[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 203 (Friday, October 20, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54212-54215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-26045]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Notice of Scope Rulings

AGENCY: Import Administration, International Trade 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 
July 1, 1995, and September 30, 1995. 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: October 20, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, Office of 
Antidumping Compliance, Import Administration, International Trade 
Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, 14th Street and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, D.C. 20230; telephone: (202) 482-
4793.

Background

    The Department's 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 July 1, 1995, and September 30, 1995, and pending 
scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The 
Department intends to publish in January 1996 a notice of scope rulings 
and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October 1, 1995, and 
December 31, 1995, 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.

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 I. Scope Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1995, and September 30, 1995
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Country.....................  Sweden.                                   
    A-401-040...............  Stainless Steel Plate.                    
                              Armco, Inc., G.O. Carlson, Allegheny      
                               Ludlum Corp., and Washington Steel Corp.--
                               Stavax, Ramax, and 904 L when flat rolled
                               are within the scope of the order. 7/11/ 
                               95.                                      
Country.....................  Italy.                                    
    A-475-401...............  Certain Brass Fire Protection Products.   
                              Giacomini, S.p.A.--Pressure control (or   
                               regulating valves), models A201, A202,   
                               and A204 and leader line siamese valve   
                               model A99 are outside the scope of the   
                               order. 7/28/95.                          
Country.....................  People's Republic of China.               
    A-570-502...............  Iron Construction Castings.               
                              Jack's International Trading Associates,  
                               Ltd.--Cast iron, floor area drains (area 
                               drains) imported by Jack's are outside   
                               the scope of the order. 8/28/95.         
    A-570-504...............  Petroleum Wax Candles.                    
                              Concept Marketing--Concept's Safe-2-Lite  
                               candle is outside the scope of the order.
                               9/28/95.                                 
Country.....................  Taiwan .                                  
    A-583-508...............  Porcelain-on-Steel Cookware.              
                              Blair Corporation--Blair cooking ware     
                               items #1101 (seven piece cookware set),  
                               #271911 (eight-quart stock pot), and     
                               #271921 (twelve-quart stock pot) are     
                               outside the scope of the order. 8/18/95. 
    A-583-816...............  Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe    
                               Fittings.                                
                              Top Line Process Equipment Corporation--  
                               Top Line's stainless steel tube fittings 
                               with non-welded end connections, and     
                               other products, are outside the scope of 
                               the order. 8/4/95.                       
Country.....................  Japan.                                    
    A-588-405...............  Cellular Mobile Telephones and            
                               Subassemblies.                           
                              Mitsubishi Electric Corporation,          
                               Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., and
                               Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, 
                               Inc.--the Mitsubishi model MT1516FOR6A   
                               portable cellular telephone (PCT) is     
                               outside the scope of the order. 7/19/95. 
                              Mitsubishi Electric Corporation,          
                               Mitsubishi Electronics America, Inc., and
                               Mitsubishi Consumer Electronics America, 
                               Inc.--the Mitsubishi MT1292FOR6A and     
                               MT1296FOR6A portable cellular telephones 
                               (PCTs) are outside the scope of the      
                               order. 9/28/95.                          
                              Matsushita Communications Industrial      
                               Corporation of America and its related   
                               entities--the Matsushita EB-3570, EB-    
                               3571, EB-3572, and EB-3578 portable      
                               cellular telephones (PCTs) are outside   
                               the scope of the order. 9/28/95.         
A-588-702                     Stainless-Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings.  
                              Fujikin of America, Inc.--Certain gasket  
                               raised face seal sleeves and certain     
                               stainless steel ``fine-fit'' tube        
                               fittings imported by Fujikin are outside 
                               the scope of the order. 8/4/95.          
    A-588-802...............  3\1/2\'' Microdisks.                      
                              Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
                               (3M)--3M's 3.5 inch magneto-optical disk 
                               is outside the scope of the order. 8/24/ 
                               95.                                      
    A-588-823...............  Professional Electric Cutting Tools.      
                              Makita, Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Makita's     
                               planer-jointer model 2030SC is outside   
                               the scope of the order. 7/19/95.         
                              Makita, Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Makita's     
                               chain morticer model 7104L is outside the
                               scope of the order. 8/1/95.              
                              Makita, Inc., Makita U.S.A.--Makita's     
                               concrete planer model PC1100 is outside  
                               the scope of the order. 8/30/95.         
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    II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1995, and   
                       September 30, 1995: None.                        
 III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1995 and September 30, 
                                  1995.                                 
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Country.....................  People's Republic of China.               
    A-570-504...............  Petroleum Wax Candles.                    
                              Boomster Imports Inc.--Clarification to   
                               determine whether Boomster's three-inch  
                               cube candle is within the scope of the   
                               order. Scope inquiry terminated on 7/6/  
                               95.                                      
Country.....................  Korea.                                    
    A-588-811...............  Steel Wire Rope.                          

