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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 

Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: International Trade Administration/Import Administration, 
Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce (the Department) hereby publishes a 
list of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between 
October 1, and December 31, 1993. In conjunction with this list, the 
Department is also publishing a list of pending requests for scope 
clarifications and anticircumvention inquiries. The Department intends 
to publish future lists within 30 days of the end of each quarter.

EFFECTIVE DATE: February 24, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David L. Guglielmi, Office of 
Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone (202) 482-
2704.

Background:

    The Department of Commerce regulations (19 CFR 353.29(d)(8) and 
355.29(d)(8)) provide that on a quarterly basis the Secretary will 
publish in the Federal Register a list of scope rulings completed 
within the last three months.
    This notice lists scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries 
completed between October 1, and December 31, 1993, and pending scope 
clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department 
intends to publish in April 1994 a notice of scope rulings and 
anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1994, and 
March 31, 1994, as well as pending scope clarification and 
anticircumvention inquiry requests.
    The following lists provide the country, case reference number, 
requester(s), and a brief description of either the ruling or product 
subject to the request.

Scope Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 1993:

Country: Japan
A-588-810: Mechanical Transfer Presses

    Aida Engineering, Ltd.--The FMX cold forging press is within the 
scope of the order--11/23/93.

A-588-817: Flat Panel Displays

    International Digital Electronics--Certain electroluminescent FPDs 
used in the Graphic Control Panels, models GP-410 and GP-430, are 
within the scope of the order; models GP-511T, GP-530T and GP-530VM 
terminated due to the revocation of the active-matrix FPD order--10/04/
93.

Country: Italy
A-475-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) 
and Parts Thereof

    Fiber Services--Certain textile machinery components are outside 
the scope of the order--12/23/93.

Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1993 and 
December 31, 1993

    None.

Scope Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1993 and December 31, 
1993

    None

Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1993 and 
December 31, 1993

    None.

Pending Scope Clarification Requests As of December 31, 1993

Country: Mexico
A-201-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

    Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., 
CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular 
Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube 
Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--
Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe 
specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the 
API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for 
use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within 
the scope of the order.

Country: Brazil
A-351-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

    Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., 
CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular 
Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube 
Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--
Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe 
specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the 
API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for 
use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within 
the scope of the order.

Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-501: Paint Brushes

    Stanley Works-- Clarification to determine whether paint brushes 
with a blend of 60% synthetic and 40% natural fibers are within the 
scope of the order.

A-570-003: Cotton Shop Towels

    Win-Tex Products, Inc. (original applicant)--Clarification to 
determine whether certain cotton shop towels are within the scope of 
the order. This scope ruling was remanded to the Department by the 
Court of International Trade for further analysis.

A-570-504: Candles

A.J. Cohen--Clarification to determine whether certain holiday taper 
wax candles are within the scope of the order.

A-570-504 Candles

    E & G Company--Clarification to determine whether certain musical 
holiday wax candles are within the scope of the order.

Country: Korea
A-580-809: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

    Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., American Tube Co., Century Tube Corp., 
CSI Tubular Productions, Inc., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular 
Productions Co., Sawhill Tubular Division, Sharon Tube Co., Tex-Tube 
Division, Western Tube & Conduit Corp., Wheatland Tube Co.--
Clarification to determine whether pipe produced to API 5L line pipe 
specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe specification and the 
API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified pipe), when intended for 
use as standard pipe or when actually used as standard pipe, is within 
the scope of the order.

Country: Venezuela
A-307-805: Circular Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe

    Self-initiation. Clarification to determine whether pipe produced 
to API 5L line pipe specifications or to both ASTM A-53 standard pipe 
specification and the API 5L line pipe specification (dual-certified 
pipe), when intended for use as standard pipe or when actually used as 
standard pipe, is within the scope of the order.

Country: Japan
A-588-014: Tuners

    Alpine Electronics--Clarification to determine whether certain car 
radio/stereo and/or replacement parts, comprised of four subassemblies 
and their components, are within the scope of the order.
    Fujitsu Ten Corporation of America--Clarification to determine 
whether certain ``front end'' components of car tuners are within the 
scope of the order.

A-588-015: Televisions

    AGIV (USA) Inc.--Clarification to determine whether AIWA Model VX-
T1000MK3KEI color TV-VCR combination is within the scope of the order.

