• Effective Date: Jun 07, 1991
  • Period of Review: Sep 06, 1988 to Dec 31, 1989
  • Notice of Lifting of Suspension Date: Sep 17, 1992
  • Cite as: 56 FR 26384 • Cite date: Jun 07, 1991

1. This is a correction to message 2261112, dated 09/17/1992, to correct paragraphs 4, 7, 8, and 11 of that message.

2. Paragraph 4 of message 2261112 contained incorrect information with regard to the period for which merchandise should be liquidated. Paragraph 7 of message 2261112 omitted certain language concerning the notice of lifting of suspension, and we have updated references to U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from the U.S. Customs Service. We have updated paragraphs 7 and 8 of that message, adding information regarding the revocation of the order, and deleting information that is no longer relevant, as a result of the completion of subsequent administrative reviews and revocation of the order. Below is the fully corrected message.

3. The Department of Commerce has completed its administrative review of the countervailing duty order on antifriction bearings from Singapore (C-559-201 through C-559-205) and published the final results in the Federal Register on 06/07/1991, for the period 09/06/1988, through 12/31/1989.

4. Imports covered by the review, antifriction bearings (other than tapered roller bearings), mounted or unmounted, and parts thereof, constitute the following separate "classes or
kinds" of merchandise as outlined below.

(1) Ball bearings, mounted or unmounted, and parts thereof: These products include all antifriction bearings which employ balls as the rolling element. Such merchandise is classifiable under the following harmonized tariff schedules (HTS) item numbers: 8482.10.10, 8482.10.50, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.10, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, and 8708.99.50.

(2) Spherical roller bearings, mounted or unmounted, and parts thereof: these products include all antifriction bearings which employ spherical rollers as the rolling element. Such merchandise is classifiable under the following HTS item numbers: 8482.30.00, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.50, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, and 8708.99.50.

(3) Cylindrical roller bearings, mounted or unmounted, and Parts thereof: these products include all antifriction Bearings which employ cylindrical rollers as the rolling element. Such merchandise is classifiable under the following HTS item numbers: 8482.50.00, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, and 8708.99.50.

(4) Needle roller bearings, mounted or unmounted, and parts thereof: these products include all antifriction bearings which employ needle rollers as the rolling element. Such merchandise is classifiable under the following HTS item numbers: 8482.40.00, 8482.80.00, 8482.91.00, 8482.99.70, 8483.20.40, 8483.20.80, 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8483.90.70, 8708.50.50, 8708.60.50, and 8708.99.50.

(5) Spherical plain bearings, mounted or unmounted, and parts thereof: these products include all spherical plain bearings which do not employ rolling elements and include spherical plain rod ends. Such merchandise is classifiable under the following HTS item numbers: 8483.30.40, 8483.30.80, 8483.90.20, 8483.90.30, 8485.90.00, and 8708.99.50.

This review covers all of the subject bearings and parts thereof outlined above with certain limitations. With regard to finished parts (inner race, outer race, cage, rollers, balls, seals, shields, etc.), all such parts are included in the scope of this review. For unfinished parts (inner race, outer race, rollers, balls, etc.), such parts are included if (1) they have been heat treated, or (2) heat treatment is not required to be performed on the part. Thus, the only unfinished parts that are not covered by this review are those where the part will be subject to heat treatment after importation.

5. The total net subsidy was found to be as follows for the period 09/06/1988, through 01/03/1989:

Producer and/or Exporter: Sundstrand
Case number: C-559-201-001, C-559-202-001, C-559-203-001, C-559-204-001, C-559-205-001
Subsidy rate: 4.95 percent

Accordingly, you are to assess countervailing duties as noted above on the f.o.b. invoice price on all shipments of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 09/6/1988 through 01/03/1989.

Producer and/or Exporter: All others
Case number: C-559-201-000, C-559-202-000, C-559-203-000, C-559-204-000, C-559-205-000
Subsidy rate: Liquidate without regard to countervailing duties

6. The firms below were not subject to countervailing duties for the period 01/04/1989 through 05/02/1989 due to the expiration of provisional measures (see 56 FR 26384, 06/07/1991). Accordingly, liquidate all entries of subject merchandise for these firms, entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption during the period 01/04/1989 through 05/02/1989 without regard to countervailing duties.

Producer and/or Exporter: Sundstrand
Case number: C-559-201-001, C-559-202-001, C-559-203-001, C-559-204-001, C-559-205-001

Producer and/or Exporter: All others
Case number: C-559-201-000, C-559-202-000, C-559-203-000, C-559-204-000, C-559-205-000

7. The total net subsidy was found to be as follows for the period 05/03/1989 through 12/31/1989:

Producer and/or Exporter: Sundstrand
Case number: C-559-201-001, C-559-202-001, C-559-203-001, C-559-204-001, C-559-205-001
Subsidy rate: 9.11 percent

Producer and/or Exporter: All others
Case number: C-559-201-000, C-559-202-000, C-559-203-000, C-559-204-000, C-559-205-000
Subsidy rate: 2.97 percent

Accordingly, you are to assess countervailing duties as noted above on the f.o.b. invoice price on all shipments of this merchandise entered, or withdrawn from warehouse, for consumption on or after 05/03/1989, and exported on or before 12/31/1989.

8. The provisions of the section 778 of the tariff act require that interest be paid on overpayments or underpayments of amounts deposited as estimated countervailing duties. Such interest is payable at the rate in effect under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for such period. The interest shall be calculated at that rate from the date of payment of estimated duties through the date of liquidation.

9. Entries between the dates of the preliminary determination and publication of the countervailing duty order are not subject to the interest provisions of section 778. Therefore, no interest should be collected or paid on entries or withdrawals made on or after 08/06/1988, and before 05/03/1989.

10. Message 2261112, dated 09/17/1992, constitutes notice of the lifting of suspension of liquidation of entries of subject merchandise covered by paragraphs 5, 6, and 7. Accordingly, notice of the lifting of suspension occurred on 09/17/1992, the date of that message.

11. Effective 01/01/1995, the countervailing duty order on antifriction bearings from Singapore was revoked as explained in message 6177111, dated 06/25/1996.

12. If there are any questions by the importing public regarding this message, please contact the Call Center for the Office of AD/CVD Operations, Enforcement and Compliance, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce at (202) 482-0984. CBP ports should submit their inquiries through authorized CBP channels only. (This message was generated by CLU:JD.)

13. There are no restrictions on the release of this information.

Alexander Amdur