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Act and 19 CFR 351.216, 351.221, and FR 20910) in the Federal Register. On Scope of the Orders 351.222. June 30, 2010, in accordance with 19 The products covered by the orders Dated: April 14, 2011. CFR 351.221(b), we published a notice are ball bearings and parts thereof. Ronald K. Lorentzen, of initiation of administrative reviews of These products include all antifriction Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import 133 companies subject to these orders. bearings that employ balls as the rolling Administration. See Initiation of Antidumping and element. Imports of these products are [FR Doc. 2011–9717 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] Countervailing Duty Administrative classified under the following BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P Reviews and Requests for Revocation in categories: Antifriction balls, ball Part, 75 FR 37759 (June 30, 2010) bearings with integral shafts, ball (Initiation Notice). bearings (including radial ball bearings) DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Subsequent to the initiation of these and parts thereof, and housed or reviews we published in the Federal mounted ball bearing units and parts International Trade Administration Register the final results of the 2008– thereof. [A–427–801, A–428–801, A–475–801, A–588– 2009 administrative reviews of the Imports of these products are 804, A–412–801] orders, in which we revoked the classified under the following antidumping duty order on ball bearings Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From United States (HTSUS) subheadings: and parts thereof from the United France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the 3926.90.45, 4016.93.10, 4016.93.50, Kingdom, in part, with respect to United Kingdom: Preliminary Results 6909.19.50.10, 8414.90.41.75, merchandise exported or sold by The of Antidumping Administrative and 8431.20.00, 8431.39.00.10, 8482.10.10, Changed-Circumstances Reviews Barden Corporation (U.K.) Limited and 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, Schaeffler (U.K.) Limited (The 8482.99.05, 8482.99.35, 8482.99.25.80, AGENCY: Import Administration, Schaeffler Group) effective May 1, 8482.99.65.95, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, International Trade Administration, 1 2009. As a result we rescinded the 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.50.90, Department of Commerce. 2009–2010 administrative review of the 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, SUMMARY: In response to requests from order on merchandise from the United 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, 8708.60.80, interested parties, the Department of Kingdom.2 We have also rescinded the 8708.93.30, 8708.93.60.00, 8708.99.06, Commerce (the Department) is administrative reviews with respect to 8708.99.31.00, 8708.99.40.00, conducting administrative reviews of 34 other companies based on the 8708.99.49.60, 8708.99.58, the antidumping duty orders on ball withdrawals of the applicable requests 8708.99.80.15, 8708.99.80.80, bearings and parts thereof from France, for reviews. See Rescission. 8803.10.00, 8803.20.00, 8803.30.00, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United On January 14, 2011, we issued a 8803.90.30, 8803.90.90, 8708.30.50.90, Kingdom for the period May 1, 2009, notice of extension of the deadline for 8708.40.75.70, 8708.40.75.80, through April 30, 2010. We have completion of the preliminary results of 8708.50.79.00, 8708.50.89.00, preliminarily determined that sales have 8708.50.91.50, 8708.50.99.00, been made below normal value by reviews from January 31, 2011, to March 17, 2011. See Ball Bearings and Parts 8708.70.60.60, 8708.80.65.90, certain companies subject to these 8708.93.75.00, 8708.94.75, reviews. We have also preliminarily Thereof From France, et al.: Extension of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of 8708.95.20.00, 8708.99.55.00, determined that Schaeffler Technologies 8708.99.68, and 8708.99.81.80. GmbH & Co. KG is the successor-in- Antidumping Duty Administrative Reviews, 76 FR 2647 (January 14, 2011). Although the HTSUS item numbers interest to Schaeffler KG with respect to above are provided for convenience and the order on ball bearings and parts On March 22, 2011, we issued a second notice of extension of the deadline for customs purposes, the written thereof from Germany. descriptions of the scope of the orders We invite interested parties to completion of the preliminary results of reviews from March 17, 2011, to April remain dispositive. comment on these preliminary results. The size or precision grade of a 18, 2011. See Ball Bearings and Parts Parties who submit comments in these bearing does not influence whether the Thereof From France, et al.: Extension reviews are requested to submit with bearing is covered by one of the orders. of Time Limit for Preliminary Results of each argument (1) a statement of the The orders cover all the subject bearings Antidumping Duty Administrative and issue and (2) a brief summary of the and parts thereof (inner race, outer race, argument. Changed-Circumstances Reviews, 76 FR cage, rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.) DATES: Effective Date: April 21, 2011. 15940 (March 22, 2011). outlined above with certain limitations. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The period of review is May 1, 2009, With regard to finished parts, all such Thomas Schauer, AD/CVD Operations, through April 30, 2010. The Department parts are included in the scope of the Office 5, Import Administration, is conducting these administrative orders. For unfinished parts, such parts International Trade Administration, reviews in accordance with section 751 are included if they have been heat- U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended treated or if heat treatment is not Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., (the Act). required to be performed on the part. Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) Thus, the only unfinished parts that are 482–0410. 1 See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From not covered by the orders are those that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: France, et al.: Final Results of Antidumping Duty will be subject to heat treatment after Administrative Reviews, Final Results of Changed- importation. The ultimate application of Background Circumstances Review, and Revocation of an Order in Part, 75 FR 53661 (September 1, 2010) (AFBs 20). a bearing also does not influence On May 15, 1989, the Department 2 See Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From whether the bearing is covered by the published the antidumping duty orders France, et al.: Partial Rescission of Antidumping orders. Bearings designed for highly on ball bearings and parts thereof from Duty Administrative Review, 75 FR 69402 specialized applications are not (November 12, 2010), and Ball Bearings and Parts excluded. Any of the subject bearings, France (54 FR 20902), Germany (54 FR Thereof From France: Partial Rescission of 20900), Italy (54 FR 20903), Japan (54 Antidumping Duty Administrative Review, 76 FR regardless of whether they may FR 20904), and the United Kingdom (54 327 (January 4, 2011) (collectively Rescission). ultimately be utilized in aircraft,

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automobiles, or other equipment, are Country Company the margin we have calculated for NSK within the scope of the orders. U.K. of 5.90 percent to these firms For a list of scope determinations Italy ...... Schaeffler Italia S.r.l. (formerly because, after rescission of the review FAG Italia S.p.A.) SKF with respect to Barden Corporation which pertain to the orders, see the Industrie S.p.A./Somecat ‘‘Memorandum to Laurie Parkhill’’ (U.K.) Limited and Schaeffler (U.K) S.p.A. (SKF Italy). Limited, NSK U.K. was the sole regarding scope determinations for the Japan ...... NTN Corporation (NTN) NSK 2009/2010 reviews, dated concurrently Ltd. remaining company selected for with this notice, which is on file in the United King- Barden Corporation (U.K.) individual examination. With respect to Central Records Unit (CRU) of the main dom. Limited and Schaeffler the responding companies which Commerce building, room 7046, in the (U.K.) Limited 4 NSK Bear- remain under review and which we did General Issues record (A–100–001). ings Europe Ltd. (NSK not select for individual examination in U.K.). the review of the order on subject Selection of Respondents merchandise from Japan, because we do Non-Selected Respondents not have publicly available information Due to the large number of companies For the respondents we did