A-588-814: Polyethylene Terephthalate Film (PET)--

    Kimoto U.S.A. Inc., Clarification to determine whether certain 
Anti-Static Clear Film is within the scope of the order.

A-588-055: Acrylic Sheet

    Sekisui America Corp.--Clarification to determine whether ESLON DC 
PLATE manufactured by Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., is within the scope 
of the order.

A-588-405: Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies Matsushita 
Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its related entities--
Clarification to determine whether certain portable cellular 
telephones, Panasonic models EB-3530 and EB-3531, comprised of eight 
kits and numerous accessories, subassemblies and/or components thereof, 
are within the scope of the order.

A-588-405: Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd., and its 
related entities--Clarification to determine whether three models of 
hand-held portable cellular telephones and their subassemblies and/or 
components thereof, are within the scope of the order.
A-588-405: Toyocom U.S.A. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 
temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXOs) and High Frequency 
Crystal Mechanical filters (HCM filters) are within the scope of the 
order.

A-588-405: Mitsubishi Electric Corp., Mitsubishi Electronics America, 
Inc., Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, Inc.--Clarification to 
determine whether Electronic Model MT109 and MT119 Portable Cellular 
Telephones are within the scope of the order.
A-588-405: TDK Corporation of America,--Clarification to determine 
whether Duplexers, Voltage Control Oscillators and Isolators are within 
the scope of the order.
A-588-405: Sony Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc.,--Clarification 
to determine whether model CM-H333, and subassemblies thereof are 
within the scope of the order.
A-588-823: Professional Electric Cutting Tools Makita Inc., Makita, 
U.S.A.--Clarification to determine whether electronic jig saw model 
4303C is within the scope of the order.
A-588-823: Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine 
whether Router models 3621 and 3621A are within the scope of the order.
A-588-823: Makita Inc., Makita, U.S.A.--Clarification to determine 
whether a bench top wet tile saw is within the scope of the order.
A-588-604: Tapered Roller Bearings and Parts Thereof

    Koyo Seiko--Clarification to determine whether certain forgings are 
within the scope of the order.

Country: Argentina
C-357-803: Leather

    Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether upper bovine 
leather without hair on, not whole, prepared after tanning is within 
the scope of the countervailing duty order.

Country: Sweden
A-401-040: Stainless Steel Plate

    Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson, Allegheny Ludlum Corp., and Washington 
Steel Corp.--Clarification to determine whether Stavax, Ramax, and 904L 
are within the scope of the order.
    Avesta Sheffield--Clarification to determine whether stainless 
steel ``hot bands'' are within the scope of the order.

Country: Germany
A-428-801: Antifriction Bearings (other than Tapered Roller Bearings) 
and Parts Thereof

    SKF--Clarification to determine whether certain textile machinery 
components are within the scope of the order.

A-428-801: Consolidated Saw Mill International (CSMI) Inc.--
Clarification to determine whether certain Cambio bearings contained in 
its sawmill debarker are within the scope of the order.
Country: Brazil
A-351-603: Brass Sheet and Strip

    Eluma International Inc.--Clarification to determine whether brass 
circles are within the scope of the order.

Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests As of October 1, 1993

Country: Mexico
A-201-806: Steel Wire Rope

    Committee of Domestic Steel Wire Rope and Specialty Cable 
Manufacturers--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether a 
producer of steel wire rope in Mexico is circumventing the antidumping 
order by importing steel wire strand into the United States where it is 
wound into steel wire rope.

Country: Japan
A-588-807: Industrial Belts and Components
    BRECOFLEX Corp.--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether the 
order is being circumvented by the processing of Japanese belting into 
belts in Mexico before importation into the United States.

Country: Japan
A-588-818: Personal Word Processors

    Smith Corona Corporation--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine 
whether the order is being circumvented by the importation, completion 
and assembly of personal word processor parts and components by Brother 
Industries (USA), Inc., in the United States.

Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-814: Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings

    U.S. Fittings Group--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether 
the order is being circumvented by adding value in Thailand (modifying 
pipe fittings to ``finished'' from ``unfinished'' status) after 
importation from the People's Republic of China.
    Interested parties are invited to comment on the accuracy of the 
list of pending scope clarification requests. Any comments should be 
submitted to the Assistant Secretary for Import Administration, 
International Trade Administration, room B-099, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.

    Dated: February 12, 1994.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
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