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the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.4
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
the Department’s electronic records
system, ACCESS, by 5 p.m. Eastern
Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.5 Requests
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
address and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any
written briefs, not later than 120 days
after the date of publication of this
notice, pursuant to section 751(a)(3)(A)
of the Act.
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Assessment Rates
Upon completion of the
administrative review, the Department
shall determine and U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) shall assess
antidumping duties on all appropriate
entries. If EuroChem’s weighted-average
dumping margin is above de minimis in
the final results of this review, we will
calculate an importer-specific
assessment rate on the basis of the ratio
of the total amount of antidumping
duties calculated for each importer’s
examined sales and the total entered
value of such sales in accordance with
19 CFR 351.212(b)(1). If EuroChem’s
weighted-average dumping margin
continues to be zero or de minimis in
the final results of review, we will
instruct CBP not to assess duties on any
of its entries in accordance with the
Final Modification for Reviews, i.e.,
‘‘{w}here the weighted-average margin
of dumping for the exporter is
determined to be zero or de minimis, no
antidumping duties will be assessed.’’ 6
The Department clarified its
‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on
May 6, 2003.7 This clarification will
4 Id., and 19 CFR 351.303 (for general filing
requirements).
5 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
6 See Antidumping Proceedings: Calculation of
the Weighted-Average Dumping Margin and
Assessment Rate in Certain Antidumping
Proceedings: Final Modification, 77 FR 8101, 8102
(February 14, 2012) (Final Modification for
Reviews).
7 For a full discussion of this clarification, see
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Proceedings:
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apply to entries of subject merchandise
during the POR produced by EuroChem
for which it did not know its
merchandise was destined for the
United States. In such instances, we will
instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed
entries at the all-others rate of 64.93
percent 8 if there is no rate for the
intermediate company(ies) involved in
the transaction.
We intend to issue instructions to
CBP 15 days after publication of the
final results of this review.
Cash Deposit Requirements
The following deposit requirements
will be effective upon publication of the
notice of final results of administrative
review for all shipments of solid urea
from Russia entered, or withdrawn from
warehouse, for consumption on or after
the date of publication as provided by
section 751(a)(2) of the Act: (1) The cash
deposit rate for EuroChem will be the
rate established in the final results of
this administrative review; (2) for
merchandise exported by manufacturers
or exporters not covered in this review
but covered in a prior segment of the
proceeding, the cash deposit rate will
continue to be the company-specific rate
published for the most recently
completed segment of this proceeding;
(3) if the exporter is not a firm covered
in this review, a prior review, or the
original investigation but the
manufacturer is, the cash deposit rate
will be the rate established for the
manufacturer of the merchandise for the
most recently completed segment of this
proceeding; (4) the cash deposit rate for
all other manufacturers or exporters will
continue to be 64.93 percent.9 These
cash deposit requirements, when
imposed, shall remain in effect until
further notice.
Notification to Importers
This notice serves as a preliminary
reminder to importers of their
responsibility under 19 CFR
351.402(f)(2) to file a certificate
regarding the reimbursement of
antidumping duties prior to liquidation
of the relevant entries during this
review period. Failure to comply with
this requirement could result in the
Secretary’s presumption that
reimbursement of antidumping duties
occurred and the subsequent assessment
of double antidumping duties.
Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 FR 23954
(May 6, 2003) (Assessment Policy Notice).
8 The all-others rate established in Urea From the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; Final
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 52
FR 19557 (May 26, 1987).
9 Id.
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We are issuing and publishing these
results in accordance with sections
751(a)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act.