not on U.S. sales value for one of the in the reviews and the resulting selected respondents, we have assigned administrative burden to examine each examine individually in the administrative reviews of the orders on to the non-selected respondents the company for which a request had been simple-average margin of the two made and not withdrawn, the merchandise from France, Germany, and Italy, we cannot apply our normal respondents selected for individual Department exercised its authority to examination; that rate is 11.36 percent. limit the number of respondents methodology of calculating a weighted- selected for individual examination in average margin using the results of the Voluntary Respondents these reviews. Where it is not reviews for the two respondents we We received voluntary responses from practicable to examine all known selected in each review for individual Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd. (Asahi), and Mori exporters/producers of subject examination due to their requests to Seiki Co., Ltd., with respect to the merchandise because of the large protect their business-proprietary review of the order on merchandise information. In such situations, it is our number of such companies, section from Japan. Due to changes in our normal practice to calculate a weighted- 777A(c)(2) of the Act allows the workload since our initial selection of average margin using the publicly Department to limit its examination to respondents for individual examination, available U.S. sales values and either a sample of exporters, producers, we decided to treat these firms as firms antidumping duty margins of the two or types of products that is statistically selected for individual examination as selected respondents or to use the valid, based on the information well. See Memorandum to Laurie simple average of their margins, available at the time of selection, or Parkhill dated November 15, 2010. depending on which result is closer to exporters and producers accounting for the actual weighted-average margin of No-Shipments Respondent the largest volume of subject the companies in question. See AFBs 20 On July 15, 2010, SNR UK submitted merchandise from the exporting country and accompanying Issues and Decision that can be reasonably examined. a letter indicating that it made no sales Memorandum at Comment 1. to the United States during the period Accordingly, in June 2010 we For responding companies in the of review. We have not received any requested information concerning the administrative reviews of the orders on comments on SNR UK’s submission. We quantity and value of sales to the United subject merchandise from France, confirmed SNR UK’s claim of no States from the 133 exporters/producers Germany, and Italy that were not shipments by issuing a ‘‘No-Shipments for which we had initiated reviews. We individually examined, we have used Inquiry’’ to U.S. Customs and Border received responses from most of the weighted-average margins and the Protection (CBP) on March 18, 2011. exporters/producers subject to the publicly available U.S. sales values of With regard to SNR UK’s claim of no reviews; some companies withdrew the two selected respondents in each shipments, our practice since their requests for review and some respective review to calculate the implementation of the 1997 regulations companies did not respond to our weighted-average margin. Therefore, we concerning no-shipments respondents request for information.3 Based on our have applied, for these preliminary has been to rescind the administrative analysis of the responses and our results, the rate of 5.12 percent (France), review if the respondent certifies that it available resources, we chose to the rate of 6.26 percent (Germany), and had no shipments and we have examine the sales of certain companies. the rate of 12.32 percent (Italy) to the confirmed through our examination of See Memoranda to Laurie Parkhill, firms not individually examined in the CBP data that there were no shipments dated August 18, 2010, for the detailed respective reviews. See the country- of subject merchandise during the POR. analysis of the selection process for each specific Memoranda to the File See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing country-specific review. We selected the concerning Respondents Not Selected Duties, 62 FR 27296, 27393 (May 19, following companies for individual for Individual Examination for France, 1997), and Oil Country Tubular Goods examination: Germany, and Italy dated concurrently from Japan: Preliminary Results of with this notice for an explanation of Antidumping Duty Administrative our calculations. Country Company Review and Partial Rescission of With respect to the responding Review, 70 FR 53161, 53162 (September France ...... SKF France S.A. and SKF companies which remain under review Aerospace France S.A.S and which we did not select for 7, 2005), unchanged in Oil Country (SKF France) SNR individual examination in the review of Tubular Goods from Japan: Final Roulements S.A./SNR Eu- the order on subject merchandise from Results and Partial Rescission of rope (SNR). the United Kingdom, we have assigned Antidumping Duty Administrative Germany ..... Schaeffler KG myonic GmbH Review, 71 FR 95 (January 3, 2006). As (myonic). 4 Revocation resulted in rescission of the review a result, in such circumstances, we with respect to these firms. See ‘‘Background’’ normally instruct CBP to liquidate any 3 See ‘‘Use of Facts Otherwise Available section.’’ section above and Rescission. entries from the no-shipment company

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at the deposit rate in effect on the date information. Our verification results are Because these companies did not of entry. outlined in the public versions of our respond to our request, we could not In our May 6, 2003, ‘‘automatic verification reports which are on file in determine whether and to what extent assessment’’ clarification, we explained CRU, room 7046 of the main these companies participated in sales of that, where respondents in an Department building. subject merchandise to the U.S. market. administrative review demonstrate that Moreover, because these companies Use of Facts Otherwise Available they had no knowledge of sales through failed to provide the information resellers to the United States, we would For the reasons discussed below, we requested and thus significantly instruct CBP to liquidate such entries at determine that the use of adverse facts impeded the respective country-specific the all-others rate applicable to the available (AFA) is appropriate for the reviews, we find that we must base their proceeding. See Antidumping and preliminary results of reviews with margins on facts otherwise available. Countervailing Duty Proceedings: respect to several companies. See section 776(a) of the Act. Assessment of Antidumping Duties, 68 A. Use of Facts Available FR 23954 (May 6, 2003) (May 2003 B. Application of Adverse Inferences for clarification). Section 776(a)(2) of the Act provides Facts Available Based on SNR UK’s assertion of no that, if an interested party withholds In applying the facts otherwise shipments and no indication from CBP information requested by the available, section 776(b) of the Act that there are suspended entries of administering authority, fails to provide provides that, if the administering subject merchandise from SNR UK, we such information by the deadlines for authority finds that an interested party preliminarily determine that SNR UK submission of the information and in has failed to cooperate by not acting to had no sales to the United States during the form or manner requested, subject to the best of its ability to comply with a the POR. subsections (c)(1) and (e) of section 782 request for information from the Because ‘‘as entered’’ liquidation of the Act, significantly impedes a administering authority, in reaching the instructions do not alleviate the proceeding under this title, or provides applicable determination under this concerns which the May 2003 such information but the information title, the administering authority may clarification was intended to address, cannot be verified as provided in use an adverse inference in selecting we find it appropriate in this case to section 782(i) of the Act, the from among the facts otherwise instruct CBP to liquidate any existing administering authority shall use, available. See, e.g., Notice of Final entries of merchandise produced by subject to section 782(d) of the Act, facts Results of Antidumping Duty SNR UK at the all-others rate should we otherwise available in reaching the Administrative Review, and Final continue to find at the time of our final applicable determination. Section