Ball Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof, From Germany; Final Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[A-428-801]

Ball Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts

Thereof, From Germany; Final Results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review

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AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of final results of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Administrative Review.

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SUMMARY: On February 8, 1996, the Department of Commerce (the

Department) issued preliminary results in the 1994-1995 new shipper

administrative review of the antidumping duty order on ball bearings

(other than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof, from Germany

(ball bearings) (61 FR 4763). The review covers one manufacturer/

exporter of the subject merchandise to the United States. The period of

review is December 1, 1994 through May 31, 1995 (the POR).

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results and no comments were received. Therefore, the final

results remain unchanged from the preliminary results. The final

weighted-average dumping margin for the reviewed firm is listed below

in the section entitled ``Final Results of Review.''

EFFECTIVE DATE: April 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas O. Barlow or Michael Rill,

Office of Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International

Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-

4733.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are

references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective

date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930 (the Act) by the

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (URAA). In addition, unless otherwise

indicated, all citations to the Department's regulations are to the

current regulations, as amended by the interim regulations published in

the Federal Register on May 11, 1995 (60 FR 25130).

Background

On February 8, 1996, the Department issued preliminary results (61

FR 4763) of its new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on

ball bearings from Germany (54 FR 20900, May 15, 1989). The preliminary

results indicated that Miniaturkugellager GmbH (MKL) sold subject

merchandise at not less than normal value during the POR. We invited

parties to comment on the preliminary results.

The Department has now conducted this review in accordance with

section 751 of the Act and section 353.22 of its regulations.

Scope of the Review

Imports covered by this review are shipments of 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 Schedules (HTS) subheadings: 3926.90.45, 4016.93.00,

4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, 6909.19.5010, 8431.20.00, 8431.39.0010,

8482.10.10,

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8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.05, 8482.99.10, 8482.99.35,

8482.99.6590, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.50.8040,

8483.50.90, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50,

8708.60.80, 8708.70.6060, 8708.70.8050, 8708.93.30, 8708.93.5000,

8708.93.6000, 8708.93.75, 8708.99.06, 8708.99.31, 8708.99.4960,

8708.99.50, 8708.99.5800, 8708.99.8080, 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00,

8803.30.00, 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90.

The size or precision grade of a bearing does not influence whether

the bearing is covered by the order. For a further discussion of the

scope of the order being reviewed, including recent scope

determinations, see Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller

Bearings) and Parts Thereof from France, et al.; Final Results of

Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, Partial Termination of

Administrative Reviews, and Revocation in Part of Antidumping Duty

Orders, 60 FR 10900 (February 28, 1995). The HTS item numbers are

provided for convenience and Customs purposes. The written descriptions

remain dispositive.

This review covers one producer/exporter. The POR is December 1,

1994 through May 31, 1995.

Final Results of the Review

We gave interested parties an opportunity to comment on our

preliminary results. We received no comments. The final results remain

unchanged from the preliminary results as the Department used the same

methodology described in the preliminary results. As a result of our

comparison of constructed export price (CEP) and normal value (NV), we

determine that the following weighted-average dumping margin exists:

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Manufacturer/exporter Period Margin

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MKL...................................... 12/01/94-5/31/95 0.00

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The results of this review shall be the basis for the assessment of

antidumping duties on entries of merchandise covered by the

determination and for future deposits of estimated duties. The posting

of a bond or security in lieu of a cash deposit, pursuant to section

751(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Act and section 353.22(h)(4) of the

Department's regulations, will no longer be permitted for this firm.

The Department will issue appraisement instructions directly to the

Customs Service.

Furthermore, the following deposit requirements will be effective

for all shipments of the subject merchandise entered, or withdrawn from

warehouse, for consumption on or after the publication date of these

final results of this administrative review, as provided by section

751(a)(2)(C) of the Act: (1) The cash deposit rate for the reviewed

company will be zero percent; (2) for exporters not covered in this

review, but covered in previous reviews or the original less-than-fair-

value (LTFV) investigation, 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 this review, previous reviews, or

the original LTFV investigation, but the manufacturer is, the cash

deposit rate will be the rate established for the most recent period

for the manufacturer of the merchandise; and (4) the cash deposit rate

for all other manufacturers or exporters will continue to be 68.89

percent, the ``All Others'' rate made effective by the final results of

review 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)). This rate is the ``All

Others'' rate from the LTFV investigation.

These deposit requirements shall remain in effect until publication

of the final results of the next administrative review.

This notice also serves as a final reminder to importers of their

responsibility under 19 CFR 353.26 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.

This notice also serves as a reminder to parties subject to

administrative protective orders (APOs) of their responsibility

concerning the disposition of proprietary information disclosed under

APO in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(d)(1). Timely written notification

of the return/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.

This new shipper administrative review and notice are in accordance

with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)(2)(B)) and 19

CFR 353.22(h).

Dated: March 20, 1996.

Susan G. Esserman,

Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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