[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5533-5536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3202]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration


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 
October 1, 1995, and December 31, 1995. In conjunction with this list, 
the Department is also publishing a list of 

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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 13, 1996.

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, DC. 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 October 1, 1995, and December 31, 1995, and pending 
scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The 
Department intends to publish in April 1996 a notice of scope rulings 
and anticircumvention inquiries completed between January 1, 1996, and 
March 31, 1996, 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.

I. Scope Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1995, and December 31, 
1995

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 forged are within the scope 
of the order. 11/2/95.
Country: Japan
A-588-405--Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies
    Matsushita Communications Industrial Corporation of America and its 
related entities--the Matsushita EB-H70, EB-H705, EB-H7071, and EB-
H7075 portable cellular telephones (PCTs) are outside the scope of the 
order. 10/24/95.
A-588-702--Stainless-Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
    Daido Steel Co., Ltd.--primet joint metal seal fittings and primet 
joint weld fittings produced by Daido are outside the scope of the 
order. 10/24/95.
    Benkan America, Inc. and Benkan UCT Corporation (Benkan)--sleeves 
of clean vacuum couplings (CVCs) and super-clean microfittings (SCMs) 
manufactured by Benkan are outside the scope of the order. 10/24/95.
A-588-809--Small Business Telephone Systems and Subassemblies and Parts 
Thereof
    Iwatsu America, Inc. and Iwatsu Electric Co.--certain dual use 
subassemblies (a caller ID trunk unit and a station interface circuit 
card) are outside the scope of the order. 11/3/95.

II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between October 1, 1995, and 
December 31, 1995

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 final determination of circumvention published 11/27/
95.

III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1995 and December 
31, 1995

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. Scope inquiry terminated on 
11/6/95.
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. Scope inquiry terminated on 11/6/95.
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. Scope inquiry terminated on 10/26/95.

IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between October 1, 1995 and 
December 31, 1995

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. Anticircumvention inquiry terminated on 10/5/95.

V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of December 31, 1995

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: 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 

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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.
A-351-817, C-351-818--Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
    Wirth Limited--Clarification to determine whether profile slabs 
produced by Companhia Siderurgica de Tubarao and imported by Wirth 
Limited are within the scope of the order.
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.
    Enkotec Company, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether the 
``main bearings'' imported for incorporation into Enkotec Rotary Nail 
Machines are slewing rings and, therefore, outside 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: Singapore
A-559-801--Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings) 
and Parts Thereof
    Rockwell International Corporation--Clarification to determine 
whether an automotive component known as a cushion suspension unit (or 
cushion assembly unit or bearing assembly) is 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.
    Enesco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether 10 styles of 
candles imported from the PRC are within the scope of the order.
    Midwest of Cannon Falls--Clarification to determine whether 7 
styles of candles imported from the PRC are 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
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-588-055--Acrylic Sheet from Japan
    Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether 
Sumielec, an acrylic based antistatic material, is within the scope of 
the order.
A-588-405--Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies
    Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation and related 
entities--Clarification to determine whether Panasonic portable 
cellular telephone (PCT) hands-free device, model number EB-HF7002, is 
within the scope of the order.
A-588-702--Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
    Benkan America, Inc. and Benkan UCT Corporation--Clarification to 
determine whether the superclean fittings (SCFs) manufactured by Benkan 
UCT 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.
    Rockwell International Corporation--Clarification to determine 
whether an automotive component known as a cushion suspension unit (or 
cushion assembly unit or center bearing assembly) is within the scope 
of the order.
A-588-807--Industrial Belts and Components and Parts Thereof, Whether 
Cured or Uncured 

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    Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (HPE)--Clarification to 
determine whether certain belts HPE imports from Japan for use in 
manufacturing lawn tractors and riding lawn mowers are 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 (central processing 
units and read-only-memory units) 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.

VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of December 31, 1995

    None.
    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 5, 1996.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Compliance.
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