Determination to Revoke the Order In results that SNR UK had no shipments 782(d) of the Act provides that, if the Part: Individually Quick Frozen Red of subject merchandise from the United administering authority determines that Raspberries from Chile, 72 FR 70295, Kingdom. See Magnesium Metal From a response to a request for information 70297 (December 11, 2007) (Raspberries the Russian Federation: Preliminary does not comply with the request, the from Chile Final), and Notice of Results of Antidumping Duty administering authority shall promptly Preliminary Determination of Sales at Administrative Review, 75 FR 26922, inform the responding party and, to the Less Than Fair Value, and 26933 (May 13, 2010), unchanged in extent practicable, provide an Postponement of Final Determination: Magnesium Metal From the Russian opportunity to remedy the deficient Certain Circular Welded Carbon-Quality Federation: Final Results of submission. If the party fails to remedy Line Pipe From Mexico, 69 FR 59892, Antidumping Duty Administrative the deficiency within the applicable 59896 (October 6, 2004). Review, 75 FR 56989 (September 17, time limits, the Department may Adverse inferences are appropriate ‘‘to 2010). See also Certain Frozen disregard, subject to section 782(e) of ensure that the party does not obtain a Warmwater Shrimp from India: Partial the Act, all or part of the original and more favorable result by failing to Rescission of Antidumping Duty subsequent responses, as appropriate. cooperate than if it had cooperated Administrative Review, 73 FR 77610, Section 782(e) of the Act provides that fully.’’ See Notice of Preliminary Results 77612 (December 19, 2008). In addition, the Department ‘‘shall not decline to of Antidumping Duty Administrative the Department finds that it is more consider information that is submitted Review, Notice of Partial Rescission of consistent with the May 2003 by an interested party and is necessary Antidumping Duty Administrative clarification not to rescind the review in to the determination but does not meet Review, Notice of Intent to Revoke in part in these circumstances but, rather, all the applicable requirements Part: Certain Individually Quick Frozen to complete the review with respect to established by the administering Red Raspberries from Chile, 72 FR SNR UK and issue appropriate authority’’ if the information is timely, 44112, 44114 (August 7, 2007) instructions to CBP based on the final can be verified, and is not so incomplete (unchanged in Raspberries from Chile results of the review. See the that it cannot be used and if the Final, 72 FR at 70297). Further, ‘‘Assessment Rates’’ section of this interested party acted to the best of its ‘‘affirmative evidence of bad faith on the notice below. ability in providing the information. part of a respondent is not required Where all of these conditions are met, before the Department may make an Verification the statute requires the Department to adverse inference.’’ See Antidumping As provided in section 782(i) of the use the information if it can do so Duties; Countervailing Duties, 62 FR Act, we have verified information without undue difficulties. 27296, 27340 (May 19, 1997). See also provided by NSK Ltd. and Schaeffler The following companies did not Nippon Steel Corp. v. United States, 337 KG. respond to our request to provide F.3d 1373, 1380–84 (CAFC 2003). We conducted these verifications information concerning the quantity and Because the non-responding using standard verification procedures value of their U.S. sales: France— companies did not provide requested including the examination of relevant AVIAC, Eurocopter SAS, Groupe data concerning their sales of subject sales and financial records and the Intertechnique, SNECMA, and merchandise to the United States during selection and review of original Tecnofan; Italy—Eurocopter and the period of review, we determine that documentation containing relevant SNECMA; Japan—Tsubakimoto. they have failed to cooperate by not

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acting to the best of their ability. See however, there are no independent and analyzed each transaction made in Antifriction Bearings and Parts Thereof sources for calculated dumping margins. those six weeks. The sample weeks are From France, et al.: Final Results of The only source for margins is as follows: June 7, 2009–June 13, 2009; Antidumping Duty Administrative administrative determinations. Thus, July 5, 2009–July 11, 2009; October 18, Reviews, Rescission of Administrative with respect to an administrative 2009–October 24, 2009; November 1, Reviews in Part, and Determination To review, if we choose as facts available 2009–November 7, 2009; January 10, Revoke Order in Part, 69 FR 55574 a calculated dumping margin from a 2010–January 16, 2010; March 28, 2010– (September 15, 2004) (AFBs 14). prior segment of the proceeding, it is April 3, 2010. We reviewed all EP sales Therefore, we conclude that the use of our practice to find the margin for that transactions which the respondents we an adverse inference is warranted in time period reliable. See, e.g., AFBs 14, selected for individual examination applying facts otherwise available to 69 FR at 55577. With respect to the made during the period of review. these companies. relevance aspect of corroboration, the We calculated EP and CEP based on Department will consider information the packed F.O.B., C.I.F., or delivered C. Selection and Corroboration of reasonably at its disposal as to whether price to unaffiliated purchasers in, or for Information Used as Facts Available there are circumstances that would exportation to, the United States. We As facts available with an adverse render a margin not relevant. Where made deductions, as appropriate, for inference, we have selected the rates of circumstances indicate that the selected discounts and rebates. See 19 CFR 66.42 percent for AVIAC, Eurocopter margin is not appropriate as AFA, the 351.401(c) and 351.102(b)(38). We also SAS, Groupe Intertechnique, SNECMA, Department will disregard the margin made deductions for any movement and Technofan (France), 69.99 percent and determine an appropriate margin. expenses in accordance with section for Eurocopter SAS and SNECMA See Fresh Cut Flowers From Mexico; 772(c)(2)(A) of the Act. (Italy), and 73.55 percent for Final Results of Antidumping Duty Certain companies received freight Tsubakimoto (Japan). These rates Administrative Review, 61 FR 6812, revenues or packing revenues from the represent the highest rates calculated in 6814 (February 22, 1996) (the customer for certain U.S. sales. In the history of the respective proceedings Department disregarded the highest Certain Orange Juice from Brazil: Final and are from the respective less-than- dumping margin as best information Results and Partial Rescission of fair-value investigations for each available because the margin was based Antidumping Duty Administrative country. See Final Determinations of on another company’s uncharacteristic Review, 73 FR 46584 (August 11, 2008) Sales at Less Than Fair Value: business expense resulting in an (OJ Brazil), and accompanying Issues Antifriction Bearings (Other Than unusually high margin). and Decision Memorandum at Comment Tapered Roller Bearings) and Parts We find that the rates we are using for 7 and in Polyethylene Retail Carrier Thereof From France, 54 FR 19092, these preliminary results, as identified Bags from the People’s Republic of 19096 (May 3, 1989), Final above, have probative value and, China: Final Results of Antidumping Determinations of Sales at Less Than therefore, are appropriate rates for use Duty Administrative Review, 74 FR 6857 Fair Value: Antifriction Bearings (Other as AFA. All rates fell within the range (February 11, 2009) (PRC Bags), and Than Spherical Plain and Tapered of margins we calculated for companies accompanying Issues and Decision Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof From in the respective country-specific Memorandum at Comment 6, the Italy; and Final Determination of Sales administrative reviews and there is no Department determined to treat such at Not Less Than Fair Value; Spherical information on the record of the reviews revenues as an offset to the specific Plain Bearings and Parts Thereof, From that demonstrates that the selected rates expenses for which they were intended Italy, 54 FR 19096, 19101 (May 3, 1989), are not appropriate AFA rates for the to compensate. Accordingly, we have and Final Determinations of Sales at non-responsive firms. used the revenues of the particular Less Than Fair Value; Antifriction For more detail concerning the respondents as an offset to their Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller corroboration