[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 104 (Monday, June 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29700-29702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-14446]


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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

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between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998. 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: June 1, 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, DC 
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 January 1, 1998, and March 
31, 1998, and pending scope clarification and anticircumvention inquiry 
requests. The Department intends to publish in July 1998 a notice of 
scope rulings and anticircumvention inquiries completed between April 
1, 1998, and June 30, 1998, as well as pending scope clarification and 
anticircumvention inquiry requests.
    The following lists provide the country, case reference number, 
requester(s), a brief description of either the ruling or product 
subject to the request, and the date of rulings made.

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                  Country                                               
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  I. Scope Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 1998 
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Canada....................................  A-122-823  Certain Cut-to-  
                                             Length Carbon Steel Plate  
                                            Petitioners--certain carbon 
                                             steel plate with boron     
                                             added is outside the scope 
                                             of the order. 01/16/98.    
People's Republic of China................  A-570-504  Petroleum Wax    
                                             Candles                    
                                            American Drug Stores--      
                                             spherical candles with a   
                                             ``wax veneer'' are outside 
                                             the scope of the order. 03/
                                             16/98.                     
                                            A-570-827  Certain Cased    
                                             Pencils                    
                                            Creative Designs            
                                             International, Ltd.--      
                                             ``Naturally Pretty,'' a    
                                             young girl's 10 piece dress-
                                             up vanity set, including   
                                             two 3-inch pencils, is     
                                             outside the scope of the   
                                             order. 02/09/98.           
Republic of Korea.........................  A-580-803  Small Business   
                                             Telephone Systems          
                                            TT Systems Corporation (TT  
                                             Systems)--the Model 4300   
                                             telephone system imported  
                                             by TT Systems is within the
                                             scope of the order. 03/16/ 
                                             98.                        
Taiwan....................................  A-583-009  Color Television 
                                             Receivers, Monchrome and   
                                             Color                      
                                            Coach Master International  
                                             Corporation (CMI)--the     
                                             Kitchen Coach Unit 8100    
                                             manufactured by Action     
                                             Electronics and imported by
                                             CMI is within the scope of 
                                             the order. 01/07/98.       
Japan.....................................  A-588-028  Roller Chain,    
                                             Other Than Bicycle         
                                            Kaga Industries Co., Ltd.   
                                             (Kaga)--Kaga's automotive  
                                             timing chain (silent timing
                                             chain) which does not have 
                                             rollers is outside the     
                                             scope of the finding. 03/24/
                                             98.                        
                                            A-588-405  Cellular Mobile  
                                             Telephones and             
                                             Subassemblies              
                                            Matsushita Communication    
                                             Industrial Corporation of  
                                             America--subscriber unit,  
                                             model number HS600, is     
                                             outside the scope of the   
                                             order. 3/20/98.            
                                            NEC Corporation and NEC     
                                             America Inc.,              
                                             (collectively, NEC)--NEC's 
                                             NEPACS portable subscriber 
                                             unit is outside the scope  
                                             of the order. 3/5/98.      
                                            A-588-824  Corrosion-       
                                             Resistant Carbon Steel Flat
                                             Products                   
                                            Drive Automotive  Industries
                                             of America, Inc.--steel    
                                             coils, imported by Drive   
                                             Automotive, having a       
                                             thickness of 0.8 mm and    
                                             width of 2000 mm,          
                                             electrolytically coated    
                                             with zinc are within the   
                                             scope of the order. 02/24/ 
                                             98.                        
Russian Federation........................  A-821-803  Titanium Sponge  
                                            Specialty Metallurgical     
                                             Products Co., Inc.--       
                                             Titanium scrap fines are   
                                             within the scope of the    
                                             order. 03/20/98.           
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   II. Anticircumvention Rulings Completed Between January 1, 1998 and  
                             March 31, 1998                             
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                                  None.                                 
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  III. Scope Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1998 and March 31, 
                                  1998                                  
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                                  None.                                 
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  IV. Anticircumvention Inquiries Terminated Between January 1, 1998 and
                             March 31, 1998                             
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                                  None.                                 
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      V. Pending Scope Clarification Requests as of March 31, 1998      
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Mexico....................................  A-201-805  Circular Welded  
                                             Non-Alloy Steel Pipe       
                                            Cierra Pipe, Inc.,--        
                                             Clarification to determine 
                                             whether line pipe          
                                             ``shorts,'' or ``old line  
                                             pipe'' which has rusted and
                                             pitted after sitting in    
                                             storage, constitute line   
                                             pipe of a kind used for oil
                                             and gas pipelines or is    
                                             pipe and tube covered by   
                                             the order.                 
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.                     
Finland...................................  A-405-071  Viscose Rayon    
                                             Fiber                      
                                            Kemira Fibres Oy--          
                                             Clarification to determine 
                                             whether short-cut (LK)     
                                             fiber and fire retardant   
                                             (VISIL) fiber are within   
                                             the scope of the order.    
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.    

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Italy.....................................  C-475-819  Certain Pasta    
                                            A-475-818 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 
                                             within the scope of the    
                                             antidumping and            
                                             countervailing duty orders.
People's Republic of China................  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.                     
                                            Polardreams Inc.--          
                                             Clarification to determine 
                                             whether granular petroleum 
                                             wax candle kits 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.              
Republic of 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.    
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, 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.              
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      VI. Pending Anticircumvention Inquiries as of March 31, 1998      
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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)--Anticircumve
                                             ntion 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.    
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.                     
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 
                                             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.                     
Italy.....................................  A-475-818  Certain Pasta    
                                            Borden, Inc., Hershey Foods 
                                             Corp., Gooch Foods, Inc.,  
                                             (Petitioners)--Anticircumve
                                             ntion 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.    
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    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: May 26, 1998.
Maria Harris Tildon,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Import Administration.
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