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                              TSK Korea and Hi-Lex Corp.--Clarification 
                               to determine whether certain motion      
                               control cables are within the scope of   
                               the order. Scope inquiry terminated on 7/
                               14/95.                                   
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   IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1995 and  
                       September 30, 1995: None.                        
    V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of September 30, 1995:   
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Country.....................  Canada.                                   
    A-122-823...............  Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate. 
                              Sidbec-Dosco Inc., and Canberra           
                               Industries--Clarification to determine   
                               whether hot-rolled carbon steel plate    
                               containing little or no Cobalt 60 is     
                               within the scope of the order.           
Country.....................  Mexico.                                   
    A-201-802...............  Gray Portland Cement and Cement Clinker.  
                              Cementos de Chihuahua S.A. de C.V. and    
                               Mexcement, Inc.--Clarification to        
                               determine whether masonry cement is      
                               within the scope of the order.           
    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. Affirmative preliminary scope     
                               ruling issued on January 13, 1994.       
                              Tubacero International Corporation--      
                               Clarification to determine whether       
                               circular welded carbon steel piping, 16  
                               inches in outside diameter with 3/8 inch 
                               wall thickness, for use in extremely     
                               heavy load bearing applications, is      
                               within the scope of the order.           
Country.....................  Venezula.                                 
    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. Affirmative preliminary scope     
                               ruling issued on January 13, 1994.       
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. Affirmative preliminary scope     
                               ruling issued on January 13, 1994.       
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 when forged are  
                               within the scope of the finding.         
Country.....................  France.                                   
    A-427-078...............  Sugar.                                    
                              Boiron-Borneman, Inc.--Clarification to   
                               determine whether manufactured           
                               homeopathic sugar pellets are within the 
                               scope of the finding.                    
Country.....................  Germany.                                  
    A-428-801...............  Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered 
                               Roller Bearings) and Parts Thereof.      
                              Marquardt Switches--Clarification to      
                               determine whether certain medium carbon  
                               steel balls are within the scope of the  
                               order.                                   
Country.....................  Turkey.                                   
    A-489-501...............  Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube
                               Products.                                
                              Allied Tube and Conduit Corporation,      
                               Wheatland Tube Company, Laclede Steel    
                               Company, Sharon Tube Company, and Sawhill
                               Tubular Division of Armco, Inc.--        
                               Clarification to determine whether pipe  
                               and tube which meets the order's physical
                               specifications, when intended for or     
                               actually used as standard pipe and tube, 
                               is included within the scope of the      
                               order.                                   
Country.....................  People's Republic of China.               
    A-570-504...............  Petroleum Wax Candles.                    
                              Mervyn's--Clarification to determine      
                               whether a candle, article no. 20172, in  
                               the shape of a cube is within the scope  
                               of the order.                            
    A-570-808...............  Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts.                   
                              Consolidated International Automotive,    
                               Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 
                               certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within
                               the scope of the order.                  
                              Wheel Plus, Inc.--Clarification to        
                               determine whether imported zinc-plated   
                               lug nuts which are chrome-plated in the  
                               United States are within the scope of the
                               order.                                   
    A-570-820...............  Certain Compact Ductile Iron Waterworks   
                               (CDIW) Fittings and Glands.              
                              Star Pipe Products, Inc.--Clarification to
                               determine whether ``retainer glands'' 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. Affirmative preliminary scope     
                               ruling issued on January 13, 1994.       
Country.....................  Taiwan.                                   