of the AFA rates, see the respective expenses. Bearings) and Parts Thereof From country-specific Memoranda to Laurie Consistent with section 772(d)(1) of Japan, 54 FR 19101, 19108 (May 3, Parkhill, dated concurrently with this the Act, we calculated CEP by deducting 1989). notice. selling expenses associated with Section 776(c) of the Act provides that economic activities occurring in the the Department shall corroborate, to the Export Price and Constructed Export United States which includes extent practicable, secondary Price commissions, direct selling expenses, information used for facts available by For the price to the United States, we and U.S. repacking expenses. In reviewing independent sources used export price (EP) or constructed accordance with sections 772(d)(1) and reasonably at its disposal. Information export price (CEP) as defined in sections (2) of the Act, we also deducted those from a prior segment of the proceeding 772(a) and (b) of the Act, as appropriate. indirect selling expenses associated constitutes secondary information. See Due to the extremely large volume of with economic activities occurring in Certain Frozen Warmwater Shrimp from U.S. transactions that occurred during the United States and the profit Brazil: Final Results and Partial the period of review and the resulting allocated to expenses deducted under Rescission of Antidumping Duty administrative burden involved in section 772(d)(1) of the Act in Administrative Review, 73 FR 39940 calculating individual margins for all of accordance with sections 772(d)(3) and (July 11, 2008). The word ‘‘corroborate’’ these transactions, we sampled CEP 772(f) of the Act. In accordance with means that the Department will satisfy sales in accordance with section 777A section 772(f) of the Act, we computed itself that the secondary information to of the Act. When a selected firm made profit based on the total revenues be used has probative value. more than 10,000 CEP sales transactions realized on sales in both the U.S. and To corroborate secondary information, to the United States of merchandise home markets, less all expenses the Department will examine, to the subject to a particular order, we associated with those sales. We then extent practicable, the reliability and reviewed CEP sales that occurred during allocated profit to expenses incurred relevance of the information used. sample weeks. We selected one week with respect to U.S. economic activity Unlike other types of information such from each two-month period in the based on the ratio of total U.S. expenses as input costs or selling expenses, review period, for a total of six weeks, to total expenses for both the U.S. and

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home markets. Finally, we made an merchandise, we shall determine the the value of further manufacturing adjustment for profit allocated to these CEP for such merchandise using the incurred in the United States and an expenses in accordance with section price of identical or other subject amount for profit attributable to the 772(d)(3) of the Act. merchandise sold by the exporter or further manufacturing. We used the data With respect to NTN, because it producer to an unaffiliated customer if reported in Asahi’s questionnaire reported fiscal-year expenses, we there is a sufficient quantity of sales to responses to calculate the further- recalculated technical-service expenses, provide a reasonable basis for manufacturing expense which we certain U.S. inland-freight expenses, comparison and we determine that the deducted from U.S. prices. indirect selling expenses, and repacking use of such sales is appropriate. If there There were no other claimed or expenses using an allocation on the is not a sufficient quantity of such sales allowed adjustments to EP or CEP sales basis of fiscal-year value of sales instead or if we determine that using the price by the respondents. For further of its reported allocation on the basis of of identical or other subject descriptions of our analysis, see the value of sales during the period of merchandise is not appropriate, we may company-specific preliminary analysis review. Also, with respect to NTN, we use any other reasonable basis to memoranda dated concurrently with recalculated the reported inventory- determine CEP. this notice. carrying costs consistent with the To determine whether the value Home-Market Sales methodology described in Ball Bearings added is likely to exceed substantially and Parts Thereof From France, et al.: the value of the subject merchandise, we Based on a comparison of the Final Results of Antidumping Duty estimated the value added based on the aggregate quantity of home-market and Administrative Reviews and Rescission difference between the averages of the U.S. sales and absent any information of Reviews in Part, 73 FR 52823 prices charged to the first unaffiliated that a particular market situation in the (September 11, 2008) (AFBs 18), and purchaser for the merchandise as sold in exporting country did not permit a accompanying Issues and Decision the United States and the averages of the proper comparison, we determined that Memorandum at Comment 13. prices paid for the subject merchandise the quantity of foreign like product sold With respect to SNR, because it by the affiliated purchaser. Based on by all respondents in the exporting reported inland-freight expenses and this analysis, we determined that the country was sufficient to permit a international-freight expenses estimated value added in the United proper comparison with the sales of the applicable to its U.S. sales on the basis States by the further-manufacturing subject merchandise to the United of value, we recalculated these expenses firms accounted for at least 65 percent States pursuant to section 773(a)(1) of on the basis of weight. See Ball Bearings of the price charged to the first the Act. Each company’s quantity of and Parts Thereof from France, et al.: unaffiliated customer for the sales in its home market was greater Preliminary Results of Antidumping merchandise as sold in the United than five percent of its sales to the U.S. Duty Administrative Reviews, 71 FR States. See 19 CFR 351.402(c) for an market. Therefore, in accordance with 12170, 12173 (March 9, 2006), explanation of our practice on this section 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we unchanged in Ball Bearings and Parts issue. Therefore, we preliminarily based normal value on the prices at Thereof from France, et al.: Final determine that the value added is likely which the foreign like product was first Results of Antidumping Duty to exceed substantially the value of the sold for consumption in the exporting Administrative Reviews, 71 FR 40064 subject merchandise for Mori Seiki Co., country in the usual commercial (July 14, 2006) (AFBs 16), and Ltd., NSK Ltd., NSK U.K., NTN, quantities and in the ordinary course of accompanying Issues and Decision Schaeffler KG, SKF France, and SKF trade and, to the extent practicable, at Memorandum at Comment 6. Italy. Also, for these firms, we the same level of trade as the EP or CEP With respect to NSK Ltd., we determine that there was a sufficient sales. reclassified certain expenses associated quantity of sales remaining to provide a Due to the extremely large number of with Japanese workers in the United reasonable basis for comparison and home-market transactions that occurred States as indirect selling expenses and that the use of these sales is appropriate. during the period of review and the deducted them from CEP consistent For the analysis of the decision not to resulting administrative burden with the methodology described in require further-manufactured data, see involved in examining all of these AFBs 16 and accompanying Issues and the Department’s company-specific transactions, we sampled sales to Decision Memorandum at Comment 26. preliminary analysis memoranda dated calculate normal value in accordance With respect to subject merchandise concurrently with this notice. with section 777A of the Act. When a to which value was added in the United Accordingly, for purposes of selected firm had more than 10,000 States prior to sale to unaffiliated U.S. determining dumping margins for the home-market sales transactions on a customers, e.g., parts of bearings that sales subject to the special rule, we have country-specific basis, we used sales in were imported by U.S. affiliates of used the weighted-average dumping sample months that corresponded to the foreign exporters and then further margins calculated on sales of identical sample weeks which we selected for processed into other products which or other subject merchandise sold to U.S. CEP sales, sales in a month prior were then