[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 27 (Tuesday, February 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6722-6724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3329]
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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 hereby publishes a list of scope
rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed by Import
Administration between October 1, 1997 and December 31, 1997. In
conjunction with this list, the Department of Commerce is also
publishing a list of pending requests for scope clarifications and
anticircumvention inquiries. We intend to publish future lists within
30 days of the end of each quarter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 10, 1998.
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 regulations of the Department of Commerce (the Department) (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 October 1, 1997, and
December 31, 1997, and pending scope clarification and
anticircumvention inquiry requests. The Department intends to publish
in April 1998 a notice of scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries
completed between January 1, 1998, and March 31, 1998, 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, 1997 and DECEMBER 31,
1997
Country: Italy
A-475-818 Certain Pasta
C-475-819 Shonfeld's (U.S.A.) Inc.--Multicolored pasta in
decorative glass containers, which are sealed with cork or paraffin and
bound with raffia, is outside the scope of the order. 8/25/97.
Country: People's Republic of China
A-570-832 Pure Magnesium
American Metallurgical Inc. (AMI)--Magnesium crystal granules
having a maximum dimension (i.e., length or diameter) of less than one
inch are included within the scope of the order. 11/14/97.
A-570-504 Petroleum Wax Candles
Meijer, Inc.--Three candles (Joy, Peace, flame) are within the
scope of the order. Two candles (Noel, Happy Valentine's Day) are
outside the scope of the order. 12/15/97.
Country: Japan
A-588-703 Internal-Combustion Industrial Forklift Trucks
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., and Nissan Forklift Corporation
(collectively Nissan)--Model FO5-70 forklifts are not within the scope
of the order. 10/14/97.
A-588-802 3.5'' Microdisks
Maxell Corporation of America--Maxell's OSD325--Floptical Disk is
outside the scope of the order. 11/21/97.
A-588-803 Stainless Steel Bar
Keystone Stainless Inc.--``Keystone 2000,'' a speciality stainless
steel bar product, is within the scope of the order. 10/15/97.
II. ANTICIRCUMVENTION RULINGS COMPLETED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1997 AND
DECEMBER 31, 1997
None.
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III. SCOPE INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1, 1997 AND DECEMBER
31, 1997
None.
IV. ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES TERMINATED BETWEEN OCTOBER 1,1997 AND
DECEMBER 31, 1997
Country: Korea
A-580-008 Color Television Receivers
On August 11, 1995, the International Brotherhood of Electrical
Workers, the International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried,
Machine & Furniture Workers, and the Industrial Union Department
(collectively the petitioners), filed an application requesting that
the Department conduct an anti-circumvention inquiry of the antidumping
order on color televisions from the Republic of Korea. Pursuant to that
application, the Department initiated an anti-circumvention inquiry on
January 19, 1996. On December 19, 1997, petitioners submitted a letter
requesting that the Department terminate the inquiry. Accordingly, the
anticircumvention inquiry was terminated effective 12/31/97.
V. PENDING SCOPE CLARIFICATION REQUESTS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 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.
A-428-821 Large Newspaper Printing Presses from Germany
Clarification to determine whether parts for reel tension pasters
are within the scope of the order.
Country: Italy
A-475-818 Certain Pasta
C-475-819 Joseph A. Sidari Company, Inc.,--Clarification to
determine whether a shrink wrapped package containing six one-pound
packages, each of which would first be individually packaged in a
cellophane wrapper (cello) with ``Not Labeled for Retail Sale'' written
across the entire length of each of the individual packages on both
sides is with the scope of the antidumping and countervailing duty
orders.
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
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: Korea
A-580-601 Certain Stainless Steel Cooking Ware
C-580-802 Samuel Shapiro & Company--Clarification to determine
whether certain stainless steel pasta and steamer inserts are within
the scope of the order.
A-580-803 Small Business Telephone Systems
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-588-804 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.
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VI. PENDING ANTICIRCUMVENTION INQUIRIES AS OF DECEMBER 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: Italy
A-475-818 Certain Pasta
Borden, Inc., Hershey Foods Corp., Gooch Foods, Inc.
(Petitioners)--Anticircumvention inquiry to determine whether Barilla
S.r.L. (Barilla) is importing pasta in the United States in bulk
(defined as packages of greater than five pounds) and repackaging the
pasta into packages of five pounds or less for sale in the retail
market; and whether such repackaging constitutes circumvention of the
antidumping duty 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: Feburary 4, 1998.
Richard W. Moreland,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-3329 Filed 2-9-98; 8:45 am]
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