82 FR 51389 - Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof, Finished and Unfinished, From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)

As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce (the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and unfinished (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51389-51390]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24075]


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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: Final Results of the 
Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

SUMMARY: As a result of this sunset review, the Department of Commerce 
(the Department) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) 
order on tapered roller bearings and parts thereof, finished and 
unfinished (TRBs) from the People's Republic of China (PRC) would be 
likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping. The magnitude 
of the dumping margin likely to prevail is indicated in the ``Final 
Results of Sunset Review'' section of this notice.

DATES: Applicable November 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Whitley Herndon; Office II, AD/CVD 
Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482-6274.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    On June 15, 1987, the Department published the AD order on TRBs 
from the PRC.\1\ On July 3, 2017, the Department initiated the fourth 
sunset review of the AD order on TRBs from the PRC pursuant to section 
751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (Act).\2\ On July 10, 
2017, the Department received a timely notice of intent to participate 
in the sunset review from the Timken Company (Timken), a domestic 
producer and the petitioner in the TRBs less-than-fair-value 
investigation, within the 15-day period specified in 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(1)(i).\3\ On August 2, 2017, Timken filed a timely 
substantive response with the Department pursuant to 19 CFR 
351.218(d)(3)(i).\4\ The Department did not receive a substantive 
response from any respondent interested party. As a result, pursuant to 
section 751(c)(3)(B) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.218(e)(1)(ii)(C)(2),

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the Department conducted an expedited (120-day) sunset review of the 
Order.
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    \1\ See Antidumping Duty Order; Tapered Roller Bearings and 
Parts Thereof, Finished or Unfinished, from the People's Republic of 
China, 52 FR 22667 (June 15, 1987), as amended by Tapered Roller 
Bearings from the People's Republic of China; Amendment to Final 
Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Antidumping Duty 
Order in Accordance With Decision Upon Remand, 55 FR 6669 (February 
26, 1990) (Order).
    \2\ See Initiation of Five-Year (Sunset) Reviews, 82 FR 80844 
(July 3, 2017).
    \3\ See Timken's Letter, ``Fourth Sunset Review of the 
Antidumping Order on Tapered Roller Bearings from China (A-570-601): 
Notice of Intent to Participate of the Timken Company,'' dated July 
10, 2017.
    \4\ See Timken's Letter, ``Sunset Review (4th Review) pursuant 
to Section 751(c) of the Tariff Act of 1930 of the antidumping duty 
order on Tapered Roller Bearings from China (Case No. A-570-601) 
Substantive Response to the Notice of Initiation,'' dated August 2, 
2017.
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Scope of the Order

    The merchandise covered by the Order includes tapered roller 
bearings and parts thereof. The subject merchandise is currently 
classifiable under Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States 
(HTSUS) subheadings: 8482.20.00, 8482.91.00.50, 8482.99.15, 8482.99.45, 
8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.80, 
8708.70.6060, 8708.99.2300, 8708.99.4850, 8708.99.6890, 8708.99.8115, 
and 8708.99.8180. The HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience 
and customs purposes only; the written description of the scope of the 
order is dispositive.\5\
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    \5\ For a full description of the scope of the AD Order, see 
Memorandum, ``Fourth Expedited Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty 
Order on Tapered Roller Bearings from the People's Republic of 
China,'' dated concurrently with, and adopted by, this notice 
(Decision Memorandum).
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Analysis of Comments Received

    All issues raised in this sunset review are addressed in the 
Decision Memorandum. The issues discussed in the Decision Memorandum 
include the likelihood of continuation or recurrence of dumping and the 
magnitude of the dumping margin likely to prevail if the Order were to 
be revoked.
    The Decision Memorandum is a public document and is on file 
electronically via Enforcement and Compliance's Antidumping and 
Countervailing Duty Centralized Electronic Service System (ACCESS). 
ACCESS is available to registered users at http://access.trade.gov and 
in the Central Records Unit, Room B8024 of the main Department of 
Commerce building. In addition, a complete version of the Decision 
Memorandum can be accessed at http://enforcement.trade.gov/frn/. The 
signed Decision Memorandum and the electronic version of the Decision 
Memorandum are identical in content.

Final Results of Sunset Review

    Pursuant to sections 751(c)(1) and 752(c)(1) and (3) of the Act, 
the Department determines that revocation of the Order would likely 
lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, and that the magnitude 
of the margin of dumping likely to prevail if the Order is revoked 
would be up to 60.25 percent.

Notification Regarding Administrative Protective Order

    This notice also serves as the only reminder to parties subject to 
administrative protective order (APO) of their responsibility 
concerning the return or destruction of proprietary information 
disclosed under APO in accordance with 19 CFR 351.305. Timely 
notification of the return or destruction of APO materials or 
conversion to judicial protective order is hereby requested. Failure to 
comply with the regulations and terms of an APO is a violation which is 
subject to sanction.

Notification to Interested Parties

    We are issuing and publishing these results and notice in 
accordance with sections 751(c), 752, and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 
CFR 351.281 and 19 CFR 351.221(c)(5)(ii).

    Dated: October 31, 2017.
Gary Taverman,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 
Operations, performing the non-exclusive functions and duties of the 
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and Compliance.
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