Certain Bearings from China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION

[Investigations Nos. AA1921-143, 731-TA-341, 731-TA-343-345, 731-TA-

391-397, and 731-TA-399 (Review)]

Certain Bearings from China, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy,

Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom 1

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\1\ The countries and investigation numbers for tapered roller

bearings are as follows: China is 731-TA-344 (Review); Hungary is

731-TA-341 (Review); Japan is AA1921-143 (Review) for 4 inches and

under and 731-TA-343 (Review) for over 4 inches; and Romania is 731-

TA-345 (Review). The countries and investigation numbers for ball,

cylindrical roller, and spherical plain bearings are as follows:

France is 731-TA-392-A-C (Review); Germany is 731-TA-391-A-C

(Review); and Japan is 731-TA-394-A-C (Review). The countries and

investigation numbers for ball and cylindrical roller bearings are

as follows: Italy is 731-TA-393-A-B (Review); Sweden is 731-TA-397-

A-B (Review); and the United Kingdom is 731-TA-399-A-B (Review). The

countries and investigation numbers for ball bearings are as

follows: Romania is 731-TA-395 (Review) and Singapore is 731-TA-396

(Review).

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AGENCY: United States International Trade Commission.

ACTION: Scheduling of full five-year reviews concerning the antidumping

duty orders on certain bearings from China, France, Germany, Hungary,

Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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SUMMARY: The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full

reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19

U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)) (the Act) to determine whether revocation of the

antidumping duty orders on certain bearings from China, France,

Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Romania, Singapore, Sweden, and the

United Kingdom would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of

material injury. For further information concerning the conduct of

these reviews and rules of general application, consult the

Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, part 201, subparts A

through E (19 CFR part 201), and part 207, subparts A, D, E, and F (19

CFR part 207). Recent amendments to the rules of practice and procedure

pertinent to five-year reviews, including the text of subpart F of part

207, are published at 63 FR 30599, June 5, 1998, and may be downloaded

from the Commission's World Wide Web site at http://www.usitc.gov/

rules.htm.

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Carpenter (202-205-3172),

Office of Investigations, U.S. International Trade Commission, 500 E

Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Hearing-impaired persons can obtain

information on this matter by contacting the Commission's TDD terminal

on 202-205-1810. Persons with mobility impairments who will need

special assistance in gaining access to the Commission should contact

the Office of the Secretary at 202-205-2000. General information

concerning the Commission may also be obtained by accessing its

internet server (http://www.usitc.gov).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On July 2, 1999, the Commission determined that responses to its

notice of institution of the subject five-year reviews were such that

full reviews pursuant to section 751(c)(5) of the Act should proceed

(64 FR 38471, July 16, 1999). A record of the Commissioners' votes, the

Commission's statement on adequacy, and any individual Commissioner's

statements will be available from the Office of the Secretary and at

the Commission's web site.

Participation in the Reviews and Public Service List

Persons, including industrial users of the subject merchandise and,

if the merchandise is sold at the retail level, representative consumer

organizations, wishing to participate in these reviews as parties must

file an entry of appearance with the Secretary to the Commission, as

provided in Sec. 201.11 of the Commission's rules, by 45 days after

publication of this notice. A party that filed a notice of appearance

following publication of the Commission's notice of institution of the

reviews need not file an additional notice of appearance. The Secretary

will maintain a public service list containing the names and addresses

of all persons, or their representatives, who are parties to the

reviews.

Limited Disclosure of Business Proprietary Information (BPI) Under

an Administrative Protective Order (APO) and BPI Service List

Pursuant to Sec. 207.7(a) of the Commission's rules, the Secretary

will make BPI gathered in these reviews available to authorized

applicants under the APO issued in the reviews, provided that the

application is made by 45 days after publication of this notice.

Authorized applicants must represent interested parties, as defined by

19 U.S.C. 1677(9), who are parties to the reviews. A party granted

access to BPI following publication of the Commission's notice of

institution of the reviews need not reapply for such access. A separate

service list will be maintained by the Secretary for those parties

authorized to receive BPI under the APO.

Staff Report

The prehearing staff report in the reviews will be placed in the

nonpublic record on January 11, 2000, and a public version will be

issued thereafter, pursuant to Sec. 207.64 of the Commission's rules.

Hearing

The Commission will hold a hearing in connection with the reviews

beginning at 9:30 a.m. on February 1, 2000, at the U.S. International

Trade Commission Building. Requests to appear at the hearing should be

filed in writing with the Secretary to the Commission on or before

January 24, 2000. A nonparty who has testimony that may aid the

Commission's deliberations may request permission to present a short

statement at the hearing. All parties and nonparties desiring to appear

at the hearing and make oral presentations should attend a prehearing

conference to be held at 9:30 a.m. on January 27, 2000, at the U.S.

International Trade Commission Building. Oral testimony and written

materials to be submitted at the public hearing are governed by

Secs. 201.6(b)(2), 201.13(f), 207.24, and 207.66 of the Commission's

rules. Parties must submit any request to present a portion of their

hearing testimony in camera no later than 7 days prior to the date of

the hearing.

Written Submissions

Each party to the reviews may submit a prehearing brief to the

Commission. Prehearing briefs must conform with the provisions of

Sec. 207.65 of the Commission's rules; the deadline for filing is

January 21, 2000. Parties may also file written testimony in connection

with their presentation at the hearing, as provided in Sec. 207.24 of

the Commission's rules, and posthearing briefs, which must conform with

the provisions of Sec. 207.67 of the Commission's rules. The deadline

for filing posthearing briefs is February 10, 2000; witness testimony

must be filed no later than three days before the hearing. In addition,

any person who has not entered an appearance as a party to the reviews

may submit a written statement of information pertinent to the subject

of the reviews on or before February 10, 2000. On March 14, 2000, the

Commission will make available to parties all information on which they

have not had an opportunity to comment. Parties may submit final

comments on this information on or before March 16, 2000, but such

final comments must not contain new factual information and must

otherwise comply with Sec. 207.68 of the Commission's rules. All

written submissions must conform with the provisions of Sec. 201.8 of

the Commission's rules; any submissions that contain BPI must also

conform with the requirements of Secs. 201.6, 207.3, and 207.7 of the

Commission's rules. The Commission's rules do not authorize filing of

submissions with the Secretary by facsimile or electronic means.

In accordance with Secs. 201.16(c) and 207.3 of the Commission's

rules, each document filed by a party to the reviews must be served on

all other parties to the reviews (as identified by either the public or

BPI service list), and a certificate of service must be timely filed.

The Secretary will not accept a document for filing without a

certificate of service.

Authority: These reviews are being conducted under authority of

title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is published

pursuant to Sec. 207.62 of the Commission's rules.

By order of the Commission.

Issued: August 24, 1999.

Donna R. Koehnke,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 99-22344 Filed 8-26-99; 8:45 am]

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