Notice of Initiation of Antidumping Duty Investigation: Certain Ball Bearings and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration [A-570-874] AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce. ACTION: Initiation of antidumping duty investigation. EFFECTIVE DATE: April 3, 2002. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Lai Robinson or Geoffrey Craig at (202) 482-3797 or (202) 482-4161, respectively; Office VI, Group II, Import Administration, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230. ( printed page 15788) Initiation of Investigation The Applicable Statute and Regulations Unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the statute are references to the provisions effective January 1, 1995, the effective date of the amendments made to the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended (“the Act”), by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (“URAA”). In addition, unless otherwise indicated, all citations to the Department of Commerce's (“the Department's”) regulations are references to the provisions codified at 19 CFR Part 351 (2001). The Petition On February 13, 2002, the Department received a petition filed in proper form by the American Bearing Manufacturers Association (“ABMA” or “the petitioner”). On February 21, 2002, we sent the petitioner a letter with questions regarding the petition. The Department received information supplementing the petition on February 27, 2002. In accordance wit…