Dated: April 2, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
A. Summary
B. Background
C. Scope of the Order
D. Comparisons to Normal Value
1. Determination of Comparison Method
2. Results of the Differential Pricing
Analysis
E. Product Comparisons
F. Date of Sale
G. Constructed Export Price
H. Normal Value
1. Home Market Viability as Comparison
Market
2. Level of Trade
3. Calculation of Normal Value Based on
Comparison Market Prices
I. Currency Conversion Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–570–601]
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts
Thereof, Finished and Unfinished,
From the People’s Republic of China:
Notice of Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 21, 2014, the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary
results of the changed circumstances
review (CCR) of the antidumping duty
(AD) order on tapered roller bearings
and parts thereof, finished and
unfinished (TRBs), from the People’s
Republic of China (PRC).1 We gave
interested parties an opportunity to
comment on the Preliminary Results.
For these final results, as in the
Preliminary Results, we determine that:
(1) Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd.
(SGBC/SKF) is the successor-in-interest
to a company of the same name
(hereinafter known as SGBC), a
producer/exporter of TRBs revoked from
AGENCY:
1 See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof,
Finished and Unfinished, From the People’s
Republic of China: Notice of Preliminary Results of
Changed Circumstances Review and Extension of
the Final Results, 79 FR 69424 (November 21, 2014)
(Preliminary Results).
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the AD order on TRBs from the PRC in
1997; 2 and (2) merchandise from SGBC/
SKF is not subject to the AD order on
TRBs from the PRC.
DATES: Effective: August 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Stephen Banea, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–0656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Background
On June 15, 1987, the Department
published in the Federal Register the
AD order on TRBs from the PRC.3 On
February 11, 1997, the Department
revoked the order on TRBs from the PRC
with respect to merchandise produced
and exported by SGBC, effective as of
June 1, 1994.4
Effective August 1, 2012, the majority
shareholder of SGBC merged with AB
SKF (SKF) and, as a result of the merger,
SGBC became part of the SKF Group.
On February 13, 2013, SGBC/SKF
requested that the Department conduct
a CCR pursuant to 19 CFR
351.221(c)(3)(ii) to determine whether it
is the successor-in-interest to SGBC as it
existed prior to its affiliation with SKF,
and on June 28, 2013, the Department
published in the Federal Register a
notice initiating a CCR to address this
question.5
On November 21, 2014, the
Department published in the Federal
Register the notice of preliminary
results of this CCR.6 In the Preliminary
Results, we provided all interested
parties with an opportunity to comment
and request a public hearing regarding
our preliminary finding that SGBC/SKF
is the successor-in-interest to SGBC; at
that time, we also extended the final
results in this CCR.7
On December 12, 2014, SGBC/SKF
and Stemco LP (Stemco), a U.S.
manufacturer and importer of TRBs
from the PRC, submitted case briefs. On
2 See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof,
Finished and Unfinished, From the People’s
Republic of China: Final Results of Antidumping
Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part
of Antidumping Duty Order, 62 FR 6189 (February
11, 1997) (SGBC Revocation).
3 See Antidumping Duty Order: Tapered Roller
Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People’s Republic of China,
52 FR 22667 (June 15, 1987).
4 See SGBC Revocation, 62 FR at 6214.
5 See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof,
Finished and Unfinished, From the People’s
Republic of China: Initiation of Antidumping Duty
Changed Circumstances Review, 78 FR 38943 (June
28, 2013).
6 See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 69424–25.
7 Id. at 69425.
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December 19, 2014, SGBC/SKF
submitted a rebuttal brief. On January
16, 2015, the Department held a public
hearing at the request of Stemco. On
January 29, 2015, we extended the final
results in this CCR to no later than April
1, 2015.8
Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the order are
shipments of tapered roller bearings and
parts thereof, finished and unfinished,
from the People’s Republic of China;
flange, take up cartridge, and hanger
units incorporating tapered roller
bearings; and tapered roller housings
(except pillow blocks) incorporating
tapered rollers, with or without
spindles, whether or not for automotive
use. These products are currently
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
item numbers 8482.20.00, 8482.91.0050,
8482.99.15, 8482.99.45, 8483.20.40,
8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20,
8483.90.30, 8483.90.80, 8708.70.6060,
8708.99.2300, 8708.99.4850,
8708.99.6890, 8708.99.8115 and,
8708.99.8180. Although the HTSUS
item numbers are provided for
convenience and customs purposes, the
written description of the scope of the
order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and
rebuttal briefs by parties to this CCR are
addressed in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum,9 which is hereby
adopted by this notice. A list of the
issues which parties have raised, and to
which we have responded in the Issues
and Decision Memorandum, is attached
to this notice as Appendix I.