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    A-583-810...............  Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts.                   
                              Consolidated International Automotive,    
                               Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 
                               certain nickel-plated lug nuts are within
                               the scope of the order.                  
Country.....................  Japan.                                    
    A-588-029...............  Fishnetting of Man Made Fiber.            
                              Trans-Pacific Trading, Inc.--Clarification
                               to determine whether salmon gill fish    
                               netting of man-made fibers are within the
                               scope of the order.                      
    A-588-405...............  Cellular Mobile Telephones and            
                               Subassemblies.                           
                              TDK Corporation of America--Clarification 
                               to determine whether duplexers, voltage  
                               control oscillators, and isolators are   
                               within the scope of the order.           
                              Matsushita Communication Industrial       
                               Corporation of America and related       
                               entities--Clarification to determine     
                               whether Matsushita's EB-H70, EB-H705, EB-
                               H7071, and EB-H7075 portable cellular    
                               telephones (PCTs) are within the scope of
                               the order.                               
    A-588-702...............  Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings.  
                              Daido Steel Co., Ltd.--Clarification to   
                               determine whether Primet joint metal seal
                               fittings and Primet joint weld fittings  
                               produced by Daido are within the scope of
                               the order.                               
                              Benkan America, Inc. and Benkan UCT       
                               Corporation--Clarification to determine  
                               whether the sleeves of clean vacuum      
                               couplings (CVCs) and the super-clean     
                               microfittings (SCMs) manufactured by     
                               Benkan are within the scope of the order.
    A-588-802...............  3 1/2'' Microdisks.                       
                              TDK Inc., TDK Electronics Co.--           
                               Clarification to determine whether       
                               certain web roll media are within the    
                               scope of the order.                      
    A-588-804...............  Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered 
                               Roller Bearings), and Parts Thereof.     
                              Dana Corporation--Clarification to        
                               determine whether an automotive component
                               known variously as a center bracket      
                               assembly, center bearing assembly,       
                               support bracket, or shaft support        
                               bearing, is within the scope of the      
                               order.                                   
    A-588-809...............  Small Business Telephone Systems and      
                               Subassemblies and Parts Thereof.         
                              Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric  
                               Co.--Clarification to determine whether  
                               certain dual use subassemblies (a caller 
                               ID trunk unit and a station interface    
                               circuit card) are within the scope of the
                               order.                                   
    A-588-810...............  Mechanical Transfer Presses.              
                              Komatsu Ltd.--Clarification to determine  
                               whether certain mechanical transfer press
                               parts exported from Japan are within the 
                               scope of the order.                      
    A-588-815...............  Gray Portland Cement and Clinker.         
                              Surecrete, Inc.--Clarification to         
                               determine whether New Super Fine Cement  
                               manufactured by Nittetsu Cement Co.,     
                               Ltd., is within the scope of the order.  
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VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiry Requests as of September 30, 1995:
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Country.....................  Germany.                                  
    A-428-811...............  Hot-Rolled Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel  
                               Products.                                
                              Inland Steel Bar Company and USS Kolbe    
                               Steel Company--Anticircumvention inquiry 
                               to determine whether a producer of steel 
                               in Germany is circumventing the          
                               antidumping duty order by shipping leaded
                               steel billets to its wholly-owned        
                               subsidiary in the Netherlands, hot-      
                               rolling the billets into bars and rods,  
                               and then exporting them to the United    
                               States.                                  
Country.....................  Japan.                                    
    A-588-602...............  Carbon Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings.     
                              U.S. Fittings Group--Anticircumvention    
                               inquiry to determine whether a producer  
                               of carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings  
                               in Japan is circumventing the antidumping
                               duty order by shipping parts to Thailand 
                               for processing and importing the finished
                               product into the United States. Negative 
                               preliminary determination of             
                               circumvention published 9/20/95.         
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    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, D.C. 
20230.

    Dated: October 13, 1995.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
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