Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

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: Initiation of New

Shipper Antidumping Duty Administrative Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received a request to conduct a

new shipper administrative review of the antidumping duty order on

tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished,

from the People's Republic of China. In accordance with 19 CFR

353.22(h), we are initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 14, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Yeske or Zak Smith, Import

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

Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20230; telephone (202) 482-0189 or 482-1279, respectively.

Applicable Statute and Regulations

Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended (the Act), are references to the provisions effective

January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Act

by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act. In addition, unless otherwise

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

``interim'' regulations published in the Federal Register, May 11, 1995

(60 FR 25133).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On May 30, 1997, the Department of Commerce (``the Department'')

received a timely request from Changshan Bearing Factory

(``Changshan''), in accordance with 19 CFR 353.22(h), for a new shipper

review of the antidumping duty order on tapered roller bearings

(``TRBs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC'') which has a

June anniversary date. Changshan has certified that it did not export

tapered roller bearings to the U.S. during the period of investigation

(POI) and that it is not affiliated with any exporter or producer which

did export tapered roller bearings during the POI. This certification

is in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)) of the Tariff Act of 1930

as amended, and 19 CFR 353.22(h). In addition, Changshan has certified

that it is not controlled by the government of the PRC. Therefore, we

are initiating the new shipper review as requested. It is the

Department's usual practice with non-market economies to require

information regarding de jure and de facto government control over a

company's export activities to establish its eligibility for an

antidumping duty rate separate from the country-wide rate. Accordingly

we will issue a separate rates questionnaire to Changshan and seek

additional information from the PRC government (as appropriate),

allowing 30 days for response. If the responses from Changshan and the

PRC government indicate adequately that Changshan is not subject to

either de jure or de facto government control with respect to its

exports of tapered roller bearings, the review will proceed. If, on the

other hand, Changshan does not demonstrate its eligibility for a

separate rate, Changshan will be deemed to be affiliated with other

companies that exported during the POI that did not establish their

entitlement to a separate rate, and the review will be terminated.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR

353.22(h)(6), we are initiating a new shipper review of the antidumping

duty order on tapered roller bearings from the PRC. Changshan has

agreed to waive the time limits of 19 CFR 353.22(h)(7), in order that

the Department may conduct this review concurrent with the

administrative review of this order for the period 6/1/96-5/31/97 as

requested pursuant to section 751(a) of the Act. See, Antidumping

Duties, Countervailing Duties; Final rule, 62 FR 27295, 27395 (5/19/

97). Therefore, we intend to issue the final results of review not

later than 365 days after the last day of the anniversary month. In

accordance with our practice, all other provisions of section 353.22(h)

will apply to Changshan throughout the duration of this new shipper

review. See Id.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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PRC: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof,

Finished and Unfinished, A-570-601:

Changshan Bearing Factory........................ 06/01/96-05/31/97

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We will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow, at the option

of the importer, the posting, until the completion of the review, of a

bond or

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security in lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise

exported by the above listed company, in accordance with 19 CFR

353.22(h)(4).

Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure under

administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR 353.34(b).

This initiation and this notice are in accordance with section

751(a) of the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 353.22(h).

Dated: August 8, 1997.

Richard W. Moreland,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of AD/CVD Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 97-21581 Filed 8-13-97; 8:45 am]

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