Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From Germany: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

[A-428-801]

Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and

Parts Thereof From Germany: Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty

Review

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration,

Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Initiation of New Shipper Antidumping Duty Review.

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

new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on antifriction

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

Germany. In accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of

1930, as amended, and 19 CFR 351.214(d), we are initiating this new

shipper review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Copper or Richard Rimlinger,

Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S.

Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-0090 or (202) 482-4477,

respectively.

The 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 references are made to the Department of

Commerce's (``the Department'') regulations at 19 CFR part 351 (1998).

Background

On May 25, 1999, the Department received a request from MPT

Prazisionsteile GmbH Mittweider (``MPT'') pursuant to section

751(a)(2)(B) of the Act, and in accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b), for

a new shipper review of the antidumping duty order on antifriction

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

Germany with respect to ball bearings produced and exported by MPT.

This order has a May anniversary month. Accordingly, we are initiating

a new shipper review for MPT as requested. The period of review is May

1, 1998, through April 30, 1999.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2), MPT provided certification

that it did not export ball bearings, or components thereof, to the

United States during the period of investigation. MPT also certified

that, since the investigation was initiated, it has never been

affiliated with any exporter or producer who exported the subject

merchandise to the United States during the period of investigation,

including those not individually examined during the investigation. It

also submitted documentation establishing: (i) The date on which the

ball bearings, or components thereof, were first entered or withdrawn

from warehouse and the date on which the subject merchandise was first

shipped to the United States; (ii) the volume of that shipment; and

(iii) the date of the first sale to an unaffiliated customer in the

United States. Therefore, in accordance with section 751(a)(2)(B)(ii)

of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214(d)(1), we are initiating a new shipper

review of the antidumping duty order on antifriction bearings (other

than tapered roller bearings) and parts thereof from Germany with

respect to ball bearings produced and exported by MPT. We intend to

issue the final results of this review not later than 270 days after

the day on which this new shipper review is initiated.

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Period to be

Antidumping duty proceeding reviewed

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Germany: Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered

Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof, A-428-801

MPT Prazisionsteile GmbH Mittweider............. 5/01/98-4/30/99

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Concurrent with publication of this notice and in accordance with

19 CFR 351.214(e), we will instruct the U.S. Customs Service to allow,

at the option of the importer, the posting of a bond or security in

lieu of a cash deposit for each entry of the merchandise exported by

MPT until the completion of the review.

The interested parties must submit applications for disclosure

under administrative protective order in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305

and 351.306.

This initiation and notice are in accordance with section

751(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: July 21, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

[FR Doc. 99-19167 Filed 7-26-99; 8:45 am]

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