The Issues and Decision
Memorandum is a public document and
is on file electronically via Enforcement
and Compliance’s AD and
Countervailing Duty (CVD) Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).10
8 See letter from Irene Darzenta Tzafolias, Acting
Director, Office II, AD/CVD Operations, to SGBC/
SKF, dated January 29, 2015.
9 See the memorandum from Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Operations,
to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance entitled, ‘‘Issues and
Decision Memorandum for the Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review
Requested by Shanghai General Bearing Co, Ltd.:
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof,
Finished and Unfinished, from the People’s
Republic of China,’’ dated concurrently with this
notice (Issues and Decision Memorandum).
10 On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and
Compliance changed the name of the Enforcement
and Compliance’s AD and CVD Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) to AD and
CVD Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS). The Web site location was changed from
https://iaaccess.trade.gov to https://access.trade.gov.
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ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and to all
parties in the Central Records Unit
(CRU), Room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, parties can obtain a complete
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum on the internet at https://
trade.gov/enforcement/frn/.
The signed Issues and Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Final Results of Changed
Circumstances Review
In the Preliminary Results, we found
SGBC/SKF to be the successor-ininterest to SGBC because the
information on the record indicated that
SGBC/SKF continued to operate as
essentially the same entity that was
effectively revoked from the order as of
June 1, 1994. In reaching this
determination, we considered changes
in SGBC’s operations covering the
period from revocation through August
1, 2012, with respect to several factors,
including the following: (1)
Management; (2) production facilities;
(3) supplier relationships; and (4)
customer base. After analyzing the
comments received, and for the reasons
stated in the Preliminary Results and
discussed further in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, we continue to
find that SGBC/SKF is the successor-ininterest to SGBC. As a result of this
determination, we find that SGBC/SKF
is entitled to SGBC’s revoked status.
Consequently, the Department will
apply this determination retroactively
and will instruct U.S. Customs and
Border Protection to liquidate, without
regard to antidumping duties, all
unliquidated entries entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse on or after
August 1, 2012, the date of SGBC/SKF’s
accession into the SKF Group, in
accordance with past practice.11
Notification
This notice serves as the only
reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of
their responsibility concerning the
disposition of proprietary information
disclosed under APO in accordance
with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely
written notification of the return or
The final rule changing the references in the
Department’s regulations can be found at 79 FR
69046 (November 20, 2014).
11 See, e.g., Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy:
Notice of Final Results of Changed Circumstances
Antidumping Duty Review, 71 FR 24643 (April 26,
2006) (where the Department applied the changed
circumstances determination retroactively because
the company in question was excluded from the AD
order).
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destruction of APO materials or
conversion to judicial protective order is
hereby requested. Failure to comply
with the regulations and terms of an
APO is a sanctionable violation.
This notice is issued and published in
accordance with sections 751(b)(1) and
777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended, and 19 CFR 351.216 and
351.221(c)(3).
Dated: April 1, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
1. The Time Period Examined
2. Whether the Department Should
Distinguish Between Incremental vs.
Rapid Changes
3. Changes to the Four Factors Considered
in Successor-in-Interest Determinations
Recommendation
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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A–405–803]
Purified Carboxymethylcellulose From
Finland; Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative
Review; 2013–2014
Enforcement and Compliance,
International Trade Administration,
Department of Commerce.
SUMMARY: In response to a request from
Ashland Specialty Ingredients, a
division of Hercules Inc., (Petitioner),
and CP Kelco Oy (CP Kelco), the
Department of Commerce (the
Department) is conducting an
administrative review of the
antidumping duty order on purified
carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) from
Finland. The period of review (POR) is
July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014. The
review covers one respondent, CP
Kelco. We preliminarily find that sales
of the subject merchandise by CP Kelco
have not been made at prices below
normal value (NV) during the POR. We
invite interested parties to comment on
these preliminary results.