sold to unaffiliated parties, unaffiliated persons. to the period of review, and sales in the we determined that the special rule for For Asahi, we determined that the month following the period of review. merchandise with value added after special rule did not apply because the The sample months were March 2009, importation under section 772(e) of the value added in the United States did not June 2009, July 2009, October 2009, Act applied to all firms that added value exceed substantially the value of the November 2009, January 2010, March in the United States with the exception subject merchandise. Consequently, 2010, and June 2010. of Asahi. Asahi submitted responses to our The Department may calculate normal Section 772(e) of the Act provides further-manufacturing questionnaire value based on a sale to an affiliated that, when the subject merchandise is which included the costs of the further party only if it is satisfied that the price imported by an affiliated person and the processing performed by Asahi in the to the affiliated party is comparable to value added in the United States by the United States. We analyzed these sales the price at which sales are made to affiliated person is likely to exceed in the same manner as non-further- parties not affiliated with the exporter substantially the value of the subject manufactured products but deducted or producer, i.e., sales were made at

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arm’s-length prices. See 19 CFR fabrication employed in producing the Model-Match Methodology 351.403(c). We excluded from our foreign like product, the selling, general, For all respondents, where possible, analysis sales to affiliated customers for and administrative (SG&A) expenses, we compared U.S. sales with sales of the consumption in the home market that and all costs and expenses incidental to foreign like product in the home market. we determined not to be at arm’s-length packing the merchandise. With respect Specifically, in making our prices. To test whether these sales were to NTN, we recalculated the reported comparisons, if an identical home- made at arm’s-length prices, we general and administrative expenses by market model was reported, we made compared the prices of sales of including expenses associated with comparisons to weighted-average home- comparable merchandise to affiliated replacing the defective product with market prices that were based on all and unaffiliated customers, net of all respect to sales made to a certain sales which, where appropriate, passed rebates, movement charges, direct customer category. With respect to the COP test of the identical product selling expenses, and packing. Pursuant Schaeffler KG, we did not allow during the relevant month. We to 19 CFR 351.403(c) and in accordance Schaeffler KG’s claimed interest income calculated the weighted-average home- with our practice, when the prices as an offset to its interest expenses market prices on a level of trade-specific charged to an affiliated party were, on because Schaeffler KG did not basis. If there were no contemporaneous average, between 98 and 102 percent of demonstrate that the interest income sales of an identical model, we the prices charged to unaffiliated parties was short-term in nature. In our COP identified the most similar home-market for merchandise comparable to that sold analysis, we used the home-market sales model. to the affiliated party, we determined and COP information provided by each To determine the most similar model, that the sales to the affiliated party were respondent in its questionnaire we limited our examination to models at arm’s-length prices. See Antidumping responses or, in the case of Schaeffler sold in the home market that had the Proceedings: Affiliated Party Sales in Italia S.r.l., additional COP information same bearing design, load direction, the Ordinary Course of Trade, 67 FR provided by its largest supplier. 69186 (November 15, 2002). We number of rows, and precision grade. After calculating the COP and in Next, we calculated the sum of the included in our calculation of normal accordance with section 773(b)(1) of the value those sales to affiliated parties deviations (expressed as a percentage of Act, we tested whether home-market the value of the U.S. model’s that were made at arm’s-length prices. sales of the foreign like product were See company-specific preliminary characteristics) of the inner diameter, made at prices below the COP within an outer diameter, width, and load rating analysis memoranda dated concurrently extended period of time in substantial with this notice. for each potential home-market match quantities and whether such prices and selected the bearing with the Cost of Production permitted the recovery of all costs smallest sum of the deviations. If two or In accordance with section 773(b) of within a reasonable period of time. We more bearings had the same sum of the the Act, in the last completed segment compared model-specific COPs to the deviations, we selected the model that of the relevant country-specific reported home-market prices less any was sold at the same level of trade as the proceeding we disregarded below-cost applicable movement charges, U.S. sale and was the closest sales for Asahi, NSK Ltd., NSK U.K., discounts, and rebates. contemporaneous sale to the U.S. sale. NTN, Schaeffler Italia S.r.l., Schaeffler Pursuant to section 773(b)(2)(C) of the If two or more models were sold at the KG, SKF France, SKF Italy, and SNR. Act, when less than 20 percent of a same level of trade and were sold Therefore, for the instant reviews, we respondent’s sales of a given product equally contemporaneously, we selected have reasonable grounds to believe or were at prices less than the COP, we did the model with the smallest difference- suspect that sales by all of the above not disregard any below-cost sales of in-merchandise adjustment. companies of the foreign like product that product because the below-cost Finally, if no bearing sold in the home under consideration for the sales were not made in substantial market had a sum of the deviations that determination of normal value in these quantities within an extended period of was less than 40 percent, we concluded reviews may have been made at prices time. When 20 percent or more of a that no appropriate comparison existed below the cost of production (COP) as respondent’s sales of a given product in the home market. For a full provided by section 773(b)(2)(A)(ii) of during the period of review were at discussion of the model-match the Act. Pursuant to section 773(b)(1) of prices less than the COP, we methodology we have used in these the Act, we conducted COP disregarded the below-cost sales reviews, see Antifriction Bearings and investigations of sales by these firms in because they were made in substantial Parts Thereof from France, et al.: the respective home markets. quantities within an extended period of Preliminary Results and Partial With respect to myonic, on November time pursuant to sections 773(b)(2)(B) Rescission of Antidumping Duty 15, 2010, The Timken Company alleged and (C) of the Act and because, based on Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 25538, that myonic sold the foreign like comparisons of prices to weighted- 25542 (May 13, 2005), and Ball Bearings product in Germany at prices below the average COPs for the period of review, and Parts Thereof from France, et al.: COP during the period of review. Based we determined that these sales were at Final Results of Antidumping Duty on the information on the record and prices which would not permit recovery Administrative Reviews, 70 FR 54711 pursuant to section 773(b)(1) of the Act, of all costs within a reasonable period (September 16, 2005), and we found we had reasonable grounds to of time in accordance with section accompanying Issues and Decision initiate a COP investigation with respect 773(b)(2)(D) of the Act. Based on this Memorandum at Comments 2, 3, and 5. to myonic. See the December 16, 2010, test, we disregarded below-cost sales Normal Value Memorandum to Laurie Parkhill entitled with respect to Asahi, myonic, NSK ‘‘Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Ltd., NSK U.K., NTN, Schaeffler Italia Home-market prices were based on Germany: Request to Initiate Cost S.r.l., Schaeffler KG, SKF France, SKF the packed, ex-factory, or delivered Investigation for myonic GmbH.’’ Italy, and SNR. See the relevant prices to affiliated or unaffiliated In accordance with section 773(b)(3) company-specific preliminary analysis purchasers. When applicable, we made of the Act, we calculated the COP based memoranda dated concurrently with adjustments for differences in packing on the sum of the costs of materials and this notice. and for movement expenses in

