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.

ACTION: Notice of initiation of new shipper antidumping duty

administrative review.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce has received two requests 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

section 751(a)(2)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and 19 CFR

351.214(d), we are initiating this administrative review.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 19, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zak Smith or James Breeden, 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 (202) 482-1174, 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 regulations of the Department

of Commerce (``the Department'') are to the current regulations

codified at 19 CFR Part 351(1998).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

On November 30 and December 30, 1998, the Department received

requests from Zhejiang Changshan Changhe Bearing Co. (``ZCCBC'') and

Weihai Machinery Holding (Group) Corp. Ltd. (``Weihai''), respectively,

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 tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished,

(``TRBs'') from the People's Republic of China (``PRC''). This order

has a December semiannual anniversary month. Accordingly, we are

initiating a new shipper review for ZCCBC and Weihai as requested. The

period of review is June 1, 1998 through November 30, 1998.

Initiation of Review

In accordance with 19 CFR 351.214(b)(2) ZCCBC and Weihai provided

certification that they did not export subject merchandise to the

United States during the period of investigation; certification that,

since the investigation was initiated, they have never been affiliated

with any

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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; certification that

their export activities are not controlled by the central government;

documentation establishing: (i) The date on which their TRBs were first

entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption, or if the

exporter or producer could not establish the date of first entry, the

date on which they first shipped the subject merchandise for export to

the United States; (ii) the volume of that and subsequent shipments;

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 TRBs from the PRC. 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.

We will instruct the Customs Service to allow, at the option of the

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

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

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

351.214(e). Interested parties must submit applications for disclosure

under administrative protective orders in accordance with 19 CFR

351.305 and 351.306.

This initiation and notice are in accordance with section 751(a) of

the Act (19 U.S.C. 1675(a)) and 19 CFR 351.214 and 351.221(c)(1)(i).

Dated: February 12, 1999.

Richard W. Moreland,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.

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