[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 107 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30569-30571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-14481]
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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 by
Import Administration, between January 1, 1997, and March 31, 1997. 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: June 4, 1997.
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 by Import Administration, between January 1, 1997, and March
31, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1997 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April
1, 1997, and June 30, 1997, 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
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either the ruling or product subject to the request.
I. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1997 and March 31,
1997
Brazil
A-351-817, C-351-818 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
Wirth Limited--Profile slab produced by Companhia Siderurgica de
Tubarao (CST) is within the scope of the order. 4/2/97
Germany
A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings
Enkotec Company, Inc.--``Main bearings'' imported for incorporation
into Enkotec Rotary Nail Machines are slewing rings and, therefore, are
outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97
Singapore
A-559-801 Antifriction Bearings
Rockwell International Corporation--Automotive components known as
cushion suspension units (or cushion assembly units or center bearing
assemblies) are outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97
Japan
A-588-802 3\1/2\'' Micro Disks
TDK Corporation and TDK Electronics Corporation (collectively TDK)-
TDK model PR-CLF2MA coated media web roll is within the scope of the
order. 10/23/96. (Correction to Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 9176,
February 28, 1997)
A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings
Rockwell International Corporation--Automotive components known as
cushion suspension units (or cushion assembly units or center bearing
assemblies) are outside the scope of the order. 2/10/97
A-588-807 Industrial Belts
Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (HPE)--Eight drive and
blade belts produced by HPE are outside the scope of the order. 1/21/97
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM)--Twenty-two drive and blade
belts produced by AHM are outside the scope of the order. 1/15/97
A-588-810 Mechanical Transfer Presses
Komatsu Ltd.,--Certain mechanical transfer press parts exported
from Japan are outside the scope of the order. 10/1/96. (Correction to
Notice of Scope Rulings, 62 FR 9176, February 28, 1997)
Russia
A-821-803 Titanium Sponge
Waldron Pacific, Inc.--Titanium tablets produced by electrolytic
reduction are within the scope of the order. 3/6/97
II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1996 and
March 31, 1997
None.
III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1997 and March 31,
1997
None.
IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1997 and
March 31, 1997
None.
V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1997
Canada
A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether certain boron
steels are within the scope of the order.
People's Republic of China
A-570-501 Natural Bristle Paint Brushes and Brush Heads
Kwick Clean and Green Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether a
group of bristles held together at the base with glue, which are to be
used as replaceable parts within the cavity of the paintbrush body, is
within the scope of the order
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Enesco Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a birthday
candle (style #9500340) is within the scope of the order
Institutional Financing Services--Clarification to determine
whether red/white candles packaged as peppermint candles are holiday
novelty candles and, thus, outside the scope of the order
Sun-It Corporation--Clarification to determine whether taper
candles containing oil of citronella are within the scope of the order
Ocean State Jobbers--Clarification to determine whether taper
candles consisting of a blend of petroleum wax and beeswax are within
the scope of the order
Fritz Companies, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a taper
with a design depicting a painted ``Christmas scene'' of holly ivy and
berries, item # 416750, is within the scope of the order
Hallmark Cards, Inc.,--Clarification to determine whether the
399FMB5503 Formed Wax Peppermint Candy Candle is within the scope of
the order
M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--Clarification to determine whether a 12 inch
spiral candle is within the scope of the order
A-570-808 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts
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-570-822 Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works
(SIP)--Clarification to determine whether HSLWs which are imported to
the United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the
order
A-570-827 Certain Cased Pencils
Nadel Trading Corporation--Clarification to determine whether a
plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil (also known as the ``Bensia''
pencil) is within the scope of the order
A-570-836 Glycine
Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--Clarification to determine
whether D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl Dane Salt is within the scope of the
order
South Korea
A-580-803 Small Business Telephones from Korea
TT Systems Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the
``Model 4300'' should be excluded from the scope of the order because
it is a ``blocking'' system, whereas the order pertains to ``non-
blocking'' systems
Taiwan
A-583-810 Chrome-Plated Lug Nuts
Wheel Plus, Inc.--Clarification to determine whether imported zinc-
plated lug nuts which are then chrome-plated in the United States 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
United States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order
Japan
A-588-804 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings),
and Parts Thereof
Koyo Seiko Co., Ltd.--Clarification to determine whether a
cylindrical roller bearing, supposedly without a precision rating, for
use as an axle
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bearing in cars and trucks is within the scope of the order
A-588-813 Light-Scattering Instruments and Parts Thereof
Thermo Capillary Electrophoresis, Inc.--Clarification to determine
whether diode array detectors and cell flow units are within the 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
A-588-833 Stainless Steel Bar
Keystone Stainless Inc.--Clarification to determine whether
``Keystone 2000'', a specialty stainless steel bar product, should be
excluded from the scope of the order because the manufacture of the
product substantially differentiates it from any other product
available
VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of March 31, 1997
Mexico
A-201-805 Certain Welded Non-Alloy Steel Pipe
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp., Sawhill Tubular Division of Tex-Tube
Co., Century Tube Corp., Laclede Steel Co., LTV Tubular Products Co.,
Sharon Tube Co., Western Tube & Conduit Co., Wheatland Tube Co., and
CSI Tubular Products, Inc. (Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to
determine whether imports of (i) pipe certified to the American
Petroleum Institute (API) 5L line pipe specifications (API 5L or line
pipe) and (ii) pipe certified to both the API 5L line pipe
specifications and the less stringent American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) A-53 standard pipe specifications (dual certified
pipe), falling within the physical dimensions outlined in the scope of
the order, are circumventing the antidumping duty order
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 United States.
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 United States is circumventing the order
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, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20230.
Dated: May 23, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
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