Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From Japan and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less in Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-588-604; A-588-054]

Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and

Unfinished, From Japan and Tapered Roller Bearings, Four Inches or Less

in Outside Diameter, and Components Thereof, From Japan

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of amendment to final results of antidumping duty

administrative reviews.

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SUMMARY: On December 9, 1993, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) published in the Federal Register the final results of

administrative reviews of the antidumping finding on tapered roller

bearings, four inches or less in outside diameter, and components

thereof, from Japan, and the antidumping duty order on tapered roller

bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished, from Japan. The

reviews of the finding covered the periods from August 1, 1990 through

September 30, 1991, and October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992. The

reviews of the order covered the periods from October 1, 1990 through

September 30, 1991, and October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992.

Subsequent to the publication of the final results, the Department

discovered that it had made a ministerial error affecting the margins

for Nachi-Fujikoshi. The Department also discovered ministerial errors

affecting the margins for NSK Ltd., Koyo Seiko, and NTN Corporation;

however, since appeals have already been filed by these parties, we are

precluded from correcting these errors at this time.

We have corrected the error affecting Nachi by assigning to Nachi

in the A-588-604 reviews of both periods the proper rate to be used as

best information available (BIA), 40.37 percent.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 18, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maureen Shields or John Kugelman, Office of Antidumping Compliance,

International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce,

Washington, DC 20230, telephone: (202) 482-5253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On December 9, 1993, the Department published in the Federal

Register the final results of its 1990-91 and 1991-92 administrative

review of the antidumpting finding on tapered roller bearings, four

inches or less in outside diameter, and components thereof, from Japan,

and the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings and parts

thereof, finished and unfinished, from Japan (58 FR 64720).

Subsequent to the publication of the final results, the Department

discovered that it had made a ministerial error affecting Nachi.

Section 353.28(d) of the Department's regulations defines a

``ministerial error'' as ``an error in addition, subtraction, or other

arithmetic function, clerical error resulting from inaccurate copying,

duplication, or the like, and any other type of unintentional error

which the Secretary considers ministerial'' (19 CFR 353.28(d)).

Although Nachi submitted comments on November 1, 1993, concerning the

rate it should receive as BIA in the A-588-604 reviews, the Department

inadvertently failed to address these comments in the final results.

Nachi pointed out that the rate of 45.95 percent, which the Department

assigned to Nachi in the final results, is a rate from a previous

review of the order which was later amended to correct clerical errors.

We agree with Nachi, and have assigned, as BIA, a rate of 40.37 percent

to Nachi in both reviews of the A-588-604 case.

Amended Final Results of Review

As a result of this correction, we have determined that the rate

for Nachi is 40.37 percent for tapered roller bearings and components

thereof (A-588-604) for the periods October 1, 1990 through September

30, 1991, and October 1, 1991 through September 30, 1992.

The Department shall determine, and the Customs Service shall

assess, antidumping duties on all appropriate entries. Individual

differences between the United States price and foreign market value

may vary from the percentages stated above. The Department will issue

appraisement instructions on each exporter directly to the Customs

Service.

Furthermore, the following cash deposit requirements are amended as

follows: A-588-604: Nachi 40.37 percent. All other cash deposit

requirements remain unchanged from the notice of December 9, 1993.

These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until the

publication of the final results of the next administrative review.

This amendment to the final results of administrative reviews and

this notice are in accordance with section 751(f) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (19 U.S.C. 1675(f)) and section 353.28(c) of the

Department's regulations (19 CFR 353.28(c)).

Dated: January 7, 1994.

Joseph A. Spetrini,

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 94-1142 Filed 1-14-94; 8:45 am]

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