[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62288-62290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30703]


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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 July 1, 1997 and September 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: November 21, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 July 1, 1997, and September 
30, 1997, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry 
requests. The Department intends to publish in January 1998 a notice of 
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between October 
1, 1997, and December 31, 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 July 1, 1997 and September 30, 
1997

Country: People's Republic of China

A-570-502  Iron Construction Castings
    Metraflex Company--Certain ``Y'' pipe strainers, imported by 
Metraflex Company, are outside the scope of the order. 8/13/97.
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
    Indio Products Inc.--Various tapers, votives, pillars, and rounds 
are within the scope of the order. 9/15/97.
    M.G. Maher & Co. Inc.--A red flame 12-inch spiral candle is within 
the scope of the order. 9/25/97.
    Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Heart-shaped ``trinket box'' candle is 
within the scope of the order. 9/25/97.
    Russ Berrie Co., Inc.--Star-shaped confetti pillar candles are 
within the scope of the order. 9/2/97.
    Meijer, Inc.--Four terra cotta candles (bell, tree, reindeer, and 
star) are within the scope of the order. A Jack O'Lantern candle is 
outside the scope of the order. 9/8/97.
    Enesco Corporation--Birthday candle (style #9500340) is outside the 
scope of the order. 9/30/97.
A-570-822  Helical Spring Lock Washers (HSLWs)
    Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works 
(SIP)--Helical Spring Lock Washers which are imported to the United 
States in an uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/
97
A-570-827  Certain Cased Pencils
    Nadel Trading Corporation--A plastic, ``quasi-mechanical'' pencil 
known as the Bensia pencil is outside the scope of the order. 9/15/97.
A-570-836  Glycine
    Consolidated Pharmaceutical Group, Inc.--D(-) Phenylglycine Ethyl 
Dane Salt is outside the scope of the order. 7/23/97.

Country: Taiwan

A-583-816  Certain Stainless Steel Butt-Weld Pipe Fittings
    Eckstrom Industries--Eckstrom's cast stainless steel fittings are 
within the scope of the order. 9/29/97.
A-583-820  Helical Spring Lockwashers (HSLWs)
    Shakeproof Industrial Products Division of Illinois Tool Works 
(SIP)--Helical Spring Lockwashers imported into the United States in an 
uncut, coil form are within the scope of the order. 9/30/97.

II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between July 1, 1997 and 
September 30, 1997

    None.

III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between July 1, 1997 and September 
30, 1997

    None.

IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between July 1,1997 and 
September 30, 1997

    None.

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V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of September 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: Sweden

    A-401-040  Stainless Steel Plate
    Avesta Sheffield AB and Avesta Sheffield NAD, Inc.--Clarification 
to determine whether stainless steel slabs that are manufactured in 
Great Britain and rolled into hot bands in Sweden are within the scope 
of the order.

Country: Germany

A-428-801  Antifriction Bearings (Other Than Tapered Roller Bearings), 
and Parts Thereof
    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
    Long Island Distributing Co. Ltd.--Clarification to determine 
whether various pillars, Christmas tin candles, cherub candles, and 
fruit/veggie candles 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.
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-570-827  Certain Cased Pencils
    Creative Designs International, Ltd.--Clarification to determine 
whether 10 piece dress-up/vanity sets for young girls, containing two 
pencils (approximately 3 inches in length with no eraser or ferrule), 
are within the scope of the order.

Country: South Korea

A-580-803  Small Business Telephones From Korea
    TT Systems Corporation--Clarification to determine whether the 
``Model 4300'' which is a ``blocking'' system should be excluded from 
the scope of the order which pertains to ``non-blocking'' systems.

Country: Taiwan

A-583-009  Color Television Receivers, Monochrome and Color
    Coach Master International Corporation (CMI)--Clarification to 
determine whether the Kitchen Coach Unit 8100 manufactured by Action 
Electronics and imported by CMI is within the scope of the order.

Country: Japan

A-588-028  Roller Chain, Other Than Bicycle
    Kaga Chain Manufacturer (KCM)--Clarification to determine whether 
silent timing chain for use in automobiles is within the scope of the 
order.
A-588-405  Cellular Mobile Telephones and Subassemblies
    Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of America--
Clarification to determine whether a new subscriber unit (model number 
HS600) is within the scope of the order.
A-588-703  Certain Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks
    Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Forklift Corporation 
(collectively Nissan)--Clarification to determine whether model F05-70 
is within the scope of the order.
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, allegedly 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 process of manufacture 
of the product substantially differentiates it from any other product 
available.

VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of September 30, 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; C-412-811  Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
    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.

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Country: Germany

A-428-811; C-429-812  Lead and Bismuth Carbon Steel Products
    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 
is circumventing the order 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.
    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: November 14, 1997.
Richard W. Moreland,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Group II, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-30703 Filed 11-20-97; 8:45 am]
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