combined total dumping margins for both EP and 
CEP sales by the combined total value of both EP and CEP sales to 
obtain the deposit rate.
    We will direct CBP to collect the resulting percentage deposit rate 
against the entered customs value of each of the exporter's entries of 
subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for 
consumption on or after the date of publication of this notice. Entries 
of parts incorporated into finished bearings before sales to an 
unaffiliated customer in the United States will receive the 
respondent's deposit rate applicable to the order.
    Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective 
upon publication of this notice of final results of administrative 
reviews for all shipments of subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn 
from warehouse, for consumption on or after the date of publication, as 
provided by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The cash-deposit rates 
for the reviewed companies will be the rates shown above; (2) for 
previously reviewed or investigated companies not listed above, the 
cash-deposit rate will continue to be the company-specific rate 
published for the most recent period; (3) if the exporter is not a firm 
covered in these reviews, a prior review, or the less-than-fair-value 
investigations but the manufacturer is, the cash-deposit rate will be 
the rate established for the most recent period for the manufacturer of 
the merchandise; (4) the cash-deposit rate for all other manufacturers 
or exporters will continue to be the all-others rate for the relevant 
order made effective by the final results of reviews published on July 
26, 1993. See Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews 
and Revocation in Part of an Antidumping Duty Order, 58 FR 39729 (July 
26, 1993). For ball bearings and parts thereof from Italy, see 
Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts 
Thereof From France, et al.; Final Results of Antidumping Duty 
Administrative Reviews and Partial Termination of Administrative 
Reviews, 61 FR 66472, 66521 (December 17, 1996). These rates are the 
all-others rates from the relevant less-than-fair-value investigations. 
These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until further notice.

Notifications

    This notice also serves as a final 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 Department's presumption that 
reimbursement of antidumping duties occurred and the subsequent 
assessment of doubled antidumping duties.
    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 notification of the 
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.
    We are issuing and publishing these results in accordance with 
sections 751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act.

    Dated: August 26, 2010.
Ronald K. Lorentzen,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

Appendix

    1. Rate Selection for SKF Germany.
    2. SKF's Bearing Kits.
    3. Short-Term U.S. Interest Rate for Inventory-Carrying Costs.
    4. Barden's Request for Revocation.
    5. Deduction of CEP Profit.
    6. Freight and Packing Revenue Offset Caps.
    7. Importer-Specific Assessment Rates.
    8. 15-Day Issuance of Liquidation Instructions.

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    9. Zeroing of Negative Margins.

[FR Doc. 2010-21839 Filed 8-31-10; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-DS-P
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