[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 146 (Wednesday, July 30, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40799-40800]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20072]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
International Trade Administration
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 April 1, 1997 and June 30, 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: July 30, 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 351.225 (o)) 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 April 1, 1997, and June 30,
1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry
requests. The Department intends to publish in October 1997 a notice of
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between July 1,
1997, and September 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 either the ruling or product
subject to the request.
I. Scope Rulings Completed Between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Institutional Financing Services--Red/white candles packaged as
peppermint candles are within the scope of the order. 4/9/97.
Hallmark Cards, Inc.--The 399FMB5503 Formed Wax Peppermint Candy
Candle is within the scope of the order. 4/9/97.
Dollar Tree Stores--Item #416750, a taper candle with a design
depicting a painted ``Christmas scene'' of holly, ivy and berries, is
outside the scope of the order. 4/9/97.
Country: Japan
A-588-055 Acrylic Sheet from Japan
Calsak Corporation--Noble Lite, an acrylic-based material, produced
by Kuraray Co., Ltd., is outside the scope of the order. 4/10/97.
II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between April 1, 1997 and June
30, 1997
None.
III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1997 and June 30, 1997
None.
IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between April 1, 1997 and
June 30, 1997
None.
V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of June 30, 1997
Country: Canada
A-122-823 Certain Cut-to-Length Carbon Steel Plate
Petitioners--Clarification to determine whether certain carbon
steel plate with boron added is within the scope of the order.
Country: Germany
A-428-801 Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings,
and Parts Therof
FAG Aerospace & Superprecision Bearings GmbH--Clarification to
determine whether certain aerospace bearings which have entered the
United States but have been returned to Germany for repair or
refurbishing and which then reenter the United States are within the
scope of the order.
Country: 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.
Indio Products Inc.--Clarification to determine whether various
tapers, votives and rounds are within 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.
American Drug Stores--Clarification to determine whether spherical
candles with a ``wax veneer'' are 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.
Country: South Korea
A-580-803 Small Business Telephones from Korea
TT Systems Corporation--
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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.
Country: Taiwan
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.
Country: Japan
A-588-802 3.5'' Microdisks
Maxell Corporation of America--Clarification to determine whether
Maxell's OSD325-Floptical Disk-is within the scope of the order.
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 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
Country: 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.
Country: United Kingdom
A-412-810 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
C-412-811 Inland Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company
(Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether British
Steel PLC is circumventing the order by shipping leaded steel billets
to the United States, where they are converted into the hot-rolled
carbon steel products covered by the order.
Country: Germany
A-428-811 Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
C-429-812 Inland Steel Bar Company and USS/Kobe Steel Company
(Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Saarstahl
A.G. and Thyssen s Stahl A.G. are circumventing the order by shipping
leaded steel billets to the United States, where they are converted
into the hot-rolled carbon steel products covered by the order.
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 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, NW., Washington, DC
20230.
Dated: July 24, 1997.
Joseph A. Spetrini.
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Enforcement Group III.
[FR Doc. 97-20072 Filed 7-29-97; 8:45 am]
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