DATES: Effective Date: April 9, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael J. Heaney or Robert James, AD/
CVD Operations, Office VI, Enforcement
and Compliance, International Trade
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Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230;
telephone: (202) 482–4475 or (202) 482–
0649, respectively.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
weighted-average dumping margin for
the period July 1, 2013, through June 30,
2014.
Exporter/manufacturer
Margin
(percent)
Scope of the Order
The merchandise covered by the order
is all purified CMC, sometimes also
referred to as purified sodium CMC,
polyanionic cellulose, or cellulose gum,
which is a white to off-white, non-toxic,
odorless, biodegradable powder,
comprising sodium CMC that has been
refined and purified to a minimum
assay of 90 percent. The merchandise
subject to the order is classified in the
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States at subheading
3912.31.00.1
CP Kelco Oy .................................
0.00
Methodology
The Department is conducting this
review in accordance with section
751(a)(2) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as
amended (the Act). Export price and
constructed export price are calculated
in accordance with section 772 of the
Act. NV is calculated in accordance
with section 773 of the Act. For a full
description of the methodology
underlying our conclusions, see the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum.
The Preliminary Decision Memorandum
is a public document and is on file
electronically via Enforcement and
Compliance’s Antidumping and
Countervailing Duty Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS).
ACCESS is available to registered users
at https://access.trade.gov and is
available to all parties in the Central
Records Unit, Room 7046 of the main
Department of Commerce building. In
addition, a complete version of the
Preliminary Decision Memorandum can
be accessed directly on the Internet at
https://www.enforcement.trade.gov/frn/.
The signed Preliminary Decision
Memorandum and the electronic
versions of the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum are identical in content.
Preliminary Results of the Review
As a result of this review, we
preliminarily determine the following
1 For a full description of the scope of the order,
see the memorandum from Gary Taverman,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary Enforcement
& Compliance, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary
for Enforcement & Compliance, ‘‘Decision
Memorandum for Preliminary Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review: Purified
Carboxymethylcellulose from Finland’’
(Preliminary Decision Memorandum), which is
dated concurrently with this notice, and is hereby
incorporated by reference. A list of the topics
discussed in the Preliminary Decision
Memorandum appears in Appendix I of this notice.
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Disclosure and Public Comment
The Department intends to disclose to
interested parties the calculations
performed in connection with these
preliminary results within five days of
the date of publication of this notice.2
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c),
interested parties may submit cases
briefs no later than 30 days after the
date of publication of this notice.
Rebuttal briefs, limited to issues raised
in the case briefs, may be filed no later
than five days after the date for filing
case briefs.3 Parties who submit case
briefs or rebuttal briefs in this
proceeding are encouraged to submit
with each argument: (1) A statement of
the issue; (2) a brief summary of the
argument; and (3) a table of authorities.4
Case and rebuttal briefs should be filed
using ACCESS.5 An electronically filed
document must be received successfully
in its entirety by ACCESS, by 5 p.m.
Eastern Time on the date the document
is due.
Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c),
interested parties who wish to request a
hearing, or to participate if one is
requested, must submit a written
request to the Assistant Secretary for
Enforcement and Compliance, filed
electronically via ACCESS. An
electronically filed document must be
received successfully in its entirety by
the Departments electronic records
system, ACCESS, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time within 30 days after the date of
publication of this notice.6 Requests
should contain: (1) The party’s name,
address, and telephone number; (2) the
number of participants; and (3) a list of
issues to be discussed. Issues raised in
the hearing will be limited to those
raised in the respective case briefs. If a
request for a hearing is made, parties
will be notified of the date and time for
the hearing to be held at the U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230.