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accordance with sections 773(a)(6)(A) ordinary course of trade for equivalent to the CEP level of trade and and (B) of the Act. Where companies consumption in the home market. where the CEP level of trade was at a received freight or packing revenues When appropriate, we made less advanced stage than any of the from the home-market customer, we adjustments to constructed value in home-market levels of trade, we were offset these expenses in accordance with accordance with section 773(a)(8) of the unable to calculate a level-of-trade OJ Brazil and PRC Bags as discussed Act, 19 CFR 351.410, and 19 CFR adjustment based on the respondent’s above. With respect to NTN, we 351.412 for circumstance-of-sale home-market sales of the foreign like recalculated the reported inventory- differences and level-of-trade product. Furthermore, we have no other carrying costs consistent with the differences. For comparisons to EP, we information that provides an methodology described in AFBs 18 and made circumstance-of-sale adjustments appropriate basis for determining a accompanying Issues and Decision by deducting home-market direct selling level-of-trade adjustment. For CEP sales Memorandum at Comment 13. We also expenses from and adding U.S. direct in such situations, to the extent made adjustments for differences in cost selling expenses to constructed value. possible, we determined normal value at attributable to differences in physical For comparisons to CEP, we made the same level of trade as the U.S. sale characteristics of the merchandise circumstance-of-sale adjustments by to the first unaffiliated customer and pursuant to section 773(a)(6)(C)(ii) of deducting home-market direct selling made a CEP-offset adjustment in the Act and 19 CFR 351.411 and for expenses from constructed value. We accordance with section 773(a)(7)(B) of differences in circumstances of sale in also made adjustments, when the Act. The CEP-offset adjustment to accordance with section 773(a)(6)(C)(iii) applicable, for home-market indirect normal value was subject to the so- of the Act and 19 CFR 351.410. For selling expenses to offset U.S. called ‘‘offset cap,’’ calculated as the sum comparisons to EP, we made commissions in EP and CEP of home-market indirect selling circumstance-of-sale adjustments by comparisons. expenses up to the amount of U.S. deducting home-market direct selling When possible, we calculated indirect selling expenses deducted from expenses from, and adding U.S. direct constructed value at the same level of CEP (or, if there were no home-market selling expenses to, normal value. For trade as the EP or CEP. If constructed commissions, the sum of U.S. indirect comparisons to CEP, we made value was calculated at a different level selling expenses and U.S. commissions). circumstance-of-sale adjustments by of trade, we made an adjustment, if For a company-specific description of deducting home-market direct selling appropriate and if possible, in our level-of-trade analyses for these expenses from normal value. We accordance with sections 773(a)(7) and preliminary results, see Memorandum recalculated Schaeffler KG’s home- (8) of the Act. to Laurie Parkhill, dated concurrently ‘‘ market imputed expenses using the Level of Trade with this notice, entitled Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Various interest rate we calculated based solely To the extent practicable, we on loans denominated in the currency Countries: 2009/2010 Level-of-Trade determined normal value for sales at the ’’ in which the home-market sales were Analysis, on file in the CRU in the same level of trade as the U.S. sales General Issues record (A–100–001). made (i.e., Euros). We also made (either EP or CEP). When there were no adjustments, when applicable, for sales at the same level of trade, we Weighted-Average Margin home-market indirect selling expenses compared U.S. sales to home-market In order to derive a single weighted- to offset U.S. commissions in EP and sales at a different level of trade. The average margin for each respondent, we CEP calculations. normal-value level of trade is that of the weight-averaged the EP and CEP In accordance with section starting-price sales in the home market. weighted-average margins (using the EP 773(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Act, we based When normal value is based on and CEP, respectively, as the weighting normal value, to the extent practicable, constructed value, the level of trade is factors). To accomplish this when we on sales at the same level of trade as the that of the sales from which we derived sampled CEP sales, we first calculated EP or CEP. If normal value was SG&A and profit. the total dumping margins for all CEP calculated at a different level of trade, To determine whether home-market sales during the review period by we made an adjustment, if appropriate sales were at a different level of trade multiplying the sample CEP margins by and if possible, in accordance with than U.S. sales, we examined stages in the ratio of total days in the review section 773(a)(7)(A) of the Act. See the marketing process and selling period to days in the sample weeks. We ‘‘Level of Trade’’ section below. functions along the chain of distribution then calculated a total net value for all Constructed Value between the producer and the CEP sales during the review period by unaffiliated customer. If the home- multiplying the sample CEP total net In accordance with section 773(a)(4) market sales were at a different level of value by the same ratio. Finally, we of the Act, we used constructed value as trade from that of a U.S. sale and the divided the combined total dumping the basis for normal value when there difference affected price comparability, margins for both EP and CEP sales by were no usable sales of the foreign like as manifested in a pattern of consistent the combined total value for both EP product in the comparison market. We price differences between the sales on and CEP sales to obtain the weighted- calculated constructed value in which normal value is based and home- average margin. accordance with section 773(e) of the market sales at the level of trade of the Act. We included the cost of materials export transaction, we made a level-of- Preliminary Results of Changed- and fabrication, SG&A expenses, U.S. trade adjustment under section Circumstances Review packing expenses, and profit in the 773(a)(7)(A) of the Act. See, e.g., Notice On January 14, 2011, Schaeffler calculation of constructed value. In of Final Determination of Sales at Less Technologies GmbH & Co. KG accordance with section 773(e)(2)(A) of Than Fair Value: Certain Cut-to-Length (Schaeffler Technologies) requested that the Act, we based SG&A expenses and Carbon Steel Plate From South Africa, the Department initiate a changed- profit on the amounts incurred and 62 FR 61731, 61732 (November 19, circumstances review to determine realized by each respondent in 1997). whether Schaeffler Technologies is the connection with the production and sale Where the respondent reported no successor-in-interest to Schaeffler KG. of the foreign like product in the home-market levels of trade that were On February 24, 2011, we initiated a

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changed-circumstances review pursuant We preliminarily determine that parts thereof from various countries to the request from Schaeffler Schaeffler Technologies is the exist for the period May 1, 2009, Technologies. See Ball Bearings and successor-in-interest to Schaeffler KG. through April 30, 2010: Parts Thereof From Germany: Initiation In its January 14, 2011, submission, of Antidumping Duty Changed- Schaeffler Technologies provided Company Margin Circumstances Review, 76 FR 10335 evidence supporting its claim to be the (percent) successor-in-interest to Schaeffler KG. (February 24, 2011). We also announced FRANCE that we would conduct the changed- Specifically, Schaeffler Technologies circumstances review in the context of demonstrated that, while the business Alcatel Vacuum Technology ..... 5.12 the 2009/2010 administrative review. concerning ball bearings conducted by Audi AG ...... 5.12 In determining whether one company Schaeffler KG has been transferred to AVIAC ...... 66.42 is the successor to another for purposes Schaeffler Technologies as part of a Avio ...... 5.12 of applying the antidumping duty law, reorganization process, the Bosch Rexroth SAS ...... 5.12 Caterpillar Group Services S.A. 5.12 the Department examines a number of management, production facilities, supplier relationships, and customer Caterpillar Materials Routiers factors including, but not limited to, S.A.S ...... 