[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 149 (Thursday, August 1, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40194-40196]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-19602]
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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
April 1, 1996, and June 30, 1996. 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: August 1, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald M. Trentham, 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 April 1, 1996, and June 30, 1996, and pending scope
clarification and anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department
intends to publish in October 1996 a notice of scope rulings and
anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1, 1996, and
September 30, 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 April 1, 1996 and June 30, 1996
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Morris Friedman & Co.--A candle in a galvanized steel bucket and a
candle in a glass container are within the scope of the order. 6/24/96.
Country: Japan
A-588-504 Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies
Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation and related
entities-- Panasonic's portable cellular telephone (PCT) hands-free
device, model number EB-HF7002, is outside the scope of the order. 6/
26/96.
A-588-702 Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
Benkan America, Inc. and Benkan UCT Corporation--superclean
fittings (SCFs) manufactured by Benkan UCT are outside the scope of the
order. 05/14/96.
A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings
Dana Corporation--Automotive component known variously as a center
bracket assembly, center bearings assembly, support bracket, or shaft
support bearing, is outside the scope of the order. 6/26/96.
II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between April 1, 1996 and June
30, 1996
None.
III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1996 and June 30, 1996
Country: Turkey
A-489-501 Welded Carbon Steel Standard Pipe and Tube Products
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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 which
meets the order's physical specifications, when intended for or
actually used as standard pipe, is included within the scope of the
order. Scope inquiry terminated on 06/04/96.
IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1996 and
June 30, 1996
None.
V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of June 30, 1996
Country: Brazil
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: United Kingdom
A-412-612 Crankshafts
Clarkes Crankshaft Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether
crankshafts produced utilizing an open die forging process are within
the scope of the order.
Country: Germany
A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings)
and Parts Thereof
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: 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.
Cost Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether taper and
pillar candles imported as beeswax candles are within the scope of the
order.
Kendal King Graphics--Clarification to determine whether certain
Christmas ``candle tins'' are within the scope of the order.
Sun-It Corporation--Clarification to determine whether tapers
manufactured with citronella oil 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.
A-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs which are imported to
the U.S. in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order.
Country: Taiwan
A-583-508 Porcelain-on-Steel Cooking Ware
Cost Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether 10 piece
porcelain-on-steel fondue sets are within the scope of the order.
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.
A-583-820 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs imported into the U.S.
in an uncut, coil form 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-588-056 Melamine
Taiyo America, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether melamine
with special physical characteristics (100% of the particles are
smaller than 10 microns) 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
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
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.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM)--clarification to determine
whether certain v-belts imported from Japan by AHM 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
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scope of the order.
A-588-824 Corrosion Resistant Carbon Steel Flat Products
Drive Automotive Industries--Clarification to determine whether
2000 millimeter wide, made to order, corrosion resistant carbon steel
coils are within the scope of the order.
Country: Russia
A-821-803 Titanium Sponge
Waldron Pacific, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether titanium
tablets produced by electrolytic reduction are within the scope of the
order.
A-821-805 Pure Magnesium
ESM II, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether unwrought
magnesium containing less than 99.8% magnesium by weight, in ingots,
plates, blocks, and other shapes, is within the scope of the order.
VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of June 30, 1996
Country: Korea
A-580-008 Color Television Receivers from Korea
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the International
Union of Electronic Electrical, Salaried, Machine & Furniture Workers,
and the Industrial Union Department (the Unions)--Anticircumvention
inquiry to determine whether Samsung Electronics Co., L.G. Electronics
Inc., and Daewoo Electronics Co., are circumventing the order by
shipping Korean-origin color picture tubes, printed circuit boards,
color television kits, chassis, and other materials, parts and
components to plants operated by related parties in Mexico where the
parts are then assembled in CTVs and shipped to the U.S. Additionally,
an anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Samsung by shipping
Korean-origin color picture tubes and other CTV parts to a related
party in Thailand for assembly into complete CTVs prior to exportation
to the U.S.
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: July 25, 1996.
Jeffrey P. Bialos,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Import Administration.
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