The Department intends to issue the
final results of this administrative
review, including the results of its
analysis of the issues raised in any
2 See
19 CFR 351.224(b).
19 CFR 351.309(d).
4 See 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and (d)(2).
5 See 19 CFR 351.303.
6 See 19 CFR 351.310(c).
3 See
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
[A-570-601]
Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of Final
Results of Changed Circumstances Review
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration,
Commerce.
SUMMARY: On November 21, 2014, the Department of Commerce (the
Department) published the preliminary results of the changed
circumstances review (CCR) of the antidumping duty (AD) order on
tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished
(TRBs), from the People's Republic of China (PRC).\1\ We gave
interested parties an opportunity to comment on the Preliminary
Results. For these final results, as in the Preliminary Results, we
determine that: (1) Shanghai General Bearing Co., Ltd. (SGBC/SKF) is
the successor-in-interest to a company of the same name (hereinafter
known as SGBC), a producer/exporter of TRBs revoked from
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the AD order on TRBs from the PRC in 1997; \2\ and (2) merchandise from
SGBC/SKF is not subject to the AD order on TRBs from the PRC.
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\1\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Notice of
Preliminary Results of Changed Circumstances Review and Extension of
the Final Results, 79 FR 69424 (November 21, 2014) (Preliminary
Results).
\2\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of
Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Revocation in Part of
Antidumping Duty Order, 62 FR 6189 (February 11, 1997) (SGBC
Revocation).
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DATES: Effective: August 1, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen Banea, Enforcement and
Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC
20230; telephone: (202) 482-0656.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On June 15, 1987, the Department published in the Federal Register
the AD order on TRBs from the PRC.\3\ On February 11, 1997, the
Department revoked the order on TRBs from the PRC with respect to
merchandise produced and exported by SGBC, effective as of June 1,
1994.\4\
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\3\ See Antidumping Duty Order: Tapered Roller Bearings and
Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic
of China, 52 FR 22667 (June 15, 1987).
\4\ See SGBC Revocation, 62 FR at 6214.
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Effective August 1, 2012, the majority shareholder of SGBC merged
with AB SKF (SKF) and, as a result of the merger, SGBC became part of
the SKF Group. On February 13, 2013, SGBC/SKF requested that the
Department conduct a CCR pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) to
determine whether it is the successor-in-interest to SGBC as it existed
prior to its affiliation with SKF, and on June 28, 2013, the Department
published in the Federal Register a notice initiating a CCR to address
this question.\5\
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\5\ See Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and
Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of
Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review, 78 FR 38943 (June 28,
2013).
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On November 21, 2014, the Department published in the Federal
Register the notice of preliminary results of this CCR.\6\ In the
Preliminary Results, we provided all interested parties with an
opportunity to comment and request a public hearing regarding our
preliminary finding that SGBC/SKF is the successor-in-interest to SGBC;
at that time, we also extended the final results in this CCR.\7\
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\6\ See Preliminary Results, 79 FR at 69424-25.
\7\ Id. at 69425.
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On December 12, 2014, SGBC/SKF and Stemco LP (Stemco), a U.S.
manufacturer and importer of TRBs from the PRC, submitted case briefs.
On December 19, 2014, SGBC/SKF submitted a rebuttal brief. On January
16, 2015, the Department held a public hearing at the request of
Stemco. On January 29, 2015, we extended the final results in this CCR
to no later than April 1, 2015.\8\
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\8\ See letter from Irene Darzenta Tzafolias, Acting Director,
Office II, AD/CVD Operations, to SGBC/SKF, dated January 29, 2015.
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Scope of the Order
Imports covered by the order are shipments of tapered roller
bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from the People's
Republic of China; flange, take up cartridge, and hanger units
incorporating tapered roller bearings; and tapered roller housings
(except pillow blocks) incorporating tapered rollers, with or without
spindles, whether or not for automotive use. These products are
currently classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) item numbers 8482.20.00, 8482.91.0050, 8482.99.15,
8482.99.45, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30,
8483.90.80, 8708.70.6060, 8708.99.2300, 8708.99.4850, 8708.99.6890,
8708.99.8115 and, 8708.99.8180. Although the HTSUS item numbers are
provided for convenience and customs purposes, the written description
of the scope of the order is dispositive.