5.12 changes in management, production base are materially not affected. All of Caterpillar S.A.R.L...... 5.12 facilities, supplier relationships, and Schaeffler KG’s employees and Dassault Aviation ...... 5.12 customer base. See Ball Bearings and managers remained with Schaeffler Eurocopter SAS ...... 66.42 Parts Thereof from Japan: Initiation and Technologies after the transfer was Groupe Intertechnique ...... 66.42 Preliminary Results of Changed- consummated and continue to be Kongskilde Limited ...... 5.12 Circumstances Review, 71 FR 14679, employed by Schaeffler Technologies. Perkins Engines Company Lim- See January 14, 2011, submission from ited ...... 5.12 14680 (March 23, 2006), unchanged in SKF France, S.A. and SKF Notice of Final Results of Antidumping Schaeffler Technologies at 5. The production facilities now used by Aerospace S.A.S ...... 4.88 Duty Changed-Circumstances Review: SNECMA ...... 66.42 Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof from Schaeffler Technologies are the same as SNR Roulements S.A. and Japan, 71 FR 26452 (May 5, 2006) those used by Schaeffler KG and have SNR Europe ...... 7.60 (collectively CCR Japan), and Industrial not been modified or supplemented Technofan ...... 66.42 Phosphoric Acid From Israel; Final after the transfer. Id. at 6. Schaeffler Volkswagon AG ...... 5.12 Results of Antidumping Duty Changed Technologies continues to deal with the Volkswagen Zubehor GmbH .... 5.12 same suppliers with which Schaeffler Circumstances Review, 59 FR 6944 GERMANY (February 14, 1994). Although no single KG dealt prior to the transfer and, or even several of these factors will Schaeffler Technologies claims, any changes in supplier relationships that Audi AG ...... 6.26 necessarily provide a dispositive BAUER Machinen GmbH ...... 6.26 indication of succession, generally the might occur stem from ordinary Bosch Rexroth AG ...... 6.26 Department will consider one company commercial considerations not related BSH Bosch and Siemens to the transfer. Id. at 6. Finally, there to be a successor to another company if Hausgerate GmbH ...... 6.26 have been no changes to the customer its resulting operation is similar to that Caterpillar S.A.R.L ...... 6.26 base of Schaeffler Technologies from Heidelberger Druckmaschinen of its predecessor. See CCR Japan and that which existed under Schaeffler KG AG ...... 6.26 Brass Sheet and Strip From Canada; except those that result from the normal Kongskilde Limited ...... 6.26 Final Results of Antidumping Duty acquisition or loss of particular Myonic GmbH ...... 11.42 Administrative Review, 57 FR 20460 customers in the ordinary course of Robert Bosch GmbH ...... 6.26 (May 13, 1992), at Comment 1. Thus, if Robert Bosch GmbH Power business. Id. at 6. Tools and Hagglunds Drives 6.26 the evidence demonstrates that, with In summary, Schaeffler Technologies respect to the production and sale of the The Schaeffler Group, has presented evidence to support its Schaeffler KG, and subject merchandise, the new company claim of successorship. The record operates as the same business entity as Schaeffler Technologies indicates that the February 1, 2010, GmbH ...... 3.67 the prior company, the Department will transfer of Schaeffler KG’s bearings SKF GmbH ...... 6.26 assign the new company the cash- business to Schaeffler Technologies has Volkswagon AG ...... 6.26 deposit rate of its predecessor. Id. See not changed the operations of the Volkswagen Zubehor GmbH .... 6.26 also Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel company in a meaningful way. The W & H Dentalwerk Burmoos Pipe From the Republic of Korea; management, production facilities, GmbH ...... 6.26 Preliminary Results of Antidumping supplier relationships, and customer ITALY Duty Changed Circumstances Review, base of Schaeffler Technologies are 63 FR 14679 (March 26, 1998), substantially unchanged from their Audi AG ...... 12.32 unchanged in Circular Welded Non- status or circumstances prior to the Bosch Rexroth S.p.A ...... 12.32 Alloy Steel Pipe From Korea; Final acquisition. The record evidence Caterpillar Overseas S.A.R.L ... 12.32 Results of Antidumping Duty Changed demonstrates that the new entity Caterpillar of Australia Pty. Ltd. 12.32 Circumstances Review, 63 FR 20572 operates essentially in the same manner Caterpillar Group Services S.A. 12.32 (April 27, 1998), in which the as the predecessor company. Based on Caterpillar Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 12.32 Department found that a company the above, we preliminarily determine Caterpillar Americas C.V ...... 12.32 which only changed its name and did Eurocopter ...... 69.99 that Schaeffler Technologies is the Hagglunds Drives S.r.l ...... 12.32 not change its operations is a successor- successor-in-interest to Schaeffler KG. in-interest to the company before it Kongskilde Limited ...... 12.32 Preliminary Results of Reviews Perkin Engines Company Lim- changed its name. ited ...... 12.32 In its request dated January 14, 2011, As a result of our reviews, we Schaeffler Italia S.r.l., WPB Schaeffler Technologies provided preliminarily determine that the Water Pump Bearing GmbH information to demonstrate that it is the following percentage weighted-average & Co. KG, and The successor-in-interest to Schaeffler KG. dumping margins on ball bearings and Scchaeffler Group ...... 2.87

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Margin Margin Comments Company (percent) Company (percent) We will disclose the calculations we SKF Industries S.p.A., Somecat Mazda Motor Corporation ...... 11.36 used in our analysis to parties to these S.p.A., and SKF RIV–SKF Mori Seiki Co., Ltd ...... 3.50 reviews within five days of the date of Officine di Villar Perosa Nachi-Fujikoshi Corporation ..... 11.36 publication of this notice. See 19 CFR S.p.A ...... 14.50 Nissan Motor Company, Ltd ..... 11.36 351.224(b). Any interested party may SNECMA ...... 69.99 NSK Ltd ...... 9.28 request a hearing within 30 days of the Volkswagen AG ...... 12.32 NTN Corporation and NTN date of publication of this notice. See 19 Volkswagen Zubehor GmbH .... 12.32 Kongo Corporation 13.43. CFR 351.310(c). If requested, a general- JAPAN Perkins Engines Company Lim- issues hearing and any hearings ited ...... 11.36 regarding issues related solely to Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd ...... 3.46 Tsubakimoto Precision Prod- specific countries will be held at the Audi AG ...... 11.36 ucts Co., Ltd ...... 73.55 main Department building at times and Bosch Corporation ...... 11.36 Volkswagen AG ...... 11.36 locations to be determined. Bosch Packaging Technology Volkswagen Zubehor GmbH .... 11.36 Interested parties who wish to request K.K ...... 11.36 Yamazaki Mazak Trading Cor- a hearing or to participate if one is Bosch Rexroth Corporation ...... 11.36 poration ...... 11.36 requested must submit a written request Caterpillar Japan Ltd ...... 11.36 to the Assistant Secretary for Import Caterpillar Overseas S.A.R.L ... 11.36 UNITED KINGDOM Caterpillar Group Services S.A. 11.36 Administration within 30 days of the Caterpillar Brazil Ltd ...... 11.36 Alcatel Vacuum Technology ..... 5.90 date of publication of this notice. See 19 Caterpillar Africa Pty. Ltd ...... 11.36 Bosch Rexroth Ltd ...... 5.90 CFR 351.310(c). Requests should Caterpillar of Australia Pty. Ltd. 11.36 Caterpillar S.A.R.L ...... 5.90 contain the following: (1) The party’s Caterpillar S.A.R.L ...... 11.36 Caterpillar Group Services S.A. 5.90 name, address, and telephone number; Caterpillar Americas Mexico, S. Caterpillar of Australia Pty Ltd. 5.90 (2) the number of participants; (3) a list de R.L. de C.V ...... 11.36 Caterpillar Overseas S.A.R.L ... 5.90 of issues to be discussed. Caterpillar Logistics Services Issues raised in hearings will be China Ltd ...... 11.36 Caterpillar Marine Power UK .... 5.90 Caterpillar Mexico, S.A. de C.V. 11.36 NSK Bearings Europe Ltd ...... 5.90 limited to those raised in the respective Hagglunds Ltd ...... 11.36 Perkins Engines Company Ltd. 5.90 case briefs. Case briefs from interested Hino Motors Ltd...... 11.36 SKF (U.K.) Limited and SKF parties and rebuttal briefs, limited to the JTEKT Corporation (formerly Aeroengine Bearings U.K ..... 5.90 issues raised in the respective case known as Koyo Seiko Co.) ... 11.36 SNR UK ...... 5 briefs, may be submitted not later than Kongskilde Limited ...... 11.36 the following dates:

Case Briefs due Rebuttals due

France ...... May 31, 2011 ...... June 6, 2011. Germany 6 ...... May 31, 2011 ...... June 6, 2011. Italy ...... May 31, 2011 ...... June 6, 2011. Japan ...... May 31, 2011 ...... June 7, 2011. United Kingdom ...... June 3, 2011 ...... June 13, 2011. General Issues ...... June 6, 2011 ...... June 13, 2011.

Parties who submit case briefs (see 19 with 19 CFR 351.212(b)(1), we have this clarification, see May 2003 CFR 351.309(c)) or rebuttal briefs (see 19 calculated, whenever possible, an clarification, 68 FR 23954. CFR 351.309(d)) in these proceedings exporter/importer (or customer)-specific For the companies which were not are requested to submit with each assessment rate or value for selected for individual examination and argument (1) a statement of the issue merchandise subject to these reviews as for the companies to which we are and (2) a brief summary of the described below. applying AFA, we will instruct CBP to apply the rates listed above to all entries argument. Parties are also encouraged to The Department clarified its provide a summary of the arguments not of subject merchandise produced and/or ‘‘automatic assessment’’ regulation on to exceed five pages and a table of exported by such firms. May 6, 2003. This clarification will statutes, regulations, and cases cited. Consistent with the May 2003 The Department intends to issue the apply to entries of subject merchandise clarification, for SNR UK which claimed final results of these administrative and during the period of review produced by it had no shipments of subject changed-circumstances reviews, companies selected for individual merchandise to the United States, if including the results of its analysis of examination in these preliminary results there are any entries of subject issues raised in any such written briefs of reviews for which the reviewed merchandise produced by SNR UK into or at the hearings, if held, within 120 companies did not know their the United States, we will instruct CBP days of the date of publication of this merchandise was destined for the to liquidate the unreviewed entries of notice. United States. In such instances, we will merchandise at the applicable all-others instruct CBP to liquidate unreviewed rate. Assessment Rates entries at the country-specific all-others We intend to issue liquidation The Department shall determine, and rate if there is no rate for the instructions to CBP 15 days after CBP shall assess, antidumping duties on intermediate company(ies) involved in publication of the final results of these all appropriate entries. In accordance the transaction. For a full discussion of reviews.

5 No shipments or sales subject to this review. segment of the proceeding in which the firm had 6 Briefs should include any comments with The firm has an individual rate from the last shipments. respect to the changed-circumstances review concerning Schaeffler Technologies GmbH.

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Export-Price Sales 1996). These rates are the all-others Fulfillment Center, 11 Tracy Drive, With respect to EP sales, for these rates from the relevant less-than-fair- Avon, Massachusetts 02322. Comments preliminary results, we divided the total value investigations. These deposit on the report should be submitted to dumping margins (calculated as the requirements, when imposed, shall Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, difference between normal value and remain in effect until further notice. Standards Council, NFPA, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, EP) for each examined exporter’s Notification to Importers Massachusetts 02169–7471. importer or customer by the total This notice also serves as a number of units the exporter sold to that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: preliminary reminder to importers of Amy Beasley Cronin, Secretary, importer or customer. We will direct their responsibility under 19 CFR CBP to assess the resulting per-unit Standards Council, NFPA, 1 351.402(f) to file a certificate regarding Batterymarch Park, Quincy, dollar amount against each unit of the reimbursement of antidumping merchandise in each of that importer’s/ Massachusetts 02169–7471, (617) 770– duties prior to liquidation of the 3000. customer’s entries under the relevant relevant entries during this review order during the review period. period. Failure to comply with this SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1896, the National Fire Constructed Export-Price Sales requirement could result in the Department’s presumption that Protection Association (NFPA) has For CEP sales (sampled and non- reimbursement of antidumping duties accomplished its mission by advocating sampled), we divided the total dumping occurred and the subsequent assessment scientifically based consensus codes margins for the reviewed sales by the of doubled antidumping duties. and standards, research, and education total entered value of those reviewed for safety related issues. NFPA’s These preliminary results of ® sales for each importer. We will direct administrative reviews and preliminary National Fire Codes , which holds over CBP to assess the resulting percentage results of changed-circumstances review 290 documents, are administered by margin against the entered customs are issued and published in accordance more than 238 Technical Committees values for the subject merchandise on with sections 751(a)(1), 751(b)(1), and comprised of approximately 7,200 each of that importer’s entries under the 777(i)(1) of the Act. volunteers and are adopted and used relevant order during the review period. throughout the world. NFPA is a See 19 CFR 351.212(b). Dated: April 14, 2011. nonprofit membership organization Ronald K. Lorentzen, Cash-Deposit Requirements with approximately 80,000 members Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import from over 70 nations, all working The following deposit requirements Administration. together to fulfill the Association’s will be effective upon publication of the [FR Doc. 2011–9721 Filed 4–20–11; 8:45 am] mission. notice of final results of administrative BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P The NFPA process provides ample reviews for all shipments of subject opportunity for public participation in merchandise entered, or withdrawn the development of its codes and from warehouse, for consumption on or DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE standards. All NFPA codes and after the date of publication, as provided standards are revised and updated every by section 751(a)(1) of the Act: (1) The National Institute of Standards and three to five years in Revision Cycles cash-deposit rates for the reviewed Technology that begin twice each year and that take companies will be the rates established National Fire Codes: Request for approximately two years to complete. in the final results of the reviews; (2) for Comments on NFPA Technical Each Revision Cycle proceeds according previously reviewed or investigated Committee Reports to a published schedule that includes companies not listed above, the cash- final dates for all major events in the deposit rate will continue to be the AGENCY: National Institute of Standards process. The code revision Process company-specific rate published for the and Technology, Commerce. contains five basic steps that are most recent period; (3) if the exporter is ACTION: Notice. followed for developing new documents not a firm covered in these reviews, a as well as revising existing documents: prior review, or the less-than-fair-value SUMMARY: The National Institute of Call for Proposals; Report on Proposals investigations but the manufacturer is, Standards and Technology (NIST) is (ROP); Call for Comments on the the cash-deposit rate will be the rate publishing this notice on behalf of the Committee’s disposition of the established for the most recent period National Fire Protection Association Proposals and publication of these for the manufacturer of the (NFPA) to announce the availability of Comments in the Report on Comments merchandise; (4) the cash-deposit rate and request comments on the technical (ROC); the Association Technical for all other manufacturers or exporters reports that will be presented at NFPA’s Meeting at the NFPA Conference & will continue to be the all-others rate for 2012 Annual Revision Cycle. Expo; and finally, the Standards Council the relevant order made effective by the DATES: Thirty-eight reports are Consideration and Issuance of final results of reviews published on published in the 2012 Annual Cycle documents. July 26, 1993. See Final Results of Report on Proposals and will be NOTE: NFPA rules state that, anyone Antidumping Duty Administrative available on June 24, 2011. Comments wishing to make Amending Motions on Reviews and Revocation in Part of an received by 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or the Technical Committee Reports (ROP Antidumping Duty Order, 58 FR 39729 before August 30, 2011 will be and ROC) must signal his or her (July 26, 1993). For ball bearings from considered by the respective NFPA intention by submitting a Notice of Italy, see Antifriction Bearings (Other Committees before final action is taken Intent to Make a Motion by the Deadline Than Tapered Roller Bearings) and on the proposals. of 5 p.m. EST/EDST on or before April Parts Thereof From France, et al.; Final ADDRESSES: The 2012 Annual Revision 6, 2012. Certified motions will be posted Results of Antidumping Duty Cycle Report on Proposals is available by May 4, 2012. Documents that receive Administrative Reviews and Partial and downloadable from NFPA’s Web notice of proper Amending Motions Termination of Administrative Reviews, site—http://www.nfpa.org, or by (Certified Amending Motions) will be 61 FR 66472, 66521 (December 17, requesting a copy from the NFPA, presented for action at the Annual 2012

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