Analysis of Comments Received
All issues raised in the case and rebuttal briefs by parties to
this CCR are addressed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum,\9\ which
is hereby adopted by this notice. A list of the issues which parties
have raised, and to which we have responded in the Issues and Decision
Memorandum, is attached to this notice as Appendix I.
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\9\ See the memorandum from Gary Taverman, Associate Deputy
Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty
Operations, to Paul Piquado, Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance entitled, ``Issues and Decision Memorandum for the Final
Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review Requested
by Shanghai General Bearing Co, Ltd.: Tapered Roller Bearings and
Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, from the People's Republic
of China,'' dated concurrently with this notice (Issues and Decision
Memorandum).
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The Issues and Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on
file electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's AD and
Countervailing Duty (CVD) Centralized Electronic Service System
(ACCESS).\10\ ACCESS is available to registered users at https://access.trade.gov and to all parties in the Central Records Unit (CRU),
Room 7046 of the main Department of Commerce building. In addition,
parties can obtain a complete version of the Issues and Decision
Memorandum on the internet at https://trade.gov/enforcement/frn/. The signed Issues and Decision Memorandum and the
electronic version of the Issues and Decision Memorandum are identical
in content.
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\10\ On November 24, 2014, Enforcement and Compliance changed
the name of the Enforcement and Compliance's AD and CVD Centralized
Electronic Service System (IA ACCESS) to AD and CVD Centralized
Electronic Service System (ACCESS). The Web site location was
changed from https://iaaccess.trade.gov to https://access.trade.gov.
The final rule changing the references in the Department's
regulations can be found at 79 FR 69046 (November 20, 2014).
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Final Results of Changed Circumstances Review
In the Preliminary Results, we found SGBC/SKF to be the successor-
in-interest to SGBC because the information on the record indicated
that SGBC/SKF continued to operate as essentially the same entity that
was effectively revoked from the order as of June 1, 1994. In reaching
this determination, we considered changes in SGBC's operations covering
the period from revocation through August 1, 2012, with respect to
several factors, including the following: (1) Management; (2)
production facilities; (3) supplier relationships; and (4) customer
base. After analyzing the comments received, and for the reasons stated
in the Preliminary Results and discussed further in the Issues and
Decision Memorandum, we continue to find that SGBC/SKF is the
successor-in-interest to SGBC. As a result of this determination, we
find that SGBC/SKF is entitled to SGBC's revoked status. Consequently,
the Department will apply this determination retroactively and will
instruct U.S. Customs and Border Protection to liquidate, without
regard to antidumping duties, all unliquidated entries entered, or
withdrawn from warehouse on or after August 1, 2012, the date of SGBC/
SKF's accession into the SKF Group, in accordance with past
practice.\11\
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\11\ See, e.g., Stainless Steel Wire Rod from Italy: Notice of
Final Results of Changed Circumstances Antidumping Duty Review, 71
FR 24643 (April 26, 2006) (where the Department applied the changed
circumstances determination retroactively because the company in
question was excluded from the AD order).
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Notification
This notice serves as the only reminder to parties subject to
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility
concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under
APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305(a)(3). Timely written
notification of the return or
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destruction of APO materials or conversion to judicial protective order
is hereby requested. Failure to comply with the regulations and terms
of an APO is a sanctionable violation.
This notice is issued and published in accordance with sections
751(b)(1) and 777(i) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR
351.216 and 351.221(c)(3).
Dated: April 1, 2015.
Paul Piquado,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
Appendix I
List of Topics Discussed in the Issues and Decision Memorandum
Summary
Background
Scope of the Order
Discussion of the Issues
1. The Time Period Examined
2. Whether the Department Should Distinguish Between Incremental
vs. Rapid Changes
3. Changes to the Four Factors Considered in Successor-in-
Interest Determinations Recommendation
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